Trendy Tuesday: Farmhouse.
Farmhouse style is stronger than ever. The nature elements of country chique are timeless. Farmhouse Living explores what’s happening at the moment.
In Farmhouse neutral colors is the key word.
A quick search for Farmhouse fonts leaves you spiled for choice. Like The Hungry Jpeg.
Also try the other big font sites like dafont, Font Space, 1001 fonts, and MyFonts.
A nice free selection of Shiplap stock photos can be found at Unsplash.
And last, 40 Farmhouse Home Decor Ideas from Everyday Wholesome.
I hope this will leave you with plenty of helpful hints for your next designs.
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Nuts and Bolts: Manage Cards Compound Keyword Search
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Invitations Halloween Costume Parade
Wanted Cards – Invitations Halloween Costume Parade
Approaching another Halloween with cautionary guidelines and modified celebrations.
Please see this prior request for Halloween Invitations and specifically for Halloween Costume Parade invitations. An outdoor parade either by foot or car is just what the Dr ordered!
These cards should go here:
Invitations >> Halloween Party >> Halloween Costume Parade
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 stock card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers.
Be inventive, be clever, be creative. Go for it!
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Freebie Wednesday: Label Creator Font
Label Creator is an elegant and distinct decorative font. Fall for its ravishing style and use it to create gorgeous wedding invitations, beautiful stationary art, eye-catching social media posts, and much more! Only available on the Creative Fabrica site for another 5 days, don’t miss it!
This product comes with a commercial license.
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Trendy Tuesday: Shrooms!
Let’s switch it up a bit and talk about the latest trends instead of colors. Mushrooms are hot in the world of design and fashion. Let’s take a closer look and maybe there is some inspiration there for you to incorporate into your card designs.
Trend Flash gives you the low-down from Foraged fungi from botanical clusters and illustrative toadstools to psychedelic technicolour fungus. Check out their Magic Mushrooms print and pattern trends for 2021/22.
ELLE Decor talks about latest mushroom trends in home decor from whimsical toadstool prints to platinum fungus-inspired lamps. The ‘spore’ the merrier!
VOGUE is tripping over Fungi taking over Fashion.
Etsy is a marvellous source for your Mushroom needs. Check it out!
Vecteezy offers you a plethera of, often free, Mushroom Pattern Vector Art.
And Pinterest will always be a wealth of inspiration (mushrooms included), so don’t forget to go there.
I hope I gave you some helpful hints for your next autumn designs.
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Nuts and Bolts: Card Details Export
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Welcome to the Neighborhood COVID
Wanted Cards – Welcome to the Neighborhood COVID
Being the new people on the block can be intimidating. Moving during times like a pandemic, when being sensitive to social distancing is a concern, makes getting to know your neighbors even harder.
Please consider creating Welcome to the Neighborhood / Neighbourhood cards respecting the new neighbors’ privacy and concerns of social distancing.
These cards should go here:
Occasions >> Welcome to the Neighborhood / Neighbourhood >> COVID / Coronavirus
Here are some things to consider when Welcoming New Neighbors.
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 stock card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers.
Be inventive, be clever, be creative. Go for it!
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Freebie Wednesday: Watercolor Halloween String Lights Clipart
Spooky scary graphics are here for our Freebie of the Week! Here’s FREE Watercolor Halloween String Light Cliparts!
These illustrations are perfect for the upcoming Halloween season! Decorate your favorite Halloween themed designs with this pack of pretty neon string lights! All files come in PNG formats.
This lovely freebie is brought to you by Digitalartsi! Only available on the Hungry Jpeg site for a week!
This product comes with a commercial license.
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Nuts and Bolts: Dedicate Yourself to the Details
2. the flow of the flower seems unnatural, have you tried it upside down so the flower points down? Again, up to you if you’re up to trying it.
In any of the above cases, we look forward to your resubmission, thank you!”
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The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: You’ve Been Booed!
Wanted Cards – You’ve Been Booed!
A popular trend to celebrate Halloween is a friendly doorbell ditch treat bag activity known as You’ve Been Booed! With traditional trick or treating somewhat uncertain, this is a fun and social distancing way to celebrate Halloween.
Please consider creating You’ve Been Booed cards to go with the boo bags and baskets.
These cards should go here:
Holidays >> Halloween >> Boo Bag / Basket / You Have Been Booed
Do a little searching online about the activity and “rules”.
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 stock card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers.
Be inventive, be clever, be creative. Go for it!
