by Linda | Sep 14, 2010 | DIY printables
Hi folks! I’m exploring a handdrawn digital stamp style and have you seen all the girls from a previous post? Although I’m not a big fan of scanning and cleaning designs, I’m certainly in more control when sketching and drawing by hand.
I still have not gotten the hang of using the Wacom tablet so I can draw directly into Photoshop or Illustator. Still lots to learn…but I wanted to share two of my handdrawn characters with you and let you try them out and see what you think!
Introducing…Miss Mary and Mr Jason! Please let me know what you think and what you look for in designs and drawings. I would appreciate your input and will continue to sketch and create new characters as you read this. I still haven’t worked out the best process yet, but it’s sure fun to create characters and see them come alive, with their own personalities. They are my little ones!
Download ZIP of Miss Mary and Mr Jason jpgs
Thanks a bunch for stopping by and please pass on the link to this post to your crafty friends! Enjoy! Also, I would love to see how you use these digital stamps, how you end up coloring them and how you incorporate them into your works of art. Please feel free to comment below with links as well. Can’t wait to see – ciao ciao!
by Linda | Sep 6, 2010 | DIY printables
Happy Monday! I’ve just recently purchased a Wacom tablet, so that I can draw directly into the computer with programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator – super exciting! I’m super lazy when it comes to scanning my sketches, so normally I draw directly in programs with the mouse. I thought the Wacom tablet and pen would be a great resource, but it’s certainly proving to be a bit of a learning curve. I haven’t gotten it all down yet, but I do believe this will help me create a lot more digital stamps moving forward! It’s so much easier to create in this way, just takes a bit getting used to how to use the tools!
To start with, I’ve drawn up a cute little cake fairy and wanted to share with all of you in celebration of my Wacom tablet 🙂 Please enjoy and let me know what you think!
Download the Little Cake Fairy Digital Stamp ZIP file of hi resolution PNG
by Linda | Aug 13, 2010 | DIY printables
This week I decided to offer a hand drawn illustration that I’ve scanned in and turned into a digital stamp. I know this is the normal process for many designers, but I thus far have always created everything directly in illustrator. I just liked the fact that the lines are clean, however that has been frustrating lately because I’m not being able to create the line quality I want. I don’t currently have a tablet drawing tool, so everything is just a bit too clean and graphic looking at times. I decided it was time to scan, even though I’m sooo not looking forward to the processing. Well, first time for everything…
Download Balloon Girl Digital Stamp ZIP (184 kb)
Here’s my little balloon girl, it’s a doodle I created a while back, now turned into a digital stamp design. Download the high quality PNG file and feel free to use for your personal projects. Spread the word and please let me know via the comments what you think about quality, the hand drawn lines, etc. I would love to know what folks are looking for in terms of digital stamp designs and the style. Is the hand drawn line more preferred versus the cleaner computer graphic style? I wonder… thank you in advance and enjoy!
by Linda | Jul 21, 2010 | DIY printables
Looking for some pretty and free flower digital stamps? Download these designs for coloring, cardmarking and scrapbooking fun!
Hi everyone! I’m getting more organized these days and trying to get weekly features up on this blog, including digital card designs as well as freebie digital stamps. Here’s a free set of floral patterns, along with a gerber daisy. You can use the florals in a background pattern design or just individually for a beautiful card.
I’ve also realized that digital stamp designs can also be used for embroidery. The possibilities I suppose are only limited by your imagination! I came up with these while working on repeating pattern designs – often doodling just happens – so I thought it would be nice to share.
Download Floral Patterns Digital Stamps ZIP (754 kb)
Please note that all my freebies are for personal use only, but feel free to link or blog about this to get the word out. Enjoy!
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by Linda | Jun 9, 2010 | DIY printables
Happy Wednesday to everyone! Today I was playing around with drawing a sun for the cover of a mini scrapbook project and ended up with a bunch of versions.
I think that it’s always a good creative exercise to do multiple versions of something. It’s my way of experimenting with multiple options and seeing how little changes effect the end result.
Either way it’s just fun! I always end up with something quite different from my original idea as well. It’s a great way to play-storm… like brainstorm you know? Of course, now I really can’t decide which one I like the best. Perhaps I can combine them in some way? It seems I am never bored of the drawing suns. I’ve noticed that I morph it into a flower oftentimes. Are they suns or flowers?
Download Suns or Flowers Printable PDF
Whether they be suns or flowers or suns dressed up as flowers or vice versa – I hope you can use them in your personal crafting projects. Feel free to download the PDF above with all the variations and let me know what you think. Hopefully I can share my little book project with you as well… ciao ciao for now.
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