Always wanted to take a class with Jessica Sprague but haven't for some crazy reason? Next week, you can register for free for her newest class, Photo Editing: Frame-ups and Special Effects.
I took her last free class, Stories in Hand, and it was super, super cool. Jessica is the bomb! So if you're looking to brush up those digital skills, be sure to put this on your calendar!
These are my cute inlaws—Joan and Daniel Sr.—the people who made my cute husband—Daniel Jr. And they are all blessedly Minnesotan. Heck, Joanie even hails from Brainerd, don't-cha know?
I myself am not Minnesotan, but I've lived here since 1990 and during this time I suppose I've acquired a few tell tale accent quirks that give my geographical location away. I was recently with some friends who took great pleasure in calling me out every time I let out a Fargo-esque "Ohhhh" or "Yaaaaaa."
At this point, coming from Seattle (where I swear to you, people have NO discernible accent), then going to Texas (where I swear to you, people have MAJORLY AWESOME accents), then landing here in the land of 10,000 lakes and super longish vowels, I never really stood a chance.
I present Exhibit A: a typical phone message from my father-in-law: (You'll need QuickTime to hear it.)
Just you try to fight those vowels for 19 years, and then we'll see who has the accent and who doesn't.
(Love you, Papa!)
The winner was #307, who wrote:
Thanks to the Crazy Daisy Kit Co. for the goods!
Today I'm giving away the super fun June scrapbooking kit from the Crazy Daisy Kit Co.
In June's main kit, you'll find lots of bold colors that ooze summer's warmth. The kit features lots of happy, bright pattern paper from Basic Gray, Cosmo Cricket and My Mind's Eye. But the real eye catching item in this month's kit is the Crazy Daisy exclusive Felt Swirlly Album. You won't be able to get this one of a kind album anywhere else, as it was designed and handmade just for you by the Crazy Daisy team. For more photos of the kit, go to their gallery.
Learn more about the Crazy Daisy Kit Co. on their blog.
To enter, leave me a comment today and tell me and, in the spirit of "Crazy," tell me one crazy thing you've done in your life.
Here, I'll start: One time, I went camping. Outside.
Now, it's your turn. Comments will close at 9 p.m. C.S.T. Good luck!
With this one officially off from school for the first time since she was four years old (in the summer time, mind you), I feel like we've been waiting 9 years for a real summer vacation.
(Don't talk it up to much with the other one. We're playing it down a bit 'round these parts.)
This one below will be at work a lot. That looks something like this:
And this one below has many delightful things on her plate this summer, that includes, in no specific order:
• completing all the class content for Me: The Abridged Version (registration opening in early July)
• various freelance design jobs throughout the next three months (thank you, design gods of the universe, for keeping me out of a corporate job for the time being.)
• keeping my house clean and my family fed.
• trying to shed pounds from my already too bogged down frame.
• ensuring all shots of are taken from above, and in black and white.
Here's to summer break.
Okay, maybe this won't be NEARLY as thrilling as Design Do-Overs, and far, far less educational, but lately I've been loving going back through my digital photo library to see what photos I took on the same day in any given year since I've gone digital AND been writing run-on sentences. (That's 2004 and forever, respectively, for those keeping score.)
I also thought it would fun to see if any of these random photos made their way onto any random scrapbook pages, or if they were simply destined to live in my iPhoto library (or photo albums) without so much pomp and circumstance.
That said, I present the very first THIS DAY IN ZIELSKE HISTORY, heretofore to also be known as THIS DAY IN FLUFFY BLOG FILLER.
On June 12, 2005, in the town of North Morristown, Minn., my then 6-year-old son Coleman discovered his natural rapport with fowl, earning him the nickname of "Chicken Whisperer."
Surely enough, his skills were not left unscrapbooked, nor was this totally awesome snapshot, as evidenced below.
(click on the layout to see it larger)
This has been THIS DAY IN ZIELSKE HISTORY.
What picture did you take on this day in your own history?
I came into the kitchen this morning and while grumbling at who left the plastic bag open on the bagels overnight, I found this.
Stale bagels be damned. Somebody loves me.
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I'd like to extend a warm welcome to my newest advertiser, Crazy Daisy Kit Co. Look for a giveaway from them coming next week.
I would like to report my former butt as officially missing.
Last seen: April 2006, walking away from my home, along side a laundry basket.
Recent sightings: in fall 2007 it showed up briefly after five months on Weight Watchers, since then, no one has seen hide nor hair of it.
If you have any information at all, please, I'm begging you, leave a comment.
These J Jill jeans have been clinging to the hope they'll see the light of day again for months now.
If you know anything, please report it to the proper local authorities. I don't usually use my blog for political purposes, but sometimes in times like these I am left with no choice.
Thank you.
The winners of the spot in Renee's workshop are:
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Ladies, to claim your prize email me.
Thanks to Renee for the giveaway!
Renee Pearson, designer, author and digital scrapbooking expert, has just recently launched a brand new digital scrapbooking education site, and she is giving away TWO spots in her brand new, four-week workshop to two of my blog readers.
The debut class at her online training site, "Just the Basics, Ma'am:
Getting Started with Photoshop Elements," is open for registration.
Over four weeks Renee will personally lead you through the fun, fast and easy lessons designed specifically for the beginning digital scrapbooker or crafter. Using Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 or 7 and the digital kits and templates provided, you'll be whipping out digital scrapbook projects in no time.
Renee is known for her easy-to-understand writing and teaching style. I had the pleasure of working with her for a number of years at Simple Scrapbooks, and she definitely puts the "Simple" into digital, making it fun and do-able.
Leave me a comment today and I will draw two winners tonight at 9 p.m. C.S.T.
In the mean time, check out Renee's video introduction to Photoshop Elements here, under the "Samples" tab. Good luck!
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