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Websites I Love!

Adobe Color CC
Kuler is an amazing color swatch generator that makes it easy to choose the perfect hues for any project.  If you decided to play with Kuler, make sure you explore.  I enjoy playing with the option to create a color palate from pictures that I love.
color.adobe.com
Colossal
Colossal is a happy place for people who like quirky creative things. I follow Colossal on facebook and am always delighted and amazed by the creativity they celebrate. Hours can be spent roaming the site, and almost as much time drooling over things I don't really need in The Colossal Shop.
thisiscolossal.com
colossalshop.com
Creative Market
Creative Market is a creative marketplace, and has become my go-to site for stock photos, vectors, fonts, templates, and other creative elements. I also check the site each Monday to see if I can use any of the six freebies offered every week.
creativemarket.com

Budget-Friendly Quality

Zazzle
This is the best price I've found for high quaility posters as well as other customized items like magnets and mugs. 
Zazzle.com
Overnight Prints
It would be hard to beat the price, quality, and speed of Overnight Prints for business cards and postcards.
overnightprints.com
Namify
If you're looking for banners on a budget, Namify is the company, and they ship incredibly fast!
​Namify.com

What can I say? I'm a Font Geek

dafont.com
This is one of my favorite resources for free fonts.  They are categorized well and you can test the font with your specific text before you download.
dafont.com
fontdiner.com
Font Diner is a great place to go for retro fonts.  In addition to the font packages for purchase, you can also find some "Free stuff."
fontdiner.com
kevinandamanda.com
Kevin and Amanda's scrapbooking blog is a great place to find an abundance of handwriting fonts that look like actual handwriting (so many don't!). 
kevinandamanda.com/fonts
myfonts.com
I like free fonts (who doesn't?), but sometimes it's worth purchasing a unique font that you're not going to see just anywhere. I've made a few purchases from this site that have been well worth the investment.
myfonts.com
myfonts.com/whatthefont
If you, like me, have a habit of identifying fonts wherever you go, What The Font is a fascinating site to visit.  This site is a resource for people seeking to identify the fonts that have captured their attention.
myfonts.com/whatthefont
losttype.com
These fonts aren't free, but they are budget friendly. Best of all, you set the budget and pay what you can.
losttype.com

Creatives that Inspire Me

Elizabeth St. Hilaire
I "discovered" Elizabeth's collage art while hunting online for just the right calendar. Her method inspired my own painted paper collages, and I had the privilege of doing a workshop with her in 2015.
​paperpaintings.com
Jeffrey Hanson
I was introduced to the work of Jeff Hanson when he donated a painting to an art auction befitting ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy) research. Jeff's thickly textured, beyond colorful, acrylic paintings made me dream and convinced me to finally try my hand at painting. 
jeffhandonart.com
Kim Parker
Kim Parker's art never ceases to amaze me.  Her designs find a balance between beauty and whimsy and her use of color seriously makes my mouth water.  One of her pictures hangs on my wall and drives many of the color choices I make for my living space.
kimparker.tv

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