Customer Shout Outs

It feels like ages since I had a chance to give a fitting shout-out to some of my customer's and the custom themes we worked on together. I always say it's a dual process because they open up and allow me to tap into their persona and the elements they love most, so to me it's truly a sharing process.

While I still have many projects I'm currently working on I wanted to showcase a few of the ones I've finished over the past few months, so without further adieu here they are~

Adventures of the Striped Stockings - seasonal theme

One of my most recent creations was this seasonal theme created for Celia of Adventures of the Striped Stockings. Celia explained what she was looking for and quite honestly neither of us new how I was going to pull this off but fortunately 'the powers that be' aligned this project with last semester's classes and I actually learned some of the techniques while working on this project such as in the case of the wind blow striped stockings I created in Illustrator. All-in-all we both love this theme and the seasonal magic it brings to life.

Fifth Grade Fun - A "Shore" Thing

Another fun theme was this seaside inspired theme created for Krystal. Krystal first found my work through one of my original Etsy shop designed and wanted to continue that theme onto her blog. Through this project it came to light that breast cancer awareness and pink were also vitally important to Krystal and so I incorporated the pink ribbon into her images as well. It's a lovely whimsical theme that works perfectly for this seaside based teacher and mom.

Rabbit Hole Art - giveaway winner

Last but certainly not least we have Melanie of Rabbit Hole Art. Melanie was the winner of my Gypsy Dreams Giveaway and won a free custom blog theme. I'm always excited about these type of projects because I believe everything happens for a reason and so I was super excited to see where this theme might lead us. As expected it was down a wonderful magic path that led to this delightfully playful and personally whimsical theme.

So, thanks so much for perusing these designs which will take up permanent residence in the portfolio section of my blog. Do take the time to stop by and visit each one if you can ~ these little snapshots never quite do the themes justice ~ and you'll be stumbling onto more loveliness created by truly wonderful indie souls!

Enjoy~

Quick Reminders ~ Party & Win

Just popping in with two quick reminders ~ If you haven't had a chance to sign up for the fabulous Gypsy Dreams blog party being held this Saturday (yep, that's tomorrow!) then be sure to check it out, it's not too late to sign up and should be loads of fun for all!

And... don't miss a chance to enter my September giveaway ~ last month's winner was #1 so it's never too early to enter for a chance to win!

I hope you've all enjoyed a wonderful week!

Enjoy~

Happiness Is ~ an IA Challenge

This week's challenge over at Inspiration Avenue is "Happiness Is". What a great theme for the season what with Halloween festivities just ending, Thanksgiving right around the corner, and the Holidays off in the not to distant future. It's certainly an easy time to think about what makes us happy.

For me, it's simply a matter of bringing things down to basics... family, friends, and my feline companions certainly take top stops on my happy list. Beyond these basic elements I also find immense joy in creating beautiful images for my customers. I've had the opportunity to work on several custom orders lately and so for me... on a business level... happiness is...

These IA challenges are always such fun and they're easy to participate in ~ simply create something new, post about it on your own blog and submit the link over at Inspiration Avenue. Oh and the best part? You get an entry in their monthly giveaways... just look at this gorgeous creation offered for this month (man I wish I could enter!). Hope to see you there and as always...

Enjoy!