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My personal favorite photo editing app, Snapseed, is celebrating the release of their new version 1.5 with FREE downloads for a short time only. This fantastic app is usually $4.99, so this is an incredible deal! Jump on it quickly so you don’t miss out.
Android users rejoice! Snapseed’s now available for your mobile device for the first time ever.
And once you’ve downloaded Snapseed, there’s no better way to learn to use it than with my Snap To It! workshop. In 13 video lessons (plus new lessons coming soon to cover Snapseed 1.5’s new features), you’ll learn how to use this powerful, flexible app for all your on-the-go editing needs.
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Freebies on Friday: Mini Kit
Be sure to check out the latest freebie kits from our partners at Design House Digital. Shown here is Be Cool, Be You created by Mye De Leon. Be Cool, Be You is a vibrant mini kit. Perfect for both boys and girls and it’s even more fitting for adults!
Comment to Win
And don’t miss out on a chance to win a seat in iScrapit, Renee’s popular mobile scrapbooking class. Last chance this weekend at the Creating Keepsakes Blog. Don’t delay, because comments must be received by Monday, September 17, at 9:00 am MDT. Good luck!
Friday’s Freebie: Free Fonts
This Friday we bring you pointers to some of the best freebies on the web. Today, we’re sharing a handful of fresh fonts to add to your collection.
Thatcher Ulrich’s free font Tuffy is a nice sans-serif that comes with no strings attached. While the licensing status of most free fonts is unclear at best, Thatcher has released Tuffy into the public domain.
Greyscale Basic is a font that really looks great.
Jos Buivenga’s foundry has some really wonderful stuff. My favorite is Fontin Sans.
Floodfonts has just been completely redesigned. It now features the new free font, Coraline.
Friday’s Freebies: Vladstudio for iPhone & iPad
I posted this note on these wallpapers a few months back. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my iPad lately, developing iScrapit, my new mobile scrapbooking class. And since I’ve started taking daily photos with my iPhone using great apps like Camera+, Instagram & Hipstamatic, my iPhone and I are joined at the hip. (Do iPhones have hips? Hmmm…)
No matter what I’m doing, I’m exposed to my device’s wallpaper dozens of times a day. I want it to be pretty…today. Tomorrow I may want it to be grungy. And next week? Who knows! I might be on an abstract binge by then.
There are bazillions of sites offering iOS wallpapers, and choosing one or two can be overwhelming. I thought I’d feature one of my favorites. Illustrator Vlad Gerasimov of Russia offers fresh, fun and funky free wallpapers and other bling for your iPhone and iPad at his site, Vladstudio.
I like Vlad’s style and I think you will, too.
Note to Android Users: I’m researching a similar post for you. Since I don’t own an Android, I need help from those of you who do. Where do you get your Android goodies?
Freebies on Friday: Brushes
Can you ever have too many brushes? I say not really. When you see beautiful Photoshop brushes like the ones shown above in Shiny Flower Brushes by Heygrey, it’s hard not to say ‘I want those brushes.’ It really makes you smile when the brushes are free.
I was checking out Brush Lovers earlier today and could not believe the beautiful free Photoshop brushes available there. Besides Shiny Flower Brushes, my other favorites were Rosy Watercolor by Heygrey and Flowers & Fruits Old Postcards by PinkOnHead shown below.
Brush Lovers has an amazing selection of Photoshop brushes and they’re all free. Check them out. While you’re there, take a moment and let them know which are your favorites. You’re gonna love these brushes. Enjoy!
Web Freebies: Photoshop Text Effects
FREEBIES: Textures by Jocosity
The winner of the Creating Keepsakes subscription giveaway is commenter #3, Sharon Grey who commented:
Cool trick! Love seeing how to do it with text. I would like to learn how to create a text path around a shape as well. Thanks for the template, too, I hope to use it today
Congratulations, Sharon! Please send us an email to claim your prize.
A quick post to let you know about these free textures from Deviant artist Sabine Fischer aka Jocosity. Quite nice…and they’re large, too!
Friday’s Freebie: Vladstudio for iPhone & iPad
I’ve been spending a lot of time with my iPad lately, developing iScrapit, my new mobile scrapbooking class. And since I’ve started taking daily photos with my iPhone using great apps like Camera+, Instagram & Hipstamatic, my iPhone and I are joined at the hip. (Do iPhones have hips? Hmmm…)
No matter what I’m doing, I’m exposed to my device’s wallpaper dozens of times a day. I want it to be pretty…today. Tomorrow I may want it to be grungy. And next week? Who knows! I might be on an abstract binge by then.
There are bazillions of sites offering iOS wallpapers, and choosing one or two can be overwhelming. So, today I thought I’d feature one of my favorites. Illustrator Vlad Gerasimov of Russia offers fresh, fun and funky free wallpapers and other bling for your iPhone and iPad at his site, Vladstudio.
I like Vlad’s style and I think you will, too.
Note to Android Users: I’m researching a similar post for you. Since I don’t own an Android, I need help from those of you who do. Where do you get your Android goodies?
Friday’s Freebie: Serenity App
“Life can be chaotic and stressful. Take a break and relax with Serenity, a collection of beautiful, tranquil destinations in your pocket.” — taptaptap
From the makers of Camera+, everyone’s favorite mobile camera app, comes Serenity: The Relaxation App, free for a limited time. Serenity strives to ease your mind in the midst of daily stress by providing more than 30 relaxing videos for tranquility and relaxation.
Florence Arnold, the Serenity developer, wanted to give people a tool to help them pause. She’d seen way too many folks tie their bodymind into knots — literally — for lack of pausing. (Color me guilty!)
My first experience with Serenity was to take what Florence calls a “sound bath,” a mix of equal parts Serenity, headphones and me. I chose a waterfall screen and set the built-in timer for 15 minutes. Not only is there a video of the falling water, the sounds are there, too.
It’s important to walk away from the computer, into a quiet area, and sit or lie down. After watching the video for a few minutes I swear I could smell the water! When my 15 minutes were up the sound and video ended. I relaxed for another minute, then rose, stretched and returned to work refreshed. It works!
There’s no “new age” magic in Serenity. In fact, you can achieve the same results by closing your eyes and going to your happy place for 15 minutes. But it’s so much more fun to escape to a beautiful landscape and the sounds of nature instead.
“Serenity for iPhone takes you on a vacation every time you start the app.” — appstorm
Friday’s Freebie: Fresh Free Fonts
Every Friday we bring you pointers to some of the best freebies on the web. Today, we’re sharing a handful of fresh fonts to add to your collection.
Lavanderia
Abraham Lincoln
