{Friday Photo Bliss}

Inspired by the SouleMama blog's {this moment}, I am posting one image every Friday, taken that week, that really makes me happy. If you end up doing the same I would love to see your photo linked in my comments!

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CoffeeShop Tutorial: Making your own custom cutouts/clipping masks!

I was horrified reading all of your comments on my last post about your own tooth injuries.  However, it did make me realize we are not alone.  Imp is doing great.  Most of the swelling is gone and his skin on top of his tooth is slowly starting to come back.  One of his front teeth is pushed a bit backwards now, but so far so good. I still get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when he smiles at me...  He has the cutest smile and I am glad it is starting to return to normal.   Poor little sweet guy!

I have been posting quite a few cutouts/clipping masks for scrapbooking and digital design

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When the worst case minor injury happens and you realize you both survived...

I have many strange phobias/fears.  I am scared of balloons (one popped in my face when I was a small child).  I always worry that I will leave something plugged in at the house that will spontaneously flame up and burn down everything.   I always look in the toilet before sitting down because my mother-in-law once found a snake in her toilet.  And I always wear cotton when I fly because I heard that polyester and nylon will permanently fuse on your skin if you get around any type of fire.

But one of my biggest fears are tooth injuries.

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CoffeeShop CutOuts 5!

I am going to take a small blogging break for Christmas (well, maybe!),

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CoffeeShop "Baking with Mom" Ethereal Texture Set!

I love textures and I love my readers. So I decided to give you a little early Christmas gift

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{Friday Photo Bliss}

Inspired by the SouleMama blog's {this moment}, I am posting one image every Friday, taken that week, that really makes me happy. If you end up doing the same I would love to see your photo linked in my comments!

I have two today.  :-)

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CoffeeShop Grainy B&W Action Kit and UnWrapped Tutorial

Our heat is still not working (luckily it is warm) and we found out that the A/C & heater unit for the back part of the house (bedrooms) is almost 20 years old and a huge fire hazard. 

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B&W Fun: When Noise Becomes Grain

Lately I have really missed the joy of shooting with B&W film. I still have my Canon AE-1

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CoffeeShop CutOuts 4!

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What in the world happened to LEGOs?

Duke had his 6th birthday this month and one of his presents was this LEGO Creator Fire Rescue Set. The box contained a huge pile of very specific pieces

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{Friday Photo Bliss}

Inspired by the SouleMama blog's {this moment}, I am posting one image every Friday, taken that week, that really makes me happy. If you end up doing the same I would love to see your photo linked in my comments!

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Huge Giveaway on Morgan's Blog!

If you haven't seen it already, please check out the huge birthday giveaway going on right now on Morgan's blog. She is turning the big 2-5 (her words, not mine, 25 is a just a kid to me!).  It is a photographer's dream, so please be sure to drop by and check out the amazing prizes and enter.  :-)

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CoffeeShop Velvet Truffle PS/PSE Action and UnWrapped Tutorial!

Here is my newest free action, CoffeeShop Velvet Truffle!

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The Green Machine ROCKS!

This month we are celebrating Duke's 6th birthday (yes, it is in the same month as Christmas poor dear...). He has plenty of toys and books and I was trying to figure out what to get him.  I came up with something I have wanted since I was a little girl and never had because we lived on dirt roads.

Yes, Duke is the proud owner of a Huffy Green Machine, the ultimate ride!  It is even better than I remember and worth every penny.  This is from someone who hates to spend money.  :-)

Did I mention the weight limit is 180 pounds?  If you haven't shopped for your husband's Christmas gift yet...  ;-)

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{Friday Photo Bliss}

Inspired by the SouleMama blog's {this moment}, I am posting one image every Friday, taken that week, that really makes me happy. If you end up doing the same I would love to see your photo linked in my comments!

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If you haven't purchased LightRoom 3 yet, and this and that...

I was on the computer trying to do some Christmas shopping for my nieces and nephews when I noticed that Amazon still has Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for an amazing low price (full version only $169 as I am writing this post).  If you haven't used LR before and you have some spare money, now would be a great time to think about buying it. 
 

And if you are new to LightRoom I can't suggest enough to buy or check out the from the library The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers.  I skimmed this book in one evening and taught myself the basics of LightRoom. I love Scott Kelby because he explains things in a way that I can understand (simple and straight to the point).

Now on to some "girly" books I love.  I just ordered and received two amazing books, Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorationsand Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection: 400+ Easy Embroidery Designs. I am trying to do more sewing/embroidery since it is very relaxing. Sometimes I order craft books and find I only like what was shown on the cover, but these two books are simply amazing!

I also found these gorgeous felt Christmas patterns, Walk in the Woods, Snow Day, and Ice Skating Afternoon at Posie.  I have been following Alicia's blog for some time and also have her book Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy (another great craft book).  I am going to have to order at least one of these patterns.  We grew up putting homemade felt ornaments on our tree (the cheap stuff, not the nice wool felt) and they are still going strong decades later.  Felt makes me happy.  :-)

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