a little bit behind

I was planning to have my Etsy shop ready for the beginning of November, but ... no, that's not going to happen. Now I'm hoping for some time next week. It's been hard to find the time to make cards, and I've also been having some technical problems — namely, that water-based calligraphy ink slides right off Gocco ink. I've switched over to an acrylic alternative, which seemed to work when I tested it last week but has suddenly stopped working now. I think the solution is to let the Gocco ink cure a bit more, so they're sitting on their little rack until I have time to get back to them.

Oh well. In lieu of actual finished cards, here's a picture of what I did to the dining table in the meanwhile:


No, we don't really eat there right now; why do you ask?

Another view, with a close-up of some of the cards I was working on:


Aren't they cute?


These won't take long to finish; they just need calligraphy "legs." I held off because the Gocco scrollwork hadn't dried and honestly, scrollwork with permanent ink when you're tired is never a good idea.

Here's a preview of the new design that's been giving me problems:

It's a bit hard to see, but the Gocco image is lifting a bit over the calligraphy, which makes the latter busy and hard to read. (And yes, they're sitting on top of an Ikea catalog. It was taking up valuable flat surface space!)