10.24.2012

The making of a photo Christmas card...

 
From my home I can see Mt Rainier and the Cascade mountain range. Last weekend I looked out my window and saw that it had snowed on the lower hills.  So we, okay, I decided we should run up and try to get a photo for this years Christmas card. 
 
I set the self timer on my camera and went to work setting up the scene. I  realized it was too sunny in this area so we moved across the way in the shade of the trees.
 
My husband really is a great sport!
 
 
Here he is thinking about all the things he's going to get from me for doing this...See the little smirk on his face?
 
 
It wasn't all that bad for him, we stopped for make out sessions.
Feel free to do this amongst yourselves!
We highly recommend it.
 
 
This is the photo I picked...Or so I thought.
 
 
I darkened around the edges and wasn't sure which one I liked better-Most my friends on Facebook liked the first one. Then my friend Tristan from the blog Tristan Time suggested turning it black and white and leaving the bulbs colored.  That was a GREAT idea and I couldn't believe I didn't think of it. Problem was, I didn't know how to do it. That morning she wrote me and said she was bored, to send the photo to her...
 
Within a couple of minutes she sent this back to me! Isn't it cute?  Thanks so much Tristan we love it.  She even sent me one without the text for ordering cards that already have a saying on them.
 
If I had to do it all over again AND we might go back up there... I'd buy the biggest colored bulbs and use a 50 foot strand instead of these which are medium size and only 24 ft long. Just in case you are wondering...We used a 50ft extension cord and plugged it into the outlet in the back of our truck.   
 
 
Lights: Target
Sweater: Target
Boots and gloves: Target
Coffee not pictured: Starbucks which just happens to be located in... You got it: Target


19 comments:

  1. Y'all are just the cutest! I love the finished product!

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  2. I'm just so glad you love it..you are so creative to take it in the first place :)

    I'm always up for some editing projects :)

    Cutest couple ever!!!

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    1. Tristan: I saw something like it on Pinterest and changed it around to make it work for us! Thank you again for the work you did on this-

      I have to admit my husband IS handsome! <3

      :)

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  3. I love all those cards and photos!!! You both are so cute!!

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  4. Robin I love it!!!
    How cute and creative!
    I'm already thinking of Christmas too...I did start my shopping! Yeah!
    You and hubby make such a cute couple!

    Deborah xoxo

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    1. Thanks Deborah! I started my Christmas shopping too!

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  5. Creative and fun! That is a fantastic Christmas picture.

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    1. Thanks! I've got a couple more ideas up my sleeve!

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  6. I cannot believe how beautiful the area is that surrounds your house. Oh, how I want to live in the mountains and wake up one morning to snow. The Christmas pictures are lovely, and I think you chose just the right one. The black and white picture with the colored lights is very cool. I love Christmas!
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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    1. Sheri: We live below the snow and above the fog so it's a beautiful area. We'd like to retire here. It's great to be able to drive such a short distance to another world! I love Christmas too, it's my favorite time of year.

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  7. I can't believe your Christmas Card is done- you little over-achiever, you! :) It is darling.
    Whatever did we do before Target rolled into town???

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    1. Thanks Jackie~About Target, I lived in Southern California and there ALWAYS seemed to be a Target there, then we moved here and low and behold they opened a Target a couple of months after we moved in. I've always been a Target girl~♥ P.S. We put our tree up yesterday-Baa Haa Haa! I'm bond and determined to get things done in time this Christmas-Whole family is going to be here!

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  8. Love it <3 You two are too cute!! Can't believe there is that much soon either?! WOW!!

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    1. Thanks Rachel! We really had a great time up there-It was a freak storm up above us near Rainier-I think it's all gone now-We grabbed it while we could! Next photo adventure will be in the Redwoods-I have lots of ideas to try out! Love you~ Give hugs to all those kids from us!

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