Photography

I've been really busy with school, work, and my photography. Here are a few shots of my past couple sessions. Check out my new photography blog here.

I've Been Published

YAY!!!  I was asked to do a shoot for a local weekly paper and jumped at the chance.  I have been taking pictures for about 8 years now, and I am just now confident enough to put myself out there and try to get published.  I have had a few pics in print before, but not on the cover!!  I am so excited.  A huge thanks to The Alchemist for giving me this opportunity!

Princess B

The other day I had the great pleasure of taking some pictures of the adorable Brooklynn.  I slapped a 'B' on a onesie that justh happened to match a tu-tu I made while practicing my technique for the Tu-Tu Drive over at Samster Mommy.  These photos will be a great addition to my portfolio.

Bailey showing some sisterly love:

Today

I had the pleasure of visiting the Oregon Coast with my boyfriend.  The sun was out and the beach was gorgeous.  Even with it being spring break here in Oregon, we were able to find secluded places on the beach to take in the view.

We did see an odd sight though.  SURFERS!!!  Now surfers themselves are not odd, but seeing them on Oregon waves is.  Even in the middle of summer our oceans are freezing, so surfing is not a huge sport here.  I felt the water today and you couldn't pay me enough to submerge myself in that salty ice bath!

All in all it was an amazing day.  Love.

Bloomin'

The flowers are starting to bloom here in the Willamette Valley!

I adore spring!  The beautiful daffodils, tulips, and lilacs!  Everything just seems to come to life.

Here are a few shots of the beautiful flowers coming up in my yard.

 

 

  

I found these 'kissing cousins'

 

The tulips are trying to push through!  Check out that pool of water.

Scrappin'

One of my goals for 2010 is to get all most of pictures put into my scrapbooks.

I thought it would be fun to share my layouts with you all!

Two of my essential tools for scrapbooking are these:

I can't tell you how many times I have gone to these wonderful books and come away with great ideas!

I bought both of mine through ebay a few years ago, and in doing research for this post, discovered that they are WAY overpriced now (like $70 bucks each!)

But, if you shop Joanne's and bring in a coupon, you should be able to pick one up for less than $10 bucks!

Becky Higgins did a great job making 'recipes' for page layouts.  She even shows a few variations on each page she has designed!

Anywhoo, on the the layouts.

Oh, how I love my family and friends!  Anyway, hope you all have a happy Monday!

One more thing.......does anyone out there in blogland know of a great vellum tape that will not show up when used with textured cardstock?

Good Morning Sunshine

Ahhh, I love catching the sunrise....

Amazing Sunset

I only caught the tail end of it, but the sunset tonight was

ah-maze-ing!