I have been a long time admirer of Tangie Baxter’s work. Her designs are so artistic and filled with symbolic details. Her art journaling projects are something that I can look at and study for a long time, just taking it all in. Let’s take a closer look at “What Rapture” that is included in The Digi Files this month:
Here are some layouts created using Studio Tangie’s contribution:
Layout by Jacki. Supplies: “What Rapture” by Tangie Baxter and included in The Digi Files #33; Font: A Little Pot.
Layout by Karen. Supplies: “What Rapture” by Tangie Baxter and included in The Digi Files #33; Buttoned ribbon piece by Julie Bullock.
Layout by Heddy. Supplies: “What Rapture” by Tangie Baxter and included in The Digi Files #33.
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Layout by Jenn. Supplies: “What Rapture” by Tangie Baxter and included in The Digi Files #33; Fonts: DJB JenLin and Fontmoochers.
Hybrid project by Katie.
You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
Tangie Baxter, my real name is Tangela and I was actually named after an orange it’s true!
I live in Mesa, Arizona (love the smell of desert rain!) with my amazingly supportive husband of 15+ happy years, our 14 year old daughter and an Italian greyhound named Tank!
I love old movies like “Singing in the Rain” and “My Fair Lady” and am one of the biggest Harry Potter fans you’ll ever meet–borderline geek!
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Here are two. I couldn’t decide LOL
I have always been a scrapper, I remember making scrapbooks when I was twelve, back then (oh I sound so old) they just started the “acid free” movement and scrapbooking stores were starting to pop up everywhere. As I got older and had a family of my own I was an “avid collector of supplies” I just couldn’t seem to make myself actually USE them. I just couldn’t seem to “get into it” and the mess was a real problem in my first tiny little 950-square-foot home.
In 2006 I started building and designing “family websites” where families could share their photos in a really cute environment. I just knew there had to be an easier way! In the spring of 2007 I was introduced to digital scrapbooking. I was literally jumping up and down in my chair “oohhing and awwwing” over the prospects of this new “digital” world. I immediately set to work teaching myself how to use the entire CS2 package. It became a passion and I taught myself to design that very summer, secretly though I still really struggled with the actual scrapping part, it just didn’t resonate with me.
I opened my own store in October 2007 and moved to Scrapbookbookgraphics in November 2008! Somewhere along the way I had an epiphany that I could start art journaling digitally! FINALLY something switched the light on inside of me, I had the spark! Digitally art journaling was something I wanted to do myself and couldn’t wait to get my next fix (making a new page). Altered art and visual journaling were my new passion, you might say my new “calling in life” and so the Art Journal Caravan was born!
Am I allowed to say everything? I can’t go anywhere without thinking about how something I see could be incorporated into a kit, whether it’s colors, patterns or actual found objects. I love that “my job” is also my passionate hobby! Everyday I jump out of bed ready to get to work! I get to spend hours searching every nook and cranny in antique and thrift stores, paint, journal, play in Photoshop… life is amazing!
I just got a brand new computer (I’m a PC gal) that I seriously have an unhealthy amount of love for. It’s an HP 570f, it has a AMD II 1090T 3.20GHZ processor, 16 GB of Ram and a 2TB hard drive with windows 7-64 bit. I also have two HP2711x LED 27 inch Monitors which I adore!
Programs: I use Photoshop CS5, Filterforge, Artrage, 7zip and Renamer by Den4b
Camera: I just have a Canon point and shoot, it is long over due for a replacement!
My tip is to make yourself a personalize workspace in Photoshop! Did you know you can save multiple workspaces for different tasks (such as editing photos, or for scrapbooking, or in my case designing)? It saves where you have all your menus placed, the size of your layer thumbnails (I always have mine on large with layer bounds) and a whole lot more! Did you also know that you can change the size of the text preview in your font menu? I would spend some time poking around your preferences menu and really customize Photoshop to fit your needs! Then make sure you go to Window–>New Workspace and save! You can save over the same one over and over again if you keep making little tweaks. If Photoshop ever crashes you can load your saved workspace and WALA everything is back to the way YOU love it!
How can you choose between your own children 
but I do love this workshop because I really want everyone in the whole wide world to try art journaling and this makes it really easy!
Here are some of my favorite products by Studio Tangie:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using Studio Tangie’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Go have a look in Studio Tangie’s store! We will randomly select a winner from the comments to win $10.00 in product from her store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST to qualify)!
The winner from the “Just Scrap Challenge” will be posted tomorrow, sorry for the delay, I didn’t want to take away from Tangie’s feature. – Steph
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Tangie is the best! I was honored to meet her in Vegas (LIVE) last year, and it made me want more art journaling and more!!
I seriously admire Our Tangie and if you have an inkling of wonder about art journaling, try out the art journal caravan. One of her many many tutorials is worth the entrance price.
and her gesso and lighting…be still my heart!
What great kits to inspire our creativity. Thanks for the chance to win.
Tangie has totally inspired me to try digital art journaling! Now I just need to do it lol!
Tangie has some GORGEOUS products, you can really see her artistic eye!
I just love the story of how Tangela found what made her heart sing! I love the look of digital art journaling and have been playing around with it. Tangela’s products are perfect for it!
I love Tangie’s stuff, but I must admit I am a little overwhelmed by it. I think I will have to just dive right in. That seems to be the thing to do. Thanks for the opportunity to get a taste of digital art journaling.
I love Tangie’s style and I truly admire her work! I’m always drooling over her products… I’m willing to take the plunge into art journaling!
The Splatter Graffiti is really something I’d love to work with!
This art journaling kit was pretty cool! I don’t know all there is to know about art journaling, that’s for sure! I liked the fonts in Tangie’s shop, along with Splatter Graffiti [Borders] La La Land and Hope. Thanks for a chance to win!
Ohhhh… I just love her stuff!!
I have the Studio Box Workshop no. 1 and a few other items of hers. It’s hard to narrow it down, but I like the Deconstructed Journals and Papers. I have a separate folder just for my digital art journalling things. I am anxious to start playing & creating with them.
So many beautiful things to choose from! I love her kit A Door Just Opened and the splatter graffiti that goes with it along with all her Field Notes series kits. Thanks for the chance!
Oh wow – I didn’t have to look in the store to know what’s in there – I’m in there all the time
I’ve been dying to get the buildable art journal and I really don’t know what’s been stopping me (I think I’m intimidated-wait, NO, I AM intimidated by the whole thing). This chance will make me have to do it if I win so I hope it’s my turn to win 
I have an addiction to Tangie’s products. I was so excited to see her in this month’s Digi Files. Right now I have my eye on her new workshop in a box. Thank you for the chance!
I’m not an art journaler, but Tangie’s fun products and kit in this month’s files are sure tempting me to give it a try. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Tangie’s stuff and she helped me discover art journaling and now I am an Art Journal addict
She is an awesome lady and has an infectious energy that motivates everyone. Thanks for a chance to win a coupon to her store.
I have Tangie’s Junque Journal kit and have been using it for my heritage album pages. I’m loving it. Beautiful colors, great textures. Now, if only my pages looked more like hers….
Would LOVE to win this! Tangie is AWESOME!
LOVE the artsy-ness of her kits! Thanks!
I’m standing on the edge, thinking about digital scrapbooking. Her wonderful stuff may make me jump!
I love everything Tangie does and being on the AJC this year has been so much fun!
Thanks for the chance!
Thanks for this nice interview. Can I say I love it all? And I’m grateful that her What Rapture kit is included with this months files. Two of my favorites are Happenstance and Splatter Graffiti. Thanks for the chance to win some of her gorgeous work.
Just so much to look at – what fun!
Thanks so much for this feature. I have seen Tangie for years now and she has amazing products and is very unique but have hesitated to try art journaling. I loved learning more about Tangie and her store. I will definitely try it out. I think I’ll start with Parcels 31 & 32. I signed up for the newsletter and twitter stream. Thanks again for the chance!
I’m going to Digiscrapapalooza in March and am taking Tangie’s Art Journaling classes. I was excited to go before, but now that I’ve read a little about her, I seriously cannot wait to go and meet her. She seems like such a fun & vivacious lady! And I’m super jealous of her computer setup!! 2 27″ monitors!! 16GB Ram! Oh my!!
Eeek! LOVE Tangie’s AJC kits! I’ve just started art journaling, digi-style, and have picked up so many things already – would love to have more to play with!
I am practically jumping up in down screaming pick me. Tangie is one of my top 5 “go-to” designers.
One of my favorite kits is the Alice in Wonderland Winter kit. I adore Alice and everything alice themed!
Omgoodness her store is PURE EYE CANDY! I’d love to play with her Gesso Messy series! Thanks for the chance to win
Oh fun looking in your shop – i like silouhette, and the colours in paper & ink kit.
Tangie – your designs are cool, way out and fab. tnx for the chance to win. xxkel