My turn- Christmas card is done!

[Thatchermom]

Merry Christmas to you all! Thanks for all the inspiration in your cards! I love seeing them all and wanted to share. Ordered the prints today to be mounted on white cardstock. Can't wait to send them out so I thought I'd share here first.

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[toomanystrollers]

Your son is too darn cute!! Great card - I love the background border pics!

[Joshuasmommy]

What a cutie! Using the pictures in the background was a great idea, I may have to borrow that one next year.

[TraciG]

So nice , I also thought the background was neat, your son is very cute !

[amp]

Great job! Your son is adorable and that pic would make a great new avatar..hint hint. not that your other one isn't cute, but this shows off his adorable face even more!

[indy1710]

How adorable! You did a great job!

Anne
Graham 10.00
Ella 5.03

[Buffys Mommy]

What a wondeful card! I love his expression and the border is an amazing idea.

Tammie
Momma to Sarah Michelle 10/13/03

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[pixelprincess]

Absolutely cute card with great pics. The background pics tell a great story.

[steph2003]

That background is the coolest!!!

[momma_boo]

The card looks great. I'm sure you'll be getting plenty of compliments from the recipients. I love how the background looks.

[McQ]

That's a great card! And love the boarder!

Allison
~ mama to Declan 3.24.03 and Meghan 8.26.04

[jasabo]

Susan, it's beautiful! I love how you did the pics in the border. Very creative. And your son is adorable!

Lisa - mom to 17 month old twin boys

[deborah_r]

This card is so great! I love the background, and cannot begin to figure out how you did that! Wow! Great job!

[Sarah1]

Wow. That is SO cute. I am floored by how awesome everyone's cards are!

[redhookmom]

Wow, it's perfect!

[ciaobella]

How beautiful!

Ok, I have to ask ... how did you do the background and what effect did you use around the main picture? I am a relative novice to Elements and I would love to know some of your tricks!

TIA ... and again ... beautiful card!

[Thatchermom]

I'm guessing the answer "fiddling around with things, a little of this and a little of that" won't do? I'll have to try to give a better answer when I can open the program and use real names for the tools/effects. I'm pretty new to Elements, too, and mostly figured it out while I worked, so I can't remember what things are really called. I'm pretty fearless when it comes to learning new stuff. I will work on a more detailed answer, but it will probably be Monday before I can sit down to do it. My computer's a little slow and I can't run Powerpoint and Photoshop at the same time. Working on DH's sermon slides for tomorrow so I'll look at it when that's over!

[lmintzer]

What a fantastic card! Thatcher is a cutie, and I love the borderd pictures that blend in so nicely. A neat, subtle touch!

[ciaobella]

Any little tips will help - I know that a lot of fiddling is involved - I was just looking for some new tools to play with. Scott Kelby's book is on my Christmas list, so I think thay will help too!

[jd11365]

Too cute! I can't believe how much of a little boy he has become! I just love the border pics too...awesome idea!

Jamie
Mommy to Kayla
May '03