Holidays = Making Cards

A tradition since childhood: Making my own holiday cards & decorations. Christmas cards! And Valentines, with their limited palettes of pinks, reds, whites & purples. They were simple this year, with my discovery of Caran d'ache water crayons, pearlescent watercolors, glitter markers & Posca white markers, along with the usual gouache & aquarelles. 

Roses are red, 

Art is fine,

Hearts are supreme

And pink is divine.  

Hahaha! 

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

There is a local art shop where I love to go for buying, but also for just browsing as if it was a grand museum. 

It's a fun outing with art friends & with just me.

These glitter markers from Peter Pauper are the latest addition to my materials. I always considered them to be only for kids, but I am having so much fun mixing them in with other media.