First Snow

It has arrived and so begins winter and all its beauty and challenges.

 

Another winter layout

Another winter layout. What can I say....I live in Saskatchewan and it is COLD here. Winter plays a significant role in our lives.

I used the Best Creations paper - they have some beautiful winter, Christmas and heritage papers with glitter on them.

Remember the blizzard of Jan 10/2007? This was a really easy page and I had fun using grunge board to cut out my letters on the di cut machine - ink them and spray them with silver shimmers - cool stuff. A little bling for that winter cold sparkle, some snow flakes and done. About 20 minutes. I think I am so inspired to be using current pictures that I am really on a roll but one of these days I will have to tackle all the 2001 pictures neatly organized on my desk waiting for me. :)

Blessings!

SNOW much FUN

Just one more two page layout and I have finished archiving all our numerous family events for the year 2000. It has taken almost a year. LOL at this rate I will never catch up! Used Basic Grey paper and letter stickers - still love those! and their newest font is so nice - can't wait for the new line of BG coming soon- some white chip board cut at JSI! for the letters and Me and my Big Ideas glittery snowflakes..and a few embellishments from the stash.
My next layout is a challange - for me that is! About 15 pictures - and really poor ones at that - but I can't leave our fun Christmas talent show out of the album. I hope to get it done this weekend..and then! on to 2001 - but first perhaps a few recent photos that I really like!
Thanks for letting me share.
Julie

Sunrise with my sweetheart and my camera!

I have an amazing husband. He always knows just what to get me for Christmas. Last year he surpirsed me with a Lensbaby - a new lens for my camera - I love it! Very fun!! This year he surprised me with a new Velbon tripod - it does everything! fast and easily - wow! I can be set up in seconds. And he picked it out with very little help. Thank you Don's Photo for helping this guy out...next year I will stop by and give you all a wish list. hehe

So as per my usual I was up very early this am (I won't tell you when)- put a pot of coffee on and read a great book David and I got for Christmas from our pastor - funny thing is we bought him the very same book!! Total Church - great book - lots to discuss and talk about from this book. Anyways I have been ansy to try out my new trypod on more than just family photos in the house and thought it was shaping up to be a good sunrise this morning ...a few clouds but I was hopeful they would burn off. Perhpas some nice frost in the air. I asked Mark, my 24 yr old photo enthusiast son to join me but alas he wanted more sleep - but the sun doesn't rise until 9:15 Mark! still a no and he rolled over to pull the covers over his head.

Hmmm, maybe David would come - what a husband - sure, he said but we have to stop at Intermission House for a coffee to give him something to do in the car while I play - agreed. So out the door at 8:24am.

We arrive at my chosen spot just NE of the city, I get set up and David gets out of the car and says "make sure you get the shot along the fence dear with lots of depth of field" ...LOL ...I am stunned....this guy never takes pictures! I ask him " what do you think I should set my F stop at dear?" he looks at me dumbfounded "How would I know?" ...exactly my point! I didn't actually say that - just smiled. He gets back in the car to warm up with his coffee. But I am very amused and actually excited - you see David has recently started becoming interested in photgraphy. In Hawaii he took my old Olympus point and shoot and took some very good pictures - he has a real sense of composure and actually took some very artistic and unique shots - I was impressed. So I am slowly teaching him bits and pieces about manual settings and he is actually listening and getting it.

Back out of the car again David trudges through the snow to the fence. What IS he doing???

"Try a shot from here dear" he says...I was trying to avoid getting snow up my pant legs but he IS right! I love it! So here are a few of this mornings pictures...and the sun? Did not perform. It became even more overcast. But that's okay - God's creation is always beautiful to behold...even when cold and icy. And I loved this time with my sweetheart!

...he was right - worth the snow up the pant leg! LOL

Thanks for letting me share!

Julie