paper goods Archives - Design Crush

April 16, 2019

Posted In create, graphics, illustration, painting, paper goods, photography, prints, series

March 19, 2019

Print Edition: March 2019

Alcohol Ink Modern Abstract by KSwanArt

Woman One Line Drawing Print by Infinitenoon

Respite by Buhlaixe

Let The Sunshine In Art Print by moderntropical

Salt Flats by Annie Blake

Wild Thing Art Print by Honeymoon Hotel

Evil Eye Gold Foil Print by The Best Print Shop

I Must Have Flowers Always & Always Wall Art by Artfully Walls

Garden Party Abstract Art Print by Inaluxe

Sun and Sea Cliffs Art Print by Steve Wade (Swade)

Posted In create, graphics, illustration, painting, paper goods, prints, round up, series

February 7, 2019

Print Edition: February 2019

When Life Gives You Lemons Print by Hôtel Magique

Keep Me Wild Print by Honeymoon Hotel

Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire Coast Linocut Print by Michelle Hughes Design

CSS 6 Limited Edition Print by Jenny Pennywood

Orange Poster by Encore Design Studios

1890 Bicycle Patent Print by C. D. Rice

Strong Women Print by Honeymoon Hotel

Female Body Line Art Print by Oulu Prints

Cherry Bowl by Erin Lin

Rapper’s Delight Print by Honeymoon Hotel

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February 5, 2019

Celebrate All Kinds of Love This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day Printable Art // Valentine’s Day Dessert Board

5-Minute Valentine’s Day DIY // Gradient Texture Cake // Heart-Shaped Mini Waffle Maker

Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cookies // Conversation Heart Bath Bombs // DIY Candy Arrows

DIY Valentine’s Day Cake Gift Boxes // Dollhouse Heart Locket // Printable for Your Far Away Valentine

DIY Heart Friendship Bracelets // Andy Warhol Lips Print // Heart Garland

Low-Carb Valentine’s Day Brownies // Printable Valentine’s Day Freezer Paper Treat Bags // Ombre Raspberry Lemon Sugar Cookies

Strawberry Cake Balls // The Best Sugar Cookie Bars // Timothy Goodman V Day Art Print

Posted In beauty bag, create, food, gifts, holidays, jewelry, kitchen, living, make it, paper goods, prints, recipes, round up, series, style, valentine's day, wear it

January 31, 2019

Fresh Business Cards for a Fresh Start

At the start of the month I mentioned how I’ve been taking on more projects outside of Design Crush. Turns out that when you’ve been one thing for so long – nearly 12 years – a change of perspective helps with the next chapter going forward. In my case, a change of identity as I went back to being Kelly Beall. Getting some fresh business cards seemed like the best place to start.

Basic Invite has a nice collection of specialty business cards with plenty of modern designs to choose from, along with every other style you might be after. They offer over 180 color options, coordinate with your business or just choose your favorite. You can apply a different color and font to every element of your personalized business cards if you’d like! Speaking of fonts, there’s a library to choose from – but if that sounds too overwhelming you can just go with what they’ve suggested on the template. If you want to get extra customized choose the foil option that’s available in silver, gold, and rose gold, or the clear card.

I chose the Modern Hello design, perfect for handing out to potential clients. I love the clean lines, bold type, and straightforwardness of the layout partnered with that bright punch of green. And speaking as a graphic designer, it was a nice change of pace to find several designs that I didn’t need to change a thing on to suit my own taste.

Basic Invite offers a lot beyond business cards online, they’re also one of few sites that give customers the ability to order a printed sample of their actual invitation before they ever place their final order. Test the paper, see the quality, make sure everything meets your expectations – then choose from 40 colors of envelopes to make the perfect invite for your event. To make the process even easier, they offer an address capturing service allowing customers to share a link on any social media platform to request their friends and family’s addresses. The addresses will then be stored in your account and can be selected during the design process.

If all of that doesn’t make you want to check out Basic Invite, well, they’re currently offering 15% off with code 15FF51.

This post is sponsored by Basic Invite. Thank you for supporting that brands that help keep Design Crush kicking!

Posted In behind the scenes, business cards, cards, create, invitations, living, office, paper goods, sponsored post

January 11, 2019

Megan Krzmarzick

Portland-based abstract artist Megan Krzmarzick uses dramatic, bold colors and textures to get her point across and express deep and resonating emotions and energies.

Through her work, Megan explores healing and identity, the reality of time and beings in flux, and competing narratives that weave in and out of our lives shaping different forms and frames of reality. She is the author of a hand painted poetry zine “Running Away from Home,” a small press publication carried at Powell’s Books. Megan also leads creative workshops as the founder of “Humanities Dept.”