Sunday, February 9, 2020

February Fairies, Freebie Valentine’s Card, Colored Fox-Trio UPDATE

UPDATED POST with link to free Valentine video for the FREEBIE Valentine’s Day card!

Valentine’s Day is FRIDAY!

If you haven’t purchased your Valentine’s Day cards yet, don’t panic and save your money! I got you covered - FOR FREE! Among other things, I posted a DIY printable Valentine on my blog 2 days ago (below) and said I plan to create a helpful video. I replaced it with this one.

Here’s the update: I was able to quickly publish a companion video showing how to easily color that printable Valentine’s Day card. I also show photos at the end of how to glam it up with washi tape and bling to create a super special Valentine! These steps turn it into a wonderful treasure that your friends and loved ones are sure to keep forever. Go to my YouTube Channel to see the the video by clicking HERE. Please click on the subscribe button to see mire free videos from me.

If you want more freebies with tutorials please let me know in the comments section below. If you like seeing my art and receiving freebies, please support me by following me here and on Instagram (@BarbaraHauenstein), subscribing to my YouTube channel HERE and perusing my picture books on Amazon HERE in case you’re able to purchase one or more for yourself or a friend. As an added bonus, you can take advantage of the many playlists on YouTube I created which outline the perfect videos by subject!

Thank you so much and have a wonderful Valentine's Day week!
Barbee

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ORIGINAL BLOG POST:

Happy February!

How are things in your neck of the woods? I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the freebies I post as well as all the art and information in this blog. If you’re not already following me, please enter your email address in the “Follow” box you see on the web version of the blog. You’ll get the freebies right in your inbox and can join in the altering/coloring fun! Remember, if you follow me, you’ll receive an email asking you to confirm you want to join. You must click on it to finalize your subscription.

Freebie Valentine’s Day Card 
It’s almost Valentine’s Day so I made a Valentine’s Day Card just for you to print on regular printer paper. Feel free to download, print, fold in fourths, and color this card. I’ve found alcohol markers and colored pencils work quite well. I plan to make a coloring tutorial video so please subscribe to my “Barbara Hauenstein” YouTube Channel and make sure your notifications are set to “on” so you can be notified when it’s posted. This card is for your personal use, not for commercial/resale purposes. I hope you enjoy it!

Fox-Trio in Color
In December, I gave you a Freebie Fox-Trio Drawing, in January, I added details to it. Here it is, altered/colored! I hope you like it. I used an app called Procreate on my iPad to create and color it. I discovered a fabulous company called RetroSupply.com online that has amazing, reasonably priced Procreate brushes which add wonderful texture. Even though I used the Procreate App, you can alter/color this by hand. How did yours turn out? Please email me with a photo, or tag me on Facebook or Messenger so I can enjoy your art as well. If you’ve not yet done it, scroll back to December (plain) or January (more details) and download then alter/color yours, too!
Fairies for February
This month, I’m collaborating with The’resa Dunnavant (@cindershearth) and Kirsten Rose Kopp (@smallworldsoutherngirl) to create fairies in our “Fay of Leap Year 2020” Creative Challenge! We came up with a fun prompt for each day, and I’m creating and posting as I have time. Please join us and let’s fill the world with fairy creations!
Here are the two fairies I’ve done so far, Minty Perfection and Calm Fire Fairy (Easy Pose). I hope you like them!

Please support my art! 
To view more of my art in my books on Amazon.com, why not buy a book for yourself or a loved one who enjoys happy, whimsical art! Just type my name BARBARA SANDERS HAUENSTEIN in the search box in the Amazon app/website to see my current list of books. Each one is jam packed with my art.

Well, that’s it for now. Enjoy Valentine’s Day and create lots of fun Fairies!

Lots of love to you all in this wonderful month where we celebrate love. Thank you for stopping by :)
Barbee

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