A Vegas Thanksgiving

 

I live in Utah. I always host Thanksgiving- which I do love- but as most of you may know, hosting Thanksgiving consists of countless hours of preparation, shopping, cooking, decorating- more cooking, and then... the day comes, and its gobbled up in about 10 minutes. I am now tired just writing about it!

This year.. my baby sister got married = her turn to host!

All the fam drove to Vegas where she is living with her new husband. 

Kelene dances for Donny & Marie at the Flamingo. I have seen this show a handful of times. My little 8 year old, Noah, wanted to see it- and surprisingly, he loved it!

*off subject* I love Michael Jackson. Great little piece of trivia here: Puppy Love was intended for Michael Jackson, not Donny! RIP Michael.

Any Dancing with the Stars fanatics out there? If you go to the Donny and Marie Las Vegas show- you will find Donny's mirror-ball trophy from his 9th season win. Marie was on DWTS the year before, received 3rd place. Her glass case shows off her doll. :)

There were 13 of us in my little sisters apartment for Thanksgiving Dinner- being "together" with family was an understatement!

The little boys wrestle, little girls color & the big boys show off their bellies... wow.

*off subject* My Mother has come to "expect" a year in review photo book each Christmas- it just adds to the stress, but somehow I get er done. The first one I gave her she cried tears of joy, now I am just in trouble if its not under the tree.

I took little Jaycee's photo from above and created this 10x10 layout for the 2010 G'ma Photo Book.  I am only half way done- argh. I am using Cinzia Loosemore's Grateful Heart layered 12x12 Album this year- love it.

After creating this Thanksgiving word-overlay, I figured, I may as well let you all download it!

You can download the overlay for free HERE.

Hope you had happy thanksgiving all over the world!

-Chari

Holiday Word Art Freebie

It's here- The Christmas Season!

We created this word art for you to get in the spirit! -great for Holiday Cards, Tags, Layout Pages, Invitations, etc. Spice up any project by adding your own text to each word.

p.s.... we do print.:)

I love this quote

enjoy -

Download via box.net HERE

Behind the Scenes- volume 2

"Optimizing" your prints-

YES- our certified lab technicians check EVERY SINGLE print before and after printing.
YES- we move and set each layout to avoid any borders being cut off
NO- our computer monitor doesn't make those funny lines- its the HD video camera filming a monitor that isn't LED :)
YES- we balance each paper roll, which makes a HUGE difference for your prints
YES- because this is a chemical process, your prints are the most archival + waterproof
NO- we do not use ink
YES- Devin loves his job

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Behind the Scenes- volume 1

It is difficult to show the "Persnickety difference" via the web. Print quality is such that you need to hold it- touch it-- you know what we mean.  

When you hear Photo Paper- what do you think? The 100 pack of 8.5x11 you can buy at the store? True silver halide photo paper does not use ink.

"These prints are processed through the same chemicals as your good old film pictures, and are the most archival.

This is completely a chemical process, there's no ink to run or bleed. These prints will last hundreds of years if stored properly in acid free photo albums and in photo frames away from direct sunlight. Since the printing of this type of photo is controlled by the lab staff, color corrections can be made to the prints. The lab is able to make your pictures lighter, darker and improve the color saturation."
-Persnickety Prints

Here is our attempt at showing you the Persnickety difference!

Volume 2: Optimizing your Prints