March 2011

Photo Cards to the Rescue for Busy Moms!

March 30, 2011

Moms deserve a medal! Take my sister-in-law Linda, as an example. With four children ranging in age from 4 to 14 years, Linda is always on the move. I get exhausted just watching her! On one Saturday, she shuttled my oldest nephew to a camping trip, another nephew to a guitar lesson, then my niece [...]

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To Everything There is a Season… and a Creative Bridal Shower Theme!

March 25, 2011

The days of the boring bridal shower are over!  It seems every one I go to lately is better than the last.  Besides the hip, trendy photo party invitations, the gourmet food and cocktails and creative new games and prizes, the newest trend is giving your shower a theme. Having a theme makes the party [...]

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How to Take Great Action Photos

March 23, 2011

The ability to take good action photos is a skill which can be useful in shooting everyday events, from a little-league ballgame, to a rare bird flying between trees. Achieving good results while using a digital camera is not always easy, but you can greatly improve your chances by understanding some facts about the inner [...]

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Baby Sends Out Own Birth Announcements!

March 18, 2011

One of the most memorable and unique photo birth announcements I ever received was sent by the newborn himself.  Now, even though the process is super easy, we all know he probably got a tad bit of help uploading his pictures onto the website and spelling some of the words in the cards but he [...]

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Kids’ Birthday Parties: Competitive Sport?

March 16, 2011

For awhile there, throwing kids’ birthday parties became something of a competitive sport.  Bigger!  More costly!  Further away!  More outrageously extravagant!  Bet you can’t top this! Among the trendy, however, we are seeing a return to birthday parties where the kids actually get to have honest-to-goodness kid-type fun with one another! These most often take [...]

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Wedding Thank You Cards Don’t Have to be Traditional

March 11, 2011

When my daughter and I were planning her wedding reception we had the brilliant idea to put disposable cameras on the tables, then we would develop the film and make wedding Thank You cards. I loved the idea of thanking people for attending the wedding by sending a beautiful, trendy photo card with pictures of [...]

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Great Photo Card Ideas – Flowers From the Garden

March 9, 2011

This senior citizen has become a whiz at designing beautiful, custom photo cards. For my first try at ordering cards online I started with something familiar to me. Since I really love my garden and I’m very proud of every plant in it, most especially the flowers, I took pictures of the colorful blooms in [...]

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Food Photography – Take Great Food Photos For Your Blog or Website

March 4, 2011

One of the great joys in life is eating. A sumptuous meal or a delectable dessert can brighten even the worst day. When you travel, isn’t one of the best parts of that trip finding new and wonderful places to eat? And when you find or make something yummy, you just want to share it [...]

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A Baby Thank You Cards Dilemma

March 2, 2011

Screaming babies, dirty diapers, and bits of spaghetti-o’s and ice cream cake spattered on the kitchen floor were just some of the highlights of my daughter Mia’s first birthday party.  Aside from all that fun stuff, we all know the best part of any party is the presents, and boy did she get spoiled this [...]

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