It has been a blast dusting of my painting supplies. Whenever I would consider pulling out my watercolors I always seem to talk myself out of it, it is so overwhelming and the paper is so expensive that I feel like every project I start has to end up a masterpiece. So naturally, I haven't touched my watercolors for fear of ruining everything ever.
Birthday cards, on the other hand, take no planning at all, still end up being pretty and are something that other people will enjoy (instead of me slaving over a painting forever and then never letting it see the light of day.) Plus, hand lettering used to be a thing I just oogled at on Pinterest, but now I have the chance to practice on these pretty gold patterned and big gate-fold blank cards.
So far I have only been painting my own, but I already have some commissions on the way from friends.
If you are interested in ordering some personalized cards to send out yourself, head over to the Bearhanded Etsy to find listings for orders of one, four, or eight hand-painted gate-fold cards!
Best,
