Welcome to the gift of an Advent Calendar. I have always loved Advent calendars. When I was little, I just couldn't wait to open each little door and find the surprise waiting there.
This Christmas I am turning my blog into
an Advent calendar, so I can give you a Christmas surprise every day until Christmas. Every day I will post downloadable artwork for you to use as my gift.
Years ago, I painted a Christmas card for my Mom when we lived in Hong Kong. I used Asian hand-made papers to create more interest in my watercolor painting for the card. Later on I had them printed professionally for a Christmas Fair which was held at the Furama Hotel in Hong Kong.
I always liked creating cards that were decorated on the front and back. I usually put a Christmas card in with some of my Christmas gifts. So, I thought I would share this for you to use with some of your gifts.
Today's gift is a Christmas note card that you can print and fold to create a 5" x 7" card, decorated on the front and the back. The name of the file is called
Advent Calendar Gift 19, Christmas Card, and
you can download the file here.
Your file will look like this when you download it, so that it prints nicely on an 8.5" x 11" card stock paper. After you have printed it, just trim and fold in half. Sometimes I punch a hole in the top and add a bit of ribbon for the top of a gift.
During the Christmas season, I will be creating more gift tags, Christmas stationery, and all kinds of art for you to use. You can give the art as gifts, decorate your home or use on your Christmas crafts and cards. If you miss a day,
just click on this page, and you can see all the posts and artwork at a glance.
You can also find all of the artwork on my Pinterest Board called
An Advent Calendar of Downloadable Artwork. If you click the artwork that you like, it will lead you back here with the link to the download.
One of my favorite people Vee, from
A Haven for Vee is hosting her monthly note card party. I will be linking this post as my December gift. This note card gift is in honor of lovely Vee.
