So Kara and I decided to set out and make our own Christmas card this year. This is not the typical card sitting beside the fire place but a Christmas card that has a artistic spin on it.
Kara came over to my place in celebration of her birthday and we decided to start on our Christmas cards. We ventured out to find red and green cellophane in Kitsilano. It turns out that this is nearly impossible in this part of Vancouver so if any of you were hoping to make a Christmas gift basket and live in the area I would suggest planning ahead if you need it!
Four stores later and no cellophane we decided to start our project without it and just used our two flashlights. Finally we set up the tripod around 10:30 at night and started snappin’ away with a long exposure. One hundred takes later and we finally wrote some words and drew some pictures that actually made sense. Unfortunately, Kara and I weren’t able to write the entire word ‘Christmas’ but managed to write ‘Xmas’ during the short exposure time that we had.
A few hours later, one major blister (partially from Kara’s journey that night), and some cold hands, toes, and feet we were finished!
Being a beginner photoshop user I had to learn a few things before I could make the card. For your viewing pleasure here is the Christmas card! Photo credits are given to Kara for this beauty.
The best part of Christmas is spending the quality time with the people that matter the most. If they are around the block or a phone call away (or skype with all this new technology!) you always find out who matters most to you during this time.
May you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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