More cards

I swear I'm knitting, and spinning, but it's just not very interesting at this juncture, and all my pictures cam out blurry. What, you wanna see anyways? OK, here you go:



Tempest & Joy (cardi); Knotty Gloves; Monkeys

I think all these cards have been received now, so I'm going to post them. They're the next round in my birthday card project. Wahoo!

First, another magpie card for my friend Catherine.



This may be the last magpie for a while!

I then bought a bottle of liquid frisket, oh what fun!
A roller derby card for Julie:



And a Snakeshead Fritiallary (flower of Oxfordshire) for Sarah the plant addict:



Finally, my first sewn card, which I've been meaning to do for ages. This was so much fun, and much easier than I expected. It also features my Favourite Fabric Evar, the bright yellow with red and black printing.



There may be more of those in the future...

Next batch in a month or so!

intermission

We interrupt your irregularly scheduled crafting content for a little illustration.

I've started a project to send out lots of birthday cards this year. August was a bit of a dry month, but late September is picking up and I've got loads in the queue to send out. Thus, I'll start with what's already gone to the recipients!

You might notice that I've got a *bit* of a magpie thing going on. I don't know where it came from, but I love them both for their graphic qualities and their mythos.

It all started last winter when I sent this card to a friend:



That's the Mr. Magpie of mythos. You're meant to salute a magpie if you see it on its own.

This was another birthday card, once the project was actually started.



Then I took a break and made a large painting which really only started out as a card, but turned out A3 size. This was a wedding gift, and titled with a line from the poem about magpies, "Two for Joy".



Finally, this was another birthday card, but it hasn't been delivered yet. Thankfully the recipient doesn't know it's coming, so it doesn't matter if it's late?



Next time there's ones without magpies. Promise!

Contains semi-knitting content

How happy was I to learn that Flickr had changed their formerly draconian policies regarding illustration and art on Flickr? Woo-bloody-hoo!

Two years ago, I wanted to send out an illustrated Christmas card, but had no idea what to do. At the Nth hour, I came up with the idea for a knitting theme, and a day later this was born:



Yes, that's a semi-self portrait. ;)

Then the next year I moved overseas and got married, but I *still* wanted a knitting themed card, so much to my husband's chagrin, I thought this one up:



It's actually a bit less slick than the previous years' card, but I don't care. (Eek! I should have gotten some reference for the hands!) Also notice the difference in hair length. :D

To round out the knitting illustration experience, I give you this:

which was done for CROQ magazine, illustrating an article about knitting for other people and how hard it can be. Hee!

What can you tell about me as a knitter from all of these illustrations? I knit Continental. :D