Sieze the Day

Yesterday, I told you all about my new journal. But I didn't tell you about the art that it inspired in me. Occasionally, I like to make printable posters in Photoshop. I don't make them to sell, I do it for myself, I like to do it, I love art and typography and I want to surround myself with it. Eventually I want to print my latest creation and put it on a bedroom wall somewhere.

How I did it:

I created a new blank background in Photoshop, measuring 5x7 inches with 1000 pixels per inch. I painted the background a mint green which I sampled from an image I found on Google and created a swatch (I love mint green! It's my favorite color!). On top of the mint green layer, I placed a floral background, which was a free download (for personal use only) from Far Far Hill. I set the opacity for that layer to 22% so the floral background wasn't overpowering the main attraction and so the mint green background I created can show through. Now, the font I used for Carpe Diem is called "scribble" and I found it on 1001 Fonts (for personal use only) and you can find the creator of the font here, at Anke-Art. The frame surrounding "Carpe Diem" is a dingbat font called KG Flavor and Frames which I also downloaded from 1001 Fonts. The image between Carpe and Diem is also a dingbat from the font set called Bergamot Ornaments which you can find on DaFont. The scrolly things at the top and bottom of the frame is from another font set called flower ornaments, also found on 1001 Fonts.

And there you have it, my "Carpe Diem" poster! What do you think? Please leave a comment, I am dying to know!