For Rich

Posted on June 17, 2012 by katandcompany

Miss Margaret and I did a photo shoot especially for her dad for Father’s Day.

Happy Father’s Day Rich.
We have a pretty awesome girl here.

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Just in case anybody is curious, I got the props from Paper Coterie.
You can get them here for free.

life 101

Posted on January 12, 2012 by katandcompany

Now for the second project from Paper Coterie.

Remember the pictures I posted yesterday?
I made a cute little book out of these called life 101.

They have a whole bunch of book templates like this one at good prices.
The best part is that you are not stuck with the template they supply for you.
I put plenty of my own tweaks and touches in this thing.

My book includes 20 lessons that I’ve learned from little people.

If you’re looking for a fun photo gift, I would start your search at Paper Coterie.
So many fun things to make.

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Please note: This is not a sponsored post. I just want to share some of the awesomeness I have found so that it may give you ideas.

Polaroid Heart

Posted on January 10, 2012 by katandcompany

I got a new poster!
I am so excited.
I got a Catalina coupon at the grocery store for Paper Coterie.
(The same company I did my photo project with last month.)

I got two things but I’m only sharing one today.
The first item was a polaroid heart poster.
Here’s what the Paper Coterie says about the project:

“Love never goes out of style, so now is always the perfect time to show affection. Surprise the ones you love with personalized wall art that shows how much you care. Just upload their favorite photo, or one with you together, to make a long-lasting gift. These durable, breathable fabric posters are made with a special adhesive so they will stick and re-stick to virtually any surface. Plus they won’t crumple, tear, or fade. Make every day special with personalized posters.”

I took all of the Embrace the Camera photos of me and the girls and fitted them into the heart. Then I made my favorite view from my aunt’s house into the background.

I call it:

This is a closer look at some of the pictures in the poster.

I absolutely love it!
It makes me smile just glancing at it.

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Please note: This is not a sponsored post. I just want to share some of the awesomeness I have found so that it may give you ideas.

Capture the Holidays ~Part 3~

Posted on January 5, 2012 by katandcompany

Here’s the final part of my photography project for December:

Attitude Adjustment.
I love the song “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”.
This little guy only comes out for the holidays and really helps cheer me up some times. No rhinoceroses here!

You are getting sleepy.
This is Miss Bella the bulldog.
She stayed with us for Thanksgiving.
Best dog ever for a massaging foot rest!

Life is sweet.
I made a whole lot of sweets for Christmas.
One of my favorites, as always, was the peppermint bark.
It’s so imperfectly perfect and yummy.

Enchantment.
A classic shot of Santa’s cookies and milk after his visit.
(Those cookies were good! Winking smile )

This magic moment.
What could be more magical than the exuberance of my little elf passing out gifts on Christmas morning?

The day after.
This was all we saw of Miss Rose for three days after Christmas.

A breath of fresh air.
Miss Margaret told me that she loves this tree.
She also loves to pose for the camera.

Through the looking glass.
This is Miss Rose through a pretty glass candle holder.
I kinda like it.

A toast!
My guy and I went out on a date and stopped for a drink at this cute bar.
I lifted my peartini and toasted to the holidays being finally over.

Now, there’s no looking back!
I bought this little book with a gift card I received to one of my favorite stores.
(I love love love Powell’s Books.)
I am working on building a website that I plan to introduce this year and this book is going to help me.

Gather your thoughts.
This is simply a collage of all the pictures from the project.

I had a lot of fun expanding my photographic horizons.
I’m going to get these printed and I’ll have a fun book for next year to remember this Christmas with.

Capture the Holidays ~Part 2~

Posted on January 4, 2012 by katandcompany

Here’s the second part of my photography project from last month:

Shaping up.
I cheated a little with this one.
I took it two years ago at PCC Rock Creek.
This fountain was totally frozen.
I tweaked it a bit though.

A whole lot of happy.
Self-explanatory.
(I do love love love the toothless grin!)

Simply divine.
I love that Miss Margaret was so into her advent calendar.
She even “accidently” opened the days ahead because she couldn’t wait.

Sincerely yours.
There’s nothing notable about this picture, but it shows all the holiday cards we had received in the first half of the month.

Got gifts?
The goal for the day was to shoot an image that we could put on gift tags.
I love this ugly Christmas caroling ornament and I just might put it on my tags next year.

The season of lights.
I like the lights reflecting off the ornaments more than anything.

Warm glow.
I LOVE this candle.
It’s a snowball candle that only comes out during Christmas.
It makes it feel like a white Christmas even when it’s just cold and dry outside.

Recharge.
This is how I like to recharge.
In a nice hot bath with some yummy smelling sea salts thrown in.
Of course, I never get to bathe alone; someone always wants to talk while I’m in the bath and this time it was Miss Rose.
It’s a nice thought though. I tried.

Make a list (check it twice).
This is a condensed version of my daily to-do lists.
I didn’t even get to those cupcakes.

Wrapped with love.
I think this one is also self-explanatory.
I do love my family.

Capture the Holidays ~Part 1~

Posted on January 3, 2012 by katandcompany

I was working on a photography project throughout December.

I found it at Paper Coterie, in the Prompt Me section.
It’s called Capture the Holidays.
Everyday, we were given a different theme to shoot for the day.

Here’s my first ten: