I put on an "aussie christmas" playlist that I found on 8 tracks and bobbed my head to the spunky, (very country) versions of the traditional christmas songs…singing about "eskies in the boot" (translation: coolers in the trunk) and dodging kangaroos in a rusty 'Ute'.. hah check out this version of jingle bells.. and sing along mate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0hTHLAe-8E
Anyways, with some tunes on the go, I started christmas card making.
My cards are always very 'cartoony'.. I like drawing funny characters and telling a story with them. I was very much inspired by the cheesy aussie carols, as I drew, thinking about all the funny christmas traditions and imagery related to Australia and the holidays... beachs, bbq's, palm trees, surfing, wild animals, summer. I was also inspired by vintage, "Greetings From.." and "Wish You Were Here" postcards. Vintage typography and blog lettering.
mixing the two styles I think I came up with some pretty cute aussie christmas cards to send to friends and family this holiday! Here's some of my inspiration and progress...
Thanks for reading!
xo Until Tomorrow
