More Letter Art

Speaking of Letter Art, my sister and I were feeling a little nutty and created this beauty for my dad's upcoming birthday. Totally 100% appropriate for my dad!  We thought we were pretty hilarious, the hubby not so much.  Deep down he knows he loves it :) At least he better because this will be his I-hate-commericalized-Valentine's-Day-so-we-small-gift-each-other-just-before-Valentine's-Day-Gift! I had them printed out at costco on a 5x7 photo and will frame it- they'll make a great classy, but not classy, fun decor item for the bathroom, office, or man cave. :)

And please feel free to download one for yourself or the goofball in your fam! Just right click and save the file. Enjoy!

Be sure to click here for details on inspiration and how to make your own.

Photo's used in this creation were found in Leo Reynold's Flikr Photostream

Family Letter Art

I instantly fell in love with this project by Amy of My 3 Monsters found on a guest post at Under the Table and Dreaming. 

So a visit from my sister and several months later, I finally completed mine.  They are SO fun! Leo Reynold's photostream is nothing short of amazing.  I could have, oh wait I DID, spend hours browsing through the vast array of photos.  And how generous of him to share his photographs. (Be sure to visit the copyright info if using his photos, basically you are free to share and remix the work under the following conditions... Attribution, non-commerical, and share alike!)

Absolutely, positively LOVE it!!! I just ordered it as a 16x20 canvas and can't wait until it shows up! Hooray! 

Crushing on Washington and other Randomness...

Remember my 79 cent shutters? Hard to forget aren't they! I think I've figured out what to do with them, simple and quick but hopefully cute!

Well look what else I found at the same thrift store...

I so fell in love with the rustic wood and my living room is in need of some major decorations, I thought for sure it would be the perfect size for this picture.





And it is, but wait! Take a step back...

And one more step. Look! I think I may actually like the painting that's in there.

Am I crazy?! Do you agree?

The hubster agrees so I think we may leave it... are we both crazy?!

It reminds me of this picture I took last weekend while skipping church with a sick little one.  I continue to be amazed by the beauty in this area! I feel so blessed to have lived in so many great places. 

And I don't think I'll ever tire of taking pictures of this Mountain or according to rugrat #2 "The dormant volcano."  These were taken straight from the car- I'm totally having a WA state crush!

Next time maybe I should back up or get out of the car so I don't cut out the tree :)

More crushing, if only it would stay this sunny for the whole year :)

And what's even funnier, after editing and playing with these pictures Sunday eve, I'm noticing a color trend, so maybe the painting was meant to be!?

Randomness for sure! If you made it this far have a happy weekend!

Take 3...

Are you sick of this picture yet!? I may be a semi-biased (ok prob a big time biased) mommy, but I still LOVE it!

I think I'm getting there with the right look?! I've learned so much about photoshop in the last 2 days and I don't think I've even scratched the surface...

One of these days I may actually get back to doing something really crafty, but sadly I'm kinda in a slump! I'm feeling a little overwhelmed- there's so much that could be done on the crafty list, that I don't know where to start.  And to top that off, I'm experiencing some fabric-cutting anxiety! Does anyone else get this... a great gorgeous piece of material and so many different options for cuteness, and then there's the whole 'what if I mess up' thought! Ugh! Silly I know, something I'm working on overcoming.  We've got a great fun weekend planned so crafting may be limited until next week... we'll see. :)

Take 2...

Photo Fun

We took a step back in time this weekend and rode a steam train in the foothills of Mt. Rainier.  It was a great afternoon, one we won't forget. Love those days! While waiting for our return train I snapped this classic photo... it's destined for our poor lonely white bare walls! So help me please! Any photo editing tips, any favorite tricks, tutorials?!
This is what I have so far, using the Photo Grunge Effect Tutorial

Original:

#1

#2

#3

Better? Too 'edited'? Favorite?