Great Digital Art Event!

Britt is having a great event this weekend! Be sure to check it out and get your FREEBIES!!!

www.brittishdesigns.com

Checking In and Updating

No, I didn't fall off the face of the planet! It's summer and that means school is out and UTSA is quietly getting ready for their new year AND new football season! I just sent some final files to them that will show up at the first official football game Sept. 3 and I will be there! I turned in my paperwork for my seats today, too. I can't wait to go and will be posting pics!

It's also too hot here in TX to be dipping cake balls - but that just slowed me down. I did some for a friend's housewarming party - Pina Colada! Pineapple and coconut (mmmmmmm) they were super yummy! On that front, I am so excited to announce that I am partnering with a store in Salado, TX called Salado Mercantile where they will be selling my cake treats! I can't wait to see the response and we will see how many cake treats I can crank out on a regular basis. :-)
I have updated my photo page with pics of some of my newest creations so check 'em out! Have a great weekend!

Cake Balls - Again!

I've been getting lots of requests about my cake balls so I thought I would post some new pics and info. I am selling them again - this time for Mother's Day - to raise money to go on a mission trip to Tacoma, WA this summer. It will be a return trip for me and I am so excited to be going. If you live in my area and would like to purchase a box (to be delivered the Fri. before Mother's Day) please comment below or email me. The boxes are beautifully packaged in pink and brown with a satin bow and are ready to give to mom - or yourself - or whoever! :-D Each 12 piece box comes with a mix of 10 - 12 varieties and costs just $20! I an posting some pics from my Valentine Boxes and Christmas Boxes to show you what to expect. Flavors include: Red Velvet Cake with Pecans, Swiss Chocolate and Caramel, Fudge Brownie, Death by Chocolate, French Vanilla, and much more!

I will also be delivering to the Temple/Salado area on Saturday before Mom's Day so if you have a mom in that area that you want to recieve them or if you yourself live there you can order, too! Thanks everyone for asking about them.

For those who would like info on making your own - Check out the Archives under December of 2010.

Learning to Paint?!?

Photography by Kelly Hosch Photography

I told you that I am working on a new project and here's a sneak peek! I am learning to paint with my computer! A friend told me that the best way to learn was by taking a photo and painting it. So, that's where I started. Remember that this is rough, but I just had to show you my progress because I am so proud! :-) This is a painstaking process and what you see here is the result of about 3 1/2 hours of work with LOTS to do before it's done. Above you can see the original photo and below is my painting so far. What do you think?!

Still So Much to Learn

After talking with the print company today I discovered that there is still much for me to learn. As you know, I have been working on a camp flyer for UTSA for about 3 months now. It was printed and I took it on campus today for their compliance dept. to review. BUT, there is concern that the color assignment I used (which is default on my software) isn't going to work for professional printing of this level! WHAT?!?!?!?!??! Let's just say I am praying for this to work out. UTSA has another big scrimmage coming up in a couple of weeks and everything I've been working on is going to be everywhere there! Photo signature cards for Coach Coker and "Rowdy" the Roadrunner (mascot), Football Camp Flyers, and the newest (not yet finished!!) Spring Roster and Signature flyer! My stuff is going to be EVERYWHERE..... and I won't be there! There was no way around it, my family comes first and I need to be out of town that weekend to celebrate my son's birthday as I promised him months ago. I am so sad to miss it, but hopefully I will be able to start posting pics of the projects. In other news, I am working to learn some new techniques and I will post some pics soon to show you my progress and see what you think!

The Enemy Within

I have a nemesis - it's name is MERGE. Unfortunately, MERGE is under my control. What does that mean? It means that until I get my trigger finger under control, I will continue to recreate files that I have already completed! Case in point: Last night I wanted to quickly see if a file was too large to send by email. So, I opened the file, merged the layers and did what I needed to do with it. Upon exiting the program, it pops up the screen to say that I have made changes that should be saved and do I want to continue. I click YES and 5 hours of work is now merged together, forever unchangeable. Why didn't I remember the changes it was asking about?! Why didn't I stop and THINK?! To my dismay, I woke up to put the final touches on the project and found them all merged together. :(
Why is merging so bad? Well, the designs are created in layers. This way, if you want to change a single element you can do so without distorting your background or surrounding elements. It allows you to perform a technique to a single element without leaving your design, etc. However, when you have, for example, bright red fold/cut lines on your page and then merge them to everything else that's NOT a good thing!!! So, forgive me if I can't blog for a while, I'm remaking yet another file.....

I will not save merged files, I will not save merged files, I will not save merged files, I will not save merged files..........

New Stuff

Hey Friends - I added a couple of new links to the right ------>
One is a list of print options I offer and the other is a list of websites I use for FREE design stuff! Hope you like them and don't forget to tell your friends!!!

Oh, I almost forgot - I WON my first design bid! Got word yesterday that I am officially the designer for the UTSA print project for the next football scrimmage in April. One of their sponsors (not the one I have been helping) gave the bid to me to do their poster! This is the project being serviced through the professional Sports Marketing Agency. I'd better do a GREAT job!!!