Two-Sided Christmas Card Free Download

Hey Everyone,

Like I promised, here is my Christmas card for this year. I wanted something simple and that's what I did. I wanted a design that allowed me to write personal notes to each family/friend that we are sending these to, hence the large white space. I also didn't want to have anything on the front of my card. I know some relatives use the card as my family's portrait for the year.

I really love the way it turned out and I'm even more excited by the amazing print job that Persnickety Prints did! Seriously, I was blown away when I got my package. I live in Kansas and it was quick printing and delivery!  If you are a Utah local, you would get them super fast and if you live in the Orem/Provo area; you would get them literally next day if you did pick up at store. Sooooo freaking fast! As a photographer print quality is very very important to me and Persnickety nailed it!

Thanks Persnickety! Here is a photo of my card from Persnickety.

Anyways, to download this card follow the steps below.! We'd love to see our designs in print! Please add a comment with an image.

TO DOWNLOAD THE PHOTOSHOP FILE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

If you don't have photoshop, No worries! I've got your back. I've created a version without the "Love, the..." It just has "Be Merry" on the back for you to then add your own signature after printing. With this version you just need to send this to the print shop you prefer, along with any image.  No editing required. (I highly recommend Persnickety Prints!)

TO DOWNLOAD THE JPEG VERSION FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

***NOTE!!!! THIS IS NOT A PHOTO CARD! You will need to send this to a professional printer that does two sided printing. 

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Here are few steps to help you with the Photoshop file.  

1) Again, it's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself. 

2) You will need to download and install this font from dafont.com.

3) There are only three layers 1) Background, 2) The main design and 3) Love, The.... Just  change your name from "Morgans" to your last name, and add 2016 to the end. 

If you want us to edit the card, because, 1) it's easier for you for us to do it or 2) you don't have photoshop.. we charge $10 to edit.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com

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Thanks for reading!

Christmas Card 2016 Free Download

Hi everyone, it our annual Christmas card download time. WOOOO!

This is our Christmas Card for the 2016 year. We designed it as a photo Christmas card. Instead of worrying about a back, and finding a printer that will do a back and front side, send it to your local print shop or your favorite site, here are a few places that print amazing!!! www.mpix.com, www.nationsphotolab.com or www.persnicketyprints.com/.... etc and print as a photo. Good luck! I've used all of these companies and they are all great! This year for my Christmas card, which I will post for you to download too, I used www.persnicketyprint.com.

*Sidenote - It's a 4x6 size photo card

TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

Have fun with it! We would love to see our designs in print! Add a comment with an image.

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Here are few steps to help you with the file.  

1) It's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself. 

2) You will need to download and install this font from dafont.com.

3) There are only three layers 1) Background, 2) The main design and 3) Love, The.... Add your picture in-between the Main design and the background layer. Super simple! Remember to change your name from "Morgans"

If you want us to edit the card, because, 1) it's easier for you for us to do it or 2) you don't have photoshop.. we charge $10 to edit.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com

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Thanks for reading!

Free Blog Sidebar Profile Image Design{Free Blog Element Download}

Today I have a free blog element for you to download, a sidebar profile image that you can personalize to match your blogs design.

To warn you this is a Photoshop PSD file. In order to personalize this element you MUST have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. If you don't have Photoshop? We can edit it for you. Prices start at $10.

A sidebar profile says a lot about a blog and it's author. In just a few sentences it can tell your reader who you are, what the blog is about and why they should keep coming back. A great looking profile image can help draw a reader in and allow them to connect with you. I don't know about you but it's one of the first things I read when I scan a new blog.

Blogs are also about highlighting your personality and who you are as an author. It's why your readers come back time and time again. You're interesting, they like what you have to say, and they appreciate it. They want to get to know you and what you are doing. Having a generic uninteresting profile doesn't interest readers and it doesn't let them get to know your personality. Thats why I have given you the opportunity to personalize this image with your own colors and picture.

I have 4 different but similar designs for you to choose from. A pentagon and a circle. One says "Welcome!" and the other says "About me!".  This file is super easy to personalize and I've provided a tutorial for you below.

My favorite is the pentagon that says Welcome! What's your favorite? - You can download the (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) PSD files below.



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Pentagon Welcome PSD | Pentagon About me PSD | Circle Welcome PSD | Circle About me PSD

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Lets PERSONALIZE this THING!

In this tutorial I'll show you how to change the picture and colors to make this profile image perfect for you and your blog. We'll take your drab profile to turn it totally fab. (always wanted to use that in a blog post!)

How to Change the Profile Image. 

I'll quickly walk you through these steps, but if you want detailed instructions on how to use a clipping mask in a loving life designs project you can read more about it in this tutorial I posted a couple months ago.

1. Navigate to the file you have stored your photo. I like to store a copy of my photo on my desktop. I think it makes it easier to locate.
2. Drag and place the image into the opened photoshop file.
3. Move you profile image layer just above the layer titled clipping mask.
4. Right click your image layer and select create clipping mask (or hold down the option key and click on your images layer). Doing this should constrain the image to the pentagons shape.
5. Resize your image to fit inside the pentagon.

How to change the Welcome/About me text color.

I did something pretty nifty to make this process easier for you. I converted the text to a shape so you don't have to worry about installing the font.

1. Start off by selecting the Welcome/About me shape.



2. Double click the layer thumbnail.



3. The color selector dialog box should open.



4. Pick a color or add a HEX number - I chose a nice pink to match my profile image - click okay. Done! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!



Half way there - So far we have changed the image and the color of the text. Does yours kind of look like this right now? You can stop now if you chose. The grey outline would be nice accent to this profile image.




How to Change the Outline Color

1. Select the Outline Image layer.



2. Double click the word stroke.



3. Click the grey box in the layer style dialog box.



4. Pick a color or add a HEX number in the color selector dialog box. Then click okay and then okay again.



Viola You are done! Step back and admire your new sidebar profile image. Doesn't it look just FABULOUS?

If you have any questions or comments please email us at lovinglifedesigns @ gmail.com or leave a comment on a post.

Thanks for reading.

March 2015 Visiting Teaching Handout

This months Visiting Teaching message is about the long suffering and patience of Jesus Christ. You can read the article here.

I found it to be a uniquely profound message for myself. I've been struggling with my patience lately - with my children, my family, generally just in life. It was a comfort and a wonderful reminder, on what it means to be patient.

The quote I chose for the handout spoke to me deeply. In fact the entire paragraph this quote is from hit me hard and stuck.

“Patience means accepting that which cannot be changed and facing it with courage, grace, and faith. It means being ‘willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon [us], even as a child doth submit to his father’ [Mosiah 3:19]. Ultimately, patience means being ‘firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord’ [1 Nephi 2:10] every hour of every day, even when it is hard to do so.”

I hope, like me, everyone will work on being patient this March.

What stood out to you?

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 *A little note - The image is 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (For Personal Use Only) here

Thanks for reading. Enjoy!

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We also have some smartphone wallpapers you can download and use.

How to download and install LLD's wallpapers - While viewing the site on your phone, click on the corresponding link and it will take you to a new page, hold your finger down on the image, a dialog box will appear after a few seconds asking what you want to do with the image, click on "Save Image". You can then assign the picture to your wallpaper through your settings panel.

Download iPhone 5, 5c & 5s | Download iPhone 6 | Download iPhone 6 plus, Galaxy s4 & s5

 

February 2015 LDS Visiting Teaching Handout

Hey everyone, today's download is this month's visiting teaching message. It's beautiful! Go and read the full message, it's linked below. It's all about Christ and His atoning sacrifice, and how we can better understand and relate to Christ through His atonement. The quote by Elder Todd Christoferson is so simple but so powerful! What was your favorite quote/section?
The full visiting teaching message can be found here - The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Without Sin. 
*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks.

*A little note - The image is 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

We also have a phone wallpaper for you to download and use.

On your phone, click on the corresponding phone, it will take you to a new page, hold your finger down on the image, a dialog box will appear after a few seconds asking what you want to do with the image, click on "Save Image" You can assign the picture to your wallpaper through your settings>wallpaper

iphone 5, 5c & 5s

iphone 6

iphone 6 plus, Galaxy s4 & s5

January 2015 Visiting Teaching Handout

This months Visiting Teaching Message is the beginning of a new theme: The Attributes of the Savior. This months attribute is Obedient Son. You can read more about the lesson here.

The phrase that stood out most to me was that "Obedience IS the first law of Heaven."

What was your favorite part of the message?

I hope you like the design.  I tried to go with something warm and springy. I really hate winter and wish it was warming up. Spring is my favorite season. Its just perfect outside. Not to hot, not too cold all the flowers are blooming. And I'm making myself sad. I will stop now.

Some Ideas on what to do with the handout. 

• She or you can use it as a bookmark.

• Purchase a small photo frame - she can switch out the message each month.

• Give her a small photo album - she can add the card to it and by the end of the year have a sweet little book full of nice uplifting messages.

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*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks. 

*A little note - The image is a 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer a 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

December 2014Visiting Teaching Message Handout

Alright, we've never done this before. Consider this the Inaugural Visiting Teaching handout printable. I'm kind of excited about this. I've been wanting to do it for YEARS now but never did. I wasn't sure if I should. I'm not the greatest at designing posters. I can whip up an invitation or a photo card so fast it will make your head spin but posters take me forever and I always feel they're never finished.

With that said...I hope you like it, download it and use it.

The quote is from Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He taught: “The ideal place for … peace is within the walls of our own homes, where we have done all we can to make the Lord Jesus Christ the centerpiece.”.

This months full visiting teaching message can be found here - The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace. Read the whole thing it's very uplifting.

Some Ideas on what to do with the handout. 

• She or you can use it as a bookmark.

• Purchase a small photo frame - she can switch out the message each month - totally perfect this month as a small Christmas gift. 

• Give her a small photo album - she can add the card to it and by the end of the year have a sweet little book full of nice uplifting messages - again, totally perfect this month as a small christmas gift. 

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*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks.

*A little note - The image is 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

Love, Joy, and Happiness Holiday Card Design Free download

Hey everyone, It's that magically time again. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE! This year I created a classic looking design for y'all to use as your holiday card. I honestly love, love, LOVE it!  This card is also featured in our new etsy shop.

TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

You'll need to download the font for the backside's "with love" part. The font is titled, Tex Gyre Bonum. I used the font's italic option. Download it here at Squirrel Fonts.

Have fun with it! We would love to see our designs in print! Add a comment with an image.

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Here are few steps to help you with the file.  

1) It's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself. If you don't have photoshop, purchase this from our new print shop. We'll handle all the editing and printing for you.

2)There are two folders. One for the backside and one for the front side. You can't just auto select the layers. You will have to click on each layer individually to edit them. I created a layer in each folder saying "add photo here" above the clipping mask shapes. 

3)You'll want to then create a clipping mask to get the photo in the appropriate location. Elizabeth created a great tutorial on clipping masks in her last post, here.

If you have any questions, leave a comment.

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Thanks for reading!

"The Magic of Christmas" Chalkboard Christmas Card Free Download

Yes, Yes,  Halloween is still to come, but I know it, you know it, EVERYONE knows it. It's time to start thinking about Christmas.

Today I have another Chalkboard Christmas Card for you to download. For some reason we're really on a chalkboard kick.  This card is also featured in our etsy shop if you don't want to do the editing and printing yourself.

I've done something a little different with this card than I have with other cards, in the past.  The image area is a clipping mask. What is a clipping mask? I'll let adobe explain.

"A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer. If the photograph and the text appear only through the shape and outline in the base layer, they also take on the opacity of the base layer. "

Clear as mud? I thought so. You can read more about it here. Scroll down to see the tutorial on how to add an image using a clipping mask.

I used two fonts for this Christmas Card, DK Carte Blanche and DK Wayang. They both can be downloaded from DaFont.com.

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*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

If you don't want to handle the pain of editing or printing yourself, let Loving Life Designs do it for you! You can purchase this card and many others in our new print shop.

This card requires two downloads. The front of the card, which is a PSD file, and the back of the card. For the back of the card I have two download options for you, a JPG or a PNG.

Front PSD | JPG back | PNG back 

Thanks for reading.

Enjoy - (: 

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How to add your family image using the clipping mask to loving life designs Christmas card.

1. In photoshop click file/open.
   
   
   
    
2. Navigate to your family photo. 
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click on it and then hit enter/return or the open button. 
4. Drag the photo onto the christmas card. (Seriously, it's as easy as grab, drag and drop.)
   
   
   
   
   
5. Move the family photo layer to just above the layer titled clipping mask shape
6. Right click the family photo layer and select create clipping mask. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. If you have it lined up correctly the happy couple with the dog should disappear and your image should only be seen in it's place. 
8. Resize the image to your liking.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Thats it! Enjoy your Christmas Card.  If you have any trouble email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail.com

Snowflake Merry & Bright Christmas CardFree Download

Hey everyone, guess what is just around the corner! Christmas!! I know you aren't thinking about it right now. Nor am I! I'm still concentrating on Labor day of this year, and pleading with the weather Gods to keep up this beautiful weather we are having here in Kansas right now. It won't though. :( I'm honestly not a big fan of cold weather, even though I come from the great state of Utah.    Today, I have this cute 5x7 christmas card for you to download (for personal use only). I created this card years ago for one of our readers. I decided to finally make it available for everyone else. I made some small changes to the original, but I still love this design even if it's more then a few years old.    It's relatively easy to navigate in photoshop. I have a front to the design and a simple design for the backside (It is optional! below you will find instruction on what to do with it). I thought you could write personal messages to each person/family/relative you send these to, with the amount of negative space I give in the back. Make sure you have the appropriate font installed on your computer. I used the font called Euphorigenic. You can download it at dafont.com   TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE  

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks. 

  If you don't want to handle the pain of editing this for print yourself, let us do it for you! Purchase this from our new print shop, go here to check it out. 

A little note about the psd file -

If you want to use the optional  backside for a double sided card - There will be two different folders and a layer with guidelines. One folder will have all the layer for the front design and layers for the optional backside. When you open the file, you will see what I mean. I suggest you save the different sides as a png or jpg file and naming them something like "backside/front for invitation". * sidenote: make sure that you hide the other layer when saving them for print, especially the guideline layer!

Where can you print double sided cards? You can use *Costco or *Vistaprint. There are other services but you can use, but you can do your own homework on that one.

If you are not planning on using the optional backside - If you plan on printing this as a 5 x 7 photo and purchasing your own envelopes. Then ignore the backside layer - you can delete it or just hide it, then begin working on your invitation.

If you have any problems email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail dot com. 

*We are not getting paid to say that!

Enjoy!  Michelle 

Free Font Friday Drop your Anchor

Today's font is one of my favorite's! I have used it in several custom designs. It's also the featured font in our new upcoming design. It's called Return to Sender designed by Jeremy Dixon. 

It's relatively new in the font world. It been around since last November. I believe I was one of the first people to snatch it, I've been using it for just about a year now. I remember going on to Dafont's front page and it was featured in their "Recently Added" area. It was love at first site! I just had to have it! 

Drop your anchor is free for personal and non-profit use. Jeremy asks for a $5 donation for commercial use. You can download Return to Sender from Dafont.

Check back soon to see the new free design and how I use Drop your Anchor.

Enjoy - Michelle

Free Font Friday Return to Sender

Todays font was one I used in my LDS Baptism invitation I posted about last week. It's called Return to Sender designed by Tom Kolter.



I found this font perusing pinterest for chalkboard fonts. It came up a ton of times in other pins and blog posts about good chalkboard fonts. I thought it was just perfect for an invitation to a children's event. What do you think?

Return to Sender is free for personal use, but donations are always accepted. ANY commercial use requires a license, which is available for a fee. You can contact Tom for more information about that. You can download Return to Sender from Dafont.

What do you think of Return to Sender? What other uses do you think it would be good for?

Enjoy.

Reader Request Home Sweet Home Dominican Republic Edition

A few days after I was asked to make a Texas Home Sweet Home poster, I was asked by another reader to make a Dominican Republic poster. Just like the Texas poster, I used the countries flag as a color scheme (funny how both posters used red, white and blue.) Since I couldn't be sneaky enough to find the readers home town, since they now reside in Canada, I put a red star at the Countries Capital City, Santo Domingo.

If you want your state created, email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail.com or leave a comment. Make sure you let us know what state you would like created and your home town, the color scheme would be nice too. Please be patient it takes me a little while to get these done.

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I created two files to download, a PDF and a JPG. Download both and see what works best for your printer.

Click here to download a PDF | Click here to download a JPG

Reader Request Home Sweet Home Texas Edition

A few weeks ago I was requested, by one of Loving Life Design's readers, to design a Home Sweet Home poster in the shape of Texas. I am always happy to oblige, even though it took some time.

Because I wasn't sure what color scheme she wanted, I decided to do the Lone Star States State flag color scheme, blue, white and red. (say that three times fast!) What do you think? I think it's fun and bright. Being the sneaky person that I am, I found out she lives near the Fort Worth/ Dallas area. In the spirit of home I put a little star on the map for her. Did I get the location right?

If you want your state created, email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail.com or leave a comment. Make sure you let us know what state you would like created and your home town, the color scheme would be nice too. Please be patient it takes me a little while to get these done. 

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*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

I created two files to download. A PDF and a JPG download both and see what works best for your printer.

Click here to download a PDF | Click here to download a JPG