Loving Life Designs - Free Graphic Designs and Printables

Two-Sided Christmas Card Free Download

2016-11-22T12:46:00.002-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Like I promised, here is my Christmas card for this year. I wanted something simple and that's what I did. I wanted a design that allowed me to write personal notes to each family/friend that we are sending these to, hence the large white space. I also didn't want to have anything on the front of my card. I know some relatives use the card as my family's portrait for the year.

I really love the way it turned out and I'm even more excited by the amazing print job that Persnickety Prints did! Seriously, I was blown away when I got my package. I live in Kansas and it was quick printing and delivery! If you are a Utah local, you would get them super fast and if you live in the Orem/Provo area; you would get them literally next day if you did pick up at store. Sooooo freaking fast! As a photographer print quality is very very important to me and Persnickety nailed it!

Thanks Persnickety! Here is a photo of my card from Persnickety.

Anyways, to download this card follow the steps below.! We'd love to see our designs in print! Please add a comment with an image.

TO DOWNLOAD THE PHOTOSHOP FILE FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

If you don't have photoshop, No worries! I've got your back. I've created a version without the "Love, the..." It just has "Be Merry" on the back for you to then add your own signature after printing. With this version you just need to send this to the print shop you prefer, along with any image. No editing required. (I highly recommend Persnickety Prints!)

TO DOWNLOAD THE JPEG VERSION FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

***NOTE!!!! THIS IS NOT A PHOTO CARD! You will need to send this to a professional printer that does two sided printing.

Here are few steps to help you with the Photoshop file.

1) Again, it's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself.

2) You will need to download and install this font from dafont.com.

3) There are only three layers 1) Background, 2) The main design and 3) Love, The.... Just change your name from "Morgans" to your last name, and add 2016 to the end.

If you want us to edit the card, because, 1) it's easier for you for us to do it or 2) you don't have photoshop.. we charge $10 to edit.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

Thanks for reading!

Christmas Card 2016 Free Download

2016-11-15T13:28:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone, it our annual Christmas card download time. WOOOO!

This is our Christmas Card for the 2016 year. We designed it as a photo Christmas card. Instead of worrying about a back, and finding a printer that will do a back and front side, send it to your local print shop or your favorite site, here are a few places that print amazing!!! www.mpix.com, www.nationsphotolab.com or www.persnicketyprints.com/.... etc and print as a photo. Good luck! I've used all of these companies and they are all great! This year for my Christmas card, which I will post for you to download too, I used www.persnicketyprint.com.

*Sidenote - It's a 4x6 size photo card

TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

Have fun with it! We would love to see our designs in print! Add a comment with an image.

Here are few steps to help you with the file.

1) It's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself.

2) You will need to download and install this font from dafont.com.

3) There are only three layers 1) Background, 2) The main design and 3) Love, The.... Add your picture in-between the Main design and the background layer. Super simple! Remember to change your name from "Morgans"

If you want us to edit the card, because, 1) it's easier for you for us to do it or 2) you don't have photoshop.. we charge $10 to edit.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

Thanks for reading!

Christmas Card 2015 Free Download

2015-12-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, we have missed posting, but we are still not back. Our lives are still busier then ever. With new jobs and new business adventure, we have our hands full. Fingers crossed one day we are back to designing for our site.

Today I have for you our annual Christmas card download. We've been doing one since 2012 and I had to do one! This is my Christmas Card for the 2015 year. I designed it as a photo Christmas card. Instead of worrying about a back, and finding a printer that will do a back and front side, send it to your local or my favorite site, mpix.com, and print as a photo. Good luck!

TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

Have fun with it! We would love to see our designs in print! Add a comment with an image.

Here are few steps to help you with the file.

1) It's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself.

2) There are only three layers 1) Background, 2) Love, The... and 3) The main design. Add your picture in-between the "Love,.." and the background layer. Super simple! Remember to change your name from "Morgans"

If you want us to edit the card, because, 1) it's easier for you for us to do it or 2) you don't have photoshop.. we charge $10 to edit.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

Thanks for reading!

We're here but not here

2015-08-12T10:22:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to send you all a quick shout out. We're here but really not here. We've once again gotten busy in our lives and the blog has fallen low on the priority list.

We'll be back - hopefully.

We won't be reading comments very often. If you are having trouble with a download please contact us through the form or our email. Keep in mind it might take a while for us to respond.

Sorry for our absence and hope you continue to enjoy or old designs.

Free Blog Sidebar Profile Image Design{Free Blog Element Download}

2015-04-22T12:07:00.000-06:00

Today I have a free blog element for you to download, a sidebar profile image that you can personalize to match your blogs design.

To warn you this is a Photoshop PSD file. In order to personalize this element you MUST have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. If you don't have Photoshop? We can edit it for you. Prices start at $10.

A sidebar profile says a lot about a blog and it's author. In just a few sentences it can tell your reader who you are, what the blog is about and why they should keep coming back. A great looking profile image can help draw a reader in and allow them to connect with you. I don't know about you but it's one of the first things I read when I scan a new blog.

Blogs are also about highlighting your personality and who you are as an author. It's why your readers come back time and time again. You're interesting, they like what you have to say, and they appreciate it. They want to get to know you and what you are doing. Having a generic uninteresting profile doesn't interest readers and it doesn't let them get to know your personality. Thats why I have given you the opportunity to personalize this image with your own colors and picture.

I have 4 different but similar designs for you to choose from. A pentagon and a circle. One says "Welcome!" and the other says "About me!". This file is super easy to personalize and I've provided a tutorial for you below.

My favorite is the pentagon that says Welcome! What's your favorite? - You can download the (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) PSD files below.

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

Pentagon Welcome PSD | Pentagon About me PSD | Circle Welcome PSD | Circle About me PSD

Lets PERSONALIZE this THING!

In this tutorial I'll show you how to change the picture and colors to make this profile image perfect for you and your blog. We'll take your drab profile to turn it totally fab. (always wanted to use that in a blog post!)

How to Change the Profile Image.

I'll quickly walk you through these steps, but if you want detailed instructions on how to use a clipping mask in a loving life designs project you can read more about it in this tutorial I posted a couple months ago.

1. Navigate to the file you have stored your photo. I like to store a copy of my photo on my desktop. I think it makes it easier to locate.
2. Drag and place the image into the opened photoshop file.
3. Move you profile image layer just above the layer titled clipping mask.
4. Right click your image layer and select create clipping mask (or hold down the option key and click on your images layer). Doing this should constrain the image to the pentagons shape.
5. Resize your image to fit inside the pentagon.

How to change the Welcome/About me text color.

I did something pretty nifty to make this process easier for you. I converted the text to a shape so you don't have to worry about installing the font.

1. Start off by selecting the Welcome/About me shape.

2. Double click the layer thumbnail.

3. The color selector dialog box should open.

4. Pick a color or add a HEX number - I chose a nice pink to match my profile image - click okay. Done! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Half way there - So far we have changed the image and the color of the text. Does yours kind of look like this right now? You can stop now if you chose. The grey outline would be nice accent to this profile image.

How to Change the Outline Color

1. Select the Outline Image layer.

2. Double click the word stroke.

3. Click the grey box in the layer style dialog box.

4. Pick a color or add a HEX number in the color selector dialog box. Then click okay and then okay again.

Viola You are done! Step back and admire your new sidebar profile image. Doesn't it look just FABULOUS?

If you have any questions or comments please email us at lovinglifedesigns @ gmail.com or leave a comment on a post.

Thanks for reading.

How to Remove & Hide Blogger Attribution Widget {Blogger Tutorial}

2015-04-15T10:55:00.000-06:00

Today I have another easy blogger tutorial for you and AGAIN it will take just 30 seconds to add to your blog code.

This tutorial is on how to remove the blogger attribution widget easily AND without frustration. I don't know about you but I have tried other tactics to delete it and that mean little widget keeps showing back up.

I have found that this method is the fastest, easiest and works 100%* of the time (*when I do it).

How to Remove & Hide Blogger Attribution Widget: A Blogger Tutorial

1. go to Dashboard > Template > Customize.
2. Click on Advanced.
3. Scroll to Add CSS.
4. Add the following code.
#Attribution1 { display:none; }
5. Make sure the Blogger attribute is gone in the preview window.
6. Click Apply to Blog.

Viola You are done!

What do you think? Are there any other tutorials you would like to see?

Premade Blogger Template Radiant Orchid

2015-03-18T10:54:00.000-06:00

This months featured premade blogger template is Radiant Orchid. I think my favorite part of this design is the color scheme. Purple is just so royal and rich. It's such an amazing color.

Lets dive into the design - Shall we?

Here is a closer look at the header. It's a bold, simple, classic san serif blog title paired with a cursive font.

The color scheme is monochromatic. You have a very deep royal purple, a bright lavender and then the "2014 color of the year" radiant orchid - see where the name comes from?

Here we have another bold but still super simple and oh so classic design. We used the title color for the font and continued the cursive from the header. I love that we incorporated the social media icons into the widget. Makes the sidebar seems less cluttered.

Radiant Orchid Template Features:

2 column layout with right sidebar.
Coordinating color scheme and custom google font pairings.
Matching custom header - with and optional tag line.
Social Media Icons
Custom Search Widget
About Me/Welcome image.
Social Media Share widget below ALL posts.
Stylized block quote.
Custom Subscribe widget.
Instagram and Pinterest widgets.

SEE THE DEMO

What do you get when you order a Loving Life Designs premade Blogger template?

For starters this wouldn't be an instant download situation, where you have to install it all on your own. Loving Life Designs will install the template to make sure it turns out perfect and looks professional.

What else would you get with the purchase from Loving Life Designs?

Install within 48 hours of purchase (keep in mind Loving Life Designs does not work on Sundays).
The design exactly as it is shown - sorry no color or font edits. Any customizations (other than the header) will be extra.
A custom edited header - as shown (we can talk about a different look).
A custom edited about me/profile widget picture.
Static page content customization - you provide the text and pictures - we'll style and design your static pages.
ALL widgets you want installed and edited to perfection by Loving Life Designs. (wanna add a Pinterest widget or a Facebook widget? no problem it's part of the design.)
Social Media Icons - Installed and linked to your existing accounts.
Pretty much any edits that are needed to make this blog perfect for you and your readers.

How to Remove & Hide Subscribe to Post Link in Blogger {Blogger Tutorial}

2015-03-11T09:00:00.000-06:00

Today I have a tutorial for you about hiding that annoying and design ruining link (unwanted text can always ruin the feel and flow of a design!) at the bottom of your blogger page.

There are two ways to get rid of this link. An easy way and a hard way.

The hard way has you deleting code and what not - I am not the biggest fan of deleting code if you don't have to. As a beginner you might delete something you don't intend to or won't delete enough and it's always super hard to figure out what the problem is.

The easy way is just simply adding some CSS code to hide it.

Today I am going to show you the easy way. *REMEMBER - First download and backup your current tutorial!

This is another one of those 30 second blogger updates that can dramatically improve the look of your blog - Okay maybe not dramatically but it does make the link go away.

How to Remove & Hide Subscribe to Post link: A Blogspot Tutorial

1. Go to Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML.
2. A few lines down you'll find <b:skin>--</b:skin>

3. Click the arrow next to it to expand your blogs template code.
4. Add the FOLLOWING code just about the closing </b:skin> tag - make sure you place it before the entire closing tag - }]]></b:skin>.

.feed-links { display:none; }

5. Preview your template and make sure it worked.
6. Save your work.

Viola, you are now done!

Want an even easier way to add this code to your blog? Follow these SUPER easy instructions.

1. Go to Dashboard > Template > Customize.
2. Click on Advanced.
3. Scroll down to add CSS.
4. Add the ABOVE code in the box. See photo below.

5. Click Apply to Blog.

Thats it! All done!

March 2015 Visiting Teaching Handout

2015-03-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

This months Visiting Teaching message is about the long suffering and patience of Jesus Christ. You can read the article here.

I found it to be a uniquely profound message for myself. I've been struggling with my patience lately - with my children, my family, generally just in life. It was a comfort and a wonderful reminder, on what it means to be patient.

The quote I chose for the handout spoke to me deeply. In fact the entire paragraph this quote is from hit me hard and stuck.

“Patience means accepting that which cannot be changed and facing it with courage, grace, and faith. It means being ‘willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon [us], even as a child doth submit to his father’ [Mosiah 3:19]. Ultimately, patience means being ‘firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord’ [1 Nephi 2:10] every hour of every day, even when it is hard to do so.”

I hope, like me, everyone will work on being patient this March.

What stood out to you?

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks.

*A little note - The image is 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (For Personal Use Only) here

Thanks for reading. Enjoy!

We also have some smartphone wallpapers you can download and use.

How to download and install LLD's wallpapers - While viewing the site on your phone, click on the corresponding link and it will take you to a new page, hold your finger down on the image, a dialog box will appear after a few seconds asking what you want to do with the image, click on "Save Image". You can then assign the picture to your wallpaper through your settings panel.

Download iPhone 5, 5c & 5s | Download iPhone 6 | Download iPhone 6 plus, Galaxy s4 & s5

LDS Baptism Invitation Vertical Design {Free Download}

2015-02-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

About 6 months ago I posted a free LDS Baptism Invitation. To say that it was/is popular is an understatement. The page has been viewed over 4000 times and the invitation has been downloaded over 1600 times, not to mention, the numerous requests I've received to edit the design because someone didn't own Photoshop.

I have to say, I'm kind of flattered. Never did I think something like that would be so popular. I really do hope you are enjoying the design.

Since the design has been so popular I decided to re-structure the original design, just in case someone did not like the horizontal invitation. Today I am offering another FREE LDS Baptism Invitation but this time on a vertical card.

*I only did this design in blue. Blue is the most popular and this design isn't really feminine enough for a little girl. I'll start working on a feminine baptism design.

Just like the first design. I am in love with it. I think it turned out perfect. What do you like about it?

I used two fonts for this invitation Return To Sender and Century Gothic. Make sure you have them installed on your computer before you open the psd file. Most computers should have Century Gothic installed already. Check before you download it.

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

Download PSD (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

*A little note about the file - This is a photoshop file. You'll need photoshop to edit it. If you don't have photoshop contact us. We can edit for you - prices start at $10.

Enjoy! *If you use it or need help with photoshop, send us a line.

Premade blogger template Modern Chic

2015-02-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

Today we want to share with you another one of our pre-made blog templates. I really like how this one looks. Super clean, simple and very "in" right now. It's called Modern Chic.

It's a monochromatic color scheme of black. I love the black look on blogs right now. I also love the custom sidebar for the social media icons. We can also add pages to that area, if you want. The options are limitless with that code.

My favorite feature on the is blog is the share icons at the bottom of each post.

Elizabeth is a genius and created a code for it. So awesome! All pre-made blogs offer that custom share icon.

See the demo at: lovinglifemodernchicdemo.blogspot.com

Modern Chic Template features:

2 column layout with right sidebar.
Coordinating color scheme and custom font pairings.
Matching social media icons.
Search widget with matching submit button.
Welcome/About me image.
Social Media Share widget below blog posts.

• • •

Install within 48 hours of purchase (keep in mind Loving Life Designs does not work on Sundays).
The design exactly as it is shown - sorry no color or font edits. Any customizations (other than the header) will be extra.
A custom edited header - as shown (we can talk about a different look).
A custom edited about me/profile widget picture.
Static page content customization - you provide the text and pictures - we'll style and design your static pages.
ALL widgets you want installed and edited to perfection by Loving Life Designs. (wanna add a Pinterest widget or a Facebook widget? no problem it's part of the design.)
Social Media Icons - Installed and linked to your existing accounts.
Pretty much any edits that are needed to make this blog perfect for you and your readers.

February 2015 LDS Visiting Teaching Handout

2015-02-07T15:45:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, today's download is this month's visiting teaching message. It's beautiful! Go and read the full message, it's linked below. It's all about Christ and His atoning sacrifice, and how we can better understand and relate to Christ through His atonement. The quote by Elder Todd Christoferson is so simple but so powerful! What was your favorite quote/section?
The full visiting teaching message can be found here - The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Without Sin.
*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks.

*A little note - The image is 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

We also have a phone wallpaper for you to download and use.

On your phone, click on the corresponding phone, it will take you to a new page, hold your finger down on the image, a dialog box will appear after a few seconds asking what you want to do with the image, click on "Save Image" You can assign the picture to your wallpaper through your settings>wallpaper

iphone 5, 5c & 5s

iphone 6

iphone 6 plus, Galaxy s4 & s5

Premade Blogger Template Glitter + Glam

2015-01-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Today I want to share with you a new concept from Loving Life Designs: Premade Blogger Templates. Don't worry our free templates will still be available. In fact I should post a few new ones.

This template is called Glitter + Glam. It's got a pink and goldish color scheme. It's pretty chic - right? I'm kind of in love with it.

Here is a closer look at the header.

A better look at the color scheme.

and a detailed look at the About me/Welcome image

See the DEMO at lovinglifeglitterglamdemo.blogspot.com

Email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com for more information - all transactions will be paid through Etsy.

My favorite part is the about me welcome image. I really like the thin inner border. What's your favorite part of the template?

Thanks for stopping by - Follow us here or like us on Facebook to keep updated on our new designs.

Glitter + Glam Template features:

2 column layout with right sidebar.
Coordinating color scheme and custom font pairings.
Matching custom designed header - with an optional tag line.
Matching social media icons.
Search widget with matching submit button.
Welcome/About me image.
Social Media Share widget below blog posts.
Stylized block quote to match blog design.

• • •

Install within 48 hours of purchase (keep in mind Loving Life Designs does not work on Sundays).
The design exactly as it is shown - sorry no color or font edits. Any customizations (other than the header) will be extra.
A custom edited header - as shown (we can talk about a different look).
A custom edited about me/profile widget picture.
Static page content customization - you provide the text and pictures - we'll style and design your static pages.
ALL widgets you want installed and edited to perfection by Loving Life Designs. (wanna add a Pinterest widget or a Facebook widget? no problem it's part of the design.)
Social Media Icons - Installed and linked to your existing accounts.
Pretty much any edits that are needed to make this blog perfect for you and your readers.

January 2015 Visiting Teaching Handout

2015-01-08T09:20:00.000-07:00

This months Visiting Teaching Message is the beginning of a new theme: The Attributes of the Savior. This months attribute is Obedient Son. You can read more about the lesson here.

The phrase that stood out most to me was that "Obedience IS the first law of Heaven."

What was your favorite part of the message?

I hope you like the design. I tried to go with something warm and springy. I really hate winter and wish it was warming up. Spring is my favorite season. Its just perfect outside. Not to hot, not too cold all the flowers are blooming. And I'm making myself sad. I will stop now.

Some Ideas on what to do with the handout.

She or you can use it as a bookmark.

Purchase a small photo frame - she can switch out the message each month.

Give her a small photo album - she can add the card to it and by the end of the year have a sweet little book full of nice uplifting messages.

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower or like our Facebook page. It only takes a second. Thanks.

*A little note - The image is a 4x6 size card. Sorry to those of you who prefer a 5x7 size cards. If you would like a 5x7 size let me know and I'll whip one up.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

Loving Life Designs AnnouncementCustom Blogger Designs

2014-12-29T14:14:00.000-07:00

Today we would like to take a moment and tell you about a new design service that we are bringing back. Okay, so it's an old service that we have not done it a while, how can it possibly be new? So it's not new but it's new again. I should stop.

The starting price is $100 and goes up from there. It most likely would never go above $175 or $200 it all depends on what you want.

What do you get for $100?

Custom Header
Background
Menu Bar
Three (3) Styled Stand Alone Pages
Social Media Icons
Coordinating Colors and Fonts Throughout
Custom About Me/Welcome Image
Total Install and Troubleshooting support FOREVER! Seriously. We don't want to leave anyone in a pickle.

$35 Deposit will be required before any designs will be started - Paid through ETSY.

If you have any questions about the process feel free to email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com.

Take a look at our most recent blog redesigns (Revision Fitness, Vegas Fitness and Nutrition, A Heart Willing to Follow and Michelle Morgan Photography) and you'll get a good idea of what you can expect from us.

Thanks for Reading - Seriously take advantage of this service. We kind of ROCK! :)

How to make Blogger Comments Avatar Image Round {Blogger Tutorial}

2014-12-16T20:13:00.000-07:00

Last week I showed you how to turn your Blogger About Me widget image from square to round. This week I am showing you how to make your commentors avatar image round. Again, just like last week, this update will take you about 30 seconds.

How to Make Blogger Comments Avatar Image Round: A Blogspot Tutorial

1. Go to Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML.
2. A few lines down you'll find <b:skin>--</b:skin>

3. Click the arrow next to it to expand your blogs template code.
4. Scroll down until you find #comments .avatar-image-container img
5. Just after the { but before the closing } you will need to add the following code.

-webkit-border-radius: 50em;
-moz-border-radius: 50em;
border-radius: 50em;

6. And change the border width from 1px to 0px.
7. Save your template.

Viola you are done! Again bask in the awesomeness of your round avatar.

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment and I will be happy to answer them. If you apply this update to your blog, I would love to see it in action. Leave a comment and post a link to your blog.

How to make blogger 'about me' profile picture round{Blogger Tutorial}

2014-12-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

Tonight (yes tonight! I blog when I can. Kiddos are asleep!) I have a really simple update you can make to your blog in about 30 seconds. Circles and triangles are all the rage right now in the design world. And thats fine with me. I'm a minimalist and I LOVE minimalist designs and the simple circle is the best form of minimal design.

Seriously, this is the fastest update ever. I think it would take you longer to read this then it would to implement this.

How to Make Blogger "About Me" Profile Picture Round: A Blogspot Tutorial

1. Go to Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML.
2. A few lines down you'll find <b:skin>--</b:skin>

3. Click the arrow next to it to expand your blogs template code.
4. Scroll down and find ]]></b:skin> copy and paste the following code just ABOVE it.

.profile-img { margin:0 auto 0; -webkit-border-radius: 50em; -moz-border-radius: 50em; border-radius: 50em; }

5. Preview your template - make sure it worked.
6. Save your template.

Viola, you are done! Now bask the awesomeness of your round profile avatar.

The border-radius property is a shorthand property for setting the four border properties. This property allows you to add rounded borders to elements. You can learn more about the border-radius property here.

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment and I will be happy to answer them. If you apply this update to your blog, I would love to see it in action. Leave a comment and post a link to your blog.

Wanna know how to make your commenters profile picture a circle, like here on Loving Life Designs, to match your new and improved profile about me avatar? (like pictured below?)

Sorry. You'll have to read about it next week - shameless plug, I know.

December 2014Visiting Teaching Message Handout

2014-12-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

Alright, we've never done this before. Consider this the Inaugural Visiting Teaching handout printable. I'm kind of excited about this. I've been wanting to do it for YEARS now but never did. I wasn't sure if I should. I'm not the greatest at designing posters. I can whip up an invitation or a photo card so fast it will make your head spin but posters take me forever and I always feel they're never finished.

With that said...I hope you like it, download it and use it.

The quote is from Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He taught: “The ideal place for … peace is within the walls of our own homes, where we have done all we can to make the Lord Jesus Christ the centerpiece.”.

This months full visiting teaching message can be found here - The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace. Read the whole thing it's very uplifting.

Some Ideas on what to do with the handout.

She or you can use it as a bookmark.

Purchase a small photo frame - she can switch out the message each month - totally perfect this month as a small Christmas gift.

Give her a small photo album - she can add the card to it and by the end of the year have a sweet little book full of nice uplifting messages - again, totally perfect this month as a small christmas gift.

Download PNG (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY) Here

Love, Joy, and Happiness Holiday Card Design Free download

2014-11-03T20:02:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, It's that magically time again. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE! This year I created a classic looking design for y'all to use as your holiday card. I honestly love, love, LOVE it! This card is also featured in our new etsy shop.

TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

You'll need to download the font for the backside's "with love" part. The font is titled, Tex Gyre Bonum. I used the font's italic option. Download it here at Squirrel Fonts.

Have fun with it! We would love to see our designs in print! Add a comment with an image.

Here are few steps to help you with the file.

1) It's a photoshop file. You will need photoshop to edit the card yourself. If you don't have photoshop, purchase this from our new print shop. We'll handle all the editing and printing for you.

2)There are two folders. One for the backside and one for the front side. You can't just auto select the layers. You will have to click on each layer individually to edit them. I created a layer in each folder saying "add photo here" above the clipping mask shapes.

3)You'll want to then create a clipping mask to get the photo in the appropriate location. Elizabeth created a great tutorial on clipping masks in her last post, here.

If you have any questions, leave a comment.

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Thanks for reading!

"The Magic of Christmas" Chalkboard Christmas Card Free Download

2014-10-08T10:40:00.000-06:00

Yes, Yes, Halloween is still to come, but I know it, you know it, EVERYONE knows it. It's time to start thinking about Christmas.

Today I have another Chalkboard Christmas Card for you to download. For some reason we're really on a chalkboard kick. This card is also featured in our etsy shop if you don't want to do the editing and printing yourself.

I've done something a little different with this card than I have with other cards, in the past. The image area is a clipping mask. What is a clipping mask? I'll let adobe explain.

"A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer. If the photograph and the text appear only through the shape and outline in the base layer, they also take on the opacity of the base layer. "

Clear as mud? I thought so. You can read more about it here. Scroll down to see the tutorial on how to add an image using a clipping mask.

I used two fonts for this Christmas Card, DK Carte Blanche and DK Wayang. They both can be downloaded from DaFont.com.

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

If you don't want to handle the pain of editing or printing yourself, let Loving Life Designs do it for you! You can purchase this card and many others in our new print shop.

This card requires two downloads. The front of the card, which is a PSD file, and the back of the card. For the back of the card I have two download options for you, a JPG or a PNG.

Front PSD | JPG back | PNG back

Thanks for reading.

Enjoy - (:

How to add your family image using the clipping mask to loving life designs Christmas card.

In photoshop click file/open.
Navigate to your family photo.
Click on it and then hit enter/return or the open button.
Drag the photo onto the christmas card. (Seriously, it's as easy as grab, drag and drop.)
Move the family photo layer to just above the layer titled clipping mask shape
Right click the family photo layer and select create clipping mask.
If you have it lined up correctly the happy couple with the dog should disappear and your image should only be seen in it's place.
Resize the image to your liking.
Thats it! Enjoy your Christmas Card. If you have any trouble email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail.com

Snowflake Merry & Bright Christmas CardFree Download

2014-10-03T15:14:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, guess what is just around the corner! Christmas!! I know you aren't thinking about it right now. Nor am I! I'm still concentrating on Labor day of this year, and pleading with the weather Gods to keep up this beautiful weather we are having here in Kansas right now. It won't though. :( I'm honestly not a big fan of cold weather, even though I come from the great state of Utah. Today, I have this cute 5x7 christmas card for you to download (for personal use only). I created this card years ago for one of our readers. I decided to finally make it available for everyone else. I made some small changes to the original, but I still love this design even if it's more then a few years old. It's relatively easy to navigate in photoshop. I have a front to the design and a simple design for the backside (It is optional! below you will find instruction on what to do with it). I thought you could write personal messages to each person/family/relative you send these to, with the amount of negative space I give in the back. Make sure you have the appropriate font installed on your computer. I used the font called Euphorigenic. You can download it at dafont.com TO DOWNLOAD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE, GO HERE

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If you don't want to handle the pain of editing this for print yourself, let us do it for you! Purchase this from our new print shop, go here to check it out.

A little note about the psd file -

If you want to use the optional backside for a double sided card - There will be two different folders and a layer with guidelines. One folder will have all the layer for the front design and layers for the optional backside. When you open the file, you will see what I mean. I suggest you save the different sides as a png or jpg file and naming them something like "backside/front for invitation". * sidenote: make sure that you hide the other layer when saving them for print, especially the guideline layer!

Where can you print double sided cards? You can use *Costco or *Vistaprint. There are other services but you can use, but you can do your own homework on that one.

If you are not planning on using the optional backside - If you plan on printing this as a 5 x 7 photo and purchasing your own envelopes. Then ignore the backside layer - you can delete it or just hide it, then begin working on your invitation.

If you have any problems email us at lovinglifedesigns at gmail dot com.

*We are not getting paid to say that!

Enjoy! Michelle

Announcing Loving Life Designs Print Shop

2014-10-01T17:23:00.001-06:00

Today we would like to make a quick announcement about our NEW Etsy print shop.

Thats right! We have started a shop. We will still offer our designs for free here on our blog. Eventually, Loving Life Designs will be offering premium designs in the print shop. But that is not today.

What do you get if you purchase from our shop?

• First things first, Loving Life Designs will edit the design for you. This is wonderful if you don't have photoshop or any other PSD editing software.

• Take the hassle out of printing greeting cards and invitations yourself. Isn't it just a pain to figure out how to print it? where to do print it? and what is the best? We have done our research and have found a company that we are excited and confident about. They are amazing and we are positive you'll love them too. You can have your cards in as little as 7 days.

What comes with the cards and invitations?

• You get an amazingly high quality double sided digitally printed flat greeting card on 110lb cover stock card stock

•AND mailing envelopes. (white for invitations and general greeting cards, holiday red for christmas cards)

Prices start at $30 for 15 cards.

Here are just a few items that are now available in the shop?

Don't see your favorite design from Loving Life Designs? No problem just drop us a line at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com and we will make it.

*Remember all our designs are still free for you to download here and edit yourself. We are just helping to take the guess work out of doing it yourself.

Tell your friends and family.

Enjoy :)

Free Font Friday Drop your Anchor

2014-09-05T14:11:00.000-06:00

Today's font is one of my favorite's! I have used it in several custom designs. It's also the featured font in our new upcoming design. It's called Return to Sender designed by Jeremy Dixon.

It's relatively new in the font world. It been around since last November. I believe I was one of the first people to snatch it, I've been using it for just about a year now. I remember going on to Dafont's front page and it was featured in their "Recently Added" area. It was love at first site! I just had to have it!

Drop your anchor is free for personal and non-profit use. Jeremy asks for a $5 donation for commercial use. You can download Return to Sender from Dafont.

Check back soon to see the new free design and how I use Drop your Anchor.

Enjoy - Michelle

Free Font Friday Return to Sender

2014-08-08T16:03:00.000-06:00

Todays font was one I used in my LDS Baptism invitation I posted about last week. It's called Return to Sender designed by Tom Kolter.

I found this font perusing pinterest for chalkboard fonts. It came up a ton of times in other pins and blog posts about good chalkboard fonts. I thought it was just perfect for an invitation to a children's event. What do you think?

Return to Sender is free for personal use, but donations are always accepted. ANY commercial use requires a license, which is available for a fee. You can contact Tom for more information about that. You can download Return to Sender from Dafont.

What do you think of Return to Sender? What other uses do you think it would be good for?

Enjoy.

LDS Baptism Invitation Free Download

2014-07-30T13:37:00.003-06:00

In about six months my little girl will be getting baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and it's been on my mind a lot lately ("Am I ready? Is she ready? Do I teach her enough? Should I make her dress? Should I buy it? When will it be? It's Christmas time, are people gonna come? Should I take the pictures? Should I hire someone to take pictures?"). I just can't keep my mind off of it. There is one question I do know the answer to and that is I'll be designing her invitations.

In the spirit of freaking out over something that is six months away, I whipped up this little 5x7 Chalkboard Invitation Card. It also has a coordinating optional backside - in case you wanna really make this print fancy.

It's a pretty simple but it looks great. I think my favorite part is the chalkboard background. What do you like about it?

I used two fonts for this invitation Return To Sender and Century Gothic. Make sure you have them installed on your computer before you open the psd file. Most computers should have Century Gothic installed already. Check before you download it.

*Remember - Loving Life Designs downloads are for followers only. We ask that if you download our creations you become a follower. It only takes a second. Thanks.

I've designed the invitation in three color schemes (Boy, Girl and Neutral) all with a coordinating optional backside.

A little note about the psd (photoshop) file -

If you want to use the optional coordinating backside for a double sided card stock card - When you open the file, the first layer open will be the coordinating optional backside. Save this first as a png or jpg file. *make sure you save it with a new name like "backside for invitation". Then hide the layer and then you'll see all the layers for the invitation.

Where can you print double sided cards? Use Loving Life Designs Print Services email us at lovinglifedesigns@gmail.com for more information or check us out on Etsy.

If you are not planning on using the optional backside - If you plan on printing this as a 5 x 7 photo and purchasing your own envelopes. Then ignore the backside layer - you can delete it or just hide it, then begin working on your invitation.

If you have any problems email me at lovinglifedesigns at gmail dot com.

Download Boy | Download Girl | Download Neutral

Enjoy! *If you use it, send us a line with a picture of the final product. It would be great to see our work in use.