from what i hear … christmas is in 2 weeks. lol! not sure how that can be true … but everyone says it's true. so i figured i better get going on a christmas card. i have some cards that i was going to put together to send out … now i'm not sure if i'll still use them. maybe i'll just do a digital card … if i can figure it out. not sure. but i did know that i needed some new pics of the girls. so we took these super quick this afternoon.

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now i know what you're thinking. first off … why is alyssa wearing purple? doesn't laura keep claiming to NOT like purple? actually, i'm not a fan of purple in scrapping … but i do love to wear the color purple! i was digging around in the girls closets … looking for some cute shirts for them to wear. and they do have plenty of cute shirts … but none that grabbed my eye. and i find it strange that my girls don't own any red shirts … none. huh?!?! i liked these two shirts … because they're the same … nice to have the same style for this kind of thing. and one just happened to be purple. so i figured "why not". the girls didn't have as much faith in my decision … they didn't see my vision. "mom, are you sure … purple for christmas?". lol! but i have a color combo in mind … pray that it works out!

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the other thing you might be thinking … is that they look the same as most of my other photos i've taken of the girls in the past year. lol! alyssa's dad was here tonight for the girls school concert. and i asked him if he wanted any of my photos of the girls. i showed him these that i had up on my laptop. and he said "you already gave me those" … which i couldn't have … since i had just taken them half an hour before he came. lol! i know we need to go other places for some photos. but the backyard is convienent … and it's right outside the kitchen door … and i know the lighting … and we can do it without getting in the car … and we can do this while the daycare kids are taking naps. so i guess the price you pay for convience … is that sometimes you're pictures will look alike. i can accept that!

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wish me luck on making these into some christmas goodness to send to family and friends! we're talking digital … i need all the luck i can get!

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17 responses to “a few new photos . . .”

  1. Nancy C Avatar
    Nancy C

    Oh, my gosh! I read your post today and looked at the new photos of the girls – of course, they are so cute, as usual, fab photos of your girls! But then, I scrolled on down to your post from yesterday with the older pic of your girls hugging each other and, to me, that is the PERFECT photo for your Christmas cards! That is adorable and they are wearing RED! That photo, Laura, of two little girls hugging each other, is what represents Christmas.

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  2. wendy Avatar

    You will make a fabulous card I am sure. You should do a side by side with the older photo and the new!

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  3. Marissa Avatar
    Marissa

    Cute pictures- and the girls are getting so dang big! I have digi cards from Shabbyshop.com. I love them- they are cutesy-scrappy though, not sure if you would like them. And they are really easy to use- so if you need help, let me know!

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  4. Sara Rossi Avatar

    What a difference from the last pic of the girls! I think the purple looks nice & I like the matchy-matchy (I’ll keep matching the girls as long as I can!) Had to laugh at your purple-rationalization!! Good luck on the card!!

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  5. Sandi Avatar
    Sandi

    Laura
    You are right purple is the color for Kings and I am sure you know who was born on Christmas day. As in CHRISTmas. So you are right on the money for your pick in color.
    Your girls will look great on or in cards this year.
    Have a great weekend.
    Sandi N.

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  6. Alicia King Avatar

    you have such beautiful girls Laura! love these pictures of them! I think purple looks great on her! and can’t wait to see what you come up with on the cards! (just make sure the resolution is at 300…something I screwed up on the first time I did a card!)

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  7. Mary MacAskill Avatar

    Well, they look beautiful and I could tell they were newer photos! Men just aren’t very observant 😉 Good luck with the cards, and if you get totally frustrated, let me know if I can help! Not that I’m a digital guru or anything but I just made 6 different digi cards!

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  8. Katie Avatar

    awww… I can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeve with the purple! 🙂

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  9. Leslie Avatar
    Leslie

    Great pics will make a great card! Can’t wait to see your color combo.

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  10. Carla Avatar

    These pics came out great!!! OMG, is that really Sarah cause she looks like she grew up overnight! Have fun making the card…I’m positive they’ll come out great!

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  11. Melinda Avatar
    Melinda

    I do the same thing…same spot in the house and same outside. Just know what the settings need to be so it makes it quick.
    Esp important when you have kids that would rather do anything than have Mom take yet another picture.
    Love their tops…cannot wait to see the color scheme going on in your head play out!

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  12. Es Avatar
    Es

    Coming forward. I follow your blog, but never post comments:( I LOVE your work and think you take absolutely wonderful pics
    I LOVE the black top your younger daughter is wearing. Where is that from??? Thanks so much:)

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  13. sasha farina Avatar

    the photos are beautiful Laura! and nothing is wrong with backyard photos LOL… when your backyard has that type of gorgeous light 😀

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  14. wendy bretz Avatar

    LOVE the photos of the girls Laura!
    I think the are amazing and you are going to come out with some AWESOME cards 🙂

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  15. doris Avatar
    doris

    it’s a very nice purples as far as purple goes . . . i have faith in you! 😀

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  16. Susan D. Avatar

    beautiful photos…and i realize that now you have already done your cards, but here’s a tutorial that i found and used to do my cards this year. my first time doing digital, too. i used a kit from peppermint creative (i think).
    http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/tutorials/first_LO_in_PSE.html

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  17. Shemaine Smith Avatar

    your girls are just the sweetest! Great pictures 🙂

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