For those who
celebrate, may I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My
photos are of some of the Christmas cards I made this year.
As seems to
have become traditional on my Christmas post; here is the quote from one
of my favourite Christmas carols, "It came upon the
midnight clear", written by Edmund Sears in 1849.
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the
angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand
years of wrong;
And man, at war
with man, hears not
The love song
which they bring;
O hush the
noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the
angels sing."
Again, this year, I wish the men
of strife would hush and there could be some peace in the world.
To end on a positive, I quote from Desiderata (a 1927 prose poem by Max Ehrmann):
"...And whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
May I wish you a happy, healthy and peaceful festive season.
Your cards are just beautiful Ellie - SO much detail in them & I love the water colours. Yes I agree .. peace in the world & the powers that be should all just hush !
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas & Happy New Year to you Ellie. ♥️🎄 x0x
Thanks, Julie. The watercolour backgrounds work so well for lots of different focal points - whether seasonal or not. I often use them for cards. Have a lovely (belated) Christmas and New Year too!
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Ellie
Your cards are wonderful, what a treat for your family and friends to receive one of those. It seems that peace is a long way off though we can all live in hope. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, sending good wishes for the rest of the festive period.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. I do enjoy making cards and will keep doing that for as long as I can! Yes, we can indeed all hope.
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Best wishes
Ellie
Lovely Christmas Cards. Peace....At my age, I don't think I will ever see world peace. The world right now seems to be a hot mess. Sigh...maybe 2026 will be better. Happy New Years to you.
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Thanks, Sandy. Yes, the world is not in a good state at the moment. We can only hope for better things in 2026.
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Best wishes
Ellie
Beautiful cards and you made me to reflect on the powerful words of such a good hymn . It made me think that maybe sometimes I just sing along without listening to the words 🕊️ Happy and a Healthy New Year 2026 to you ! 💐🪷🕊️
ReplyDeleteThanks and welcome, Daisy Debs. I enjoy making cards and have lots of craft stash items to help me! Yes, sometimes the words of songs and hymns have a power all their own when we read rather than sing them. I hope 2026 is a good year for you too.
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Ellie