by Linda | May 27, 2009 | DIY printables
A classic motif, how about this cute sun drawing as a free printable download? You can use it as a digital stamp or a stencil for other crafty projects.
As you can see I created a variation for this little digital drawing. Is it a happy sun or a flower? Maybe both!
More doodles to share with you and in playing around, it made me realize how simple little tweaks can make such a difference. Suddenly a sun because a flower. You can download the giant 300dpi line drawings above by just clicking and downloading to your computer.
I also played around coloring up the images and creating some more patterns. Just randomness and experimentation. It all looks very graphic and not what you normally see in patterns, but I am still learning!
The days are getting super hot here in Tuscany, Italy and we have a little family of geckos or some type of lizard living outside our house on the walls. They supposedly eat mosquitos, so I guess that’s a good thing?
Maybe it’s the heat getting to me or perhaps because I have a lot more time to actually ponder things these days, working alone at home. It always makes me ruminate about what I should be doing and what I should be accomplishing. I love my country life here in Italy, but I know I’ve got to do more as well. So many thoughts about my creative life!
I also wanted to give a shout out to Lindsay from The Frugal Crafter blog as she mentioned me in her latest post – what an honor! Thank you!
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by Linda | May 25, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for a cute chicken drawing that you can download and print for free? Check out my little hen illustration, so you can start your DIY project!
Here’s another little digital doodle I created, a little cute chicken drawing. I was thinking of hens, so that is how this digital stamp came about. It’s funny how much I love to sleep and if the room is always dark, I might just brood all day long – haha, the hen in me!
After drawing this little chicken up, I played around with coloring and pattern making as well. Just some variations and wondering how patterns work and how to make them more interesting and less… repeating, I guess?
Obviously, patterns repeat… but to make it look more random I suppose. Still much to learn, but I do love digital drawing and how the simplest things can be the cutest as well.
I hope you will enjoy this cute little chicken drawing and might use it in your crafting projects. From making digital cards to color pages to other paper crafts. Thanks for stopping by! And of course, I hope to share more soon.
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by Linda | May 25, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for a simple cute owl drawing for free download? Here’s my first little foray into illustrating digitally, transforming doodles into digital stamps.
Today I created a simple cute owl drawing… let’s call him owlie! I hope you’ll enjoy using him in your crafty projects. It’s obviously a great digital stamp image, but I have realized that outline drawings are just clipart that can be used for many different things. Or even just coloring pages for little kids! Just click on the image above to get the full 300dpi PNG to download for personal use.
I’m not sure where all of this random designing and illustrating will take me in the end, but I have so many ideas. I colored owlie up and made a desktop wallpaper to try out. It’s a great thing to have a motivating message every time you look at your computer, right? I’m definitely into positivity, trying to combat the overanalyzing and rumination in my thoughts.
Using the same owlie image, I created a little repeat pattern as well. Just testing things out and seeing what is possible. Obviously I have so much to learn still. But the possibility is there! I think a pattern would probably work better if there were more variations of owlie with other elements and not just a simple repeated image. Of course, I don’t know anything about this kind of design, so there’s room to grow and learn for sure.
I do love the idea of pattern design. It can be so mesmerizing to create and look at… the beauty of art and design, right?
I hope my digital explorations will take me somewhere, as I am still trying to find my place creatively in this big world. I’ve gone through some life changes and all this time to contemplate has left me a bit restless, I suppose.
Some days are lovely and others are frustrating, but I guess I have to listen to my own motivations, and as owlie says, just do it! Thanks for checking out my simple cute owl drawing and I hope to share more soon!
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by Linda | May 19, 2009 | DIY printables
Looking for love clipart imagery for Valentine’s Day or loved themed handmade crafts? Check out these heart and love themed designs for free download!
Today I have been doodling a lot with the shape of the heart and came up with a few digital stamps to share with you. This sheet is a free printable download, so you can immediately download this and start crafting away!
I’m a huge fan of all things love-themed, so this love clipart set is perfect for Valentine’s Day crafts and any lovey dovey project. I printed my designs out on white paper to color them in, but consider printing on pink paper or something textured for a different effect!
FREE DOWNLOAD – love clipart designs
To get these love clipart designs, just click on the thumbnail below to download the PDF file for your personal use!
Download heartonthebrain PDF
There’s still so much to explore with digital design for me, but I have to say I love creating digital stamps and drawing… seeing all the wonderful creations that come out of this hobby is so satisfying and fun.
I have seen digital stamps that are very large images, but I have been making PDFs, just from my experience as a graphic designer. I’m assuming folks resize at home and print however small or large they would like. It’s interesting that some people have never heard of digital printables, yet there are whole communities dedicated to using them… so it’s just a matter of time!
Is there a standard, I wonder? I know there’s still much to learn on my end in regards to digital designs and offering digital stamps for download. From patterned paper designs to clipart… I don’t know if there is a “right” way to do things, but I hope you enjoy what I share here, either way. Thank you in advance for your support!
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by Linda | May 11, 2009 | DIY printables
I’m back with a few more digital drawings made in the clip art outline style for your DIY crafts. Download these freebies for your own projects!
So I’ve been exploring this aspect of making digital drawings and realized that I could create outlines of many of the designs, so they can be used as digital stamps. Clip art outlines are more useful for crafty DIY projects, so you can color them yourself and decorate as you please.
Check out the couple of designs below and just right-click on each image and download the PDF to print yourself for personal use. What will you make with these drawings?
I’m really loving this idea of creating something digitally and being able to share it with all of you, here through the internet. Amazing, right?
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