A Weekend Texture & Give Away Winners Announced

Texture Tuesday Update...oh and another give away....keep reading.

Hello lovelies..... 

More tea..... as you can see...
I'm on a bit of a roll..... perhaps you've noticed.... 'smile'.  
I'm working on a little project ... having loads of creative fun.....feeling really inspired, and for that I'm so grateful.

I must be quick... lots happening around here.
Oh my...do I have a story to share...soon....I have to bite my tongue for a little longer.... Can't wait to spill the beans!

Okie doke, I'm popping in with a new texture for you to try... I call this little gem '1301'.

Take a peek.

Click HERE to download 1301.

I used it on the photo below.... along with a layer of last week's 'return'. Good stuff.

Recipe Rundown
I processed the photo in Lightroom...(Round Trippers, remember the Lightroom develop preset for the sky image we made in class? ... well, I used it on this photo) then I moved into photoshop.....  added one layer of today's 1301 at multiply 44% and one layer of return at soft light 77%. Finally the quote, with a fav font.... Rough Typewriter.

Like textures? Be sure to sign up for my texture lovin' list and begin receiving your freebies immediately. Click HERE to get on the list.

Okie doke...before I announce Friday's give away winners, let's talk this Tuesday's Texture Tuesday theme! Woo hoo. It's back.

TT Schedule Update: I will now be publishing the Texture Tuesday links on Tuesday mornings at approximately 9:00 am CST, rather than Tuesday at 12:00 am CST.

This Tuesday's Theme (January 16th) 

The theme for this week is 'cuppa'.... I've been sharing a lot of tea & coffee photos lately... I'd love to see one of yours.

The only requirement - your image must contain at at least one layer of any of my textures. That's it, that's all.

See you Tuesday... I hope. 

Onto the Give Away Announcements

The winner of the lovely one word pendant is Cheryl C. 

The winner of a spot in my Round Trip course is Sabrina Kalleberg.

Drop me a note ladies and I will get you hooked up.

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Round Trip begins this Tuesday. There's still lots of time to 'dive' in..... Click HERE for all the details.

Oh and Beyond, Beyond.... a year long mix of Lightroom, Photoshop, Textures, Type, Inspiration and even iPhoneography.... begins next week. Click HERE to get the scoop.

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One more Give Away Opportunity

How 'bout a chance to win a spot in Beyond, Beyond?

To enter, leave a comment below sharing a favourite movie or tele show....old or new.... Do tell!

Side note
I will admit to a little too much Tele over the holidays.... It did give me a chance to shut down and just kinda be. (not always a bad thing)
John and I started watching Bones on Netflix, on New Years Eve... Yep we know how to have a good time...hah...
Anyhow we watched the first season and even moved into the second.... Can you imagine? We watched something like 30 episodes! We're a little tired of it now... The main reason I kept jumping to the next episode was to see if Booth and Bones got together....I'm not joking! Sadly I've heard they don't get together until about season 5 or 6 (who knows if it lasts...lol). There's no way I can watch that many episodes.... I'm kinda over it... ugh.
Ooops, I got a little side tracked... sorry friends.... 

Anyhow, as I said to enter the Beyond Beyond give away leave a comment below sharing a fav movie or television program.

I will announce the winner on Tuesday. Already signed up.... that's okay.... if you win, I will credit you back.

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Until Tuesday.... here's to a truly inspired week.

Love & Gratitude.... always....

xo,

Two New Textures and a Few Updates

mouse over to see the original

Hello friends...happy Sunday.... It's a long weekend here in Canada... not sure about the rest of the beautiful world? yes? no?... My boys are all enjoying the fact that they have an extra long weekend.....Me, personally.... well, I find long weekends cut my 'work' week up....  which rarely ever feels like work... So I'm not nearly as excited about the holiday.... 'smile'.... But it's all good!!

So, I have several tidbits for you today.......  

First, your new textures! I used both on my image up top..... Check out the magazine (Somerset Life)... I've booked an hour with myself on the front porch to soak it up after I take Ben out... woo hoo!

Anyhow, here's today's lovelies...  they have great chalky qualities... which I really like in a texture.

Texture Lovin' Listers... the download link is coming your way. Not on the list, click HERE to sign up and start receiving freebies right away.

Here's my recipe for the photo above.

Opened the image in Lightroom.... tweaked the exposure, and reduced the saturation a little. Added a little tone curve bump...then headed right into photoshop to work with texture and type..... I added a layer of today's 'printed' at soft light 75% opacity and then a layer of 'way' at soft light 100%. Finally I added the quote.... The font is Afta Serif.

As promised I must announce the give away winner of, The Natural Home.....

Drum roll please....  Congrats to Sarah. Please send me a note so I can get you all hooked up with the book.

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eCourse Updates

The Skinny-Mini eCourse begins tomorrow. You can sign up here.

Behind the Scenes - a creative guide to blogging your passion is open for registration. All the details here.

Round Trip - from lightroom to photoshop and back again is coming soon. Registration will open this week. Bursting about it..... For a little teaser on this class, click here.

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Fun Stuff: Shutter Sisters has an entire month of awesomeness planned...... Elevate the Everyday with new prompts each day in August.....This is inspired by Tracey's beautiful new book, Elevate the Everyday. Pop over for more details.... fun stuff!! Today we are sharing 'curves'. My post curve photo...probably won't surprise you. (textured with today's 'word' as well.) Come share your curves with us. We'd love to see!

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Test Kitchen Members, I posted a new recipe (image below) and a lovely new watercolour texture set. Be sure to pop in and grab 'em up.

mouse over to see the original ~ textured with the lovely yellow texture below.

 

Okie doke, that's quite enough for today... 'smile'.....

Off to the trail I go!! Have a beautifully inspired day!

Until next time....xo, 

Fast and Fab Summertime Treat - The Raspberry Smoothie

Hello my friends,

How are you? Happiest Friday!  

I'm over at Shutter Sisters today....sharing my daily frosty fix.....  The Raspberry smoothie..... I love it so much that I wanted to share it here as well.... :)

I have to tell you... I'm not a fruit lover!  Honestly, it's not something I tend to crave.... But, a cold and frosty smoothie... Yum! Everyday I've had one for the last 6 weeks (part of a healthy eating plan)....and everyday I'm surprised by it's GOODNESS.  

Now and then I have a little taste of dark chocolate as well.  'sigh'....  Dark chocolate is an antioxidant, after all... 

Right? :)

And so, I leave you today with this yummy treat... pop over to Shutter Sisters to grab my recipe! And do share something yummy with us as well!

And if you are dying for something completely sinful...and beyond delicious.... check this past recipe! Oh my word... it's BEYOND! It would be a HUGE long weekend hit... I'm sure! :)

Happy Weekend...and a special Long Weekend shout out to many of you ... ENJOY....

I will be back to share a new texture on Sunday.... 

I'm beyond LOVING the TT sharing you all are doing!  Truly... so inspired!

See you soon....  love and gratitude...

xxo, 

p.s. Wanna learn the ins, outs, and in betweens of Photoshop?  Check out my eCourse - The Essentials.  And use the code 'summerloving' to save $20 on registration.... This week only!

peanut butter marshmallow brownie recipe

good morning

i hope this note finds you well.....

check out this brownie!  oh my goodness... so good.

 my aunt made this for us.

it's one of the many fabulous treats she whips up and shares.

sigh.

her and my mom are such incredible cooks!

i posted this pic on flickr and another on 2bbb a few weeks ago.

i had a ton of requests for the recipe.

so i thought i'd share the pic here and the recipe as well.

so here we go.

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Brownie

1 package duncan hines brownie mix (my aunt makes her brownie from scratch)

1 package of mini marshmallows

1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

1 cups creamy peanut butter

1 tbsp margarine

1 1/2 cups rice crisp cereal

preheat the over to 350. grease the bottom of the 13 x 9 pan.

prepare and bake brownies following the package directions. 

remove from the oven.

sprinkle the marshmallows over the hot brownies.

return to the oven for 3 minutes.

place the chocolate chips, peanut butter and maragarine in a medium saucepan.

cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted.

add the rice cereal, mix well.

spread mixture over the marshmallow layer.

refrigerate until chilled.

cut into bars.

♥kim