I just wanted to pop in today and share something I’m so excited about this month! Go grab yourself a cup of coffee and let’s get right into it. When I started Charlie Rowan Designs I had no background in surface or textile design. i mean I went to school for Design and Merchandising and I’ve been a buyer and a Marketing Director, I’ve managed creative teams but when it came to actual Photoshop and Illustrator skills my 2 beginner level classes in college were the extent of my knowledge. Over the past year, and through a MILLION Google searches I found Bonnie Christine’s courses on Surface Pattern Design, and…

After receiving such great feedback on our Valentine’s printable I started thinking about what else we could offer that would be a fun monthly printable? I wanted to make sure to create something that I would use in my own day to day life – hence our little love notes? affirmations? words to live by? … I’m not quite sure what we’ll call them yet but I do hope that you find a multitude of uses for them, and they bring you a little joy each time you use one. As for me, I plan to tape these to the little one’s mirrors, stick them in there lunch boxes, write…

Every year I find myself scrambling to find something that’s actually cute and doesn’t include candy for the kids Valentine’s to hand out at school. These are the two I created this year for both my son and daughter. They print 6 to a page, I recommend using a basic cardstock and they can be easily printed out at any local print shop or your home computer. Click the link below for you FREE download.