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Free Cottage Memories Digiscrap Kit with Photo Frames, Photo Corners, Backgounds & Tags
Published on 2013-01-02 20:19:58
Hello lovelies & happy new year! Guess what I did over the New Years holiday? I finally made another free digiscrap kit! Credit goes to Keren from Free Pretty Things for You for inspiration. When she mentioned a chance to get a feature, I got so e
Free Vintage Borders & Label Frames Brushes, Vectors & PNG Clipart
Published on 2012-12-24 00:18:33
Here's another freebie set with vintage brushes, png clipart and vectors. This one is a much smaller download (about 8 megs), as all of the vectors are combined in one single file. Commercial use terms as usual. Enjoy! Read more »
Christmas Ornament Brushes & Vectors No. 11 freebie
Published on 2012-12-23 15:12:18
Just in time for Christmas, here's a new freebie for you! This set contains 16 brushes and vectors. I didn't have time to put all of the vectors in one file. There are PDFs enclosed as well. The download is HUGE because of the vectors (200meg
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies No. 24
Published on 2012-12-16 14:11:06
Just in the nick of time for the holiday season, this week's list has a slew of Christmas design resources. There are several vectors, brushes, label templates, card templates, vintage graphics and printable papers for digital scrapbooking. The f
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 23
Published on 2012-11-16 13:43:08
It's freebie time again! Although things have been uber tight for me time-wise lately, I managed to get another collection out for you all. There are several PSDs, some holiday layer styles, a social icons psd with CSS to go with it, some vint
Typography Crush No. 1
Published on 2012-11-14 06:14:03
I spy a cute font set! Confessions of a font addict: In my free time I randomly brows the web looking for fonts. Sometimes I even do this while multitasking. The most recent set I found was too cute to not share! I'm getting strong motivation to
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 22
Published on 2012-11-01 22:01:25
November's freebies post brings a blend of various resources ranging from scrapbook paper, to decorative vintage clipart and delightful facebook timeline covers. There are also a few PSD UI design elements, really neat "wise watson" and "sketch
Very Lovely Vintage Brushes
Published on 2012-09-28 14:15:49
Here's a collection of exquisite new vintage brush sets. Can you tell I'm having design withdrawals? I love the cute bee, perfume bottle and bird cage! The little flower angel with daisy wings is so cute! Go play with these for me please! Read more »
Glorious Free Vintage Clipart Images!
Published on 2012-09-18 15:23:33
Oh my, have you ever struck the most amazing high quality vintage clip art blog and you're a little bit hesitant to share? Sheepish grin. Well, I'm sharing. I've shared a link in a past freebies roundup post, but Julie has so many new goodies – also items I've previously overlooked. She deserves a post all her own. This treasure trove of freebie vintage graphics goodness is at The Old Design Shop. Her blog and shop are a must see!! Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 21
Published on 2012-09-07 18:24:50
Looking for more resources to add to your toolkit? This week's post contains some free fonts, ribbons, UI Kits, Digital Scrapbooking freebies, subtle grunge brushes, vintage/antique logo sign psd templates, a super cute printable and several other vectors.Read more »
Free Doodle Frames with Custom Shapes Vectors, Brushes & PNG Clipart
Published on 2012-08-17 23:49:42
Here's another sweet label frames freebie kit for all of you. This kit comes with all of the above , lol - round labels as PS custom shapes, brushes, vectors a pdf & png clipart that can be recolored.. I'm running on a high speed wobble this week so I won't be doing a "design resources of the week" post this weekend. Oh btw, these are CU4CU & haha, I think there are only 8 in there. Will fix later. ::winks:: Cheers! Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 20
Published on 2012-08-13 18:17:06
Hello there lovelies! This post is either late or early - you pick. Last week was a whirlwind, lol! I am finally getting around to actually posting it. So this weeks roundup contains a neat vintage coming soon/landing page PSD template, some great fonts, a few digital scrapbooking freebies, blog headers, facebook fan page covers, a 2013 calendar printable and some vintage graphics. Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 19
Published on 2012-08-04 08:44:34
Whew! It's been a busy busy week, but I managed to round up some freebies for you all. This week we have lots of designer resources including some sweet new free fonts, super cute brushes, vectors, custom shapes, a couple of ui PSDs, a very masculine PS layer style for text, textures, vintage clipart, printables and some digital scrapbooking resources. Enjoy! Read more »
Introducing Faith Hope Inspire
Published on 2012-08-02 15:22:58
I'd like to introduce you to two wonderful ladies who have beautiful hearts and GORGEOUS mood inspired jewelry. Without further a due, Faith Hope Inspire... Read more »
How to Press a Flower
Published on 2012-08-01 18:02:10
It seems as though I've been wondering how to press a flower the proper way for years now! These videos go through flower pressing methods step by step. You may find them useful if you've been wondering how to to press flowers. Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 18
Published on 2012-07-27 20:03:27
It's another freebie post, yay! This weeks roundup contains some awesome resources. There's a super cute free font, some quatrefoil background patterns, washi tape strips, vintage graphics, textures, vectors, digital scrapbooking resources, a sweet facebook timeline cover, and tons of photoshop custom shapes. Read more »
New Free Fonts from Myfonts & Some Awesome Font Deals
Published on 2012-07-26 11:09:51
Someone sent me a convo asking if a specific font was on sale on myfonts this morning and I couldn't help myself... more fonts downloaded and installed lol! There are some really pretty sale fonts on myfonts right now, some new free fonts. Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 17
Published on 2012-07-20 10:15:52
This week's freebies list contains some really fun elements for digital designers. There are also several vintage clipart items to use in your design projects. We have embossed photoshop layer styles, a grunge font, several free vector designs, seamless patterns, 2 sewing stitches sets, doodle frames brushes, textures, sweet photo actions, damask digital scrapbooking paper and a super cute free vintage/retro badges PSD.Read more »
Vintage Book Illustrations Free Clipart with Brushes, Vectors & Shapes
Published on 2012-07-20 08:31:45
Here's a free set of vintage stamps for you all. They have sort of a grungy look as they are very very old. I think they would look neat incorporated into a t-shirt design. Maybe my mind is on t-shirts because I've been a "tourist" in Ludington for two weeks ::winks::. This set comes with png clipart, custom shapes, vectors, a pdf and brushes. Enjoy! Also, sorry for the super low-res previews. I think I had my save for web in PS on a really low setting and am sort of in a hurry today! [..]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 16
Published on 2012-07-13 12:06:44
This weeks resource list is yet another mish mash of useful items ranging from free PSDs, facebook timeline covers to social icon sets. There's a neat pinterest style wordpress plugin I can't wait to try. You'll also find some digital scrapbooking freebies, vintage graphics and super cute printables.Read more »
Gimp Pattern Fill Tutorial
Published on 2012-07-07 21:38:15
If you have ever wondered what to do with seamless patterns and are a gimp user, this tutorial will teach you how to install patterns in gimp and use them as a pattern fill in your design projects.Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 15
Published on 2012-07-06 07:53:28
This week's post is a little shorter than usual due to some internet issues. I will likely add more items to it, so check back! Thank goodness for starting posts early in the week. This one contains some fonts, brushes, a few PSD templates, some printables and a sweet vintage text effect. Read more »
Gorgeous Free Fonts for Professional Design Projects
Published on 2012-07-06 07:34:06
Today's post features some gorgeous new & professional fonts for your graphic design projects. As always, check the terms of use for each font listed. Some are free for personal or commercial use, and some require a donation to use commercially. Enjoy!Read more »
An Introduction to Linux Font Management with Fonty Python
Published on 2012-07-04 11:59:18
Yes there an app to manage fonts in linux! I've tried several methods and Fonty Python proved to be a very stable and effective app for this task. Read more »
Basic Font Management in Windows with Nexus Font
Published on 2012-07-04 09:10:27
If you love fonts and want to download them all, it may be a good idea to use a font manager program to only enable the fonts you want to use specifically when you need them. When I first got into collecting fonts, I installed them all, and found that by doing this it greatly decreased the performance of my computer. Later on I discovered a great free font management app fell in love with it and have been using it ever since. Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 14
Published on 2012-06-29 03:04:03
Is it Friday already? TGIF! This week's freebies list contains gimp brushes, a vintage logo badge and website template PSD, dark/light UI elements, some great digital scrap booking resources including a vector flourish. I also included a link to a super cute shabby vintage calligraphy banner from FPTFY. Happy weekend!Read more »
Beautiful Modern Blogger Templates
Published on 2012-06-27 08:58:25
Blogger is one of the most popular free blogging platforms. It comes with out of the box templates in the blogger template designer. If you're a business or freelance blogger, you may want something that will make your or your company stand out from the crowd. We've compiled a list of free and premium blogger templates that will help you along the way to developing a professional web presence with blogger. Enjoy!Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 13
Published on 2012-06-23 06:40:52
Hello lovelies! Is it Saturday already? This week really flew by. It's a good thing I worked on this post here and there all week long, because I got slammed with *to-do* freelance projects at the end. In this week's edition you'll find vintage stationery printables, a few ui PSDs, a image hover effect coding tutorial, an action, some really great vintage graphics and an absolutely gorgeous decorative ornament pattern font. It's so pretty, I can't wait to use it!Read more »
Graphic Design with Advanced Aviary Suite
Published on 2012-06-23 05:19:14
This week has been full of tutorial requests, one of which was for creating patterns and doing a pattern overlay/fill in pixlr, which I don't think is possible. I've found Aviary by far to be the best all in one advanced web based design application package. For now I'm posting a few nice intro videos for the powerful web based Aviary Suite. Read more »
Free Vintage Calligraphy Borders & Ornaments
Published on 2012-06-21 04:23:40
I've got a new calligraphy set in the shop and a big freebie for you today! These decorative ornaments have been extracted from very old papers & books. Some of them arrived as a special gift from Keren at Free Pretty Things For You, so be sure and stop by her blog to say hi. She has some beautiful new digital goods that I've been drooling over!Read more »
Free Vintage Digital Stamps Brushes & Vectors Set No. 13
Published on 2012-06-19 18:55:26
This set of clip art images are mostly from old map illustrations. It's been a little while since I posted a vintage digital stamps freebie. I really like the cute little angels/cherubs, and hope you find them useful. This set comes with png, brushes, vectors and a pdf. Read more »
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 12
Published on 2012-06-18 07:48:46
This weeks (a little late) post contains some super fun freebies. There are some brushes, icon sets, a download button, free font, a PS layer style, an html template, UI elements and 2 super cute printables. Enjoy!Read more »
Free Vintage Clip Art for Digital Collage
Published on 2012-06-17 14:21:20
Hello lovelies. I've been scouring the web over the past few days looking for some special vintage graphics to incorporate into a custom template for a client. I ran across these beauties from the Library of Congress. Some of them were rather large downloads in high resolution tiff format. I saved them as jpg and decided to share them with you all. My favorites are the wallpaper images. They are so colorful and ornate!Read more »
Featured Album Release - Nathanael Orr
Published on 2012-06-16 15:14:01
A few days ago Nathanael contacted me regarding commercial use terms for some of the design resources listed on this blog. He mentioned his project and I asked if I could do a feature of the album here for promotion. The great thing about this project is that proceeds of the EP go towards Nathaniel's personal mission training and work with Youth With a Mission Newcastle Australia. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ] [..]
Free Damask Digital Scrapbooking Papers & Missing Punchtab Redeemer
Published on 2012-06-12 19:33:02
I've been working on a few texture set and decided to release this one as a freebie. There's a very tiny seam in the damask pattern which is hardly noticeable. I didn't want to go through and redo the pattern and everything, so you all get it for $0!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Vintage Border Frame & Rose Ornament
Published on 2012-06-08 19:06:18
Here's a little freebie for you all. It's a tiny kit containing 1 frame and 1 floral rose bouquet. You get brushes, vectors and transparent PNG format with this item. It may look familiar to some of you, as it's from the Graphics Fairy! It's from Antique Clip Art - Fabulous Pharmacy Labels. I have such a thing for FRAMES, so I made this into one. It would be pretty sweet used as a blog banner or on a physical product label.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my [..]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 11
Published on 2012-06-08 12:59:34
This week's freebies list has quite a variety of items. There's a free Facebook timeline template suggested by an anonymous user, a sweet little vintage clipart bluebird label set, a digiscrap blog train, some great vintage labels/tickets/stamps PSDs, a set of free vector floral swirls, an adorable vintage retro icon set, and last but not least - awesome free fonts. Enjoy!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Vintage Oval Frames - Custom Shapes, Brushes, Vectors & PNG Clipart
Published on 2012-05-24 23:53:58
Yes, another freebie for you! I've had these since last week and am just getting around to posting. This set contains 8 free Cu4Cu (Commercial Use) Oval Frames. You get transparent PNG for clipart, photo shop custom shapes, vectors and brushes that may be used in PS or Gimp. Vector borders source: All-Silhouettes.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Doodle Frames Custom Shapes, Brushes, Vectors & PNG Clipart
Published on 2012-05-24 23:14:19
For everyone who has been waiting for some new doodle frame custom shapes, here you go! This free set comes with custom shapes, vectors, PNG and brushes. Anyone who's previously downloaded them from the cart may grab the PNG here. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Vintage Clipart & Christian Word Art
Published on 2012-05-24 22:10:46
Abby from Little Birdie Blessings gave me some beautiful graphics to process! This set of items contains ornate vintage borders and a decorative digital stamp with an acanthus fleuron. I'm linking up to Scripture Thursday Link Party & Word Art Wednesday. This week's theme is "Fullness of Joy". There are two word art images with scripture at the bottom of this post. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 10
Published on 2012-05-11 02:18:52
This weeks list has some wonderful goodies. There is a really sweet vintage PSD template, a GUI set, some vectors, brushes, patterns, textures, fonts, sweet ornament dingbats, and some super awesome digital scrapbooking resources!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photoshop Creative Mag Feature - Stay Tuned!
Published on 2012-05-11 00:12:20
If you're a physical design mag reader, stay tuned for the next issue of Photoshop Creative UK and Photoshop Creative Spain by Imagine Publishing. They are going to be featuring 61 Photoshop brushes from shop.starsunflowerstudio.com in media that comes with the magazine. It's an awesome deal, so stay on the lookout!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Exhale!
Published on 2012-05-05 08:53:23
We interrupt the regularly scheduled program to bring you this announcement. {breathe}{sigh}. It's a good kind of sigh. For those of you that may not know what I do with my time when I'm not designing resources, here you go....Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Photoshop Layer Styles No. 3
Published on 2012-04-27 20:31:26
As promised, here is a set of free commercial use layer styles. I made them in 72dpi as well as 300dpi for digital scrapbooking. Each style set has a version for text effects and also for using on shapes. I tried to re-create them in gimp, but found that writing a gimp script was more work than I anticipated. There's also the new release coming soon. I did start to recreate them in inkscape. So stay tuned & enjoy!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full link [..]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 9
Published on 2012-04-27 18:34:59
I hope everyone had a great week! This week's freebies list contains some gorgeous {{love}} free fonts, a wordpress theme & CV Template, a noise texture generator and some pretty seamless patterns including quatrefoil. There are some really cute printables too. Happy Friday & have a great weekend! Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 8
Published on 2012-04-20 23:40:30
This weeks post contains so many items that I have not had a chance to file at all of them yet! There are 3 free html web templates, more free fonts, some cool arrows & speach bubbles, some vector resources & photo shop action. Don't miss the MEGA bundle. It has so many goodies! I really like several of the free wordpress themes. Without further a due... Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
50 Percent off Sale at Sonya Dehart Design Studio!
Published on 2012-04-20 22:28:23
If you have not yet visited Sonya Dehart Design Studio, you should! She's running an awesome 50% off sale. You can check out her shop here. She has some gorgeous design resources! I absolutely love her doodle frames. They are SO cute! Her items are commercial use as well. Hurry up to get the deal though, her sale is running until April 25th. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Vintage Clipart - Spencerian Calligraphy Birds
Published on 2012-04-16 22:51:13
I found some lovely Spencerian calligraphy birds clip art to share with you. They have lovely scriptures inside the border frames! This time I made them in a few different colors for each one, as people have asked how to colorize items in various online graphic design programs. A few variations should make things easier with these. They are transparent PNG format. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 7
Published on 2012-04-14 09:16:46
This weeks post contains a cute stitched tag, some sweet color swatches, world peace vectors, a retro bicycle, an ipad mockup action, a free font, a beautiful photo shop action, psd drop down menu, some super high quality textures and a vectorized iMac PSD. Say that 5 times fast! Have fun. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free CU4CU Subtle Textures & Swatches
Published on 2012-04-14 07:26:05
One can never have too many textures eh? Here are some freebie subtle pastel textures for you all. They range from paper card stock to crepe paper and a wood grain effect. This set also comes with some swatches for both gimp and photo shop. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gimp Brushes Set 3 - Label Frames
Published on 2012-04-13 01:34:22
Here's a set of label frame gimp brushes for you. They also come with very large PNG clipart files for those of you who use other design programs. The image/brush sizes range from about 1500px to 2200px. They are just plain black and do not have the grunge effect. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Vintage Gimp Brushes - Set 1
Published on 2012-04-13 01:33:36
Here's a set of gimp brushes for the gimpers that read this blog. This set contains some vintage ribbon banner flags, two decorative vessels with acanthus and a couple of decorative ornaments. The banners aren't huge, but some may find them useful. The middle ornament is very large - for those looking to use them in digital scrapbooking projects. They also come with PNG for those who do not use gimp. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, othe [..]
Vintage Gimp Brushes - Set 2
Published on 2012-04-13 01:33:03
Here's another set I finally got around to packaging up. It contains 50 vintage lighting brushes from old illustrations. There are also extracted PNG clipart images for each vintage illustration. They range from about 3000 to 1000px in size. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Guest Post by Two Succulent Sisters
Published on 2012-04-12 17:59:58
Hello everyone, I am very excited to be a guest blogger today for Star Sunflower Studio!! Su very graciously invited me to give a blog post and my choice today is about one of my favorite flowers, the viola flower or otherwise known as Johnny Jump-ups. I've been having fun with Johnny Jump-ups, putting them in delicate containers and displaying them all around my house. I've been giving them as gifts, too. My sister and I have a craft blog together called Two Succulent Sisters. Read [..]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 6
Published on 2012-04-08 06:00:29
Oh it's this week's freebie time again! In this week's post there are some free fonts, grunge textures & brushes, pretty label frames vectors, a sweet honey candy layer style PSD, color swatches, awesome digital scrapbooking freebies and a huge set of 60 journal cards. Enjoy!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Vintage Jar Brushes & PNG Clipart
Published on 2012-03-30 00:29:52
I finally got these vintage jar brushes packaged up. I have about 3 or 4 sets of gimp brushes that I've been working on for about a year now, lol! I'd like to get those packaged up soon and post for all of you. Most of those are vintage stamps, but there's a set of some frames that I think you all will really like. I've got some new goods in the shop as well.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 5
Published on 2012-03-29 23:32:47
In this week's post you'll find some incredibly awesome free color swatches, patterns, PSD for UI design, and some gorgeous dingbat fonts to create your own backgrounds with. I absolutely love the peoni pro dingbat font by Emily Lime. It has chevron, quatrefoil, wood grain/bark overlay and ginkgo biloba. Little Pink Strawberries has a limited 1 week free release of super cute Japanese masking patterns, so be sure to grab those while you can!Read more » [[ This is a content summary onl [..]
Free Vintage Clipart, Journal Page & Border Frame
Published on 2012-03-26 13:51:40
I've made a journal page for you all, and it comes with a transparent PNG version so you can use it to make your own resources. The terms are CU4CU, which means you can make commercial use items with it. The only thing you can't do with it is make brushes and shapes to sell. I hope you like it!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 4
Published on 2012-03-23 13:56:04
There were so many free design resources available to post this week I could hardly choose which ones to blog about. This week's post features lots of great new free fonts, some nice vintage style ribbons / badges, social icons and a several items that are "stitched". There are also several color swatches that I can't wait to try out!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
22 Gorgeous Desktop Backgrounds from the Commons
Published on 2012-03-21 10:19:18
I don't know about you, but I keep the same desktop background for quite a long time. I've have been using this one on my linux desktop for, oh - I'd say about 3 years now, lol! For some reason I always fall back to it. I think I got it at gnome-look.org. Last night while browsing Wikimedia Commons, I stumbled upon some wonderful images that can be used for desktop wallpaper. Yes, I finally switched my background, hooray!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web [..]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 3
Published on 2012-03-17 20:36:25
This weeks freebies list is a hodge podge of both graphic design, and printable items. So whether you're designing invitations, re-designing your website, living room, kitchen cupboards, or your social life -- you're likely to find something useful for creative inspiration.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Free Patterns - Doodle Chevron, Floral and Striped
Published on 2012-03-17 20:24:06
I've got another freebie for you all. This set has a total of 190 seamless doodle patterns. The file contains images for gimp and/or using in web/blog design. There's also a .pat file for photo shop users. I hope you like them! Oh by the way, they are CU4CU :) Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week No. 2
Published on 2012-03-08 23:52:38
I've got some a sweet digital freebies list for you this week. I'm not sure which resource is my favorite. It's really difficult to choose! The scalloped shapes are on top of my list, in addition to the vintage paper scans. I don't think I will ever fall out of love with old paper and things that have had some wear & tear. Enjoy! Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gorgeous Free Blogger Templates for Building a Professional Web Presence
Published on 2012-03-08 21:09:45
Presentation is key when making a first impression in the business world. If you're running your company on a budget, you've likely chosen blogger. Not only is blogger free, but it is a lot less maintenance than a self hosted wordpress blog or custom built shopping cart. There are no script updates or security vulnerabilities to worry about. When you log into your dashboard you can focus on blogging instead of what needs to be taken care of to keep your site up to date. In the past, o [..]
Create a Color Palette from a Photo in Gimp
Published on 2012-03-06 05:52:37
Here's a quick and easy way to save a palette of nice colors to use in your gimp design projects. First find a photo with some colors that appeal to you. I've used an image called "Tea Still Life" which you may find here: http://morguefile.com/archive/display/604588.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tutorial - Coloring Design Resources in Pixlr
Published on 2012-03-06 05:32:40
I recently had an inquiry as to if I could colorize some of my design resources for a customer who does not have photoshop and does not use gimp. She stated that she's using pixlr as an image editor and wasn't sure if she could do this in pixlr. After giving it a whirl I decided to write a tutorial on it so users would know how to do it. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Make a Color Palette from a Photo in Photoshop
Published on 2012-03-06 05:32:04
Have you ever made a palette from a photo on ColourLovers? This tutorial is somewhat along the lines of that and it's really easy! This works great for grabbing colors of a header or etsy banner to make a web design that matches the colors in the image.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
$15 Digital Goods Giveaway Feature at Little Birdie Blessings
Published on 2012-03-01 21:44:47
It's been a super busy day for me today. I just wanted to mention to everyone that I'm doing a giveaway over at Little Birdie Blessings. It's for a $15 coupon code for free stuff in my digital goods shop. You can enter the giveaway here: http://littlebirdieblessings.blogspot.com/2012/02/scripture-thursday-linky-party-18-dim.html This is a linky party for projects you've made in any medium that have scripture from the Bible on them. You can find more details and FAQ about it here: Script [..]
How to Make a Font with FontForge & Inkscape
Published on 2012-02-27 06:16:45
If you have ever wondered how to create a font, you may find the following tutorials useful for getting an idea of how the font creation process works. The majority of tutorials listed feature the free and open source programs inkscape (vector drawing) and fontforge (font editor). Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Vintage Frames Borders & Ornaments - More from the Henry Van Dyke Set
Published on 2012-02-21 22:39:35
This one is an addition to the Henry Van Dyke set of Vintage Frames Borders & Ornaments clipart. There are 2 doodle frames and 3 decorative ornaments in this round. I can't tell which set I like the best! What do you think? Click on the download button to see the images in full resolution. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Photoshop Elements (PSE) Easy Color Overlay Tutorial
Published on 2012-02-21 17:16:08
If you've ever wondered how to colorize a simple shape in Photo Shop Elements (PSE), this is the tutorial for you! It's a fairly simple process. I did this as a quick reference for someone who inquired on how to do it, so the screen-shots are not re-sized. Just click on the images to see them in full view. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Graphic, Web and UI Design Freebies of the Week
Published on 2012-02-18 18:05:41
There were a great number of wonderful design freebies released this week and I thought it would be nice to share them with you. In the list are a couple of free fonts, vectors and some nice PSDs for UI design and a photo photoshop PSD for photography coloring. I hope you like them. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More Free Clipart - Vintage Frames Borders & Ornaments
Published on 2012-02-10 05:02:27
I've got another batch of free vintage clipart - Borders Frames & Ornaments. I hope you like them! They are commercial use (CU4CU) with the exception of making brushes and custom shapes with them. You can make digital scrapbooking resources for sale or use them in a photography backgrounds project. Just *do* something with them like add a background or whatever. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Google Docs Template for Freelance - Data & Project Management
Published on 2012-02-10 04:18:30
Freelance project management can get a person lost in the sea of email correspondence from time to time. I've tried several time tracking applications and various sorts of free productivity tools for keeping things in order. The drawback of taking this route is that you are running several apps to get the job done. I'm sharing something that I started out with as a starting point for data management with client projects.Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo [..]
Free Clipart - Vintage Decorative Frame Borders & Feather Quill Pen
Published on 2012-02-09 02:26:48
This post is a tribute to some beautiful ladies I've had the pleasure to work with over the past few days. Below you'll find some free vintage graphics that are in PNG format and you can download right from this post. They are commercial use with the exception of making brushes and custom shapes with them. You can make digital scrapbooking resources for sale or use them in a photography backgrounds project. Just *do* something with them like add a background or whatever. Read more » [..]
Tutorials: How to Add Text to an Etsy Banner, Blog Header or Blog Button
Published on 2012-02-07 18:23:12
I've had a lot of requests lately regarding how to add text to a blog banner or Etsy banner . Instead of reinventing the wheel, I thought I'd share some tutorials that I've found online instead. Below are tuts using both online apps and the free and open source downloadable Gimp image editor. Each editor has a link to the application in the title. I have also posted a link at the bottom to my favorite online editing tools, Aviary. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. V [..]
Freebie Clipart & Brushes - Domestic Sewing Elements CU4CU
Published on 2012-02-01 15:34:36
Up for grabs today is a sweet vintage clipart & brush set containing an ornament divider, embroidery design borders/corners, vintage sewing machine advertisements & images. The brushes and PNG clipart are commercial use (cu4cu). Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Minimize Skype and Windows Live Messenger to the System Tray in Windows 7
Published on 2012-01-28 04:00:59
Have you ever wondered how to close Windows Live Messenger or Skype but still leave it running so you can only have it in your task bar when you need it? I have, and it was driving me nuts! Yes you can close these apps without exiting out of them completely!Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lovely Blog Designs - A Time Capsule
Published on 2012-01-12 23:34:31
There are so many cute blogs out on the web! Some of you may know these well. Blog designs do change over time, so I though it would be fun to do a little time capsule with a roundup of a few that I think are pretty. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Codeanywhere Announces Drop Box Integration
Published on 2012-01-12 23:17:09
Codeanywhere has formally announced dropbox integration, woot! Both have have an iPhone, iPad & Android app. So you really *can* code anywhere. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Install Photoshop Shapes
Published on 2012-01-12 17:54:54
Depending on your operating system the path where your default Photo Shop custom shapes may differ. Please keep in mind that you don't have to install your presets in this directory (folder). PS just defaults to it by nature, but will remember the path you browse to when loading resources from within PS. Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rafflecopter Launch Party Giveaway - Win an iPad or Kindle Fire!
Published on 2012-01-10 07:38:53
Many of you may have noticed Rafflecopter on my $100 digital goods giveaway. When I first signed up with this app it was beta, which required approval to get a membership. Well, Rafflecopter is going live and they have a great giveaway going on for the launch party! The prizes are an iPad and a Kindle Fire You can enter the giveaway right from this post. Cheers & good luck! Read more » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gimp Tutorial - Extracting Lace
Published on 2011-06-24 17:33:13
This gimp tutorial is using a lace texture, but you could use this technique with many other types of textures. Every now and then I have to wait for some pages to load due to our slow... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Picnik Image Editing Arrives Inside Blogspot Blogs
Published on 2011-06-24 07:00:58
Have you noticed? When did "Edit Image" arrive in the blogger image properties dialogue? Yesterday I went to upload an image while creating a post and noticed an edit image link. After clicking on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
More Awesome Gimp Brushes to Download
Published on 2011-06-20 01:30:53
I've been on a gimp kick again after purchasing the new gimp add-ons from software pantry. While we were watching a family movie the other night, I had my laptop in tote and was "doodling" while the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Featured Sponsor - Software Pantry
Published on 2011-06-16 22:16:55
Software Pantry’s mission is to make it easier to find and use free alternatives to popular programs like Office and Photoshop. Software Pantry gathers great free programs from across the internet... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
A Warm Welcome! June Sponsors - Medium
Published on 2011-06-16 20:37:48
Let's open this with a warm welcome for our medium sponsors for June. Oh I've had a wonderful time checking out these gal's sweet designs, fabulous blogs and awesome bookmarks! Do be sure to have a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Ad Space Giveaway Winners
Published on 2011-06-14 02:19:58
Announcing the winners of the free ad giveaway! Well I did this sort of last minute, only offering a day for people to sign up. So everybody wins, yayyyy!!!! I wanted to make sure I gave... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Free Half Month Ad Space Giveaway
Published on 2011-06-13 14:23:25
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! A few days ago I had an unfortunate thing happen with my Google adsense account. After months of receiving google adsense checks, all of a sudden... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
My Lil' Dude is Back for the Summer!
Published on 2011-06-13 06:05:33
He's not so little anymore! He's taller than I am now and has short hair!! I just discovered that my rechargeable camera batteries have gotten old and don't hold a charge anymore. :( I am going to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
We are Now Accepting Ad Sponsors
Published on 2011-06-13 02:20:16
A strange thing happened to me the other day. It was two days before picking up my son from the airport. He has flown in from California to spend the summer with me. I promised him that the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
Free CU Digital Scrapbook Kit - Happy Day
Published on 2011-06-13 02:05:18
To those of you who've been looking forward to this free digiscrap kit, it has finally made it!!! It has been a busy week, and my DSL connection is really really slow compared to most. We... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Link Sandwich - Hyperlinks in Blog Comments Tutorial
Published on 2011-06-05 16:44:04
Today I got to thinking that no tutorial is too simple, as everyone has different levels of experience with things. While approving comments (brings me oh so much joy), I had to take a look at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Free CU4CU Digiscrap Overlays - 1
Published on 2011-06-03 19:54:13
Here's a new scrapbook freebie for you to download. I'm still pretty new and wet behind the ears with the digital scrapbook thing and am learning as I go along. I've posted a preview of a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
New Free Paper Patterns for Photoshop Gimp and Web
Published on 2011-06-02 03:56:03
Up for grabs today: free high res (300 DPI) paper pattern pack for photoshop & gimp. Enclosed are seamless tiles for using as a web background texture or pattern in gimp. You will also find... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
11 Grunge Fabric Pattern Textures for Gimp
Published on 2011-05-27 07:15:00
Gimp textured patterns up for grabs today on the StarSunflower Studio Blogspot blog! Designing goodies is like doodle time for me, a little scribble here, a little scribble there... I've got a lot of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
19 High Quality Photo Shop Gimp Brush Sets to Make Your Day
Published on 2011-05-26 01:23:24
High res photoshop brushes are the fancy of the day. I had to browse through my subscriptions today to see what's going on in the design world. Lots of fresh new goodies... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo
15 New Fonts by Mawns Typography
Published on 2011-05-24 18:04:54
New fonts are always exciting to peruse and download. Måns Grebäck has been at it again! Here's a great list of fonts ranging from graffiti to sketchy comic style. If I had to choose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
Vintage Corset Women Brushes for Photoshop and Gimp
Published on 2011-05-19 21:28:42
Free vintage corset women brushes for Photoshop & Gimp, including transparent PNG image pack. All 7 images are displayed in the preview. I have many more to come. This is the first round and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Gorgeous Free Vintage Frames Borders & Ornaments
Published on 2011-04-14 15:48:11
I'm working on a design project that calls for some damask n' ornaments and thought it would be cool to share some of the goodies that were stumbled upon during my search today. Almost every single... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Free Etsy Banners - Pack 4
Published on 2011-04-13 05:10:33
It's free Etsy banner time again! I could barely even fit them all in the post pic. There are a whopping 50 banners listed here in which I've worked on over the past few months. If you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Free Vintage Grunge Textures Patterns & Items Collection 4
Published on 2011-04-12 05:01:01
Textures, patterns and resources are items one just can't have enough of. It seems as though my partner has to pry me away from browsing on the computer just to eat! This mix contains a good... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Free Photoshop Custom Shapes - Tags 2
Published on 2011-04-10 01:39:48
After an uber busy web dev week. I just had to take some time out to do a freebie! This pack has been a work in progress for some time now and I just had to finish them up. I'm not sure how often... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
Irresistible Free Dingbat Fonts | Part II
Published on 2011-04-08 22:31:26
Curious are the miscellaneous dingbat fonts, for most characters contain a picture. They range from vintage folk art to blocks, decorative ornaments, lava lamps and the coveted western glyphs... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo
Photoshop Gimp Brushes - 40 Free Hootie Owls
Published on 2011-03-31 22:53:39
Today's freebie: 40 super high res owl brushes for photo shop and gimp lovingly crafted & packaged just for you! A few of the images are sourced from fromoldbooks.org. The rest I found on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
New Google Social Search - Have you noticed?
Published on 2011-03-30 07:15:01
Google rolled out a labs experiment in 2009, which gave users the ability to bring results from friends in your social circle to the first page in a Google search. I think I first heard about this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
New Free Blog Header - Birdies
Published on 2011-03-30 07:10:00
I've way slacked in the headers and buttons area, so here's a new one with cute birdies, just in time for spring. It contains elements from this digiscrap kit, and the birdie template... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Free Cute Blog Template - Think Spring 1
Published on 2011-03-30 07:00:09
Here's the first background as promised from CU Free Digiscrap Kit - Spring Has Sprung. There are some pretty easy instructions for adding it with the new blogger template designer. It will work as a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Vintage Beer Labels and Advertisements - Before the Digital Age
Published on 2011-03-27 23:14:11
The craft of brewing is an art form, yet it's design in branding is just as important. There appear to be many collectors of fine vintage beer label specimens. Each label has it's own unique... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
Irresistible Free Dingbat Fonts | Part I
Published on 2011-03-26 07:59:59
Dingbat fonts likely have a long history in typesetting, a history in which I'd love to research in depth. When composing this post I briefly read the wikipedia entry which didn't fully satisfy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Free Spring CU Digiscrap Kit - Spring Has Sprung!
Published on 2011-03-25 20:28:46
Up for grabs today is a lovely spring themed free CU digital scrapbooking kit - made by me! This kit contains 14 papers, 23 elements and some fun spring themed word art. This is my very first... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Free Photoshop Gimp Brush Crafty Lion
Published on 2011-03-19 14:53:16
Up for grabs today is my very first photoshop - gimp brush. I've started several projects and haven't finished them, so here's a friendly single lion brush who's waiting to be a part of your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
New Free Fonts for Spring 2011
Published on 2011-03-19 10:17:19
Free fonts are a beautiful thing. For those with a love of typography, I've compiled a list of 25 typeface released in 2011. Some of the font authors have been busy little bees.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo
Blogger is Getting a New Face in 2011
Published on 2011-03-19 09:40:53
Those of you attending SXSW right now have probably already heard the breaking news. Blogger is getting a new face! This is really great news for blogspot users. There's a brand new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Quick Tip: Working with Swatches
Published on 2011-03-18 07:54:17
Many of us collect resources for graphic design, but I've not seen much mentioned about Adobe Swatch Exchage (ASE) or Adobe Color Files (ACO). I'd like to offer a quick tip, in case you were not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Color Palette Favorites of the Week - 2
Published on 2011-03-18 05:20:22
If there was a way to tell what type of personality or mood one has from the types of colors they are attracted too, I'd be interested. It's amazing what color therapy does for one's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for fu
Little Hootie Owl Free PSD Template - CU
Published on 2011-03-14 03:44:04
I've had this little guy kickin' around for a while and decided to finally post. Some of you may find him useful for making banners or buttons n' such. Included in the file is the blank... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Free Vintage Retro Craft Scan - Sewing Susan
Published on 2011-03-04 02:10:57
I scanned and extracted this one a while back and finally got around to posting the png. It's an old needle pack. You may find it useful for your design projects. I was thinking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
30 Social Media Icon Packs - Super Sweet and Free
Published on 2011-03-01 22:54:12
I can remember a time when social icons were a very rare commodity on the web. As social networking and blogging evolved, the freebies - including icon sets - became more abundant. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Color Palette Favorites of the Week
Published on 2011-02-28 01:44:11
I wanted to get this post up here on Friday, but didn't get that far. So without further a due, here are some favorite colors I've hand picked from colourlovers to share with you. I also have a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
New Free Brushes for 2011 by Green Bulb Gang
Published on 2011-02-27 20:37:15
Everyone loves freebies, and I was pleasantly surprised to find a newsletter containing links to the brushes shown above when checking my email today. One of my favorite resource sites posted a new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Vintage Graphic Design - Beautiful Lace Brushes
Published on 2011-02-27 03:27:17
I've been working on another project resource hunt that was just calling for a blog post to share the digs with everyone. These vintage lace brushes are great for personal and commercial design... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Public Domain Free Vintage Farm Life Images
Published on 2011-02-24 00:35:53
One of my current web projects is a "Cowboy" site. While browsing the web for free western themed images, I stumbled upon a really great new (to me) royalty free image site called EveryStockPhoto.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Free Vintage Hobby Girl Scans
Published on 2011-02-23 21:08:16
I've had these kickin' around for some time now and finally got around to scanning & uploading. They were a gift from my friend Heather, and I thought I would share them as a digital download.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Awesome Gimp Tutorials
Published on 2011-02-17 06:31:46
I've never really been a fan of video tutorials whatsoever. Today I was looking around for some tuts for making gimp resources and stumbled on these videos. They are definitely worthy of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
Free Vintage Grunge Textures Patterns & Items Collection 3
Published on 2011-02-16 23:43:16
Colors, textures and resources are like therapy for me. I love to browse the web and saturate my senses with all of the wonderful work that is out there for the hunting. "Free Vintage... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit
New Commercial Use Free Fonts from FontSpring
Published on 2011-02-14 16:09:00
For today's font fancy we have a nice collection of free commercial use fonts, all of which have an unlimited @Font-Face licence. Designers who use @Font-Face in their web projects may have an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Vintage I Free Blogger Template
Published on 2011-02-09 19:40:20
Up for grabs today is a lovely vintage style blogger template in shades of warm grey. I was so excited to find that Etoile du nord granted permission for me to use this scrap kit as a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Free Blogger Gadget Template - Zen - With Icons
Published on 2011-02-07 19:47:17
Well, I finally took the time to make new codes that work with the Blogger Template Designer, woot! I finally broke down and got an ebook I've been wanting for some time now - "Building Websites with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Pretty Black Damask Dots Blogger Template | Special Request
Published on 2011-02-06 13:00:49
This is a special design request by Brazen Heaven for a black color style of "Pretty Pink Damask Dots" blogger template. Credits for scrapbook elements obtained go to My Own... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
Retro, Vintage and Western Website Designs from Around the Web
Published on 2011-02-04 10:37:04
I've always had an affinity for vintage/retro/western stuff. The western love may have risen from me helping my mom stuff hand-made frostline "Billy Bob" jackets with goose down we plucked from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
New Free Blogger Template | Geofloralicious
Published on 2011-02-02 14:55:25
Well, it's been a while since a new free blogger template has been released here, especially a full xml template. It takes me some time to code em' up, which typically leads to lack of sleep on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
25 Beautiful Seamless Patterns for Web Design Inspiration
Published on 2011-02-02 07:10:00
Every now and then one needs a little jump start to get those creative juices flowing when designing a website. When I'm experiencing a creative block, creative sites that offer free... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for
Free Vintage Grunge Textures Patterns & Items Collection 2
Published on 2011-01-28 04:06:14
Here's another hand picked list of free vintage grunge textures and patterns, including an additional vintage butterfly broach and Magnifying glass. Enjoy! If you missed it, here's the link for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
CU Freebie Custom Shapes Tags n' Ribbons
Published on 2011-01-26 07:22:31
Up for grabs today is a lovely set of tag and ribbon custom shapes. I'll likely be making some variations of them as the ribbons turned bit too fat for my liking. There's definitely room for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi
Studio News: Design Share Launch
Published on 2011-01-25 20:37:40
Just a little note to announce the launch of design-share.blogspot.com, which is a blogger blog with collected resources from the web. It's origins come from my obsessive addiction to design and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Dropbox Image Error
Published on 2011-01-22 07:47:39
If things are looking a little weird around here it's because DropBox is having issues today. I uploaded all of the theme image files to my regular server and added the urls. I'm going to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we
Free Etsy Banner Set- Earthen Angel
Published on 2011-01-18 21:22:51
I've been up to my eyeballs with web projects lately, which is a good thing! This set was something I put together a few weeks ago and never got a chance to release. So without further a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs
40 More Awesome Free Etsy Banners
Published on 2011-01-13 02:07:36
Here's another whoppin' round of 40 free etsy banner freebies for everyone. I hope you like them. If you haven't seen the first run, you can find them here in my other free etsy banners... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
I Recieved a Stylish Blogger Award!
Published on 2011-01-01 13:12:38
Thanks oodles to Kids Creative Chaos for giving me a Stylish blogger award! I've put together somewhat of a mixed batch of things here. Leave it to me to make a bulleted list underneath the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website
A Lovely Collection of Fonts, Old and New
Published on 2011-01-01 13:11:12
Those who have a love for typography will likely enjoy this post as it is quite a unique list. Included are new styles and some older ones that have a timeless or vintage quality. You're bound... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web
Free Gimp Grunge Paper Patterns
Published on 2010-12-31 17:02:48
Here's a paper pattern set for all of the gimp users out there. It contains 10 tileable paper patterns. If you need help installing these please reference this post: Clipping Masks & Pattern Overlays in Gimp Leave a comment if you like
Free Photoshop Grunge Paper Patterns
Published on 2010-12-31 09:24:30
Up for grabs today is an assortment of 10 different photoshop patterns in .pat format. It's a mixed bag with varying image quality. Some are cardboard or paper bag-ish, some vintage, distressed or just plain grungy. Leave a comment if you