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INTRODUCING:
ADOBE FUNDAMENTALS
CREATED FOR STATIONERS, BY STATIONERS
learn the design skills required to produce breathtakingly creative wedding stationery uSING THE CORE ADOBE APPS
The doors to Adobe Fundamentals are currently closed. Please join the waitlist to be notified when we next launch the course in 2025.
Does this sound like you?
You want to create professional looking beautiful invitations but don’t know where to start.
You want to grow and develop your digital design skills and learn from an expert in your field.
You want to expand and develop your business offering and improve your revenue stream.
You want to become a more efficient designer, giving you more time to focus on life outside of invitations.
You want to feel more confident, knowing you have the skills to create the beautiful designs you know you are capable of.
IF THE ANSWER IS YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE THEN YOU WILL WANT TO READ ON…
Here’s why you need Adobe Fundamentals in your life
Being able to confidently create digital design is such a core part of being a skilled and professional wedding stationery designer. But with so many programs out there and with so many functions, it can be hard to know where to start.
Adobe Fundamentals has been created for stationers, by stationers, concentrating on the key features you need to know as a stationery and invitation designer.
We have collectively got 20+ years of experience working in the wedding industry and even longer creating artwork using the Adobe Creative Suite.
While no two stationery businesses are the same, we will teach you the best practices to confidently develop and hone your own unique design style, helping set you apart from the crowd and build your own design niche.
You’ll also become part of a community of likeminded stationers, all on the same path of bettering their businesses and design skills.
HI, I’M FREYA DEABILL
AND I AM YOUR HOST FOR ADOBE FUNDAMENTALS
If we haven’t met before, then its lovely to virtually ‘meet’ you and I look forward to getting to know more about you and your work process over the coming 10 weeks.
The reason I have created this course, alongside co-founder Grania, is to share my 20+ years of knowledge and experience working with the Adobe Creative Cloud app’s so you don’t have to spend the time I did being frustrated with no-where to turn for first hand technical or design advice within the industry you are working in, or waste time and money learning parts of Adobe which aren’t relevant to YOUR stationery business.
Over the duration of this 10 module course we will be sharing in-depth knowledge, tips, tricks and the EXACT PROVEN DESIGN PROCESSES that we use day in day out. Between us these skills have helped us grow over 4 successful award winning creative businesses, which have not only survived a recession and a global pandemic, but the birth of two small children as well!
what awaits you…
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Lifetime access to workbooks & video training
Every week, a new workbook and video module will land in your inbox, ready and waiting for you to get stuck in. While this course will run over a 10-week period with a new module every week, we know that everyone works at their own pace, so each of the modules will remain online for you to view and revisit whenever you wish
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A Facebook group full of people like you
Finding your community is invaluable when building your business. In our Facebook group you’ll get to know a group of fellow stationery addicts and support each other as you kick off your wedding stationery business journey. We will also be popping up on a regular basis to offer help, support and advice
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Live Q&A Sessions
Accountability is super-important, so a for the duration of the course we go live in our private group to answer any questions you have. This is your opportunity to pick our brains over each of the modules and really push yourself to the next level as designers.
What people are saying
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Kate
“Freya, Thank you I’m so proud I made something that looks quite good! X”
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Chloe
“Thank you Freya, honestly I cant believe how much I have learnt in such a short time thank you so much to yourself and Grania its been amazing so far, feeling much more confident and buzzing with ideas. Looking forward to the rest of the course.”
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Laura
When it comes to Grania and her expertise, you cannot fault her. I first met Grania when I attended her Stationers Apprentice course in the early stages of 2021. She has since become my mentor and a huge support and cheerleader for my own wedding stationery business. I always think it speaks volumes of someone when they decide to give something back and offer their knowledge and expertise to someone who has taken the step to running their own business. Without Grania, my business would not have achieved what it has in it's first year.
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Kate
“I still have so much to learn, especially with the brush experimenting. But I feel I now have the hang of the pen tool… which if you asked me two weeks ago I would have told you it was impossible!”
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Harriet
This lady is soo worthy of every penny you spend with her! She makes things look so simple and guides you through the design process so clearly! I’m very thankful I have her in my business strategy!
What YOU’LL GET
Ten weekly modules
Over 50 bitesize tutorials
Seven hands on activities for practical implementation of skills
Live Q&A’s in our private Facebook group
Two implementation weeks
Lifetime access to course content
Supportive private facebook community
Member’s lounge
BONUS handy paper & envelope size guide
BONUS serif & sans serif font poster guides
BONUS create your own brush pattern
BONUS how to integrate excel data to personalise individual invitations
Plus! The first three people to sign up will also get a 60-minute one-to-one mentoring session with Freya!
THE SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
Module 1: GETTING STARTED THE RIGHT WAY
Learn to navigate your way around the Adobe Illustrator interface.
Create artboards, set up grids and guides and work effectively with layers to improve your design process.
MODULE 2: OBJECTS
Start using the basic shapes in Illustrator, learn about strokes, fill, selection tools, alignment and grouping and see how combining objects can create seriously amazing results with minimal effort.
MODULE 3: VECTOR PATHS
Become proficient using the pen tool and creating curves using anchor points. You’ll also learn how to edit vector paths, offset paths and use brushes with Illustrator.
With a bonus homework activity so you can practice your new skills.
MODULE 4: APPEARANCE
Create beautiful colour palettes, explore filters and effects such as gradients to create stunning client facing visuals.
MODULE 5: TYPE
Everything there is to know about type, fonts and formatting within Adobe Illustrator. Looking at paragraph and character styles, kerning and leading and best practices across the stationery design process.
Bonus homework activity so you can practice your new skills.
MODULE 6: USING EXTERNAL ARTWORK
Find out how to import imagery such as illustrations to enhance your stationery designs. Interrogate masks, opacity, and live trace tools.
Bonus homework activity so you can practice your new skills.
MODULE 7: PATTERN
Learn how to create basic repeat patterns in Illustrator, create bespoke pattern swatches and explore symmetrical drawing tools.
Bonus homework activity so you can practice your new skills.
MODULE 8: ARTBOARDS & PROJECTS
Become competent in the two main routes when creating a digital stationery suite. Singular artboards for print and presentation style documents for client facing design visuals.
Bonus homework activity so you can practice your new skills.
MODULE 9: THE BIGGY!
In this module we’ll be putting all your new skills together from the first eight modules to create a fabulous stationery suite suitable for digital print.
MODULE 10: EXPORT / PRINT READY
Learn how to set up and export design files digital printing safe in the knowledge what you spec will be what’s actually delivered!
BONUS RESOURCES
Handy paper and envelope size guide download.
Serif and Sans Serif font poster guides.
Create your own brush pattern tutorial.
How to integrate excel data to personalise individual artwork tutorial
FAQs
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone looking to either start their digital design journey or enhance their digital design skills. You don’t have to have launched your business yet, or have any experience of the Adobe Suite to get value from the course content.
How much will the course cost?
We have set this course at the incredible price of £497, however the value of the course content is worth well over £3,000. Course price for 2025 may differ.
Do you offer Payment Plans?
Yes, we offer payment in full at £497 or in 3x instalments of £175. Payment plans work out slightly more due to admin fees. Course price for 2025 may differ.
Will you be running this course again?
The next round of registration won’t open until mid 2025 so if you want to work on your digital design skills over the quieter autumn/winter months we recommend hopping on this registration, plus you’ll also benefit from our super-low launch offer.
When will the content go live?
The course modules will be uploaded weekly over the duration of the 12-week course with two implementation weeks built in to help you catch up. There will also be weekly Q&A sessions to keep you accountable and answer any questions you have as you move through the tutorials. All content is housed directly on this site, and you’ll have lifetime access to the content, so you can watch and rewatch all the videos at your own pace.
Can I get a refund?
As this course and its content is a digital product, you can’t receive a refund for your purchase. For more information, please email us at hello@suitepress.co.uk