Back to School Printable for a Honey of a Year!

 Are you ready to get your school on?

Make it festive with these super cute printables

and celebrate a sweet year with

teachers

classmates

and to dress up your child's study area.

These are super inexpensive at my etsy shop

only in season. You can print them and give them as

back-to-school and teacher appreciation gifts.

You get 3 variations in one 

instant download PDF file.

Have a Honey of a School Year!

Everyone deserves it!

Spring and Mothers Day Treats

 I've been having a lot of fun lately placing 

my art onto products!

My hand painted bees buzzing in the clover

look great digitized and printed on this floor cushion.

And the water color tiger lilies complement

it for quite a lovely garden ensemble.

If you're looking for a Spring treat or Mothers Day gift,

my art is on products at my Society 6 shop .

I believe this code will get you a discount:

https://share.society6.com/x/4nS7hj 

if you copy it and paste it in your browser

to visit Society 6 (for a limited time). 

Crafter and Sewist Notebook for Mothers Day

Make the crafter or sewist in your life

Sew Happy with this fun notebook.

Heavy 70lb paper, either lined or unlined,

is perfect for crafting, drawing, painting, 

taking notes and having fun!

Grab a matching mug while you're at it.

Hurry to get 25% off

just in time for Mothers Day!

Mothers Day Gifts for the Sewist, Crafter & Maker

It's nearly that time of year to celebrate

all the women in our lives!

Make your crafter, sewist, or maker

happy with this fun mug

featuring a vintage Singer sewing machine

and lots of notions that were

hand painted in gouache.

Or maybe you prefer something 

portable to carry

all those supplies.

This backpack is just the ticket!

Either way, you'll be supporting her creativity

and mine with these fun products

featuring my original art.

Visit my Society 6 shop today

for more gift ideas!

Free November Calendar Page

Welcome November!

Around these parts this is the time

when we are thankful for full harvests,

friends and family.

To celebrate, I'm sharing a

free printable calendar page

filled with my hand-painted gourds and mums.

Just click on the photo above

for your instant free download.

Happy November!

For Fall clip art you can use in

decor, invitations and your own printables,

visit me HERE.

Free October Calendar Page!

Hello October!

To celebrate this Spooktacular month

I'm sharing a free printable

calendar page featuring

my hand-painted mega bat!

Just click the photo above to

get your instant download.

Also, did you get my black cat

social media buttons for your blog?

Grab those HERE.

Happy October!

Get great clip art for the Fall season HERE

Rustic Pears and Lettering Clip Art

Rustic Pear clip art by I Gotta Create!

Another beautiful collection

of clip art for you to use any time of year!

The Rustic Pears clip art collection 

is based on my photography of my
Pear Tart and Pear Butter recipes,
which you can grab HERE.

These little pieces of art are 
warm and wonderful for creating 
cards, kitchen decor,

printables,

recipe and menu items,

scrapbooking and so much more!

Rustic Pear clip art by I Gotta Create!

Grab the clip art HERE !

The Big Cup Printable Challenge rules!

Put YOUR creativity

and design skills to work with the 

Big Cups Challenge!

You probably know that when you sign up for my newsletter, you receive a special

free printable from me.

Now I want to see what YOU can create

with the adorable 

Heart Mug and Heart Teabag clipart!

Here are the rules:

Join the Big Cup Printable Challenge!
     Design your own printable using my clip art Heart Mug and clip art Heart Teabags. Put your unique style and spin on it --the sky is the limit! You can use the words "Big Cups" in your theme or change it up and chose any quote that suits you. Plus, use whichever clip art color scheme appeals to you (3 to chose from)!

You must include somewhere on your design in small, legible print: "Clip art mugs and teabags by I Gotta Create!" Also, be sure to sign your artwork, or put your logo or brand on the printable you create.

Share YOUR printable at the Big Cups Link Party!
     Post your work on your own website or instagram. (I'd sure appreciate a link to my website, too.) Tell your friends and followers about the challenge and your approach to it.

Then get ready to share your printable at the Big Cups link party that will start September 6th. A link party enables people to see your work and come visit you! You will meet other creatives and be able to visit them, too.

Prizes:  Get featured at I Gotta Create! 
     The person with the most 'votes' or clicks to their website from the Big Cups Link Party will receive an extensive feature on my blog. 30,000+ people visit I Gotta Create on a slow month, and more than quadruple that on busy months. I will also give you a shout-out on my other social media outlets like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

More Prizes:  Get free clip art! 
     The person with the most 'votes' or clicks and the runner up will receive a free clip art set from my Etsy shop.

Special Subscriber Discount. 
     Since you must use my Heart Mug and Heart Teabag clip art in your design, you can get one whole set for just $1 at my Etsy to make joining the challenge easy and affordable. 

How to get the discount:  All my newsletter subscribers will receive the discount coupon code in an email from me in July, so check your email! I will not be able to respond individually to requests for the discount code. Only subscribers to I Gotta Create! are eligible for the discount.

If you're signing up as a new subscriber, be sure to open your initial email from me to trigger your discount code email the next day.

Additional Agreements. Since you will be using my clip art, you may not sell or use the design to create products. All my Etsy policies apply. You may give away your printable as long as you maintain the small, legible print on your design crediting the clip art to me.

Big Cups Party. The party will stay open the month of October and winners will be announced and featured in November, a higher-traffic month!

Remember, you have a range of color options for your printable-creating pleasure by using one of these three sets:

Cheery and Bright

Soft and Sweet

Jazzy Retro

I'm so excited to see what you create
from the 

Big Cup Printable Challenge 

here at I Gotta Create!

December Calendar Page Printable

Hello December!

Click image for your free calendar page!

It's my last free Calendar Page offering

for 2016!

Featuring a jolly St. Nicholas

to make all your days in December

a little more merry and bright.

Click the photo above to 

get your free printable calendar page.

And check out these holiday crafts

while you're here:

An InLinkz Link-up

Free Printable November Calendar Page

Hello, November!

It is a time of harvest and thanksgiving

in these parts.

To celebrate, I'm sharing this

free printable calendar page for the

month of November.

It features my hand-painting in gouache

of mums, squash and gourds.

Global Talent Search Recognition!

Hello all my dear maker friends!

Just wanted to share some

news with you...

My Art is available for Licensing

My work received honorable mention

in the Global Talent Search

by a top art agency!

Nearly 1,000 artists submitted work

and 83 were recognized in some fashion.

I'm so thrilled to be among them.

You can read more about it on my

artist website here:

Quick DIY Pumpkins from Grapevine Balls

If you love decorating for Fall...

If you love pumpkins...

If you love easy crafts...

This one's for YOU!

Transform those decorative grapevine balls

you have around the house into

quick and easy DIY Pumpkins

in just three steps!

Here's how:

Wedding Guest Book Idea: Cymbal of Love

Don't you just love how

weddings are now reflecting the

personality and interests of the

Bride and Groom?

Here's a lovely idea for an 

alternative to the usual guest book

at a music-themed wedding:

have your guests sign a cymbal!

Using Christmas Ornaments Year Around

Hello everyone! 

Today I'm sharing a little peek of our home

to illustrate a decorating idea.

I designed our home with 

all my favorite elements in mind.

It's a place where a 

rustic, back-to-nature log cabin feel 

meets elegant craftsman bungalow form, 

meets warm timber frame touches.

I have a few little holiday ornaments

who beg to stay out past Christmas.

They add a little whimsy

through every season.

You might have some ornaments

you've collected on trips or inherited,

so I thought I'd show a few of my examples of

how to use holiday ornaments year around.

Hello Fall! ~ printable for framing

Remember those cute little

clipart pumpkins I shared with you?

Well I made a set of sweet little printables

for you using some of the

pumpkins from that patch!

I call them:

"Hello Fall" 5x7 Pumpkin Printables 

and they come in 3 variations

New Digital Clip Art in my Etsy for Instant Download now!

You can see all three versions and 

instantly download these printables

with the link at the end of this post.

Easy DIY Pumpkin Jar Candles

Get ready to smile!

Aren't these simple little

dollar store jar candles adorable

now that they sport a jack-o-lantern face?

This is the easiest and

most affordable

Fall craft, too!

And we all love candles burning

as the days get shorter.

So here's

How to Make DIY Pumpkin Jack-o-Lantern Jar Candles:

Free Retro Kitchen Printable

What would a cross between

Julia Child and June Cleaver

look like?

How about this 

fun, free retro kitchen printable ?!

I call my original, vintage chef silhouette 

June Clever

...because she comes in so many clever poses

and can be used in so many clever ways:

kitchen printables

menu designs

invitations

mothers day printables or cards

jar labels

baking tags….

Vintage Cassette Case Vase Tutorial

Today I'm sharing with you another 

music-themed DIY project from my 

wedding series: 

Wind up with a great conversation piece 

for a music-themed

party, wedding or shower

using old cassette cases!

Each vase or centerpiece is like

time capsule ~ a blast from the past ~

sure to provoke smiles and reminiscing. 

Let's go retro and get started with

How to Make a Vintage Cassette Case Vase

DiY Wood Branch Coasters

Nature makes some stunning patterns.

And that means we can bring those

natural design elements into our homes

in simple and elegant ways.

After pruning a hedge apple tree 

we noticed the gorgeous rings in this branch.

Aha! 

Such dense wood makes for beautiful coasters

for a wedding gift,

housewarming,

fathers day

or your own home.

Here's how to make

DIY Wood Branch Coasters:

Stamped Nest Housewarming Gift

You don't have to be a

painter or illustrator to make

beautiful artwork. 

Use rubber stamps to create home decor,

cards or gifts.

This nest is an example of simple,

stamped art you can personalize yourself

and give as a housewarming gift,