July 2017

With all the preparations for the grand re-opening at Oscraps, I didn’t have that much time for a big new release, but I do have two new packs for you.

Doodles Vol02 Messy Thread #1

This pack with messy threads will help you add detail and dimension to any layout or art journal page, they are the perfect finishing touch. These were doodled by me, don’t they look SO real?

Available here: Etsy | Oscraps | Creative Market

Watercolor Papers Vol03

This is a new set of hand painted watercolor papers. They were created with Ecoline watercolor paint! You will receive 9 papers 12×12 inch, but I’ve also included 9 letter size papers for easy printing. They will look fabulous used as backgrounds in your own visual art journals, in paper crafts and gift cards etc, as well as wall art for your home and gifts, for the creation of ATC cards and tags…

Available here: Etsy | Oscraps | Creative Market

Here’s some inspiration from the creative team:

by Aly - also used: Feeling Blue, What If You Fly

by Ange - also used: Whimsical Templates Vol05, Ex Libris

by Ange - also used: What If You Fly

by Barbara - also used: Wanderlust

by Carina - also used: Somewhere Over The Rainbow

by Diane - also used: Never Enough Hours, My One True Love, Easter Morning Alpha

by Imperio - also used: What If You Fly

by Imerio - also used: What If You Fly

by Jana - also used: What If You Fly, Ex Libris, A Moment Captured Camera Stamps

by Lisa - also used: I Will Meet You In Paris

by Lisa - also used: Ex Libris

by Ona - also used: What If You Fly, Whimsical Frames Vol03 Wanderlust

by Sylvia - also used: Ex Libris

hybrid project by Theresa - also used: What If You Fly

The past week was all about preparing my return to Oscraps. Previewing, XCarting, uploading files, it’s all quite time consuming! Meanwhile, my creative team had a blast making a few extra layouts…

Over a year ago, I was a guest at Oscraps. But today, I’m officially part of the O team as a resident designer! I am very happy to return, and extremely proud to be in the company of so many awesome and talented designers.

To celebrate, I am having a grand re-opening sale. Everything is 40% off from today thru August 7.

Creative team member Andrea will be starting our monthly challenges again, and boy, has she a challenge to start with! The winner will win a kit of her choice in my new Oscraps shop.

And finally, if you haven’t alreaday, subscribe to my newsletter here and receive a bunch of freebies! Since new releases at Oscraps are on Monday and/or Friday, I’ll be changing the day of my weekly newsletter. You will now receive my newsletter on Mondays instead of Saturdays.

Have a great day,

Anja

This week’s ephemera kit at the Graphics Fairy Premium Membership site is a wonderful farmhouse style kit. I happen to really love the farmhouse style and when I saw the nostalgic images, I was immediately inspired to create a set of pantry labels and a banner.

In this week’s tutorial I am sharing how you can design and customize your very own farmhouse pantry labels!

If you are a member, you will receive the printables for free. But, if you are not, you can purchase an altered version in my Etsy shop.

Pantry Labels Vol01

This gorgeous set of farmhouse style printable pantry labels will look great in any kitchen, especially in a vintage rustic kitchen decor. I’ve created 30 ready made labels for you, and they come in two versions: a decorative label and a simple round label. I’ve also provided a whole sheet with blank labels, so you can add your own text. Use Word, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Picmonkey or any other graphic software to make custom labels.

Available in my Etsy shop

The Country Kitchen Printable Banner

Included in this romantic burlap and lace banner pack are flags with a complete alphabet A-Z and numbers 0-9, as well as 6 flags with images of roosters and cows and a few blank flags; all on printable sheets. I’ve also included a burlap texture that you can print on the back of the flags.

Available in my Etsy shop

Doesn’t it look so real 🙂 ?

Have fun!

Anja

You may have noticed that my shop at Sweet Shoppe is no longer there… Don’t worry, I’m not retiring from designing. I am thrilled to say that I’m going back to Oscraps!

My shop at Oscraps will re-open on Monday, July 31st and I’m working hard behind the scenes to prepare everything.

Keep an eye on this blog, because I have a grand re-opening sale planned. Or subscribe to my newsletter, receive a bunch of freebies and never miss an update again!

If you are a member of The Graphics Fairy Premium Site, you know that with every new ephemera kit comes a set of printables for you to print and use in your craft and art projects.

Well, as from this week, I will be designing most of those printables! I was absolutely thrilled when Karen asked me because I LOVE designing printables! I will also offer some of these printables in my Etsy shop, in an altered version. If you don’t want to miss them, make sure you subscribe to my newsletter.

This week’s ephemera kit is a gorgeous set of Book Title Pages. I made a set of 6 grunge butterfly tags, a set of bookmarks, and a printable fish decor.

An alternative version of the grunge butterfly tags is now available in my Etsy store:

These printable bohemian style tags were created with vintage butterflies and roses and grungy textures, and they have a leather reinforcement. Use these beautiful tags in your digital scrapbooking or art journaling layouts, or print them for your hybrid projects, for art journaling, for gift tags and so on.

Grab them here.

Have a great day!

Anja

During our latest trip to France we stumbled upon a tiny antiques shop in a quiet little village. It wasn’t exactly a shop, it was more like a converted barn, with a sand floor and lots of dust and cobwebs. BUT I found some amazing ephemera underneath all that dust, including these newspaper textures.

These old, worn and grungy newspaper textures were scanned and edited and they are available in 3 sizes: letter size, A4 size and 12×12 inch. Vintage newspaper textures always look great as backgrounds! These gorgeous vintage newspaper pages will also look fabulous printed and used as backgrounds in your own visual art journals, in paper crafts and gift cards etc, as wall art for your home and gifts, for the creation of ATC cards and tags and print, cut and collage for fun projects. Or, use them to create elements and papers for digital kits that you sell.

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco

I’ll be adding this pack to my Creative Market shop later this week.

Have a great day,

Anja

I’m slowly getting back on track with designing, after the summer break I took. And while I’m working on new personal use items, I have this new commercial use pack for you. Included are 10 nautical and sea life themed charms in their original colors and sizes. They were photographed, edited and meticulously extracted by me.

Use these gorgeous charms in your personal digital scrapbooking or art journaling layouts, or use them to create digital scrapbooking elements in kits that you sell. The smallest charm is 0.49 x 0.787 in (1,24 x 2 cm) and the largest charm is 1.16 x 1.26 in (2,95 x 3,2 cm).

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco

Don’t you just love that squid, and the little mermaid?

Have a great day!

Anja

Hi there!

Are you ready to get your Christmas shopping done early this year? I am having a storewide sale in my Etsy shop; everything* will be 20% off between July 10th and 16th! During those dates, use coupon code CHRISTMASINJULY20 to receive your 20% off.

Have fun shopping!

Anja

*The discount does not apply to the limited commercial use licenses.

Have you seen the amazing orchid images bundle that Karen and Emily have shared on the Premium Membership site? These beautiful images show several different species of orchids in a variety of colors. The illustrations came out of an antique botanical book, featuring tropical orchids. These are perfect florals as focal points in your projects. One of those projects could be the creation of a tropical themed party ticket. If you follow along with me, you can learn how to do this.

If you’re not a member yet, then here are a few reasons 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

Not a crafter? Then purchase this ready-to-print pack in my Etsy shop:

Included in this pack is a gorgeous set of printable party tickets with images of vintage orchids and some delicate textures in rose gold glitter for a luxurious feel. This is a fun idea for a summer party, or for a tropical themed wedding invitation! Included are 6 numbered tickets, but I’ve also added 6 blank tickets so you can add your own numbers (use Word, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Picmonkey or any other graphic software). You will receive 2 x 6 PNG files of 4 x 1.5 in (10,16 x 3,81 cm), and 2 printable sheets in JPG and PDF. I’ve added a .txt file with links to the fonts that I used.

Have a great day,

Anja