Better Pics With My New Light Box

The photos of my cards have been turning out so yellow! I decided to fix the problem and make a light box. It was free, it was a cinch, and it turned out great. Now all I have to do is remember to turn the date stamp off on the camera!

This is a photo the way I've been taking them. I did some photo editing, but the color is still just way off.

This is the first photo in the light box. Better, but still not quite right.

I adjusted the white balance on my camera, and this is what I got.

What a difference!

And now, a few more...

The rest of my naturalist cards. I had some plain kraft paper cards on hand, as well as this very fibrous, green, handmade paper. I put it together with the Stampin Up' set Swags, Sprays, and Stuff. The dragonfly is from the set Organic Grace.

These are just a couple of quick birthday cards. Texture courtesy of the Big Shot, stamps from an .89 cent little set from the Flower Factory.

This one I love. I made it to go with a baby boy gift. The stamp set is new from Stampin' Up, Teddy & Train. It's one of my favorites now.

I love House Mouse! This is for my niece's first birthday. The image is from a clear stamp set of House Mouse Halloween. They are all adorable. I left off the pumpkin trick-or-treat bucket to get just the mouse in butterfly wings. I suppose I could have left it on since her birthday is near Halloween.

And, finally, Jango Fett, because he was sitting right there and I wanted to put more stuff in my light box. You know how it is when you get something new!

Thank You! With A Big T

I do really like this thank you card. I am still excited about my Big Shot, so I had to add the flower texture. The 't' came from the "Cause for Celebration" set from SU. Love this set.

Birthday Cards in Bad Lighting

Here are several birthday cards from a little way back. The lighting is terrible on these photos, but you get the idea.

This one is my favorite. I like the colors, the slight texture, and that it's just tidy. I like tidy. I used Stampin' Up's Cause for Celebration set for the cupcake, and the Sweet Little Sentiments set for the text. The Big Shot gave it a nice checkerboard texture.

This one also has a little Big Shot texture. I used a clear stamp I picked up cheap at the Flower Factory for the "party chick", and a little ribbon from somewhere. This card is actually blue and pink, but here it looks a bit like mud. I used the Stampin' Up scallop circle punch. I love that thing.

My least favorite... I love the cake and the way I layered it with the textured square, but I don't like the ribbon on it much at all. I used a clear stamp I picked up for .75 cents somewhere. The embossed card is much better than this looks because the color is so off. I really need to cobble together a light box.

Summertime Birthday Card

My son and I made this card to go with a birthday present for a friend. We used the Stampin' Up set, All Wrapped Up. Our "Happy Birthday" came out a bit sloppy, but I think it was a great card for a little boy.

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Bathtub Baby Card

Using my favorite baby card stamp, Stampin' Up's Baby Time wheel, I put together this baby card for a friends shower. The dotted embossing was done with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. Just another reason I love the Big Shot is that you can use just about every brand and style of embossing doo dads.

Alien Birthday Card

I Found this picture of an alien, cut him out and attached him to the front of a boy birthday card. I used texture plates with the Big Shot for a tactile feel. I love aliens for boy's birthday greetings and I am can't wait to break into the alien stamp set I just got from Stampin' Up, Greetings Earthling!