Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A new Baby in the house!



Not that kind of baby, lol... a new camera!! I have been stunned by how much better the DD's photos of baby Wes are than mine, even when we are standing side by side. I thought and thought, and chewed my nails, and did moral soul searching... why buy another camera when I have a pretty good one? I kept coming back to the photos of my cards, and not being happy with the photos I take- then this week at Best Buy was the camera, bag and telephoto lens all for $300.00 less than what they paid. I thought and thought some more, then drove myself over there at 8 pm and bought a Rebel XS with 2 lenes (one telephoto), a camera bag, and a clear filter to protect the lens. And a memory card. I should have gotten another filter to put on the telephoto, and will do that as soon as I stop gasping for air.

I got back to the house at 10 pm, and this is the first and only photo I have taken so far- lol, it might not seem that much better, but I know it was taken practically in the dark, and I did no color editing at all. Sigh- I am so hopeful that if I don't have to edit as much, I might post more. You think??

Oh yes, that's SU kraft as the base, since I have run out of PTI's. The new Dotty Biscotti paper of course, with Aqua Mist as a base layer, but the central image has 3 layers, the image, Aqua Mist, then Hawaiian Shores as the scalloped layer. It just needed a shot of bolder color. Snips and Snails is a Lockhart stamp; I colored it with 2 Copics. Those little pearly things are from one of the cheap $1.00 Recollections sets at Michael's.

I spent a lot of money on a camera, and it isn't going to feed us or keep us warm, and it certainly isn't going to save any lives. But so far, I love it!

7 comments:

Alex said...

i love mine!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Congrats on your new toy! Cute baby boy card and it looks so nice in the photo!

Debbie Gaydos said...

Congrats on the new camera! The card is adorable! Ahhhh, I need to get some of the PTI pp's. I had some in my cart recently but took them out in favor of more inks and cardstock, lol.

Linda said...

Way to go, Beth! You're going to love it, especially with your new grandbaby. It took me a while to rationalize the expense, but I haven't looked back. Here's to lots of good pictures!! (oh, and I love the card, too!)

Diane Jaquay said...

What a cute card Beth, and congrats on your new camera!!

Rita said...

Congrats Beth and great card! I love that Dotty Biscotti paper too. My boss just became a grandma for the first time. Your baby cards will be my inspiration for a congratulations card for her. (Her daughter had a baby girl on Saturday.) Always love my visits to your blog.

Sara Mac said...

Adorable card Beth! I absolutely love these colors and papers together. Congrats on the new camera. I'm sure you'll love it!