Presents for You: Brush Lettered Tina Fey Quote
I love quotes. And I love to letter them out. And I’m happy to be able to share with you!
Use for Project Life, scrapbook, art journals, or just print it out and hang on your walls. Just click the links below to download the version you desire.
Click on photos for JPG
8×10 inch Turquoise PDF
8×10 inch Charcoal PDF
Transparent PNG
I’d love to see what you’re doing with my lettering and you can share your great ideas with others too! Tag me on instagram @randomolive and use the hashtag #randomoliveletters.
Personal use only. (Because these words are neither yours or mine to sell.)
Do you have a favorite quote you’d like to see lettered? Suggest it in the comments!
Utah State Capitol Photos and Tips
I had some time to be able to walk from my hotel to the State Capitol on my Utah trip. Oh man, they are not kidding when they say Capitol Hill.
The capitol building itself is quite beautiful, but really does look similar to many other state capitol buildings across the nation.
What’s neat here is that there’s a lot of wide open space around the building.
Photo Tip: Get pictures of the same building from multiple angles. I got one straight on and one from the side.
There was also this other statue on the grounds. I neglected to look at the plaque, so I’m not sure what it is.
Photo Tip: Don’t forget the plaques. Your memory isn’t that good.
From the side of that statue, I was able to get both the statue and the building in the same shot.
Photo Tip: Incorporate two subjects in the same photo to provide context.
This time I did manage to get a photo of the plaque explaining the significance behind all the beehives I had seen around town.
The stairs leading up to the capitol building had two giant beehives on the sides. I managed to get a detail shot on one of them.
Photo Tip: Experiment with getting up close.
Photos edited by RadLab. (Affiliate Link)
Show your Script: Handwriting Blog Tag
I pretty much always write everything out by hand before typing it. Depending on my mood, I’ll use a different handwriting style. My rushed and hurried regular writing can get pretty messy, depending on how quickly I’m writing. When I have a bit more time, I’ll print more neatly. I hardly ever use cursive, though it’s fun to see how it looks compared to the print.
I was totally inspired by April at Blackburg Belle because she recently started a blog tag experiment to help bloggers connect to each other. April’s original #20thingsblogtag can be found here.
How to play along:
- Handwrite the same sentence using all three techniques: 1. quickly scrawled, 2. neatly printed, and 3. flowing cursive.
- Upload your photo(s) onto your blog or Instagram and talk about what you like about your handwriting.
- Leave a comment on this post with a link to your blog or Instagram post.
- Use the hashtag #showyourscript
- Tag five of your friends.
(In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m pretty much tagging all of you!)
I can’t wait to see everyone’s handwriting styles!
Instagram Challenge Round-Up: November 2014
I love Instagram. I spend way too much time there than is healthy.
I also love the benefits that come from joining various photo challenges: 1. You get to practice your photography, 2. You’re part of a group of people participating in the same thing, and 3. Other people can find you and see your pictures.
Here are a handful of the photo challenges that and prompts out there for this month. Click on the image/link for more information from the author of the challenge.
#fmsphotoaday by Fat Mum Slim
#chelleydarlingpotd by Chelley Darling
#chelleydarlingpotd by Chelley Darling
#thedailybon by Create as Folk
#thedailybon by Create as Folk
#ourthankful30 by Click it Up a Notch and ShutterBag USA
#ourthankful30 by Click it Up a Notch and ShutterBag USA
Any challenges that you participate in that I missed? Leave them in the comments! I’d love to learn about more challenges.
Presents for You: Brush Lettered Fields Quote
I love quotes. And I love to letter them out. And I’m happy to be able to share with you!
Use for Project Life, scrapbook, art journals, or just print it out and hang on your walls. Just click the links below to download the version you desire.
Click on photos for JPG
8×10 inch Green PDF
8×10 inch Charcoal PDF
Transparent PNG
I’d love to see what you’re doing with my lettering and you can share your great ideas with others too! Tag me on instagram @randomolive and use the hashtag #randomoliveletters.
Personal use only. (Because these words are neither yours or mine to sell.)
Do you have a favorite quote you’d like to see lettered? Suggest it in the comments!
Core Values of Random Olive
I’ve been thinking about what it is that I want this space to be. There are definitely tons of things that interest me and I’m happy to share them with you. But there are four main areas that I decided are the core values of this site.
Creativity
I will help you embrace ways to be creative in your every day life.
Learning
I’m dedicated to your continual learning, even if it’s just a small factoid or you discovering a new resource. Your learning something new (no matter the magnitude) lights me up.
Authenticity
You be you and I’ll be me.
Documentation
You deserve to have physical evidence that proves who and where you are in life. I’ll support you through whichever endeavor you choose (taking your own photos, keeping memory books, or using your own hands to create something).
I hope this all resonates with you! It was great to think about what my values are here. What are your core values for your blog?
Target Dollar Spot Notepad Review
Lately I’ve been obsessed with checking out people’s planners and agendas on Instagram (just check out #plannerlove or #planneraddict). I’ve noticed quite a few people showing off notepads that they found in the dollar section of Target.
They’re pretty cute-looking notepads, but I was curious about the quality.
- Would the paper be too flimsy?
- Would ink bleed through?
- Would it even be tough to lay ink down on the paper?
I figured some of you might have similar questions, so I did a little test with different types of pens.
The Arsenal
Paper Mate Write Bros
Pilot Precise V7
Paper Mate Flair
Pilot G2
Paper Mate InkJoy 300 RT
Sharpie Pen
The Test
- With each pen, I wrote on the first page of each list pad to see how the pen looked on the paper.
- Then, I turned the page over to check two things:
- Can you see the ink on the other side of the paper?
- Did ink bleed through to the second page of the list pad?
Here’s What I Found
On laying ink down:
- The light colored pads performed the best: the paper was smooth but took the ink well.
- The blue notepad had a bit more trouble getting ink to stick to it, especially with the pink pens.
- The kraft paper was tough on the ballpoint pens, not smooth at all; the gel pen worked the best here.
On see-through:
- Ballpoints and felt tips were the least offensive. You could probably get away with using this type of pen on both sides of the page.
- The paper was too thin in most cases for rollerball or gel ink and you could still see the writing from the back.
On bleed-through to the second page:
- No issues here.
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of these “cheap” notepads. I’ll have to keep an eye out for future designs to add to the collection.
Hope that was helpful to you guys! Let me know in the comments if you’d like to see more posts like this!
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Photos edited by RadLab. (Affiliate Link)
Presents for You: Brush Lettered Thoreau Quote
I love quotes. And I love to letter them out. And I’m happy to be able to share with you!
Use for Project Life, scrapbook, art journals, or just print it out and hang on your walls. Just click the links below to download the version you desire.
Click on photos for JPG
8×10 inch Teal PDF
8×10 inch Charcoal PDF
Transparent PNG
I’d love to see what you’re doing with my lettering and you can share your great ideas with others too! Tag me on instagram @randomolive and use the hashtag #randomoliveletters.
Personal use only. (Because these words are neither yours or mine to sell.)
Do you have a favorite quote you’d like to see lettered? Suggest it in the comments!
Resource of the Week: Charge Up
I am an introvert.
I know that being around crowds of people and making polite small talk with a smile on my face drains me. Sometimes that makes me feel a little weird or different because it’s not socially acceptable to want to be alone and quiet all the time.
But I know that I’m not alone. Being introverted is not a flaw. It’s a part of my personality. And a part of a lot of other people’s personalities. Introversion comprises enough of our population to inspire the work of Susan Cain and her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Charge Up is a guide written by two entrepreneurs who are able to nurture their introverted tendencies and grow successful businesses. The guide is filled with tips and suggestions for routines that help you optimize your energy levels as an introvert.
For me, this guide reminds me that I’m not alone. It also reminds me to stick to my guns when it comes to saying yes or no to things.
Read Claire and Allie’s product description page for more information and to access an excerpt.
Links throughout are affiliate. I purchased this guide myself.
Plan Your Learning Objectives Before Taking a Class
If you’re going to be attending conferences/workshops/classes, I recommend developing a short list of learning objectives and goals. Often, there’s so much information to digest that it can be overwhelming. By knowing what you’d like to get out of an educational experience before you start, you can focus your attention on the details that you need to know at the moment. There may be a wealth of other information offered, but it’s probably better to revisit those points later when you’re ready to act on it.
In a few weeks, April Bowles-Olin of Blacksburg Belle will be back on CreativeLive (my favorite online learning resource) to teach a course called Create Digital Products that Sell While You Sleep.
To prepare myself and get into the learning spirit, these are my personal learning objectives:
- Determine which types of digital products to make.
- What is the intersection between what my audience wants and what I am qualified to produce?
- Select the most effective software for creative a product.
- Word or InDesign?
- Photoshop or Illustrator?
- Plan out a launch strategy for a digital product, both before and after the product is available.
- How do you continue to promote without sounding spammy?
- Are affiliates the best method?
- Determine a profitable pricing strategy.
- Single Offer vs Multiple Packages?
- Select the most effective sales platform.
- There are so many to choose from, with such a variety of fee structures; it can be tough to make a decision!
I’m hoping that April’s course will help to clarify these issues for me. Can’t wait to find out what she has to teach us!
Are you ready to make your creative work more lucrative, stable, and sustainable in the long-term? Join April Bowles-Olin for an introduction to digital products and how they can enhance your creative business. This course will show you how to produce and position viable products for generating multiple revenue streams and passive income. RSVP right here to watch it live and get access to the workbook for FREE. This post is part of the Create Digital Products blog tour.
