December Daily 1

I have big hopes for the month. I’ve been deep in grief and hopefully returning to the page with sketching my advent will be just the thing. (Or, at least that was the plan. Execution was far less than perfect.)

Every year I love Diamine Inkvent and this year is no different. Each day gets the ink swatch. I wanted to sketch each building in the Jacquie Lawson Christmas Village this year, but insecurity got the better of me. I did trace the first week of buildings, however. In red, as the Liz Steel Patreon theme this month is Red.

This was traced in Procreate, then printed. I inked it over with J Herbin 1670 Hematite Rouge and a dip pen with a crow quill.

The other procreate traced Christmas village buildings, and the Portuguese coin I sketched in ink, using Ferris Wheel Press ink Leadcast Letters.

I am not quilting this year, as I do not have access to my sewing area, but each year I still like to follow the Bonnie Hunter Winter Mystery Quilt, even if I’m not sewing it. This is my second of what I’m calling my December Daily captures. These quilting clues release weekly, but they are a significant part of my December traditions each year for many years now.

The December tradition I’m loving the most this is The Diamine Inkvent for 2025. This year is the Teal Edition and the inks so far are:

Celestial Skies – Shimmer – A teal with a gold and red shimmer.
Energy – A purple with a green sheen.
Carousel – Waterproof pigment red!
Smoky Tobacco – Walnut brown, scented.
Marie Rose – An amber with a green chroma.
Blush – A lovely warm pink.
Fir and Fog – Greyish Green. Love this ink! It looks more green in person than it scanned.

The full spreads: