Who Doesn’t Love a Freebie? Some Ways/Reasons to Use Digital Stickers

Who doesn’t love a freebie? I know I do. Depending on what it is, of course. A freebie of, say, iguana food wouldn’t interest me. But I know it would interest a friend of mine who has one – so I’d be interested enough to let her know about it. But this freebie is a sample sticker sheet of some current and future sticker packs!

Why use a digital sticker? Because it’s a fun way to enhance the digital journal experience! When I started using my iPad to take notes, it wasn’t long that I saw how using the digital stickers that came with them made the experience more fun and also more meaningful. It wasn’t long after that, I decided to start designing them. Abbey & Lincoln is my shop for selling my digital products.

So why/how digital stickers?

If you journal, plan or scrapbook with a hardcopy, stickers are a big thing for you, too. I’m here for that – I have tons of notebooks. But what I love about doing it digitally – every notebook can come with me on my iPad. I can use one set of digital stickers on every notebook. Hardcopy stickers can be used once. One set of digital stickers will outlive me.

Using stickers in my journals, is a visual reminder that something interesting happened. I don’t use stickers for every thing. I use them when I have an idea or a question, or for a reminder. When I skim through my notes later, I can see the sticker and that can trigger a memory or remind me of an action I need to take. I don’t have to reread an entire entry.

I create my own style when I use stickers. Am I fun? Serious? A little bit of both? No one can use stickers and not feel a little creative. Which ones you use, how you use them and how often, speaks of your own personal style. For me, I like little spots of color and tranparent backgrounds. It’s there; but not overpowering.

You can get this freebie in two formats: Here is the pdf version: print it onto sticker maker and make hardcopies if you like. (Just use them for personal use. No commercial use, please. Here is the png file. Upload this file to your digital journal and use the crop tool.

 

 

Thank You, Lord

Thank You, Lord is the new digital sticker set now available at Abbey and Lincoln.

It was certainly fun working on them. The design ideas usually came when I was working on something else or during my faith hour. I would pause what I was doing, open Canva and get to designing. I would then use that sticker in my journal. Very nice to use something I’ve created. It took me a while to do that. It’s only been a few years since I started wearing the hats I knit. Don’t know why there was that disconnect between my cold head and the myriad of hats I have stored away.  Might be the business person in me thinking they were better sold.

 

I also started using  these. Let me tell you; these things are great! I had no idea how well those scrubbies worked. They are now a staple in my very own kitchen and I have them in my studio (of course I do) but I mean as a tool! I am in love with this particular one. I used it to clean my Corningware bake dish after I made an egg, sausage and veggie bake. Took just a little over a minute to make that thing look good! 

I don’t know what it says that I get excited about cleaning a dish. I don’t think even my mother ever had that feeling.

There are orders to be filled. I just finished a pair of fingerless mitts. There are knitted sleeves, a snake and a stocking cap waiting to be created and dispatched. So I am on my way!

I do thank the Lord for all he’s done for me and continues to do. May the Lord bless you and keep you as well.