Hand Made Christmas Cards

I just can't bring myself to send store bought cards at Christmas. This year I made a simple Christmas tree design using Strathmore watercolor cards, Canson art paper and glitter paint.... The same material a third grader would use. The foam adhesive dots make it pop off the page.

An assembly line process always makes quicker work.

Merry Christmas!

MERRY! MERRY!

These are two more paper cut outs that decorate our hallway for Christmas. A Nutcracker and a little tree join Chilly. They are made from a combination  of Canson art paper, Avery labels and Folk Art craft paint.

Wishing everyone who is kind enough to visit this little blog a very Merry Christmas! I'm looking forward to posting and sharing more stuff throughout the New Year.

Merry, Merry and Happy, Happy to All!!! 

Thanks so much!

—Tom

The Sargent Major.

The Sargent's humble little tree.

The Sargent Major flanked by "Chilly" and his humble tree.

Snowman Advent Calendar

Meet "Chilly"... Frosty's cousin.

The kids are counting down the days til Christmas with this snowman advent calendar. He's made from large sheets of Canson art paper, white masking tape and Avery dot labels.
Each window in numbered and has a little brush pen sketch inside.

I've used these Staedtler Marsgraphic Duo pens for years, they're awesome.  They are water based markers with a spongy tip brush on one end and a fine point marker on the other. This is a brand new pack that I could not wait to break open.

Peek-a-boo

The fourth day is a merry pug.

Herbie the elf.

 

I added glittery accents with Folk Art glitter acrylic. I keep separate brushes to use just for this kind of paint to keep glitter from getting into everything I'm working on!

 "Chilly" is not alone, he's got a few buddies with him, who'll be in another post.