It’s time for the VOTE OFF!!! Voting ends: July 2nd

June 26, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

We’ve had 4 challenges and now it’s time to pick an overall winner for this month! There will be 1 week to vote (Voting will end on July 2nd). Here are the lovely photos you have to choose one winner from…

1) Three…

{Little Mochi original post}

2) In the sun…

{Original post}

3) Sleepy.

{Original post}

4) Talented!

{Original post}

Please Vote! Voting will end on July 2nd, 2010 at 11:59 pm. Get your friends and family to vote! 🙂 Make a post on your blog linking back to the vote post.

What will the winner of this vote win you ask? April from Flowers of Apple (or Fleurs de Pomme) has offered to donate a lovely prize for the vote off. She wants to give the winner a choice of a brooch or hair pin custom made to their heart’s desire!!! Oh, and please check out her blog! There will also be a little prize from me. AND, if you’d like to donate a prize for a vote off or challenge, please drop me a line! I would LOVE to show your shop some love.

{Flower hair pin: Flowers of Apple}

If you want to get your own… head on over to Flowers of Apple.
AND: The winner of this vote off will go up against the winner’s of future vote offs in 6 months…. Nice little prize to go with that. 🙂

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

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Categories: photography

Photo Challenge: Yellow…

June 26, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

This weeks challenge: Yellow…

Since this is a mama blog all the challenges will be based around your children. Now, I’m not too picky on what you call your children. As far as I’m concerned my cats and dog are my kids too!

The challenge: Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty). Wearing yellow, next to something yellow, being mellow (get it? mellow yellow… 😀 ) just anything yellow. Be creative!

Here’s my example of Yellow…:

{Ruari at 5 months}

Hey: I’d LOVE to know what photo is your fave! Just leave it in the comment below. AND, Please show your neighbors some blog love! Try and visit at least 2 people’s photo entries and say hello!

AND, it’s time for the VOTE OFF! Go vote!

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There always has to be rules… I know, boring right? But, it’s to help me and you. 🙂 Click on the link for more details… Each entry does need to link back to my blog… Click here to see last weeks winner… All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on July 2nd…
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Guess what…. after 4 challenges there will be a week long vote off of the winners from the 4 previous challenges… The winner of the vote off will get a small prize! 3 more challenges to go after this one…

Winners so far:
– Yellow: … No one yet …
– Favorite Toy: … No one yet …
– Make Me laugh: … No one yet …
– Liquid: … No one yet …

Click here to see last weeks winner for “Talented!“

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If you have an Etsy shop and would like to give away an item as a prize… please drop me a line! I ♥ sponsors and will show your shop some love for your contribution. 🙂
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Categories: photography

AND, the "Talented!" winner is…

June 26, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

{Original post}

Sweet Baker from House of Emery!!! Congrats to you. We LOVED the photo. I love the lighting and the sweet purple baking outfit. 🙂 Very talented little lady. Thanks SO much for participating! Please check out her blog and look at all her awesome photos!

Wow! Another amazing week of photos. I’d like to give a couple shouts out to some photos that were very close… Skinned knees, Lovely Life of Leah, Jennifer Leigh Photography, and Lila Land. Thank you so much for participating everyone! I hope these challenges really inspire you to get out those cameras and get clicking!

Do you want to edit your photos but don’t want to buy a program? Check out a free program called Gimp. Try it out, play with your photos!

Sadly, there are no prizes this week. Just the excitement of winning! 😉 Feel free to grab a “fact: I’m awesome” button below. Because: you ARE awesome! And, thank you SO much for participating!

BUT, it is NOW time for the…. VOTE OFF! Last month’s vote off winner was Melissa. Please click here to VOTE for a winner! (link will be up in a couple hours… I’m running errands… 🙂 )

Please check out this weeks photo challenge: “Yellow…“

Winners so far:
– Three: … Little Mochi …
– In the sun: … K.B. Squared …
– Sleepy: … Skinned Knees …
– Talented: … House of Emery…

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

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It’s all peachy? Yeah, it’s Friday!

June 25, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

{I made Peachy baby food with my Babycook}

{What is this?}

{Ummm… what did you say this was?}

{Uhhh…}

{Hmmm…}

{Not too bad!}

{I need more now!}

{Oh, that’s better}

{I’m a mess! I like it.}

{This is for YOU melissa!}

Here’s some randoms for all you new lovely people!

I LOVE paper. I tend to keep wrapping paper and other interesting papers to use later in some paper crown creations for my shop.
I’m thinking of that ice cream that is in my freezer right now…
I think about blogging at least 5 times a day. ;D
My baby will have about 5 millions photos taken of her by the time she’s 20.
I’m constantly doing something… The only time I’m not is when I’m sleeping…
I wish that I could do a giant play group with all the mom bloggers I’ve met.
Sometimes I comment on a blog in my head and forget to actually comment… then I thought I had commented… but, I hadn’t. Mom Brain.
I blame a lot on Mom Brain. 🙂
My Mom Brain is preventing me of thinking of any other randoms… Can’t wait to meet you all!

Just a little reminder…
Today is the last day: Current photo challenge: Talented!
Don’t forget to enter my giveaway: 5 winners!

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

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Categories: food

Before and After: Kissy

June 25, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

Here’s baby and I before:

{Before}

AND, after.

{After}

I have a cheap old digital camera
And, I use Photoshop CS3

Join:

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

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Categories: photoshop

Fix-it Friday: #60

June 25, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

{Before}

{After}

Worked with: Photoshop CS3

Just a little reminder…
Today is the last day: Current photo challenge: Talented!
Don’t forget to enter my giveaway: 5 winners!

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

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Categories: photography, photoshop

Flashback Friday: Summer of 1984

June 25, 2010 | Posted by Chelsey

In honor of this lovely weather we’re getting here in Oregon this weekend… I’m flashing back to one of my favorite photos of my sister and I…

{Me at about 1ish and Nicole age 3ish.}

I’ve always loved this pic. This was at my Grandma’s pool. I have a TON of great memories at that pool. I wonder what kind of hair Ruari will have? It seems like it’s headed in the direction of my straight STRAIGHT blondish hair… maybe she’ll have hair like my sisters… thick, dark, and wavy. Hmmm….

Don’t forget to enter my giveaway: 5 winners will win address labels! Ends: June 29th, 11:59 PM Pacific.

Join us…