by Linda | May 25, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for a cute chicken drawing that you can download and print for free? Check out my little hen illustration, so you can start your DIY project!
Here’s another little digital doodle I created, a little cute chicken drawing. I was thinking of hens, so that is how this digital stamp came about. It’s funny how much I love to sleep and if the room is always dark, I might just brood all day long – haha, the hen in me!
After drawing this little chicken up, I played around with coloring and pattern making as well. Just some variations and wondering how patterns work and how to make them more interesting and less… repeating, I guess?
Obviously, patterns repeat… but to make it look more random I suppose. Still much to learn, but I do love digital drawing and how the simplest things can be the cutest as well.
I hope you will enjoy this cute little chicken drawing and might use it in your crafting projects. From making digital cards to color pages to other paper crafts. Thanks for stopping by! And of course, I hope to share more soon.
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by Linda | May 25, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for a simple cute owl drawing for free download? Here’s my first little foray into illustrating digitally, transforming doodles into digital stamps.
Today I created a simple cute owl drawing… let’s call him owlie! I hope you’ll enjoy using him in your crafty projects. It’s obviously a great digital stamp image, but I have realized that outline drawings are just clipart that can be used for many different things. Or even just coloring pages for little kids! Just click on the image above to get the full 300dpi PNG to download for personal use.
I’m not sure where all of this random designing and illustrating will take me in the end, but I have so many ideas. I colored owlie up and made a desktop wallpaper to try out. It’s a great thing to have a motivating message every time you look at your computer, right? I’m definitely into positivity, trying to combat the overanalyzing and rumination in my thoughts.
Using the same owlie image, I created a little repeat pattern as well. Just testing things out and seeing what is possible. Obviously I have so much to learn still. But the possibility is there! I think a pattern would probably work better if there were more variations of owlie with other elements and not just a simple repeated image. Of course, I don’t know anything about this kind of design, so there’s room to grow and learn for sure.
I do love the idea of pattern design. It can be so mesmerizing to create and look at… the beauty of art and design, right?
I hope my digital explorations will take me somewhere, as I am still trying to find my place creatively in this big world. I’ve gone through some life changes and all this time to contemplate has left me a bit restless, I suppose.
Some days are lovely and others are frustrating, but I guess I have to listen to my own motivations, and as owlie says, just do it! Thanks for checking out my simple cute owl drawing and I hope to share more soon!
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by Linda | May 20, 2009 | DIY printables
Wondering how to use printables in your crafty projects? It’s definitely an amazing resource and I’m exploring cardmaking right now!
Using my own heart themed digital stamps and designs (check out the freebies) – I’ve made a bunch of handmade cards. It’s exciting to be able to create my own designs and using them to realize some type of project. But of course, you don’t have to make your own designs, because there are so many printables out there for free download (as well as paid ones)
All you need is a bit of time to explore the options and try out printables for yourself. Here’s what I created today…
Using Digital Printables
If you are wondering how to use printables, it’s really the most simple process. Digital printables are basically digital files you can download onto your computer. They might be PDFs or image files like JPGs. Either way, once you save them on your computer, you are free to print them at home or send them to a print shop. You can resize and adjust as you like, but the idea is that you can print your own designs to use crafting.
Digita papers are great for scrapbooking and cardmaking – or really any paper project you have in mind.
As for various designs and digital stamps, you can use the outlines and imagery as templates for stenciling or other home decor projects. The sky is really the limit… it’s up to your imagination.
And the great thing about printables is that you always have the digital file, so you can reuse and try things again and again. Digital supplies also take up much less space!
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by Linda | May 19, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for love clipart imagery for Valentine’s Day or loved themed handmade crafts? Check out these heart and love themed designs for free download!
Today I have been doodling a lot with the shape of the heart and came up with a few digital stamps to share with you. This sheet is a free printable download, so you can immediately download this and start crafting away!
I’m a huge fan of all things love-themed, so this love clipart set is perfect for Valentine’s Day crafts and any lovey dovey project. I printed my designs out on white paper to color them in, but consider printing on pink paper or something textured for a different effect!
FREE DOWNLOAD – love clipart designs
To get these love clipart designs, just click on the thumbnail below to download the PDF file for your personal use!
Download heartonthebrain PDF
There’s still so much to explore with digital design for me, but I have to say I love creating digital stamps and drawing… seeing all the wonderful creations that come out of this hobby is so satisfying and fun.
I have seen digital stamps that are very large images, but I have been making PDFs, just from my experience as a graphic designer. I’m assuming folks resize at home and print however small or large they would like. It’s interesting that some people have never heard of digital printables, yet there are whole communities dedicated to using them… so it’s just a matter of time!
Is there a standard, I wonder? I know there’s still much to learn on my end in regards to digital designs and offering digital stamps for download. From patterned paper designs to clipart… I don’t know if there is a “right” way to do things, but I hope you enjoy what I share here, either way. Thank you in advance for your support!
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by Linda | May 11, 2009 | DIY printables
I’m back with a few more digital drawings made in the clip art outline style for your DIY crafts. Download these freebies for your own projects!
So I’ve been exploring this aspect of making digital drawings and realized that I could create outlines of many of the designs, so they can be used as digital stamps. Clip art outlines are more useful for crafty DIY projects, so you can color them yourself and decorate as you please.
Check out the couple of designs below and just right-click on each image and download the PDF to print yourself for personal use. What will you make with these drawings?
I’m really loving this idea of creating something digitally and being able to share it with all of you, here through the internet. Amazing, right?
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by Linda | May 10, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for a sunflower clipart outline to use in your DIY craft projects? Here’s a digital drawing of a sunflower I created for free download.
I’m still very excited about digital stamping and the fact that we can share drawings over the interwebs… it’s amazing! I’m actually about to get married this weekend and living here in Tuscany, Italy – sunflowers are definitely top of mind. Soon the fields will be blooming all over the hills here in Italy!
Sneaking in some computer time this morning, I went through my digital files and made some of my digital drawings into digital stamps. The sunflower outline is one of my favorites… so many possibilities in crafting once you have the template in hand, right?
Check out my sunflower clipart outline below as well as a couple more digital drawings I created. Just right-click and save the PDF files to your computer for your own personal use.
I’m having fun exploring this world of sharing digital printables and my hope is to create more sets for the future to share. Stay tuned for more…
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by Linda | May 8, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for free printable papers for papercrafting and cardmaking? Here’s a variety of freebies for you to download and craft with!
I’ve been playing around with digital design, digital stamps and cardmaking these days and found that I love creating my own designs as paper printables.
It’s pretty amazing to have an idea, create the design from scratch and be able to print it out for craft projects instantly!
Here are some of the printable paper designs I’ve created and I decided to put them here on the blog for free download. What will you make with these free printable papers?
Although I’m a newbie and still need have much to learn about digital stamping, digital designs and all… I’m definitely enthusiastic and ready to learn more!
This morning I was really into the frenzy and created a bunch of cards from these ready to print designs. Primarily I’ve been concentrating on creating more base materials and decorated papers as supplies for projects.
Download the free printable paper designs below: just right-clicking on each image and saving the PDF to your computer.
The first one with the various sizes of flowers is a giant file, so I had to make it a zip file (still 16mb). Haven’t figured out the logistics yet – also the larger flowers are meant to be cut out and the smaller ones as decorated paper. The rest are pretty light PDFs to download…
I hope these printables can be useful to those of us who lack some crafting inventory or just starting out with papercrafting. I’m still just scratching the surface with digital design, but hope to share more.
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by Linda | Feb 11, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for an original love themed stationery paper? How about this heart stationery printable that features an anatomical heart design!
Recently I decided to take part in a card challenge and created a heart design with a literal anatomical heart paper cut-out. Making this by hand, sparked a digital design that I eventually made into printable stationery to share with you – a heart stationery printable!
If you don’t already know, I’m a huge fan of all things heart shaped. For the love of all things girly and lovey dovey, but I tried to be a bit cheeky this time with the anatomical heart shape.
It makes for an unconventional handmade card and perhaps perfect for anyone in the medical profession – hah!
As you might have recognized, I used Milton Glaser’s classic “I *heart* NY” design but just replaced the heart shape with my cut-out version.
I thought it was a cute idea and tried my best to cut out an anatomically correct heart! It’s all about handmade love, right?
I decided to make the design digital, into a stationery paper design and to be honest, it’s a lot easier to draw it digitally than cut it out by hand!
Download Heart Stationery Printable
Download the I *Heart* You Stationery PDF (65 kb)
I hope you enjoy the designs and can use it to inspire yourself to get a bit creative.
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by Linda | Feb 1, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for some cute free printable lined stationery templates? How about this cow angel illustration I created? Use this printable for your next letter!
I’ve been playing around with digital art and created this wonky cow angel illustration. Decidedly funny, but still cute, right?
It’s all part of a Thing-A-Day challenge… to basically get creative and do something each and every day. There certainly aren’t any punishments if you don’t do it or miss a day, but it’s more of a collective effort to be creative in general… not to mention there are many others participating as well – general accountability, right?!
So I’m still a beginner at illustrating, but created this cow angel and decided to make it a printable stationery page.
Download Cow Angel – Free Printable Lined Stationery Templates
Free Printable Lined Stationery
Download the Cow Angel Illustration Stationery Page PDF (931 kb)
I’ve realized how amazing it is to create something digitally and be able to share it across the globe. You can download my design and print it yourself… instant letter writing paper! I’m definitely a fan of free printable lined stationery!
Enjoy the PDF I’ve posted and print it for letterwriting or note taking. Nothing like a cute design on your papers to make everything more enjoyable!
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by Linda | Jan 31, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for free printable Valentine signs to use in your papercrafting projects? Here are a set of printable traffic signs made with love!
I’ve always loved hearts and all things lovey dovey, even if Valentine’s Day might be a very consumer driven holiday. Nevertheless, I decided to create these love themed traffic signs and they make a great printable for papercrafting.
The original Valentine tradition, if you had to boil it down, was to exchange written greetings as a symbol of your love for each other. So why not make your own genuine love letter from the heart… with this free printable?
Free Printable Valentine Signs
Download valentine love road signs PDF
I hope my free printable valentine sign designs will inspire you to create something special for your special loved one. I first designed the “love stop” sign, thinking it would be a cute sign to put up in the house. But once I got going, I created many more variations, turning the traditional traffic signs into love signs!
Maybe you could use these printables to create an obstacle course of love (so to speak) for when a loved one returns home after a long day? Or make up a game with your kids for Valentine’s Day!
Use your own imagination and the sky is the limit. I’m definitely making some cards and journaling with these free printables.
I hope you enjoy this Valentine’s Day (whether with a significant other or your family and friends) – have fun with it!
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