Dear Chicago House,
Remember those little felt birds I shared with you last week?
...I mentioned I had further plans for them.
When I started making them I thought they would be a great little addition to slip inside my Christmas cards - small and light enough not to blow the postage bank and a little bit of fun.
Then I got thinking ... why not make them a focus of the card, and that meant designing a custom Christmas card. Considering I am a professional graphic designer this is something I have done before for clients but never for myself.
So I cracked open Adobe Illustrator and got to work. An hour or so later I had my design created and uploaded to Vistaprint for professional printing.
And here it is back in record time from the printer...I didn't even pay for a rush job and got the card in just 4 days!
I am really happy with how it turned out, a clean contemporary design that looks good "as is" ... but now for the clever bit.
The large red bird is exactly the same size as the birds I made. They are attached with a looped thread which is held down with a festive sticker inside the card and a little message to "remove and hang on your tree"
If you'd like to make this drop me a line and I will send you the card design (personal use only) ...because I am nice like that! The tutorial to make the birds is here
Love from
Creative in Chicago
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Remember those little felt birds I shared with you last week?
...I mentioned I had further plans for them.
When I started making them I thought they would be a great little addition to slip inside my Christmas cards - small and light enough not to blow the postage bank and a little bit of fun.
Then I got thinking ... why not make them a focus of the card, and that meant designing a custom Christmas card. Considering I am a professional graphic designer this is something I have done before for clients but never for myself.
So I cracked open Adobe Illustrator and got to work. An hour or so later I had my design created and uploaded to Vistaprint for professional printing.
And here it is back in record time from the printer...I didn't even pay for a rush job and got the card in just 4 days!
I am really happy with how it turned out, a clean contemporary design that looks good "as is" ... but now for the clever bit.
The large red bird is exactly the same size as the birds I made. They are attached with a looped thread which is held down with a festive sticker inside the card and a little message to "remove and hang on your tree"
If you'd like to make this drop me a line and I will send you the card design (personal use only) ...because I am nice like that! The tutorial to make the birds is here
Love from
Creative in Chicago
XX
These are SO adorable. I love that there's a little for now (the card) and later (the ornaments.)
ReplyDeleteAnd, I'm a sucker for cardinals.
(As long as they have a lower case C and don't go near a baseball bat.)
cardinals (the feathered variety!) are one of my favorite too
Deletewhat a cute idea!!!! i love the bird and the sequins and love the card it goes with!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteZoe, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love the little bit of bling on the bird. And, as always, your art is over the top good! Thank you so much for linking up to the party!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karah...Merry Christmas!
DeleteMost beautiful card and cute little bird! Lovely idea!
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