Christmas cards in September! Is it too early? I have been busy on Christmas cards for over a couple of months now. It is essential in order to have them ready for when people want to buy them.
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Bauble Cards
For years I have really enjoyed my “bauble” cards. Initially drawn using pen to get the outline and painted in watercolour afterwards. There is a slight shimmer on these cards and gold glitter for the top and string.
For this year I have stuck with a Green Bauble and a Purple Bauble colour scheme. Different colour papers have been used to layer up the paintings and coordinate with the baubles. They are now available to buy in my shop, however I have only painted 8 of these in total. One pack of 4 Green Baubles and one pack of Purple Baubles, and when they are gone, they are gone! Update from November 2024 – they are now sold out.
Snow Scenes
I have previously painted snow scenes of both Cornwall and Switzerland. I do enjoy them, even if we don’t get snow very often in Cornwall!
The paintings of Switzerland bring back happy memories of our holiday to Switzerland in February/March 2018. These are from photographs that I took whilst on the train, read my blog post on Snow in Switzerland if you want to know more.
They are all originals and once they have gone, they are gone – view my Christmas Cards for sale to see what is currently available.
Snowflake Christmas Cards
This is quite a different departure and have more of a graphic feel than the cards above.
I have used a mix of blue watercolour paints and silver cosmic shimmer pixie powder to create the background. The snowflakes have been die cut out of old christmas cards – I am always keen to reuse material where I can. Then finally I have stamped the words “Merry Christmas” on the front, with a greeting inside.
These are now available from my Etsy store and have proved very popular with the first set disappearing just 2 hours after listing! At the moment I have only created 12 and I am not planning on creating any more, so when they have gone – they are gone! Updated : My Snowflake Christmas Cards are now sold out.
Update on where you can buy them
They are now for sale and are proving popular. The Snowflake Christmas Cards are available on Etsy for just £10 for a set of four. The snow scenes are also available on my website, and will also be listed on Etsy, for just £5 each. UPDATE –≠ they are now sold out.