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The Pattern Collection System
Designing intentional pattern collections doesn’t have to be a mystery. If you create one-off patterns you love, but don’t know how to turn them into a collection that works, this is for you.
The 49 page workbook walks you through how to think like a designer and includes 4 guided worksheets, 1 cohesion checklist, 2 quick reference guides, and 2 awesome bonus tools.
Stop Designing Holidays Too Late!
If you’ve ever designed for a holiday the same month it’s happening… you’re definitely not alone.
Most newer designers create in reaction to the season they’re in. But if you want to license your work, or sell seasonal designs to makers or brands, you need to be working months ahead.
The Seasonal Design Roadmap shows you exactly when to plan, create, and release your designs — so you can stay ahead instead of scrambling to catch up.
What you’ll learn:
When to plan each seasonal collection
When to create your designs
When to release before search interest peaks
What’s inside:
Annual Plan / Create / Release system
Quarterly seasonal breakdowns
Google Trends timing insights
Seasonal + Monthly planning worksheets
Printable + iPad-friendly PDF
11 page PDF · Instant download
Build cohesive pattern collections without the guesswork.
This bundle includes 6 ready-to-use seamless pattern layout templates designed to help you create balanced, professional collections with ease.
From airy hero prints to tight coordinates, each layout is mapped out for you — so your motifs flow naturally and your repeats work the first time.
Perfect for you if you:
struggle with spacing, flow, or layout
want more cohesive collections
are tired of trial-and-error repeats
What’s included (6 templates):
2 Hero layouts
2 Secondary layouts
2 Coordinate layouts
Each transparent PNG drops straight onto your canvas in Procreate, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Affinity. Just place your motifs, duplicate, and snap into position — your repeat is done, clean and seamless.
Designed to save you hours of adjusting, testing, and fixing — so you can focus on creating, not troubleshooting.
6 Transparent PNG’s · Instant download
Create soft, cozy, textured artwork with a matte, hand-drawn feel.
This set of 12 matte, pencil-like brushes is designed for warm, dusty illustrations, lettering, and surface pattern design.
If you love artwork that feels gentle, natural, and softly textured (without looking scratchy or waxy), this set gives you everything you need — from your first sketch to your final details.
Perfect for:
cozy, storybook-style illustrations
textured hand lettering
soft, hand-drawn surface designs
Designed to give your work a soft, warm, hand-drawn feel — without fighting your tools.
★★★★★
“I use this brush set on pretty much everything right now, I am obsessed!” - Kathleen H
What’s included (12 brushes):
Paper textures for soft, tactile backgrounds
Drawing + shading brushes for smooth, grainy color
Sketch + line tools for clean, hand-drawn detail
Accent brushes for dust, speckles, and texture
Everything in this set is designed to work together as one cohesive, easy-to-use toolkit — so you can create soft, warm, naturally textured artwork without fighting your tools.
Requires iPad & Procreate
Use Allowance:
For personal and commercial artwork. NOT for resale or redistribution of the brushes themselves
Delicate purples, soft muted pinks, dusty blues, and grounded greens.
Skip the color guesswork and start designing faster.
This hand-picked palette includes 30 cohesive, ready-to-use colors that work beautifully together — so you can jump straight into creating without second-guessing your choices.
No sampling. No tweaking. No hunting for the “right” tones. Just import the included .swatches file into Procreate and your palette is ready to go.
Each color is intentionally chosen and tested together to create a balanced, harmonious look in real artwork — whether you’re illustrating, lettering, or designing patterns.
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30-color Procreate palette (.swatches file)
Tools created to help you design with confidence.
When your ideas feel scattered or unfinished, it’s usually not a lack of creativity—it’s a lack of structure.
These tools help you move from isolated patterns to cohesive collections.
Tools for every stage of your process:
• Collection planning
• Pattern layout
• Harmonious color
• Illustration & texture
Guides, templates, palettes, brush sets, and more
Ready for a fresh spark?
Browse my growing library of themes and motifs and find new story-driven ideas.
Browse my curated color stories to help you choose palettes with more confidence.”
Learn the why behind the work.
Thoughtful tutorials, creative insights, and behind-the-scenes looks at how collections come together—so you can create with more clarity and intention.
The Design Circle Community
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Come join our Facebook community for surface pattern designers and illustrators. It is a friendly no-pressure space where we meet each other where we’re at; we share works in progress, give each other helpful and kind feedback, swap tips, and enjoy some real creative camaraderie. We would love to have you there, and it is completely free to join.