Welcome to my Art Activity series where I brief fun creative projects inspired by what’s on my desk or in my sketchbook. I hope this series will inspire you to spend a spare afternoon working on a little project to relax, or pin it to your rainy day activity Pinterest board to do with your friends and family!

In the studio this month, I’ve been preparing for my upcoming Botanical Numbers and Letters art workshops and I’ve been thinking about different ways to apply the outcome. Numbers and letters make a great design for greeting cards for all sorts of occasions, such as:

• Birthdays (their age)

• New home (the house number)

• Anniversary (the year)

• Weddings (initials of the happy couple)

• New baby (initial of their name)

• New job/promotion (decoration for their workspace)

For this task you will need: paper/sketchbook, pencil and rubber, your art materials of choice and blank greeting cards and envelopes (like these!)

Don’t forget to tag me in your work-in-progress shots and final piece over on instagram at @AmyHarwoodIllustration and #AmyHarwoodWorkshops! I’d love to see what you create!