a first...

Never been asked to do a 'Grooms' Card before (didn't even know there was such a concept!!!)

As I wasn't too sure what is/was required from a Grooms card, and given that my other cards are VERY flowery and girly!!, I decided that I would do a painted version of the Grooms buttonhole... which apparently is going to be a Sea Thistle or Sea Holly....

so, after some very dodgy initial sketches, this is the finished article...

Sea Thistle 2015

watercolour on paper

I'm quite pleased with it as it goes... not too girly.. but ties in nicely with the other thankyou cards, and a little more 'special' as its painted in watercolours rather than with coloured pencils.

hope they both like it.

Now onto the final part of this commission 'bundle'...

1 large and 1 small 'tree' for the wedding guests 'fingerprint' guest book/print....

hope this turns out ok!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you....

One of my friends is getting married at Easter, and has 'commissioned' me for some bits (its instead of a traditional 'gift' - I find it sooooo difficult charging friends for work!!!)...

So the other weekend we had a little 'commission brief' meeting and agreed on the following order/package:

10 thank you cards (1 not to have any wording on it) - similar to my other flowery card designs but pretty much got carte blanche on how they're designed
1 grooms card (to include a Sea Thistle - which will be his button-hole and in the Brides bouquet)
1 A3 size 'tree' for the 'guest book' adult finger prints (leaves)
1 A4 size 'tree' for the 'guest book' children finger prints (leaves)
and a selection of pinks/blues/greens finger ink pads (and wipes!!)

Thats a fair amount to get try to get done before the end of March!!! (especially when art work is a 'hobby' and you actually work full time!)

So this weekend, and knowing I had absolutely no plans or secret Valentines admirers even remotely on the horizon, I set about completing the 'thank you cards'.  It was a very odd being  quite an anti-Valentines Day person, to be designing 10 individual 'Thank you' cards Wedding guests, full of pink hearts !!! 

It might have took me longer than I planned, but with a big pot of tea (being kept nice and hot thanks to the home made tea-cosy I made on Friday night - I have mentioned that I have ZERO social life at the moment!! - I finished the last one last night....

very pleased with them, and can't wait to post them (after the Easter Wedding) on my art page on the 'other' networking site!!!! :  but, here, just for any one who reads this page, here's the 10 thank you cards...

today I start work on the 'grooms' card....think this one might be a watercolour painting rather than coloured pencil....we'll see how it goes.