Laura Griffin Designs » Graphic design http://laura-griffin.com/blog Dreaming out Loud Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:31:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fun with vector images & Adobe Illustrator http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2009/02/14/fun-with-vector-images-adobe-illustrator/ http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2009/02/14/fun-with-vector-images-adobe-illustrator/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:34:02 +0000 Laura http://laura-griffin.com/blog/?p=452 I’m taking two design classes this semester at a local community college and am learning how to use both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. They are both truly amazing programs, and I’m finding you could sit & play for hours in front of the computer! Here’s one of my first vector images that I’ve created from scratch using Illustrator. I found a great online tutorial HERE to give me a guideline to follow and added my own twist to the design. TFL & Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Kelly Rae has a wonderful new inspirational book out called Taking Flight where she describes how to make beautiful collage canvases in her style. I’m hoping to attempt several soon. You can drop by her website to learn more about the book & be sure to check out her amazing gallery of work!

Angel Digital Painting

]]> http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2008/09/12/just-for-fun/feed/ 1 Shabby Princess Banner http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2008/04/12/shabby-princess-banner/ http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2008/04/12/shabby-princess-banner/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:52:09 +0000 Laura http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2008/04/12/shabby-princess-banner/ Shabby Princess recently released a darling new digital scrapbook collection called “The Promise collection”. I used it to update my blog banner last week . If you enjoy creating hybrid cards or scrapbook pages, it’s a great freebie to grab. :) You can download a copy from their website here. Enjoy!

The Promise collection by Shabby Princess

]]> http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2008/04/12/shabby-princess-banner/feed/ 0 A new banner… http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2007/08/04/a-new-banner/ http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2007/08/04/a-new-banner/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:09:13 +0000 Laura http://laura-griffin.com/blog/2007/08/05/a-new-banner/ I’ve been playing around with Photoshop this week, and came up with this new banner using the Sun Porch digital scrapbooking kit at Shabby Princess. I really love the happy colors in it! :) You can download the kit for free here.

No new cards or projects to post yet…I’ve unfortunately been battling some nasty migraine headaches over the last few weeks that zap the creativity & energy right out of ya. But I hope to have some fun stuff posted soon…so check back in a few days!

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