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Freebie Alert: Goodies from Digital Design Essentials

Kaje — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:29:06 +0000

I have always wondered whatever happened to Gina Cabrera, a talented digiscrap/digital designer. Well thanks to Zanne of Digiscraptology, I found out that Gina took a break from designing and is now back in the grind. And how else can someone return, but with a bang, right? DDE is giving away a free full collection called Digitally Smitten! Just look at this loads of awesomeness:

To download these goodies, visit the DDE website.

Flip Book Proposal

Kaje — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:57:55 +0000

I find this really cute, unique and creative:

Jonathan’s proposal to Lindsey from Jonathan Lundberg on Vimeo.

It started as an idea to give away during their wedding day as souvenirs but it turned out to be the actual day Jonathan proposed to Lindsey.

Words for Words

Kaje — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:38:00 +0000

There are more to –nym words than just Synonyms and Antonyms :) I studied these terms in Grammar 101, but you know how and ageing mind is, it forgets. So here’s a nifty guide (some of them at least, because there are dozens out there!) to remind you that there words to classify, well, words:

Acronym: An abbreviation, pronounced as a word, consisting of the initial letters of a multiword name or expression; i.e. scuba for self contained underwater breathing apparatus.

Anepronym: A trademarked brand name now used generically, such as aspirin, xerox or kleenex.

Antonym: A word with opposite meaning with another; i.e. near is an antonym of far.

Eponym: A proper or common name deriving from another name, as San Francisco (in honor of St. Francis) or many scientific terms, such as watt (named after James Watt) and volt (from Allesandro Volta).

Heteronym: A word spelled (and usually pronounced) the same way but with different meanings, such as pen (writing instrument) as opposed to pen (an enclosure for sheep or pigs).

Pseudonym: A name adopted by an author (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson = Lewis Carroll), performing artists (stage names instead of real name), or handles (chat names etc).

Synonym: A word with the same meaning as another, such as small, as compared to little.

Toponym: A place name, whether it retains capitalization, or is lowercased in generic usage, such as manila.

Promises Made to be Broken? | Free Fonts for Peas

Kaje — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:11:00 +0000

I know I said I will update more often but see, I broke that promise to myself again. Taking a long break from working and blogging (yes not just in this site) was definitely not good for me since I have the tendency to stall a bit more after vacationing.

Anyway, for anything artsy, you might find these free fonts interesting. Click the image to download.

I love handwritten fonts, they’re best for journaling! Thanks to Kevin and Amanda for always always giving away free fonts. I know the new fonts were made available in December but what the heck, they’re still up (even the old ones are still live), so light as well grab and use them when we still can, right?

Ending the Drought!

Kaje — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:02:00 +0000

This blog has been neglected long enough that I am starting to get really guilty about it. I started this blog to have an outlet of my artistic side (as if I have any LOL!) and to share anything artsy. I will try my best to update, even if it means updating just once or twice a week.

New year, new life!

Wish me luck! LOL!

Hibernation

Kaje — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:07:21 +0000

It’s been a while since the last post. Too much is happening in real life.

But I scrapped, shopped, worked and did some writing (a.k.a updating in other and new blogs). Must find time to share those.

I am just dropping this quick note to let you know that I am still alive ;)

New Project, New Tools

Kaje — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:39:00 +0000

Just about a few weeks ago, an idea came to me. There was this one product that tickled my fancy so I bought it. And like a bulb that lit inside my head, I knew right away what I’d do with my purchase. Yesterday, I was able to withdraw some online job earnings and I finally invested on tools. I did a run on my new some-kinda-geeky toys and I liked how my mock-up turned out to be what I imagined it would be. I just need to “polish” on some steps and I am good to go.

My layouts (or at least one of the sets) are done and I am happy with what I was able to accomplish. I wish I can share what I did but that will have to wait. For now I need to level down my energy and try to sleep. TTYL!

Font Hunt

Kaje — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:12:00 +0000

For the longest time, I was bugging my friend Zanne to tell me which font she used for her scrap blog. But since her laptop (or external hard drive) crashed, she could not find the .psd file of her header thus she can’t also name the font. Here’s a screen cap of part of the header:

Then I had a sudden inspiration to ask around and someone mentioned four fonts:

While nothing seemed to be a perfect match, I appreciate that someone actually tried to help me. Kolibri I think is the nearest match. And since I am not too particular with every stroke, I am happy with these discoveries. However, if you have leads on the original one, I’d be a happy camper too! :D

Pardon Me!

Kaje — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:10:51 +0000

I know it’s been a while since my last post. I got awfully busy with work and other activities. Things started to wind down on Saturday evening and I got to enjoy the rest of my weekend. I planned on blogging here but the creative juices got sucked out of me because of work. I actually have stuff marked as “for sharing” but even organizing that is a task already. I guess I am tired.

I promise to return with better updates so please do visit again! :D

AFD’s Credit Tracker

Kaje — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:20:24 +0000

I saw this in Diane’s blog and thought that it is something that I can find useful when I scrap. I asked D if she tried it already but she told me that she haven’t purchased it yet. Knowing that this is a nifty tool, I bought it at once. It comes as a script and this is the first time that I am going to run a script in PS. I was reading the manual and it seemed all too technical for me. I probably need more time to study how it works ;)