by Linda | Nov 18, 2009 | DIY printables, my creative journal
Download this Free Printable Snowman Stationery Set to use for your gift wrapping and holiday stationery needs.
It’s been a fabulous month in terms of experimenting and furthering my hopes, dreams and goals of being an artist full-time. I’ve experimented with new mediums and also met so many fantastic folks online throughArt Every Day Month.
I appreciate ALL feedback and visits to this blog and know that it really means a lot. Besides experimentations, I have also been trying to work on my design illustrations. One of my many goals is to open up an Etsy shop to sell my wares – art prints – stationery – creations of all types. Since I have so many interests, it’s definitely hard to define exactly what I do, but I know it all starts with sketching out designs.
Printables make me excited because they can be delivered immediately and give you instant results. You can print what you want to use and as many as you need. Also from my business point of view, it’s a low upfront cost alternative for someone just starting out a business. A bit like print on demand, which is vastly becoming an common way of offering up products for sale.
I have offered some freebie printables previously on this blog and through this experience, some research and my own use of the many wonderful free printables out there, I’ve come to a few conclusions.
- I tend to print out designs that don’t use up too much ink, because I prefer to print on textured or colored paper as an alternative.
- I love sets of printables, so that I can match up everything such as wrapping a gift, labeling and writing up my card or note.
- I like the simplicity of just cutting paper in half or quarters and don’t like wasting any part of the paper printed.
- I totally understand the need for designers label or credit via logo and text, but hope it’s tastefully implemented and not using up too much ink.
- I also like printables that are customizable – you can type in some text in Adobe PDF before printing.
I haven’t yet figured out number 5, but I worked on a sample snowman stationery set with the other items in mind and would like to offer it as a FREE download today. I hope you enjoy these designs I have created!
Download this Free Printable Snowman Stationery Set
Snowman Stationery Envelope
Snowman Stationery Flat Notecards
Snowman Stationery Folded Cards
Snowman Stationery Labels/Tags
Snowman Stationery Paper
Each part of the stationery set is labelled above for download, so you can pick and choose what you prefer.
I’m definitely still learning when it comes to variations of designs and how to format the layout. For example, I provide a lot of variation on each sheet, lined and blanked versions. Perhaps it is better to provide full sheets of one style only, in case a person prefers one over the other, rather than both on the same page that must be printed together? What about all pages in one file, do you often select print even though you didn’t mean to print out the whole file? Or are separate files too unwieldy? What about the fact that I include “designed by tortagialla.com” on everything as a small text rather than my very yellow and ink-soaking logo?
All my designs besides the envelope are designed to be cut in half or quarters exactly, no waste of paper. It’s important of course to remember to print as high quality as possible on your preferred paper and at full 100% size, as these are designed for Lettered Sized paper. Although for myself I design on A4 sized paper and would offer those variations for all printables – I love my US and Int’l peeps equally! I’ve wondered also about the quality of files as these are saved as high quality PDFs specifically for printing at home – pretty big downloads. Or would smaller sized downloads with less quality be acceptable? All things to consider and think about!
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by Linda | Sep 10, 2009 | DIY printables
Need some pretty stationery for letter writing? Download this freebie with a cute pink girl stationery paper featuring my little girl painting!
In attempts to declutter, I happened to glance through a bunch of my old drawings, watercolors and other such creative musings. I have to say it was quite nice to see all that I’ve accomplished so far, even if I still have a long way to go. It really helps to review your accomplishments and failures to see how far along you’ve really come. Along the way, I found an old acrylic painting of a little pink girl sitting on a tree branch…the first thing I painted after moving to Italy. She’s a bit disheveled and anxious looking, seemingly ready to say something – thus perfect for stationery! I thought it would be nice to share this with you as well.
Download Free Printable Pink Girl Stationery Paper PDF
Download Printable Pink Girl Stationery Paper PDF (908kb)
Go ahead and download to print and use for whatever personal letters you might have to write. Say hello to an old friend, stick a note in your child’s lunch bag or even a love note in your husband’s wallet!
This week has been pretty busy with freelance work and finishing up a set of baby paintings. I’ll have to prep the images and share when the show happens in October. You can say my days have a certain regular routine, but even good planning doesn’t prevent the unknown from popping up and wreaking havoc at times. The idea is to not let the bumps bother you, I think. I could so relate to a recent blog post by Marisa from Creative Thursday. It’s all about choosing to live a simpler life and it got me thinking about how much control we really have regarding the way we live and absolutely the way we feel.
You decide how to react and handle the various events of your life, so why not choose to do it in an orderly fashion? I try to go with the flow and ride the waves as they come, as much as possible. We all do the best that we can! I do have to remind myself to not worry over things I don’t have control over. Stay away from toxic people and keep friends and family close. Declutter and do happy things! I chose this lifestyle and I equally choose to make it calm, happy and simple. Punto e basta! Have a great day blog friends! 😛
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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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