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Hand Drawn Repeat Pattern Inspiration

Do you guys get as sucked into a hand drawn repeat pattern as I do? When a great one catches my eye, I typically stare it down for at least 1-3 minutes. I’m not kidding. There’s something totally hypnotic about it that I can’t resist. I started a pattern inspiration board on pinterest a while ago and ever since, my stream has seriously toyed with my time. I get stuck there so long! This post is also taking me the longest to put together because I’m getting re-mesmerized with each delicious one. It’s a small sacrifice, but I think it’s worth it 🙂 Here’s a roundup of some of my recent favorites from pinterest, and some you can even own if you’re in the market. Enjoy!

June 11, 2015

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Branding, Hand Drawn, Hand Lettering, Tutorials

How to Create Your Own Custom Rubber Stamp

Happy Tuesday! Yesterday, my second Skillshare class, ‘Get Inked! How to Create Your Own Custom Rubber Stamp‘ was published! In the class, I take you through all the steps of getting your own custom rubber stamp made by an online manufacturer – one I’ve used over 20 times and still continue to use (and I’m not even affiliated with them! I just love their stamps 🙂 ). We walk through how to take any artwork – whether digital or hand drawn and convert it into a perfect (affordable) custom rubber stamp you’ll have for years. To celebrate, today I’m sharing (only with my blog readers and YouTube audience) the second video from the class – a video you wouldn’t get to see unless you’re enrolled in the full course. I hope you enjoy it! If you’ve never checked out Skillshare before, you can get 30 days of free premium membership which will also get you full access to my class by clicking here.

May 12, 2015

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Freebies, Hand Lettering, Illustrator

Freebie: Subscriber Goodie Pack

If you’ve been here earlier in the week, you’ve probably noticed a little popup on the site advertising a new free subscriber goodie pack. Today, I wanted to go over everything that’s inside and talk about the perks that will come along with being a free subscriber.

April 9, 2015

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Color, Freebies, Hand Drawn, Photoshop, Tutorials, Typography

How to Add Watercolor Textures to Typography

It’s hard not to see watercolor textures everywhere these days! And it makes sense why – they’re beautiful and add such a personal, handmade touch to anything they’re on. That’s why in this week’s tutorial, I’m pairing them with my favorite thing – typography. The same rules apply if you’d like to add watercolor textures to hand lettering, too for an even greater handmade look. As a bonus, I’m including 3 free high res watercolor textures so you can play around with your own type or hand lettering. Let’s get started!

March 31, 2015

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, Illustrator

Freebie: 10 Hand Drawn Decorative Dividers

This blog is a little overdue for a freebie! With the templates I create, I typically draw out a bunch of different elements, scan them in, then clean them up – very much the same process I use for vectorizing hand lettering. There are always some elements I wish I had used, but they never quite make it onto the design. This week’s freebie are some of my favorite hand drawn dividers that I plan on using for something, but rather than leave them sitting in a folder, I’m giving all 10 of them to you! Each divider comes as an ai, eps + psd file for versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, CS3 or newer. Read on for the download link!

March 19, 2015

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, Holiday, vector

Freebie: Hand Drawn Vector Bursts

Happy 2015! To ring in the new year freebie-style, this week’s freebie is a set of 5 unique hand drawn vector bursts. Use these on invitations, web banners, social media posts and more. I’ve found they’re perfect for creating more energy in your layouts, as well as providing a focus wherever you let the center of the burst lie. Download includes all 5 bursts as an ai and eps file for versions of Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Read on for the download link + larger preview images!

January 6, 2015

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Freebies, Holiday, Illustrator, Photoshop

Freebie: Holiday Vectors

Happy Tuesday! As we close in on the holidays, the time for making holiday-related items is in full swing. To help with your crafts, invites, tags, gift bags, and cards, this week’s freebie is a set of holiday themed hand drawn vectors! The download includes 20 fully editable vector assets that can be opened with versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, CS3 or newer.

December 9, 2014

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Freebies, Web Design

Freebie: Hand Drawn Web Form Elements

Happy Tuesday! This week’s freebie is a set of hand drawn web form elements! The set includes everything shown above, with a larger preview below. Form fields, checkboxes + icons are all included as RGB ai, eps + psd files for versions of Illustrator + Photoshop, CS3 or newer.

July 8, 2014

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Tutorials

How to Create a Wedding Invitation in Illustrator

Now that we’re in wedding season, it felt fitting to make a wedding themed tutorial! So! In this week’s tutorial, we’ll create a fairytale themed wedding invitation from scratch using Illustrator. We’ll create the decorative flourishes using a wacom tablet, then typeset and organize our final, print ready file. Let’s get started!

June 19, 2014

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, Photoshop, vector

Freebie: Hand Drawn Vector Dividers

Dividers are one of the handiest design elements out there. Whether online or in print, they help to separate information, add style to a layout, and even a little personality. Some of my favorite places to drop them in are on invitations, social media posts and greeting cards. Since hand drawn is one of the best ways to infuse personality, this week’s freebie is a set of 10 hand drawn vector dividers, perfect for web + print. The download includes all 10 dividers as an ai, eps, and psd file for versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, CS3 or newer. Start incorporating them into your work immediately, no matter which program you’re using! Preview below 😉

June 17, 2014

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, Illustration, vector

Freebie: Hand Drawn Flower Kit

Happy Tuesday! With summer just around the corner and everything getting more green by the day, I was in the mood to draw some flowers. 🙂 So! This week’s freebie is a mini flower kit: it includes 15 hand drawn vector flowers, leaves, stems + vines. Create combinations easily by putting different pieces together, so the kit gets even larger! These were all 100% hand drawn and vectorized. The download includes all 15 as an ai + eps file for versions of Illustrator, CS3 or newer.

May 20, 2014

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Freebies, Hand Drawn, vector

Freebie: Hand Drawn Vector Ribbons

Happy Tuesday! Who doesn’t love a good ribbon? They fit well on practically everything – stationery, web graphics, blog headers, gifts, logos, packaging, etc. And who doesn’t also love options? 😉 To fulfill all of your ribbon style wishes, this week’s freebie is a big one – a set of 20 hand drawn vector ribbons! Every ribbon comes as an ai + eps file for versions of Adobe Illustrator, CS3 or newer. Scale at will, put em on everything, and download them now!

May 6, 2014

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