cReative team tuesday...ChRistmas caRds w/ Rhonna Designs

Have you got your Christmas cards out? in the mail? Every year it's quite a labor of love. I ADORE getting the mail every day to see faces of our friends & family! It really brings the spiRit of Christmas in our homes...& reminds us of the LOVE we share with you! So...to those that have sent yours...thank you!   Today, I thought it would be fun to share a few of our cReative Team's Christmas Card designs using Rhonna Designs!

Here's mine...front & back. I had them printed at my FAVE place: Persnickety Prints.  On pearl cardstock, double-sided w/ rounded corners. I couldn't have been happier w/ their fast service & gorgeous quality! They are easy to use & ship all over! Check them out if that's your vibe!

And...here's Susan's! I LOVE how she created a hybrid Christmas card w/ Rhonna Designs. Simply BRILLIANT & oh- so festive! 

Everything Jamie does is just plain exquisite...& I LOVE the black & white chic she's got going on her photo Christmas Card...the front & back...perfect for addressing quickly & sharing your gorgeous family's photo! She created  this w/ a bunch of my Rhonna Designs brushes...just adore it!

And, our very own Nancy cReated this darling photo card w/ Rhonna Designs. Now...I LOVE how she designed it...but, what's even MORE amazing is her heart. 

You see...this is a card she created for a friend who just had this cute lil bundle of joy- a *miracle baby* as she called him! And, she knew her sweet friend had her hands full, so this was her gift...talk about a gift from the heaRt! I love it! I love Nancy! I love her Christmas Spirit!

& speaking of the Christmas Spirit...this lil video touched my heart. I LOVE it. I LOVE centering everything around Jesus Christ...the REAL reason for this season. ENJOY!

cReatvie Team Tuesday.... Christmas projects w/ Rhonna Designs

cReative Team Tuesday is always one of my fave days...I LOVE seeing what members of my Rhonna Designs team cReate! And today is NO exception! Amy & Kirsty have sprinkled their magic w/ their Christmas projects: home decor and Christmas cards!

Ok...do you  LOVE Amy's  frame wall or what? Sooo cute! LOVE how she used the font file: Insta Christmas to cut out the vinyl & put the 'Peace On Earth' art on some scrolled music paper.  Um...really? LOVE!

I love how Amy displayed this card in her home decor. First...i DIE at those cake boxes...delish. And Second...LOVE how she brought the mint & red together just by using the Rhonna Designs card!  The card is created using the Merry Christmas Insta Card w/ the cute Insta Christmas fonts printed out & voila! An insta decor piece. *wink*

And this cuuuuute little frame w/ the Merry Christmas art...adding the "Oh Holy Night' to customize this for her house. Perfect, Amy! Soooo uplifting and inspiring!

Aaaannddd.... Kirsty got in the spirit of our Rhonna Designs Merry Christmas Gifttag Design contest (ending TODAY>>>> go enter if you haven't already!)

Isn't her Christmas card deeeelightful? One thing I LOVE about Kirsty is her digital cReativity! She sees things in an amazingly cReative way- her photography is FAB! She has used SO many different Rhonna Designs pieces here to create the MOST amazing work of art...right on her computer! And...she says she will be using this as her Christmas card...simply brilliant! Another thing I LOVE about Kirsty is her humor. She's witty, clever & makes me giggle! I LOVE her...she's brave...an amazing mom & I just feel so thankful to have her on our team! Thank you, Kirsty...for uplifting and inspiring us through more ways than just one...you are truly amazing! 

Another thing I wanted to share that is REALLY uplifting and inspiring me is...this SMASH BALL put on by Becki Crosby of Whippy Cake! I'm sooo excited!If you don't know that this is...here's a re-cap of her first one in AZ!

Well, It's this Saturday in Provo, but there's also one in AZ on the 15th! More details HERE!

Do YOU want to WIN a ticket? GO HERE for more info! Help spread the word & I will see you there!

OK...you have until MIDNIGHT tonight (MDT) to enter the Gift Tag Design Contest...then, my cReative Team will pick a winner & we will announce! YAY!!!! smooches!

How Do You Do That? Chevron Tool Kit & Christmas Cards

Wow...we have received SUCH a great response to the Chevron Tool Kit! Thanks, everyone! Along with the great response, we've got some questions, too...so I thought I'd give some tips & tricks on HOW to use the Chevron patterns...a little DIY if you will! *wink*

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So...this kit is seriously everything you need to create Chevron looks...papers, cards, over photos, blogs, tags, you name it...hence...it's a TOOL KIT.

Now...it comes with tags, brushes, patterns, textures & papers. ALL can be used 'as is' OR can be resized, recolored & reused...again & again.

PLUS: there's a FREE Gift with this purchase until Christmas.

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I printed mine out...framed it & hung it up...makes me very happy.

Ok..so, back to the Chevron Tool Kit...I wanted to share some ideas:

No. 1: Re-color.

The colored pattern is my fave color palette as of now. (even has the 2012 Pantone Color of the Year in it: Tangerine Tango...& close to the color Persimmon found in my Spooky Junque collection. deelish color!) But...if you DON"T like this color, or even want to change it...looky here:

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With just a few clicks of your mouse...you can recolor & change it all up! Here, I just went into my Photoshop Creative Suite 5 (PSCS5) & went to: 

IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>HUE/SATURATION 

& fiddled with the sliders under the Hue, Saturation & Lightness to create this effect.

You can do this in ANY of your colored elements to get a totally NEW look.

You can even copy down these numbers exactly to get this same look. OR just play around until YOU get the color YOU like!

*note: I've had a lot of questions about re-coloring with the Paint Bucket.  Here's my take.  IF you choose this method, you risk the fact that your image will get messy. pixelated. & not look that great in some cases. Because....when you take your Paint Bucket & pour color into a portion of your design that has a lot of edge on it...it will 'bleed' or pixelate. When you use the 'hue/saturation' method, you aren't fiddling with the pixels themselves...only the color. make sense?

No. 2: Color Overlays.

The Tool Kit comes with a bunch of patterns & textures that will create immediate papers or backgrounds. But, you will notice...they all come in black. (with the background missing...so it  looks like little grey & white squares...don't worry...it just means you can drag & drop it onto anything)

So...this is what it looks like:

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(don't you love this Chevron texture? it's got text on it...LOVE)

Ok...so, with the black texture, IF I used the Paint Bucket method, I'd be pouring color in for EVER...so...I want to be able to color the entire file. 

1. Click on the Chevron layer.

2.  go to:

LAYER>LAYER STYLE> COLOR OVERLAY

A color box will pop up & you can get really specific with your color. Here, I've actually typed in the RGB color of the Pantone 2012 color: Tangerine Tango.

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Now, I've got the paper pattern & color I want...exactly! Isn't that fab. a. lish.??? LOVE it!

No. 3: Use Brushes to create a DIY Christmas Card Adress Wrap

So, I've got all of my Christmas Cards out in the mail....it was such a fun process...I really enjoyed it this year.  I used the Chevron brush to create a pattern on my Address Wrap....(along with the Junque Labels) & printed them off on sticker paper...cut them out & added them on my envies. 

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LOVE how it turned out! But...it was super easy to create that Chevron background with my pattern brush.

I simply loaded the Chevron Brushes, then selected its own layer, stamped on it & went to my Opacity & lowered it to about 7% so it was a subtle background pattern.

aaaand...speaking of Christmas Cards...I wanted to share these with you...Suzanne Tonga is a fab Rhonna Designs customer, creator extraordinaire...& she sent me these images of her amazing Hybrid Christmas cards...

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She created the top part with Christmas Junque kits, printed them out & then embellished the rest of her cards..amazing, huh? LOVE this, Suzanne...thanks so much for sharing your talents with us!

Ok...come back tomorrow for our Creative Team Tuesday....lovin' what they've created!

xox

DIY Christmas...Christmas Cards

I love this time of the year....the whole process of family Christmas cards! I love to do-it-myself with all of the Rhonna Designs options..it's sooo easy!

I couldn't be happier with our family photos this year....so, I wanted to share a few shots! 

all photos my my amazing friend, Amanda Hendrickson.

I'll stop there, so as to not overload you.

I just designed the cards; did them myself (i'll wait to show a sneak peek of my DIY) & it was fast & easy...I uploaded to Persnickety Prints & since they are local...I get to go pick them up at 5:00 today...talk about FAST!  If you are on the lookout for a good printer for your Christmas cards...they deliver all over! So...order! You will NOT be sorry!

AND, if you are local...Amanda is a fab photographer! 

Ok..so, tomorrow..I'll show you a DIY gift I'm making for my kids with these photos...

AND...there's a coupon & giveaway! 

so...stop by tomorrow!

until then....

new christmas card kits...and a free card, too!

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Did you see? 

Rhonna Designs is already jumpin in the holiday festive spirit! *grin* I'm so excited to share the first (of many) Christmas Card Kits with you! If you're like me.....you LOVE sending out Christmas cards each year! I love designing them & getting the perfect pictures all ready.

But...I am always late in doing it...so, this year...I'm helping you get ready EARLY!

If you are a Newsletter subscriber, you got the great discount code for these kits....and, wow! You will be all set for everything you need this year!

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Photos courtesy of Cherie Mask Photography

So...to try out one of my Photo Christmas Cards, I'm giving you a FREE Download. It's a PNG file, which means you can add your photo right under the card so it's framed....love this effect!

and...FREE!

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Photos courtesy of Cherie Mask Photography

But..I wanted to share these kits.... cuz they are getting me so excited for Christmas....

each kit includes EVERYTHING you need for a coordinated Christmas: 

8 different digital Christmas Card files....everything you need to create your cards or photo cards this year.  

2 4x9 Cards- 

2 5x7 Cards:

(Each has 1 with a window for your photo or the other simply drop your photo or greeting onto the card design.)

Address Wrap Label. Perfect for envelopes, gift tags, spirits bottles, jars, etc.

Newsletter in JPG format. Can be resized for a blank card or gift tag.

Label Art & Word Art in PNG files to add as Clip Art OR use in Photo Editing Program to create your own cards, add to photos, scrapbooks, hybrid scrapbooking or blogs!

Also, offered with 4 8x10 High Resolution PDF Printables. 

Address Wrap Printable

Label Art Printable

Word Art Printable

Newsletter Printable

**Everything coordinates in each kit for so many possibilities!**

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Photos courtesy of Cherie Mask Photography

see? TONS of things in these kits....& you are good to go.

Try printing out the Circle seals, labels & Address Wraps on sticker paper for INSTANT stickers.

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So cute on your gifts, jars, bottles, envelopes, decor....you get the picture!

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Each kit also has coordinating word art & label art that can be used on your blogs, home decor, etc.

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Or, how about your annual newlsetter? yea...type it up on the Printable, print them out & you've got coordinating Address labels, sticker seals...YOU are set!

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Photos courtesy of Cherie Mask Photography

I love the Cards, too. 2 different sizes with a window for photos OR plain so you can either put your own greeting on there OR size it down for instant gift cards, notes, ...you name it!

I'm giddy to see what YOU create with them! Be sure to check back as we get closer to see what the Creative Team does, too! 

Bring on the Holiday Season.....