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I found this teeny, tiny waterdrop on my lilac buds today. It was the only one I could see. I wonder how it’s lasted in this strong wind we’ve been having.

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So sorry for the lag in blog posts! I got a little overwhelmed with posting everyday on top of all my other responsibilities, so I’ve decided to post my 365 photos weekly instead of daily. I think that will free me up so I can create more great tutorials on products for you guys, as well as some more quality posts for my blog!

We are seeing some signs of spring! Our grass is starting to turn green and we’re getting some tiny buds on our trees and bushes! I can’t wait until my weeping cherry and lilac trees start to bloom! I love this time of year!

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Yesterday Aaron and I went for a drive and a hike in the foothills. It was threatening to rain all day and we had some sprinkles here and there but nothing too wet! We hiked for about 15 minutes up a snowy road to the top of one of the hills. On the hill to my left and behind, there were a bunch of elk. There were probably around 30 of them… Aaron was in heaven! So we watched them for a little while and then I came over to this spot to take some pictures of the valley. Aaron wasn’t too far away, just down the hill a bit to look for elk sheds.

Just as I was taking these photos, I heard a loud sound… I thought it was the elk making noise, but a second later there were more. They were high-pitched howling noises! Aaron came running up the hill and told me we need to go now! Terror and absolute fear took over me! He said they were wolves and a lot of them! I have never been so scared! We had no gun or any way to defend ourselves. I had no idea wolves would be down this low. I always thought they’d be up in the mountains more. So we made sure they weren’t coming our way (they were on the back side of the opposite hill we were on) and we got the heck out of there!

I had nightmares last night… I was so scared! I didn’t get many more pictures after that, I wasn’t going to get out of the truck!

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My lilac bush is sprouting these sweet little buds! I love this one, it looks like a butterfly. I love it when I find little surprises in nature! I’ve noticed most of my photos lately have brown and grey tones… I am so ready for the green and color to come!!

I used a couple of my Photo Veils on this:

Northern Lights set to Overlay at 100%

Summer Lily set to Soft Light at 40%.

Get them here!

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Signs of Spring! Yay!

I’m Going to Wow You with My Mad Sewing Skillz!

(These are for my other 365 project… yes, I’m insane and I’m doing TWO Project 365’s! One is for my photography and the other is just for my girls and their daily lives. These are for my girls’ project today… day 50! I’ve actually made it 50 days without missing any pictures! I love to look back and remember the little tidbits of their lives!)

So, Autumn brings me a pair of pajama bottoms this morning and tells tells me to cut off the legs because they have holes in the knees. I cut them off and tell her to throw the scraps away. She pauses for a minute, then tells me she wants to make a dress for her Calm-Down Bear! So I cut some holes in the sides for sleeves and put the scrap on her care bear. She then tells me to make one for Summer’s Calm-Down Bear too! So the two Calm-Down Bears have matching dresses! Aren’t they so cute! So, do you want me to make you a dress now? I’m available…

On both photos, I used my newly released Photo Veils from the Simplicity Collection! They are so fast and easy to use! I whipped these two photos out in less than a minute! Check them out… you will love them!!

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I’m having a major ”a-ha” moment today AND I came up with a fabulous idea! Yay for inspiration hitting me smack in the face!

This sweet little bird came out and was singing the prettiest little song. It was such a refreshing joy to hear today!

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I’m cheating a little with my 365 today! I am so swamped getting things ready for my photo veils release! This is one of the before and afters I’ve been working on this afternoon.

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So… I’m so excited! My big project that I have been working on for months now is finally finished! My Simplicity Photo Veils are going to be released this weekend! The set includes 30 original Photo Veil “overlays.” They are so simple to use and they can transform your photos quickly without a lot of work! You don’t need to be an expert at Photoshop to get some really fun, pretty color effects!

I applied two photo veils to my 365 photo today. I was finished editing within 3 minutes! They are so fun! If you haven’t already, head over to my website OpenScrapbook and sign up for our newsletter! We’re going to give you some more information in this week’s letter!

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