Drawings memories and making cards

It is nice to create cards for your loved ones. For a bit of fun (don’t laugh) I thought I would show you the birthday card I made my daughter from an old sketchbook image. The drawing is of my then little girl holding her favourite bunny toy. I sketched this portrait in 1996. This is one good reason to date your drawings. Old sketchbooks are like diaries and can preserve precious memories like this.

There is something gorgeous about sepia art work. Maybe it is nostalgic of old photographs and history. Creating new history this week my eldest daughter (yes the one with the bunny) will be officially engaged to be married. I am refusing to feel old–okay!

I couldn’t resist using my cloud 9 illustration from of the #illo52weeks illustration challenges, clouds, for a card to congratulate the happy couple. It was drawn in my toned sketchbook so I printed it on photo paper. I then added some bling with some heart embellishments.

I am not sure weather I will colour this illustration any further. I quite like it as is. What do you think?