Free Valentine's Day Printables

After creating the Valentine's Day banner a couple of weeks back, I decided maybe a few photo cards would look nice too. Only this time, I decided to print them off and use them as decor.

free valentine's day printables.

See how cute they look? I set them next to this teddy bear that the hubby gave me back when we were first dating. He is my absolute favourite. You may notice the band-aid and yellow stains, he actually survived a bad house fire we had when we first moved in together. I couldn't get rid of him, so now he sits reminding of us of everything we have to be thankful for, including each other.

free valentine's day cards / decor.

Okay, enough of the sappiness. Here are a three {yay!!} free Valentine's Day printable designs that you can use for photo cards, regular cards or even photos around the house to decorate.

you're my favorite blanket stealer. (by martha.anne)

talk nerdy to me. (by martha.anne)

i'm weird and you're weird. (by martha.anne)

Click here to download all three in one package.

Now go have fun! And, if you're looking for some other Valentine's Day freebies, check out these 5 Free Valentine's Ideas I blogged about last year.

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Another Free Printable Christmas Photo Card

Free Christmas photo card - take two. Here's the other one you've been waiting for. (If you missed the first one - here it is). I have this available in two file formats, the .png so you can put it over your favorite photo and customize it or the .jpg so you can print it off and put a message on it.

Free Printable Christmas Photo Card (martha.anne)

Add the family - download the .png here

Add a message - download the .jpg here

If you love my photo cards but want something customized, be sure to contact me and I can offer you some pricing. Otherwise… this one is all yours. Of course, I must thank Spoon Graphics again for the mistletoe and penguins - they made this card a breeze. Oh and here's the card in use… a little bit of Hank:

Happy Holidays from Hank!

Other than that, we're almost at the end of the week. Lookout, here comes Friday and we're that much closer to the holiday season. YAY! I can't promise I'll be back tomorrow, so if not, be sure to have a great weekend.

Free Printable Christmas Photo Card!

Okay so here is Christmas card one of two. I have another one coming your way before the end of the week, with an empty space in it… Which means, you can put it over your favorite photo and personalize it… YAY! Actually, I'll make it with a white space as well so that you can just write your favorite message if you aren't the photogenic type. The only deal is… you have to come back in a couple of days to get it. It's kind of like Christmas, no peeking!

Until then, here's another freebie. And, I must thank Spoon Graphics for the free illustrated snowman and bird. It definitely made the card making that much quicker!

Free Christmas Photo Card (martha.anne)

(Download it here.)

Not to toot my horn, but I really love this card and I hope you enjoy it too. I'm actually thinking I might get it printed and framed…

In other news… I think I've convinced the hubby to build us a mantle. Stay tuned, I'll share more info about that this week… I must say - I've fallen in love and can't wait for it to be built.

Free Halloween Photo Card | Boo From Me to You!

Just a quick post to give you a freebie - a printable Halloween photo card.

Boo From Me to You!

Free Halloween Photo Card - Boo From Me to You!

Only four more days until Halloween!
Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?khi15yd0km3c83l

Baby Shower Photocard Reveal

A few weeks back I shared "It's a Baby Shower Photocard" but wasn't able to show the final card chosen, just in case the expecting parents saw it. Now, I've been given the go ahead and am not waiting any longer. I showed you the other designs I had came up with and then my client shared a link to a design they had liked. (you can see it here) I went ahead and turned it into this:

Too cute! I had a blast doing it and I'm happy to say that my design services are needed again for a business card. I can't wait. If you or someone you know is looking for more information on the design services at martha.anne, be sure to direct them to my Facebook page, pricing information or have them contact me.

Cheers! :o)

It's a Baby Shower Photo Card!!

So I was approached the other night by a certain someone requesting a baby shower photo card. I'm not sure if it's a surprise or not, so I've changed all information and names on them. They requested sheep and pastels at first, so I put together this one:

Baby Lamb Photo Card
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Then, my hubby thought why not use the babies current nickname and make a really fun one that is completely different, so I came up with this one:

Baby Duckling Photo Card
copyright martha.anne

Then, I spoke to that someone one more time and she pointed me to a website that had an invite in browns with sheep. She wanted the same colors and idea. So, I turned it into my own interpretation and can't wait to share the results... (it's a secret for now!!)

She loved it! So excited, I haven't been promoting my design/marketing business at all this year and I was very excited to fulfill the challenge. Now, if I could only get more ambition to create these more often without the requests! I will post the chosen card in the coming weeks, keep an eye out for it!!

For more information and pricing, visit me on Facebook.

It's "Favorites Friday!" | 5 Free Valentine's Ideas

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I've been seeing a lot of freebies popping up. For those of you who have left your v-day goodies to the last minute, here's my five favorite free Valentine ideas:

1. Free Printable Valentine's Photo Card
(from me - martha.anne)

Free Be Mine Valentine's Day Photo Card

2. Free Love Printable
(from Perfectly Imperfect by dodeline + design)

Love Valentine's Day Printable

3. Free Printable Valentine's
(from Jones Design Company)

Free Printable Valentine's

4. Free Be Mine Valentine's Day Wrapping Paper
(from Jenny Steffens)

DIY Be Mine Valentine's Day Wrapping

5. Free Friendship Bracelet Valentine's

(from dandee)

Friendship Bracelet Valentines

Click on the captions below the pictures to get your free goodies, and remember Tuesday is the big day, make sure to tell all those who matter that you love them!! Have a great weekend out there!!

It's "Favorites Friday"!

As promised in my Happy New Year's Post... here are my five favorite projects from 2010 - 2011. I have done a lot and helped a lot of businesses start their marketing ventures. I love the design business and can't wait for the projects to start this year - but more importantly, as noted, I really want to get the business up and running online and my product line launched!

For now, here are my five favorite projects from 2010 - 2011 at martha.anne:

O'Cuisine Catering Logo 

Prom Photo Book

Willow Wheat Spa Gift Certificate

Willow Wheat Spa Photo Card Coupon

Horseback Riding Photo Session

Thanks again for all of your support out there!

The Start of a New Business....

As some of you already know, I have a small design business on the side doing design for people and businesses. From photo cards to logos, and everything in between, I do custom greetings and branding. Well, not that I don't enjoy it, I'm thinking of putting it to the side for a while, fulfilling the odd jobs as requested and branching into a more product based business.

So, today I started to experiment. creating felt start ornaments and clay tags. The ornaments are as expected, in hues of grays and white with a visible stitch. They're fun to make. But the clay tags, they're giving me the most problems. I've experimented with a few different clay recipes and can't seem to nail the right one. The one I'm trying today requires 24 hours to see the results of the creation. So... we'll see how this goes.

Next up on the product line, perhaps some homemade stockings and pillow cases? I don't have a lot of materials yet, so I'll have to make some prototypes with what I have. What do you think? Should I venture into something else as well? I'm constantly experimenting and looking for that perfect thing to do. In the meantime, stay tuned as hopefully I'll start having enough to add them to my etsy shoppe! Have a great Wednesday - we're half way through the work week!