Note: This blog post is a sponsored conversation written by Lynn Smythe, the Founder and Chief Blogger for The Creative Cottage lifestyle blog. The opinions, thoughts, ideas and text are all mine.
You might be a great designer but if you’re like me, you probably have more ideas for art and craft projects than you have time to make. With templates, you can easily import the designs into your favorite graphic program and get started creating a variety of t-shirt, coffee mugs, art prints and other artisanal products ASAP.
Affordable Curated Design Bundles
A quick search online will present you with many sites offering a variety of template mockups at affordable prices. Once you’ve made your purchase, you simply download then open the design file and import it into Photoshop, or the software of your choice.
What’s Included With Design
Design Bundles is one possible choice with lots of mockup graphics to choose from. When you buy a mockup from them you receive the following:
- High resolution JPEG zip file
- Image free of watermarks
- Premium license with commercial use allowed
- 24/7 technical support from the Design Bundle team
You can also download the file as many times as you want. This means anything you buy is kept safe and secure online PLUS you can download your products an unlimited number of times!
What You Can Create with Mockups
Once you download your mockup bundle and open it in Photoshop or a similar graphic design program, you can use them to create a variety of art and craft products including:
- t-shirts
- wine bottle labels
- picture frames
- bedding
- car window clings
- coffee mugs
- napkins
- wood signs
- notebooks
- water bottles
- pillows
- tote bags
Turning Mockups Into Artisan Creations
Mockups are easy to use and a perfect way to showcase all your designs without having to physically create each design. Quickly make samples to showcase on your website, blog, or e-commerce store. No muss, no fuss, and instant gratification!
Here are the quick and easy steps to using a Design Bundle mockup file to create a unique t-shirt design:
- Open your .jpg mockup file in Photoshop
- Open your t-shirt design file
- PNG format is best since it has a transparent background
- Overlay the mockup design of your choice onto your t-shirt
- Size, rotate, edit it however you want
- Add your business logo if desired – this step is optional
- Add the watermark to the top layer of your Photoshop project to protect your new t-shirt design – this step is also optional
- Don’t forget to save your design
- Upload your finished creation to your website for inclusion on your e-commerce store or your online design portfolio
One important fact to remember – while you can print out your design on t-shirts, coffee mugs, picture frames, etc. and sell them on your e-commerce shop, craft shows or gift shops – DO NOT share the actual mockup file with anyone. Digital files are the property of the original artist/graphic designer and are never allowed to be resold!
My Five Favorite Holiday Mockups
You can find designs online for just about every occasion and holiday including Valentine’s Day, Halloween and Christmas. In no particular order, here are my top 5 favorite holiday-themed mockups from Design Bundles:
- Christmas kitchen towel flat lay mockup
- Red Christmas four picture frame mockups
- Holiday hot cocoa mug craft mockup
- Evergreen holiday t-shirt mockup
- Round wood ornament holiday mockup
Do a quick search of “holiday mockups” and you’ll see choices to keep you busy all year long.
Great Resources for Arts and Crafts
Design Bundles began in July 2016 as a way to provide customers with affordable digital products such as Graphics, Templates, Mockups, Patterns, Illustrations and Craft Files.
At Design Bundles you can browse over 150,000 marketplace products and save big money on curated design bundles with up to 96% off the regular retail price.
Sign up now and receive 10% OFF your first order at Design Bundles!
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