Operation Transfer Girl

 Starting a new series within the CCC Wednesdays, posting about gifted projects, sharing creations I made on prompt or as a crafting kit. I love these because they are genuinely the kindest presents from friends and family, who know how much creativity means to me. They are also pushing me to try new things and techniques. And this one is a prime example. I have seen diamond paintings everywhere before, my Tiktok algorithm went through a phase of showing me several ASMR DP videos on my FYP. So when I got this kit for my birthday back in September, I was excited. Especially because of the cows, the vibrant colours and it was a decent size, not too small, but not impossibly big. When we went into lockdown for the third time in January, I knew that getting it done will be my priority. Little did I know how long it will take. First, I thought it will be mundane because it doesn't require creative input, it is very repetitive. You pick up a "diamond", place it on its designate...

 Damn, I do like these Cs, don't I... If you have ever been on the creative/marketing/small business side of tiktok (my favourite), then you know Canva. If not, here is my take on it: it is a free digital design platform that is widely used for social media and other quick content creation. The pro (pay) version has many benefits such as being able to connect and schedule multiple social media accounts so one can post simultaneously in the right formats. But I am happy with the free stuff. Now, to my knowledge, you cannot free-hand on Canva. However, you can upload your designs that you drew in other programs and use them. If that isn't your thing, Canva provides you with thousands of free images, elements, backgrounds, font types; and even more that you can purchase for use. It has gifs or you can animate any of the designs. It uses colour wheels AND colour codes. So I have been having the best time of my life bringing my compositions to life. I like to call them compositions ...