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I hope everyone is keeping healthy and busy at thi

I hope everyone is keeping healthy and busy at this difficult time. 🧡 I found out that my cousin is intensive care on a ventilator at the moment with probable COVID-19, which is horrible. We are not very close personally but it is impacting the family deeply, so just a reminder to call/check in with your loved ones as much as possible. 😊 .

I'm trying to keep focused on my art and design, staying positive and creating. Development of my next product is now underway, though I'd like to share a few more Woodland Animal Scene Creator posts for anyone who missed it before. It's out now (link in my bio) and is a fun way to pass time while we wait for this world to go back to some semblance of normalcy! 🦇🐭🦊🦊🦝🐺🦉🐻🐰🦌 .

Wishing you all good health. Keep creating! Stay in touch! 🌟 .

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I hope everyone is keeping occupied and safe! 💛

I hope everyone is keeping occupied and safe! 💛 Working from home took some getting used to, but now that I'm settled in it's going well. I sit at our kitchen table with the back doors wide open, the sun pouring in. I can hear the neighbours pottering in their gardens. It feels like summer has come a little early and I am OK with that. ☀️ I try not to watch or read too much news, just enough to be aware of changes to The Plan. Some people that I know are angry about the lock-down, treating it like this is some dystopian Orwellian novel come true. 😶 I prefer to view it as a government (and the majority of its people) trying to support a wonderful health system which is under great pressure. Life is not a novel and we can't read ahead and predict what will happen. Still, everyone is entitled to their opinions! 🤷‍♀️ .

I'm breaking my previous post up a bit to showcase the Woodland Animal Scene Creator (for those who didn't spot the carousel before!). This product enables you to create your own charming woodland scenes using 50 vector animals and 100 vector woodland elements, plus a range of backgrounds and pre-made templates. Do let me know what you think. I really loved making this set and I'm quite proud of it! 🐺🦝🦊🦌🐭🦇 .

Check out the link in my bio to learn more and see the full capabilities of this product. 🤩 .

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Watching the creative community pull together to s

Watching the creative community pull together to support and encourage each other is WONDERFUL and the general consensus is: don't stop creating! 🧡 So, with that in mind, I'm thrilled to announce the Woodland Animal Scene Creator is finally here and available in my shops on @creativemarket and @designbundles! 🐺🦊🦝🦌 (See the link in my bio.) .

This product has been a labour of love between day job work, my MA projects and COVID-19 stress, but I am really happy with how it turned out and I think (hope!) people will get a lot out of it. I've included a number of file options: .ai (Illustrator), .eps files, .psd (Photoshop), plus transparent .png options in both black and white, making it an incredibly versatile design resource. It's great if you make greeting cards or wedding stationery, or you're into bespoke home decor, nursery design or you enjoy scrapbooking. I've also included a set of pre-made greeting cards for if you're strapped for time and you forgot someone's special day (it happens!). Help files are also included. 😊 .

The scene combinations are virtually endless and the only limit is your creativity. I also plan to update this resource as often as possible and add more animals and scene elements. Any purchase is entitled to FREE lifetime updates. 🌟 .

Check it out and let me know what you think! And if you like it, please spread the word. (Don't forget to click the link in my bio to find out more.) 🐭🐰🐻🦉 .

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The world feels like a very strange and tense plac

The world feels like a very strange and tense place at the moment, but one thing that keeps my spirits up is all of the wonderful creativity being shared here on IG every day. 🌟 You are all amazing people and I hope you are staying safe. Keep posting. Try not to listen to the media chatter too much, as a lot of it is misinformation (as is often the case with media). Keep in touch! Even if you're self-isolating, just checking in online with friends and followers regularly is good - it means that you remain connected. We are here! 💛 .

So we had an announcement at my day job on Friday that we are now OK to work from home until further notice. I'll miss my co-workers a lot because we all get on so well and they keep me laughing. Still, it's a necessary measure to keep people healthy for as long as possible and it makes sense. 👍 .

I know there are a lot of people out there who had planned stuff for this summer, but keep in mind that your health and safety, and the safety of those you care about, always comes first. I'm sorry and sad that so many plans have to change. Let's hope it won't be for too long. {🌍} .

And just FYI, I'm here if anyone needs to chat or vent! .

The Curious Fox is waiting for summer and so am I! 🦊 BRING IT ON. .

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I meant to post this on Sunday but had such a busy

I meant to post this on Sunday but had such a busy weekend + Monday. 😅 I hope everyone is doing great, creatin’ and makin’ your wonderful art as always! 💛 I’m going to have a little catch up session in a bit but I’ll definitely miss stuff, so let me know if there’s anything in particular you want me to see and comment on! 👍 .

So I celebrated a rather large birthday with my friends at the weekend and I’m finding it hard getting back into the swing of things this week. But, in other news, I invested in a Cricut Explore Air 2 and it’s ;sjha;;g AMAZING. I’ve only had a brief play with it so far but I can already see that it’s going to revolutionise my card making. Friends and family be warned! 😁 .

This is one of my favourite mockups, by Lauren Mancke at Unsplash and I do tend to use it quite a lot. I love the light marble background and the negative space around the devices. Perfect for adding in your own little embellishments! It’s weird to think I used to hate making mockups to display my work because I could never figure out how to make them look nice, but after a lot of trial and error I feel like I’m getting somewhere. 🤔 .

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I had a little name change! 🙋‍♀️ Some of

I had a little name change! 🙋‍♀️ Some of you will have already noticed this, but I dropped the "graphic" part of my Instagram name because I don't feel that 'graphic design' really aligns with what I'm doing now. Each day I venture deeper and deeper into digital illustration and I love it to bits. Around mid-last year I pivoted my business to focus more on doing the things I love - mainly, creating pretty graphics and building products that (hopefully) others find fun and useful. 😊 .

Many of us try to do everything because we want to land clients, so we often say that we do flyers and business cards and infographics and brochures and catalogues. I used to say it in my portfolio and on my website. But I don't love making those things, and I grew tired of being commissioned to create things I didn't enjoy. So some niching happened! Nowadays I make it clear in as many places as I can that I am passionate about digital illustration and designing creative resources. That's what I love and so that's the direction I'm now heading. 🖍❤ .

Have you had a business pivot lately, or niched down into something you truly enjoy? How did you find it, and how are things going? .

Image is from my work-in-progress graphics set, Woodland Animal Scene Creator. 🦅 To be released soon! (I'm working on a couple of large projects for my Master's so sadly this product is taking a little longer than expected).

I thought my previous post design would make a lov

I thought my previous post design would make a lovely set of graphics for a child's bedroom, with its happy and soft colours and playful bugs (who doesn't love butterflies and bees?!). What do you guys think? I really like this and the cool thing about these graphics is that you can change the gradient background until your heart's content. If pink and green isn't your bag, switch it up to cooler colours. 🦋🤩🐝 .

These graphics will be available later in March (I'm working on them in between day job and MA). 😆 Watch this space for an announcement! .

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Do any of you get impacted by Seasonal Affective D

Do any of you get impacted by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)? I imagine it's worse in countries were the winters are long, dark and cold, but I believe anyone can get it at different times of the year. If you're not sure what it is, it's where a lack of sunlight can lower your body's ability to create serotonin (linked to mood, appetite and sleep) and heighten your melatonin (which makes you sleepy). 😴 It can also seriously screw with your internal clock and kind of mess up your day/night levels. When I was young I never really believed in it, but as I've grown older I've noticed it impacting me through November - March. So right now, at this time of the year, I feel like there's finally (sun)light at the end of the tunnel! 🌞 .

But hey, I see a few of you are already posting spring/summer-themed creative work and it makes me so, so happy to see it. 🤩 I love those warm, bright colours and summer vibes. Keep it coming, everyone! Here is my contribution, using elements from my Woodland Animal Scene Creator (still a work-in-progress, but getting there). 🦋🦋🦋 .

In other news, I have a new project in the works (yes, another one) that will hopefully bring my current products and all future products a little closer to home. As much as I love being part of the @creativemarket and @designbundles communities, I needed a back-up (everyone should have a back-up!). Well, it's in the works and it will also play home to some blog content and giveaways - which I've wanted to do for such a long time and I am SO EXCITED about! Watch this space for an announcement. 🌻 .

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