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About Li Tian Designs

I have always liked to design, but never really pursued it seriously. You know, mom and dad preferred that I find something to do that would provide me with a steady paycheck! After many years in the corporate world, I have searched deep and found my inner artist again. I have combined my love of design with the computer (something that wasn’t available in my younger years) to create digital scrapbooks for my children. I started to create Ribbonlicious Bag Tags for friends and they insisted that nice folks like you would like to buy them! So, Li Tian Designs was born.

I design and create every tag myself getting inspiration from all kinds of things. I use Photoshop for all my designs and usually create every element from scratch. I frequently use Atomic Cupcake Actions to create special effects such as embroidery, felt, rub-ons, stitches and painted, sanded and chalked edges. My tag inserts are two dimensional, but many appear to be three dimensional with the use of bevels and drop shadows. It is so much fun to come up with the designs and try new techniques!

I am often asked about the name of my little company. I explain that the inspiration came from two little girls. Both of our daughters were born in China and spent the first months of their lives in an orphanage. When we adopted our girls, we kept a portion of the names given to them by their caregivers at their orphanages. Our oldest daughter’s middle name is Tian and our youngest daughter’s middle name is Li. The Chinese character for Tian means heaven or day; the character for Li means beautiful. The two Chinese characters – Li Tian – in my company logo mean beautiful day.


My children and my husband are my greatest joy and top priority. At the same time, I am committed to providing my customers with superb customer service. I will respond to your questions, design requests and orders within 24 hours. If there is something that may prevent me from responding as quickly as I would like, I will let you know up front. Please visit my Custom Designed Tags page for more information about the custom design process. And, check back frequently as I am always coming up with something new!

Kelley Prahl
Owner & Designer
Li Tian Designs
LiTianDesigns@sbcglobal.net