Instagram Letterings #2

What have I been up to? Lettering on Instagram! Here’s a selection of posts you may have missed on my feed. Or maybe you’d like to see them again. Either way, have a look. Follow my Pinterest board Calligraphy & Lettering to see more of my and other people’s work. Ein Beitrag geteilt von Anne Elster (@picaae) am Apr 2, 2018 um 10:43 PDT Ein Beitrag geteilt von Anne Elster …

A test: My first Bullet Journal!

The Bullet Journal is the newest addiction of mine. Check out the Bullet Journal website for the best explanation. I was cautious at first and did not purchase a dotted notebook immediately, instead I made my own small notebook for testing. The process for that was easy, print out a dot grid on two sides of A4 paper, fold all the pages with my lovely bone folder and a cover …

Instagram Letterings #1

Quick post with some letterings that I posted to Instagram in recent weeks. I need to get back in the groove of doing both letterings and blog posts. Follow my Pinterest board Calligraphy & Lettering to see more of my and other people’s work. “too hot hot damn” 🔥🚒 #lettering #calligraphy #brushlettering #brushscript #red #yellow #hot #watercolor A post shared by Anne Elster (@picaae) on Jun 17, 2017 at 7:41am …

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

It’s March already! And what a day, it’s St. Patrick’s Day so I figured I would do some green, lucky and sorta Irish letterings. And of course things got messy, I just can’t resist to splatter my colors all over the place. All I need is a brush and some watercolors and I am ready to go. I was playing around a bit with mixing colors and creating gradients. Follow …

Happy Birthday Card – Flags on a Line

Following yesterday’s card, I decided to make another one today. The flag principle is the same, only that I folded the paper first and was able to have them actually hanging on the string and they can move around a bit, like real flags would. The words are hand written, which should be easy enough to tell. Everything else is a standard size card (DIN A6) of recycled sketch paper. …

Happy Birthday Card – Punch some flags!

I was playing around with the punch that came with my scoring board and I learned some interesting things. The first thing I want to share is a really simple way of making tiny flags by using a punch that creates notches. If you have thin stripes of card stock or other paper, you can really easily create a whole lot of tiny flags to use in card making. I …

Day 23 with a free geometric pattern set – 24 Days of Christmas

Welcome to the 23rd day of Christmas! We’re almost there! I wonder if everything is prepared up on the north pole… Let’s have a look! Oh, it looks good, everyone is busy. For today’s freebie you can download a set of 9 dark geometric patterns. It’s a bit late to have really Christmas themed items, so today it is something more neutral. And possibly just in time for New Year’s celebrations. …

Day 22 with free gift card holder tutorial – 24 Days of Christmas

Welcome to the 22nd Day of Christmas! In case you only have time to get gift cards for people, here’s a little tutorial and template on how to make a stocking shaped gift card holder. Download the Gift Card Holder Template here This is a really quick way to create some nice gift card holders. You can either print the template directly onto colored card stock that fits your printer or …