Customer Shout Outs

I'm so happy to share with you another selection Customer Shout Outs.  These are always the most fun to post about, not only because I have the joy of knowing there are several more items crossed off my ever increasing "To-Do" List but because I have the pleasure of spotlighting my wonderful customers.

For me there's nothing more amazing than watching these projects unfold because I never really know how they will turn out. Taking a customer's vision; their likes and interests, and putting it all together is as much a mystery to me as it is to them.  It's like watching a beautiful flower bloom without knowing what type of seed you've planted.

So here are some of my most recent customers ~ I hope you'll take the time to visit, check out their themes and get to know them better...

Glamour to Whimsey

For this project the customer was already using one of my Etsy shop sets and wished to continue the theme over into several other realms included a selection of printed items.  From a Facebook cover image and mailing labels to packaging stickers and business cards this theme transitioned beautifully.

The Crystal Tree

 customer's original logo above

This project began as a simple 2-sided business card. The customer contacted me to create a new business card using her existing logo.  Putting my own 3-D twist on her darling image I brought her enchanting crystal tree to life through a swirling magickal scene. 

Not long after that project she returned with a request for an event banner.  Although it was a challenge recreating these elements in a much larger format, as 3 inches doesn't always transition well into 4 feet, the end result was truly wonderful!

 

Pip's Pastimes

This customer was actually a winner for one of my previous customer's giveaways.  Carol of Craftingranny's Card Shack held a giveaway extravaganza earlier this year and chose one of my custom blog themes as a giveaway prize.  Working with the winner was a sheer delight and we both enjoy how the final product turned out.

Loving Heart Reiki

This project involved turning a professional Reiki instructor's black and white "sacred contract" illustration to life through vivid colors.  Her requests were simply that the overall design stick to the original image and that it possess a glowing effect.  In the end I was as impressed with the outcome as she was since from a technical standpoint I created this in Photoshop rather than Illustrator.

Go Pink Wednesdays

This project was for a weekly blog event through the month of October to help spread the word for breast cancer awareness.  The task was to create an eye catching button that captured the theme centered around nail polish.  I chose to incorporate the pink ribbon into the actual polish and couldn't be happier with the outcome.

 

Carole's Soulfelt Creations

And finally we have this most recent blog theme which I previously posted about as the customer chose to gift me with a most beautiful poem.  This project was a sheer delight ~ weaving together a collection of spiritual elements and vintage ensemble seemed like a challenge at first but as with so many of my themes the pieces just seem to fall together so naturally and in the end it's nothing short of magick and divine inspiration.

Thanks so much for taking the time to share in my latest projects. There are many others I'm just finishing up with and so I hope to be sharing those very shortly in the coming weeks.

Best~

An Interview

I had the immense honor of being interviewed by my dear friend and pink comrade in arms, Sherry of finding the Fierce.  Sherry is kicking off a Friday interview series "Telling Remarkable Stories" for the month of October and asked me to be her first.  You can view the complete interview by clicking here.

Thank you so much Sherry, you are an absolutely treasure in this world and make the journey of traveling through this world more beautiful, measurable, and meaningful.

Best~

P4O update~

They say if you want something done, ask someone who's busy and heaven knows that's true ~ I spent a few all-nighters on the Pink for October website last week but couldn't be happier with the progress. The site is now transferred and I've got the basic structure live so if you get a chance, hop on over to PinkforOctober.org and look around ~ it's in desperate need of content but that's on it's way.

Links to the new Facebook and Twitter pages are there as well, so feel free to click and follow. More social and feed links will be coming soon. We've had some wonderful souls step up to help out with those and so many more who've offered ~ thank you, thank you, thank you!

This little project really isn't about me, it's about all of us ~ we all know someone who's fought this battle, whether it's the person we see in the mirror or someone close to our heart, so stepping outside of our routines to click a few links and write a quick post is a great way to give back and help spread the word. Just think if one little post we write motivates a friend or loved one to finally make the appointment for a mammogram they may have been putting off ~ our little effort might save the life of a mother, daughter, sister, or friend. So take the time, write a post, spread the word♥

I'm currently putting together a description and list of activities for those of you who've offered to help so you can look for that in your email sometime this week. If you only left a comment and didn't send me a personal email, it's not too late, just send out a quick message to me at plumroselane@gmail.com and I'll be sure to add you to that mailing.

Enjoy~

WBC & Customer Shout Outs~

I figured I'd better get in here and post a quick Customer Shout Out before things got too far behind ~ business has been booming the past few weeks (thank you, thank you, thank you) and the P4O website is keeping me hoping too! Thank you so much to all of you who've contacted me to lend a hand! Now I just need a clone to plan it all so I can go get a martini manicure, LOL!

I had planned on taking part in Where Bloggers Create this year, postings started late last night, but there's just not enough time for everything. It's a wonderful event though and I believe it's not too late to join in so check it out if you get a chance. Karen, the hostess, is my go-to gal; if I'm not able work on custom blog themes I send them her way ~ I know she'll always treat the customer well and give them beautifully crafted themes.

Events like these are such a treat but they involve two key aspects, posting and then visiting. It's the second I don't currently have time for and would never participate unless I could so I'll have to say thank you to Karen from afar this year ~ thanks so much for all your work Karen♥

So moving back to the shout outs, I've just recently completed two new custom blog and shop themes, so here's more about those...

Dean Designs

Purple, roses and faeries, oh my! There's loads of whimsy to be found in this theme! This is one of those themes that really took on a life of it's own, beginning with the blog theme and then carrying over into the customer's Zibbet shop.

We're actually still working on adding more images to the collection as we continue to carry her new look over into other aspects of her online business like Twitter and Facebook images as well as printed items like business and thank you cards. So many of my projects are like this in that they continue on into other mediums and it's always so much fun to see how the theme flows over into other forums.

Rosenkranz-Atelier

This was quit a different project on so many levels ~ design aspects and language were just a few but this project hummed along just beautifully! We worked together on a shop theme first and then carried it over in blogland.

The theme itself possessed many personal elements from her repertoire of religious images to her gorgeously handcrafted rosaries so we worked together to ensure the end result was just what she wanted.

So that's it for now, I hope you'll all take a few minutes to visit Karen from Where Bloggers Create to my lovely customers above, I'm sure you'll enjoy their little corners of blogland!

Enjoy~

Going Pink~

Well it's official ~ I am now the proud new owner of PinkforOctober.org ~ Wow!! Can we say happy??.... Oh yeah! This means so much to me... for my Mom; who lost her battle when I was a child - and for my friends; who've lived to tell their stories.

So now comes the work fun ~ There's the website that's been sitting dormant these past few years; I'll be feverishly working on that over the next few weeks and I'm looking for a few good hands to get involved helping with the PinkforOctober.org organization.

There are loads of fun little tasks ~ from participating in the Facebook and Twitter pages I just set up to being an admin. for the new Etsy team and soooo much more! If you feel you have a bit of free time and are interested in helping out with this worthy cause please contact me.

If you don't currently have the time but would like to help out financially then please contact me, we have a lot of start-up expenses to cover.

Thanks~

Do you have PiNk....??

I can't deny that PiNk is in the air ~ it seems to be a ribbon winding it's way through my life at the moment and as always life has such a funny way of being ironic, you just can't help but smile and shake your head. I want to share a few recent occurrences with you but trust me ~ this isn't mean to be an "Oh dear" post as much as it's a "power in numbers" sort of thing, so here goes...

The phone rang this morning ~ the imagining center wants me to return for a second' look-see' on my recent mammogram and honestly I'm not worried. I have so many lovely survivor friends that the thought of what I watched my mom go through as a child seems prehistoric. The funny thing is I found myself on the phone with the local chapter of Susan G. Komen, requesting a voucher for that second look. Turns out my insurance ended yesterday but I got the voucher and couldn't be more thankful for services like this ~ whoot!

The next pink occurrence in my day was a small sale and low and behold if it wasn't a set of my Pink for October bookmarks ~ hmmm, I thought. Isn't that ironic.

This all makes me think about a little something I've been working on lately. Honestly it's a pretty big something for me and would mean so much but you know how it goes with sharing things before they happen... they have a way of falling apart right before your eyes. I do realize there's power in numbers though and so I'm taking a chance and sharing ~ you see there's a certain Pink for October website I'm trying to acquire. The owner who ran it a few years back hasn't had time to keep up with it and after participating in annual P4O activities I really missed it so I thought, why not try to keep the flame going myself.

It's a slow process and heaven knows I haven't a clue how I'd manage it financially but you know it's like getting that call this morning ~ you just have faith that things will be o.k. I think in a way that's what PiNk is to me ~ it's having faith... faith in my friends, faith in my own little pink flower, and faith that things just have a way of working out the way they should. So how about you... do you have PiNk?

free bookmark/tag

You can find more free P4O items by clicking here

I created this little bookmark to help you keep PiNk going in your own life. Click on the image to download this freebie bookmark/tag. If you could keep my little P4O project in your hearts and prayers too, I would really appreciate it. I can't tell you how much it would mean to keep that site going ~ for my mom, for my friends, for all of you out there like me who celebrate PiNk... and of course, I'll let you know if when it all works out.

Pink for October

As many of my followers know, I've taken an active roll in Pink for October for years ~ from sponsoring giveaways to creating free images, I do what I can to help promote awareness for this essential movement each year.

Although the commercialism over recent years has become a bit disconcerting, what with so many corporations jumping on the bandwagon to participate and make a buck it can be very disheartening but, remembering my own Mother's fight and loss to this tragic disease while I was growing up serves as a constant drive to continue doing all I can to help promote the fight.

This year I've added a selection of freebies from badges to backgrounds, there's something to help everyone participate across multiple social networks.

So check out the link list below to find blog buttons, Twitter backgrounds, and more. I will continue adding to this list as we move into the beginning of October and hope to have a new separate section on my blog to permanently host all these P4O freebies.

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Twitter Backgrounds

Blog Badges

Blog Backgrounds

Wishing you all a wonderful October~