Lots of posts today to make up for lost time. I owe you some fun new goodies in between the weekly updates, don't I? So here you go! A fresh new site to get free music and support a cause all at once. I love the mix of art and philanthropy at Brite Revolution. These artists believe music can change the world and I think they may be right. Go have a look for yourself ... check out the range of artists, pick out a cause that you can contribute to and download a mix of free songs. There's a new music update every Tuesday too. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Brite Revolution
Lots of posts today to make up for lost time. I owe you some fun new goodies in between the weekly updates, don't I? So here you go! A fresh new site to get free music and support a cause all at once. I love the mix of art and philanthropy at Brite Revolution. These artists believe music can change the world and I think they may be right. Go have a look for yourself ... check out the range of artists, pick out a cause that you can contribute to and download a mix of free songs. There's a new music update every Tuesday too. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
New Toy, New Toy! I Have a New Toy!
Photojojo absolutely rocks! I love getting their newsletter with fun how-to projects and photo tips. They are always a treat and today was no exception. Today they introduced me to Shape Collage, a magically fantastical program that will takeyour own personal collection of photos and arrange them into a glorious collage in the shape of your choosing. I've only had limited time to play in it this afternoon, but it is soooo much fun! Make a custom image for your sweetheart, parents, grandparents, sister, boss, etc.
The first image I sampled was a double heart I found online. The pictures aren't the best, I just grabbed the first album I saw ... Izzy, and named it Puppy Love. (oh the cheese factor!) I love the shape though and will definitely make another with a better grouping of photos. This one only took about a minute to create and has 125 photos in it. Not bad.
Then I did one with a red velvet background just to see how the program would output it. Yuck, but this was my bad. The fabric photo is too detailed, too close up. It overpowers the photos and makes them look too flat. A field of grass way off in the distance or a nice patch of blue sky would've looked much better. This one took about ten minutes to create.
The last test for today was a doozy. I'll be the first to admit that under some circumstances I just love to push the limits as far as I can, so I through over 600 images into this one from different family activities over the last 3 years. I wanted to see how the program handled a really detailed, full 'shape' and had a great brainstorm of making a photo family tree. This beauty took a little over an hour to create ... and I'm wishing I'd bought the upgrade so I could edit it and push a few things around in PhotoShop ... maybe after payday. It's also the only way to get rid of the watermark.
Next time around I want to try some custom text ... oh, the possibilities. Go download it yourself and have a blast! So many ideas brewing ...
The first image I sampled was a double heart I found online. The pictures aren't the best, I just grabbed the first album I saw ... Izzy, and named it Puppy Love. (oh the cheese factor!) I love the shape though and will definitely make another with a better grouping of photos. This one only took about a minute to create and has 125 photos in it. Not bad.
Then I did one with a red velvet background just to see how the program would output it. Yuck, but this was my bad. The fabric photo is too detailed, too close up. It overpowers the photos and makes them look too flat. A field of grass way off in the distance or a nice patch of blue sky would've looked much better. This one took about ten minutes to create.
The last test for today was a doozy. I'll be the first to admit that under some circumstances I just love to push the limits as far as I can, so I through over 600 images into this one from different family activities over the last 3 years. I wanted to see how the program handled a really detailed, full 'shape' and had a great brainstorm of making a photo family tree. This beauty took a little over an hour to create ... and I'm wishing I'd bought the upgrade so I could edit it and push a few things around in PhotoShop ... maybe after payday. It's also the only way to get rid of the watermark.Next time around I want to try some custom text ... oh, the possibilities. Go download it yourself and have a blast! So many ideas brewing ...
Saturday, December 26, 2009
'Twas the Day After Christmas ....
And all through the house, was playing free music ... OH YEAH! I got 50 free songs today by a stroke of pure luck. Go get yours while the downloads are still available. The first 20 are from a sampler from iTunes made in collaboration with Starbucks, which allows users to download 20 songs for free. To download your free iTunes Starbucks Sampler go here. The offer expires 1/31/10. Just follow the directions and they'll drop right into your iTunes library.
Once that finishes, click the blue box that says More Free on iTunes and you can still download the iTunes Fall 2009 Sampler ... 20 more songs! This will expire 12/31/09. The Holiday Sampler is no longer available, but there are a few other singles up for grabs on the iTunes Store homepage as well.
After you're finished snagging your new music there ... head on over to SPIN to download the 10 sons on their 2010 A Look Ahead album.
Merry Christmas to me! Merry Christmas to you! Enjoy!
Once that finishes, click the blue box that says More Free on iTunes and you can still download the iTunes Fall 2009 Sampler ... 20 more songs! This will expire 12/31/09. The Holiday Sampler is no longer available, but there are a few other singles up for grabs on the iTunes Store homepage as well.After you're finished snagging your new music there ... head on over to SPIN to download the 10 sons on their 2010 A Look Ahead album.
Merry Christmas to me! Merry Christmas to you! Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Gift Tags Galore!
So apparently my patience level has bottomed out since we're just nine days from Christmas. Instead of going to buy new ink for my printers, I threw a few more designs together and just emailed the file in to Office Max for them to print. They turned out great! The nice bright colors make all the difference. 
Of course, the photo really doesn't do them justice, these gray days are horrible for lighting.
But this time, I've included the file for you. You can download all the tags here. Just print them on white cardstock so they're nice and sturdy. Merry Christmas!
Of course, the photo really doesn't do them justice, these gray days are horrible for lighting.
But this time, I've included the file for you. You can download all the tags here. Just print them on white cardstock so they're nice and sturdy. Merry Christmas!
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