Holiday Photo Cards

So Its been forever since I've created a post on here. But I hope to now start keeping up with it and placing my designs here on the site. This past week I created a photo holiday card template that can be used in photoshop.

Download and please send back to me a link if you use it, so I can see how it looks and please credit me, thank you. If you want more freebies do not steal my ideas and call them your own. Its only right. Please comment. I like to know what you think.

L.

Click here to Download: http://www.4shared.com/file/96-2HRFY/DBL_HHPhotocard.html

New blog

Just created a new blog called You Are Loved. Make sure you follow it and participate.

www.youarelovedxox.blogspot.com

All the Best,

L.

Don't worry I am going to try to keep up with this site also.

Inspiration board

Here is a inspiration board for a online class I am taking called The Art of Digital Design. This is the first week and we are just prepping ourself with gather our thoughts and information to get started on actually designing.

This is so cool and intense all at the same time, but i like it, I feel like I am back in school (which I miss dearly).

So here is my inspiration board. (click on photo to see the full thing)

B-day layouts

These are two layouts I created from my friend Tutor Girls 26th B-day dinner.

Gritty Pink Freebie

Here is a paper I created called Gritty Pink. I hope you enjoy this freebie!

download link:

http://www.4shared.com/photo/W3Mz4v6z/gritty_Pink.html

All the best,

Latia

Simply fine mini kit

New scrapbooking mini kit. You can use it digitally and hybrid. Please let me know what you think. I always enjoy feedback.

Enjoy!

Latia

6 papers
5 scallop edges
5 journal tags
5 flourishes

Click here to download
http://www.4shared.com/file/wFcgQSUg/Simply_fine_mini_kit.html

What should define you as a person

Sometime I just want to close my eyes and just run. Runaway from life, drama, tears, fears, heartache, money woes, love, future, just everything.

I just feel so incomplete and not real. Then I keep thinking to myself...should a career really define who I am? I keep telling myself yes.

I dislike where I work, the people at times can drive me crazy. I am overworked and underpaid and its not something I want to do. I keep placing a vision in my head of where I want to be heading with my life, but sometimes its so hard to believe that vision will come to surface.

I am noticing too that because I am unhappy with my work situation it is reflecting in my everyday life scenarios. I hate going out and being social, I just want to be alone, I take things way to seriously, I dwell over the small things, I feel pinned down like I don't have enough time to do anything I want in my life.

I keep thinking to myself, "Well you are 26 and you are now reflecting on your life, and what you truly want?" Is that what it is a mere self reflection on what I want to be true in my life. I want the success, the car, the apartment/ house, to be on my own again.

I am trying to be patient and wait for my season to come and show up. I know its slowly approaching, but this tease is slowly becoming a headache for me that I want to end.

I have to just keep staying positive and focused and faking it till I make it. People see such wonder and awe in me and see I am doing some amazing things. I have to get to that point where I see it too. Its just hard.

And I keep asking myself what should define you as a person?

Latia

I'll take a door or a window

My head is racing with so many thoughts.

There are so many things I want to do, but I just need that door to open for me or even a window.
I have to remember that everything comes in time and I just have to be patient. I am just tired of working in retail and know that I am meant to be in the creative world and then own my own business.

I have a degree and its basically just sitting on my desk collecting dust. I know in order to get to my goal I have to take and make steps to achieve it.

I've been putting off for the longest time my vision board. Guess I will be starting it now after this post.

All the best,
Latia

Look what I made

Had some time today so I created this lovely little illustration in Illustrator following the guidelines from carina gardener http://www.carinagardner.com/, whose class I took on http://www.jessicasprague.com/.

Hope everyone had a wonderful and Happy Easter or just a pleasant Sunday.


Best,
Latia

Invitation I created

Hey Everyone,

Been awhile since I posted anything on here. Here is an invite that I created in Illustrator let me know what you think.

If you would like it donations are always welcomed and I will email you the .Pdf file

Best,
Latia

Things I've learned today...3/16

So I made a list of things I've learned today here goes:

1. It's okay to kiss your own ouchies.
2. Do not let the little dumb things stress you out.
3. Breakfast can taste good anytime of the day.
4. People will smile more if you say, "Have a wonderful day," vs, "Have a nice day."
5. Do not force your opinion on others. For you might lose friends that way.
6. Do what you love today and don't push it off till tomorrow.

Latia

Created 2 new layouts!

Here are two layout I created today and wanted to share with everyone.
Click on photo to see the full journaling it got a little cut off.






Latia

Apparently weird is the new smart?

So a couple of weeks ago at work this guy who works in the same department as me out of nowhere tells me about a discussion him and another co-worker had. Apparently I came up in the conversation while out drinking at a bar.

He said that the one guy thought I was cool as S##@#, but I was kinda weird. I kept asking him to explain how I was weird. He told me, "Oh you're not weird in a bad way...just weird."

So I told him to give me his top 5 reason as to why I am weird. (I have a tendency to do that, ask people to give me their top 5 reasons for something)

So this is his top 5 reason as to why I am weird:

1. I read tons of book about anything and everything
2. I knit
3. I can define typefaces and give you a brief history on them
4. I want National Geographics the past 100 years on DVD-rom
5. I can give you the number of a color when working in photoshop (ex, white is ffffff)

So, lets get this straight, because I am smart I am considered weird. Wow!

At first I was kind of offended by that, but now I see there is nothing wrong with being classified as weird. How many brilliant people who have walked this earth been classified as weird? I take it as a compliment.

So if anyone tells you that you are a little off and the reasons they give you are because you are smart. Look them in the eye, give them your biggest and brightest smile and say, "Thank you," and walk away.

Plus it doesn't help that these guys were in their early 20s. They have a lot of growing up to do.

Latia

Goal for the week...create my vision board.

Wow, I keep going on hiatus with blogging. I really need to keep up with it, but I am just so use to writing in my journal that I forget to post things on here. But I promise I am going to get better. Because I have a feeling in the next couple of months or so I will have many people coming to my blog and reading about me and what I am currently doing in my life.

Right now I am trying to stay positive and focused on what I want out of life. I will admit I keep getting sidetracked and letting things get to me, which I shouldn't because all that seems to do is cause to me go down a spiral of negative thoughts. Which is a big NO NO.

So This week I am setting a goal for myself. I am going to create a vision board so I can look at it and see what I want to bring into my life.

I feel if I see in it in a hardcopy form it will get me on the ball and not doubting. Because when you keep your dreams in your head thats all they stay as... just dreams. But I want I want to manifest my dreams into reality.

I want to be the designer. writer, video production, photographer and many other fun things I have in my possession and just afraid to let out into the world.

So a challenge for everyone this week if you haven't done it already is to create a vision board. There are so many different ways you can create one. It can be all words presented in a colorful and fun fashion, pictures, words and pictures, cut-outs from magazines or all computer based. Its up to you.

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Latia

snowpocalypse of 2010

Hey folks,

Here in PA there is a TON of snow. My backyard has been swallowed up from all the white fluffy particles that have fallen from the sky. I have a 2 part video that I will post up here. For tonight I will just put the first part, so you all can check out.

I was suppose to go to a show tonight, The Great American Soundtrack and Cheap seats. The show has been reschedule for March. Good thing they are local bands.

I have a show that I was suppose to be attending tomorrow night at The Note in West Chester. Doubt that is going to happen. I feel bad the guys have traveled all the way here from Texas. They are Green River Ordinance (awesome guys!)

See I enjoy seeing bands that haven't blown up yet. They are humble and really down to earth guys. I have had awesome conversations with them and also The Alternate Routes who its always a blast to see with my friend, Tutor Girl.

One day I will be amongst all the artist taking photos and networking. But for now I am starting small. But you watch, people will know my name and me.

Anyway, so Check out the video the suburbs (where I am at) and Philly have basically shut down, no one is suppose to be driving on the roads at all tomorrow. So we shall see what happens, and of course they are talking about another snow storm Monday.

Alright so now I leave you with the names of some great bands to check out. I believe there should be four in this blog. A video of what it looks like here, and a Digital scrapbooking

freebie that I created. I know its been awhile so please enjoy!!!

Here is the link so check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_1mzVKo8vE

Small preview of the paper called: Squared Up

Download: http://www.4shared.com/file/219465182/a73b0b4c/DBL_squared_up.html

All the best,

Latia

To blog or not to blog

Wow its been over a month since my last blog on here.

I am just so torn with having a personal blog you know. Back in the day I had a blog on xanga and that was a lot of fun. I would blog all the time on there with crazy anecdotes, but that was before people could really google you and find everything they want to about you.

I am just a private person who wants to share herself with the world, but at the same time doesn't.

I will still continue to blog, but it might be on certain topics or whatever, but I will allow you into my world a little *smile*

I need to really start designing again. I feel it at the tips of my fingers but nothing wants to come forth and out or sometimes I scare myself and make myself do other things. Really need to stop that.

well time for me to go, but before I do check out my e-zine I finally created. Its a hit people love it. So download it share it with others and let me know what you think and if you or someone you know wants to be in the next issue.

www.hiddenyou.wordpress.com

or directly download the .PDF

http://www.4shared.com/file/202676862/9ad96e7c/HiddenYou_Issue1.html