December 30, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Kurt brought yummy frozen chicken soup concentrate from Cash & Carry home with him - YAY! Because I didn't get out of bed all day except to shower and do the dishes. For real people. We are all sick and we all lounged all day except Kurt who had to work anyway.

The only pics again today are screen shots from *windows* shopping...

I almost bought these, then remembered, I have Mindy kits almost these colors and the colors are what I liked...so I didn't - I bought some things at digitalscrapcafe.com though...just not these lol - I had never heard of that particular shop until sometime last month I stumbled across it and found some neat things :D

December 29, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

I was sick. SICK SICK and didn't really want to work but had no choice...made it through that...

I got tired of trying to sleep while coughing and did some *windows* shopping...and resisted the urge to buy this Glam New Year kit by Leora of Little Dreamer Designs - because I know I wouldn't use them even if I am in love with the bokeh texture on the big paper and the colors make me think fondly of Burns High while victory chants from football season go through my head...silly. I know.

December 28, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Photo of lens cap...new white balance lens cap from Ebay for like $6 including shipping - to help set a custom white balance for any situation...I may even learn how to use it effectively :D

December 23, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

I BOUGHT THESE. Funkyplayground Designs is having a best of 2009 sale and things were $1.35 which is in my budget - so I think I actually bought these in the pack that had 60 different paper pattern templates in it, I even unzipped it. Sometime in 2010 I will even open the folder and at least look at them ;o)

December 18, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

See, I could have an addiction to story boards, I love these too, they're at OScraps and Emily Powers did them...and no, I didn't buy these either because even on a lazy day, I really could do this myself too (well, maybe not the sweet black and white photos she's displaying them with...but the blocks with my pics I could).

December 15, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Okay, here we have the budged flash diffuser combo...

I saw a little Photojojo tip on how to use a film canister, which I had actually put off since August because I am not safe with sharp objects and thick plastic (I'm clumsy, what can I say), so in a pinch, I decided a portion cup would work (happened to be during the employee Christmas party at Gino's where we have stacks of these little gems).

So the portion cup worked great! Easily attaches with scotch tape (dollar tree variety used here). Then I got brave and tried the film canister at home...then tried them side by side and then together (by side by side, I mean one shot with just the canister, then one with just the portion cup) and decided that together they work well for close up shots in which you need a flash that would normally wash out the subject.

So a fancy flash, speedlight, off camera remote strobes, or even $60 diffuser attachment would be *cool* but this is way cool...and while I still dream of that delightful Canon 7D...I really think I need the Superheadz Golden Twin that shoots regular 35mm film...and I admit, I could totally get sucked into the toy camera thing. There are some amazing film cameras out there that we in the digital age pay money to filter, grunge and grain up - why not shoot it that way in the first place? Actually, I have to confess, I don't edit my photos to look like they were shot with shoddy film and equipment, but I LOVE THE LOOK!! I'm actually gonna' load the film I have into Abby's *hannah montana* plastic real *toy* camera. Should be FUN!

This fancy contraption should work with ANY on camera flash, pop up or not, providing you can find the portion cup the size you need...scotch tape can be cut to needed size. :) Mine is the 3.25 ounce size, that's what we have at Gino's :o)

December 14, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

My Artscow books came today. NINE of them, all at once. Very cool :)

December 10, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Windows shopping...found a new store on accident. I love simple kits and this one was cute and simple.

Digital Scrap Cafe

There was lots of cute stuff there :D

December 8, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

Leave it to Ruby, when instructed to cut letters out of the newspaper to make words and such, to find the backward R from the Toys 'R' Us ad and make her name...backward.

December 1, 2009 - Living For Jesus is Fun

*Windows* shopping again. Loved this little brag book template set. I think it must be the rounded corners - I love rounded corners :D