Merry Christmas: A Christmas card for 2010
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I started this work just before Thanksgiving getting the idea from the current issue of Somerset Studio. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the artist who showcased this project. She did her Christmas collage on wood, I choose a portion of a game board that I had. I never throw anything out and just happened to have a chess board that was used for a Sesame Street version of the game. The board measured 16 by 16 and I divided into four pieces. It was coated with a plastic like material which I promptly sanded off and the rest is history. The final collage is being turned into Christmas cards at Vista Print. It was due to arrive yesterday and I still have not seen the package so I hope it comes tomorrow or Vista Print will be getting a serious email from me. Let me just say while I thought it would be charming to turn an original work into cards for all on my Christmas list, it was no cheap undertaking. I could have bought two or three boxes of the most expensive Hallmark Christmas cards and come out ahead. What was I thinking?
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7 comments:
You were thinking that your friends and family deserve the best. :)
Hi, I'm an educator, mixed media artsit and writer. I had to leave a comment to tell you that I love your Christmas card!! The softness of your coloration and the text; just great! I have to say, I'm so grateful to the blogosphere for making it easy to gain inspiration from like minded people and find people with simialr interests; I also love Sommerset Studio Magazine, I just can't be without a subscription. I just became a follower of your site and I'm hoping you'll find mine: www.rossini-malafronte@blogspot.com and do the same; having feedback is always wonderful when we create art. happy Holidays.
Hey Pam
I am already a follower of your spirituality blog. I love it. Thank you for the kind comment! And Lorrie, you crack me up, and I still don't have those darn cards :))))
Hopefully you got your cards by now. I use Vista Print too. They seem to be the cheapest around. Yes. I think we all love to try to send a real original card out and using our own work is ideal but as you said, it can be costly. I think everyone on your list will appreciate the beautiful bird card and the work that went into it, knowing it came from you.
Merry Christmas Kathy. I've enjoyed getting to know you throughout the year and look forward to 2011.
I had big plans with cards, as I do every year, but didn't do anything about it. I never thought of vistaprint or something similar. I hope your cards arrived... It's beautiful! Why go for the store bought when you can create something like that...
I think doing this is always a lovely idea! I made my christmas cards this year.
Wishing you a merry christmas and wonderful new year.
Amelia.x
Hello Kathy from a fellow student in Misty's class. I love your card!
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