Good morning everyone!
Do I ever have something fun for you today!
As most of you know, I am on the team at SCT. What you probably don't know is how amazingly generous the manufacturers are with us!
Catherine and Becky are always on-or-ahead-of-trend and that is part of the reason that SCT always has such a fresh, current look to it.
For one of my most recent assignments for the upcoming issue (Winter) I was lucky enough to work with the super fun and quirky RANDOM collection by Crate Paper.
(Did you read that AC just bought Crate?? A match made in heaven as far as I'm concerned lol!).
You would not believe the box of product that Crate Paper sent me – beyond generous!
So, being the very minimalist scrapbooker that I am, I didn't use even half of it - I still have an entire full collection left!
So here's where it gets fun. . . would you like to win it??
Just leave me a comment telling me what you'd like to see me teach – could be simple scrapbooking, photo editing, photography, an actual photo walk, online or in person, you name it!
I get lots of emails about teaching, so I thought I'd reach out to you guys and get your opinions.
I'll leave the giveaway open until Thursday! Good luck, this is some fun product!
As always, thanks for stopping by (I know posts have been scarce!).
PS although I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on the classes, I can only ship the box to a Canadian reader, just too much $$ to ship this big box outside of the country – sorry internationals – thanks for your understanding J
Good Morning!
I for one am so glad it's Friday, it's been a very long week for me.
Wanted to share this page quickly, it was done for an assignment but didn't make it into the magazine, which happens, I completely understand, but it was a stretch for me, it's pretty far outside of my comfort zone, and I had forgotten all about it:
Paper - Echo Park Digital; Cardstock and Heart- American Crafts.
Have a wonderful weekend :)
Good Morning!
Today is Rebecca's 17th birthday. As far as daughter's go, I have been truly blessed. As far as human beings go, the world has been truly blessed, and I mean that.
Ironically, she despises having her picture taken! But on this occasion, with three of her very closest friends heading off to university, she agreed that it would be fun to take some.
I watched the tides and I watched the light. Photographers wait for this light all year. I know I do. And the beach magically cooperated with low tide at just the right time.
I knew I wanted to surprise them with some fun props, and since I shoot so many teenage girls I wanted these ones to be different and I think they are.
All I know is that the birthday girl loves them, and that in and of itself is perfect for me :)
This is going to be picture heavy, there were so many amazing shots, wish I could post them all, but here are some favourites:
quite possibly my very favourite shot of the summer, certainly of the night - doesn't it just scream summer?:
another one I just love - thank you mother nature for that perfectly placed sunburst:
and then they finished it off the way any trip to the beach should end - with laughter and splashing and fun:
The technical: I shot everything with my 50d and used three different lenses: the 50mm f/1.8, the 27-70mm f/2.8L and the sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 wide angle which is a tricky lens but seems to do wonderful things at the beach and I am huge fan of the slight distortion. I used a lot of different settings as the sun was moving fast and the water of course threw back a ton of reflection.
If you have any questions just comment or email, and as always, thanks for stopping by, and please wish my girl a very happy 17th bday :)
Have a great Monday!
Good morning.
Wow, August 31st. Summer flew by but then again not. I always think of this day as Rebecca's 'fake birthday' because when I was pregnant with her, I had complications, and this was the day I was scheduled to have a c-section and welcome her into the world, but she had other plans - and to this day she's still a planner! Her real birthday is Sept 12.
Wanted to share my (only!) layout in the newest issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today. I'm a bit overdue posting this, but it's a photo and a layout I love, and probably my favourite article to date because these are the photos I love so much, the authentic ones:
Cardstock - American Crafts, Patterned paper and stickers - Basic Grey.
I've been asked about the title. It's lyrics from Katy Perry's "California Gurls".
I've also been behind the lens a bit, here are a couple of sneaks - I'll share the shoots when I'm done editing.
Meet Lauren - could you just die?? So petite, so beautiful, love newborns! 2 weeks of perfection.
And the S family. Wow, very entertaining bunch! Not often I shoot all-adult families - what a breeze! Mom wanted all black and whites to go with the whole beach/water theme and I love how they are turning out:
I know I owe a bunch of people emails, facebook messages and phone calls - I'm getting there, slowly. So please be patient, and thanks for reading :)
Enjoy the last day of August.
Good Morning,
Thank you for all the lovely 'welcome backs' and the nice words about the photos - means a lot.
Did you know that today, August 19th, is World Photography Day?
I know for me, photos are so very important. As a scrapbooker, the trendy products will come and go, but the stories and the photos, they're forever.
I also feel peaceful when I'm behind my camera. With all the ups and downs in my life lately, my camera is like a safe haven. I haven't picked it up enough lately, but when I do, it's like spending time with an old friend :)
So grab your camera and celebrate this amazing gift, to be able to capture a moment in time, to see things quite literally from a different angle, and celebrate World Photography Day!
It's been awhile, hasn't it? Over 3 months to be exact.
My world kind of imploded there, but I am climbing back out, or at least trying my very best to.
I don't mean to be vague, I'm just not one to share personal details on the old www. Those of you who have come looking for me via email, thank you very much :)
I do miss blogging, though. Not a whole lot going on creatively, but I do have a few things to share. I can't guarantee that I'll be blogging regularly, but I'll try to post when I have something to share, so to those of you who have stuck with me through this extended break (hi mom!), thanks.
I did a couple of shoots over the last few months, this one was particularly fun. There were supposed to be 6 of them, and when I showed up, there were THIRTEEN! Anyone who has ever done a shoot with teenage girls can tell you it's a bit like herding cats, especially when there are that many of them!
But eventually they started taking direction really well, relaxing, and the outcome is that they are very pleased with the shoot, as am I. Here are a few I really liked:
This shoot was a gift from Rebecca to three of her best friends who have graduated and are heading off to University next month. Congrats girls, and and good luck!
Have a good week, everyone!
Good Morning!
Happy iNSD!!
The SCT team was asked to create a layout or cards based on a Becky Fleck sketch - a dream assignment right?? I used a bonus sketch from the calendar and came up with this:
Plus, I have some very exciting news to share!!!
The first “Crop & Create” event will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on September 30th – October 1st . For more information and additional dates please visit the SCT website!
Have a fun and creative day, everyone!
Good Morning!
TGIF :)
It's been a busy week, and I wasn't organized, which drives me crazy. So this weekend I am armed with quite a list and by golly I will get through the whole thing. I hate scrambling, arriving home from work and inhaling a thrown together salad or whatever and heading out again - nope, I like things to run as smoothly as possible.
This post is a mish mash, just things I've seen/thought/wondered about:
1. Yahoo!
Love this deal! As you know, I have a love/hate relationship with diet coke, but when a large diet coke with extra ice from the McD's drive through costs me a dollar, it's cheap happiness! This deal starts on Tuesday and to me screams summer!
2.I just signed up for this deal! $25 for 52 issues of Entertainment Weekly - mindless and fun!
3. Saw the extended trailer last night for Cowboys and Aliens
What do you think? Very odd premise? But it has some huge names attached to it, and an equally gigantic budget, so it could be interesting? Who am I kidding? I'll go; I love movies!
4. Just finishing up People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. I'm liking it, not loving it. But I'm learning a lot, which is always good.
5. Looking forward to photo shoots with two brand new babes, both born yesterday, which happened to be my sister's birthday - so a good day indeed :)
That's about it folks! Just wanted to check in and say have a great weekend!
