The new man in my life

Ethan Jay Sieck..........my nephew. My sister Beth gave birth to Ethan in February. I didn't think I would fall in love with another man but he stole my heart.

This is the invite for the shower that I hosted along with Randy's sister Jessica.

I was so excited to do Ethan's birth announcements but I was even more excited when Beth got her proofs back from his first photo session. A good friend of the family Carly has a photography business in Lincoln which worked out perfectly for Beth. Carly was gracious enough to let me use one of the pictures for the announcement. She gets all the credit for capturing such a great photo. Her website is http://www.carleylaflerphotography.com/.

Beth didn't get a chance to get back to Sidney for a baby shower before Ethan was born. Something about sitting in the car for 5 hours pregnant didn't seem too appealing. Plus she thought that if she waited until after he was born she could show him off to our friends and family that we don't get to see all that often.

the Unconformists

Through being a part of the music community at my church, I was solicited to do some design work for an alternative Christian rock group that was forming. Through conversations with Dan he knew that I did design work on the side. He asked if I would be interested in helping with the band's image. Some how I managed to go from being a designer to being a designer/singer. I started singing backup a few weeks after I started designing for them. I never thought I would be in a band but it is so fun. I love it. We live by Romans 12:2.... "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will". Check out our page at www.myspace.com/theunconformists.

Our logo.........
Our band...........

Logos

One of my design services that I have been doing is logo design. This has been a really fun and rewarding part of my business.

This was a logo that I did for Shannon, Wendy, Michelle, and Lizzie. They did the 3-day in Chicago. Get it...Boobie Dolls (Barbie Dolls).

I did this for Diana and her 3-day team. I am really excited because they just informed me that one of the local hospitals wants to trademark their logo for them. They are also helping them with their costs to walk at their next 3-day event.

Wendy makes cakes and they are so awesome. So if you need a cake, check her out at http://www.sweetieps.blogspot.com/.

Through another client I was approached about doing a logo for the benefits department at Nebraska Furniture Mart. I think they were pleased with what I did because I was asked to do another logo for their Human Resources department as well. Here it is.

more designs to share........

My mom turned 60 this year and made a comment that came back to bite her. She has some really wonderful friends that she made sure to celebrate their birthdays with over the years. Some of these celebrations were a little bigger than others but never the less she did something big or little to wish them Happy Birthday. I said that she had better watch because they would get her back. She said "I am sure that they will get a card or something little or maybe take me out to dinner but nothing too big". I decided that we needed to celebrate her 60th big so Beth and I planned a Surprise party for her. We, along with around 60 of her friends and family got her good.
This is my niece Ayla.....she is 17 months now but better late than never.

Lindsey was throwing her friend Kiera a Lingerie Shower and bachelorette party. She was one of my first and is now one of my best clients.
It has been the year of 50th's. Along with Wendy's parents turning 50 so did Nicole's parents and Shannon's mother-in-law. Here are their invites.

Card Boxes

I was asked to donate to the Wine til Nine charity event that happened this fall. I came up with the idea of Card Boxes. I thought I would design cards for different occasions and then design a box to hold them. I am really excited about the final product although these images don't give the whole design. There were three dimesional items (ie. ribbon, eyelets, layers) that added to the design. I also didn't get pictures of the boxes. I will be doing a few more boxes for Mother's Day orders so I will photograph them and post later. Here they are.........

Sharing My Designs

I have been meaning to do this for a while now but it has been on the bottom of my never ending lists of things to do. I have been thinking about it for a while now but I am in the process of looking at a business plan to take Designed by Sabrina to a full time business rather than the part-time business it is today. This will more than likely be a few years from now but I am starting the wheels of motion. I have revamped my logo, I am in the process of revamping my website and I am starting to blog my most recent designs. Although these are not all of my designs or even all of my most recent designs, it is a start. So.....Enjoy!!



I love surprise parties and I love old photos. This is an invite that captured both. Ron and Mary celebrated their 50th birthdays and the 30th wedding anniversary. Wendy and Trevor Fitch and Kalin Hicks planned a surprise party for them.






This was a baby shower announcement for our friends Annie and Sam Neal. Their baby girl is due April 6th.


Every year my mom gives her fellow teachers little gifts for Christmas. For the last two years I have designed "from the desk of" note cards for her gifts. This is this years design.


Shannon's little brother Brian is getting married to a really awesome girl Sarah. Shannon and Josh are throwing a shower. They decided that they wanted it to be a sports theme so what would be more perfect for an invite than a ticket.


Lastly, here are a couple of my Christmas designs for this year.