We're having a girl!!

So, I did join Steemit back in August, and really haven't spent too much time here because I've had other things going on and it's just been on the back burner. Here recently, I've just felt this overwhelming urgency to be more involved in the Steemit community and I'm really enjoying it. It's nice that so many people are engaged in creating original content and are willing to conversate over topics of interests.

My wife and I just found out last night for sure that we're having a girl. We already had the name picked out, and I decided to surprise my wife with some fresh vinyl on the bathroom mirror to put a smile on her face in the morning! We have a 14 month old boy, and he has really just been an awesome baby. I am excited, but at the same time nervous because sometimes just the idea of two babies seems overwhelming.

It's just been here recently that I've started making vinyl decals. I really enjoy working with vinyl. I enjoy graphic design, and with vinyl, it brings those designs into the physical world. I am still hoping to turn it into a business, but I haven't been able to dedicate as much time to it as I would like. I had all these ideas before I bought it, and while I was waiting for everything to be delivered, but when everything was set up, I was like a deer in the headlights. Although, the more familiar I'm becoming with everything, the easier the creative process is becoming and I'm building a portfolio of work while I learn.

We have this entertainment center that's filled with photos, so when my son started crawling around and getting into things, I had to figure out a way to keep him out of it. I just so happened to have an old glass table top that was almost a perfect fit. It does the job well, and seemed like the perfect place to put a stylish quote about family. All of the scratches in the glass resulted in bubbles in the vinyl, but it isn't noticable from the regular viewing area.

You know, something like these emojis seems so simple, but you have to take into consideration that each different color is cut from a different sheet, and then they have to get lined up and layered. It takes some time and some patience, but emojis are fun for everyone.

This flag was the first multicolor design I made. It took me a while to figure out how to get it to the cutter because the design software that came bundled with my cutter is just cumbersome. Personally, I've been using PhotoShop 7 since it came out, so the trick was figuring out how to create images that I could import into the cutter's software. PhotoShop proved to be invaluable by being able to isolate one color and hide the other.

Anyways, I'm excited to share some of my (sometimes crazy) life with you, as well as some of my perspectives on things past and present and my hopes for the future :)