Friday, May 17, 2013
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Saffron Shrimp in a Tequila Lime Sauce Recipe
I made this for the boys a couple of weeks ago and as usual it was a hit. Seafood is usually some of the favourite meals around here.
I'm always in a rush to make meals on weekdays and so I forgot to take the shell off the shrimp this time. Oopsie. There was even one or two with the legs still on and my four year old guy refused to eat them.
Here is the recipe and the free printable.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Favorite Photo Apps
I'm not a "wordy" person, ironic considering that I have a blog, isn't it? It's also ironic because I have an obsession for fonts. If you read my blog posts on a regular basis though you already know this because my posts are short and to the point. I am on the other hand a visual person and photos really allow me to share everything in my life in the most effective way.
My iPhone currently has 39 photo apps because I am completely obsessed with them. I sometimes use up to three different apps to edit a photo.
I want to share my most commonly used apps and show a few screen shots to give you a feel of what they each have to offer.
I want to share my most commonly used apps and show a few screen shots to give you a feel of what they each have to offer.
CAMERA AWESOME
This app really lives up to it's' name because it really is awesome starting with the fact that it's really fast.
You can use 4 different shooting modes; horizon, rule of third, golden mean and trisec. Editing is a breeze with a split screen showing you your original photo and the Awesomized version. You can edit the sharpness, temperature, vibrance and contrast of your photo. There is also a large number of presets that can be used to awesomize your photo from presets, filters, textures and frames. As usual there is a large selection that you can scroll and unlock but I find that I use the basic presets and that's all I really need.
When you select export edited it puts a copy in your camera roll otherwise your photo will remain in the app.
PICSHOP
The best thing about Picshop is it does what a lot of apps out there don't do. It has functions similar to Lightroom or Aperture. You can straighten your photo, brighten it, change the colour hue and saturation and even remove blemishes. You can add effects such as tilt shift and fish eye.
OVER
When it comes to adding text to a photo this is my absolute favorite app. I unlocked all the fonts and there is are a lot to play around with. Changing the color and size of the font is really easy. You can add layers of different fonts.
Aside from what you can do with this app in the way of fonts there is not much else you can do but for me that's more than enough. I love what I have been able to do with my photos.
I often use these three apps in combination to edit and add font to a photo and although it takes a little longer than it should to edit a photo I love the end result.
If you are using an app that you absolutely love please let me know as I am always in the search for the perfect photo app.
Happy editing!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Minted - Paper Products
Lately I have been totally crushing on Minted Wedding Invitations. They use the best paper stock, inks and printing methods to create the best paper products. The designs and the quality are absolutely to die for and not to mention the fact that they use designs from independent designers from all over the globe.
Minted has letterpress invitations that are stunning! Don't you just feel like running your fingers all over the surface of the Wedding Invitation below? Letterpress brings all those beautiful lines to life in a way that is indescribable.
You could get everything from the Save The Date Cards to the Thank You Notes. It's a one stop shop for AMAZING! You will definitely impress with these designs.
Minted also has something that I had never heard of before which is their Wedding Invitation Minibook Cards. They involve seven customizable pages for photos and text. They are gorgeous!
Minted doesn't end with wedding invitations. They also have amazing Baby & Kids Products such as Birth Announcements, Baby Shower Invitations, Kids Birthday Party Invitations and Decor. They have super lux business cards, stationary and the list goes on and on. If you want the best in paper products this is the place to go.
Here's a little eye candy for you.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Marketing
I have been working hard on my photography website this weekend.
I came up with a few promotional templates to use.
For Mother's Day I came up with a deal and an ad to post to my facebook accounts. It was so much fun but as usual I am my own worst critic so it took me longer than it should have to come up with a simple template.
Of course as usual I showed it to the hubs and he critiqued it. I think on account that it was 2:00 in the morning I did not take the criticism and therefore I am not making the changes so this is my original product and the FINAL product.
I also made some gift certificate templates to use.
I'm going to be using a trifold template to print from WHCC (White House Custom Colour) and this is the front.
This is the inside.
I love love love (yes this is a love X 3 type of post) working on this type of thing so this snowy weekend was very productive. :)
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Monday, April 08, 2013
What's happening?!
Lately I've been focusing a lot on myself and my boys. I've been trying to spend more quality time and creating a bit more balance in my life.
Two weeks ago on Sunday evening we spent playing with the boys at home and then taking them to a park that we always drive by on our way to drop our oldest at school.
This past Friday we spend the day having fun as a family. We went out for breakfast then we went to see The Croods which I have to admit I cried a little towards the end. I'm a sucker for sappy movies. ha ha. We finished the day off with arts and crafts, face paiting and a nice dinner followed by a round of Just Dance on the XBox. It was great!
Just before bed we gave the kids a bath but they still came out with some makeup around their eyes so for the entire weekend it looked like they had eyeliner on. I had to reasure everyone that I had not put on "girly" makeup on the boys. Lucky for my guy in school that it finally washed off before he started school again this morning as he was off for two weeks for Spring Break.
Of course my days also consist of my 8-5 job. Just before Christmas we moved into our new building and I have to say that I absolutely love it here. Everything is nearby and the building is awesome.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
The Lorax Birthday Party
We had The Lorax themed birthday party for my little guy yesterday. Here are some photos of the party.
I made 12 pom poms to use instead of balloons. It really made the house look and feel festive. The birthday banner was really long and so had to be hung up among the pom poms.
We had a little mini candy bar for the kids. The yellow and orange cady are not Reese's Pieces. They are organic chocolate and were so delicious. I saw them at the health food store and since the colors were perfect I got a big bag full of them.
I got the Thank You free printable from HP to make these Thank You cards. I cut out the printable and then glued it to coordinating card stock.
For party favours I gave the kids a Truffla Seed to take home and grow. To see the tutorial and printable go here.
For the cupcakes I made Truffula Tree toppers. They consist of paper straws cut in half and then a pom pom glued to the top. Super easy!
I ordered these cake pops from Cakes by Heather. They turned out great and they tasted incredible. We had a few left over which I threw in the freezer for that day when I have a mad craving for a sweet and decadent cake pop.
The birthday boy was able to open his gift which I made him. It's a Lorax Toddler Activity Book. I think I was more excited than he was. He did say, "Wow!" when he opened it and that's all I needed to hear from him.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
The Lorax Party Favor Printable
My little guy's favourite movie is The Lorax so for his third birthday party today we threw him The Lorax themed birthday party. For the favours I gave each child a Truffula Seed so they could grow their own tree.
I bought a bag of Gladiolis because they were the closest thing I could find to the Truffula Seeds in the movie and some terracotta pots to go with them. I punched tiny holes into some zip bags and put a seed in each bag.
I made this Truffula Seed packaging tag and printed them out. You can grab the free printable here.
For the growing instructions on the back I used the original instructions that came in the packaging for the Gladioli making sure to add a note that this was a in fact a gladioli that the kids would be growing.
To complete the favour I put enough potting soil to fill each terracotta pot in a zip bag and then finished off each pot by adding a ribbon in orange or yellow.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Birthday Banner Printable
My little baby is turning three and I am throwing him a Lorax themed birthday party. I have been working on a lot of the printables myself and they are all finally finished. I will be sharing all of them through out the week as I prepare everything day by day. The party will be next Saturday and so now I"m rushing to get all the details finished.
Here is the birthday banner printable.
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