This year to put the new calligraphy skills to the test and have something to practice on, I picked some fun Christmas lyrics from songs and carols to scribe. Everyone groans when the holiday music comes on since it's been the 100th time they've heard it on loop over the years, but everyone knows the words to the classics!
The holidays is the universal time when everyone sends snail mail, so there's nothing better than seeing someone's joy and surprise that the card has a handwritten message AND is also homemade.
To add a bit of color and festivity to the cards, I purchased a watercolor and gold swatch pack from Creative Market called Liquid Gold for Illustrator, which added to the hand-created feel and saved a lot of time. Painting and scanning watercolors lose a lot of the subtleties when reprinted, so this way I could create some simple patterns and splatter shapes for scanning, yet color them through these bought color swatches. Gives me more time to practice the lettering instead!
The 5 designs were printed via moo.com who did a great job with the digital printing. I bought a larger pack to use the sets as Christmas gifts as well as sending out individually – they were a huge hit!
Now I'm looking forward to finishing off my Greetings card collection I started last year with Tombow Brush pens. Watch this space!
