Dear All,
Today, I prepared a free desktop July 2011 wallpaper.
I named it simply – “Sunflower”. I love sunflowers and my garden is full of them :)
To me, this flower does not represent Summer and sun only, it also represents freedom, food (seeds and oil) and universal beauty. That’s why I love sunflowers!
I made this wallpaper with a little help from my friends Lightworks Photoshop brushes which are freely available to Gold and Platinum GBG members. So, to get them, join us at GBG and get access to those AND 150+ other Photoshop brushes sets, backgrounds, vector images, etc.

“Sunflower”, July 2011 Desktop Wallpaper calendar is available in following dimensions:
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- 1024×768 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1280×800 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1280×960 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1280×1024 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1440×900 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1600×1200 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1680×1050 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
- 1920×1200 – Sunflower Desktop Wallpaper
And here is the iPhone wallpaper too

The image below is just something I made with my Hipstamatic and iPhone.

Have a great day, think positive and always wear a smile :) It’s free and it suits you perfectly!
S
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Dear All,
Last few weeks were pretty stressful for me.
That’s why you did not hear from me for a while. I didn’t want to write about these, not so good, things that were going on in my life. Let’s just say that things are back to normal, more or less, for the time being at least.
OK. Now, let’s get to fun stuff!
Today is the last day of March (at least for those of you who are reading this on 31st of March), and this time I prepared a free desktop April 2011 Calendar wallpaper. Isn’t it odd? This time, for a change, I prepared a Calendar wallpaper in time!!! :)
I made this wallpaper with my latest Cherry Blossoms Photoshop brushes set which is freely available to all GBG members. This set is published in March Edition of GBG e-zine! If you want it, become a GBG member and you will get access to 120+ Photoshop brushes sets, making a total of almost 1000 FREE Photoshop brushes.

Japanse Cherry Blossoms, April 2011 Desktop Wallpaper calendar is available in following dimensions:
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And here is the iPhone wallpaper too

Have a great day, think positive and always wear a smile :) It’s free and it suits you perfectly!
S
P.S.
Did you happen to take a look at my 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET? Check it out, trust me, it’s worth it ->
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The time has come to prepare for January 2011. Time sure files!
So, what did I do? I prepared a free desktop wallpaper with January 2011 Calendar
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In this wallpaper I used snowflakes from Christmas Photoshop brushes set (55+55) and other elements from Lightworks Photoshop Brushes set (61).
Also, if you feel like playing around with Photoshop brushes, our simple on-line designer is at your service :)
You can even send your design by email to someone.
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Gang,
The 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET is being upgraded.
First, I just finished the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET PDF eBook (21Mb). It contains previews of all brushes (and BONUSES) from this legendary MEGA SET. I made it in high resolution so you can print it out and use it as a reference for your projects. (Like, photo books, scrap books, web design, print design, paper design, packaging, logo, stationery, rubber stamps … I’ve seen my Photoshop brushes used in all kinds of businesses and that’s GREAT!)
Download the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET PDF eBook (21Mb) ->
Get the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET ->
Now, another thing, the 2010 is almost over. So Calendar 2010 Photoshop brush is replaced with Calendar 2011 Photoshop brush. All new 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET buyers will get this new Calendar.
Of course, the 2011 Photoshop brushes Calendar set is available for purchase as a stand alone product.
- $9.99 VALUE, FREE WITH 800+ PS Brushes MEGA SET
- BUY IT NOW ->
12 brushes in three designs and two sizes:
* up to 2450 pixels @300dpi
* up to 1250 pixels @300dpi
36 transparent PNG files (approx. size 10 inches @300 dpi)
Compatible with Adobe Photoshop (up to CS5), Photoshop Elements, PaintShopPro, GIMP, Paint.NET and more…
Compatible with Mac and PC
Commercial use OK!
NOTE: Calendar weeks begin with SUNDAY. US standard. | PREVIEW |
| Get the 2011 Calendar Photoshop brushes set + 36 PNGs |
OK gang! That’s it for today. I know existing buyers of the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET will love the eBook. Also, if you already purchased that set (and this goes for future buyers too) don’t forget to use your 50% discount code which you got with your purchase receipt! So, you can get all Photoshop brushes (which are not included in the MEGA SET) from my little shop at 50% discount!
Have fun creating!
Silvia
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Gang,
Few days ago, I introduced a brand new, hot and a totally very nice Photoshop brushes set Photo masks Grunge Squares (4).
And, the very same day I made a promise. I solemnly promised to issue a LITE (read FREE) edition of this, genuinely, PREMIUM Photoshop brushes set!
As I promised – Wednesday is here and Free Lite Edition of this cool Photo Masks Grunge Squares Digital Stamps is here as well!
Four out of the twenty five brushes is what everyone gets for free.
And here they are:

These are perfect for photos of 2×2 / 3,2×2,2 inches @300dpi. Print ready, of course. So, this is not just for web.
| Preview Photo Masks – Grunge Squares FREE LITE Photoshop brushes set (4) |
| Download Photo Masks – Grunge Squares FREE LITE Photoshop brushes set (4) |
Sorry, 5 days subscription free download offer expired. Download is now available after joining GBG. Please read about our free download policy and join our GBG for more free downloads. Thanks!
You can use them commercially if you want, just do not sell or distribute them.
By the way, I noticed, there are quite a few guys out there who collect free brushes or stamps like these, then bundle them into some hybrid sets and offer for download on their sites. Now, how lame is that?!
Anyways, majority is normal people who just use my free brushes to create great stuff.
Oh! Did I not mention? Commercial use is perfectly OK! Moreover, I am always happy to hear about your businesses success especially if my brushes were involved in any way. Ever since I started creating brushes and offering them on my blog, I’ve heard about are so many different ways of using brushes in your business that it is – amazing.
Try them out and if you like them, you can buy the PREMIUM set:
Photo Masks – Grunge Squares
Photoshop brushes set (25+25+25) + 25 PNGs
The set includes 25 brushes in three different sizes (from huge ones for printing purposes to small ones for web purposes), so you can use them to frame your photos in the following dimensions:
- 2×3 and 2×2 inches
- 4,5×3,1 and 3,1×3,1 inches
- 3,8×5,7 and 4×4 inches
In addition, set includes 25 transparent PNG files for 5,8×4 inches and 4×4 inches photos.
| Preview Photo Masks – Grunge Squares Photoshop brushes set here |
| Get the Photo Masks – Grunge Squares Photoshop brushes set (25+25+25) + 25 PNGs for $9.99 only |
And that is not all, this set is also available as a BONUS!
What do I mean?
Well, if you buy 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET (which is a unprecedented offer by itself already as it comes with a great value and loads of bonuses), so, where was I, oh Yes! If you buy 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by this Friday (10th of September), you will get Photo Masks – Grunge Squares Photoshop brushes set (25+25+25) + 25 PNGs for FREE!
Guys, I’m kinda feelin’ blue today ….
So now, at the end of this post, I want to share with you – something beautiful… no comments necessary. Just lay back and listen (you can close your eyes either, it’s the music that counts).
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Ladies and gentleman,
It is my great pleasure, on this beautiful day, to present you with a brand new, steamy and hot Photoshop brushes set:
Photo Masks – Grunge Square
(25+25+25) + 25 PNGs
The set i
ncludes 25 brushes in three different sizes (from huge ones for printing purposes to small ones for web purposes), so you can use them to frame your photos in the following dimensions:
- 2×3 and 2×2 inches
- 4,5×3,1 and 3,1×3,1 inches
- 3,8×5,7 and 4×4 inches
In addition, set includes 25 transparent PNG files for 5,8×4 inches and 4×4 inches photos.
As all of my sets, these are compatible with Adobe Photoshop (up to latest version), Photoshop Elements (up to latest version), PaintShopPro (up to latest version), Paint.NET (up to latest version and, of course, for the .png’s, you can use them in any decent image or photo editing software in the Universe :)
Oh! Did I not mention? Commercial use is perfectly OK! Moreover, I am always happy to hear about your businesses success especially if my brushes were involved in any way. Ever since I started creating brushes and offering them on my blog, I’ve heard about are so many different ways of using brushes in your business that it is – amazing.
This set is, along to loads of other great sets, available in my little shop of wonders at: http://shop.graphics-illustrations.com/cart.
And that is not all, this set is also available as a BONUS! What do I mean? Well, if you buy 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET (which is a unprecedented offer by itself already as it comes with a great value and loads of bonuses), so, where was I, oh Yes! If you buy 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET by this Friday (10th of September), you will get this set for FREE!
And if you were wondering about the FREE LITE DOWNLOAD of this set, no worries!
It will be available to all GBG members as of this Wednesday and it will include several brushes from this set.
That’s why it’s worth to be a GBG member (Join us now)!
| Preview Photo Masks – Grunge Squares Photoshop brushes set here |
| Get the Photo Masks – Grunge Squares Photoshop brushes set and PNG files here |
Video Tutorials on how to use Photoshop brushes and PNG files as photo masks:
- How to Use Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Adobe Photoshop
- Using Photoshop brushes and PNG files in Photoshop Elements
You can see the Photo Masks – Grunge Squares in action above the header of this post and down below:

OK Gang! That’s it for now! Stay well, love and hug each other, have fun creating stuff and we’ll speak soon as I’m coming with some more new stuff this week!
Love,
Silvia
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It is a weird day today. Especially the sunset I’m watching right now.
It rains, clouds are low, but still, far away, from the west, sun shines through, making drops of water sparkle on the trees in yellow, red and orange colors. Of course, the rainbow appeared too. On the east side where all is gray. All is weird this afternoon. Summer is coming to it’s end … obviously.
But, let’s not be sad about it! We are now looking forward to September, aren’t we! If you are into photography, you will love September, because the colors of September are always so beautiful. One of the best months for Photo lovers!
And, of course, this month as always, I prepared a desktop wallpaper calendar for you guys. The photo below was taken in September on a sailing trip and, as you can see, it was pretty dramatic :)

This wallpaper Calendar comes in 8 different dimensions.
Some of you asked for some additional desktop wallpaper dimensions last month, so this time I wanted to make sure that 99% screen resolutions are covered.
Just click on the link to download the September 2010 Calendar.
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1024×768
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1280×800
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1280×960
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1280×1024
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1440×900
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1600×1200
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1680×1050
September Desktop Wallpaper Calendar 1920×1200
To decorate the calender I used Swirled Squares design elements (Photoshop brushes). These decorations are made exclusively for GBG Platinum Members who also get a whole bunch of other stuff including 24 PREMIUM products from GBG Shop.
Ok. That’s all folks!
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Gang,
Nothing makes me more happy than to see nice people making nice designs and nothing feels better than knowing that my Photoshop brushes (Digital Stamps) helped a bit.
And that is exactly what happened when my old Facebook pal, Mojca, made this Wedding Photo Album. It’s really nice work and I’m especially glad that the bride liked the album too. That’s most important, after all :)
Thank you, Mojca, for sharing your work with us :) and keep them coming.
Also, I would like to use this opportunity to announce that the transfer of free downloads from Graphics-Illustrations.Com to greenbulbgang.com is successfully completed.
105 Photoshop brushes sets, 14 vector freebie packs and 68 other cool free download packages for graphic designers, photographers and digital scrapbookers are awaiting for your at GreenBulbGang.Com web site ->
Graphics-Illustrations.Com Shop will stay where it is now, but we are also building another one at GreenBulbGang.Com.
So, stay tunes as we are coming with more great stuff!
Love,
Silvia
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No matter how we call them: Digital Stamps, Digital Stencils or Photoshop Brushes, all of them can be used in many creative fields and one of them is: fabric design.
This sample will show you Birds Digital Stamps (45 of them in two sizes) and their usage on fabric on spoonflower.com
Thank you Vivayne for showing us another way to use digital stamps :)
You can get Birds Digital Stamps (Photoshop Brushes) in my little shop for $9.99 or in a big pack called 800+ MEGA Set or even in The Ultimate Photoshop Brushes CD. Whatever you choose you won’t regret it :)
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Guys,
I received an email the other day. It came from Germany and it was from a young woman who’s dream is to be a fashion designer. She wanted to buy my 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET because the brushes there were just what she needed for her first fashion line but she wanted to make sure it is in line with my ToU before she makes a purchase.
Of course it was in line with my ToU! Actually, I was so happy that my brushes will be used that way that I decided to give her some of these brushes in as vector graphics as well!
When I was younger I dreamt the same dream. Wanted to be a fashion designer, making my own fashion lines… but life went into a different direction and now I’m graphic designer.
Anyways, what I wanted to say, it always amazes me to I see how many different and creative ways you find in using Photoshop brushes.
I mean, we did the boots design with Photoshop brushes, we made T-Shirts and socks, rubber stamps, packaging paper design, software application interfaces, that was fun, and I’d really really love to see C. making a success as a fashion designer.
Guys, I just needed to share with you, once again, how fascinated I am with the world of options we are surrounded with. Every day. If we just open our eyes.
Create, invent, discover!
Love,
Silvia
PS:
So, you thought I have forgotten about you, haven’t you? But I haven’t. If you liked the graphics from the header of this post you can have it as your wallpaper. To create it I used Photoshop brushes from my little Shop. These are available at The Ultimate Photoshop Brushes CD too :)
Here are the free wallpaper downloads:
1280×960 Desktop Wallpaper – The World is Full of Opportunities
1680×1050 Desktop Wallpaper - The World is Full of Opportunities
1920×1200 Desktop Wallpaper - The World is Full of Opportunities
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Hi Gang,
Here is a little something for all of you Twitter users.
I hope you will like these two themes I prepared for you guys and if you have a Tweeter account, lets meet there :)
Here is my Tweeter profile link so just click here and follow me on Twitter ->
Now, did you know that you can customize the design of your Tweeter interface?
And you can do some really cool stuff too.
So, here is how to customize your twitter interface with a new theme:
- Log in to Tweeter,
- Go to Settings,
- Click on Design,
- Click on Change background image or Change design colors to use the ones from this post.
And here are the themes:
Red Floral Twitter Theme

Just copy and paste the following color codes into your twitter design settings:
Background: 790000
Text: 8f8f8f
Links: f76840
Sidebar: 604f3a
Sidebar border: d48b73
| Preview Red Floral Theme Tweeter background | + | Download Tweeter theme background (make sure to apply color scheme from above) |
I created this theme with: Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau (30+30) Photoshop brushes set also available on The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD and Special Edition Photoshop Brushes CD
And a second Tweeter theme is:
Spring Birds Twitter Theme

To install this theme into your Tweeter account use the following color codes:
Background: dbf705
Text: 806a50
Links: ffcb08
Sidebar: 163624
Sidebar border: 87d000
| Preview Spring Birds Tweeter Theme | + | Download Tweeter theme background (make sure to apply color scheme from above) |
I created Spring Birds Tweeter theme with: Photoshop Brushes: Birds (45+45) and Photoshop Brushes – Floral DUO (62) also available on The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD
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Gang,
I bet many of you were taking pictures on weddings. Either as a professional photographers or just wedding guests no matter, taking photos on weddings can be loads of fun and we can never have enough good and funny wedding photos. But, taking pictures can be just a beginning of one beautiful project. So, why not take the whole deal one step further and create a Wedding Photo Book?
Now, that’s something everyone will enjoy going through, isn’t it?
It doesn’t matter if you can’t or don’t have time to make all these decorations that need to be used in such project. In this little example I made a small demo of how Photoshop brushes can help when creating a Wedding Photo Book.
Basically, what I did, I took one wedding photo, several brushes from The Ultimate Photoshop Brushes CD , mixed them all up in Photoshop and – voila! Here is the front page and the first page of Wedding Photo Book.


You can do all that. All you need to know is how to load Photoshop brushes into Photoshop document, mix them up with wedding images, play a little with colors, dimensions, brush positioning on page and Wedding Photo Book is done in no time.
Ok. I hope you liked this little example and maybe some of you will want to try and make something like this with your self. Let me know how it goes.
Love ya all,
Silvia
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Guys! My apartment is a mess! It is the first day of the removal (we’re moving to that house we bought few months ago) and, you can imagine, it’s just boxes all around this place.
So, I thought, since I won’t be making any new posts for a next few days, I’d just show you my mock-up for the next Photoshop brushes I had in mind. I’ll call them: Fantasy birds :)
I started to make this draft today, but, since the movers are coming on Monday, there was now way for me to finish it today too. I mean, I would need at least two days anyway. So, I hope you like the preview and I promise to have the full package ready as soon as I settle down at my new place.
Until then, stay well, have a great weekend and we’ll talk soon.
:)

Love,
Silvia
P.S.
In the mean time maybe you’d like to take a look at the 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET offer.
Because, if you purchase 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET before 1st of April, I will send you the Fantasy Birds for FREE ($9.99 value)! And that’s IN ADDITION to all other freebies and bonuses that come with that set.
If you prefer to purchase brushes on CD, then you will probably want to take a look at The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD ->
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Gang!
Mr. Alphons (on the image below) and me wish you a very happy St. Patrick’s Day! Green, cheerful holiday that celebrates not just St. Patrick but it also a spring time that is coming!
Although St. Patrick’s Day originally started in Ireland as a religious holiday, a long time ago at the beginning of the 7th century, gradually it became a secular celebration celebrated all around the world, all the way to South Korea :) More about St. Patrick’s Day ->
And that’s no wonder, main concept of this celebration is: to be cheerful, have a beer with your friends, sing and dance.
Although, today did not start very well for me. Mr. Alphons, our little kitten tried to imitate Tom Cruise from Mission Impossible and fell of the balcony (2nd floor) while doing it :(
Still, we might say that today is a very happy day, as Mr. Alphons actually got lucky! We took him to the vet, we did full examination, including the X-Rays, blood test, etc … and the final verdict is – Mr. Alphons is fine!
He has a hell of the reason to celebrate St. Patty’s day!
Still, I hope he will not try to re-do the stunt. Or was just his way to express his happiness about the spring that’s coming :) ?
Anyways, just look at him with the clover in his teeth. A true man cat ;) Resembles Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca a bit, innit?

Anyways, have fun, have a pint or just a juice with your friends, celebrate, sing and dance, love each other!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
S
PS: This photo was taken with iPhone. The quality is not disappointing at all, innit?
Also, the decoration of the image was made with Photoshop brushes from our latest GBG eZine (Lite Edition Photoshop Brushes set: St. Patrick’s Day (6+6))
However, for PREMIUM Photoshop brushes just check St. Patrick’s Day Photoshop brushes set Second Edition (35+35) + 35 PNG files :)
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Gang,
I really had some rough time last few months. It was a long, cold winter. After years of living in a rented apartments we finally managed to buy (with a little help from the bank of course) an old house that didn’t seem to be in bad condition – at that time.
We were so wrong! After we started renovating it turned out that nearly everything needs to be renovated. It turned out to be a real money-eater so we nearly ended up on the edge of bankruptcy. We’ve been through some really stressful moments, days, nights… I tell ‘ya.
But that’s a whole different story of which I might write a book one day when all these events becomes distant past tense and I hope this day will come soon :)
Still, is there there anything that can stop me from making new free stuff for my dear blog visitors and my GBG members?
Of course not!
So, at this very moment I am finishing up the latest edition of GBG eZine which will be about:
- Spring (aren’t we all desperate for a little bit of Spring already?)
- St. Patrick’s day (Yes, it’s here!)
This means that new edition of GBG eZine will bring you loads of Sprint/St. Patrick’s day themed free and commercial Photoshop brushes, backgrounds, vectors … etc … it is always a big event for me and, judging from your feedback so far, it is always a great news for you too!
So, this is what I had in mind:
- St. Patrick’s Day Bokeh Photoshop brushes set LITE
- St. Patrick’s Day background – HiRes JPG file: 3600×3600 pix (300 dpi) print-ready, commercial use allowed
- St. Patrick’s Day – Classic Ornaments, 6 Photoshop brushes in two sizes! LITE
- St. Patrick’s Day Journal Tags (3)
- St. Patrick’s Day Photo Masks (4), PNG files
- And a regular GBG SPECIAL GBG OFFER (but we’ll keep that secret for the time being)!
- And more stuff, probably a tutorial on how to use St. Patrick’s Day bokeh Photoshop brushes to create nice backgrounds and graphics.
All this should be in GBG members mailboxes within next few days. I hope you will enjoy it.
And I think that’s it in this post. If you’re not a GBG member and would like to get a whole bunch of free downloads and a monthly GBG eZine with even more free downloads you can sign-up here ->
…
Oh, I almost forgot!
Let me use this opportunity to announce the second CD from the Graphics-Illustrations.Com factory!
The Graphics-Illustrations.Com Photoshop brushes CD – Special Edition!
Content of the CD:
- 652 unique Photoshop brushes in 18 Photoshop brushes sets
- 20 Video Tutorials
- 4 high-res backgrounds
- 2 scrapbooking sets
In detail:
Photoshop PREMIUM Brushes:
- Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG files
- Baby Doodle Photoshop brushes set (20+20) + 20 PNG Files
- Birds Photoshop Brushes Set (45+45)
- Good Old Snail Mail Photoshop Brushes Set (28)
- Winter in Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (33+33+33)
- Finest Floral Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (120)
- Hawaiian Flowers Photoshop Brushes Set (35+35)
- Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau Photoshop Brushes Set (30+30)
- Renaissance & Medieval Photoshop Brushes Set (42+42)
- Renaissance & Medieval 2 Photoshop Brushes Set (84+84)
- Christmas Photoshop Brushes set (55+55)
- Foliage Photoshop Brushes set (56+56)
Special Edition Photoshop brushes (not available for purchase on-line):
- Photo Frames Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9+9)
- Christmas Ornaments Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (25+25+25)
- Burnt Paper Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (9)
- Love Bears Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (10+10)
- Valentines Bokeh Photoshop Brushes set – special edition (14)
- Wedding Swirls Photoshop Brushes Set (16)
If those were to be bought individually the price would be $119.88, but if you buy them on this CD the price is $85.00 and you get a whole bunch of bonuses!
The Photoshop brushes and other resources on this CD will be of a tremendous help to all:
- Photographers wanting to make their own photo books
- Scrapbookers
- Designers (professionals and enthusiasts alike)
I was even contacted by some schools who see my CD’s as a tremendous help in their classes! Great!
OK, thank you for your comments on this blog and Facebook, love you all, take care!
Hugs,
Silvia
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I already wrote about this before and now it’s the time to encourage myself (and all of you who need encouragement) again.
The importance of not giving up.
Why is it important not to give up?
Because we never know what’s awaiting for us just around the corner. Striving and trying keeps the hope alive and keeps us moving.
Why is it important to keep moving?
Because, when we stop moving, it means that we gave up. Then, despondency takes over and we were not born to be despondent. We were born to be happy. So, our task on this planet is to strive to achieve happiness. For some of us it’s easy and for others … well … not that much. Some of us are happy all the time, some of us have happy and sad periods, some of us are sad most of the time.
But still, every day, each and every one of us, when we wake up in the morning, until we go to sleep at night, everything we do is driven by one single purpose – to be happy.
Helping others to be happy (or at least not to be sad, or desperate or ill), that’s also something that makes us happy, right? (or at least it should be)
Anyways, this is my daily dose of encouragement. Even if these are difficult times for me, I know, I have no other choice but to keep moving. You never know what’s waiting just around the corner :)
Hugs,
Silvia
P.S.

Of course, I did not forget about our monthly desktop wallpaper calendar! I received quite a few emails where you ask if I could adapt the last years wallpaper for this year too. No problem here it is! March 2010 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper free download:
P.P.S.
To create this wallpaper I used Birds Photoshop brushes set (45+45)
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Guys!
Since all PREMIUM Photoshop brushes and other products from my shop are sold as digital downloads, many of you were asking if you can order a shippable CD with Photoshop brushes. Well, as of now, you can!
And you’ll get much more than just Photoshop brushes.
Commercial potential
I really need to emphasize – this CD has a great commercial potential. Whether you are a professional graphic artist, enthusiast or a business start-up, this CD can help you in various activities.OK. It won’t make you a coffee, but here is what it will do:
- If you are a business start-up it will help you create a logo for your company,
- If you are a graphic designer it will help you create various designs for your customers
- If you are a photographer it will help you create photo-books for your clients and
- If you are a scrapbooker it will help you make scrapbooks for your private use or for sale.
- You may be in rubber stamps business, or videography as well – this CD can help you a great deal in all of those scenarios
This CD has a great commercial potential – whatever you do. Trust me on that. Here is what it is:
I’ve put together 1393 of my best selling PREMIUM Photoshop brushes and if you don’t know how to use them (or even if you don’t have Photoshop) I added a dozen of tutorials on how to use them, spiced it all up with some great bonuses and put it all on
The Ultimate Photoshop Brushes CD
The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD features:
- 1393 unique PREMIUM Photoshop brushes in 42 Photoshop brushes sets
- 20 Video Tutorials and simple instructions for adults and kids (btw. believe it or not – kids too really love to play with PS brushes!)
- 12 high-res backgrounds
- 2 scrapbooking sets
- Compatible with PC and Mac
- Compatible with Photoshop 7.0 up to CS4 & Free upgrade to Photoshop CS5
- Compatible with Photoshop Elements 4.0 up to 8.0
- Video tutorials on how to use Photoshop brushes with: Photoshop (7.0 up to CS4) - GIMP - Paint.NET - Paint Shop Pro
As always, commercial license is included so you can use them in your commercial projects!
So, if you are one of those who like to have your stuff on a CD, this one is for you.
Content of the CD:
- Photoshop brushes

The core component of this CD are Photoshop brushes. The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD features 1310 PREMIUM (1393 with bonuses, see below), HiQuality, professional Photoshop brushes with Commercial use license included.
These brushes are categorized in 36 Photoshop brushes sets as follows:
- Valentine’s (21+21) Second Edition + 21 PNG file
- Baby Doodle (20+20) +20 PNG files
- Birds (45+45)
- Good Old Snail Mail (28)
- Winter in Swirls (33+33+33)
- Finest Floral Swirls (120)
- Hawaiian Flowers (35+35)
- Renaissance & Medieval (42+42)
- Renaissance & Medieval 2 (84+84)
- Swirls Floral (42+42) Second Edition + 42 PNG files
- Swirls 5.0 (40)
- Paisley Designs (75+25)
- Banners and Frames (21)
- Floral Shapes (37)
- Floral Signs (20)
- Photo Corners (20+20)
- Floral Ornaments Art Nouveau (30+30)
- Tattoo Designs Second Edition
- Floral DUO (62)
- Swirled Floral Edges (18)
- Retro Swirls (18)
- Hearts (32)
- Borders (25)
- Swirls Butterflies (20+20)
- Swirled frames (18)
- Swirls 2 (36)
- Grunge alphabet and numbers with swirls (36)
- Swirled Corners (20)
- Tag shapes (24+5)
- Floral (plant) (25)
- Circled hearts (40+40)
- Lightworks (61)
- Outlined Swirls (23)
- St. Patrick’s (35)
- Fractal (29)
- Christmas (55+55)
- Tutorials
There are 20 tutorials to help you out if you’re just staring with Photoshop brushes.
Also, if you want to use these Photoshop brushes but you don’t have Photoshop don’t worry!
These tutorials will show you how to use Photoshop brushes in Photoshop Elements, GIMP, Paint Shop Pro and Paint.NET too!
Here is the list of tutorials:
- How to load Photoshop Brushes in Photoshop 7.0
- How to load Photoshop Brushes in Photoshop CS4
- How to use Free ABR View software – ABR View software is FREE and easy to install. With ABR View you will be able to preview all Photoshop brushes on your computer.
- How to use Free ABR Viewer software – Video instructions on how to use ABR Viewer. This should put you on the fast track with this Photoshop brushes preview application.
- How to use Photoshop brushes in GIMP – GIMP is free, easy to use but installing Photoshop brushes maybe not so easy if you are not familiar with the software. This video tutorial will help you out.
- How to use Photoshop brushes in Paint.NET – Paint.NET is free and really easy to use but installing Photoshop brushes maybe not so easy if you are not familiar with the software. This video tutorial will help you out.
- How to use Preset Viewer – Preset Viewer is not just another Photoshop brushes viewer. It is so much more. You can preview Photoshop gradients, color palettes, custom shapes, even jpg, psd, tiff, bmp and other bitmap files.
- How to use Love Bears brushes set – Working with Love Bears is fun and easy. This tutorial will put you on the fast track to great designs with Love Bears.
- Playing with the brushes in Photoshop 7.0 Video Tutorial – This short but helpfull video will show you how to use PS brushes in Photoshop 7.0 – yes, all brushes on this CD are compatible with PS 7.0 up to CS4.
- Playing with the brushes in Photoshop CS4 Video Tutorial – When it comes to Photoshop brushes there are only some small differences between Photoshop 7.0 and Photoshop CS4 , but this video tutorial should give you the general idea on the potential of Photoshop brushes.
- Playing with Floral DUO Photoshop brushes set – Floral DUO PS brushes set is one of the unique sets that let you combine two (or even three) brushes and create new and unique shapes (flowers). In this video tutorial we will show you how to do it.
- Playing with Medieval&Renaissance Photoshop brushes set – When using Medieval and Renaissance Photoshop brushes set you can use only one brush, but you can also combine two or three brushes to get one shape. In this tutorial we will show you how to use Medieval&Renaissance Photoshop brushes.
- Playing with Paisley Designs Photoshop brushes set – Paisley Designs Photoshop brushes set is also made so that new and unique shapes can be made of two, three or even more brushes. By choosing different brushes and different colors you can create new and exciting paisley shapes. Playing with Paisley Designs is really fun!
- Playing with Swirls 5.0 Photoshop brushes set – Using Swirls 5.0 Photoshop brushes set is really easy: just follow this video tutorial and create many different designs just by using this set.
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4 – This video tutorial will show you how easy (and fun) it is to use Photoshop brushes as photo masks! Enjoy!
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4 – sample two – Of course, there are many ways to create similar effects in Photoshop, in this we will show you yet another easy way of using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop CS4
- Using Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 4.0 – Yes! – all Photoshop brushes on this CD can be used in Photoshop Elements 4.0 (up to Photoshop Elements 8.0) – this tutorial will show you how you can use Photoshop brushes as photo masks in Photoshop Elelments 4.0
- Using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0 – Follow this short and easy video tutorial in order to learn how to work with PNG files and use them as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0
- Using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0 – sample two – Yes, there’s another way on using PNG files as photo masks in Photoshop Elements 8.0. Follow this tutorial and you will learn how to create unique wedding “Thank you” card.
- Using Photoshop Brushes in Paint Shop Pro – In this tutorial we will show you how to use Photoshop brushes in Paint Shop Pro.
Still, just to make sure that this CD really is The Ultimate Photoshop brushes CD and that you really have loads of fun using it I added:
- Special bonuses

And these special bonuses are:
1. Another 6 Photoshop brushes sets (83 UNIQUE Photoshop brushes)
- Photo Frames – special edition (9+9)
- Christmas Ornaments – special edition (25+25+25)
- Burnt Paper – special edition (9)
- Love Bears – special edition (10+10)
- Valentines Bokeh – special edition (14)
- Wedding Swirls – special edition (16)
2. 12 HiRes JPG backgrounds
- Blue Mac Style Background, 3200×2400 pix (10×8 inches), 300dpi
- Purple Mac Style Background, 3200×2400 pix (10×8 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background 2, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Grunge Background, 2200×3000 pix, 300dpi
- Grunge Background, 2582×3524 pix, 300dpi
- Halloween Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Halloween Background 2, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Halloween Background 3, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Sunset Background, 5000×3500 pix, 300dpi
- Thanksgiving Background, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
- Winter Background 3, 3600×3600 pix (12×12 inches), 300dpi
3. 2 scrapbooking sets
- Scrapbook Set Love (15), 15 elements (JPG and PNG), high resolution 12×12 inch scrapbook page kit
- Scrapbook Set Pink Valentine (21), 21 elements (JPG and PNG), high resolution 12×12 inch scrapbook page kit
And now, finally, this is the end of the list.
If you are interested to see what other had to say about my work please see testimonials ->
Since this is a brand new product I want to make sure that early birds are rewarded!
Regular price for all these brushes (if bought individually) is $359,64.
However, if purchased on this CD, the price is $210,00.
AND first 20 orders will go for $190.00 only. Now, I know you can recognize a bargain when you see it and this is it:
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