Digital Announcements / Text Message Invitations

A pretty popular printable that kind of flies under the radar lately is the custom text message invite. Think about it, during COVID-19, EVERYTHING is smaller and more casual now and what's better than a cute text invite to let everyone know about your party "deets?"

This fact, coupled with the unreliable nature of the post office (don't get me started on the Christmas ornaments that I shipped that arrived weeks after the holiday, smh) has made the DIGITAL invite more popular than ever.

Potential sh have to be willing to download the 7-day trial of Acrobat Pro DC in order to edit my digital announcements... 

If you DON'T want to be bothered doing that however I have a separate listing you can purchase along with your invite template and I'll customize for you! Just include the details in the notes section upon purchase.

We are entering party season so brunches, showers, birthday parties, graduations, etc. are right around the corner so I'll be adding a ton to this category of my Etsy shop real soon.

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Decorating the Man Cave

Does your home have a man cave? How about a special room where you watch sports? I'm a sports LOVER and although the aesthetic of my sports collection is pretty minimalist, contemporary and black and white compared to everything else I offer, its probably my favorite!

Some categories of sports prints:

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

This would be great in a gym or right in front of you as you work out. Also great for a "girl boss" honestly, I might redesign this one in that vein just to see how it does.

HUMOROUS MAN CAVE DECOR

This one is TOO funny... I must have looked up dozens of man cave rules sayings before nailing down these gems. Funny because its all TRUE! 

MOVIE INSPIRED QUOTES

Iconic quote from the great feel good title "Remember the Titans." This is actually surprisingly popular in my Etsy shop as well. This quote can cover so much so I guess I shouldn't be too shocked that this printable does move.

Just WHO can forget this rallying cry from the ever popular binge worthy series "Friday Night Lights?" This is the most popular sports printable in the collection!

REGIONAL SPORTS PLAY BY PLAY PRINTS

Now SOME printables obviously have a more narrow focus... I'm appealing to Cubs fans with some of my sports prints and I thought it would be interesting to do play calls vs. just quotes. REAL fans of the game watch plays over and over and over again, so while enjoying the sports moment, you usually memorize what the announcer says during the play. True fans will appreciate seeing one of their favorite play calls immortalized in this way and 3rd baseman David Bote's walk off Grand Slam vs. the Washington Nationals certainly qualifies as one of these moments!

Enjoy the prints and I'll be back soon!

--ct

Presenting Printables by Calligraphy by CT

Hi everyone and welcome to my brand new blog! My name is Christy Toney and I'm a full time calligrapher and hand lettering artist living in Chicago. I am creating this blog in order to more formally talk about what I'm doing on the digital print front. I started doing printables seriously during the COVID-19 pandemic and I've been more successful than I thought I'd be!

I've also discovered that I really LOVE creating quotes, artwork and eBooks that you can purchase, download and use right away!

Although I created an Instagram account I thought it would be nice to have an official "hub" where I could talk more in depth about the printables and also offer freebies, advice and the things I've gone through on my journey. 

I revived my Etsy shop which I only used very casually, however it had been open since 2011. SO much has changed on this platform since that time and I had a huge "to do" list to tackle in order to get the shop where I want it to be. I'm actually still tackling it as it seems never ending!

I started out doing printables that I liked personally, but then I started to try to respond to what I felt my audience wanted to see! By far, based on sales and searches, my sports, teen girl decor, designer and fashion and calligraphy and lettering how to's are my most popular collections. This blog will help me promote the other collections and also find out what else potential customers would like to see from me in the future.

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Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back soon with more printable goodness!
--ct