Creative Tuesday: Mistletoe (#48)

It's Creative Tuesday; and I admit that it felt so nice to reconnect with my silliness today! 

Wondering what a Creative Tuesday is?  Every two weeks we grab our pads and something to color with to create for the theme over at Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesday's assignment -- neat, no?

This week's theme is Mistletoe.  I have to admit that it's the first time in a long time that I went with the first image that popped in my head.  Let's have a look-see!

Any surprise that it's one of my goldens?  This this Katie -- our older one and who we claim is the fastest tongue in the east.  She is notorious for meeting someone new and trying to sneak in a kiss. 

Who wants a smooch??

I sketched and doodled this idea out several times over the week so that when I sat to do it for real... it was pretty natural.  Next, I went over the lines that I wanted to keep with a ball point pen.

Then I got to work erasing the pencil lines, adding a few more details, adding a greeting, and adding color with color pencils and markers. 

And, you can see here, that yes, I am working on the back of a used envelope.  I love the charm of working on reclaimed paper!

Here is a close up photo of my final version.

And the scanned version with minor touch ups in GIMP.

I think I may have to make a second version of this with Sammy, the puppy, in it and use it for a Christmas mailing.  Maybe I could put her under the tree with a bow on?  Wouldn't that be fun!! 

 

I hope you consider joining in this or the next assignment (really hope you do) and please take a look other artists in the community here.