Advent Calendar Gift Day 7

Welcome to the gift of an Advent Calendar.  I have always loved Advent calendars.  When I was little, I just couldn't wait to open each little door and find the surprise waiting there.

This Christmas I am turning my blog into an Advent calendar, so I can give you a Christmas surprise every day until Christmas.  Every day I will post downloadable artwork for you to use as my gift.

Today's gift is a bit of photography.  I love photographing our Gazebo, and some of my favorites are the ones I have taken when it has snowed.  

I have used this photo in greeting cards. So, I created two versions for you to download.  One 8 x 8" print or you can crop it to 8 x 10" on an 8.5 x 11" sheet.  The file is called, Advent Day 7, Snowy Gazebo,   Which can be downloaded here.

The other is an 8.5" x 11" sheet holding a greeting card measuring  5 x 7".  You can download this file here.  The name of the file is called Advent Day 7, Greeting Card.  The file will look like this:

Once it's printed on card stock and trimmed, it will look like this. Just fold in half and enjoy your card.

I hope that you enjoy your Gazebo in snow photos.  I have others that I'll be sharing over the next few weeks.

During the Christmas season, I will be creating more gift tags, Christmas stationery, and all kinds of art for you to use.  You can give the art as gifts, decorate your home or use on your Christmas crafts and cards.  If you miss a day, just click on this page, and you can see all the posts and artwork at a glance.

You can also find all of the artwork on my Pinterest Board called An Advent Calendar of Downloadable Artwork.  If you click the artwork that you like, it will lead you back here with the link to the download.

Roses, Presets, and Lightroom Inspiration

Well it all started when I discovered Pretty Presets for Lightroom.

I immediately went to their blog to see what it was that they were doing to create such beautiful photographs.  The above photo is my original photograph that I decided to enhance.

Here is one of the presets designed by Pretty Presets for Lightroom that I purchased.  They are called Spring Color Flare and Haze Collection.

And these two are my favorites.

As I woke up the other morning, I was hoping that Kim Klassen gave classes in Adobe Lightroom.  And she does.  I signed up for her class in September called ROUND TRIP.  Finally, here's a very pink  version of my photo for a very Happy Pink Saturday.

See You In September, one of my favorites when I was a teen.  I'll be waiting to learn more from some videos by Pretty Presets and Kim's class in September.