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Free Summer Lightroom Presets

07/28/2020 No Comments

I’m a huge, huge fan of Lightroom. Not only does it make it super easy to edit a bunch of photos at one time, you can also create editing presets. An editing preset is basically a recipe for photo editing. You can save your edit settings and apply them to several photos at once. I can really speed up the editing process and make your photo edits look really consistent. This summer I have been rotating between 2 presets almost consistently. Using the presets will make sure that the photo books I print from this summer all look gorgeously consistent

Free Circular Frames

07/21/2020 No Comments

Have you found yourself cleaning and organizing more than usual? These delicate circular frames might be just what you are looking for then. They are perfect for making beautiful professional looking labels quickly and easily. I have 6 frames for you here and they can be found in the 2020 Freebie Vault. If you are a member of the vault there is no need to sign up again, simply log in an the files will be right there in your customer dashboard. As always I love seeing how you create with my designs. Be sure to share your creations to Social

Let’s Color :)

07/13/2020 No Comments

As this pandemic drags on I am finding it more and more important to focus on my mental health. In addition to adding meditation and journaling to my daily routines I’ve also started coloring. It’s something that I can do with my girls while we listen to our favorite tunes and just take some quiet time together. I’ve often made coloring pages from my designs for my girls, but it is pretty rare that I actually sit down and color with them. Usually I will print some sheet off for them so I can distract them long enough to clean

Free Hand Drawn Banner SVGs

07/07/2020 No Comments

This week I have some sweet free banners for you. I’ve included EPS, PDF, JPG, and SVG files for all your design needs. Grab these files in the 2020 Freebie Vault under General SVGs & Vectors, here. From now on I’ll be putting all the free design files, presets, and actions in one place. This means once you are in the vault there is no need to sign up again. If you like the style of these banners you will love my 50 Hand Drawn Elements bundle. You can grab it here for only $5! As always I love to see what you

Podcasts to Help You Be a Better Human

06/30/2020 No Comments

If there is one thing I have learned in my 34 years on this planet it is that being a good person is something that takes work every day. It means constantly looking outside of yourself and seeing the things that are happening outside your own bubble. All lives cannot matter until black lives matter. I know this can be a hard thing to hear for some people, but you need to start listening. It is never too late to learn new things and to be come a better person. Anyone who knows me in real life knows that I

FREE: Hand Drawn Wreath

06/23/2020 No Comments

Happy Tuesday! I have an adorable hand drawn wreath from my set of 50 Hand Drawn Elements. I love how versatile these delicate wreaths can be. They are perfect on everything from social media posts to save the dates. Grab Your File FREE: Hand Drawn Wreath Looking for more? The full set includes 50 hand drawn elements including several wreaths, banners, decorative elements and more. Use the code HDW25 to take 25% off today. DESIGN: 50 Hand Drawn Design Elements

Reducing Glare & Reflections in Photoshop

06/09/2020 No Comments

Do you find reflections and glares in reflective surfaces a huge headache to edit? Then you are in luck …For today’s Phat Tuesday Tip I am showing you how you can quickly remove glare on your product photos. For this tip I am going to head into Photoshop, unfortunately, we can’t get the same effect in just Lightroom. It’s worth the extra program though, I promise! This tip takes 10-20 seconds and is a great way to make glare on your images less noticeable without making your products look flat. Watch the video below and don’t for get to leave

Resize & Change Image Orientation Using Content Aware Crop

06/02/2020 No Comments

Have you ever taken the perfect photo only to find out the crop is all off? Using content aware crop in Photoshop is a super quick fix for most images. In this weeks tutorial I’ll be taking you into Photoshop and showing how you can harness the power of content aware crop to resize your images and change image orientation. A quick note … This trick does work best on images that don’t have a super busy background. If your background is really busy you may find yourself having to do a bit more work to get the background looking