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.