Ready or not…here comes Christmas. And as much as we’re all trying to stay focused on what Christmas is really about (thus the reason why I included the video above)…by December 26th, that feeling has passed and we’re back to business as usual. In some cases, we don’t even make it that far…and this becomes the week where the pressure really hits and we look in the mirror only to find a much crazier version of ourselves trying to find those last minute presents. Not that all the presents aren’t important (well they aren’t really), but I think...

Welcome to the 50th week of Shoot and Edit: Part 1! Click HERE for all the details and upcoming prompts/themes and past tutorials. This week our theme or prompt is “Holiday Traditions” (this is just a suggestion, you can show us any SOOC shot…much like I did this week). You have until Wednesday each week to link your SOOC shot up on Jill’s blog. On Thursday, you can link up your edits with ME after following some of my tips on how to edit your shots (or just post your edit on Thursday and you can pick up my tips for next week).   I’m not sure that we...

Exactly one week until Christmas people! Are you ready?  You’ll remember that last week I teamed up with Shondra from Walk with Me and Blues and Pinks to give one lucky Scavenger Hunter a choice of an entire collection of digital papers that are available in the shop, one premade logo or a $25 credit toward a custom logo. This week…we have a winner: #41 – Kimberly from A Fresh Perspective! Congratulations Kimberly. Please email me and I’ll get you set up with Shondra. With that said, if you’re new to the Scavenger Hunt…WELCOME! If you’ve been...

Children sleepingSnow is softly falling.Dreams are callingLike bells in the distance.We were dreamers not so long ago.But one by one we all had to grow up.When it seems the magic slipped away,We find it all again on Christmas day…Believe in what your heart is saying, Hear the melody that’s playing.There’s no time to waste,There’s so much to celebrate.Believe in what you feel inside, And give your dreams the wings to fly. You have everything you need, If you just believe.~Josh Grobin As you may have noticed, I’ve been a bit busy with work the past few days...