Kimberly Costa
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The Creative Spark Summit: Digital Product Edition is back!
Hey hey Reader, I'm in your inbox today because I have some exciting news! I've become more and more passionate about taking time out for self care. It's become even more important in recent weeks because of my health but it's something I used to struggle with. I was always working, working, working and burning out was inevitable. I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or wiser (hopefully both 😉), but I've gotten better at taking a step back and taking a break and being kind to...
Last-minute gift panic? 🎁 Give them something better than a gift card...
Hey hey Reader! Are you looking for a last minute gift for someone creative?If you are, then I have some exciting news: You can now give the gift of creative success! 😊 We got a request to give an annual Creative Lab membership as a gift and I thought it was an amazing idea. So of course, we've just launched Creative Lab gift memberships, and they're perfect for: That friend who's always creating but struggles to turn it into a business The creative entrepreneur who needs expert guidance to...
🎉 Celebrate with these Creators!
You know when you're busy making a new product... it's taken you a while, but you've been working diligently, even when you don't feel like it sometimes, and then finally... it's done! There's no feeling like that right Reader? I know that feeling well and that's why I wanted to share some of the beautiful products that some of the Creative Lab and brand new Creative Briefs peeps are working on! Because one of the ways I incentivize my members to take action is by promising that I'll share...
Finally a summit for Digital Product Creators!
Hi Reader, There’s so much overwhelm and burnout around running a business, especially a creative one. You constantly have to bring your creativity level up and it can get exhausting and draining fast. We need a way to recharge so we can continue to create and move toward making the impact we want to make. What better way to do that than by giving our minds the break they so desperately deserve? In doing this, we end up learning a fun skill that we can eventually turn around and use later on...
starting today + a Q&A
Hey hey Reader! Wanted to pop into your inbox quickly with a couple of reminders. I'm sorry if you have inbox PTSD, I know there's an insane amount of emails this time of year because of Black Friday. The good thing is, you can totally skip this email if you're not interested in my Illustrator for Printables course, our latest challenge in the Creative Lab, or Mim Jenkinson's upcoming Sticker Summit.All wonderful things you should know about but no hard feelings if you're not interested....
✨ The New Event Digest✨
Hey hey there Reader!Today I wanted to hop into your inbox and talk to you about a few things, the first is in response to feedback I've been getting everywhere about the amount of summits and bundles happening right now. I addressed this in a previous email as I see these events as great resources but I can see how it can be overwhelming to get so many promos. So I took it a step further and have done something about it!I'd like to introduce you to the Event Digest. The Event Digest is a...
🎯 Nailing Product Creation
Hey hey Reader!I'm coming into your box today before we get hit with Hurricane Idalia because I did something this week that made me think of you.All last week I was feeling like absolute garbage. I'm going through a medication change that needs to be done slowly and apparently the drugs that were being switched in and out amplify each other's effects. What that translates to is me feeling awful for about 4 days.So I had to play catch up for a little bit and as I started to feel overwhelmed,...
✨ Master Your Product Creation ✨
I vividly remember planning a holiday line years ago for my stationery shop. I printed letterpress greeting cards and custom stationery and I wanted to debut some custom wrapping paper and these really cool gift card holders I wanted to try out. (See how cute it is?) Slowly, I started to get overwhelmed, because there was a lot more research I had to do to get these items printed. I also didn’t really know how to design a template for those cool gift card holders I was so excited about....
5 things I love about digital product design
We both love digital products, right Reader? After a rather bumpy week last week, I was sitting and thinking about how grateful I am that I get to design digital products from the comfort of my home. It allows me the time I need to focus on the things that matter, when they're happening. I felt overcome with gratitude as I read the comments of the people whose work I reviewed this past week. Something that I love doing so much, really has an impact on the products they are designing. It feels...
My Product Creation Secrets 👀
Happy Sunday Reader!I rarely write on a Sunday because I'm usually hanging out with my boys, but today is a chill day and I'm too excited about some things to wait another day.I'm sure you know that product design/creation is something I'm really excited about. I think it gets you excited too because you're here. So that's why I wanted to let you in on a little behind the scenes of how I keep track of things and the tools I use to get it all done. First I wanted to show you a screenshot of my...
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