About the new design!

So... I gotta say WELCOME! I've been changing the design so that's why I closed the blog for some time! Sorry, I am in exams, so I thought it would be ready before, but I just couldn't finish before (: Anyways I really hope you like it!! Now you can see bigger pictures on the posts! I also added a small kind of "news board" to let you know about the new things and projects just by stopping by (: I first made this design by hand, with some topic markers and transparent paper.. my first idea was to photocopy them, or something like that. But I couldn't get a good quality, so I better made it on Sketchbook. There are lots of new things around here, I just got a record player (thing that makes me too happy!) I am also starting to play guitar! I actually know how to play piano, but I am just starting with guitars, so I think I'll upload some videos later:3 How have you been? I've been missing you, Remi also! I hope to post more during the weekend. 

Have a great day! xo. Monica

Some calligraphic tips

Okay, so I just wanted to give you some small tips for those who want to learn more about lettering, handwriting, and calligraphy (sorry, I ate one "l" in the photo above:) So here they are...

1. Your pen. 

Well, it is really important to have a good pen, sometimes we don't pay too much attention to our tools, but after some time I realized that in some cases it is not ... that if you are not talented, it is more that your working tools are not the appropriated, it all depends on the way you start identifying which are your favorite "weapons" (: Mine, is a 7.0 Fine point, it is pretty good if you like long and thin lines, but it also works perfectly for other types of lettering. 

2. Different lettering.
This is another cool fact about this, I have to say I love those photographies that have handwritten quotes on them, but the key for making them special is using different types of lettering, there are SO many inspiring sites about calligraphy, some of my favorites are The notebook doodles and Leah Flores. Just experiment and think of new stuff! (:

3. Decorations (doodles)

So, if you have a great quote.. with an awesome handwriting the cherry on top is normally a doodle, I just love them, they make everything cheerful and fun. A great idea is to complement doodles with your new calligraphy, some speech bubbles... envelopes (: It will make everything look even better! 

It seems it is all for now:) Have a great day! xoxo Monica.

PS. I will post again the wall photos, I just want to make them bigger so that you can appreciate them in a better way.

Hello, Hello! Well, I am going to start blogging more about blog design, you know, coding, images, html (: So, to begin with I want to show you how I removed my blog's Navigation Bar. Just follow the steps of the video I made trying with Remi's blog. This is the code:

#navbar { height: 0px; visibility: hidden; display: none;}

(: If you have any question or doubt I'm here to help.
Much love, Monica

Cartoon yourself :)

 

Hello again! Well, I've always wanted to know how it would be if we all looked like  cartoons! So I tried, and experimented a bit with this program I love called Pixelmator, and I ended up with this drawing. It is really easy to do, may be not simple, but easy :) You just need a picture to begin with and then just make it a cartoon.

 

 

1. First open your image on Pixelmator, 2. Add another layer over the original picture, 3. Mark the face over the picture using the new layer, 4. Add a white square between the layer and the original image to add a background to your cartoon, 5. Start adding color to your cartoon (don't worry a lot about the exact colors, you can see I got a bit excited with the hair's color!) 6. Add a background! Choose any kind of color you like, or you can even erase some parts of the white square to let the original's picture background appear, 7. Add some other details like shadows or phrases, and you are done! :) Hope you liked it! xo. Monica

A happy day!

HI there!
Well, today I stayed with my friend.. Regina. She is like the most funny and lovely girl I have ever met!

(I made some pictures for her!!)

So... we did a LOT of things today, but the most we did was taking pictures and editing! It is something a love to do and she really likes how it ends so we were too happy!!
We were wondering if people (of course, the lovely ones like you ^^) would like a personal photo with an editing.. (:

So I'll try it. And I will do it.. I swear (I am like Dori from finding Nemo.)
But well, let's go to the point. To the 3 first lovely readers that leave a comment I will edit one of your pictures, just for fun! (:
So, please if you are one of the first comments send me your picture via email (monicutte@yahoo.com)
and I will reply with your edited picture!

Hope you had a lovely day!
xoxo

(GOOD LUCK!)