Believe

Believe

by Vicki Stegall

Christmas came early for me this year and so I'm bringing Christmas to you all as well. 

Believe is a project that is so close to my heart!  There's something special about this kit.  It really has nothing to do with what's IN it, but rather what it MEANT to me to actually create it.  For the last couple of years, I've secretly been very afraid that my designing days were coming to an end.  It had become incredibly frustrating to me to design because I couldn't really SEE to design anymore.  I hadn't told anyone about this because it hurt to bad - not even my husband knew.  Well, I had committed to doing a full kit for The Daily Digi for February and I was majorly stressing about it.  I ended up hooking my laptop up to an old monitor when I was doing some scanning.  When I did, I noticed that evertyhing looked completely different on that screen than on my laptop.  I told my husband about it and expressed how concerned I was about it and how would I know what to "trust" designwise.  He suggested that I transfer everything to my iPad and look at there and compare them all to see what looked most like what I actually had physically in my hand.  It was crazy the difference.  I built the whole kit, transferring each item to check it.  It was kind of a hassle, but worth it. 

So.... a week or so later, my Christmas gift is due to be delivered from Amazon.  I thought I was getting a new part for my blender, but the hubby was freaking out about the fact that I wasn't going to be home for the delivery.  I kept thinking, "dude.  It's a blender part.  What's the big deal."  Then, when it finally came, late that evening, he kept hinting that I should open it.  I said, nah, I'll wait til Christmas, but he just wouldn't let up.  I finally said, "I don't even have all the stuff I need to make what I needed that part for anyway."  At which point he says, "It's not the part for your blender."  So, I open it and what do my wondering eyes behold but a brand new MacBook PRO!!!!!!!!!!  I was completely stunned and happy and then I booted it up, loaded up photoshop and opening the kit I'd been working on and OMG!  I could SEE it!!!!!!  I wept, y'all, I honestly wept.  I realized it wasn't my vision but my old laptop screen that was the problem!  So, this little mini kit is the result of me actually PLAYING in photoshop again. 

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!