Christmas card made.

I had to make a new drawing for my Christmas card,

because I couldn't come to an agreement with myself. I wasn't pleased on how it turned out, and I found it difficult to find a suitable background for it. Well, that was the first try, now I've made a new one and made it difficult for myself to choose which edition to use.
In addition to my original painting, I did manupilate a couple of extras, and now I can't choose.
My painting is somewhat darker than the pic. below. I imagined the background to be a dark sky, and used a bit different colors. It does look good in person. My intention is to copy as many as I need and glue the copies to cardstock, then I'll add some twinks to the painting to make it look more real. It's still my work, but an easier way to make many of them.

Below is the first one I made using picasa to manipulate. I find it exciting and a bit different from what usually will be used. I like how the colors is muted in a way, it all look so soft and I find it suitable for the design.

The last one is my favorite, but I probably can't use it. It's too dark and I think too difficult to see what it actually is. I did try to lighten it, but out of my printer it's still too dark. Well, I might use it for my facebook friends.

Which one would be your choice?

Making postcards.

I'm off to a good start.

As I told you in my last post I wanted to try making paintings as postcards. I asked you, dear friends, how you thought of it and you was so cheering. Thanks alot, that made me more sure of my decision.
I have start the process of painting, but I find myself judging all the time. Why is that? It's no good doing so, I know for sure but why is it happening? I think perhaps the reason is that postcards is ment to be sent to somone and that increases the pressure. Do any of you feel like this?

I think I will try to paint 10 different images, and then pick out the best 5 of them to be printed as postcards.
Don't be surprised if I ask you to pick your favs.

Here are my two first. I'm a bit uncertain whether to use the first one, nothing wrong with the mushroom or tree trunk but the surroundings looks a bit odd. Well, the choosing is far ahead.


The next two. I'm very pleased with both of them. I couldn't help adding "Eddi" at the last one, I felt I had to add something humoristic. That suites me well.


At the reverse side I will write the Norwegian and Latin name of the mushrooms. Yesterday I researched the possebility to get my own stamps. Stamps with my photo on them. I had much fun thinking of my own handmade cards, handwritten on by me and stamped with my photo.
Me, me, me, me........................

Well, I would love to recieve a card like that from one of you.

This weekend Sandra is coming and we shall enjoy painting together. It's so much fun with Sandra, she always surprises me in one way or other. She has a good relation to handyman too, and the two of them often can agree against me if I'm too strict. I always have to laugh then, two pair of eyes looking strait at me and don't agree. It's so much joy.

Have a really nice weekend everyone!!