Unique, Artsy Graduation Set: a Design You've Seen Before

Unique, Artsy Graduation Celebration Set
with Red

There's a lot of comfort in following the trends to a T and it's fascinating to watch how technology has changed "the lowly graduation announcement" since I ordered my own. That was a few years back and we had one option. Now there is no limit to the options from which we can choose. You can look at that as daunting or exciting. I see both sides and would likely react with equal scoops of both.

I decided to create a set of graduation-themed cards and items using one of the earliest pieces of digital art I designed when I first started dabbling in print on demand last year. The piece is called "Poet's Fancy" and I wrote quite a lot about it over here on my main website.

As of this writing, the collection has only 6 things:

1. An announcement card
2. Two 5x7 party invitations, one with a photo and one without,
3. A party invitation post card,
4. And two thank you cards.

Each of these features my red/teal/gold grungy art piece as a background, a primarily-white overlay with black borders, and a modern script font I love using for a primary phrase. All other text fields are editable by the graduate and can say anything you wish. You can even move all the parts around and make these invitations your own.

By the time this launches I'll probably have more items in the set. If so, they'll likely include one or more of the following:

• envelopes lined with the colorful artwork (which, incidentally, you can change to your own artwork, should you be so inclined,
• a coaster or 3 to use for your party or other event warranting a memento,
• a button or some buttons,
• maybe a magnet - Save the Date or otherwise,
• Aah! I need a Save the Date card and postcard too, don't I?
• Some US Postage Stamps (a couple of those have been designed and submitted for approval already,)
• and maybe a coozie, luggage tag, mousepad, phone case(s) and tote bag. And return address labels. Probably a mug.

As always, if you should find your way to this page and want to make a special request (whether you need this design actually available on a ping pong paddle for the graduate, a travel mug, or a spiral notebook journal,) please don't hesitate to reach out and let me know!

Red, Abstract Digital, Grungy Art for Unique, Personalized Gifts

"Poet's Fancy" on Leggings!

Click to read the original post about this design and available merch. Early days. Now more options with Zazzle!

This piece of digital art, which I called "Poet's Fancy" was one of the very first pieces I designed when I first got serious about designing for print-on-demand. I wanted to see what it would look like on leggings, and it did not disappoint. That was when I spent all my waking hours designing leggings and kimono wraps through Art of Where, and there's a blog post about the artwork over on my main website.

Since discovering Zazzle, and falling in love with not only the robust quantity of offerings available but also with their customization-enabling-capabilities, my efforts on this front has grown more exciting. But I have so far to go.

The banner above features my artwork with a nice little badge over it with a label inside. This is just the kind of badge I've begun designing for use on my monogrammed and personalized gift items. But when I was just getting the hang of things, I didn't necessarily design in this manner. And so many of the items you see available ONLY have artwork. Obviously, as She Who Created The Original Art Piece, I would love nothing more than for you to have something with my work on it. But if you could have that something AND get it printed with your name (or other slogan or phrase) perhaps you'd like this even better! That's where I dropped the ball and am frantically working to expand.

"Poet's Fancy" - Red, Gold, Teal Grungy Abstract Art-Based Collection

Here's a collection of newer items available with this artwork. (The blog post above already shared "right many" you could peruse.) But as you'll see, there are only a few options with personalization set up. Of course, folks comfortable with the Zazzle system, as it were, could definitely go in and customize the items on their own, with no help from me. I'm wondering if I shouldn't do a little "How To Video" one day to teach folks how easy it can be to add a badge and words to an existing design they've fallen in love with. For now, there hasn't been time, but it's on my mind. If you think you'd like to see such a thing, just let me know and maybe it'll move higher on the list!