Blog – Pen + Posh

Apr. 05, 2019

Designing With Intention vs Designing What You Want

Sometimes coming up with design after design is hard. Designing day in and day out especially if you do this full-time gets monotonous. So its no wonder we often gravitate...

Mar. 29, 2019

The Top Tools Used by SVG Designers

It’s hard to know when first starting out designing cut files which tools, softwares and equipment is really needed. Here’s a list of the top tools, equipment and software used by SVG designers.

Mar. 22, 2019

Why I use AI Instead of Cricut DS or Silhouette Studio

A question I am often asked is, “Do I really need Adobe Illustrator to design cut files?”. The answer varies for everyone but in short, if you want to sell...

Mar. 15, 2019

5 Reasons Why Designing Cut Files is Perfect for Artists and Crafters - Even if you're new to design.

In this post I go over why I believe cut file design to be the very best digital design to begin with if you’re new to graphic design, in hopes that it will encourage you to take that first scary step and learn this program that has sooo much to offer. I passionately believe this because this is exactly how I got started. I tried three graphic design areas before finally starting into SVG and cut file design.

Mar. 08, 2019

What Should be Your 3 Main Focuses When Launching an Etsy Shop Selling Digital Items

I will share with you how I viewed my Etsy shop when launching and how this thought process made a huge impact towards my success. I will also provide the three, (yes not 8, not 10, not 20) simple things I focused on when launching that resulted in replacing my full-time income within the first 6-8 months of launch.