tote bag: Affinity Designer pattern in vector with pixel texture by Sheri42: Garden Floral Delight
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Wednesday Wrap Up More Affinity

strategies and reflections on using Affinity Designer. It discusses learning tools in Affinity Designer, including the Pixel Persona for adding textures to vector patterns. It highlights creating reflective templates for designs like butterflies and folk art patterns, while also showcasing reusable motifs.

palette for folk art symmetry with drop by Sheri42
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Folk Symmetry

folk art symmetry in a drop pattern

motif and pattern: orange with blossoms and leaves and slices as hero; pattern with same on gingham; Sheri42
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70s Color Palette

creating color palettes for the 1970s Design Challenge on Spoonflower using the website color.adobe.com. and encourages the use of saved palettes for your designs

mid-century style lemon on postcard
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Wednesday WrapUp Birds, Palettes, Peas

Lots going on: colorful food; sketchy birds; peas and honey; color palettes

cats birds in paisley garden by Sheri42
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Paisley Struggle

Sometimes it just doesn't appeal... What do you do?

curlycup gumweed leaves as stripes with butterfly on light background by Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp Gumweed Stripes

Very excited about two new stripe patterns for the Curlycup Gumweed

gumweed blender -- scatter on dark background by Sheri42
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The CurlyCup Gumweed Collection

Curlycup Gumweed is a foot-tall clump of tiny 1 inch sunflowers that bloom profusely everywhere but the southeast United States

Spoonflower Fabric Design Challenge entry Natural Neutral Roses Block Print Mocha Mousse fabric as upholstery on chair / Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp Spoonflower Three

A look at three entries in Spoonflower Design Challenges, all in mocha mousse palette; two replays.

pansy bouquet diamond vine pattern by Sheri42
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Pansy Backsplash Update

my experience designing a kitchen backsplash for a Spoonflower Design Challenge, inspired by a previous pansy design.

abstract autumn: crow dragonfly, twilight by Sheri42
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Autumn’s Glory

Textured Fall Crow and a silk painting style using a hummingbird #ipadartwithjennifernichols