The Botanical Garden: On Textured Cards

We took advantage of the Post-Christmas sale to stock up on arts supply, principally papers and cards, albeit with the Christmas theme. Most of these merchandise went for 50-75% discount. Some of these are actually generic in nature and hence can be used for any occasion, such as the blank colored cards (Christmas Box of Cards) with a special texture that we bought at Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts. At first I was not too sure whether the surface can sustain water color drawing and therefore elected to buy only one box for trial.

It turned out that the square stitched-like pattern texture actually enhances the radiance of the water color as can be seen below. However, the item was no where to be seen when Hubby revisited the outlet with a view to purchasing additional boxes. Guess we would have to wait until the next Christmas season.

The red Mei flower on pink background (This card was sent to CY on the occasion of her twenty something birthday that's coming up shortly).

Swaying leaves on green background.

This time it's the white Mei dotting the pink.

Bamboo on a light green backdrop.

Upward rising white Mei flowers on pink.

In contrast, the red Mei flowers on a white smooth card.