Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Winter Subway Art

I love typography and have for as long as I can remember. I think it probably started in the 7th grade, when Mrs. Resnick, my art teacher taught me calligraphy. It definitely continued when I had the good fortune to study typography for a couple of semesters under the guidance of Martin Solomon at Parson's School of Design. (He really knew type, and you know his work. The typographical logos he designed for Hyundai, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, Fisher Price, and Volvo Automobiles are recognized worldwide).

A conversation taking place on the OWH Facebook Wall in the past couple of days got me thinking about Subway Art and led me to sit down and create this piece. Once it was complete making this card was a matter of printing the graphic and adding a layer and some shimmering ribbon. The embossing folder is called Snowflakes and is by Cuttlebug.



My work keeps me at the computer for most of the day but when I'm designing something for myself it's a totally different experience than when I'm working on a project for a client. I thoroughly enjoy the freedom that comes with not having to worry about pleasing a group of people with divergent tastes and not having to justify why something should be done one way and not another. That being said I you don't have to love type as much as I do,  but if you like Subway Art, here's the graphic for you to use and I do hope you like it. 



Just remember that you may use my freebies in any of your personal crafting projects but if you'd like to share it with others I ask that you post a link back to this post so that they can come and download it and see this usage policy. Please do not sell it in any form, repost it,  pin it or claim it as your own. If you want to pin my card, please do and then you will always be able to find your way back to the digi when you're ready to use it. Just click on it and then use the 'download linked file' or 'save as' command to save it to your computer. 



Happy Crafting!
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21 comments:

Lisa Oliver said...

Paula! You have outdone yourself with this one! It is FABULOUS! It caught my eye right away and I can't wait to use it on some OWH cards! Thank you for sharing it with us!

sherry varga said...

This is awesome Paula, I love subway art and will definitely use it. Thanks so much for sharing.

RobinH said...

love it! you are so talented

Linda said...

Wonderful! I love the addition of the snowflakes and the different blues. tfs!!!

Cindy O said...

Thank you Paula! I'll give this a try for some OWH winter cards.

just jill said...

Thank you so much for sharing this, Paula. I haven't tried Googling any "subway art" yet but this motivates me to try to do so. Can't wait to use this on my OWH cards!

just jill said...

Thank you so much for sharing this, Paula. Can't wait to use it!

Cora said...

Thank you for sharing Paula.

Unknown said...

Thank you once again for another great gift. This is great.

Joanne said...

L.O.V.E. it!! OMG thank you. And permission to use even better! Saves me tracking down another one to ask. I really love this one. With different colors of blues. Almost makes me look forward to winter. Lol

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Misty said...

OMGoodness!!! I sure hope I have some blue stuff in the paper drawer!! Thank you ((Paula))!!

Rhonda Miller said...

What a lovely card. Thank you for sharing the subway art.

Donna Nuce said...

Thanks Paula. Sounds like you studied under some amazing design professors!

Beth L. said...

Thanks, Paula! I love the look of Subway art and I can use this for my monthly card making night for OWH.

Carol L said...

This piece of artwork is fabulous!! I love the assorted snowflake images and all the cold weather words that make for a perfect wintry card! The embossed background and blue colors look beautiful! Thank you for your generosity in sharing - I just LOVE this one!

Seahorse Ranch Girl said...

This is lovely, Paula. I didn't know what subway art, or wordle, was until I saw these FB posts. Then I started Googling...and I even doodled around a bit on my own. It is NOT easy. Thank you for sharing. I shall use it today for a OWH card.

Tami B. said...

You did a wonderful job on this. Thank you once again for sharing your talents with us.

Cindy O said...

Thanks again, Paula! I used it with a new snowflake die that I wanted to try. Card is posted on my blog. I really appreciate your sharing the graphic!

Tammy said...

Thanks for this graet design Paula. I bet Sandy ends up with a bunch of these for OWH.

Tammy said...

Thanks for this great design Paula. I bet Sandy ends up with a bunch of these for OWH.

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