Friday, May 15, 2009

Newly Designed Stamps






Let's Hear It for Imaginative Designers!

On May 8, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal ServiceтДв issued a 44тАУcent, Love: King and Queen of Hearts definitive stamp with two different designs in a convertible booklet of 20 stamps. The stamp was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, and Jeanne Greco of New York, New York.

Since the beginning of its popular Love stamps in 1973, the U.S. Postal Service┬о is paying clever tribute to the worldтАЩs favorite тАЬgameтАЭ with the issuance of the King and Queen of Hearts, the latest stamps in the Love series. Artist Jeanne Greco, New York, New York, created the art on her computer for the two stamp designs, one showing the King and one showing the Queen, by using images from 18th Century French playing cards as a reference.

Over the years, the Love stamps have featured a wide variety of designs, including heart motifs, colorful flowers, and the word тАЬLOVEтАЭ itself.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Freebie PS Brush Set Bit of This and That



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Yikes I've been gone for awhile. So to make up for by absence I have create a freebie brush set for Photoshop for all of my scrapping friends and neighbors.
There are 16 assorted brushes in this set titled, "Bit of This and That". For previewing purposes some brushes have been resized, shadowed, and rotated.
There are a few Mothers Day themed brushes in this batch, but there's many more for general useage.
I hope you have as much fun creating with these brushes as I had making them for you all.
CU and Personal use friendly. Sorry these are gone but will return soon.