My Christmas card tradition began in the 1980s, when I designed and printed postcards for family, friends, and customers. Those early cards were created with airbrush on paper, with one exception done in ink.
In 2011, the tradition evolved into digital form. I started building the cards from photographs and shaping them in Adobe Photoshop.
By 2024, AI became a creative partner in the process, adding new possibilities.
And in 2025, I moved from Photoshop to Affinity Photo, continuing the blend of craftsmanship and modern tools.
Below is a short video showing how this year’s card came to life.
Some years, inspiration strikes twice — and a Happy New Year card joins the collection.
Overview of the different header images. They are set to be displayed in random order, meaning they should change when opening a new page.
Kullaberg, Sweden
Bangalore, India
Crete, Greece
Limhamn, Sweden
Passo del Tonale, Italy
Davos, Switzerland
Madrid, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Mallorca, Spain
Paris, France
El Caminito del Rey, Spain
New York, USA
London, England
Brisbane, Australia
Photoshop design
The 2014 project is to work with images in different medias:
- photography
- sort, scan and digitizing old and new photos
- play and learn more Photoshop
- take up drawing and painting again…
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Street art – London by Nathan Bowen
Photoshop is my favorite software. Some play computer games, I play Photoshop. The “dark” side is that once started playing I can use hours trying different things. And soon Photoshop CS5 is released with some really cool features. Just wish I had unlimited time…
Today I gone through some of the Quick tips on “Moderskeppets” website, learning new stuff trying some of them, thanks Moderskeppet for sharing.
On this photo I’ve been trying Gradient Map, Lens Vignette and other adjustment layers.
This is Nicolai…
