Something sweet for the grads

Free Printable

Wrap around a standard size (1.55oz) chocolate bar and you’re good to go! And chances are, you might be seeing Mr. Sun again in the 2013 calendars!

Exclusive Free Printable Label Set

This set was designed/illustrated by me and features some sweet characters in the form of cute little baked goods!

Baked Cuties

CLICK HERE: for the exclusive free download via the World Label Blog

While you’re there, be sure to leave them a comment and/or “like” them on Facebook! Why? Because they rock! (World Label hires designers to create useful label sets that they turnaround and offer you for F-R-E-E!) Aren’t they awesome?! :)

Also check out the other free label sets on their blog and get that printer ink ready!

TERMS OF USE: You may use the printed freebies from this label set for personal use, to include: school, church and other bake sale activities where you may achieve monetary gain for fund-raising purposes. However, you may not sell or charge money for the actual freebies themselves (in printed or digital format), in whole or in part, directly or indirectly.

Photo booth at the hubs company party

25 Things You Don’t Know About Me:

1. I was born and raised in Arizona, I think 70° is “freezing”, yet still whine about the heat every summer.
2. I’m married to a dude who’s seven years younger than me.
3. My boys are 18 mos. apart in age and were named after Quentin Tarantino & Gavin Rossdale.
4. My fave color is grey (grey not gray) ;)
5. My 2nd fave color is pink and just like my salsa, I like it HOT. Medium pinks are awesome too.
6. I never lost any of my baby weight and there’s WAY too much junk in this trunk.
7. I’m also short. 5’2″. The hubs nicknamed me “Nugget” years ago but that got shortened to “Nugg”.
8. I had a personalized license plate on my car for many years that said “AZNUGG”.
9. You know those SAHM’s at the bus stop who look like they just rolled out of bed, with the messy hair bun, stained VS sweat pants & boot-slippers? Yeah, not me. I get up extra early every school day to make sure I have it all done: hair, make-up, matching outfit. Why I torture myself so, I don’t know – because most days no one else sees me (or really cares!) ;)
10. I’m obsessed with colorful/stylish bins, baskets, containers and office supplies. The Container Store makes me salivate.
11. I have strong tendencies to want to label and color-coordinate everything in sight.
12. I used to be a major party girl/socialite (before marriage/kids) and would go out dancing several nights a week.
13. Now I’m a homebody who prefers a nice night at home with a glass of wine and a good movie.
14. Four genuis inventions: clorox wipes, electric wine bottle opener, the Dyson Animal and #4 is a toss up between matte lipstick and hairspray (both of which my husband wishes I would use less of).
15. I hate to cook but love to eat. Bad combination.
16. My top 5 bands of all time haven’t changed since 1995: Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, Duran Duran and Garbage.
17. When I was single/in my 20′s I would keep Cartoon Network on 24/7, even while I was sleeping. To this day I still prefer to watch cartoons. Fave shows are: The Regular Show and Adventure Time.
18. I drink a Lo-Carb Monster or Diet Rockstar almost every day.
19. Three mantras I want to instill in my children: “Keep it real”, “Leave your ego at the door” and “Always be kind”. (Honesty, humility and kindness.)
20. If I wasn’t a graphic designer I would love to be a professional organizer.
21. What melts my heart: listening to the tiny, sweet voice of my 4-year-old when he sings songs and the belly laugh of my 5-year-old when he laughs at his own jokes.
22. Two things I wish I had more time to do: read books and do hands-on crafts.
23. Business pet peeve: emails asking for a {Free Printable} that wasn’t found on my blog. (i.e. “Hi, do you have any free Bat Mitzvah treat bag toppers?”). I say this with my usual sarcastic humour but, this isn’t Famous Footwear. I promise there isn’t additional stock hidden in the back room :)
24. On the same hand, I LOVE sharing freebies and totally dig designers who are also generous with free printables! Also, I LOVE seeing designers price their custom printables reasonably :D
25. The most satisfying party of my job is making people smile with happy/cute illustrations.

I’M TAGGING:

• Christi @ Love From The Oven
• Tricia @ Trillustations
• Brie @ Darling Doodles
• Erin @ Ink Tree Press
• Deanna @ Mirabelle Creations

Write a message inside

These tags are 3″x3″ and fold over, so you can write a sweet little message inside.

So cute with twine!

Punch a hole in the top middle, loop ribbon or colored twine through the hole, then tie to your gift.

Spruce up a plain gift bag

Free Printable

Other printables in this series:
- Mother’s Day Large Candy Bar Wrapper

Mmm, chocolate

This wrapper is sized to fit a “large” size Hershey bar (4oz – 4.4oz).

Free Printable

I’ll also be sharing some matching gift tags within the next couple of days :)

I also decided to slap some “motivational” phrases on these new to do lists, maybe in hopes that I’ll be that more super-charged to rock those chores! I used a few of my illustrations from the 2012 calendars, to get ‘er done quickly!

Organization is motivation

So far I’m loving the larger size! I hope you enjoy using them too :)

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I’ll also use this post to answer a couple of recurring questions…

WHEN WILL THE 2013 CALENDARS BE RELEASED?
I haven’t started designing the 2013 calendars yet! However, I hope & plan to have them published sooner than in previous years. Right now, I’d say tentative release would be end of the summer. So mid August (ish).

WHEN WILL THE CUSTOM DESIGN QUEUE REOPEN?
I apologize, but I’m still not ready to open the queue for regular custom orders yet. I have two big (long-standing) orders, a couple of personal events and a top secret project to design for at the moment. If your custom design request is super urgent, please contact me about the possibility of squeezing it in.

Stay tuned for some cute stuff!

Let me preface this post by stating that I have not, nor will not, stop offering a free version of my printable monthly calendars. So no worries! :)

Ever since I began to share my monthly calendars, the request for the ability to add typed text directly to the calendars, has been widely popular. To go along with the announcement of the new ABP Shop, there is now a text editable set of the 2012 calendars for sale in the shop!

Available in the ABP Shop

The above screenshot is an example of a text editable calendar while viewed/edited in Adobe Reader.

What’s so great about this version and why would you want to purchase it? … You will be able to add & edit typed text into structured date boxes within each calendar file. Plus, you can customize the text to your liking!

• Change the font selection (to any font installed locally on your computer).
• Change the font color.
• Change the font size.
• Change the font style (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, superscript, subscript).
• Change text alignment (vertical/horizontal, text indent, line spacing).
• Add hyperlinks.
• Save the edited calendar to your computer.

View/purchase this item in the ABP Shop

I’ve been promising this text editable version for a long time, and I’m sorry it took so long to complete! It took considerable time to design/illustrate all of calendars themselves and then to format all of the text boxes. I plan to get a head start on next year :)

The ABP Shop

The new shop is self-hosted from my own domain, so not only was I able to design it exactly how I wanted it (to match the blog), I’m able to offer instant downloads! YAY!!!

What’s the dealio with instant downloads you ask? Well, on select products, you’ll be able to download the files immediately after purchase. That means no waiting for a human (me) to email the files to you! Read more about Instant Downloads.

In addition to that great new feature, the plan is to add many more printable products that are designed with editable text fields. That way, you can personalize the text to your liking. Read more about Text Editable Files.

Speaking of plans… the Etsy Shop will remain open until I can transfer over all available listings. After which time, I will close it. (Sorry Etsy, I promise it’s not personal) ;)

Please bear with me, as there isn’t much stocked in the new shop just yet – but I’m workin’ on it :) If you have any ideas for products you’d like to see in the new shop, please let me know.

And no worries, I will still be sharing fun new freebies along the way!

A Robot Christmas

Free Printable Calendar

For best results with downloading/printing, please use the latest version of Adobe Reader. Additional printing tips here.

The calendars are free for personal use only. Please do not remove the copyright info and/or alter the original illustrations or design. Full terms of use here.

► Click here to view all 2012 monthly calendars ◄

I’m lovin’ my robot homies, but I’m really not ready to even THINK of the holidays just yet! ;)

Oh no, watch out Pie and Cream! Plate and Spork are ready to gobble!

Plate and Spork sure look hungry! (Oh Pie, I’m sorry you’re so delicious.) Even Cream looks worried … and Pumpkin? He’s a clueless little cutie.

Free Printable Calendar

For best results with downloading/printing, please use the latest version of Adobe Reader. Additional printing tips here.

The calendars are free for personal use only. Please do not remove the copyright info and/or alter the original illustrations or design. Full terms of use here.

► Click here to view all 2012 monthly calendars ◄

Yay! That means ALL of the 2012 calendars have been designed and published! :)