Fresh stickers added to my Written Wishes Sticker Pack for iMessage! Update to Version 1.1 to enjoy an additional 15 brush-lettered and hand-drawn phrases.

The latest Written Wishes update includes new greetings like cheer up, eat well, thank you, safe travels, and happy weekend. More fun ways to send wishes to your friends and loved ones! Available on the App Store for all iOS 10 users and above.

If you haven’t downloaded Written Wishes on your iPhone, simply click the button bellow, and start sending some fun expressions to your family and friends!

How to Use Written Wishes Stickers on iMessage:

• Once downloaded, tap the App Store icon in Messages.
• Tap the sticker that you want and send it straight into the message, or you can also drag and drop them on top of speech bubbles, photos or other stickers.

It’s that easy! Start having fun in your conversations, now!

You may also check out my other sticker packs for iMessage: Everyday Letters, Daily Doodles, Gulps & Noms and Easter Garden.

**Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

My Everyday Letters Sticker Pack for iMessage is now packed with more fun phrases! Update to Version 1.2 to enjoy an additional twenty brush-lettered expressions.

With the latest Everyday Letters update, expressions like good vibes, stay safe, so good, awesome, and good night, can now be used to liven up your iMessage conversations. Available on the App Store for all iOS 10 users and above.

If you haven’t downloaded Everyday Letters on your iPhone, simply click the button bellow, and start sending some fun expressions to your family and friends!

How to Use Everyday Letters Stickers on iMessage:

• Once downloaded, tap the App Store icon in Messages.
• Tap the sticker that you want and send it straight into the message, or you can also drag and drop them on top of speech bubbles, photos or other stickers.

It’s that easy! Start having fun in your conversations, now!

You may also check out my other sticker packs for iMessage: Gulps & Noms and Easter Garden.

**Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Introducing Written Wishes, my latest sticker pack for iMessage.

Brighten up your conversations and let your loved ones know that your are thinking of them with a total of 20 brush-lettered and hand-drawn messages. Each sticker guarantees a fun and easy way to send your greetings. With messages like Good Luck, Best Wishes and Congrats, to Christmas wishes and greetings for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Written Wishes has you covered. Available on the App Store for all iOS 10 users.

To download, simply click on the button bellow.

How to Use Written Wishes Stickers on iMessage:

• Once downloaded, tap the App Store icon in Messages.
• Tap the sticker that you want and send it straight into the message, or you can also drag and drop them on top of speech bubbles, photos or other stickers.
• You can also scale and rotate stickers by using your second finger before dropping them into your messages.

It’s that easy! Start sending your wishes and greetings in style, now!

You may also check out my other sticker packs for iMessage: Everyday Letters, Easter Garden and Gulps & Noms.

**Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

My Everyday Letters Sticker Pack for iMessage is now better than ever! Update to Version 1.1 to enjoy an additional ten brush-lettered and hand-drawn phrases.

With the latest Everyday Letters update, expressions like cheers, have fun, have a great day! and time to wine down, can now be used to liven up your iMessage conversations. Available on the App Store for all iOS 10 users.

Haven’t downloaded Everyday Letters on your iPhone yet? Simply click the button bellow, and start sending some fun expressions to your family and friends!

How to Use Everyday Letters Stickers on iMessage:

• Once downloaded, tap the App Store icon in Messages.
• Tap the sticker that you want and send it straight into the message, or you can also drag and drop them on top of speech bubbles, photos or other stickers.

It’s that easy! Start having fun in your conversations, now!

You may also check out my other sticker packs for iMessage: Gulps & Noms and Easter Garden.

**Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Here are 50-100 of my #100DaysOfArtByAnnings.

For days 51-53, I worked on some hand lettering and pointed pen calligraphy.

Day 54 was a special treat for my five-year-old with this Rilakkuma food art for lunch.

Most days, I just experimented with more brush lettering, pointed pen calligraphy, watercolors and food art.

In preparation for my daughter’s 5th Birthday party, we worked on a simple mother-daughter collaboration. I picked out one of Zoe’s selfie doodles, digitized it and used it as art for her thank-you tags. I loved how it turned out, we even used the design on her cake! It was also a treat watching her face light up upon seeing her own drawing turned into a finished artwork.

I spent days working with a myriad of colors. Bright food art, splashes of watercolor, and lots of rainbow lettering, each piece bringing sunshine to long and drab days.

Day 92 was a special DIY project that I worked on for Zoë’s Halloween costume. She insisted on being a cupcake, so I worked on building and making everything from scratch. It was such a hit! My dessert-loving five-year-old gave it her seal of approval, too!

The whole challenge definitely pushed me to practice my hand lettering. After weeks of writing, I’ve realized that brush lettering is really more my style. Each stroke and flick of the brush, I’ve learned to delight in.

I concluded my last two days of #100DaysOfArtByAnnings with these brush lettered pieces, reminding myself to trust my own capabilities and to push myself to leap and take chances.

Getting into the habit of making art on the daily has made me appreciate the beauty of creativity more. Although I admit I missed creating on some days, it was a pressure I didn’t want to hinder me from enjoying the whole process. The 100 Day Project gave me a way to release emotions, express ideas and reduce stress. Not only was it an excuse to refine my skills, it paved a way for me to find my style.

To view all the art in my 100 Day Project, hop on over to my Instagram @annings, or browse through my hashtag #100DaysOfArtByAnnings. You may also read about my first 50 pieces HERE.

Introducing Everyday Letters, a sticker pack I designed for use on iMessage.

Because for me, normal text is just not enough, I decided to create my own iMessage stickers, using 20 brush-lettered and hand-drawn phrases. Each piece was written using my trusty Kuretake Zig Letter Pen Cocoiro with a brush tip, before digitizing it and getting it ready for the iOS platform.

Featuring expressions like hello, sweet!, coffee time! and enjoy!, Everyday Letters is now available on the App Store for all iOS 10 users.

Recently updated to Version 1.2!

To download, simply click on the button bellow.

How to Use Everyday Letters Stickers on iMessage:

• Once downloaded, tap the App Store icon in Messages.
• Tap the sticker that you want and send it straight into the message, or you can also drag and drop them on top of speech bubbles, photos or other stickers.

It’s that easy! Start having fun in your conversations, now!

You may also check out my other sticker packs for iMessage: Gulps & Noms and Easter Garden.

**Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

In April, I finally joined #The100DayProject by Elle Luna on Instagram.

So, what is The 100-Day Project? Elle Luna explains it best:

It’s a celebration of process that encourages everyone to participate in 100 days of making. The great surrender is the process; showing up day after day is the goal. For the 100-Day Project, it’s not about fetishizing finished products—it’s about the process.

She further explains:

It is for anyone who is hungry to jump-start their creative practice, who is curious about being part of a community that celebrates process, and those who are busy with work and family commitments, but searching for a bite-sized way to play creatively.

She had me at “celebrating the process of creating.”

For my 100 Day Project, I decided on #100DaysOfArtByAnnings. This exercise is a challenge for myself to make and create every day. A chance for me to practice and refine my style. I know that “art” is a pretty broad subject on its own, but for my daily practice, I didn’t want to limit myself with one craft. I wanted to be able to freely choose my medium based on my current mood.

I’m at the halfway mark, and I’ve already used a variety of mediums and styles.

Here are 1-50 of my #100DaysOfArtByAnnings.

For my first piece, I worked on my brush lettering using watercolor.

I filled up my first week with more brush lettering, pointed pen calligraphy, watercolor painting and art journaling.

On day 8, I worked on this Mother’s Day watercolor artwork and made a printable version, free for download. It’s still free over here.

Through the first few days, I had to keep reminding myself not to overthink each piece. The whole purpose of the exercise is to enjoy the process. Creating art should never feel like a burden. It shouldn’t feel like a chore. Each artwork doesn’t have to be grand, or perfect. What matters is that I take the time to sit down to make.

At the beginning of week 3, I was able to share my love for making when I taught my first bento food art workshop! To a group of five to nine year-old kids, I taught how to make these rice and sandwich creations. To make food art is one thing, but to be able to teach little kids how they themselves can create these tasty pieces of art was exhilarating.

Some more brush lettering, pointed pen calligraphy, art journaling, watercolor illustrations, acrylic on canvas, and bento food art.

This challenge has allowed me to practice my hand lettering immensely. It has been an excellent excuse to work on my personal form and style.

While I no longer make bento food art for my daughter daily, this challenge was the perfect excuse to make these little surprises for her school snack. I made this panda sandwich bento on her last day in Nursery, as a treat for officially finishing her first year of going to school!

Inspiration is everywhere. This quote in pointed pen calligraphy, was inspired by the launch of this coffee table about my Razón family, and being able to read seven generations of stories through words and photos.

To finish off my first 50 days, I worked on some pointed pen calligraphy.

Halfway through the finish line, yay! To be honest, I’m actually a little behind, and even missed making art for a few days. I’ve decided not to fuss over it, allowing myself to work at my own pace, instead. The goal of the challenge is in fact about the process, anyway. So each day, I will work on relishing the process of making and creating.

If you want to see my 100-day progress, hop on over to my Instagram @annings, or browse through my hashtag #100DaysOfArtByAnnings. You may also read the last half of the series HERE.

Are you still racking your brains, thinking of what to get for your mom or grandma this year? Do you need a last minute present that won’t cost you a cent? Or maybe you are a mom yourself and you just need a little encouragement and a nice pick-me-upper? Well, I’ve got you covered!

To celebrate all the moms and women out there, I’ve made this printable art free for download.

Painted and hand-lettered using watercolor, this artwork is sized to print on an  8″ x 10″ paper. It is best to print on plain card stock or photo paper, either at home or at a professional printer.

Print the file, pop it into a frame, wrap it up, and you have an instant Mother’s Day present!

TERMS OF USE:

• This free printable art is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Feel free to print it for yourself or for your family and friends. It may not be altered, sold or used commercially in any way.
• Please do not claim it as your work. Play nice! Link back to this page.

To download, simply click on the Download Now button below.

Drop me a line in the comments section, or tag me on Instagram and show me your printed and framed download. Enjoy!

There’s just something about a blank page. Though fraught with uncertainty, the promise of all the possibilities, the opportunities and the hope of great things to come, are enough to give one the drive to dive head on.

Today, I am excited to finally kickoff this new beginning. This fresh start.

Hello! Welcome to A Crafted Lifestyle!

First and foremost, let me introduce myself. I am Anna Ignacio. Some of you may know me from my previous blogs, or maybe from my Instagram, as annings.

Sixteen years ago, I started blogging with the sole purpose of documenting my life. I wanted to write, using my blog as a digital record, so I could easily look back at memories I wanted to preserve. From a regular blogger, posting snippets of my life and my experiences on the daily, blogging quickly took a backseat when marriage and motherhood happened.

Raising a family and managing a home takes a whole lot of energy, attention and time, and balancing it all while trying to squeeze in some online journaling became a bit too much for me to handle. So I stopped, and for a while I concentrated on my family.

While stay-at-home mother and homemaker turned into my job titles, I made sure not to be defined by them. It was easy to get caught in the whirlwind of chores, cooking and never-ending to-do lists, but I didn’t want those titles to stop me from nurturing my love and passion for the arts. I immersed myself in calligraphy, hand lettering, painting, scrapbooking, different types of crafts, and even picked up the art of bento-making and food styling.

Marriage and motherhood hasn’t stopped me from making art. Art is my therapy, but it’s simply not just an escape from the busy life of managing a home. Art is what makes this journey more exciting and fun. It brightens our days and nourishes our home. All the touches of art and the crafty activities have helped me be a better wife and a more involved mother.

Being a homemaker has given me the drive to be more creative and to use the everyday to find ways to live A Crafted Lifestyle.

It is in this note that I took the plunge and finally started a blog again.

I am not new to blogging, but this time I wanted a fresh start. A clean slate. I want to go in a different direction with a new purpose.

A Crafted Lifestyle will be my platform to inspire others to create and pursue��the life that they dream.

This blog will not like be my previous domains where memory keeping was my main purpose. Instead, I will use this as a tool to share how fun and easy it is to insert creativity into the everyday.

Through scrapbooking, calligraphy, photography, simple styling, DIYs, tutorials and all sorts of fun crafts, I will share tips on how to brighten up your homes and lives.

Join me as I embark on this new journey. It’s going to be a whole lot of fun, I promise!