New Tutorial is Up at OpenScrapbook!

Springtime is on its way here and I’m so excited! I love the warm air, the distinct smell of spring sunshine, the actual sunshine, finally!! I decided to pull out some springy – summery photos and play around in Photoshop a little bit. This is one of my favorite effects… a little vintage hazy look! It works great on so many photos!

I’ve written up a tutorial on how to achieve this effect over at my website, OpenScrapbook. If you’re not a member yet, you should be!! We have great tutorials for photography, photoshop and digital scrapbooking! Plus fun papers, textures and actions just for members! And… if you’ve seen my Photo Veils lately, you can get them 50% off if you’re a member! How cool is that?!!

I Heart Faces – Hands!

This week at I Heart Faces the theme is hands! I love this picture. I caught Summer playing on the piano one day in January. I love her sweet, chubby little hands making sweet music!

OpenScrapbook Photo Veils – The Simplicity Collection

I am so happy to announce the debut of our OpenScrapbook Digital Products Shop with our first release of Photo Veils – The Simplicity Collection! They are so simple to use and they can transform your photos quickly into works of art! Photo Veils work much like textures, you apply them to your photos and use blending modes to achieve your desired effects. They are compatible with most photo editing programs, including Photoshop and Photoshop Elements!

The Simplicity Collection is priced at $35 and includes 30 original Photo Veils. Members of OpenScrapbook receive a 50% discount on all digital products in our shop! Membership is only $15 a month and includes access to photography and digital scrapbooking tutorials, exclusive brushes, actions and textures, color palettes, special deals and more!

 

I’ve whipped up a few before and afters for you to see what Photo Veils can do! Each of these edits took me less than a minute to complete! That’s how quick and simple these are! They work the best in the Soft Light blending mode, which is what I’ve used in most of these samples. Experiment and try different blending modes to create a custom look!

Pixie Kisses – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

Salmon Salad Surprise! – Soft Light blending mode – 40% Opacity

 

Northern Lights – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

Grass Stains – Soft Light blending mode – 50% Opacity

 

Marigold – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

 

Summer Lily – Soft Light blending mode – 70% Opacity

Honey Crisp – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

 

History – Soft Light blending mode – 70% Opacity

Autumn Blaze – Soft Light blending mode – 20% Opacity

 

Serenity – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

 

Pixe Kisses – Soft Light blending mode – 40% Opacity

Marigold – Soft Light blending mode – 50% Opacity

 

Whisper – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

Ice – Overlay blending mode – 70% Opacity

 

Middle Image:  Brave – Soft Light blending mode – 100% Opacity

Mountain Sunset – Soft Light blending mode – 20% Opacity

Last Image:  Winter Jasmine – Soft Light blending mode – 75% Opacity

Repose – Soft Light blending mode – 50% Opacity

9 & 10 :: 100 – 100 Photos Project

I Love These Girls!

Isn’t this the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? They found Autumn’s light desk and used it for a light to read books at bedtime! Summer is “reading” the story to Autumn.

8 :: 100 – 100 Photos Project

I’m having a little fun today with my vinatge cameras! I knew there was a reason I kept all my scrapbooking papers! They make fabulous backgrounds!

5 :: 52

Week 5 of my 52 Weeks of Gratitude project.

I’ve had a rough time finding things I want to shoot for my 365. I’m not much of a winter person. But something has opened my eyes and I’m learning to see the beauty in winter.

I Heart Faces – Texture

This week at I Heart Faces the theme is Texture! I love texture. It is such a neat and easy way to get a fun look to your photos!

7 :: 100 – My Vintage Cameras 100 Photos Project

Jumping into “Through the Viewfinder” Photography

Last week I received my vintage cameras I ordered for “through the viewfinder” photography. I’m so excited to try something new! This is my very first shot that I took. I rigged up a light-blocking tube, you can actually see the leftovers in the corner here! There is lot I need to learn, but I love it!

I made my tube last night, so I was so excited for daylight to try more ttv shots! This is our weeping cherry tree in our backyard. I used Florabella textures on it.

Scarlett – Soft Light mode – 69% opacity
Mai Tai – Overlay mode – 100% opacity (I desaturated this texture a bit before applying it this photo)

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