Family Cards: Mothers

Mothers Day

I saw this as a sign in a store and online in many places. It’s just so true. So I made it for the many mothers in our family. The face I made following the style and process used by  Calvin of Drifter Studio. Two of his videos I rewatched for this are:

• Happy Children
• Cute People

However I followed the technique with a sketch I made of my great-grandson from a photo:

I didn’t add the teeth, but applied the style where the mouth is simply darkened. It was the effect I wanted– not realistic, but still looking real. I added bits of chocolate [or ???] on his face.

The lettering is typography with fonts. Jennifer Nichols, in her Creative Journey Community [affiliate link], has an in depth class on typography. I reviewed that to remember how to create the different effects with fonts. Everyone loved the card. We all laughed for its truth!

Birthday Card

A few days back I shared how I created a post about how I created this watercolor effect for this lovely blue floral design for a new friend in an art community. Again, I followed the method used by Calvin in his Watercolor Flower video.  It was too lovely not to be a card– so here it is:

Thank You

Thanks to Jennifer Nichols and Calvin of Drifter Studio for their excellent tutorials. Click the links to their YouTube Channels and check out their teaching styles. You will learn so much in just a little time. Thank you, Jennifer and Calvin.