Custom Corner: Happy Holidays from ONE to ALL
Mindy has shared the following about the making of her 2015 holiday card:
See how cute they look in the office!
Here’s what Jenn had to say about the designing process:
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Font Frenzy: White Snowfall
To buy the font click here: X
WHATS INCLUDED?
- White Snowfall OTF & TTF
- Web fonts included (EOT, SVG, WOFF & WOFF2 Files)
- An installation guide for both Windows and Mac computers.
- Commercial License & Lifetime Download Guarantee
- Unlimited Free Support
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Dash of Inspiration: Best Gifts for the Creative 2015
I found some fun lists that I wanted to share, just in case you need some last minute gifts for yourself or creatives on your list this year.
For Photographers
SpiderHolster Black Widow Spider Camera Holster – what a great stocking stuffer idea! Perfect for a little ‘hands-free’ time while out on a shoot.
Cap Buckle CB200BE Lens Cap Holder – I love this idea, a place to keep that lens cap when you’re out shooting. Pockets work, but this is perfect!
Foldio 2 – 15″ Folding Portable Lightbox Studio – I have a larger version of this and they are a wonderful accessory for the greeting card photographer.
Portable 2-TB Passport Drives – These are amazing, I can personally recommend any of the Western Digital external drives for durability and longevity.
For All Creatives
WOW, this is something many would dream about having! Check out ‘iSketchnote’
Daylight Smart R10 Rechargeable Desk Lamp – No matter what type of medium you use, from digital artist to watercolor painting, you should be creating in what’s referred to as daylight spectrum to ensure your colors render true. This portable lamp can be charged via USB, battery or electricity, making it portable so you can have your light and paint too!
Koh-I-Noor Lead Holder Blk W/Gold Clip – Makes a beautiful gift for any artist who doodles, sketches or draws.
Blick Studio Brush Markers – Perfect for the Graphic Designer. Various sets are available and who wouldn’t want them ALL?
Sargent Art Supreme Series Pencil Set – this set includes five types of art pencils, making this a creatives dream. Who knows what you’ll be inspired to create with this awesome set?
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Treat yourself, it will inspire you and if you don’t do that, then plead with your personal Santa connection!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
Don’t forget to ENTER Your Best of 2015 card design in the last Dash of Inspiration Challenge of the year! Deadline is the 28th of December.
ENTER – Remember this challenge there are 5 Honorable Mentions and a Best of the 2015 Winner!
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Wanted New Cards: 1st/First New Year’s
We have a categorie that needs some love:
Holidays > New Year’s Cards > 1st / First New Year’s
There are 7 sub categories that need more content, like
We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) or your own graphic designs.
Remember, when you’re submitting your new card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers. Be inventive, be clever, be creative. Good luck!
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Font Frenzy: Mr Foodie Font Family
My Fonts has a limited 80% discount offer on Mr Foodie Food and Kitchen icons that can be bought as a whole set or individually (offer stands until December 29)
Mr Foodie is a set of 825 icons divided into 7 groups:
109 fruit icons,
157 kitchen icons,
120 animal products icons,
100 veggie icons,
107 desserts icons,
127 beverages icons,
105 other food related icons.
You can find a full, multi-color list of every icon with its name and corresponding character on a dedicated website or in a pdf manual.
It’s a multilayer font so every group consists of 4 fonts – Regular, Back, Front, and 3rd Color. The Regular style is for single color use only and the Back, Front, and 3rd Color styles are necessary if you want to achieve a multicolor effect.
Position three identical text boxes exactly on top of each other, apply layer font styles, and choose whatever colors you like. You’ll quickly discover that some icons don’t have 3rd Color style. This is not a mistake – a lot of things look good with just two colors.
Use it to make logos, illustrations, games, app icons, t-shirts, mugs, cooking books, restaurant menus, interior decorations, invitations, balloons, and any other project where fine crafted food drawing is needed.
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Dash of Inspiration: PS & PSE Editing
The key to being the ‘master of your own imagination’ in photography and digital editing is to never allow yourself limits. Tutorials exist for everything you can imagine when it comes to editing in Photoshop and PSE (other programs too).
Instead of giving up or getting frustrated, go find tutorials that show you HOW to accomplish what’s in your imagination. It will empower you with the ability to create anything and inspire you to step outside of your comfort zone. The journey is long, as it takes lots and lots of practice to become proficient at these magnificent tools, but imagine the possibilities ….
Here are some great tutorials to get you started:
Jill Wellington is a wonderful photographer and she offers many great tutorials, tips and even backgrounds and overlays on her site.
Moving Objects in a Photo in Photoshop and PSE by Jill Wellington Photography
How to Change the Background of a Photo and Replace it with Another by Jill Wellington Photography
For those who want to begin a journey using Photoshop, I believe you can still purchase PSE (Photoshop Elements) and for many of you, PSE is enough editing power for all your needs. It’s a great place for the beginner, you can always move on to full Photoshop versions when you’re ready.
20 Photoshop Elements Tutorials to Try by Creative Bloq
120 Photoshop Tips, Tricks and Fixes by Creative Bloq
Professional Photoshop Techniques And Tutorials by Smashing Magazine
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Don’t forget to enter your Best of 2015 greeting in our December’s Dash of Inspiration Design Challenge!
Doreen Erhardt©2015
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Send Holiday Cheer to little Safyre Terry
Using Greeting Card Universe, send a card by 12/21 addressed to:
Safyre Terry
P.O. Box 6126
Schenectady NY 12306
U.S.A.
Let’s flood her P.O. box and send her miles of holiday hugs!
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Wanted New Cards: Developmental Milestones
Today’s category is a brand new one:
Occasions > Congratulations > Developmental Milestones
There is a whole row of sub categories that all need content, like
We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) or your own graphic designs.
Remember, when you’re submitting your new card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers. Be inventive, be clever, be creative. Good luck!
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Tips and Tricks: Free Winter Birds Clip Art Set
Creative market is offering a cute free Winter Birds PNG Clip Art Set made by Trinkett Allsorts.
- 5 birds: a cardinal, bluejay, brambling, chickadee and waxwing
- 3 greenery branches
- 1 snowdrop plant
- 8 little berries to spruce up the other art pieces
All images are in 300dpi, saved in a .png file format.
Just make sure you sign in to Creative market to get this free deal – remember it is only on offer for one week. So get your goodies now! Happy creating!
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Dash of Inspiration: Festival of Fonts
This is a great time of year to get some great deals on fonts! Check out these finds …
The Foundation Collection from MyFonts – If you’re new to greeting card design and are looking for a quick set of fonts to start off your font collection, this is a great choice and a great deal at $49.00 for 75 fonts which retail for $490.00.
Typographer’s December Dream Bundle from Creative Market – December 1st through the 31st ONLY, this font bundle comes with Extended License for all 30 fonts for only $29.oo.
Visit your favorite font sites this time of year and you’re likely to see some pretty terrific sales in the month of December, maybe even on those you’ve been drooling over all year!
Happy Shopping!
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