Romantic 21St Birthday Ideas

Living his dream

My dream has humble origins. Juggling a hundred and one things on my desk a winter morning in 2006 I wanted to find a greeting card to wish my mother 'Happy Birthday' one. I would not buy another product eroded disposable supplies and trees in the world I wanted to burn the fuel in a car unnecessary trip to fetch. What I wanted was something fun and fresh, modern way of saying something familiar. The answer I was looking at the face: the Internet. E card seemed like the ideal solution. But it was not long before I had the feeling he was looking for a needle in a haystack. My mother is 14. He does not like bright colors, loud, annoying music and jokes. She has good taste and what is more, I wanted her to know me too.

I waded through a very bad taste many boring sites with e-cards birthday, which seemed destined market to a less demanding. In fact, most Internet greeting cards are cheeky and cheerful, but you really could only leave with the feeling that just the thought that counted.

I thought the reason there was no charge for many of the E cards available, was that they were of a high enough high to be considered valuable. I concluded that I would be willing to pay a reasonable sum of money by an electronic card quality, design that gave meaning to the message and maximize the entertainment potential of the Internet. And if I felt that way, it is likely that there were other people who share my opinion. The light bulb lit in my head and the seeds for http://www.katiescards.com were sewn.

Back in the 1980's, Madonna was telling us all to express ourselves and that's what I was doing art at college in southern England. The school had not allowed me to explore my creative side, finally free of the limitations I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the fine arts. I immediately felt at home in the environment and flourished as a result. Encouraged by support tutors and surrounded by colleagues who shared my passions, I have gained the confidence to develop my own personal style. A successful career in film and television followed, in which paintings and sculptures created sets.

After putting my work in a broader context helped me to appreciate that I could apply my knowledge of art to a variety of media, which proved very valuable training for what lay ahead. I loved the dynamic environment of the media (not to mention earn money to pay off my student debt) and had lots of fun, but longed for the moment back to my first love of drawing and painting.

Life, if any, had other plans for me! I met and fell in love with my husband, a television host, and soon married with two beautiful children, Joe and Molly. I wallowed in my role as the family, but a little voice asked me how I was going to keep your finger on all of my favorite cakes. As happened, spending time at home with my little gave me the opportunity to paint and sculpt again and soon was producing a successful line of printed cards and the sale of my work to a local art gallery.

It is good to realize that making money from the work of my own hand was possible and could have been happy to gently undulating along that road that day, but thanks to the electronic card Birthday Mom, I now had a new baby in the world. Not only could embrace my love for the arts and animation, but do so in a way that was environmentally responsible, helping to protect our world. Basing on my home there would be no no need for jealousy between the children of flesh and blood either. Seeing that there could be a way to combine the different interests in my life to create something new and exciting was the best performance of all.

There were challenges ahead together the elements to create a set of electronic greeting cards to be proud. I would have to work with a team of experts in other creative fields, which means sharing some control over my work. With my designs in the center, however, I felt ready to expand my horizons. Knowing how important it was to work with like-minded people, I invited my husband to jump on board entertainer first, before to seek a united team of talented friends to help me pull the overall vision.

Only one small problem: Having control of a computer. Apparently, training in fine arts and television does not necessarily gives you the ability to animate a congratulatory message, providing a steep learning curve to Mount Everest. So confident with brush and canvas, the iMac was very unknown world for me. The first task for me was getting to grips with a computer program called Flash, which is the number one digital tool to create animation from the web. This is easier said than done, and many long hours spent with nose buried in a manual. The process of creating the cards are revealed as a complex, technical and labor-intensive one. As the realization of an e-card is similar to a small film production, each electronic card takes 4-5 weeks to create, requiring close interaction between the different elements creative, as each new detail leads him closer to completion.

First comes the idea. I can draw on a number of places for it, a story remembered from my childhood, a more abstract visual concept. Once you have a clear outline, storyboards are developed, illustrating the sequence over E card detail. Then the characters and backgrounds were designed and painted. Finally, the entire animation images in a period of 2-3 weeks.

But not over yet. In the final stage, sound and music should be commissioned to capture the mood of the message, a vital ingredient if you heard a snippet of the music of 'Pshycho' shower scene, along with a Mother's Day e-card! Find the perfect tone for a trip can be frustrating. Each time the setting is not correct is more difficult to concentrate, like trying to perfumes too and lose their sense of smell. But when the right comes a feeling very satisfactory. French music in my valentine 'Cats' was a great example of finding the missing piece of the puzzle.

Finally but not least, put the finishing touches to the message of each e-card, which will have its own font and format for presentation, as well as an icon that the recipient clicks to read your greeting. For some, the simplest of messages better, but are very popular custom for those, discretion is our second name. We started with a core of birthdays and Christmas E cards, then he sat down to brainstorm other occasions for celebration. Shortly after we realized that our work was cut, as it seemed be only one month free rental. We have gradually added others, postcards Valentine e-cards for Halloween and everything in between, so the 21 categories at last count. The subjects of some of the electronic cards easily suggested, as well as of 04 July or St. Patrick's Day, while others allow more interpretation, such as electronic cards for the party. Similarly, within each category there are a number of different styles. Some lean more toward the light-hearted and cartoons, while others have a more magical, romantic feel.

Learn to integrate design graphic techniques with traditional painting was an interesting aspect of creation. Switching between the two times he felt like a difficult task, since each demand a different mindset. Graffiti work on the electronic board of Thanksgiving 'Turkey was particularly interesting because it is literally a card animated: the turkey up and walk around the screen!

After many hours spent fiddling around with brushes and computer mice musical instruments. www.katiescards.com born on a sunny summer day in 2007. A varied collection of original postcards, art made with the same if not more, care and attention than their paper counterparts, their first steps were strong. And with plans to add 24 new cards to the 60 unique href = "http://www.katiescards.com/?m=Content&Content (record_id) = d132c9c7f5563b0269bf15c28958377b"> E cards from the current collection, which continues to grow.

In terms of considering the environment and adopting the technology, I am happy to know that in the 21 century movement has not meant having to sacrifice my integrity art. It is possible to marry a love of traditional painting with an interest in animation and graphics, without sacrificing quality. Get an income for my family and not to say that needs to move a part of me at home, because now I can raise my children and do exactly what I like, at the same time.

My personal challenge was find a way to make my dream a reality. My creative challenge was to provide an e-card animated in the true sense: a well-designed cards, literally comes to life and worth savoring.

I hope I have achieved so much.

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