Capture the Little Things

After our recent move, I decided to create my own moving announcement . Considering the fact that it would have cost me well over $50 to order the same number of  predesigned cards , I felt the time and effort was well worth it! It cost me less than $15.00 You can do it too! Design Style I chose to go with a more simplistic style. By using digital cardboard for my background and a stacked photo frame, I was able to keep it simple , but still add dimension and texture . I also made sure to add a slight shadow to some of my elements to give the design some depth. I also went with more basic fonts to compliment the simple design. Click here for similar free stencil fonts . Size and Formatting When you design a postcard, be aware of the requirements of the site where you decide to have them printed. Most sites will accept .jpg files that are 300 dpi or greater.  However, some sites do require your image to be converted to CMYK. I like to use this simple site to c...

I designed this cards for one of my nephews. The clouds and sun are from Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge for the Cricut, if I remember right. Unfortunately, I don't remember where I got the airplane image. You can find other fun airplanes by search for "airplane sketch", "airplane drawing", "airplane clipart", etc. For the airplane, I simply printed it on green paper and then cut it out. Covered the number "2" with glitter before adhering it. "Happy birthday" was printed in  Cheryl's Luv Bug font.

Father's Day is this Sunday, so I've gathered some of the cards I've made in years past, including one from this year. my post featuring this card includes a free ".studio" download As is usually the case, I forgot that I actually have  to depend on the US postal system to deliver a card, so I had to rush to throw together this card for my father-in-law this year... To the dear fathers in my life and my sweet husband, "Happy Father's Day! I love you!"

We enjoyed feeding and petting this wallaby at the Creation Museum last fall. It loved to be petted! If you've never been to the Creation Museum, you really should go! Our family enjoyed it so much!!