It feels a little strange to call myself a graphic designer. I didn’t go to art school (although thinking back, I really should have), I have never worked in a professional graphic design setting (which actually sounds pretty fun to me) and talk to me in technical… Continue Reading…5 things you should know before jumping into graphic design
Can one ever have enough clipart? I think not. Especially of the hand-drawn variety. Add a little drawing to a gift tag or invitation, use one in your logo or in an ad – nothing overboard (ha!), but just enough to make a visual impact.… Continue Reading…free Seaside clipart and how to use it
You guys! I recovered the video! (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I tell the whole video saga at the end of this post). Anytime I see a video – whether it’s a makeup tutorial, lettering sample, photo editing – I tune… Continue Reading…The Making of the Illustrated Recipe (a video!)
If I have to choose between cooking and baking, I choose baking every time. I come from a long line of bakers and we have a handful of very delicious favorite family recipes. These blueberry muffins are one of them. The recipe is from my aunt,… Continue Reading…the best blueberry muffin recipe (and a free recipe art print!)
If you’re not familiar with Illustrator, you may think (based on its name, alone) that it is used primarily for illustrating. And maybe to the professional user, that might be true. But for all of us who just need a program we can use to… Continue Reading…18 Ways You Can Use Adobe Illustrator Everyday
Even wonder how to turn your hand lettered art into a digital file that you can use to overlay on a photo or have printed to display? Maybe you’d like to alter your original art – move things around, add more space, resize or recolor? This… Continue Reading…how to turn hand-lettering into a digital file
The Simplified Graphic Design Class that I teach is open. I created the online course just over a year ago and so far over 2100 students have joined on the mission to conquer Adobe Illustrator whether they had prior experience or not. The whole reason… Continue Reading…simplified graphic design illustrator for beginners
Well, it’s back to school season. We still have two weeks before our kids head back, but it seems like facebook and instagram are filled each day with smiling kiddos in new shoes wearing too-big backpacks starting off their new school year. In honor of our… Continue Reading…Fun freebie: Back to school clip art
My baby is turning 5. What?! She’s just the best. She brings a girly flair to our family with her constant songs and dancing, she makes us all laugh and maaaybe has her daddy wrapped around her finger. Possibly her mommy and brothers, too. The… Continue Reading…audrey’s 5th birthday invitations
You might notice that I’m on a watercolor painting kick. It started with the seasonal essentials prints, was seen in this custom print and now a super-cute painting made especially for bloggers. The Allume blogging conference is happening this weekend. Ryan and I went last… Continue Reading…blogging essentials art print
My No.3 and I were doodling yesterday and we got on the topic of Halloween. We had a little fun drawing a few not-too-spooky pictures which turned out so cute I decided to make them into clip art.
The kids love Halloween (what kid doesn’t?!) and I thoroughly enjoy the candy (fyi: four kids acquire a lot of trick-or-treat candy) but the overly scary stuff I can do without. So these doodles are mild and cutesy and would be super great for party invitations, gift tags, scrapbooking or as overlays for the annual kids-in-their-costumes photos.Continue Reading…free hand-drawn halloween clip art
If you haven’t gathered this from countless previous posts, let me tell you a not-so-secret secret about me: I am an in the moment kind of girl. Casting vision, long-term goal-setting, meal planning, scheduling posts – these are not my forte. I’m a night-before, whatever… Continue Reading…DIY Seahawks birthday invitations
Have you noticed that cute, free clip art is hard to find? I’ve decided to put my drawings to good use and turn them into mini collections of clip art you can use to make note cards or invitations or little prints for your family… Continue Reading…free hand-drawn easter clip art
