Yes, I do my own notepads! Making notepads in the studio ✨ Mugs with sublimation / SMALL BIZ VLOG

[@carolineehab9461]

I think you don't know how encouraging your videos are to me and i think i'm not alone 👌🏻🙈 But you just made me feel that starting my own business is not that impossible 👌🏻👌🏻 Thank u ❤️🙏🏻💞

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you 💛💛

[@starofdestinykreationsplus]

Glad everything is running so smoothly this season! I can’t wait to get the patreon goodies! Goodness is we put an offer on a home and waiting for the mortgage load to go through! I can’t wait to get into my studio and start creating again. Though my knotting treasure patterns for cross stitch has been updated with 80 design so I do have illustrations ready to be used for stickers and notepads! Happy Holidays, Bia!

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you Lynn! 🤗 nothing is 100% still but I’m feeling content and excited to create again so I’m glad 🥹 aaaaah that’s so exciting!!! Can’t wait to see photos of your new creative space 💛

[@kristinet.3596]

I missed the cozy elements of your vlogs. As always, I am cheering for you from here!

[@aPenasIllustrator]

I missed them too! Glad I’m filming h these bits again 😍 thank you for watching!

[@AngelicscalliwagsArt]

Thank you for sharing how you make your own note pads. Your guillotine is amazing! I have a really good one but I don't think it can cut that number of sheets as accurately as yours (although it's new so it might be that I haven't mastered it yet!). I really love that you make the majority of the things you sell from scratch in your studio. That is what I'd like my small art business to emulate 🧡

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much for watching 🤗 this one cuts up to 500 sheets but I try to cut 100 maximum, otherwise the cut is not as great. If definitely take a while to get it right and a lot of things can make the cuts not 100% perfect! I have a video planned talking about how I improved my cuts, maybe it will help 🤗

[@MichelleCorbinDesign]

Such satisfaction watching you and your cutting machine in action, but I did worry about the wobbly table you have it on. Thank you for your beautiful videos. I wish you continued success xx

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you!! It's less wobbly now 😂 but after almost losing a nail when I got it 4 years ago, I already know the techniques and how to be careful with it now 😂 Thank you so much lovely!

[@917FineArtsCorp]

Big Thanks to all your videos and Congratulations on your continuous success. Looking forward to watching your tutorial videos about making earrings and drawing on iPad. 🧡💙

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much!! The tutorial is coming next monday :D

[@linsaraillustration]

Lovely video Bia. The notepad cutting is so satisfactory..

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thanks Lin!! I always enjoy those clips eheh

[@DevonaRavenhold]

Over here in Texas it is morning so good morning Miss Bia! I am really excited to see your newest video and hope that you are having a wonderful holiday season so far!

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Good morning eheheh 🥰 hope you have a lovely day!

[@andreialuisasilva]

Omg estou aqui a trabalhar enquanto vejo os teus vídeos mais recentes e neste recebes a minha agenda!!! Amoooo, és um amor e és a pessoa que a torna ainda mais bonita com todas as decorações e stickers 💞💞💞💞

[@Oinqa]

Adoro o teu trabalho e o teu cantinho. Parabéns 😊

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Muito obrigada 🥰💛

[@inesketches]

Adoreiiiii 💖 missing you!

[@ChantelleArts]

gorgeous work, i love your videos ❤❤❤

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much for the love!! 🥰

[@rafermocil959]

Can you also share how you market your products? Do you offer customized /personalizes products or just ready made? How many stocks do you have for each product? Thank youuuu.. Love watching your videos! ❤

[@elylioney6390]

That is a fancy cutter

[@BrunaCoury]

I love your notepads, they're so cute!!! 🥰😍

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much!! 😍😍

[@IDFCSwagatron]

EEEeeee Thank you so much for this amazing video

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@okyplans]

I love your videos, you are so creative, much love to you :)

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thats so sweet, thank you so much? 🥹

[@okyplans]

@@aPenasIllustrator I don't think many people realize how much work it goes into creating those notepads and all your products, its a labor of love, and I always get inspired by your hard work and dedication. Good luck to you, and take care, take some rest if you can :)

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Very true! Some people still appreciate it, so I'm glad 🥺 Thank you so much lovely! Going to take some time off in the end of December, can't wait :D @@okyplans

[@fashion14353]

I was going to ask you if you was Portuguese by your accent but after I seen you reading that Portuguese notepad that answered my question. My parents are from Portugal. Keep up the great work

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Eheh olá to your parents!! :D Thank you so much for watching :)

[@CreativeStudioPresets]

Hiiii!! I've been watching notepads tutorials for days now cause I want to make my own! I saw you're using the canon PIXMA iX6850 for your notepads and was wondering if it's not too expensive to make. I'm worried it'd be too expensive for a colorful 50 pages notepads. How often do you change the ink? And how many pages do you print until you have to change it? Thank you so much!!

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Hiiii! :) I have a whole video on printing, if you want to check that out. I don't use canon inks, so that makes it affordable :) And all the inks I've used since I'm in this studio for over 2 years fit in a normal shopping bag, I save them all lol The inks you use the most will depend on your art. For me the yellow is the one that goes faster, but the blacks last FOREVER. So it will really depend :)

[@ArnaPrints]

been a follower of B since January this yr. because of her notepad tutorial ream cutter. amd now i have lots of notepad tried to sell it via patreon ut i couldnt get a member :(

[@essiebergenartwork9822]

I'm seeking advice about the paper.. I know you have answered alot of paper questions-- I've struggled with once my art has printed the print (if it got a fleck of water the ink bleeds) any insight?? It would be sooo appreciated

[@aPenasIllustrator]

That’s usual with paper and prints! They are not supposed to be in contact with water. Laser printing is a bit more waterproof and you can do things as extra protection like adding a spray or laminating the prints, but at the end of the day it’s still paper and shouldn’t be in contact with water :)

[@yourvirtualhelpbiz]

When I lock my paper on the ream cutter it leaves a crease at the end. Is that normal or am I locking it too tightly?

[@aPenasIllustrator]

@@yourvirtualhelpbiz hii! You probably need to change the red rubber part, it’s probably too used. You’ll have to switch the machine carefully, take the screws off that are fixing the red rubber and turn it to an unused side :) I guess it’s probably that 💛

[@yourvirtualhelpbiz]

@@aPenasIllustrator thank you so much for your response. my machine is new I have not used it that much yet. what’s creasing is the part where the lock touches.

[@aPenasIllustrator]

@@yourvirtualhelpbiz Oh that is weird! Maybe try to apply different pressures on it and if it doesn't work, apply a piece of cardboard on top so it's not directly on your materials! :)

[@Christina24life]

You don’t need heat resistant tape for the mugs?

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Nope, Washi works just fine 🤗

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Just don’t use plastic transparent tape… that won’t work 😂

[@pippalongstrum4780]

Oh yay! I was like 100! How many note-pads do you think you make in a day? Just curious. Also looking forward to the box of goodies I ordered from you. (I'm Ingrid in my real life - I just always loved Pippi Longstocking so it's my twisty on-line name). I told my husband that it can all go under the Christmas tree! yippee!

[@aPenasIllustrator]

It really depends on how many I can print and if I’m just doing notepads or not! I can do maybe 50 or more? 🤔 Yay! Did it arrive already? 🥰

[@pippalongstrum4780]

@@aPenasIllustrator not yet but it is a long way from Portugal to Pennsylvania! I hope you have a wonderful day making lots of beautiful things!

[@myimpressionsbymia]

Hello, I have a small business in the US and I also sell notepads and notebooks. I purchase my products from vista prints and they sometimes arrive defective. Do you do wholesale for other businesses with their own designs?

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Not right now sorry! It’s something that takes a long time to make them and I would have to ask a price that doesn’t work for me or for you to sell them. Maybe someday 💛

[@mahyasabghi2061]

Hey there, I really think you are so lovely and I hope you become so much more successful

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Thank you so much!! 😭💛

[@lucys.c.5307]

Yay! I’m early 😊

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Yay!! 🤗

[@JustFeelingsCrafts]

Do you still make your own notebooks too?

[@aPenasIllustrator]

I do 🥰

[@JustFeelingsCrafts]

​@@aPenasIllustrator great! I also love making all my products by hand, There is a special satisfaction when the whole product was made by yourself, right? I noticed you don't laminate your notebooks.Have you noticed any problem with the ink coming of of color discoloration?

[@aPenasIllustrator]

@@JustFeelingsCrafts absolutely! It’s heartbreaking when you spend a lot of money on production and things are not on the way you want. A bit, specially if there’s water involved. I’m planning to laminate them again soon :)

[@tinaciancone4810]

Hi how are you ❤

[@aPenasIllustrator]

Good thank you! And you? :D

[@tinaciancone4810]

@@aPenasIllustrator good