Holiday

Embellished Winter Greeting Card Tutorial

November 17, 2017 by Lindsey Bugbee 16 Comments
Christmas· Greeting Card Tutorials· Holiday· Tutorials· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

From November 1st to December 25th, a radio station here in Boulder plays all holiday music all the time. After listening to the tenth holiday song in a row, I realized: you can get too much holiday-themed stuff, and it’s nice to have a break. This winter greeting card is my version of that break. This is a great card to send to friends who will appreciate a nice, neutral “hello” in the midst of the holiday craze! Here’s how you make it:
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Flourished Autumn Envelope Art Tutorial

October 27, 2017 by Lindsey Bugbee 7 Comments
Flourishing· Free Printables· Halloween· Mail Art· Printable Goodies· Tutorials

This autumn envelope art provides the perfect way to send your greetings in seasonal style! It features two vivid pumpkins, a twisted vine, and abundant sprigs of wheat. If you feel intimidated by the design, don’t worry! I’ve got a printable template that will help you to overcome any artistic fears that you may have about this project. Here’s how to get started:
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Frida Kahlo Halloween Art Tutorial – Includes Free Printable

September 29, 2017 by Lindsey Bugbee 26 Comments
Free Printables· Halloween· Paper· Printable Goodies· Tutorials· Wall Art

It’s *this close* to being October, so I’ve been trying to make our house a little more festive with a few tasteful Halloween decorations. This Frida Kahlo Halloween art has helped to add some graceful spookiness to our décor, and I hope it will do the same for yours! If you’re thinking that you could never make something like this, think again. Skeleton Frida comes to you today as a free printable that you need but trace over!
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Holiday Calligraphy Printable Exemplar + Worksheet

December 9, 2016 by Lindsey Bugbee 13 Comments
Beginner’s Calligraphy· Calligraphy· Christmas· Dip Pen Calligraphy· Holiday· Printable Goodies· Worksheets

If you’re anything like me, then all of your Yuletide correspondence — featuring beautiful holiday calligraphy — was sent out weeks ago. Yep, you did not procrastinate, and you have already calligraphed gift tags for all of the gifts that you perfectly wrapped.
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Floral Artistic Gift Tags Tutorial (Includes Free Printable)

November 1, 2016 by Lindsey Bugbee 6 Comments
Christmas· Free Printables· Gifts· Holiday· Inspiration· Printable Goodies· Tutorials

The other day, I was looking for a quick way to put together some artistic gift tags. As I searched Pinterest for inspiration, a post I wrote a few months ago — Simple Flower Border Tutorial — caught my eye! I immediately set to work compiling a printable gift tag template based on that flower border. Shortly thereafter, these floral gift tags were born! In today’s tutorial, I’ll show you how to make my variation of them.
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Spider Halloween Mail Art Printables

September 16, 2016 by Lindsey Bugbee 16 Comments
Free Printables· Halloween· Mail Art· Printable Envelope Templates· Printable Goodies· Tutorials

There’s been a crispness in the air that can only mean one thing: Halloween is on its way! Every year, I make some sort of free printable to celebrate. This year brings this delightfully creepy Halloween mail art pair! You can download both of the envelope templates by clicking here, then return to this post to read about assembly.
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