Never-Fail Photo Ops for the Fourth of July
It’s funny how many story can be told about a single day- because really, it all comes down to perspective. The Fourth of July can mean so many things- and earlier on the Blog, I...
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Shake Up your Photos of the Fourth
The Fourth of July is packed with stories perfect for crafting- but if you’re like me, and you scroll through your photo library of early July- you may find your photos tend to be of...
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Be a Rebel- Take Candid Photos of Your Grad
High school graduation is a significant milestone in a teen’s life. It’s huge on so many levels. It’s a goodbye wrapped in a hello, a marker of the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and a...
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PUSHING PAUSE ON SENIOR WEEK | A PARENT’S CHEAT SHEET
During the final week of high school, an era comes to an end for your senior. It’s definitely a bittersweet time- and in just a blink, you will be at the Big Days: Prom and...
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Senior Year Photos and Gorilla Warfare | Arm your Enemy
This whirlwind of emotions and all the accompanying end of year activities can make it almost impossible to capture the stories of the High school wrap up- especially in light of the fact that parents...
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How to Ruin a scrapbooking layout in 10 easy steps
Step 1: Overcrowd the Layout Who needs breathing room when you can suffocate your layout with an overwhelming amount of photos, embellishments, and text? Forget about visual hierarchy or balance – just cram as much...
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Pushing Pause On What Matters
As I write this- it’s the quiet part of Winter. That part when the holidays have passed, New Year’s lists and plans have been made and the days are just short and cold and if...
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You’ve Got Layouts!
“The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It’s not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to...
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Layout Closeup | Photojournalism Style
It’s always a challenge to tell a story with multiple photos in a layout without looking cluttered. You want the story to be linear- start at point A and end at B- and you want...
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On Trend for Autumn | Happy Hues
Each season has it’s own tried and true classic hues- and that can be a great thing! It’s a visual nudge we collectively embrace to change gears settle into a bookmarked time of year. Pastels?...
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Realistic Stamping | Fake It to Make It
Here’s a another before and after page by Justine who is a all star Joymaker on my creative team! You may know her as @bellbrid at the Lilypad. I love to tweak things to look...
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April Photo Prompts
Hello April! It’s chapter 4 of this story we are writing together called “2022”- what little joys will it hold? I can tell you this- you need to actively look for them and then hold...
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