WIP2 Church Colouring Christmas Card

I’ve finished the full layout for this Christmas card now. The front hasn’t changed much although I have made the gift in the centre bigger.

The inside now has the baby in the correct place.

I’ve printed a couple of test sheets off and the design works rather well even if I do say so myself. It should be signed off by the client by the end of the week and I’ll make any other minor adjustments then.

WIP Church Colouring Christmas Card

This is the first draft of a colouring sheet Christmas card for a local church. The idea is that the cards will be cut so that the gift in the middle will lift up revealing baby Jesus in a manger. It’s quite strange for me to be working on religious imagery but it’s a nice feeling to know that kids will be having fun colouring in my artwork.

Finished artwork to follow once the sketch has been approved.

Christening Colouring Sheet

Last week I found myself working on a rush job for a local church. The client was putting together a pack for the children who would be at a Christening and asked me if I would be able to draw her a colouring sheet for the pack.

Simple? You’d think so but the problem is that she needed it within the hour, so no time to go home and collect supplies. I had to make do with a blunt pencil and some printer paper!

Despite these trials the client who had asked for a picture of a young boy walking away from an alter with footprints walking beside him, was very happy with the resulting sketch.

The above image was scanned from one of the photocopies and very slightly tweaked.

Help Raise Money for Alzheimer’s Society this Halloween

Will you be a trick or a treat? This year the Alzheimer’s Society has linked up with Tesco to raise money for their very worthy cause. All you have to do is text the work “Scary” to 70444 this October. The text will cost you £1.50 which will be donated to Alzheimer’s Society and in return for your donation you will either be sent a trick or a treat.

Sadly with my luck I was always going to get a trick which turned out to be the following joke which I will share with you simply because misery loves company.

“What’s a pumpkin’s favourite sport?”

Have you got it?

“Squash!”

I really am truly sorry for sharing that!

If you would like to read more about this fund raising idea or the Alzheimer’s Society and their work please go to http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1075

Please let me know whether you got a trick or a treat! :-)