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The last template I made was functional, and straight from a beautiful layout but the template itself wasn’t pretty. So, I thought I’d work on making a prettier template the next time. Only when I finished it I guess it was too pretty, because I decided to use it as-is for one of my own layouts!

I love these photos of my girls on an early spring day. This was the first time Raeleigh rode in the Jeep. Danielle was finally getting good enough at driving that we let her take Raeleigh for a ride. Although I think Danielle just knew how to drive in circles!

Anyway, this template was created especially for my Facebook Fans! You can get it by clicking on “Fan Offer” in the left column of the page. You can even use the frame over again on other layouts! I hope some of you will link up your layouts using the template or the frame!

I also created a Quick Page for those of you that want to use the Template as-is….you’ll just need to drop in your photos behind the Quick Page. And of course delete the parts of photos that overlap another frame.

Credits: Flower; heart and leaves: Hawksmount brushes; Distressed edge: Amanda Rockwell; Paper texture: Miss Tina; Dots background: Just Jamie; Frame template: Luiza Garay; Shadows: One Little Bird; Swirls: obsidian dawn; Painted edge of frame:atomic cupcake; Styles: Miss Vivi

A Christmas Light photo shoot at Rhema Bible College has always been on my To-Do list. This year everything fell in place! Perfect weather to take pictures without coats, cute outfits that Daddy bought on a business trip, and everyone was in a good mood…kind of. Raeleigh promised to trade smiles for a trip to QT for candy…until she saw the glow necklaces! I didn’t want them in the photos so I promised to get her one afterward. It took me a while to coax the smiles out of her!

I tried to read up on how to take portraits in the dark with great Christmas Light Bokeh. I didn’t really find a great tutorial. The best tip I found was to use manual settings and adjust them until the background lights look good. Then turn the flash on to photograph your subjects.

It worked pretty well except I had two problems. First, my auto focus is broken on my Nikon. (I forgot to send it in for repair before the Christmas season so I had to make-do.) Second, it is impossible to focus in the dark! So, here is my tip, and what I’ll try next time. Bring an assistant and have them hold a flashlight to shine on your subject while you are focusing! My best photos were taken when I was standing in the lighted walkway. At least I didn’t walk away empty-handed!

Credits: Christmas Ornaments, stitching and string bows are from Dunia Designs. Paper and Word Art are from Anne-Made.

I made a template of this double page spread! You can find it linked up in the rotating box under the log-in at my website DigiScrapQuickPages.com! Anne-Made’s paper really made my layout but there are lots of hanging strings/ribbons that you could use with ornaments to get the same effect! There are some hanging snowflakes and ornaments in this kit…Or you could do some hanging bird houses with birds flying around using this kit! And here is some stitching that has been on my wishlist for a while, there is a great blanket stitch which would be perfect for this layout!

Here is another layout I did with Recherché by KH Designs‘ new Bright Skies Ahead kit. This kit is packed full of summery goodness! Don’t miss the Grand Opening sale, you’ll get 30% off until midnight on the 4th!

Our vacation spot of choice has been The Great Wolf Lodge for the past 5 years since we live in Oklahoma and there are not any beaches within a day’s drive. There are two Great Wolf Lodges to choose from though! This summer we are thinking of going to the new Schlitterbahn in Kansas City. I have a friend in New Bruanfels were the “original” Schlitterbahn is located. We’ve been dreaming of going down for a visit, but I just can’t imagine that long of a drive with my four year old yet! So, the “fake” river will have to do!

Like my layout and want the frames? Good News! I made a freebie for you! Disclaimer, I’m not a designer! I used a template by Flergs and an Atomic Cupcake action. And, I kept them all in one file in order to minimize file size. Just use your selection tool to grab the frame you want!