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January 25, 2010

I think I mentioned before how much I dislike Softball. Yep I really do. I’m not good, at all. I can’t hit. I run when the ball is hit and then get out because I got caught between the bases. Or I am out because I did not run when the ball was hit because I thought it was going to be caught so it gets backed up because of me and I get out. Even now writing this confuses me. Either way I go because I like to take photos, grill, and hang out with Price, who plays on my office’s softball team. So I now have all these photos to scrapbook from this past season. Slowly but surely I will get it done!

Well things will be even faster now that I have Stampin’ Up!’s My Digital Studio. I made a page (see below) tonight of photos from a game we played in August. I love this program. It’s user-friendly and has a great database of templates, kits, papers, embellishments, fonts, stamps, etc that can be applied to pages, calendars, cards, etc. I know that I will be using this more and more in the future because I like SU! products and I want to get into digital scrapbooking. This program is a good introduction into digital scrapbooking while keeping things familiar since I know the SU! color families, stamps, embellishments, etc.

I like using Photoshop for altering photos (such as actions) but My Digital Studio is good for simple things like cropping and resizing, mirroring, flipping, and rotating photos. Plus it does have some alterations like red/blue/yellow tone, lighten, darken, inverse, etc. In fact I darkened all the photos in MDS for this layout. While I know the layout is really simple but the overall look to the book is simple- quick and simple. Plus this is just the tip of the iceberg with the stuff that this has to offer. Sorry for the praises but I’m so excited that I did not end up yelling at the computer for not being able to resize the photos.

My Digital Studio is $79.95 (plus taxes and shipping) if you have questions or are interested in purchasing it just leave a comment and I will email you back.

Project 365

January 21, 2010

Project 365

I always wanted to do Project 365 because I think it’s a fun way of quickly capturing what’s going on in your life, one day at a time. I started it this year and I hope that I can stick with it- I’m not one for consistency. I have never been able to keep a reliable date book or a diary when I was a kid because I would do it daily for a week and then leave it for 6 months. Hopefully posting the pictures on the blog will help me.

Plus, I am determined to have a full set for Shuttercal. I’m kinda OCD when it comes to having complete sets- like glasses, silverware, plates, etc. This all started when I was younger with crayons. I would freak if I lost or broke one because the set was ruined. I’m quirky but I think this will be cute to have. Check out ShutterCal to have a cute way to organize your 365 photos.

I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay

December 30, 2009

This year was the first time the Price and I did Christmas cards together. You know the ones with photos, the ones where the whole family is dressed in white shirts and jeans sitting on the beach… Well since it’s just us I figured it would be best to have a little fun with the whole thing. I decided we needed a theme, and what theme best describes Christmas and freezing Boston weather…. LUMBERJACKS!

The folks at Gap also made it their mission to throw as much paid at the general public as possible this season. A few weeks ago when shopping around for Christmas presents Price found the most amazing (he thinks annoying) hat ever! Since buying it I try to wear it whenever possible, even on the ‘warm’ days and it is not really needed. So with hat in hand I had to think of a way of incorporating it into the Christmas card… which is how a theme of lumberjack came about. Emily suggested props to make the photo more authentic (and hilarious) which is why there is an ax. Plus we would just be weirdos wearing plaid, and me with my hat.

So Price was a good sport setting up the camera and timer to take a bunch of photos with us. There were so many outtake photos since I was not sure if I wanted the picture to look American Gothic like. So at the last-minute we would crack up when trying to look serious. Enjoy…

Photos were adjusted using Maggie Holmes’ Photoshop Actions. Love them!

Moosh and Moosha

November 25, 2009

So I have a thing with nicknames.

I go by Nicole or Nic, and it has to be spelled that way. I won’t respond if people call me Nicki. There once was a time that someone introduced me to a group of people as Nicki and it made my heart stop since I now had a bunch of people calling me Nicki and with every time I heard it I would shudder. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t care if anyone else goes by Nicki. It’s just not me, it does not fit me.

Anyway, Price and I have a bunch of nicknames for each other. Things range from Goose, Squishy* or Squish, to Moosh(a).