Time for an adventure

It's been a few weeks since I've been out on a photography adventure, and I'm starting to get an itchy trigger finger. A good friend of mine from town here often joins me, we jump in my car, and where we end up is where we take photos. The M.D. of Taber park has given me tonnes of inspiration. It amazes me that even when I go with someone else, they see things differently then I do. My friend's work astounds me, and I can't but be inspired. Even the simple trees look different behind her lense, even if we were standing side by side. But like I mentioned earlier, it's time to go out on a shooting adventure again. I love taking photos. I love seeing new things. I love trying different angles and shooting modes. I love learning to see differently. A photo taking adventure sounds like more fun than grocery shopping or laundry or homework, doesn't it? I'm not sure how I'm going to scrap these photos, but I'll come up with something soon. By the way, we love to hear from you on the blog. You're welcome to leave comments at any time. If you have questions or suggestions, please, feel free!
Anyways, til next time,

~RonniH.

Winter wonderland...again?

well i thought the weather was getting better , but as i get up this morning i see this fluffy shite stuff everywhere...im so done with the white stuff!!! please go away!!!

how is everyone doing ? getting lots of scrappin done??

have u seen miss mel's sneek peek of the kit for march??? hmmmm, cant wait to see more, wonder what she has up here sleeve??

Reminders:

1)There will NOT be a crop this weekend feb 19& 20 , due to low numbers .

2) Dont forget the Olympics celebration at the store, get in and get your names on the rings for the awesome prize packages!!!!

3) Take your pics for the April kit.

4) Get registered for our 3rd Anniversary crop.

If u are in the down town area this weekend , drop by and have a chat with me ill be in friday and saturday!!! see ya'll then
have a great day!!!
~tam~

March sneak

Sorry - Kari had my memory card at the store last week and I just got it back! Here are a couple to make up for missing last weeks sneak!!! Hope you enjoy........

Challenge for this week...

Happy Family day! It felt so good to sleep in this morning! I don't have to work today, and even better, I don't have to make my girls a school lunch for a whole week! :) They don't complain too much, and they aren't even that picky, but I hate having to make lunches.
So, I'm assuming that you, like me, don't have to work today, and that will leave you time to do one of our weekly challenges. Your challenge for this week, is to cut apart your background paper, like I have done in the following layout. The swirly-flowery patterned paper is from My Little Yellow Bicycle, and I've had it since the summer, knowing I'd want to do something special with it.
Now, if I had been thinking, I'd have taken a before picture of it, but I think you can see how I cut out the main portion. Use a sharp blade, breaking off the point once it seems to start dragging on the paper. And if you use a glass cutting mat, it will go much smoother. I cut out the inside portions first, and then used my little scissors for the rest of it. It may seem tedious, but the effect is worth the effort. Besides, I enjoy the process of scrapping as much as the finished product. It gives me time to think, or not think, as the case may be, lol! Here are some closer peeks at it. Dontcha love the little Maya Road envelope? I wrote my journalling on a little bit of cardstock, and stuck it inside. A little ink on the edges, and it looked fantastic!As you can see, I also had cut my title. I used Tim Holtz's mask letters on cardstock that I had sprayed with misting ink and then dried. I traced around each letter with a black pen, and cut them out. A little bit of bling, and, ta-da!This layout is from when Nicki and I went shopping for her grad dress. There are a few extra pictures of dresses that didn't make the cut in the envelope matt behind her. I stapled a little bit of ribbon so that they're easy to see. On the journalling card, I even mentioned that there were more dresses to see. Hiding extra photos when you don't have a lot of space is a favorite trick of mine to highlight the ones that you do want seen.

So, give it a go, have fun! Cut up some pattern paper for your background! And, if you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section. I love hearing from you guys!

~RonniH.

Saturday!

Happy weekend! Did you catch the opening of the Olympic ceremonies last night? I did, and was amazed at them... especially the light show. I would have loved to have seen that in person! I'd heard rumours of who was going to light the caldron, and was pleased to see it was everyone of who I'd heard.
So I thought I'd show off a little of what I've done in the past few days. I'll be in later this afternoon, so this will be in the store, as well as a few others. :)
I like to write up and then scrap lists of my kids. I haven't done one of Darby in a little while, so it was time. I LOVE this photo I took of her. It's in black and white, and then I "erased" the black and white layer, so that her green/blue eyes were back to the original photo colour, as well as her poncho in photoshop. Journalling reads:
When you're with friends, you make up songs and sing them over and over. You talk constantly. Your favorie classes are art and music. your favorite colour is green. You would eat cheese pizz for every meal if I'd let you. You always have stories to share of your day. You have 2 favorite songs: "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond and "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show. You're tucking youself into bed every night, hoping I don't notice that you're up too late reading. Your favorite books are about fairies or the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. You want to be an artist when you grow up and a substitute teacher in your spare time. Jan. 2010

So, I'll be back with more stuff soon! Happy scrappin!

~RonniH.

NEW MEMBERSHIP REWARDS...
Just wanted to remind everyone that our memberships are changing...:)
With our 3rd Anniversary fast approaching we have decided to revise our
VIS Membership REWARDS. As we know over the years fads change within any industry, so we are hoping the changes will benefit everyone differently. Watch the blog or your emails for possible sneak peeks on what will be happening. But don't worry all will be revealed on March 5th. Make sure you come by to help us CELEBRATE!

Celebrate the Olympics with us.... Store Wide Discounts & Fantastic Prize Draws!

Olympic CelebrationFeb 11th – Feb 28th

The Olympic Rings!
Each ring enters you in to our draw for one of 5 prizes. If you have an entry on all 5 rings you will be entered into our Grand Prize draw.(you must attend in store to have your name entered, sorry no exceptions)
Blue Ring: Entry Starts February 11th , until February 13th
Yellow Ring: Entry Starts February 15th, until February 17th
Black Ring: Entry Starts February 18th, until February 20th
Green Ring: Entry Starts February 22nd, until February 24th
Red Ring: Entry Starts February 25th, until February 28th

Now Even More...
When Team Canada Medals, you SAVE!
GOLD medal, 20% off your entire purchase
*SILVER medal, 10% off your entire purchase
*BRONZE medal, 5% off your entire purchase*

PRIZES: Product Gift Box, Libre Tea Glass, Free Class, 1 Year Coupon Book,
Free 1 Year Membership/Gift Bag
Grand Prize, $500 Value1 Year Store Coupon Book
Merle Norman Gift Basket Embellished Memories Giftand more!!

*Excludes GST, classes, crops, kits, membership fees, specially marked items, and pre-orders, in stock items only. Not valid with other offers. Discount available only the duration of the Day Team Canada wins the Medal. (no carry-over discounted will be awarded) See instore for more details...