Guys,
Most of you already know I’m all about working from home and helping others to do the same. Working from home has many advantages and disadvantages.
However, advantages upbeat disadvantages and what happened to me a few days ago clearly proves it. I simply could not imagine or think of a nicer Christmas surprise gift then the one I got from a dear friend of mine: Fiona Watson.
And here is what I got from her:
Of course, Christmas tree ornaments immediately found their place on my Christmas tree! :)
Now, “What’s so special about these gifts?”, some might ask.
Plenty of things, but let’s just name the most important ones:
- Fiona is a person who I admire and respect so much. Getting a surprise gift from her makes this gift, well, very special.
- Fiona just started a work from home business, and it takes strength and courage to do that.
- The gifts she sent me are awesome (They represent the kind of items she sells on her ETSY Store [Link to Fiona's ETSY Store Figero Design ->])
- Some of the presents I got from her are decorated with my Photoshop brushes, so how could I be more proud and happy?
So. What can I say? Way to go Fiona! You are doing a wonderful job and I am sure your work will be a success on ETSY, so hold on there, keep on doing the great job and a 2012. will be a year of success to you.
Love you all! I hope this post helped at least some of you will find inspiration and encouragement for your own digital creative plans or projects. If you feel you should do it, just do it and next year will be the greatest year no matter what they say :))
Hugs&kisses everyone!
Silvia
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Christmas is near – Santa is coming and we are all thinking about giving! We all know that Christmas is not just about presents, it’s about showing your dear ones how much you love and appreciate them! And what better way there is to show it, but to put some extra effort in preparing a nice gift boxes by your self. In this post I will give you all instructions you need to prepare your own, very special – gift box! (With a little help of Photoshop brushes – as usual :))
So, to create your own gift box you will need:
- Nice Christmas graphics in Hi Resolution, ready to print
- Few minutes of your time to make an origami gift box out of them
1. Downloading and printing Christmas Graphics
I made four 8 1/4″ by 8 1/4″ (at 300dpi) Christmas designs for these Christmas gift boxes!
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Let me just mention, that I used Christmas Photoshop brushes set to create these Christmas graphics!
(Buyers of this set get really cool gift too :)))
Christmas Photoshop brushes set
Christmas set Photoshop Brushes (55+55)
* 55 HiRes Photoshop brushes (300 – 2428 pixels)
* 55 smaller Photoshop brushes (130-1400 pixels)
* Commercial license
* PC/Mac Compatible
* compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
Click here for preview:
And, now print these graphics out on a paper. (Letter format or bigger. Depends on the size of the box you’d like to get.)
Of course, I made some some gift boxes and here are a little photo-story about how it went.
First, I printed all four papers on one 16.5 × 23.4 paper and this time I used Tecco’s Digital Photo 330 Gallery Board paper (it’s a little bit thick, but that’s all I had at the time). Then I simply cut the paper in four pieces.
Then following the instructions on the YouTube video (link is below), I assembled the first box – it turned out really cool :).
Now I needed one smaller box to nest it into the large one. To make that smaller one, I used one of the papers with graphics printed on it and I cut some 1/2″ of it from all four sides.
With this smaller piece of paper I made the same box shape, but this time it is a bit smaller so it can fit into the bigger one. So, the big one is a box lid and the small one is a box “container”.
Now, that looked cool! I was really impressed with the results! Then, I cut a little piece of a shiny red cloth. This cloth will save my Christmas tree glass ornament from breaking and it will make my gift look much cooler :)
Voila!
I hope you like what you see and I you’ll do the same for your own gifts!
Here is how to make origami paper boxes – YouTube video: Origami box
And here is a simple guide to a very similar origami box made by Sunni Bergeron: Origami GiftBox
That’s it! Hope you will enjoy your Christmas wrapping and have fun creating :)
S :)
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Guys and gals,
Just a small post about this years Christmas Fair, Susanne and myself. As my old visitors already know, this year the Artists Society selected me along with some 20 artists who are allowed to set up their own “cabin” at this years Christmas Fair.
So, we did it!
I am selling my own stuff like, photos on wood, diaries, wooden candle holders and Susanne sells her socks and pantyhose.
And here are some images (taken late at night):
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So, gang, you didn’t really think that Photoshop brushes are only usable in graphic design. Oh, no! Far from it. Of course it all starts there, in Photoshop but it can end up on just about anything. It is all a matter of your imagination.
So, here are another 10 ways in which to use Photoshop brushes and this time we are talking about swirls:
1. Cloth (Bag)
Print your own cloth design with spoonflower.com – and then sew a bag or get sewed by someone who’s good at it. This can be a remarkable gift for your friend. Visit this link
2. Wrapping paper
3. Shoes
Decorate your shoes and/or sell it on zazzle!
4. Business cards
Design a business card at printbusinesscards.com
5. Wedding invitations
Design wedding invitations for your friends and family
6. Wall print
Design wall print with Swirls PS brushes and sell it at redbubble.com
7. Skateboard
Design your own unique Skateboard and/or sell it on Zazzle!
8. Tote bag
Create a tote bag (and you can sell it too! For instance on cafepress.com)
http://www.thisnext.com/item/54656BD2/Brown-Swirl-Tote-Bag
9. Wallpapers
Design and print with “designyourwall.com” your wallpapers
10. T-shirt
It is kinda old idea but still, we all wear them, don’t we? So, design your own T-shirt. Sell it or wear it :) at cafepress.com
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