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Things have been crazy busy... but I have decided that I need to take the time, to do the things that make me happy. That means coming back to my blog and making goodies to give away or helping you learn to edit your pictures a little better!  Things are going to change as I go along. The design may change, ads will be added to help you find the goodies you are searching for out there in cyber space. (maybe goodies you didn't even know you needed) I will ramble on about my work, personal life, etc. And.... freebies will be given freely with lots of love. So, I encourage you to sign up, follow along so you don't miss anything. I am thinking of putting a deadline on freebies, such as it being available for download only for 48 hours. Subscribe so you don't miss anything! Here is a sample of some of the first things that will be given away. A cool chevron paper and the black bits or a brush set that I am working on. If you look on the paper, you see little flowers and ...

Hi guys.... yes, I am still here from time to time. I made a new frame today and thought I would share. You can download it here.     kim frame - tan This is what it looks like, a picture is my daughter Holly and her daughter Abby. ~kimi~

Hi everyone.... I stumbled across this new site. They are trying to create a market place kind of like Etsty but for creative items that were made by a mouse. It should be a fun place to find cool and interesting things. It is called "Creative Market" handcrafted, mousemade. New market site where you can sell and buy, fonts, brushes etc, Early members, who join, get some freebies, and if you use this link, I get some credits too :) Click on the link below to join. h ttp://creativemarket.com/udvyJDl If you join... don't forget to click on the freebie tab, and choose some goodies. The freebies are only available until the site goes public. So if you are interested, you would need to sign up soon. =) ~kimi~

Is there anybody out there? Hi guys, yep I am still around!! Life just got in the way of my poor neglected blog. I was looking for a paper to use on our Christmas Cards and couldn't find what I was after, so I made my own. Then thought.... Let's Share!! :-) So for everyone that hasn't given up on me, here you go. Download here kimi_Snow Paper Normal Terms Of Use Apply. You May Not Sell It As Your Own. I miss you all! {hugs} ~kimi~

So everyone has their own interpretation of what ART is. As photographers, we tend to fall into 2 categories. The minimalist. (a person who tends to stay true to his image) For the sake of discussion, we will call the other... the "non" minimalist. :0) Now I will gladly say, I am certainly a "non" minimalist! I wanted to share one of my latest images with you. It is a picture of my daughter Holly. I saw an image by another photographer and wanted to try and capture something close. I love how the image came out. It truly does represent Holly. She is not the smiley happy kid. At 20 she has grown into her own person, she is deep and focused. I used a simple Gradient Map to change the image to black and white. I used the spot healing brush to tidy up her face. I added a texture that had a brownish tone. I duplicated the texture so I had two layers. On the bottom layer I changed the blend mode to softlight. The layer that was above it was left on normal mode an...

Hi Everyone... Yes, I am still here. My creativity is still alive and well! Not long ago, hubby and I snuck off for a weekend alone. I of course was playing with the camera on my iphone on one of our walks. So today I share with you one of the images I took. A perfectly good texture. Taken with my Hipstamatic App. :0) You can download HERE . Enjoy!! One of the things I have been doing lately with my textures is this. Select a midtone color from the texture with your eye dropper tool. Select a soft brush and reduce the opacity of the texture a bit to see your subject underneath. (do this while you are still in normal mode) Paint directly on the texture with the selected color. This will keep the texture tone but get rid of the grungy bits on your focal point. Raise your opacity back up and finish the brushing. Now change your blend mode to soft light. Easy Peazy!! {hugs to everyone} ~kimi~ P. S. I did not include a TOU but you know the drill. Don't sell it as your own.

A couple of wonderful finds that I have come across recently. I am loving it more than I can say... Coffee Shops Velvet Cream Action . I find myself using it on almost every image lately. So easy to tweak to your liking! Dig around on her site. Add her to your Google Reader!! A Must! Another wonderful share is Jessica Drossin's free Autumn texture. I have a friend that loaned me his 200mm macro lens yesterday to play with. Here is one of the first images I have taken with it. I used the Coffee Shop Velvet Cream Action and added Jessica's texture. Run and get them now. And... don't forget to leave them a Thank You! ~kimi~