Guess who's back. No, not eminem: sorry to disappoint. Also sorry for being AWOL for almost a month. Too many things happened at the same time and I really needed some time away.
So we missed a few freebie Fridays but we're back on schedule. Without further ado let me introduce this week's freebie.

Frew Sticker Set for Erin Condren life planners in mint and coral.
I like this color combination so much. It's so calm yet so fun.
So here it is, you know what to do

INSTRUCTIONS.

• Download the file here
• Download Erin Condren planner free sickers
  
•  Print ( letter/ A4 size paper )
•   Cut out the shapes
• Voila you’re ready to plan

Optional : support me by liking my Etsy store

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/WingedGraphics   or

Liking my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wingedgraphics/

 or following my Instagram @Winged_Graphics ( tag me in your planner pics. I’d love to see them used in your pretty layouts)

Cheers! 

The first update I actually ended up making

        Well, today is good as any to start, besides I have some reasons to make it this time.

The last edition to my store is one I probably enjoyed making the most. As I have mentioned before fashion illustration is a weakness of mine and working on this bohemian fashion set too much fun not to mention. I couldn't wait to use it and it ended up going pretty well with a new washi tape a recently purchased.  There's something to this plum/purple and gold combo, especially with that gorgeous purple high heel pump.

       The full set used is the one below, 

If you want to find it on etsy click here

Bohemian fashion sticker set on etsy

FREEBIE FRIDAY #9: SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER

I am still in a summer mode even though the weather here is a bit on the crazy side. Is it weird that I come here to rant about the weather? I feel like it happens on weekly basis. Well,  it’ 9 degrees today and I am wearing a leather jacket and tomorrow’s forecast says 32 and humid. The funny thing is I just want to have one free weekend when I can spend some time ina part alone with a book, but every single weekend the weather seems to have totally different plans for me.

I had a small dental surgery yesterday so still in pain and looking like a one-sided chipmunk . The funny thing is I never take selfies, but  I dtoday and sent it to my sister. She told me I need to work on my duck face. Chipmunk just did not make the cut.

So I’m sitting here and sipping on my cold Iced cappuccino  on a not so warm day . The ice cap is from Tim Hortons of course. Feels like my photo should be under some  true Canadian stereotype thread.

The fun part is the ice cap is practically prescription. I  cannot have anything warm or not liquid for the next 3-4 days. So it’s cold soups for food and I was specifically told to have slushies or ice caps. When a dentist tells you that ridiculously sweet and heavenly yummy drinks in abundance are totally ok for the next few days, you listen.

Enough about the meteo-dental rant let’s go back to the good stuff.

And by good I mean back to planner freebies and most importantly Fridays.

I decided to keep up the last week’s summer theme. Sunshine, flowers,  fruits and butterflies are coming to the pages of whatever planner you’re currently using.

INSTRUCTIONS.

• Download the file here
  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B49kATo0pxG7LU1MbExCOS05RlU
•  Print (it’s set yo to print 2 sets on a letter/ A4 size paper )
•   Cut out the shapes
• Voila you’re ready to plan

Optional : support me by liking my Etsy store https://www.etsy.com/shop/WingedGraphics  or following my Instagram @Winged_Graphics or just tag me in your planner pics. I’d love to see them used in your pretty layouts.

UPDATES: currently working on a  new Fashion illustration sticker set for my Etsy shop.

 Having too much fun with drawing those girls. All very summery, bohemian and stylish. Will be available in the store this weekend. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WingedGraphics

FREEBIE FRIDAY #8-SUMMER SUNSETS: FREE PRINTABLE STICKER SET FOR ERIN CONDREN LIFE PLENNERS (SUNGRIA NOR INCLUDED ;) )

     Spring is here… you know it  when you  add a little spring to your walk and a little smile to your face. That’s it the subtle magic of spring.

I know I know spring has been here for most of you for a while now. The novelty has worn off and it’s just another day for you guys.

    Bear with me here , I live in Canada.

It’s not all penguins and polar bears and snow for miles (I met a girl in Europe who was convinced we ride snowmobiles and have pet penguins, so I’m just covering the ground here).

Where I live winters are not that severe they are just long. This year, in particular, was very very very  long.  We Only had may be an accumulative week of below -30C weather, most of the time it’s mellow but oh so inconsistent. Budding trees and +14 on Christmas just to drop below -10 in two days.

      And then… the unthinkable happened. It  Snowed on May 15^th. I’m used to having rain on my birthday, but snow is not something I even thought of.  Now for the last 3-4 days it’s actual Spring outside : the winter jacket is at the dry cleaners the leather jacket has not been worn because we jumped to +30 immediately, but who cares. It’s warm and sunny and I feel like hopping around in fields of flowers and hugging strangers, but due to geographical and sociological limitations, I settle for having drinks or coffee on sunny patios with friends. 

I don’t know why I turned this whole post into a glorified weather network report. Just trying to explain why I get so excited this.

        Well coincidentally to being a warm beautiful day it’s also our 8^th freebie Friday!

Let’s go ahead, shall we?

As you can guess this will involve bright colors, light, flowers butterflies, and all things happy

I called it my Summer sunset Erin Condren Life planner sticker set. And I love it! I hope you’ll like it too.

INSTRUCTIONS.

• Download the file here
• SUMMER SUNSET: FREE PRINTABLE ERIN CONDREN STICKER SET
  
•  Print
•   Cut (if you have a silhouette , circuit or any other cutting machine,  have a cup of coffee and let it do the work)
• Voila you’re ready to plan
• Optional : support me by liking my Etsy store ETSY: WINGED GRAPHICS or following my Instagram @Winged_Graphics 

Friday the 13th: Freebie Friday #6

Wiii! Friday again, and it is mid May already. Time what are you doing to me?

I feel like every weekend I end up not finishing some task and I tell myself will do next weekend, and it feels so far away. Then boom! It’s Friday (insert a painfully repetitive and passionately annoying song here).

 I remember my 7^th birthday because I felt so mature and almost old. Well, I was the second oldest among my cousins, so feeling older was my job.  I remember thinking  “Hey I’ll live at least till 70, right? That is s 10 times what I have so far. I’ve got time.”

I have a birthday coming up next week.. ooops

Well enough about that. There are good things I get to celebrate 4 times over a course of a week.  How very royal. I’m going to Friday Nights at the Royal Ontario museum today with a friend. What says party better than Dinosaurs fossils,crystals, and wine ? We have dinner celebration with my family on Sunday, dinner with a few close friends on Monday and a joined birthday   with another friend with a bigger group of people next week.

This is definitely too much partying for me. I feel like I’m one paparazzi shot short of a socialite status. My bank account silently disagrees.

Now back to my freebie Friday schedule. And on this Friday  the 13^th, we land on a Freebie Friday #6.

And this week I have for you planner dashboards for various size planners. Flowery springy and a bit celebratory.

  

INSTRUCTIONS.

• Download the file here

FLORAL PLANNER DASHBOARDS

• Print the page that corresponds to your planner size

                   Page1 - Letter  8.5"x11"

                   Page2 - A5: 5.8" x 8.3"

                   Page3 - Personal: 3.7" x 6.7"

                   Page4 - Pocket : 3.2" x 4.7"

• Cut  the extra white paper from the sides
• If you have a laminator use it if not I promise self-laminating sheets are not bad at all and pretty cheap too. Laminate cut and punch the holes
• Voila you’re ready to plan

Optional : support me by liking my Etsy store ETSY: WINGED GRAPHICS or following my Instagram @Winged_Graphics 

All illustrations used in my freebies are handpainted or otherwise created by me.

A little girl with big dreams

    Let me tell you a little secret. Once upon a time in a land far away there was a little girl who  wanted to be a fashion designer.  It started with paper dolls and fancy wardrobes. First they were little girl dolls that practically owned my wardrobe, once I grew up a bit they turned into a bit more Barbish figures, for the lack of a better word, that  had dresses drawn for them inspired by latest MTV video trends. Somewhere in my mid teens , after dropping the cut out dolls, I started taking interest in red carpet events and evening gowns. I was constantly running around with sketchbooks full of little fashion drawings of from fancy gowns to casual outfits.

   And then, to be honest,  I do not know what happened. I guess  I heard one too many times that it’s not a feasible career to pursue and it’s a waste of my very technically inclined brain. Eventually I just gave up, after all those were people who knew better, right?

Don’t get me wrong at this point in life I truly cannot imagine myself in the shoes of a fashion designer. it's not a job or lifestyle I am cut out for. Sometimes I just wish I wasn't redirected into a path of not so right educational choices till I landed somewhere I belonged. I  love my job  it’s the perfect compromise for my technical brain and visual mind. Things did work out in the best scenario that was available. Design and illustration are still very much my biggest passions right next to literature.

    Why did I get into all this? Well I started working on fashion sticker set for my shop and got totally carried away.

 Something inside me snapped back into that little fashion designer mode.   This was probably the most fun I had working on new shop items. Surprise-surprise it still has some undeniable charm for me and I had an amazing time working on those. Give me some watercolors and india ink and let me lose on a deserted island.

So here we go a tribute to that little girl and her sketchbook. And off course I couldn't stop myself from using it as soon as I could.

Freebie Friday #2

    I think it's a nice trend. We tried to do Taco Tuesdays with a group of friends. There were only three Taco Tuesdays before everyone started bailing. Well let's hope I can keep up with the idea as planned(pun not intended).
    Since Easter is next week what's better than an free printable Easter themed sticker set?

    The physical version is available on my etsy store but you can download the file and print it free for yourself from here.
Free Printable Easter sticker set

Early Spring and Free Planner Printables make a good combo deal

Spring is in the air ! I can finally feel it and honestly I couldn't care less about the showers and the gray sky today. Spring is here a bit early, a bit confused but here and that is all I care about.
Is it just me or does spring affect everyone like this? I feel like hopping not walking: almost like the first breath of spring activates the hidden springs under my soles. Tigger you're going have some serious hopping competition soon.
And while we're at it let's hope spring will make me less lazy with this blog.

So here we go. What says spring and bloom better then a wide range of color splashes.
I made this monthly calendars for my A6 planner. Now I have the month ahead right on my first page. It's neat and pretty too.
I made a couple of size variations for A5 planners and a letter size (I have this one pinned at my desk). You can find the links to the files below.

Cheers,

Mari

A6 Watercolor Monthly Calendar

A5 Watercolor monthly calendar

Letter Size Watercolor Monthly Calendar