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Design a Day Challenge: Day 19

July 10, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

Disclaimer: This design was printed with ink that I will not be using again. Am I happy about that? No not really. In fact, I'm super disappointed. I had a bit of an ink emergency. It involved a new recycled ink that I was trying out. As you may know the majority of my paper is recycled and produced using wind power. I am a bit of an environmental tree-hugger-- I'm not going to lie. Even my students call me a tree-hugger, and I accept it for what it is. So I like to offer environmentally friendly products as well. I've accomplished that on the paper front, so I wanted to conquer the ink as well.

It didn't work.

The colors were all messed up.

I did a ridiculous amount of trouble-shooting that involved lots of ink being wasted.

I gave up, for now.

So here is my design--

--but those aren't really the colors they should be. So yeah, I'll give you an update one I get some of those glorious Epson printer cartridges back in my hands. The difference will probably amaze you as much as it amazed me. Let's just say that the pink should be cotton candy pink, the brownish/orange should be a mango orange/yellow, and the blue should be a dark iris purple. And had I used Epson cartridges instead of my poopy recycled cartridges that's exactly what they'd be. Oh boooo. But hope you enjoy the design anyway! :)

Design a Day Challenge: Day 18

July 09, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "birthday" • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design"

I'm feeling in a happy birthday kind of mood recently. So I've cooked up yet another birthday card design. This may be the last printed card you'll see in the next few days as I had a bit of an ink emergency this afternoon. But I won't go into that for now. Back to the new design. Simple lettering on white and gray pinstripes. Plus, a super cool square card with rounded corners.

I kind of wish someone else would have thought of this design and given this card to me for my birthday. I love simple, as you know, so this is just right.

Design a Day Challenge: Day 17

July 08, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

It is depressingly dark out today. Rain, rain, and more rain. And when the thunder comes the clouds get even darker. I've been stuck in the house today with nothing to do so I decided to start designing. Today, I came up with five new designs. I'll share the sunny one with you just so my day will seem a bit brighter.

Ahhh! That's more like it! Get some sun into my life and I feel better already!

Design a Day Challenge: Day 16

July 07, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

Today I felt like making personalized stationery with lots of bold colors. I couldn't choose which few colors to use, so I made an entire collection of colors.

I was thinking that since these colors are so fun, why not really show them off. I went with a nice bold block of color along with the somewhat retro Lobster Two font. I love the inverted white against the block of color on the j's, p's, q's, f's, etc.

I even made some of the samples with my own name so that I could enjoy them to send off to my friends and family! :)

Design a Day Challenge: Day 15

July 06, 2011 • Heidi Shenk • "cards" • "challenge" • "design a day" • "design" • "stationery"

Half way through this crazy marathon of designing! I can't believe it! Today's design was inspired by this morning's weather. So cloudy and I was sure it was going to rain, but then the sun began peeking out of the clouds.

I decided to go out on a limb and try printing some color inside with dashed lines for writing. It added a bright flourish of color for the somewhat dreary design. I must say, I really love these! Such juxtaposition-- dreary rain and a bright sunny day!