Misplaced Delivery - My Christmas Card for 2023

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:54 am **(#1)**

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Given that the Swedish post office lost all my Christmas cards last year (didn't arrive until in October 2023! O_o;), the theme for this year is deliveries getting lost.
When you are delivering Christmas gifts to remote places, better not get turned around!

As is tradition - my Christmas card for this year. All done from scratch, in Krita on Linux. You can look at previous years' Christmas cards of mine here.

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!
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Griatch

dinasset · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:16 am **(#2)**

Great card, Griatch!
Thanks and my best wishes to you too,

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:37 pm **(#3)**

Wonderful render Griatch
and a lovely Christmas card as well.
Thanks for sharing your art with us.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

These pesky vaette and their GPS jammers... Good one.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2023 5:06 pm **(#5)**

Happy Holidays!

PixLab · **Posted:** Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:27 pm **(#6)**

Nice, very nice and funny.
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you as well.

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 745

Loving your card Griatch :yes

Merry Christmas :santa

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:30 am **(#8)**

Beautiful and evocative card image (as usual!!); shame we do not see more of you here these days.

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Dec 11, 2023 2:23 am **(#9)**

One more wonderful creation and always with especial charm. Griatch, your masterpieces are highly appreciated here. :clap

Have Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1483

Great xmas card

gasMask · **Posted:** Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:30 am **(#11)**

Wow!

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1483

I suspect the Swedish Postal Service transitioned from 'no intelligence' to 'artificial intelligence'. The AI decided your cards have to be completed by September and posted by October. If not there could be a 1 year delay on delivery.

Why did the AI do this? AI is sick and tired of power supply interruptions caused by extreme weather events, in turn caused by humans. Why a major festival almost on top of the shortest day of the year and close to the New Year? AI has to think of it's very survival and decided to spread the December carbon load over most of the year.

Pocholo · **Posted:** Wed Dec 13, 2023 1:18 pm **(#13)**

HI Griatch! Your artworks always have been wonderfully made, thank you for sharing. Great Work! :jumpclap

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12851

Merry Christmas, Griatch and to all here at GIMPChat. Always look forward to your cards every year. Hopefully the missing letters/gifts will be found. lol

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:11 pm **(#15)**

Lovely Christmas card as always. Thank you for sharing with us. May your Christmas be as good as all your cards and not late like your last deliveries

neurolurker · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:41 pm **(#16)**

Season's Greetings to the Griatch who Brought Back Christmas! And to the artist who brings it back every year.

Erisian · **Posted:** Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:20 pm **(#17)**

I am too aware of how the Swedish post service is! :roll:

Really nice painting Griatch and I love the little tomtar, especially the one peeking out from behind the tree on the right. The more I look, the more I see. You could try a "see how many gnomes you can count" painting.

Griatch · **Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:46 am **(#18)**

Thanks for the nice comments everyone! Happy holidays again

Skinnyhouse · **Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:00 am **(#19)**

Always a pleasure to take time over your cards.
Enjoy the season's bounty.