Romantic Parisian Tag

  I recently completed a class on Creative Fabrica about creating a digital tag - From Paris With Love - Create a Romantic French-Inspired Digital Tag.  I really enjoyed it and ended up with a very pretty tag that I really like.

The end result.  I went a bit off-piste, but I like it.

  All the materials that Traci uses in the class are provided and she explains everything really clearly.  Despite the class being demo'd with Photoshop I was still able to follow along using Affinity Designer. However if you are using a program other than Photoshop it would help if you were somewhat familiar with it so that you can replicate what Traci does. 

  The techniques that I learned were actually super helpful in helping me to create the tag that I designed for this post.  I will definitely be putting my newfound knowledge to good use and creating more tags and background papers.  In the meantime you can download a sheet of the tag I created here.

  To view the class you will need an All Access Subscription.  The subscription allows you to download absolutely everything on the site with no limits!  There's a great deal on at the moment where you can get yearly all access for just £4.59 / $4.99 a month (usually £26.99 / $29 per month).  I'm not sure how long that offer is going to be around so get it while you can.  Just head to the Creative Fabrica homepage and click on the "Upgrade Now" button on the blue banner at the top of the screen.

Friday Favourites

  First off I have to mention this incredible, huge bundle from Digital Attic Studio on Creative Fabrica.  The Ultimate Vintage Bundle consists of 60 individual sets including digital papers, backgrounds, junk journal kits, ephemera and clip art. Even if vintage isn't your thing there are so many elements to choose from that you're bound to find something that you like.

BUT, it's only free for a limited time.  The bundle expires at 23:00 (GMT) on 18th January.

  I created this tag using a handful of elements from the Vintage Celestial Bundle - just one of the kits available in the full bundle. 

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For the font I have chosen Underwood Champion from Creative Fabrica.  It's a retro, typewriter font with a slightly grungy texture.  I used it to create these sentiment strips mentioned in this blog post.

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And finally for the cut file I've chosen this cute Welcome Sign from Design Bundles.  The design is listed as a laser cut file, but could definitely work with paper too.  It comes in a layered version or a flat version.  If you're familiar with any graphics program you could modify the files to create your own layered version as well.

Happy creating!