Holiday Cards - Yippee!!!

I'm so excited about this years' designs! These are NOT your typical holiday cards and if you are looking for something super unique - check out the Storybook Holiday Card that 'opens' up like a book with SIX sides! It is the last card in the show. Make sure to turn UP your music...you know those jingle bells will get you into the 'mood!' I'll be in Cincinnati/NKY on October 12th so if you want to book a session - email me soon! I'll be booking for the entire day. CLICK HERE to check out this year's holiday cards!

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Happy Birthday Ainsley!

We get to Ainsley's Tea Party/Birthday Party and it's like I stepped into an episode of Martha Stewart Living. Ainsley's mom really had the party planned to a.....'Tea' - I couldn't resist!! But just because you dress them up..doesn't mean you can take them out...Bea found her BFF Madeline and they started picking up the rose petals in the grass and spitting them out of their mouths. Madeline proceeds to scale the jungle-gym in her dress and got shot down by (I think) an older sister who told them that was off-limits. She also had chocolate ice-cream dried to her nose and face...you get what I'm saying..right? But you know it's a good party when you go home dirty - even when you are wearing white!!!

All I want for Christmas...

I get a little giddy when I think about Christmas cards! I've got an absolutely gorgeous collection this year and I plan to have a few samples online here in a few days to show you. On a sidenote: Don't wait to book your holiday session this year - I'll have limited bookings in December since I'm traveling more!! And why wait anyway? Get those cards out of the way and focus on what's important...shopping!

Halle...

10x20 Canvas...

For Rudi:

Annalise...

In The Garden...

Mindi & Andy's Album...

A few pages from their album:

Kristin's Photobooth Collage...

Kristin said the color scheme in her house was very neutral. They have a lot of "butter" pale yellow, reds, khakis, and browns in their kitchen & family room, most likely where the collage will hang. So we did a deep red for their name square. Love it!

Love this church...

and this shot of Dionne:

Calendars!

I'm giving this as a birthday gift! It's a desk calendar for my Father-In-Laws desk at work. I'm still putting together all the months but here is a sample:

Triple Canvas...

Mindi wanted something different and unique for her walls in her house. We put together this 3-piece canvas from her wedding day. I'm so glad she picked this image! I have a secret love-affair with lens flare. It's so spontaneous, romantic and photojournalistic. It makes posed pictures look like they happened by chance. It has it's perfect imperfections...*sigh* for lens flare.

The Frog Whisperer...

That's me! At one point, near the end of the trip, my Mother-In-Law told me to 'give it a rest.' I'm sure the wildlife was glad to see me go home. I caught frogs, tadpoles, minnows, a soft-shelled turtle and even found some (gross) leaches! We fished for Blue-Gill and Bass - it was too much fun! I've had my fill of the 'great outdoors' for awhile though. That's almost TOO much peace and quiet. Back to civilization for me!

Blue-Eyed Babe....

I could just love on him all day long!

Sneak Peek...

A little preview of our annual Photo Session at The Cottage...

Early Morning at the lake...

The Spiders' Web...

The Farm...

Mindi's Collage...

Mindi had a great idea and wanted to put together some collages of her guests from her Photo Booth at her reception. Here is a sample I put together for her:

A fun play with Dionne & Brad...

It was a bit windy and very sunny but we still did a fun little shot after the ceremony at the church...