Souvenir Foto School: Day 25 - I for Ink

I've always wanted to learn the art of calligraphy, but until that happens I just play at it and pretend like I know what I'm doing (P.S. I don't). I hope your weekend is shaping up to be a lovely one so far. See you on Monday! xo Ez

If you'd like you can also find all my images in individual and diptych form for this month-long class challenge over in my flickr album. | Souvenir Foto School is offered by Besotted Brand.

Free Printable Gift Tags - Inspired by Lauren Moffat Spring 2012

So today I decided to kill the proverbial "two birds with one stone" (such a horrible expression by the way), by getting my Souvenir Foto School assignment out of the way while simultaneously sharing a fun new free printable with you all! I'm feeling especially clever, because I've been going a tad loopy trying to think of what to photograph for my letter "X" challenge...and now I can cross it off my list. Woohoo!

To Use: Download and print out your tags by clicking on the download buttons beneath each feature photo above. Print designs onto heavy-weight paper. Use a 2" craft punch for the circular tags, or cut out all shapes using a pair of scissors. String with ribbon or twine and attach to gifts. These can also be used for scrapbooking, to create festive hanging banners, and more. You guys are so creative, so I'm sure you'll come up with some clever uses for them.

These tags were inspired by the gorgeous Spring 2012 collection from Lauren Moffat (posted about earlier today). I hope you'll enjoy using them to spruce up some pretty gifts this coming Spring! Also, if you're interested in the font I used in the alphabet tags, it is called Ribbon by Lost Type Co-op. Isn't it wonderful?! Have a gorgeous weekend! xo Ez

Fashion Crush: Lauren Moffat - Spring 2012

After discovering the painterly Spring 2012 collection from Lauren Moffat via More Design Please, I instantly knew that I wanted to create a free printable for you all inspired by it. This beautiful skirt with it's bold brushstrokes was my first inspiration, but as I painted different interpretations of the collection, I ended up falling for the more feminine nautical / geometric pieces and created a set of gift tags based on them that I'll be sharing with you a little bit later today.

In the meantime, be sure to pop over to the Lauren Moffat blog to browse their full Spring 2012 collection. It's all so incredibly lovely and inspiring. See you in just a few! xo Ez

P.S. I'm apparently a bit behind, since Lauren Moffat just shared this lovely video of their Fall 2012 collection on their blog. Sweets, I'm all for being ahead of the game, but I hope that for at least today it will be okay if I stick to Spring as my inspiration. Sound reasonable to you?!

Color Inspiration Daily: 02. 24. 12

Philemon Chante Poster Illustration by Christine Hale. See more from Christine on flickr and in her portfolio. (via Nicole D.)

Souvenir Foto School: Day 23 - M for Masking Tape

 I had a completely different (and more complicated) letter assignment planned today, but then I wound up with a migraine and decided to be nice to myself and kept everything as simple as possible. Sometimes you just have to do that, right?!

I'll have a little printable freebie to give away with my Foto School assignment tomorrow, so keep a look out for that! xo Ez

P.S. If you're interested in sources for Japanese Masking Tape, you can find a list of my favorite shops in my Craft Supplies Resources Section.