Friday Faves and Freebies

Happy Friday Loves! :) 
I'm sorry I haven't been around much lately, I have been out doing things! Ever since I stopped drinking soda  and only water I have come home from work with ENERGY! I have been cleaning, and crafting, and cooking (okay, okay, let's not kid ourselves) but I have felt very active. Which is an improvement for me, because I usually came home from work to rest and watch tv, and left the doing things to the weekend.  But lately, it's been every night. I have had this extra energy that I have to GET UP AND DO  SOMETHING.
 Dakota has been very impressed. 
Things like this:

I bought the frames, painted the frames, found artwork for them, and laid them out on the floor. Not all in the same day. But still. And it is even on the wall now! Thanks to my hunky hunky boyfriend hanging stuff.
I will be doing a post on this probably this weekend, or next week after Christmas.
Let's just say you all have been doing gallery walls wrong this whole time and I would love to show you my better way.
Is that mean?  I'm just trying to help. I swears.
Since it's Friday, I will share with you what I have been loving this week (and  probably last week, let's be honest):
I loved Ashley's post on how Success Requires Attitude. Check out this list of 40 free handwriting fonts.  And here are more free fonts.  And fonts for logos and headings.  Can you tell that I love fonts? I love these design quotes. I want to get some for my wall (see above) Abigail and I are making these homemade mint patties tonight.  I love these free printable tags! I might have to make some for my last minute gifts (anyone else wait til the last minute? I have to get a present for my DAD. I am horrible. BUT I made him awesome gifts that I will show off after Christmas ;))
AND, I have a freebie for you today! :) I made it for Stephanie when she interviewed me this week, but I will give it away here as well. Click on the preview to download. Very inspirational, especially with the start of a new year quickly approaching!

I hope you guys have a great weekend, and an even better Christmas. And here is a wish from me to you, I love all of you guys for reading my ramblings and putting up with me on Twitter and Facebook. You guys are the best.

Merry Christmas!

Freebie Friday: Christmas Clipart!

So you know a bad way to wake up?  A cat biting your toes. I don't recommend trying it at home.
But despite that happening (for the second time.. Loki wants me up early, I guess) I am in a pretty good mood!

(It might be that candy bar I had for breakfast. Who knows?)

Do you have plans for the weekend? I hope I can get the rest of my list of gifts bought! (If my bank allows)

Oh, and then there is this:

So I will probably be pretty busy.

But I love being busy! It means that I am needed. And who doesn't like to be needed?

Anyway. I have a gift for you today, because it's Friday, and because I love you! 

Christmas clipart! Click on the image to download the file at full resolution. It's a transparent PNG, so you can overlay it over other things. If you have problems with this, please let me know.

In other news, I have figured out that I love drawing snowflakes! Aren't they beautiful? Something we never get to see here in this part of California. :(

I hope ya'll have a great Friday, and I think I am going to write up a post about my design process so far. But who knows. Maybe I'll come up with something more interesting!

Freebie Friday: Christmas Printables

I love everything about Christmas. I love the decorations. I love hot chocolate. I love snuggling under warm blankets. I love Santa Hats. I even love rain and cold weather! I love the baking. I love the time with friends. 

I am a total winter girl (my birthday is in February), and Christmas is one of my favorite days of the year!  I will also be celebrating Hannukah this year, but that's a different post for a different day.  Today, since its Friday, and since I love you, I have not one, but TWO freebies! Two free Christmas Printables! I am thinking of opening an Etsy store, to design things like this, because it is so much fun. And so different from what I do all day at my day job. What do you think? Could I make the cut? Anyways, click the image of the printable you want to go to the download page. Let me know what you think. :)

And even though this picture has nothing to do with this post, I have to show you. Loki is crazy.  And loves bags.

Happy Friday, Loves! Come back tomorrow for Design Tips: Vector Vs. Raster.

Freebie Friday: Storyboard Template

Happy Black Friday, Loves!  I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving, if you're into that kinda thing. I'm still pretty full! I have something great to announce today.   I am going to start a new feature around these parts. It's called Freebie Friday!    (Kinda goes well with today, considering many of you might be out shopping for deals!)   What I want this to be is one day a week (hopefully) I want to offer you a little something for free. It will probably be things like templates or printables. That kind of thing. But who knows, it could grow into something better! I'm always open to ideas! Let me know in the comments if there is any kind of template or anything you are looking for.   I am always here to help.   For today, I have a storyboard template. It's kinda similar to the Collage Template I shared not too long ago, but its only three pictures.  Something like you would use on your blog.   Images like these help your blog load faster, because instead of loading 3 pictures, it only has to load one.  Plus, I think it makes a post look pretty sharp. And organized like.   I used this template to make this, because this weather makes me miss the mountains. Enjoy!  

Click here to download this PSD file template. Disclaimer: This file was created by me and is my intellectual property.  You are free to use it for noncommerical work, but please do not redistribute as your own.  That is stealing and it makes me sad.