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This tutorial contains everything you need to know about creating your own double layered acrylic pin badge designs using Adobe Photoshop. 1. Download our templates To start submitting your pin designs you'll need to download our design templates. Templates are available in 6 different sizes ranging from 15mm to 40mm. Download...

This tutorial contains everything you need to know about creating your own printed double layered acrylic charms and keychains, using the design software Paint Tool SAI. Important - Colour Management Please note that Paint Tool SAI can only create documents in RGB colour whereas we only print in CMYK colour. A...

This tutorial contains everything you need to know about creating your own, printed double layered acrylic charms and keychains. 1. Download our templates To start submitting your custom printed acrylic charm designs you’ll need to download our design templates. Templates are available in various sizes ranging from 13mm (0.5") right...

This tutorial contains everything you need to know about creating your own double layered acrylic charms and keychains. 1. Download our templates To start submitting your custom printed acrylic charm designs you’ll need to download our design templates. Templates are available in various sizes ranging from 13mm (0.5") right up to...

⭐ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about you and your business? My name is Meg Sayre, I am a US-based illustrator who loves coffee, cosplaying, and collecting. I love superheroes and fantasy, but lately I have...

The following steps show you how to create your own custom shaped iridescent vinyl sticker designs using Adobe Photoshop. 1. Download our sticker templates   Download our sticker templates >> here << and open your chosen sticker size.     2. Importing your Artwork Select the 'Artwork' layer in your layers palette and...

The following steps show you how to create your own custom shaped iridescent vinyl sticker designs using Adobe Illustrator. 1. Download our sticker templates   Download our sticker templates >> here << and open your chosen sticker size.     2. Importing your Artwork Select the 'Artwork' layer in your layers palette and either draw...

The following steps show you how to create your own custom shaped clear vinyl sticker designs using Adobe Illustrator. 1. Download our sticker templates   Download our sticker templates >> here << and open your chosen sticker size.     2. Importing your Artwork Select the 'Artwork' layer in your layers palette and either draw...

The following steps show you how to create your own custom shaped clear vinyl sticker designs using Adobe Photoshop. 1. Download our sticker templates   Download our sticker templates >> here << and open your chosen sticker size.     2. Importing your Artwork Select the 'Artwork' layer in your layers palette and...

Our latest of Small Business Feature is here! To continue celebrating creativity let us introduce you to Megan Burchell!    ⭐ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about you and your business? Thank you! I’m Meg from...

Our Sixth instalment of Small Business Feature is here! To continue celebrating creativity let us introduce you to Beth Wilson!  ⭐ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about you and your business?  Doodlecats started ten years ago...

  After years of research, development and testing, Zap! Creatives are rolling out this new and unique product to the market.  The ultimate eco-friendly alternative to enamel pin badges, designs are printed onto custom shaped, 100% recyclable, nickel free, hypoallergenic stainless steel using VOC free inks, before being finished off...

Our fifth instalment of Small Business Feature is here! To continue celebrating creativity let us introduce you to Eli Hayter!  ⭐️ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about Eli Hayter, and your business, Eli Illustrates? Hi I'm Eli...

Our fourth instalment of Small Business Feature is here! We're loving introducing you all to some Small Business Owners, so to continue celebrating creativity let us introduce you to Norah Collier!  ⭐️ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know...

  Our third instalment of Small Business Features is here! Continuing our theme of celebrating creativity, we're having a chat with Small Business Owner, Jon Turner. ⭐️ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about you and your business?...

  Some of you might have heard about, or played the game 'Stardew Valley'. We're interviewing Tony Kuchar who played an integral role in the creation of promotional merchandise for the game - including the wooden standees & pins from the Collectors Edition.  We had the pleasure of being chosen...

  Our second instalment of Small Business Features is here! Continuing our theme of celebrating creativity, we're having a chat with Small Business Owner, Yavannah Pelgrim. ⭐️ We love your work, but would love to know more about you. Tell us all there is to know about Yavannah Pelgrim and...

  We love celebrating creativity at Zap! Creatives and supporting everyone that buys from us. That's why we've started our Small Business Feature, where every week we'll have a chat with a small business owner who uses Zap! to help create their products.  Our first instalment is with Neil Hampton,...

Homemade jams, mini gins, jelly sweets and just about every shade of sugared almond imaginable; these are just some of the classic items that feature in so many wedding favours, but what if you want to stand out from the crowd? Many wedding guests go to great effort to make...

Despite people's best intentions, weddings are ordinarily pretty wasteful occasions. From copious amounts of squandered food to discarded decor and more, as a general rule of thumb, weddings don’t tend to be especially eco-friendly.  However, with the increase in environmental awareness across the world, particularly concerning the effects and usage...