I had ordered a small quantity of these gate-fold cards without any clear idea of what I was going to use them for. Then I had an idea of making cards with a Japanese theme, and thought at first of just having the torii gate on the front of a plain card. I then came across the gate-fold cards and realised that I could extend the Japanese theme a bit further. Because the cards were so complicated to make I only made a handful of them. I’m so pleased I can finally post these, as I am really happy with how they turned out.
27 December 2007
Christmas postcards
For something a little bit different from the usual Christmas cards, I decided to have some postcards printed by Moo. I was delighted with the print quality of these, very bright and clear. I’m quite glad that there were a few left over to keep for myself!
Moo Christmas cards
My design for my Christmas cards was so complicated this year that I decided to have most of them printed rather than making them by hand. I was a tiny bit disappointed with how these Moo cards turned out – they are a little darker and fuzzier than I would have liked, and for some reason I had visualised them being bigger, but the shape of them is very stylish and the card they are printed on has a lovely finish to it.
Decorated envelope
Winter scene 2
23 December 2007
Winter scene
This tiny scene (about 2 inches across) was inspired by the BBC2 Christmas ident, and by the cut paper work of Patricia Zapata.
14 December 2007
03 December 2007
01 December 2007
Movies notebook
NaNoWriMo
Well, my novel-writing attempt ground to a halt at just over 27,000 words. I still have one chapter to write, so I may manage to stretch it out to 30,000. Although I didn't make it to the 50,000 word goal, I'm proud of what I did achieve, which was the longest piece of fiction I've ever written. I also learned a lot about what goes into writing a novel and it makes me respect anyone who has managed to write a novel, no matter how bad. I might try again another year and see if I get any further.
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