Starburst Effect in Photoshop

November 3, 2009

With the holidays coming I thought I’d start sharing a few quick tricks to help create cards and invitations.
I’m starting off with the popular Starburt Effect
We need to start off by making a stripe pattern. Open a file and size it to 20 by 100 pixels. Have your two colors already picked out in the [...]

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Adventures From Halloween 2009

November 3, 2009
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Halloween was a big event at our home as usual. Unfortunately my hubby started feeling under the weather as the day went on so I had to take my 6 year old ninja trick or treating by myself. As the night went on I got adventurous and ended going to a neighborhood that I have [...]

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Customized Twitter Backgrounds

August 20, 2009

I recently began designing Customized Twitter backgrounds and images. I am currently trying to find time to set up a website with information about my services. In the mean time if you have any questions or would like a background of your own please email me at: sondra@landofgraciousliving.com or visit me at twitter.com/thepixelmom I hope [...]

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The Value of a FREE Public Education

August 10, 2009

I really love the school district that my boys are enrolled in. They really look out for the kids and are amazing will the personal help they give. That said I just found out the cost this year for my son who is going to be a freshman. Let’s just say free public education isn’t [...]

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

August 7, 2009

Unless you have been living in a cave I’m sure you have heard of Twitter. But are you using? If you aren’t, should you and why?
Well I am the first to admit I don’t truly know the answer to that question. I have a twitter account and at this point my tweets are mainly just [...]

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out of the mouths of babes

August 6, 2009

Okay at 30-something I don’t feel that old. But according to my just turned 6 year old I am. This was our conversation a couple days ago:
Con Man: are you old?
me: I don’t think I am, what do you think?
Con Man: I think you are old
me: why do you think that?
Con Man: because you have [...]

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This Is Me – kids journal

August 5, 2009

This past weekend I won a “This Is Me” kids keepsake journal during the OC Blogger Ball at the Hilton in Anaheim.
I have to admit I was horrible at updating my boys baby books, all my photos are on hard drives or CD’s somewhere stored and I do keep some of their artwork but not [...]

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Let Kids be Kids

August 5, 2009

When I was growing up I remember being told “stay safe and make sure you’re back when the street lights turn on”. My summers were filled with adventures and no parents anywhere in site. I knew every inch of my hometown like the back of my hand! Oh I long for hot summer days, cool [...]

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The Joys Of Summer & Motherhood

July 3, 2009

First I have to start off by saying, I know I am really bad about keeping my blog updated. So I have made a new goal to try and post at least twice a week.
Now on I’m moving to my rant. I know I am very blessed to be a stay at home mom. Before [...]

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Swine Flu? Now what……

April 28, 2009

Ok I’m the first to admit I can at times be, well lets just say a little paranoid. Maybe even a hypochondriac.
That said I also hate how the media likes to over sensationalize everything and make things seem to be almost pandemic. I can’t turn on the t.v. or open a web page with out [...]

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