Updated My Site!!!!

Check out my newly updated site: http://karakreative.net/k/kk_home.html!!!! I only said I would do it by January, I'm only late by 6 months! Genius takes time people! lol

Queen T-Shirt Design!!!!

DESIGN A T-SHIRT FOR LEGENDARY ROCK BAND, QUEEN

Receive $1500 and global recognition for your design

I made a t-shirt design for the rock band Queen's 40th Anniversary! What the contest is:

"As one of the most talented, glamorous and influential bands in musical history, legendary rock band Queen have left an indelible mark. As the band begin celebrations for their 40th anniversary, you can now get a chance to be part of their fabulous history. Queen, whose artworks have become among the most collected in the world, are looking for fashion designers, illustrators and graphic designers to create a brand new t-shirt design inspired by their music and legacy. The winning t-shirt will be sold in Queen's online stores on the band's official site www.queenonline.com and the Mercury Phoenix Trust website,www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com, with all proceeds going to help Fight AIDS Worldwide. And who knows, the band might even wear it themselves."

What this means for me:

"The winner will receive worldwide exposure by being featured on Queen’s official website and across their social media channels including their Facebook page which has over 7.5 million fans. The winning t-shirt design will be sold on Queen’s official website and in the Mercury Phoenix Trust online store and the winner will receive $1,500. A further 10 designers who receive the most votes will share a prize pool of $1,500."

How you can help me: Click the link below and click on the button that says "Support Kara" and it will send you a reminder to vote for me when voting starts in eleven days!!!!

http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/acfd4c742b9fe42c632a015251317428/180

Oh, and here's my design:

Voting starts April 20th!!! Don't forget!!!!

Save 20% off of any order on LULU.com!!!

Save 20% off of any order until February 21st!

http://www.lulu.com/static/021711_HAPPY305wv.html/?cid=021711_en_email_HAPPY305

New Etsy Product!!!

I have finally advertised my Graphic Design services on Etsy.com! These are my pictures for the product I'm offering:

I've also added other prices for things in case you were interested:

My main specialty is Graphic Design. I can do illustrations, poster design, and advertisements.

Posters & Flyers = $35.00 each
Logos = $15.00 each
Business Cards = $10.00 each
Illustrations:
-Single Poster-sized illustrations = $45.00 each
-Book Covers = $20.00 each
-Children's Book illustrations = $5.00 per page
Avatars $ Banners = $10.00 each

To get in touch with me, contact me via Etsy or through my email: karakreative [at] yahoo.com.

To see more of my work go to Karakreative.com!

To see this product go here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/67214506/graphic-design

Book Review: "Slide"

"Slide" by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr

I didn't actually finish the book. I have a rule of thumb: if I can't get past the 50th page of a book, generally, that means I didn't enjoy it. I got halfway through, which is better than most - I have been known to stop on the first page of a story simply because I got bored, so it was okay and I do know enough of the plot to talk about it.

This is the second in a series of books penned by these two particular authors. I didn't read the first one, called "Bust" for those of you interested. I simply picked up the book because I liked the cover. It's published by Hard Case Crime novels and I thought, "Oh, a detective story and it's short (221 pages), that's good enough for me".

So, if it was short and I had gotten halfway through why did I stop? It saddens me that I have to follow that guestion with the most lame of excuses: I just couldn't get into it and it wasn't my type of story. It wasn't that there was something wrong with it, or writing was bad or anything. It was fast-paced and about interesting, if unscrupulous, people.

Well, here's the plot up until I got disinterested: there's a man named Mac who has recently moved to an uninteresting and boring motel which is in complete contrast to where he had been living: New York city. The reason for his departure is he lost all of his money and I think somebody or somebodies were after him to kill him for not paying his due or to arrest him for being a very bad boy. But, luckily for him, he's made a friend of an adolescent youth who works at the motel and just happens to know a man who sells the best weed Mac has ever smoked. So now he sells weed to make some quick cash to get back on his feet.

The second character of this book is a beautiful, redheaded bombshell, named Angela, who happens to be a part of the reason for Mac's misery as she had been the one to sell him out. she's one of those people who would like to get through life sipping champagne on a yacht without having to work for it. While having the looks to pull this off, she seems to have an unfortunate streak of bad luck following her: she just can't find the right man. To get out of a bad situation she's moved back to her native Ireland where she doesn't quite belong anymore as her accent has changed considerably while living in America. After running out of money for a room, she takes to the streets looking for someone who will keep her for a while.

There she finds the third lead character of the story, a serial killer nicknamed Slide because of his excessive use of the phrase, "This time I'll let you slide" just before he kills someone. He's the oddest character in this book in that he's obvious;y dangerous and has no moral center ( he killed his sister because she made fun of his hair or something) but he is so lame and says very odd things which provides some more dark humor for the book. He's described as a poor man's version of Bono which is pretty apt as he wears the same shades and clothes that the lead singer of U2 would also wear. Though at first he only wanted Angela for a victim, he falls for her charms and even kills a desk clerk who was rude to her. This is followed by a scene in which they're having vigorous sex and he takes out the clerk's lips and rubs them on her without her ever realizing it. Then he says, "Loose lips sink ships" before throwing them away. Then he makes her an accomplice to help him kidnap one of the Rolling Stones.

And that's as far as I got.

This book has been compared to Quentin Tarantino movies, and I would say the same, but I think I prefer to watch Tarantino films than read something like them. It is an enticing read for those of you who like fast-paced action stories about despicable people.

First Post of the New Year!

Well, that last month went by very quickly and as stressed as usual...

Obviously, I was never able to finish my 25 Days of Christmas Movie Reviews. It was an undertaking that, in the end, I couldn't handle. Which is what I will also say about the job I took in a different department where I work that I was trying to learn during the busiest part of the year.

I think I just wasn't ready: I hadn't been accustomed doing regular daily blog entries let alone reviews. That's going to change THIS year! Starting relatively soon after THIS blog entry! It's one of my New Year's Resolutions this year, right next to losing half of my body weight. But this one will probably get done because it's more fun than torturing myself into a smaller dress size!

I'm also working on my website design which should be done shortly. Just have to maneuver a few things around and I will have it up and running in all its glorious interweb splendor!

I have also discovered a new online store on which I can sell my handmade wares which you can click on at the right:

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It's called Zibbet and it's like Etsy and Artfire put together! I am very happy with it so far!

Speaking of wares, I've come up with some really neat ideas and shall be putting new glittery items up soon!

That's all for now! Hope you had a Happy New Year!

Gift Tags and Christmas Cards!

I made some Christmas Gift Tags (I stole the idea from my friend Laura - I hope she doesn't mind!) and here they are for your use, just right click and print:

And here's a link to Laura's as well (they're very cute!):

http://violet-ink.com/VioletInkChristmasTag.pdf

And I posted some items on my Etsy: some Christmas cards! Two packs of 10 cards each and they're only $5.00 plus shipping and handling each!

Get them here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KaraKreative