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D.I.Y Jewellery Organizer + FREE Print Out

I have been wanting to do this for a while now. Organize my - forever getting tangled necklaces & my disappearing earring's! I have looked and looked for something to display all my pretties, but most of the ones I like have that handmade feel. And I don't like parting with lots of money if I know I can make it myself - you know what I mean? - yah. So finally, I found the perfect solution.

A few days ago I found this piece at the warehouse for $12.50! Had to get it!  ...didn't know what I was going to alter it for, but I knew it was a great buy!

I am so satisfied with the end result, it looks better then how I imagined it would be. I realized while taking the pics I need more earrings - hint hint Justin! Here's what you will need -

Here are a few close ups -

The room view -

And your free printable art -

 
Download VPearce-Jewellery-Organiser-Print

Hope you enjoyed this post!

 

Noah's Race Car Party + Free Printables

 And I thought I was going to be cool as a cucumber on that day. I can't believe how wrong I was! I thought by planning a few weeks before hand, I would avoid the feeling of stress I usually get saturated with on the day and night before. BUT noooo. I didn't have time to use all my cute little print-ables I created and hang the tissue paper decorations I had planned for the day, I was even going to make cardboard cars for the kids to sit in while they play mario carts. So I'm a little disappointed with myself... I blame Pinterest, I'm seriously on there all the time satisfying my need for visual candy.... I need help... help!

It helped reminding myself that those elements of the party were not top priority. Making sure the guests were comfy, feed and entertained were at the top of my list. Oh! and obviously Noah's experience and memory of the day too! So thank God the food table looked colourful and attractive, that made up for the lack of decorations around the room I think. Here are the photo's -

Like that cake I made?! I do, except I feel the candles are in the wrong place though... oh well.
 


I had these cute little cup stickers all printed and ready to stick on the cups too with modpodge, but I left that job too late and had guests arriving early! Why do they do that!

haahaaa! She looks so serious too!
Well those are all the photos I wanted to share with you all. Below are the free print-ables for those thinking of having their own race car party, I hope they help make your little (or big) lads day special! Oh if you want to know where I sourced the other supplies, don't be shy, just ask, I'm always happy to help! 

Race Car Party Printable FREEBIE!

DOWNLOAD FILE HERE -  Download Vinniepearce-race-car-party-printables

ZIP FILE INCLUDES: Patterned paper to use for flags or pasting on shapes and letters, food labels, cup labels, Layered file for your own photo/art display, alpha and blank flags, & thank-you favor labels.

Please do share pictures with me of how you end up using these, I'd love to see!

Enjoy!

Flaire Freebie

A few weeks ago we went to Piha Beach, I was so inspired by the photos I ended up creating a mini kit to go with the page layout I had in mind. Here are the pages -

CREDITS: Purple Melody Kit; Flower, bow, stripe trim, paint strokes from RENO COLECTION (coming soon) ; stitches from Teal Ambition collection; vellum tag from Dash & Dot collection.

opposite page -

 
CREDITS: Mostly from Tickled Pink Studio

so together they  look like this -

And here are your freebies -

link - Download VinniePearce_MyPurple_Melody

 oh! and another bonus giveaway! From the first page you just saw -

LINK - Download VPearce-freebie-template-april2011

 

For Those That Don't Have Pieces Of Me

I'm giving it away for a limited time here!

This was one of my very first kit creations! Splashes of red and my love for scripts, Pieces Of Me evolved through my paint selling days. See what I mean in this photo album if you don't know what I'm talking about. You can find Pieces Of Me II & Pieces Of Me III in my 2Peas store! How many of you would like to see me create the fourth kit? Leave your comments below please.

This will only be available for 7 days- so spread the word!!

 

 Sorry download has now expired :(

 

 

Flaire Freebie

  Inspired by this fabulous scrapbook page! Well actually two fabulous scrapbook pages! This one is by melsboys, I saved it to my favorites folder a few days ago. And this one below created by Cathy AKA: cayla73. As soon as I saw her one I thought - that's it! I'm going to do some lifting myself!

 

 I love melsboys layout because there's a lot of visual interest with all the different elements & colours. It's a great layout because I think there's a perfect amount of white space framing the composition. The photo isn't lost with all the colours too. In fact it's one of the first things your eye hits when you look at the page. Because firstly, it is dominant in size, the photo is bigger than the rest of the elements. Secondly, the photo is in black & white (with a warm hue to it) this instantly sets it apart from the rest of the page. Remember that if you have a photo with lots of colours, just de-saturate it, add contrast and it will be a lot easier to work with! I do it all the time!

Cathy's page uses the same principle of dominance with the size of her photo. She has a lot of patterns happening on the one page, but because the colours are co-ordinated with the photo she has achieved a seamless page design! Again, perfect amount of negative space too! What a sweet page!

Here is my page design, using the elements mentioned. And the freebie this week!

CREDITS - CLICK HERE!

Your freebie -

Yes it's for professional use too! Please carefully read the terms of use after downloading. Enjoy!

Download VinniePearce-how-i-heart-you-freebie-kit

 

Flare Friday

Magazine Layout Featuring Designers Guild Fabric

Maybe its the Indian in me coming out, but I love the fun fabric used as a curtain here. I would never use anything like this in my home. My husband Justin, wouldn't let me get away with it! Maybe back in my teenage days though... it would have gone so nicely with my bright yellow tickley (means sequins in Indian) wall hanging! When I was getting to know Justin for the first time I invited him into my bedroom to have a look at my interior decorating skills - I pointed to my bright yellow tickley wall hanging with pride... and he had no comment. I now know that no comments from Justin, usually means he's not a fan! I'm grateful thats a rare thing!

So lets look at the design features. The roses are stylized and I love the lines used in the leaves to create contrast and depth. I also really like the typography here too, the white space surrounding the text allows the viewer to read without feeling overwhelmed by the colours and shapes. It's a stunning magazine layout!

This is how my page turned out by using the design elements mentioned: 
CREDITS: Everything (except journal spot) from this weeks flare friday freebie, the Full Bloom Mini Kit.

And your Freebie:

Take advantage of the free Limited Commercial Use License on these! Be sure to read the TOU and expect more!

 

Download Vinnie_Pearce_Full_bloom_minikit

Have a great weekend!

 

Flare Friday

Happy Friday! I'm excited to share this weeks flare, I hope it inspires you.

   Vintage Dinner Plates from Republic.

Torn straight out of the spring issue of YOUR HOME & GARDEN mag, for my inspiration board. It's the handwriting that grabbed my heart. Most of you know I have an obsession for scripts and handwriting in design. A lot of my art papers have them, as well as my paintings. I've always thought scripts and handwriting add extra visual interest to a page design or project. It also adds a personal touch and warmth. This kind of element mostly works well with natural themed designs. So everything from your photo to your embellishments need to reflect that. Go for fonts, photos, embellishments, etc that have a lot of curves to compliment the scripts. If you do the opposite (use too many elements with sharp corners), your elements will end up arguing with each other. What I mean to say is... that the contrast of the curvey lines and the sharp bold lines will result in a visual riot... a page with no harmony for your eyes. And it takes a lot of mediation (playing, positioning, etc) to get the two singing with each other. Hey, I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just saying... its hard for ME to do! hahaa!  And hard... usually means spending more time on my designs, which is something I'm running out of as my kids are getting older and the business gets more... busier!. So any shortcuts I can take in completing a project, I'll happily take!

My design and your freebie!

This is how my page turned out by using the design element mentioned:

CREDITS: This weeks freebie, the Vintage Quick Page; Flowers and Wordart By Cosmo Cricket; Brad from my Brad Pack.

Your freebie

Download VinniePearce-vintage-quick-page

Have an awesome weekend!

 

Flare Freebie

Welcome to another Flare Friday!  Last week I was inspired with patterns to create packaging labels. Well this week I'm inspired by ...labels!

Fuego Hot Sauce, By talented graphic designer Stephanie Hughes

As soon as I saw the packaging for this hot sauce selection, I fell in love. And I felt like a short trip to Nando's for some tasty chicken legs! 

Ok back to the design. Take a look at the bottle shape... see the curved edges? This is a design element. The designer has cleverly used the design principle of repetition to create unity. This curved edge or line, is repeated on the shape of the label & the typography.

Check this out!

I have to use this concept one day!

This is how my page turned out by using the design element mentioned:

CREDITS: Font:Cranberry Gin & Geo-sands light; Poised Paper subtly blended in the background, this weeks freebie, the cute Wood Grain Label.

And here is your freebie download:

Download VinniePearce_WoodGrain_labels

Have an awesome weekend!

Vin

Flare Freebie

Cups from Briscoes

A bit different this week. I bought these cheapies a few months ago when they were on sale at Briscoes. I was immediately drawn to the geometric patterns. I love how they add a little class to my kitchen cupboards, and they're a big size for large amounts of coffee!

Patterns used well will add diversity and depth to a composition or room. If used wrongly, it will result in visual chaos! I'm hoping to show you some good examples today. But first my design and your freebie download.

It's not a page layout, but packaging for my homemade cleaning products. (click here to read why I choose homemade instead of store bought solutions)

 

SUPPLIES: papers and labels freebie download, MOD podge glue sealer and bottles from Payless Plastics.

Your Freebie (there are 4 versions of lables included, so you can write or type on the blank ones) -

Download VinniePearce_papers-labels

Examples of geometric patterns used:

INTERIOR DECORATING

 
http://freshome.com/2009/04/13/interior-design-patterns-from-hand/

 

http://www.designhotels.com/

SCRAPBOOKING

http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2010/06/dt-kaori-watanabe.html

The pattern here isn't exactly geometric, more leaning towards an abstract geometric. I thought it was a great example of using patterns on a larger scale without looking too overwhelming. It works because of the repetition in lines. Curved lines in the background pattern are repeated in other elements. Such as the brads, cut out paper and ink splatters. This helps to create harmony in the overall design.

 

 

  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35041093@N04/4928397305/in/set-72157623175333419/

Another large scale pattern.  I don't usually use patterns like this for my background, but this one works. Why does it work?... I don't know! hah! Noooo, I thought I didn't know, but as I studied the page, a few thoughts came to me. Maybe it's the muted colours that help create less contrast in the overall scheme. Also I think the density and scale of the pattern help to make the design less busy. If you have any thoughts, please share, I'd love to hear them.

  

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/gallery/member/455787-romyk/1658257-when-we-were/

Here's a cute minimalistic one by Romy.  If you want to use patterns but are too afraid to, then you can't go wrong with using them in small amounts like the above example.

WEBSITE DESIGN

  


http://aliedwards.com/

Ali Edward's new site, uses a geometric pattern so stunningly. Ali also uses patterns a lot in her page designs, so do check out the site if you are new to her stuff.

Thanks for stopping by! If you find great examples of patterns used on large scales please link back in the comments section, I would love to see and I'm sure others would too.

Flare Freebie

  

mariecatribs.com

I love the textured tab, which helps ground the huge amount of negative space. The doodled divider also grabs my attention, something as simple and cute like this helps to define a space for text.

This is how my page turned out by using the design elements mentioned:

 

CREDITS: Trim & brad from The Journey Back Collection; tag & divider free from this weeks Flare Friday.

Here is your freebie -

Download VinniePearce_tag_divider

Check out more gorgeous textures and white space on  mariecatribs.com site.

xo
Vin