holiday cards

This weekend I've gotten a start on my holiday cards. I wish I had the time to make each and every one by hand like I did with my Halloween cards, but since my winter card mailing list is much longer, I don't. Digitizing a hand-made design is always second best. After much experimentation I've settled on a the lettering below, although it takes a lot of refining by hand and then later in Photoshop to get it crisp enough to print well.

Stay tuned for more steps along the way....

{ i start with a quick pencil sketch then begin to refine the letterforms by tracing on vellum. }