We have a winner! And August's give away begins.

I actually got nervous when drawing for the winner this month and I couldn't even win! Our big winner was LoveSpell13! Please e mail me at lifeislovephotography@gmail.com to claim your little hat :) If anyone else is still interested in having one of these cuties, they are $12. Just send your paypal info to that e mail as well.

I reopened my Etsy store since things have calmed down a little around here.


Ok on to August's give away! This month I'm going to spell things out a little bit better. I will post the give away item at the beginning of the month and you have all month to enter to win. This month I'm going to offer multiple entries. 1 entry is just a comment, 1 entry for 'liking' my facebook fan page, 1 entry for advertising this give away somewhere (your blog, facebook, twitter). Just post multiple comments with what you did. So if you post on your blog, comment that you did that and leave me a link to your blog.

Here is this months give away:






My little hat trio :) You can actually choose to have an all girl or all boy color set also, you'll just have to let me know. Even if you don't have a baby, three baby shower gifts ready to go!

I will draw for this one on August 31st and YOU MUST CHECK BACK HERE to see if you won! Once posted, you have two weeks to e mail me your info and claim your prize. So make sure you bookmark or follow my blog so you don't forget!


Rachael had an awesome release on Friday. Here is a preview:



I love the color scheme on this one! Here are my layouts:






And here's your freebie for today:

Knitting... a love/hate relationship and a give away

I think knitting is one of those crafts where EVERYONE has one friend that just is dying to learn. Well luckily I was that friend BUT I also had a friend that actually knew how to knit. And I got pregnant. Nothing like dreaming of covering tiny baby parts with hand knitted items to pick up some needles. So over two years ago, I picked up a pair, had a quick lesson and I learned. Slowly.

If you are that friend and you want to learn how to knit, I recommend the book Stitch 'N Bitch. Most local libraries carry it so you can just check it out if you want. It will teach you a skill and have you complete a project using that skill. Its a wonderful teacher! If you need a little more help, youtube has videos which, if you're like me, you can stop and rewind as many times as you need to. Its really not that scary.

I have to admit that Rett never wore any hand knitted items. Neither has Evie. But my love of knitting did incite me to start knitting for my photography and then I opened my Etsy store. My store is currently closed up due to my current busy life BUT I'm going to be giving away one newborn hat like this one, modeled by my little Evie.





How do you enter? Just leave a comment about something YOU would like to learn how to do. Then check back here July 30th for the winner! Spread the word and let you friends know! Make sure you follow my blog so you aren't left behind in case I sneak in more knitted give aways... I'm seeing a pair of booties in the future.



Ok on to scrapping.

Another gorgeous release from Creations by Rachael. All the realistic elements in this one just amazed me. This is definitely one of my most go-to kits of the moment. Here is the preview:





Isn't it breathtaking? It makes me think of spring and also of frozen sherbet. Not sure where that comes from but regardless, this kit is just amazing.

Here are my layouts:





Oh, my.. what a surprise. They both feature Evie. The top one got LOTD at Brownie Scraps. Mostly for Evie's adorable Baby Gap dress probably. Its amazing to look at those two pictures and think that's only a month apart. Wow.

Here is your freebie for today!