Working from home? Yep, me, too. I designed some fun virtual backgrounds that you can use for Zoom. They're free to download for personal use and make your mandatory meeting (or happy hour with friends) a little more fun. Click the design name to download the file. 

Champagne Virtual Background  •  Champagne on Pink Virtual Background

Strawberries Virtual Background  •  Strawberries on Yellow Virtual Background

Tropical Leaves Virtual Background  •  Tropical Leaves on Green Virtual Background

Directions here for installing Zoom virtual background images.

 

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The Fall 2020 / Winter 2021 Colors that Pantone picked for its Fall 2020 / Winter 2021 fashion trends report are gorgeous. Not much of a surprise to y'all who know me at all: Ultramarine Green, Green Sheen and Military Olive (hello, any shade of green!!!) are my favorites. I'm also loving Peach Nougat, Sandstone, and Rose Tan. The palette is full of warm, richly pigmented earthy colors. Although this is the Fall/Winter palette, I think most of these colors work year round.

When you see the entire palette all together it seems a little … much. But take nearly any two or three and they play nicely together. For holiday 2021 color palette I'm feeling Samba, Rose Tan, and Ultramarine Green together … would look great with a pop of gold foil.

The current trend for weddings seems to be slowly pulling away from blush and peach, into richer reds like samba and fired brick. But I'm predicting 2021 and 2022 weddings will see a turn toward blue, including Pantone's 2020 color of the year: Classic Blue, paired with darker Blue Depths, Sleet, Military Olive, and Almond Oil.

Want more color and trend spotting? + Read my take on Pantone's Spring/Summer 2020 collection here + Check out my Pinterest board full of Color Inspiration + Check out my Pinterest board full of the latest trends.

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It's Always Christmas in my studio! Seriously: all year I'm busy painting, drawing and designing holiday cards, stationery, patterns, and products. Here's a roundup of where you can find my latest designs. Thank you SO VERY MUCH for your support. I truly appreciate every like, share, heart, message, and purchase.

GREENVELOPE | Shop my Greenvelope Collection of online photo cards and invitations.

MINTED | Shop my Minted Collection of Christmas photo cards, invitations, notebooks, tote bags, art prints, home décor, and gifts.

MPIX | Search "Erika Firm" to Shop my MPIX Collection of Christmas photo cards, photo collages, mugs, blankets, ornaments, and gifts.

PHOTO AFFECTIONS | Shop my Photo Affections Collection of holiday photo cards, invitations, and gifts.

POSTABLE | Shop my Postable Collection of holiday photo cards and invitations.

REVEL & Co. | Shop my designs at Revel & Co.: gift wrap, gift tags, greeting cards, stationery, cocktail napkins, and party goodies.

SIMPLY TO IMPRESS | Shop my Simply To Impress Collection of holiday photo cards, invitations, and gifts.

SOCIETY 6 | Shop my Society 6 Collection of art prints, home décor, mugs, blankets, and gifts.

SPOONFLOWER | Shop my Spoonflower Collection of fabric and wallpaper.

ZAZZLE | Shop my Zazzle Collection of holiday photo cards, invitations, ornaments, gift wrap, and gifts.

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I'm so happy to share my colorful, modern 2019 MPIX Christmas card collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oh So Merry Christmas Stockings Online Card by Erika Firm for Greenvelope 2019 Merry Online Photo Card by Erika Firm for Greenvelope 2019 Scandi Snow Online Photo Card by Erika Firm for Greenvelope Modern Buffalo Plaid Online Photo Card by Erika Firm for Greenvelope Green Painted Plaid Online Holiday Party Invitation by Erika Firm for Greenvelope Black and White Buffalo Plaid Photo Frame Card Bold Green Stroke Holiday Cocktail Party Invitation Happy Holidays! I'm excited to share my 2019 holiday card, Christmas card and holiday party invitations collections for Greenvelope. Greenvelope offers online cards and invitations. All the designs are available in several color options, and it's simple to add photos to the back of the card if you'd like to add more photos. It's an easy, eco-friendly alternative to snail mail ... and perfect for procrastinators: your cards will show up in your friends' and family's email inboxes just in time for the holidays. You can see my entire collection here. ... This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission for sales generated from this post, as does the designer of each card. Thanks for supporting independent designers like me! Continue reading

OMG! The Revel & Co. Christmas wrapping paper was an absolute dream to design this year.

 

I'm so excited to share 6 new holiday collections, including 19 new wrapping paper designs, and 45 new gift tags have launched for this holiday season. Happy wrapping!

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Sprigs of Pine

Country Club Green Plaid

Bold Plaid Four Photo

Holiday Cheer is in the air ... and, hopefully, in mailboxes soon! I'm so happy to share my 2019 holiday card collection for Photo Affections. This collection was inspired by some of my holiday traditions: picking out a Christmas tree, decorating gingerbread houses with colorful candy, and game night by the fire.

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Fir Plaid

Cabin Placard

Charming Pines

Woodland Check

Traditional Pines

'Tis the season to share my 2019 holiday card collection for Simply To Impress. This collection was inspired by cozy cabins, favorite Buffalo Check blankets, and winter evenings by the fire.

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Merry, Merry, Y'all! I'm so excited to share my holiday card collection for Zazzle. My collection includes several Christmas photo cards inspired by my hometown: Charleston, South Carolina. Most designs have matching gift wrap, stickers, tags, ribbons, and other holiday goodies. Pro tip: watch the site for killer discounts. Zazzle has the BEST sales! ... This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission for sales generated from this post. Thanks for supporting independent designers like me! Continue reading

Seaside Holiday Card by Erika Firm for Minted 2019 Seaside Holiday "Merry" Card by Erika Firm for Minted 2019 Candy Cane Plaid Letterpress Christmas card by Erika Firm for Minted Merry Line Christmas card by Erika Firm for Minted 2019 Joy Flower Christmas card by Erika Firm for Minted 2019 Love, Light and Latkes Hanukkah Card by Erika Firm for Minted 2019 Ho ho xo!!! I'm so excited to share my 2019 holiday card collection for Minted. This year's collection includes several "no photo" cards ... perfect for those of us who have a hard time getting our family to sit still for a family photograph. But if you DO have a great family pic, you can always add it to the back instead of a patterned backer. I absolutely adore the print quality at Minted -- they have the MOST dreamy paper, and I love that they will address all your envelopes for you (with cute matching designs). Bonus: they have matching postage stamps for all my cards! ... This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission for sales generated from this post. Thanks for supporting independent designers like me! Continue reading