January 2017

In this week’s tutorial for the Graphics Fairy I am showing you how to make an Artist Trading Card in just 12 steps. Follow me along here. I used the awesome Vintage Feathers Bundle that Karen and Emily shared this week!

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Anja

Hi! Not only am I re-releasing The Valentine’s Day Party Pack at Sweet Shoppe, but I’m also bringing back my Doodled Stitches Vol01 and Watercolour Papers Vol02. Both packs are 25% off - thru Monday January 30th in my Etsy and Creative Market shops, and thru Sunday at Noon EST at Sweet Shoppe.

Doodled Stitches Vol01

These messy stitches will help you add detail and dimension to any layout or art journal page, they are the perfect finishing touch. These are not machine made, they are not even handmade… they were doodled by me! And they look SO real. You will receive 12 doodled messy stitches, in PNG format, in a shadowed and a non shadowed version. I’ve also added a set of brushes (maximum size 2500 px).

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Watercolour Papers Vol02

A set of 9 hi res papers, created from a watercolour painting that I made myself. They were scanned at 600 dpi and edited for maximum quality. You will receive 9 papers 12×12 inch, but I’ve also included 9 letter size papers, for easy printing. They will make great backgrounds in your digital scrapbooking, art journaling and papercraft projects.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

My team combined both packs in these stunning layouts:

by Diane:

by Jana:

by Andrea:

by Barbara:

by Carina:

by Francine:

by Cynthia:

by Lisa:

by Lisa, using the stitches combined with several other On A Whimsical Adventure packs:

And a page from me, combining both packs:

Anja

Hi everyone!

In just two weeks it will be Valentine’s Day, and although Valentine’s Day has been heavily commercialized, I still like to value the essential meaning of it: a celebration of love, for your husband, your children, your friends, your family…

If you want to make the next February 14th a little special, then you’ll love my Valentine’s Day Party Pack. I’m re-releasing it at Sweet Shoppe, and it includes a printable banner, gift tags, cupcake toppers, love coupons and a cute little box - as well as a set of papers.

All packs are separately available, but you can save a whole lot by purchasing the bundle - especially during the New Release Sale at Sweet Shoppe this weekend!

The Valentine’s Day Party Pack - bundle

Make sure you grab the bundle before the new release sale ends - this bundle is now 55% off !

Available at: Sweet Shoppe Designs

All packs are separately available , here’s an overview with all the links:

Be Mine Papers

A set of 13 patterned papers with romantic vintage style patterns in golden brown, red, orange and chocolate brown, and 5 coordinating solids. You will receive 18 hi res 12×12 in JPG files.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Happy Valentine’s Day Banner

13 PNG files and sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing, that’s what you get when you purchase the Happy Valentine’s Day Banner pack, that’s including all the letters that you need to create the words ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ and two flags with hearts, no letters, that you could use as spacers.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Valentine’s Day Gift Tags Vol01

Pimp your Valentine’s Day presents with these romantic printable gift tags, in gold, red, orange and chocolate brown, decorated with ornamental curls, angels and red roses. You will get two versions, one with a label to add a personal message and one without a label. And if you want to give your gift tags a back, then just print on both sides of your paper. You will receive 3 PNG files and sheets in PDF and in JPG for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Valentine’s Day Gift Box Vol01

Surprise your loved ones with a little gift packed in this cute square treat box! It is super easy to assemble (read the instructions on the preview). The warm colour scheme with gold, red, orange and chocolate brown, and the ornamental curls, angels and red roses will make this adorable treat box the perfect wrapping for your Valentine’s Day gifts. You will receive a sheet in PDF and in JPG for easy printing. Best to print on heavy paper!

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Love Coupons Vol01

Surprise the one you love with these fun printable love coupons (and not just on Valentine’s Day!). Fill out your own surprise (sheet with blank tickets provided), or use the premade coupons. Print as many as you like. What a beautiful gift these will make! Can you see the look on his or her face? These love coupons can also be used for any other romantic occasion and some of the coupons work very well for a beautiful friendship as well, or as a gift to your children.

You will receive 18 premade love coupons, 6 blank love coupons, a printable sheet in PDF and 4 sheets in JPG and all the PNG files of the coupons, for use in your digital artwork. The following coupons are included: Good for 1 candlelight dinner | Good for 1 romantic evening | Good for 1 afternoon delight | Good for 1 breakfast in bed | Good for 1 favourite dessert | Good for 1 make a wish | Good for 1 facial massage | Good for 1 foot massage | Good for 1 back massage | Good for 1 private striptease | Good for 1 thousand kisses | Good for 1 night to remember | Good for 1 movie night | Good for 1 night on the town | Good for 1 picnic in the park | Good for 1 walk on the beach | Good for 1 weekend getaway | Good for 1 free car wash

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Valentine’s Day Cupcake Toppers

Impress your loved ones with these lovely cupcake toppers! Or, use them as labels or tags on presents or little gifts. The warm colour scheme with gold, red, orange and chocolate brown, and the ornamental curls, angels and red roses will make these cupcake toppers look stunning on your party table! You will receive 6 colour variations, 6 PNG files, for use in your digital artwork and 3 sheets in PDF and in JPG for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Erin made these hybrid projects:

Although these packs were created for hybrid projects in the first place, I’ve included all the JPG and/or PNG files where possible. If you’re not a paper crafter, then you can use them in your digital layouts, like my creative team did:

layout by Aly

layout by Carina

layout by Diane

I hope you’ll have a great Valentine’s Day!

Anja

Included in this pack are 6 mini poppies made from soft Mulberry paper. They were photographed, edited and carefully extracted by me, then saved as individual PNG files.

You will receive 3 poppy heads, 2 poppies on a stem and 1 bundled poppies bouquet.

For Commercial Use ànd Personal Use. Both TOU are included in the download.

Grab the poppies here: Etsy | Sugarhillco | Creative Market

Hi everyone!

I am re-releasing ‘My One True Love’ this weekend. My One True Love is the first Valentine’s Day themed digital scrapbooking collection that I made. I added some extra flowers to it, included the mixed media papers and the transfers in the kit (before those were separate packs) and I made a complete new Alpha. You will now get a whole more for your money.

A postcard from the forties showing a girl and her soldier lover was the inspiration for this artsy digital scrapbooking collection. The colours are sweet, soft and slightly faded : pink and purple, a warm golden yellow and a lovely blue, against the more sturdy army colours brown, beige and green. Romantic patterns and some mixed media papers, violets and roses, doiley stamps, messy stitches and glittery accents, metal objects and mixed media hearts, painted elements and vintage ephemera and a large pack of dymo word strips will give you everything you need to scrap about the ones you love, whether that is your one true love, or your children, a relative, or even a close friend.

Let’s take a closer look!

My One True Love Bundle

Always the best deal - and extra discounted if you purchase the bundle during the New Release sale at Sweet Shoppe! Grab it here.

My One True Love Kit

A revamped version, and bigger than before. My One True Love digital scrapbooking kit is now comprised of: 8 patterns, 6 gorgeous mixed media papers, 9 solids, 1 alpha and 55 elements, including: 2 metal arrows, 3 brads, 1 butterfly, 3 buttons, 1 vintage violets image, 1 paper flower, 1 foam rose, 2 composite flowers, 2 fabric flowers, 2 paper roses, 1 frame, 2 glitter splotches, 1 gem heart, 1 metal heart, 1 wooden heart, 1 metal heart shape, 2 paper hearts, 1 hearts confetti (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 2 scribbles, 1 stitched heart (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 1 messy stitch (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 2 doiley stamps, 2 paper leaf, 1 fabric leaf, 1 blank label, 1 picture label, 1 staple, 1 golden ribbon, 2 postage stamps, 1 vintage postcard, 1 postcard back, 1 vintage envelope, 3 paint splats, 1 vintage rose transfer, 2 large pieces of metal word art, 3 large artsy transfers.

25% off during the New Release sale at Sweet Shoppe. Grab it here.

The add-on packs

My One True Love Journal Cards

5 journal cards 3 x 4 inch, and 3 journal cards 4 x 6 inch, now in both orientations (a total of 16 journal cards). You will also receive sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing.

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

My One True Love Mixed Media Hearts

6 artsy mixed media heart clusters, in a shadowed and in a non-shadowed version. These clusters will add a lovely touch to all your romantic, love and Valentine’s day themed layouts and projects.

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

My One True Love Washi Tape

15 pieces of digital, but VERY realistic looking washi tape. Use them as fasteners on your pages to hold down papers and photos, or get creative and make frames with them.

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

My One True Love Wordstrips

30 colourful romantic, love and Valentine’s Day themed wordstrips to add some extra oomph to your pages.

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

My One True Love Digital Collage Sheets

For all those crafters out there! Included in your purchase are 3 printable A4 size digital collage sheets for your card making, jewelry, magnets, stickers, art journal, scrapbook, collage and mixed media projects! You will get 6 different sizes on 3 sheets, 300 DPI, available in both JPG and PDF format for easy printing:

SHEET 1
- 16 ovals 0.71 x 0.983 in (18 x 25 mm)
- 14 circles 0.787 x 0.787 in (20 x 20 mm)

SHEET 2
- 14 ovals 0.867 x 1.18 in (22 x 30 mm)
- 14 circles 0.983 x 0.983 in (25 x 25 mm)

SHEET 3
- 14 circles 1 x 1 in (25,4 x 25,4 mm)
- 14 squares 0.983 x 0.983 in (25 x 25 mm)

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

The following packs are available separately, only in my Etsy shop - click on the images to go straight to my Etsy shop:

My One True Love Elements

My One True Love Patterns

My One True Love Solids

My One True Love Alpha

I’m also re-releasing one of my favourite set of Whimsical Templates so far:

Available at 25% off here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

And finally, some whimsical layout inspiration from my Creative Team and me:

with ‘My One True Love’

Two pages by Ange:

By Carina:

By Cynthia:

By Francine:

By Erin:

By Jana:

Two pages by Lisa:

By Sylvia:

By Ona:

By me:

With ‘Whimsical Templates Vol03’

Two pages by Ange:

By Erin:

By Lisa:

And three pages by me:

There’s more layout inspiration in the Sugarbabes gallery and in the On A Whimsical Adventure gallery at Sweet Shoppe!

That’s it for me this week, have a wonderful week!

Anja

This week Karen and Emily shared an amazing Pressed Wild Ferns bundle at The Graphics Fairy Membership site. When I saw those ferns I came up with the idea of a botanical scrapbook paper… so if you want to know how to make this:

then follow along with the tutorial here!

If you’re not a member yet, then here is a thing or two on why you should consider becoming one:

• New gorgeous digital resources each week
• A new Photoshop Elements tutorial each week
• No limitations on personal or commercial use
• Printable low tech versions offered each week, for those prefer print ready formats
• Additional file formats, including vectors and PNG’s with the backgrounds removed
• Hosted on a fast loading ad free site
• Just $9.98 a month, or $79.88 a year

Anja

And I have more new things for you! These commercial use Paper Blends Vol01 will help you add texture to papers, by simply recolouring and/or blending, or by clipping patterns and papers to them.

You will receive 12 semi-transparent 12×12 PNG files, created using black acrylic paint and various textures by my husband Wim.

Grab them in my shop at Sugarhillco, in my Etsy shop or in my Creative Market shop.

Have fun creating!

Anja

Next to my new release ‘A Winter’s Tale’, I am also re-releasing these two packs:

Watercolour Papers Vol01

Created from an abstract watercolour painting that I did myself… 9 hi res multicolored watercolour papers; they come in a 12×12 inch version and in a letter size version, so you can print them and use them for your art journaling projects.

Available now in my shop at Sweet Shoppe. They are 25% off thru Sunday.
Updated version available in my Etsy shop and in my Creative Market shop.

Stitched Shapes Vol01

My creative team made a few new layouts, combining the papers and the stitches:

by Jana

2 pages by Carina

by Lisa

by Sylvia

Anja

Once upon a time there lived a wicked goblin who built a magic mirror. Anything that was beautiful or good was reflected in it as ugly and bad. One day, the mirror broke and all its pieces fell all over the earth. A few pieces also fell in a small town where two friends named Kay and Gerda lived… So begins the story of The Snow Queen, an original fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The story centres on the struggle between good and evil and is one of Andersen’s longest and most highly acclaimed stories. The Snow Queen was the source of inspiration for this new digital scrapbooking collection - as a child I was fascinated by this story and I’ve been wanting to make a kit about it for a long time, so here it is!

BIG CONGRATS to Sharon Brogan for winning the entire collection. If you missed the game on our Facebook fanpage, make sure you become a member, here’s the link.

The magic of a landscape beneath a white blanket, the light of a thousand diamonds when the sun touches the snow, frosty leaves and ice cold air, all that beauty of a winter’s day is captured in A Winter’s Tale. A colour scheme of blues, whites, greys, pinks and some silvery accents, a paper made from real reindeer skin, snowflakes that look like they were made of real snow (but that do not melt on your pages), frosted flowers and leaves, gorgeous vintage stamps (some of them come from a 1922’s book of The Snow Queen, with the original Edmund Dulac illustrations), paint, a set of wintery transfers… the perfect embellishments for all your wintery outdoor pictures!

Creative Team member Jana takes you on a winter’s walk through the collection and is sharing a few tips on how to use the transfers in this awesome video:

A Winter’s Tale Bundle

Buy the bundle and save - especially during this release weekend, as the bundle is 48% off thru Sunday.

Available only in my shop at Sweet Shoppe Designs here.

A Winter’s Tale Kit

What you will get when you buy the kit:
- 2 alphas
- 16 patterned papers
- 12 solid papers
- 75 elements

The elements are: 1 antler, 3 brads, 2 branches, 3 buttons, 1 crown, 1 fastener, 2 flower cabochons, 1 flower bead, 1 fabric flower, 1 frosty flower, 2 paper flowers, 3 composite flowers, 3 frames, 1 gesso, 1 frosty leaf + stem, 2 frosty leaves, 1 light, 1 ornamental border, 3 paints, 1 glittery pinecone, 4 puzzle pieces, 1 reindeer label, 1 lace ribbon, 1 twine, 1 sequins scatter, 1 silver snowflake charm, 2 snowflake scatters (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 3 stitched snowflakes, 2 wooden snowflakes, 1 snowflake, 2 stamps, 1 compass, 1 storybook illustration (Gerda and the reindeer, in a plain and in a sticker version), 2 tags, 1 glitter pinetree, 1 vintage owl, 6 vintage stamps, 5 words, 5 wordstrips.

Available only in my shop at Sweet Shoppe Designs here - 25% off thru Sunday.

A Winter’s Tale Transfers

10 hi res PNG files to enhance your layouts - 1 transfer comes in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version. They are 25% off thru Sunday.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

A Winter’s Tale Snowflakes

A pack with 12 snowflakes, each snowflake comes in a snow version and in a glitter version.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

A Winter’s Tale Journal Cards

5 journal cards 3×4 inch, and 3 journal cards 4×6 inch - in both orientations (so you will get 16 journal cards in total). You will also receive sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

The following packs are separately available:

A Winter’s Tale Alphas

Available only in my Etsy shop

A Winter’s Tale Elements

Available only in my Etsy shop.

A Winter’s Tale Patterns

Available here: Etsy | Creative Market

A Winter’s Tale Solids

Available here: Etsy | Creative Market

And finally… here are some inspiring beauties from my creative team:

by Andrea

2 pages by Ange

by Barbara

by Carina

by Danica

by Erin

2 pages by Lisa

by Sylvia

and 2 pages by me:

(also used on the page above: Hello January template by Two Tiny Turtles, available at Sweet Shoppe)

Have a great day!

Anja

The Snow Queen is my favourite childhood fairytale and I’ve been wanting to make a kit about it for such a long time… this kit is now coming to my stores this Saturday. And I’m going to give one of you a chance to win it. All you have to do is post a comment below the sneak peek image in the On A Whimsical Adventure Facebook Fangroup.

Are you not a member yet? Then just request to become a member here and wait for your approval.

Good luck!

I am re-releasing another one of my favourites in my Sweet Shoppe shop this weekend - What If You Fly.

What If You Fly is all about conquering fears. A new job, a new love, following a dream… So many of us are afraid to go for it. Because we don’t know what to expect, because we are afraid of what could happen, because we are afraid to fall… This fear is keeping us caged, like birds who are afraid to fly. But everything we want is on the other side of fear. And amazing things will happen if we do step out of our comfort zones and take that leap of faith. Whatever the outcome may be, remind yourself that you were at least brave enough to take the risk to fly.

What If You Fly Bundle

Grab the bundle this weekend at Sweet Shoppe Designs and save 48% !

What If You Fly Kit

Grab the kit here at Sweet Shoppe Designs and save 25% this weekend!

Add-on packs

What If You Fly Transfers

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

What If You Fly Mixed Media Clusters

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

What If You Fly Quote Strips

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Separately available

only in my Etsy shop - the images are linked:

Discover it all in this video

Creative Team member Jana has made an awesome video that will show you what’s included in the What If You Fly Collection, and she shares a few tips and tricks on how to use the transfers and blends. Check out the video here.

I’m working on a new kit for next weekend, it took me a while to get back on track after all the festivities of Christmas and New Year (and actually it was good to be able to take a little break from designing, it always gives me fresh ideas), so stay tuned!

Anja