Book cover - Concrete Roots

I have some exciting news to share!

I designed a book cover for my husbands book 

Now I don't normally design for other people as I find it quite stressful and I usually
do graphics etc just for fun or to relax.

but as it was my husbands book and as I have read it a few times now, its all its various stages of life
 I felt very familiar with the story and felt comfortable having a go.

the concept and ideas changed several times, as my original idea I couldnt quite pull off
 but we eventually were both pretty happy with the results.

here is the front cover

Paul's website is HERE 

CONCRETE ROOTS – Inspired by true events

Can a dark and deeply troubled boy embrace the disturbing allure of his family’s ruthless criminal empire with their code of loyalty and respect that has been ingrained for generations and maintain his humanity?

This is Billy Michaels baptism into the shadowy underworld, his villainous East End roots and the blind devotion to his brothers that may lead to his damnation.

Will his family be his greatest strength or biggest weakness?

 available for pre-order for the Kindle HERE

or the paperback is available on on pre-order from Amazon HERE
 

My Layout got chosen!!!! Wooohoooo!

Helloooo blogettes!!!
.............................................

I have just seen that another of my Blog Layouts was chosen to decorate CDO's Blog!

 The layout features artwork by Martin Abel (used with appropriate permission)
.....Scraps are by me....
You can check it out HERE on their blog

and here is one I did for CDO last autumn using artwork by
Jennifer Janesko (used with appropriate permission)


I also have just finished making some snags using
Amy Mathews art (used with appropriate permission)

you can get them from my Fotki HERE

exciting news!

Just a quickie to tell you that my Blog design is
 now adorning CDO's ( Creative Design Outlet ) blog!!!
woohoo so happy my design was chosen!
Art by Dean Yeagle 

http://creativedesignoutlet.com/

  

 some Dean Yeagle snags are in my fotki HERE

and another design I made and more snags HERE

new Desktop wallpapers

hello again.....I have some new desktop wallpaper's for you.
here is a preview of some of the new ones I have made....

Made using artwork by Ismael Rac, scraps pink to make the boy's wink by me



Made using artwork by Anna Marine, scraps Violet Skies by me



Made using artwork by Anna Marine, scraps Violet Skies by me

get them from my fotki HERE

let me know if you like them

diane x

new Desktop wallpaper and extras

hi everyone, hope you are having a great weekend....
here is the tag i just offered in a forum I am in

art by Martin Abel  (used with the appropriate license)
all other materials used are from my opposites attract scrap kit



EXTRA'S CAN BE FOUND HERE

(its a yahoo group i own for tag offers) and while i was at it i thought
I would make a desktop to share with you too.




GET THE DESKTOP HERE

have a great weekend

diane xxx

new Desktop wallpapers

Hi blog readers, just a quick update for you,
I have updated my fotki account with some new desktop wallpapers,
so thought i would share them with you...
art is by Keith Garvey (used with the appropriate license)





Check them out in my fotki HERE hope you find something that you like...

luv and stuff diane x

anyone for a new wallpaper?

hellllooo blog readers...

I hope you are all having a fab week..its been a busy one here..

but then isnt it always..lol

Thought it was time for a change in look for the blog....

but i think i may redo as the elements look kinda big.... anyway...

I recently made a couple of desktops..one,

 I made for my mate Cora of Pimpd Scraps

using her Bella's Lullaby kit which is beautiful btw.

art by Zindy S Nielson  (used with the appropriate license)

get it HERE

and the other was just me faffing..with my opposites attract kit 

art by Elias Chatzoudis (used with the appropriate license)

get it HERE

hope you like them...

WICKED DESKTOP

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a safe and good New Years.

I got up really early on new years eve an got on a train to london, 

queued outside the Apollo Victoria theatre from 7am till 10am when they opened...

why i hear ask? .......

because after me and paul kept chatting about seeing Wicked and me humming the songs, 

my daughter really wanted to see it....

and every morning at 10am they give out 24 front row tickets for just £25.00 each!

can you believe I wasn't the 1st there either, there were 8 ladies there before me 

who had slept there in sleeping bags the whole night! 

and a few others that got there at between 6 and 7am!

so i was lucky to get them, but get them i did ......woohooo

My daughter had xmas money, and it made me so proud when she offered to pay 

for both tickets, of course i didn't let her.

anyway I cant stop singing the songs ..I think I am a little obsessed...

 Defying Gravity is my favorite song, I would definitely go again.

anyway it really inspired me, 

and I wanted to make a desktop cos we have all gone a bit wicked mad in this house....

I did tell you I was a little obsessed...

its on my desktop right now, i made it from scratch, just using brushes and filters. 

even got paul (my hubby) to draw the witch, which i then made into a brush.. he he.

anyway I am pretty pleased with how it came out so thought I would share, 

just in case there are any other Wicked fans out there.

we took a couple of piccies outside, 

and i just might try my hand at an actual scrap page for my new scrap book!

you can download the desktop I made HERE

till next time

Diane x