Think.Make.Share. - A Blog from the Creative Studios at Hallmark

9.19.18

Party like a kid again! Retro party decorations with a modern vibe

Missing those days when all you had to worry about was which crayon to use? We’ve pulled together our favorite...

Fall Checklist September Slider | thinkmakeshareblog.com

9.17.18

13+ fall ideas for when your favorite season finally starts

What's your cue autumn has arrived? Maybe it's that day you walk outside and think, "I should go back in...

Andy Newcom Floral Arrangements | thinkmakeshareblog.com

9.12.18

Save the pretty: 5 tips for photographing flowers

A few weeks back, Hallmark Photo Stylist Andy N., our resident flower guru (among other things!), shared some easy tips for...

Playing with Hallmark's new Learn+Play+Discover Toys for Toddlers

9.10.18

Making what you love: Toddler toys designed by a mom

When moms look for toddler toys, they want it all: fun, well made, developmentally appropriate…adorable doesn’t hurt, either. Hallmark Art...

Screenprinting Workshopd | thinkmakeshareblog.com

9.5.18

Behind the scenes at a BYO design screen-printing workshop

You know how sometimes a thing you try just for fun turns into something much bigger? Say you try a...

Intern Wallpapers | thinkmakeshareblog.com

8.29.18

September wallpapers from Hallmark creative interns

Every summer, Hallmark hires some of the most talented students from around the country as creative interns. Naturally, we want...

block printing tips and tricks from Hallmark artists

Craft Spotlight

Linocut Workshop

Block printing basics: How to create patterns

Block printing—also called linocut and lino printing—looks complicated. (You’re making a stamp from scratch. How does that even happen?) But with a few tools and a little practice, you can create designs from simple patterns to layered illustrations. Hallmark Designer Marisol B. designed a workshop to teach our artists block printing basics and some of her favorite techniques.