Intuos 5

My Christmas present to myself was a shiny matte new pen tablet.  (...and an iPod.  Hence, the iphoneography.)  I've been using a medium sized Graphire4 so a large Intuos 5 is quite a change for me.  I've been trying to get accustomed to it, and to get all the settings just how I want them.  So far I'm very impressed with it.

I think I'll go doodle some more.

Etsy Treasury: Crimson and Gold

I love making treasury lists on Etsy.

1. statement necklace by louxinyan | 2. vintage red and gold tin box by TheRetroBottega | 3. vintage brass gazelle figurines by saltandginger | 4. gold red ruby quartz bangle by OhKuol | 5. crimson holiday book decor by hucksterhaven | 6. 14k yellow gold red garnet diamond ring by watchandwares | 7. golden gate bridge san fransisco bridge view by sscphotography | 8. red and gold bubbles gift tags by gifttags | 9. gold and red ceramic mug by primitivepots | 10. owl embroidery hoop art by sweetharvey | 11. red ruby crystal snowflake pendant by found300 | 12. crown hair comb by fabcessories | 13. carnival photography by bomobob | 14. gemini keychain by angelyques | 15. vintage smiley buttons by theblingbazaar | 16. holiday vintage book collection by hamptonhousevintage

Space Nails

I've recently become obsessed with nail polish.  It's probably Pinterest's fault - most things are.  But I've been buying nail polish left and right and painting my nails a couple of times a week.  I love the gradient glitter nails I've seen on Pinterest, so I decided to try some of my own.

This one starts with two coats of Essie's Midnight Cami.  Then a gradient of Ulta's Indigo-Go Girl glitter polish.  Then a very small amount of Essie's Set in Stones glitter polish.  The end result looks like stars in the night sky.

NaNoWriMo

I love NaNoWriMo.  Last year I didn't think I had the time to even attempt it, but this year I'm making time.  I've got my characters picked out.  I've got a tentative plot.  I've made a pinboard with my cast of characters, creepy settings, and other things to get me in the right frame of mind, and I can feel my characters coming alive in my head.

It's an awesome feeling.

The most important part for me in creating a character is to have a very firm idea of what they look like.  Otherwise I get confused about what their voice sounds like when I'm writing them.  I know, it's weird.  So yesterday I went hunting on Pinterest for pretty people, saved the ones that looked promising, and to my delight, a story began to form around all the pictures I'd selected.  I've made up a dozen character sketches, and I'm still working out how everyone plays off everybody else, but it's all coming together really nicely!

Turns out that I'm writing a paranormal horror romance.  I don't even know if horror and romance can rightly go together...  oh well.  It's going to be a blast to write anyway.

So, I'll see you after this madness is over.

Fashion Models Digital Stamp

Fashion Models Digital Stamp Set

My Fashion Models Digital Stamp Set should look familiar to you if you've looked around on my blog at all.  I made this design into rubber stamps and printed my own fabric (which I called 'Gams,' because these ladies have some awesome gams on them).  These fashionable models are wearing similar dresses, have great hairstyles, and pretty shoes.  Get these stamps for yourself in my Etsy shop, rachelwhitetoo.

Bird Cages Digital Stamp Set

Bird Cages Digital Stamp Set

My Bird Cages Digital Stamp Set is so fabulous.  I created these designs to carve into real rubber stamps, and those turned out so awesome!  I had to share the design with you all as a digital stamp.  These fancy, curvy, wire bird cages and silhouetted seated birds are so pretty.  Get your own in my Etsy shop, rachelwhitetoo.

Seven Pointed Digital Stars Digital Stamp

Seven Pointed Stars Digital Stamp

Seven Pointed Stars Digital Stamp!  Seven pointed stars look wacky, which I like in a star.  It's not something you see every day.  This collection of stars comes as one stamp, readily arranged for optimum fabulousness.  Get one for yourself in my Etsy shop, rachelwhitetoo.