past updates

LAST UPDATED :: 24th April 2010

Annnnd, I'm back!  My computer blew up the day before my birthday in February!  :(  It took a good month but I demanded a replacement and now I have a shiny Sony VAIO.  *pats it*  I've spent the last month trying to build up my collection of brushes and fonts and whatnot and I still haven't replaced everything... (Music, brushes, fonts, photos... all gone!)  Hence the reason I haven't been doing much art or anything.

I do, however, have a new Buffy/Sam/Dean video to share with y'all.  :)

I've replaced a couple of links for people with updated sites and taken out a couple of dead links.  If I've deleted you in error and you'd like to appear back just drop me a line on the Tagboard and I'll gladly add you!  :)  x  Hopefully I shall be back soon with some art since this is, indeed, an art site and I haven't made any since November '09!

LAST UPDATED :: November 7th

*has a new section!*  The FanVideos section.  Wherein there is three videos.  :)  Mostly because of my new obsession with Sony Vegas.  XD  *loves it*  Expect more videos when I have time!!  :)

No new art to speak of today, really.  Well, unless you count the cover art for my new Buffy/Sam video.  :D 

Buffy/Sam - Shattered
Watch at YouTube or BAM Video Vault
Comments are love!  :) 

 

LAST UPDATED :: October 14th

No art to speak of today - mostly due to playing around in new Photoshop *squeee!* - but I have two new lovely affilliates!  :)  Go visit the lovely Dana and Sasha and see their pretty, pretty art!

LAST UPDATED :: October 8th 

New layout, celebrating new show love ala Lie to Me and Flash Forward.  :)  I'm falling more and more in love with these shows as the week goes on.  Hopefully I'll have some art up to coincide with my new TV obsessions soon!

 

LAST UPDATED :: October 5th

 A fly-by update with a new Site of the Month section... :) 

My house is up to the eyeballs in mess.  I don't think it'll ever get clean :( lol. 

LAST UPDATE - 13th September 2009

Probably my last update for a while since my house is getting rennovated (total nightmare-and-a-half).  I have two new affiliates - the lovely Kayla and the lovely Kelly respectively.  They have awesome stuff.  :)

I have two new Supernatural wallpapers in the 'recent' section and two new textures... New area of arting for me.  Don't know what anyone'll use them for, but there they be all the same.  :)

Love to you all, site visitors.  I hope to be back within the month! 

LAST UPDATED :: August 14th 2009

New layout!  :)  Celebrating Happy-Non-Angsty Crossover Love ala Buffy/Sam, Anya/Dean and Chris Daughtry Lyrics from the song 'Life After You'.  :)

Cleaned stuff up a little.  Added new pages for arts - separating pages and things (aren't I good?)  ;)  and four new pieces in the recent artwork section.

One Cordelia/Angel, one BTVS Episodic Piece (The Wish), one... Seasonic (yes, it's a word!) piece...which is kinda Buffy/Dawn-ish (not shippy, 'cause, eww)... And a Push Wallpaper.

Awesome, awesome film with Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans.

Thanks to you guys for all the sweet tags too!  I <3 you all so very much... :) 

LAST UPDATED :: 18th July 2009

No new art to speak of, but that's because I've been bitten by the vidding bug once again!  A while back I bought Sony Vegas at the prompting of my lovely pal Tonya and, thus, the vidding bug bit again.

I made my second AU vid  - Cordelia/Dean, to Shannon Noll's 'Lonely' *sways* if you want to look at the art I made (okay, a little art, maybe) then you can look at that here.

The vid is at YouTube and BAM Video Vault.  Comments are love! :)

LAST UPDATED :: 6th July 2009 

New layout!  

The layout is a rare break from anything Buffy, Angel or Supernatural... The Mortal Instruments, this time!  I'm not that keen on it however, so it'll probably change.  :)

Also?  Something occurred to me yesterday... I've had my site for 6 years.  It's gone through some pretty major changes, not to mention a couple of name one's (from just-a-girl.co.uk to layout-whore.com to the more recent layout-whore.net...) and here we are!

LAST UPDATED :: June 30th 2009 

Over a month between updates?  Bad-C!  Nickelback were, as I expected, fantastically awesome.  They will go down in history as being the best-band-ever!  :p 

A couple of wallpapers from me.  Buffy/Sam for a challenge about Blood over at BuffyForums.

And, a new Crossover Me-Wise.  Buffy/Derek.  *eyes THAT*  With text from a fic that I started writing that will probably never see the light of day.  Ever.  (Me and fanfic do not have the best history, lmao.)

What else?  There are a few new banners in the banner section.  All of them new to this site, but they were made a forever ago.  I found them lurking on my computer and decided I should share.  Head to the Goodies and there they be!  Thassit, visitors!  

Thanks for all the sweet tags!!!  :)  And welcome to my new affiliate, Tracy!  Go, visit!  :)

LAST UPDATED - 23rd May, 2009

A new layout!  Sam/Buffy.  For they are my Crossover OTP of... Well, always.  Followed closely by Dean/Anya who I also love!  :)  I used promo images of Buffy and Sam, textures from the lovely Veronica and a few thousand brushes... ;)

I am currently reading 'The Mortal Instruments' books by Cassandra Clare and I adore them.  I forsee art in my future!  ;)

I have one new affiliate and an apology to make!  First of all, the affiliate - the lovely Veronica of Daylight Shadows.  *points to link*  Go view her site - it's lovely and she has some gorgeous pieces of art.  :)

The apology is to said lovely affiliate, Veronica, because I am an idiot and didn't credit her for the use of some of her lovely textures. :(  Despite this (and it was entirely accidental, because I hatehatehate thieves) Veronica still wanted me to affiliate with her lovely self-and-site.

I'm usually good at crediting the places I've visited and the things I've used and the fact that one has fallen through the cracks has made me feel like... Well, like a right tool to be honest.  :-/  Sorry, Veronica! 

As always, if there IS anything I've not credited (and I promise it will always be accidental) then people only need to drop me a line and I shall apologize.  A lot!  And give credit where it's due because thieves are AWFUL.

LAST UPDATED - 18th May, 2009

One new Buffy/Sam wallpaper in the recent/crossover section.

Not happy today, site-visitors!  One of my favourite shows was axed today - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.  In short?  FOX are bastards!  :( 

Oh!  I do have two lovely new affiliates, though!  :)  The lovely GillyKitten of CloudyStars.org and the fantastic Jenni-Lou from Daydreaming.  :)

Thanks to Marilyne, GillyKitten, V, Bea and Katie for the sweet tags!  :)

Nickelback in less than a week now - eeeeeee!!!  :D

LAST UPDATED :: 5th May 2009

New section and two new wallpapers.  I'm working, as of right now, on the 'Goodies' Section.  Because if it weren't for my awesome affiliates and the things they offer, my site would be nothing... Nada... Zip.  

At the minute, there are just banner-sets for you to use but I am hoping to branch out into textures and things!  :) 

Two new artworks in the art section.  One Cordelia/Dean, Buffy/Sam-ish piece and a Cordelia/Angel piece.  Other than that?  Nothing much to report, actually... 

It's almost Summer, though!  And almost time for my holiday to Valencia!  I cannot wait!  :D  And Nickelback in just 26 days.  Eeeeeeee!!!!

LAST UPDATED :: 17th April 2009

Wow, just the 10 days between updates?  I'm beginning to get a little more regular at all this again, no?  :p  

One new Linkin Park wallpaper in the 'Recent Artwork' section and three new banners in the 'Etc' section, available for your use on forums/your website.  All I ask is a credit back to me and my website, thanks!  

And a lovely new affiliate to speak of - V from Obsessive Melancholy.  Go, squee over the pretty artwork!  :)

LAST UPDATED :: 7th April 2009 

One new wallpaper.  Celebrating the life of a wonderful actor, Andy Hallett, who played Lorne on 'Angel'.  Andy Hallett died last week from heart problems but he was a fantastic actor and an amazing entertainer.  :) 

Never will I love a man more who breaks into Lionel Richie at a Convention.  :)

Welcome to the following:

Jenn @ Shiny Nickel

Bea @ Dreams of Mirrors

Jo @ Ever Unfolding

Shall update with art and such as soon as I have some, my lovelies - in the meantime, check out my awesome affiliates!!!  =)

LAST UPDATED :: 20th March 2009

Fly-by update, just to announce that I've uploaded a new layout at beyond-help.org.  Thassit.

LAST UPDATED :: 12th March 2009

New layout!  Very autumn-y this one, even though that wasn't the way I intended it to go, LOL.. And yes, you see right.  Dean/Anya.  I blame one person and one person alone for this - she knows who she is.  *G*

Crossover whore, moi?  ;)

Welcome to my new affiliate - Erin Nicole @ Dearly Departed.  :)

Couple of new pieces to whore out in the 'Recent Artwork' section.  Crossovers FTW.  (I apologise profusely for the random - it be 2am.)  EEP!  ;) 

LAST UPDATED :: 08th February 2009

Two months between updates... I am starting to very much SUCK again!  :(  For this, I do apologise but life has been pretty hectic and I haven't had much time to update with anything in the last few weeks.

That said, today?  I've updated Katie's links in the affiliates (because she's moved, duh!) and I have a Kate Winslet and a 'Disharmony' (Angel episodic) wallpaper in the 'recent artwork' section.

Right now I'm pulling my hair out watching frigging Moonraker.  James Bond?  I am NOT your biggest fan!

That?  And I GO TO SEE NICKELBACK in May!  *squeals*  Expect me to squee at length about this.  :p  Love and hugs to all my visitors (if y'all are still coming around here for my slacky-ass updates *blush*)

LAST UPDATED :: 4th December 2008

New layout.  Still using coding by the fantastic JJ, but I've tweaked it a little to coincide with my (not-new) obsession, Buffy/Sam.  Still fiddling with the colours and such a bit, so if you notice something off, I apologise.  :)

Two new wallpapers based on this layout!  One Buffy/Sam, for they are my crack.  And one Dean/Anya - for they are my OTHER crack.  I blame a lady called Tonya for this.  Oh yes.  ;)

Also, in case I shouldn't get time to do it... I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc, etc, etc.  Hopefully I'll be back with a few festive wallpapers but if not! 

LAST UPDATED :: 13th November 2008 

And, I'm back again!  Cut a long story short?  I dropped the NEW computer too...and had to send that away.  (You'd think I didn't look after my bloody stuff!)  Three new wallpapers in the RECENT ARTWORK section!

And a new video up at YouTube - a Buffy Summers/Sam Winchester Video, made and edited by meeee.  The clips and the song don't belong to me, of course, but... I did edit it.  And I'm quite proud.  :)

Buffy/Sam - Breath :: You Tube.

And the fanart to go with it.

:) :) :) :) :)

LAST UPDATED :: 10th August 2008

New wallpapers.  One Buffy one ala S4 - College Girl.  Featuring Buffy/Riley and a host of images.  One Cordelia/Angel one featuring lyrics from an EE Cummings poem.  =)

LAST UPDATED :: 30th June, 2008 

A whole month and a bit between updates?  I am shameful.  In my defence, I've been working lots so I haven't had much time to open PS.  Boo-hiss.  :p  Only one new wallpaper this update.  A Sam/Buffy one located in the X-Over section and the recent artwork section 

LAST UPDATED :: 20th May, 2008 

Am apparently a layout-making machine atm.  Have one uploaded now and another in the works.  =)  Just finished uploading a new layout at my Cordelia Chase/Dean Winchester fan-site, The Weakness in Me.  Enjoy!  =)

Added two new affiliates, too!  The lovely Kathy at Silver Glass and the equally lovely Josh at Kissing Daylight.  :)  Am welcoming them to the (slightly nutty) family and telling all my thousands of visitors (I just don't do modest, sorry, LOL) to go visit!  :)

LAST UPDATED :: 19th May, 2008

New layouttish.  Keeping with the theme ala the last one and the fantastic JJ's decorations coding...just a different header, reflecting my love for the movie 'Honey'.  =)  I've seen this film a million times (thanks to el Nieces, lol) but I found some HiRes pictures and the layout was born.

HAPPY SPRING, EVERYBODY.

07th May, 2008

Well, I guess it was a long time coming but I've cleaned up my site.  I've removed links to sites that hadn't been updated in forever.  The only one's I kept - and they were more for nostalgia sake than anything else - were my old icon/wallpaper sites.  It's strange!  Liberating, in fact, LOL.

My FanFiction site has been updated with a new layout - yay! - and it was about time too.  I added new chapters to multi-part fics and some of the things I've written the last couple of years that I was more proud of than anything else, LOL.  And that's it really.  No art.  For which I suck.  But I've had a clean out, which is clearly important.  :)

16th April 2008

New wallpaper.  Again.  Made for a BuffyWorld Forums challenge featuring Cordelia Chase from the BTVS S1 episode 'Out of Mind, Out of Sight'.  :)

Check in the 'Challenge Pieces' section!  :D

14th April 2008

One new wallpaper - new crossover, SPN-wise in that it's not Cordy with Dean now.  It's... *breathes* Buffy.  Yes, I know.  I'm a Cordy/Dean shipper, SHUSH.  But this was too pretty NOT to make.  Especially when I saw some of the beautiful manips/art over at Dana's site Chosen Art.

Go look and leave her feedback because hers are way WAY more awesome than mine.  (No, I still can't do manips very well, LOL.  Mine are more like... Blends for beginners, no?  *G*)

 Thanks to Marilyne, May, Katie and Elwyhen for the lovely tags since my return as well!  :D  *love to you all*

30th March, 2008

New Cordelia/Dean-ish wallpaper in the Crossover Piece section.  I'm actually quite proud of this, even though it came out NOTHING like I imagined it would, LOL.

I owe a few of my friends some long overdue things so I'll be working on those and attempting to update this site in the mean-time, so keep checking back for updates and such.  :)

March 7th 2008

I'm back!!!  After a long, long long period of being away *cries* I have now returned, layout-whore.COM-netless...but layout-whore.NET-netted up!  Yup, I bought layout-whore.net to save me from mourning too much about the other site... y'know, the one that was apparently snaffled by a PORN place.  *shudders*  Art will come from me!  :)

September 25th, 2007 

New page in the Artwork section called 'Challenge Pieces'.  This is where I post art made for challenge pieces and waffle at great length about what it was I tried to accomplish.  ;)

I've changed the navigation a little, to make it easier to get around my site.  Siteinfo would be where you'd find all my gorgeous affiliates, along with a few other random stuff.

I have two new affiliates!  *dances* :)  The lovely Ehlwyen of 'Quicksand' and the equally lovely (and tolerant of a Spammy!C on her tagboard) Marilyne of 'Shadow of the Day'.  Click and go visit - they both have gorgeous art.  ;)

Thanks to Ehlwyen, Marilyne, Katie, Line & Cali for the tags! :)

September 20th 2007 

Lorne wallpaper in the Recent Artwork/Angel section.  Inspired by a challenge at the Buffyworld forums of which I am a lurker.  :)

September 11th 2007 

Busy with work so the updates are lacking for me.  =/  I redesigned my other domain (beyond-help) out of which was made a Cordelia/Angel wallpaper.  :)  Someone asked me on a message board if I never got bored of making C/A centric art.  Uhm, no.  LOL.

Check the 'recent' artwork pages for the layout-inspired-wallpaper!  :)  Hopefully I should be back with news of icon updates and such.  Until then you can find me at:

My LJ Art Community - beforethecalm.

August 06th, 2007

Looong time, no update.  Two new art pieces to speak of.  One wallscroll - yes, I really attempted one - and a new wallpaper.  The Wallscroll was semi-frustrating because I had to match all the images up myself...and then I found there was a completely easier way to do it.  *G*  The word 'duh' comes to mind.

And another wallpaper, C/A, of course.  Check the 'artwork' pages!  :)  Hope y'all are well!

July 2nd, 2007

Back from family holiday with Sister and Kiddies with a new wallpaper from Supernatural.  Am getting rather into my wallpapers lately, so I am.  =)  No new affiliates to speak of.  Am considering putting Beyond-Help on Hiatus until I can think of something to do with the damn thing.  =/  Ideas, anyone?

I love my site but it's mostly used as a dumping ground and I'd like it to have something else there!

June 27th, 2007 

Added one new piece of art ( Cordelia/Angel :: Your Love Carries Me ) and a new affiliate, the lovely Katie from Midnight Tears.  =)

June 25th, 2007

This site has undergone a pretty major overhaul in recent, er, days.  I've removed a couple of sites that haven't been updated in a while, updated my Joined page and stuff...but the absolute best thing about it is this fabulous new layout, created and coded in full by the equally fabulous JJ @ More Adventurous.

See all the pretty links at the side, the pretty patterns, the div layers, the way the links move (*gushes a little - hee!*)?  That's her doing, I just created the header for I am too lazy (and definitely not talented enough, LOL) to create something like this.  *G*

You may also have noticed that I'm hosting my fanart here now.  This, mostly, is an effort to get me to update my sites a bit more, instead of being lazy and just using my LiveJournal.  :p