Tuesday Challenges and an Award!

January 4, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

Day 3{365}: Cheerios

{365 on Flickr}

Alright! I’ve made it to day 3 of my 365! 362 more days to go…

Simplicity Photo Challenge: White on White

You Capture: Holiday Favorites

Shutter Love Tuesday: Happy New Year

Happy Monday Challenge: Happy New Year

Perceptive Perspective: A fresh start (this photo is the fresh start to my new 365)

This is what I look like the day after New Years Eve. We stayed up till one. On purpose! Crazy.

An award:

AND, I just wanted to thank Danni over at Create Yourself for the LOVELY award! Thank you so much!

The Rules:

1. Thank and link back to who gave you the award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass it along to 7 blogs you’ve recently discovered and enjoy.

4. Leave your recipient a note, telling them about the award.

I’m skipping #3 and #4… I’m so tired. Cheating, I know. 😀 But, my poor baby is really sick and I just want to go to bed since she’s asleep.

7 things about me:
– I’m pretty addicted to this blogging world.
– I got braces right before I turned 21 (got them off when I was 23).
– I tend to stay in my jammies all day…
– I have three tattoos and plan on getting more (sorry mom).
– I want to work out and get back in shape… But, I just can’t get myself to do it. I should fix that.
– My Chihuahua (Angus) un-potty-trained himself after the baby came. Bad dog!
– I’m VERY addicted to shoes. Maybe I should take a photo of all of the shoes I have….

I’d love a vote if you think these photo

challenge entries are awesome!

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Starting over… My 365. My 52.

January 3, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

I’m starting over! Yup. I got a VERY late start to last years 365 and I wasn’t really into it… BUT, I’ve started a new 365 on January 1st and will be sticking to it! A photo a day for the entire year (Here’s my Flickr 365 set if you’re interested)!

In ADDITION to this. I will be following Tia from Picture Motherhood’s 52 weeks of Me themes. At least once a week I will be turning the camera around and snap myself. Will you join up? If you do, I’d LOVE to see what you snap! I’ve started a 52 weeks of Me Flickr group. Join if you’d like!

Day 1{365} … and … Day 1{52} Me:

{Flickr 365 set}

Tia’s second week theme for 52 Weeks of Me is: Books.

Day 2{365}:

{Flickr 365 set}

STAY TUNED: The Valentines photo challenge will be starting on Wednesday! I’m changing things up a bit from the Holiday Card/Photo challenge. I felt that maybe everyone might feel like they HAVE to create a card. You don’t. What you can enter: a photo with a Valentines theme… a card (with a photo)… or just an altered photo. I don’t really mind what you do as long as it is or has a photo in it. 😀 SO… get brainstorming! I’ve collected some AWESOME amazing prizes for you all!

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

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I Heart Faces: Favorite face

January 3, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

This week over at I Heart Faces is all about picking your favorite face from 2010. I’m sure you all probably know which face I chose…..

Yup… My sad little Ms. Poodle. Poor child. So tortured. 😀 As sad as this face is… I know it went away immediately after I took that costume off.

I Heart Faces - Photography Challenges, Tutorials and Tips

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Memories, Dreams, and Reflections

January 2, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

1. Me!

Picture of yourself (you don’t have to show your face). What are you most proud of accomplishing in 2010?

{Self portrait September 2010}

What I’m most proud of accomplishing for 2010: I’m most proud of how I’m starting to come to terms with what happened during Ruari’s birth. I feel good. I’m happy.

2. I Love You

Picture of your husband, boyfriend, children, pets, etc.

{Picking out a Christmas tree 2010}

3. Still Laughing…

A moment you’re still laughing about now…tell us a story.

{Ruari Halloween 2010}

I pretty much laugh ANY time I see this photo. She did not like her poodle costume for Halloween. 😀

4. Winter Wonderland

A picture that reflects Winter.

{Mike and Ruari on Thanksgiving 2010}

5. Birthday

Share a birthday picture (your own or someone you love).

{Ruari’s first birthday.}

6. Friends

A picture with friends (this could be your friends or your children with their friends).

{NW blog meet up October 2010}

I just LOVE this photo of Ruari and Bennett (a Sorta Fairytale). Look at those chubby legs!

And, I had to share a second photo from that weekend:

{Lindsay, Amy, Melissa, Jill, Mandy, and me.}

Those ladies are pretty awesome.

7. I Was Inspired…

Could be a picture of your inspiration (person or thing), or inspired by…

I always just love this photo. It inspires me to think about the photo I’m taking before I even take it. The lighting… the angle… my camera settings. So simple, but so pretty.

8. Spring Fever

A picture that reflects Spring.

{The cherry blossoms in our yard are totally Spring!}

9. Travel or Vacation

A picture taken on vacation or on a recent travel experience, OR of a place you’d like to travel.

Mike and I are pretty much broke and can’t afford to go anywhere…. so this really wasn’t taken on a vacation… it was taken on a date we had without the baby… 15 minutes from our home. 🙂

10. Summer Days

A picture that reflects Summer.

{August 2010}

11. A Day In My Life

A picture of a typical day in your life.

{Self portrait: October 2010}

12. All Smiles

A picture that makes you smile or of smiling faces.

{Ruari teaches us how to ride a tricycle in December 2010}

13. Autumn Harvest

A picture that reflects Autumn/Fall.

{Halloween in my town.}

14. Family

A picture of your family or a picture that represents family for you.

{Christmas 2010}

15. Celebrate!

A picture that reflects a celebration.

{Ruari’s first birthday.}

16. Let’s Do It Again…

A picture of something you’d like to do again soon.

{Coffee with a Canine!}

I’d like to eat this donut again…. Mmmmm….

17. I Miss You

A picture of someone or something you really miss.

{My sister, Nicole on Mother’s Day 2010}

I miss my sis. She lives in New Zealand 95% of the time. I don’t like this… Well, I like it because that’s where her fiance is from and he’s pretty awesome (don’t tell him I said that! ;D)… but, she’s too far away.

18. Beautiful

A picture of someone or something you find beautiful.

{8.5 months.}

19. Dress Up

This might be a picture from Halloween or not…but someone who is all dressed up!

{Farley dressing up for a party. December 2010}

20. Macro

Share your favorite macro image.

{Cupcake from Thanksgiving weekend 2010.}

21. Holidays

A picture from the Holiday of your choice.

{Our 2010 Christmas card taken in October.}

22. My Favorite

Share your favorite picture or memory from 2010.

{This is my favorite photo of Ruari. I just love it. Taken April 2010.}

Even though this photo is not the best quality… It’s my fave. I always come back to this photo as my favorite.

23. Don’t Ever Change

Something you love about yourself, someone, or something that you never want to change.

Dear Ruari,
Yes… I’m afraid you are already showing signs of sharing my sense of humor! I don’t think you’ll be able to avoid it. Sorry! 😀 Well, saying “Don’t ever change” to a baby seems weird… but, I will say it: Don’t ever change! Obviously you’ll grow and change with time… But, don’t ever lose that excitement and sweetness. You are a pretty amazing human already.
– Mama

24. Just Because…So There!

Share any picture(s) that you really want to share, but doesn’t fit in any other category.

{My sister and I in doll form.}

This is what my sister and I would look like if you sew us together.

25. Hopes and Dreams

Share what you hope to come or dream for 2011. Feel free to share an image of your choice.

{Frozen. December 31st 2010}

My hopes and dreams for 2011: Just to enjoy as much as I can! Life can be crazy rough, but I love it.

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Announcement: Things to look forward to in the new 2011! Remember the Holiday Card/Photo challenge? WELL… we (well: me… Ruari doesn’t really help) are going to start a new challenge this next week! The Valentines Photo Challenge! AND yes: there will be LOTSO prizes. I’ll just give you a quick sneak peak of a few of the sponsors we have….

I hope to see you all in this Valentines Photo Challenge!
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I hope you all enjoyed that journey through 2010!

I did! Can we get a vote?

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Steppin out and an award!

January 2, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

Chelsey:

Earrings: A gift from Etsy

Necklace: Forever 21

Shirt: VERY old Target

Jeggings: Forever 21 for $8!

Leggings: Target

Boots: Anthroplogie

Wine: $4 Trader Joe’s goodness. 😀

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Thank you SO much to Tara for the Trendy award! I love it!

I’m to pass this award on to 10 other fabulous bloggers! It’s hard to choose just 10, but here are the 10 I’ve come up with:

Jess @ I Rock So What
Melissa @ Hi, Baby.
Jhen @ From Here To Eternity
Mandy @ Harper’s Happenings
Allie @ It’s a Wonderful Life
Jenn @ and a High Chair
Jill @ Chronicles of Corbin
Lauren @ Me and Mine
Michele @ Stories at My Fingertips
Laura @ L to the Third

Just post about your award on your blog
List your Top 10 Trendy Blogs
Share with them and leave a link to the Trendy Blog Button – CLICK HERE.

And, I’d love a vote from you all

if you have a moment! 😀

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

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Paper Mama Photo Challenge: "Sparkly"

January 1, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

This weeks guest judge:
Ashley Sisk!
This weeks challenge: Sparkly.
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty) with something shiny and pretty… sparkly.

Ashley’s example of “Sparkly”:

My example of Sparkly:

This week I went with a photo of my mom’s dog. 😀 He’s like a baby!

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Here are a couple links to some free photo editing software if you don’t already have something:
Picnik
Picasa
Gimp
Pixlr

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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… All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on January 6th…
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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… 1 more challenge to go…

Winners so far:
Holiday Colors: … Window to My Soul …
Winter: … Letters to Little …
Family: … 4 Lettre Words …
Sparkly: … no one yet …

And, if you all get a moment…. I’d LOVE a vote! 😀

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

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AND, the winner of the "Family" photo challenge is….

January 1, 2011 | Posted by Chelsey

This weeks guest judge: Joni from Six Cherries on Top
This weeks challenge: Family.
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty) and your family.

Joni’s picks:

First: 4 Lettre Words

Why Joni chose this photo: “this photo is perfect because it is of a family doing something together. when i think of families i think of the memories created and the sledding in this photo is a memory this family will always remember. it definitely puts a smile on my face because it reminds me of snow days from my childhood.”

{4 Lettre Words}

Congrats! Please feel free to grab a “fact: I’m awesome … #1 winner” button below. Because: you ARE awesome! And, thank you SO much for participating!

Second: Being What I Want to Be

Why Joni chose this photo: “The love permeates from this photo. what a special moment this is! Only my oldest daughter was able to meet MY grandmother and this reminds me of a photo of the two of them.”

{Being What I Want to Be}

Third: They Call Me Mama

Why Joni chose this photo: “as if matching christmas pj’s is not cute enough. this photo makes me feel like they have such a close relationship that will grow and stay strong forever.”

{They Call Me Mama}

Fourth: A Good Life Photos

Why Joni chose this photo: “i love this photo because this is something i do with my children. we love to do puzzles and glue them together. this year when we move to our new home, we are going to frame the puzzles and hang them in our playroom. once again, family togetherness is so important to me which is why this photo is so special.”

{A Good Life, Photos}

Fifth: Bunch of Barrons

Why Joni chose this photo: “i love the composition of the photo. without actually seeing them you know that there is a strong loving relationship with this family.”