tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79911424863119213262024-03-13T12:16:18.845-05:00it's just me =)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-50159644651935385332011-05-17T20:43:00.000-05:002011-05-17T20:44:20.011-05:00i thought i lost this blog...so i started a new one. find me here now :)<br /><br />http://designs-by-krista.blogspot.com/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-75979943914810431932010-02-11T22:59:00.002-06:002010-02-11T23:01:45.637-06:00happy valentines day! here's a giveaway for ya :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/220277310/c1544551/serendipity_papers.html">papers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/220272820/d1f20941/serendipity_elements.html">elements</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDx1gxUCPw7iC4_-ZMPl-IER41O28M9kFDdr4YI5zGcyJNEGbZ-is5Ked5Ng6apUNUg49C8QinSzNpsJVVBCfg2bDk2qFKAEvtV_ajJDpKgas-Ih8iuQJNllielVDOsnrWwlE5s4yoz8/s1600-h/serendipity_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDx1gxUCPw7iC4_-ZMPl-IER41O28M9kFDdr4YI5zGcyJNEGbZ-is5Ked5Ng6apUNUg49C8QinSzNpsJVVBCfg2bDk2qFKAEvtV_ajJDpKgas-Ih8iuQJNllielVDOsnrWwlE5s4yoz8/s320/serendipity_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437217504118001538" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-51716354544797096752010-01-30T22:13:00.001-06:002010-01-30T22:15:10.039-06:00<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:verdana;" class="UIStory_Message" >valentine's day will be here before you know it!! i just added this valentine kit to my shop, get a head start on some valentine cards =)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6cD9ZarxdJZ-cwjVy4a5thgFxi1q66hi2UMNFvn7KOu-kRHdrXW6dpr1Z9Oj-tVvioAGNv9oB22DvAk3g7Lv53_DoZWp1CzwEwdMkSCUJnR9uOr9gCmLtg4NPgN0IlNk7c8Q9zh2MWw/s1600-h/sweetiepie_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6cD9ZarxdJZ-cwjVy4a5thgFxi1q66hi2UMNFvn7KOu-kRHdrXW6dpr1Z9Oj-tVvioAGNv9oB22DvAk3g7Lv53_DoZWp1CzwEwdMkSCUJnR9uOr9gCmLtg4NPgN0IlNk7c8Q9zh2MWw/s320/sweetiepie_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432752634370911522" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-85253892941300497412009-12-21T22:42:00.003-06:002009-12-21T22:45:52.698-06:00here's a little christmas gift for ya =) hope you have a merry christmas!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/178488061/b5bc4505/sugarplums_pprs.html">papers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/178499229/59539288/sugarplums_elements.html">elements</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv5KP2-8vwXs2VFfLhTZKdJEY_KLHWLPhdpAVZXZdJX-pJLsQf7dqwIIHFLxMNrBB20APivRqOu5ezAXi6-xTZ-O5Go0wUgabwanGvnD2SzYuSMslLTYD0JNiFeoU-7kujejH1d9ZUhM/s1600-h/sugarplums_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv5KP2-8vwXs2VFfLhTZKdJEY_KLHWLPhdpAVZXZdJX-pJLsQf7dqwIIHFLxMNrBB20APivRqOu5ezAXi6-xTZ-O5Go0wUgabwanGvnD2SzYuSMslLTYD0JNiFeoU-7kujejH1d9ZUhM/s320/sugarplums_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417916746311769826" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-70838894177850346532009-12-15T18:28:00.002-06:002009-12-15T18:31:41.166-06:00yuck!! getting alot of spam in the comments on this blog now :(<br /><br />any ideas of how to stop it?? just got a comment on the last post, so now probably every other day there will be another spam comment on it. ugh! i don't like it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-58536836101698043142009-12-13T00:05:00.002-06:002009-12-13T00:06:47.122-06:00just added this kit to the shop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHTp2vRge8k1bFY4gGbSNvJvbbBY1PcYi70HIBxKJfzSs4VRkrhHYDSoVDVfsn-X19qgAv8hlR2fkFEZgA9hIjW9xYcscmE9lvFq5akF0xIGM9EbjnGtY2mkAt_rsCLTm8Ote-nCXSJk/s1600-h/hollyjolly_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHTp2vRge8k1bFY4gGbSNvJvbbBY1PcYi70HIBxKJfzSs4VRkrhHYDSoVDVfsn-X19qgAv8hlR2fkFEZgA9hIjW9xYcscmE9lvFq5akF0xIGM9EbjnGtY2mkAt_rsCLTm8Ote-nCXSJk/s320/hollyjolly_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414598151451335762" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-91173431556764117242009-09-25T21:47:00.002-05:002009-09-25T21:48:37.510-05:00i just added this to my shop :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7LaJyD5UKRICFSPcf9g0S_NfQR8cRjWuxYEt8_ZInEVyytgwe2kgx93tKpnlFg41uotwL4eU9KUV8EFvLmHPJel_JWKc2iLhr2Vs4e7THR49ztZuc6E_7hRRUjKHxxQaX-xu9YK3OWI/s1600-h/autumnbliss_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7LaJyD5UKRICFSPcf9g0S_NfQR8cRjWuxYEt8_ZInEVyytgwe2kgx93tKpnlFg41uotwL4eU9KUV8EFvLmHPJel_JWKc2iLhr2Vs4e7THR49ztZuc6E_7hRRUjKHxxQaX-xu9YK3OWI/s320/autumnbliss_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385602486071104562" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-50367786081937166092009-08-15T22:08:00.001-05:002009-08-15T22:09:28.036-05:00just added this to the shop :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA7f0nijrQ1pE_0iwmUW5iq9VyISQDrKfaaN4fexI8fgZvxkZJm6zfWfoAGSUIAgN3ubQfmdThsLxbsMxY4l96GhgMwYo5a46lgZO1h72zN_nrrE1pPkCeAoty9JbZqDpG8eH0z3f9VU/s1600-h/fallish_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA7f0nijrQ1pE_0iwmUW5iq9VyISQDrKfaaN4fexI8fgZvxkZJm6zfWfoAGSUIAgN3ubQfmdThsLxbsMxY4l96GhgMwYo5a46lgZO1h72zN_nrrE1pPkCeAoty9JbZqDpG8eH0z3f9VU/s320/fallish_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370393407043540690" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-44019613917429182852009-08-11T21:25:00.000-05:002009-08-11T21:26:26.670-05:00added something new to the shop :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss2lHUnBT5eVbzizerZYihFqcoMIftpU1MISi2ywuZ-LrYeLLzS1mJlK39tPEoxDCT5K-Z82maTroZ5qi_ZDFbEtEkiiZbT5m5GbRE24NXDrHEGwWRAQoEVMpWvPxsZCXJHsgAEIS6WM/s1600-h/sophie_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss2lHUnBT5eVbzizerZYihFqcoMIftpU1MISi2ywuZ-LrYeLLzS1mJlK39tPEoxDCT5K-Z82maTroZ5qi_ZDFbEtEkiiZbT5m5GbRE24NXDrHEGwWRAQoEVMpWvPxsZCXJHsgAEIS6WM/s320/sophie_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368897950110056146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-39162984862889552102009-07-11T09:27:00.003-05:002009-07-11T09:51:03.937-05:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">thought i'd share some changes that are taking place with selling my stuff. i'm very <span>excited</span> to say i received an email from memory mixer asking if i'd like to sell my designs thru them ~ wow!! blew me away because they are a "real" company. so my head is spinning about that opportunity. then the next day i received an email from polka dot potato asking if i'd like to join them ~ they are into some interesting ventures outside of the digi world ~ so i have accepted their offer too. i'll be leaving scrapbook-bytes at the end of the month. so, exciting stuff to me ~ hopefully it will be the morale boost i need to really buckle down and get back to making stuff more regularly =)</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-58545181659860149802009-07-06T22:09:00.006-05:002009-07-07T09:52:13.772-05:00<div style="text-align: justify;">*<span style="font-family: verdana;"> mari asked what camera and lens i used. i have a canon xsi, and the butterfly shots were taken with a 100mm macro lens and the bee was taken with a lensbaby composer and i got the add-on macro lenses with that (i used the 10x one). i love macro and probably have a macro lens on 9/10 of the time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">i haven't posted any pictures for awhile ~ so here's a few =)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">really happy with this one</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/581287345_urSLP-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/581287345_urSLP-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">i had never seen one of these kind of butterflies in person</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/582126687_a4mAJ-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/582126687_a4mAJ-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> pretty happy with this one too</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/573305398_AYzSZ-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://mypictures.smugmug.com/photos/573305398_AYzSZ-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-41048750971301856422009-06-22T16:30:00.007-05:002009-06-22T16:55:06.277-05:00<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">hey!! yeah, i'm still here :) and i need to buckle down and get back too it.<br /><br />my dad has been sick for about 3 weeks and in the hospital for the last couple of weeks. he got <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/rhabdomyolysis/article.htm">rhabdomyolysis</a> and was not doing well at all for a few days ~ i don't even think his doctors thought he was going to bounce back this time (he is 87 and i can not believe the determination the man has - wish i had gotten some of it from him, but i didn't) he was in renal failure for a couple of days and i think they thought his heart would be the next muscle to deteriorate and he'd have a heart attack so they said the family needs to talk to him about signing a dnr and dialysis... but, about a week ago his lab results and vital signs started improving and his kidneys started functioning again. so they moved him to transitional care and said he would be there at least a month ~ i don't think so ~ i'd say he is now as good as he was before he got sick. his heart doctor keeps saying "can't keep a good man down" and i guess that's true. amazing!! so, that's what's been going on with me.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-40264748473059322812009-06-06T21:44:00.001-05:002009-06-06T21:47:00.007-05:00just added this to the shop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJeRcZzpFWkqUQU8qp_MkLknAhQx77AILxcBFy3kMVspw5JV8Sh7mv6UkpzkdDl93Va6jCYHQ3Ea5R9ZkfjwFTvb03qJizI9R_UZyEltpsCUZ8V9v5rytpl8JT8Jl3P0IvQr_GDo7mp4/s1600-h/organic_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJeRcZzpFWkqUQU8qp_MkLknAhQx77AILxcBFy3kMVspw5JV8Sh7mv6UkpzkdDl93Va6jCYHQ3Ea5R9ZkfjwFTvb03qJizI9R_UZyEltpsCUZ8V9v5rytpl8JT8Jl3P0IvQr_GDo7mp4/s320/organic_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344411636106308418" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-88065290629422108602009-05-25T19:15:00.003-05:002009-05-25T19:19:07.936-05:00added this to the shop today :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDX0sVWPEJsqocHnD-wom8KY5Kn6rL7wBsRYJcztO7mnxNnr9HTrEW9OzevsmcDHSH5zfM9IaTdZmDzi_ofrgx_sDQfxJFI29nRwPBmnUOjExkyEfH7_pUOEOAMwKAvGqgo-xhE3An-8/s1600-h/leila_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDX0sVWPEJsqocHnD-wom8KY5Kn6rL7wBsRYJcztO7mnxNnr9HTrEW9OzevsmcDHSH5zfM9IaTdZmDzi_ofrgx_sDQfxJFI29nRwPBmnUOjExkyEfH7_pUOEOAMwKAvGqgo-xhE3An-8/s320/leila_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339919854358678114" border="0" /></a><br />ran across a snail today ~ so i held it captive for awhile =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/545960923_pkFGj-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/545960923_pkFGj-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/545960923_pkFGj-M.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-79687569945739336512009-05-19T22:03:00.009-05:002009-05-20T15:54:58.160-05:00<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">haven't posted any pictures in awhile ~ so here's a couple...<br /><br />eeewww!! i'm not a big fan of frogs, but when they spend hours just lounging on the lily pads i can't resist taking some shots of them :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/541026099_VfzFr-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/541026099_VfzFr-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/541026191_L9mwZ-M.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/541026191_L9mwZ-M.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">*to answer the question about if i spiced up the colors in photoshop...i guess you could say i did ~ i always use actions on photos. i really don't know a thing about using photoshop to post process, but i love actions ~ just click a button and it can totally change the look of a photo. i just love vibrant color, lol, i know some of my pictures i look at and think whoa!! that could burn a whole in your retina or something they are so bright =) but look at some of the colors i use in kits, i'm not afraid of color.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-33621610038797198502009-05-05T23:08:00.004-05:002009-05-05T23:16:00.600-05:00i just uploaded this to the shop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6S33jyQl0a3T9nhyXUt9Gda7uHSYQva9DzR3uw6QUiuf_YyImlBxvpoFA4p22ZijA_Lg7yhE4tau2gKzvZ7qNMgJaCN1kuGoLqts8jWLXNxXQls-yhq7Z0lQjz5oNIt9dF2UfaRHPis/s1600-h/breezy_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6S33jyQl0a3T9nhyXUt9Gda7uHSYQva9DzR3uw6QUiuf_YyImlBxvpoFA4p22ZijA_Lg7yhE4tau2gKzvZ7qNMgJaCN1kuGoLqts8jWLXNxXQls-yhq7Z0lQjz5oNIt9dF2UfaRHPis/s320/breezy_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332559415094883650" border="0" /></a>and a couple of pictures...it has been so rainy lately so i've been getting shots of water drops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/526740370_2eEyH-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/526740370_2eEyH-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>this one is odd, but i think it's kind of cool :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/528556108_ntaTv-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/528556108_ntaTv-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-1732828102037345932009-05-01T23:19:00.003-05:002009-05-02T15:24:40.711-05:00<div face="verdana" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">* ok ~ i'm a dim wit :P coupon should be fixed now<br /></div><br />happy scrap day!! so, to make up for not having a giveaway for the day :( there is a crazy sale going on in my shop ~ 50% off everything ~ and to make it even better, use the coupon code <span style="font-weight: bold;">happy_nsd</span> for an extra 20% off!!! the coupon can be used for purchases of $1.50 or more. all this will end at midnight tomorrow night. enjoy the day =)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-48590153997744896252009-04-26T21:53:00.002-05:002009-04-26T22:08:53.709-05:00<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">thanks for the comments about my pictures :) i love to use actions for post processing. sometime i'll post a straight out of the camera shot and then an after with actions. just recently i downloaded the 2 sets that pioneer woman has as giveaways...</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2009/04/adding-sunshine/">pw actions</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">so if you have photoshop (not sure if they work in elements) give them a try. at the moment i love the one called "lovely and ethereal". used it on this shot of my clematis<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/521815399_ThLNn-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/521815399_ThLNn-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">and here is just a shot from my backyard. you'll be seeing lots of it thru the summer :P love to be able to just step out in the comfort of my own backyard and have things to get pictures of.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/520840292_YWEfo-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/520840292_YWEfo-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-54026999985178913152009-04-24T22:47:00.002-05:002009-04-24T22:50:18.429-05:00a couple more pictures...<br /><br />a dandelion<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/519496028_hDBue-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/519496028_hDBue-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />lilac blooms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/520131113_Crvbg-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/520131113_Crvbg-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-43666096004619478682009-04-23T10:45:00.003-05:002009-04-23T10:55:58.117-05:00<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">haven't posted any pictures for awhile ~ haven't gotten shots that i really like ~ but here's a few...<br /><br />this is bob a/k/a big boy ~ he's not fat, just big boned. he looks pretty lumpy in this shot, lol<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/517946771_xLgjv-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/517946771_xLgjv-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">i love hosta's, so just a simple shot of one that's coming up<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/516102380_oyFFJ-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/516102380_oyFFJ-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">because i see birds everywhere these days, this picture to me looks like a big bird pecking a little bird on the head. they are those things that come from maple trees.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/517173939_rmXPW-S.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;" src="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/517173939_rmXPW-S.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myviewoflife.smugmug.com/photos/517173939_rmXPW-M.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-51910623668279219572009-04-23T09:47:00.003-05:002009-04-23T09:54:19.510-05:00lately i've gotten some inquiries about how to use designs on blogs ~ and i don't have a clue =) but, thought i would share a link to a blog i ran across one time that gives instructions for customizing blogs:<br /><br /><a href="http://easycustomblogs.blogspot.com/search/label/Background">easy custom blogs</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-70118667740760564982009-04-23T08:58:00.003-05:002009-04-23T09:27:51.803-05:00i'm in the process of uploading this kit to the shop<br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtbX3Z0KynsZpCEZA6tKG02Sp5vdzYZWNy80CfKmWHXD6Wd6bAMPovRPafSYqd7kduI7tY_4FUdGjGO_-1YMz9eC4wGdQQkAlh49yIc8I-UP3NQriaftekQLqA2jIOUB78CHpnQSRxNM/s1600-h/olivia_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtbX3Z0KynsZpCEZA6tKG02Sp5vdzYZWNy80CfKmWHXD6Wd6bAMPovRPafSYqd7kduI7tY_4FUdGjGO_-1YMz9eC4wGdQQkAlh49yIc8I-UP3NQriaftekQLqA2jIOUB78CHpnQSRxNM/s320/olivia_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327892561327729698" border="0" /></a><br />i think blog designers are the only people using my designs these days ~ and i am thankful for that. every day i look at all the new designs out there and i just can't wrap my head around the popular style :( they are gorgeous that's for sure and there are so many uber talented ladies out there. first of all i'm not an artist ~ can't draw, can't paint. and i just can't get away from multi colored patterned papers, kills me to see the majority of kits only have solid papers these days. i don't know why i'm telling ya'll this ~ i guess because designing has become a huge struggle for me and it eats at me every day i just need to vent ~ if i'm not working on something it's in my head that i should be. i think being creative and having to be creative are 2 totally different things, so if you ever feel creative don't make it a thing you have to do.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-14778755564144820502009-04-21T17:35:00.002-05:002009-04-21T17:39:05.655-05:00i thought i'd bring this giveaway back =) just a shot of a piece of wood in my backyard ~ i thought it would make a good background.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/100685982/3b6f3c16/dbk_naturalppr.html">natural background</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVnGHNGo2-Vn62kDkpJE_6OcJtkO7L6SYiA2WS4Cj3gR_HktK6XoEleYJsha1I0bAOejWRseWIrNEwNvu2IGw0zAeG0oCCEj3iZ8IHfKEObLKK42kRHFVUk_aN1_kwh6NoRFved5qJfo/s1600-h/dbk_naturalppr_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVnGHNGo2-Vn62kDkpJE_6OcJtkO7L6SYiA2WS4Cj3gR_HktK6XoEleYJsha1I0bAOejWRseWIrNEwNvu2IGw0zAeG0oCCEj3iZ8IHfKEObLKK42kRHFVUk_aN1_kwh6NoRFved5qJfo/s320/dbk_naturalppr_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327277742648420754" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-87475674154252122472009-04-08T16:03:00.002-05:002009-04-10T12:44:39.493-05:00<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">i checked the blooms element download ~ and it worked for me, so keep trying :)<br /><br />same with the elements for the spring kit.<br /><br />:( sorry there seems to be so many problems with downloads ~ i guess these free sites for downloads aren't so great. i may go back to 4 shared.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7991142486311921326.post-38694607778991656242009-04-05T23:11:00.001-05:002009-04-05T23:12:41.583-05:00i just added this to the shop =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKkYEDoClEZxGzaNmtj5dfAcKJ7YQ4IMDCxp8t9fMIWT07p-5u91I0GtDdraItOAojcMSmJjtCDuVzi4QLexbO2Nvc3F_PwTvflafy3l-pqxk0D65JF8xbdFavoYWl-x1PDzlybowJ5k/s1600-h/cupcake_lrg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKkYEDoClEZxGzaNmtj5dfAcKJ7YQ4IMDCxp8t9fMIWT07p-5u91I0GtDdraItOAojcMSmJjtCDuVzi4QLexbO2Nvc3F_PwTvflafy3l-pqxk0D65JF8xbdFavoYWl-x1PDzlybowJ5k/s320/cupcake_lrg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321426434604101650" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2