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My 5 Favourite Color Tools for Graphic Design
Do you have trouble coming up with color combinations for your products (or have trouble choosing color combinations when buying products)? Here are my 5 favorite color tools! DESIGN SEEDSDesign Seeds takes a photo and extracts 3 or 4 colors from the image. A lot of their photos are of nature e.g. flower or scenic landscapes [...]
Personalising editable monogram binder covers
In this blog post I'm going to show you how to add your monogram, name or any other wording you like to one of the editable binder covers from my shop!I have a few collections available including:Green and navyGreen and PinkAlso available: Aqua and Pink, Red and Black and Black and GoldIf you would like [...]
How to make a monogram computer wallpaper for FREE using Canva (Video Tutorial)
Today's blog post is a little different, I've put together a video tutorial (instead of just written instructions!) to show you how to make your own monogrammed desktop background/wallpaper/screensaver for your computer, laptop, iPad, tablet or iPhone!How to make a monogram computer wallpaperThis is one of the first video tutorials I've filmed so please forgive [...]
25 Products You Can Create With Patterns
Have you heard the news? My new ecourse: How to make patterns in Photoshop and Monetize Your Designs is open for enrollment :)I've had a few queries from people interested in enrolling, but aren't sure of the types of products they could create using the patterns they'll have made by the end of the course. [...]
Raster, vector, png, .TIFF, CMYK - what does it all mean?! (Graphic design terminology explained)
Here are some graphic design terminology you've probably come across (or will come across) when creating images for your blog, if you want to design patterns or are doing anything graphic design related! COLOR MODESCMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key i.e. Black) – the color system typically used by printers. You may have noticed that most [...]
Which is Cheaper: DIY Printable Planners or Pre-Printed & Assembled Planners?
If you're part of the planner community you've probably had this debate before: which is cheaper? Diy printable planners that you print at home versus pre-printed and assembled planners?Let's do a cost comparison:Let’s say you want your planner to have: 104 weekly planning pages (2 page weekly spread so 52 pages with double sided printing for [...]
How to use shapes in Photoshop
How to download, backup and use shapes in PhotoshopIn this video tutorial I show you how to: Download shapes to use in Photoshop (and share one of my favorite resource websites for Photoshop shapes)How to import shape files into PhotoshopHow to backup your shape filesHow to use shapes in PhotoshopTo enlarge the screen of the video, [...]
How to make use of blank pages in your planner
So you've bought a planner or notebook and it has a bunch of blank notes pages - but what do you do with them?!I had the same problem but solved it by creating these cute notes page title stickers:Included are 4 different styles of flags:To use these stickers: Print onto full sheet label paper (it doesn't [...]
How to make a personalised Erin Condren Planner Cover
In this quick video I show you how to upload a cover to the Erin Condren website: Basically all you need is a jpg file of a pretty cover design which you then upload to the Erin Condren website. In this blog post I shared how to add your own text to the planner covers. You [...]
How to use Clipping Masks in Photoshop
If you've ever wondered what a clipping mask is in Photoshop, how it works and why you would use it, then this video tutorial is for you :) It's from my ecourse: How to make patterns in Photoshop and Monetize your Designs.If you don’t have Photoshop installed on your computer (or laptop!) already, you can [...]