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March 19, 2023 //  by ellen//  2 Comments

Pattern design by Ellen Morse purchased by Shein

For those who are not familiar, Shein is a fashion brand known for fast fashion — they turn over their inventory quickly depending upon the season. Shein caters to a trendy, younger demographic (I am NOT their target market) but thankfully, their art directors liked my work. I was able to make a connection with …

Category: surface pattern designTag: apparel design, fashiondesign, fashionpattern, Shein, Sheinx, surfacepattern, surfacepatterndesigner

How do you plan?

March 11, 2023 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

a page from my planner

I am participating in Joanne Hawker’s March Meet the Maker® on Instagram and the prompt for the day was planning. It got me thinking on how I plan my time. For years I tried many different planners: from online planners, traditional planners to a large wall planner. But no matter the planner, they key for …

Category: Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: daily habits, goal setting, planning, time management

Building Community

February 12, 2023 //  by ellen//  4 Comments

hope handlettered with flower pattern background

Working from home, and working for yourself, can largely be an isolating experience. Isolation became even more pronounced during the pandemic when our lives were forever altered. Even though I have been mostly working for myself for more than a decade, I can get in a rut. I felt that most acutely in January when …

Category: community building, Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: artists meeting others, community, freelance design, making connections, running a freelance business, work from home, work from home artist, work from home mom

My experience with Minted Design Challenges

January 31, 2023 //  by ellen//  2 Comments

New Minted design

I created both baby designs for Minted almost a year apart. In fact, I made over 100 invitation and greeting card designs for Minted in 2022 alone, not to mention numerous surface pattern designs (that’s another post!) I first discovered Minted in 2011. I entered design competitions very sporadically throughout the years, never really taking …

Category: Greeting card design, IllustrationTag: art challenge, Design challenges, greeting card design, Minted, Minted design challenges, Minted stationery design, personal development, stationery design

Uppercase Magazine entry

January 16, 2023 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Ellen Morse surface pattern design of white plumeria hawaii inspired florals

Uppercase Magazine is having a call for entry for their 5th surface pattern design guide. They will select 100 designers to feature in their upcoming guide. I thought I’d give it a try so today I gathered a bunch of my pattern designs. I tried to narrow down 9 that showcased my best work, while …

Category: Illustration, Illustrations on Products, surface pattern design, The business of freelance designTag: design contest, Surface Pattern Design, uppercase, uppercase magazine, uppercase magazine surface pattern design guide

Magnetic Fridge Notepads

October 14, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

notepads designed for Northern Cards

I’m so excited to announce that a design I did earlier this year for Northern Cards will be available for purchase soon. You can find art on products anywhere, including those notepads that stick on your fridge. It’s so amazing to see my art going out onto the world! Here is the copy from Northern …

Category: Illustrations on ProductsTag: flower art, greeting card design, illustrated flowers, Illustrations on Products, notecards, notepads

Minted greeting card design

June 6, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Minted winner

Shop now: Minted.com I am so excited to announce my greeting card design has won an Editor’s pick from Minted‘s Small Steps Big Moments: Greeting Cards Challenge contest! I’ve been entering my work at Minted for quite some time and got very serious about studying the greeting card market this past year. I submitted a …

Category: Design business, Greeting card design, IllustrationTag: birthday card, chocolate cupcake card, greeting card design, kids birthday card, Minted

Coaching and setting goals

May 13, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

girl power hand lettered by Ellen Morse

It’s been some time since I worked with a coach. If you’re not already doing so, I highly recommend doing this for your business, or any personal goals you might have. The best part about coaching for me is accountability. This is huge! If you are going to workout, meeting a friend for a run …

Category: Coaching, Running a freelance design business, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: business goals, coaching, personal development, professional coaching, running a business

Mindless Doodles?

January 8, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

Coloring page Ellen Morse Originals

Sometimes ideas come when mindless doodling. My latest idea is self publishing a coloring book. This wasn’t on my  list of goals for 2022,  but I think it would be really fun and just came to me. There’s a reason art is therapy: Doodling in Procreate on my  iPad with a cup of coffee (or …

Category: IllustrationTag: Buffalo artist, coloring book, coloring pages, Procreate

New Year…reflections and goals

January 1, 2022 //  by ellen//  Leave a Comment

2022 hand lettering Ellen Morse

It’s January 1: A time to look back on the previous year and make resolutions or goals for the new year. Thinking back on my business in 2021, I tend to get frustrated that I’m not further along but I have to remind myself where I started. I began drawing pretty regularly again in March …

Category: Running a freelance design business, surface pattern design, The business of freelance design, women-owned businessTag: 2022 goals, Bonnie Christine, design business, pattern design, repeat patterns, running a business, Shop, Surface Pattern Design

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