{"id":36663,"date":"2016-05-31T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=36663"},"modified":"2024-04-11T03:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:32:19","slug":"how-to-design-a-wedding-invitation-using-free-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/how-to-design-a-wedding-invitation-using-free-products","title":{"rendered":"How to Design a Wedding Invitation Using Free Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Video<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mJtWxCwjzE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p>\nEver wanted to create your own inspirational image to post on Instagram? This week we&#8217;ve got a new design tutorial to share with you &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; and all you&#8217;ll need are free products!\nWe&#8217;re working hard to make Creative Market the world&#8217;s best marketplace to buy creative digital goods. Even if you&#8217;re not ready to buy something though, you can still enjoy the site. We give away not just one, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/free-goods\">six free goods<\/a><\/strong> every single week. On to this week&#8217;s tutorial:\n<\/p><h2>Materials<\/h2><p>\nMarkella Awesome Font\n    <figure id=\"card-498410-568103805\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"498410\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"568103805\"><\/figure>\n    \nHand Drawn Flower Design Elements\n    <figure id=\"card-393132-520489927\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"393132\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"520489927\"><\/figure>\n    \n12 Gold Backgrounds &amp; Textures\n    <figure id=\"card-622655-1044449158\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"622655\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1044449158\"><\/figure>\n    \n<\/p><h2>Steps<\/h2><ol>\n<li>Create a new Photoshop document sized for your card. The example size is 4.5&#8243; x 6.25&#8243;.<\/li>\n<li>Open a texture file for the background and scale it appropriately.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the opacity of the texture to about 25%.<\/li>\n<li>Use the flower design assets to create a floral arrangement.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a golden texture into Photoshop and create a mask using a flattened version your floral arrangement.<\/li>\n<li>Add a drop shadow to your masked floral arrangement. Set the blend mode to multiple and the opacity to about 70%.<\/li>\n<li>Write out your text.<\/li>\n<li>Duplicate the golden texture you used for the floral arrangement mask and replace the mask with one created using your text.<\/li>\n<li>If desired darken the golden texture you used for your text.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your new card!<\/li>\n<\/ol><em>* These products are only free for this week. If you are reading this tutorial beyond the week of May 31- June 5, these products will be back at their normal prices.<\/em><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Ever wanted to create your own inspirational image to post on Instagram? This week we&#8217;ve got a new design tutorial to share with you &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; and all you&#8217;ll need are free products! We&#8217;re working hard to make Creative Market the world&#8217;s best marketplace to buy creative digital goods. 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