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before yearly registration closes … watch this Inner Circle Tour

December 30, 2020 by Kim

A quick post to say there will never be a better time to join the Inner Circle. The crazy, amazing yearly membership offer closes on January 1st. Come check it out. Now more than ever we need to lean into our creativity.… open post

20 ‘Right Things’ in 2020

December 26, 2020 by Kim

So… 2020. Oh my, what a year. Talk about the full human experience! How’d you do? It’s been a year of challenges but I’m willing to bet you found some gifts too. Before I work on my vision for this new year, I thought I’d take some time to celebrate the ‘right things’ of 2020 and list them as I go below….starting… open post

making a photo calendar in Lightroom is so quick and easy

October 31, 2020 by Kim

Over in the circle were printing art like crazy. Many of us are in LOVE with our HP Tango printers along with the instant-ink subscription plans. It's pretty amazing. The Tango is a super (no-drama) printer. It just works! And right now when you sign-up for an instant-ink plan you get 3 months (of 300 pages/month) of free ink! Plus if you use my referral link, you'll get an additional (fourth month) free. I'm not sure how they do it, but it's an absolutely amazing offering. All this to say, there's something so satisfying about printing your work. From tags, to postcards, posters, photo books... and CALENDARS too. Did you know you can quickly and easily make calendars in Lightroom Classic? Read More

An Assortment of Photoshop & Procreate Tips & Tricks Tutorials

October 18, 2020 by Kim

So I couldn't resist a little DC birthday sale shopping this week? How 'bout you? Anyhow, I thought I'd share a few tips and tricks for sorting and installing your Ps & Procreate brushes and another Pattern trick too. Let's jump straight to it. Read More

this made me cry

October 17, 2020 by Kim

Really Kim? This is making you cry? It was day 2 of my pledge to practice lettering every day for 15 minutes a day. It seemed like an excellent plan. Til I began... I'd just installed the letter builder tool from Design Cuts. I've scrolled past it so many times. But after watching Stefan Kunz do a LIVE lettering training for Design Cuts I was hooked. He and Ian Barnard (also amazing) offer 2 tools for letterers. The letter and grid builder. Stick with me... this will make more sense... soon. Anyhow this morning I googled how to use the letter builder tutorial. I watched Stefan's step by step and it seemed doable to me. (almost easy). Til I began. It was like I'd forgotten how to form letters at all. It was awful. Before I knew it... there were tears. Check it out. No judgment please. : ) Read More