Practical Scrappers - Sunshine

Hello everyone, how about a post full of sunshine for you today?  The Practical Scrappers On Trend team is celebrating summer by sharing projects inspired by the sun!  This is my take:
 

I finally used this picture of Kira from last August. She had just conquered her fear of jumping in the water and we could not stop her!  I used a My Mind's Eye sun-shaped die-cut (the big one with the quote), a half-sun sticker (bottom of the photo) and fussy cut around a shape from a patterned paper.

Supplies:
MyMind's Eye patterned paper, stickers and die-cut (collectable collection, Remarkable color scheme)
Jillibean Soup alphabet
Bella blvd, Lawn Fawn and Queen and Co washi tape.

Visit Practical Scrappers to see more sunny inspiration! And don't forget the Chevron blog-hop from the Specialty Team! There are some great prizes to win :)

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Develop On Fridays Lesson One::Voice

My scrap friend Barb turned me onto this online photography workshop called Develop On Fridays. It is led by professional photographer Jefra Linn.

I only just recently started to play more with my photography. I want to develop new skills, see my subjects in a different light. I want to learn to shoot manual. I want to figure out how to properly use my new 50mm lens. I love it, but I have a hard time getting the focus right sometimes. I tend to get too close, and it does not work with the 50mm!

I came in at week 2, so this is me catching up with week 1 ;)

So, week one's assignment? To take at least 75 shots of a single subject in an attempt to find my creative voice. For the record, these were taken at 11PM under bright lights. 50mm 1.8 lens, ISO 800, automatic portrait mode. Here are 3 favourites.

Second runner-up. I love seeing a hint of the tail curled under my cat, Sunshine.


First runner-up. I like the orientation of this one. This picture of Sunshine looks exactly like what he looks like IRL. I love that!


Winner. I chose this one as my favourite because I love how the focus is exactly on his eye. Love the blurriness in the front.

Well, on to week two's assignment, see you soon!

Thanks for stopping by♥