A quick question for you- is anyone noticing a faster loading time since I learned that I am supposed to make my pictures smaller? Also, any loss of quality in the photos? thanks for letting me know
Sugarwings loved every second of her birthday party last night!
I think her favorite gift was the pink ball with sunflowers on it. And doesn’t it look so pretty with her birthday frock?
She enjoyed the party down to the very last crumb of her cake. I enjoyed the evening too, she was such a joy, so happy and fun and loving her party!
I started a new photo album today, to mark the beginning of my fairy grand baby’s 2nd year.
I found an album for 50 cents at a garage sale and redid the front of the cover with vintage wallpapers. The inside was doen in textured, flocked paper.
The original cover was brown cardboard with a car on the front, not exactly my style, but a good sized album at a very good price.
With a few added embellishments, it is now "me".
Right down to the "K" on the front. I cut that out of an envelope that came with the box of goodies I won from Natelea. This black and white wall paper is from Beth and if you want some- she is having a giveaway of a good pile of wallpaper!!
There is something about a brand new book, ready to fill with pictures. Kind of like picking out your school supplies in the fall and taking out that first crayon.
I wanted a special photo for the first page. My cousin emailed this B&W picture of our Grandma Downey at Fairyland Caverns.
I rubbed pastels onto it with my fingers, used a gold glitter gen pen to outline some areas, then make the entrance to Fairyland sparkle with glitters. It was then mounted onto pink glitter paper (you can’t have too much glitter in Fairyland!!) and is ready to add to my new scrapbook. But, first I have to get some fixative to spray it, or I’ll have a mess.
If you’d like an assortment of old papers and photos in a Cottage Collage Kit or a project made from one, if you are not a collage-er– – just leave a comment and you are entered into my August give away!
Loading very fast now and quality of photo’s is still excellent.
Yes, it loaded nice and fast for me today.
LOVE the cake picture!
Karkiejo, it takes a very long time to load, sweetpea, but I think it is your header. That is the last thing to appear. Your site is adorable though and that cutie patootie I could just smooch her cheeks all night! I love little kids!!! Especially my own grandchildren. Hah.
Connie
Love the photo album cover and the way you combined the different wallpapers and the K and the jewelry- what do you have on the edges on the cover?
Karla,
It loaded about the same, for me. The header does load really slow.
Sugarwings is becoming quite a beauty. And, she looks so much like grandma!
The photo album is lovely.
~elaine~
The edge of the album is black ribbon torn off a vintage dress, the edges of the ribbon are jagged from it being torn.
I chose wallpaper with a bit of black in in and black ribbon since all the pages were black too.
Karla,
It loaded somewhat faster. Love the book you’re doing for your grandbaby. Very cute. What sort of fixative do you spray the picture with after adding the pastels? I’d be interested to know. The picture turned out absolutely wonderful!
Kitty
Well that picture of grandbaby and cake, says it all. Wonderful. And yes you are loading way faster now !!! Love Clarice
I didn’t notice any difference here. Your granddaughter is so adorable! She IS a little fairy, isn’t she??!
I am drooling over the scrap book. I love your style of art! I am also uncontrollably drooling over the little one’s cake. Yummy. The confetti cake is my fav.! She is so teeeny tiny and preciouse! I wish I could be that young again(well maybe not THAT young) Life was sooo much easier then.
oh, I forgot. It loads the same for me. I never really had trouble viewing your page before though.
Karla…The album is precious! Love it…And your little Sugarwings looks so happy!
Priscilla
What a splendid celebration for a little girl! She looks particularly pleased with her cake! Those gorgeous blue eyes!!!
Your pictures are just fine but it is still very slow to load for me … I am using Firefox as my browser. Could it be your header?
Thank you for your birthday wishes!! And your pictures are amazing!! I have never had a problem with loading your site. Once again thank you!
Happy, happy birthday to Sugarwings! What fabulous photos of her big day! I still have a wait a bit for your blog to download but I don’t mind!
Karla
Hi Karla, so glad you had a good trip! Would you pretty please tell me what kind of glue you use on your collages and tussy-mussies? You have inspired me to make some, but I am clueless in Springfield.
It loaded somewhat faster. The photo album is a wonderful idea. I hope to do an album too. You could do a collage’s tutorial?
Hi Karla
Your photos load faster but your banner still lags WAY behind. You may need to downsize that, too and reload it! Photo quality is still excellent.Cute kids!
Hi Karla! I am so glad Sugarwings had a great birthday…what a sweetie she is. The rocking chair and horse are so pretty.
Takes awhile to load your page?? you poor thing…you have been having such problems with this lately! I wonder if it is your banner?
Heather
woohoo for the new banner. LOVE IT!!!
Too sweet!
I got my piece of painted wall paper and the name tag. LOVE THEM! Thank you!
Your page is loading wayyyy faster for me now. The new banner is superb!
Love Sugarwings birthday pics. Her eyes are the color of her cake frosting! You planned that, right? 🙂
Great pics Karla!!! I don’t see any reduction in photo quality at all and it does load much quicker!!!!
Very belated birthday wishes to the little princess fairy. Love the cake picture!
Belated Happy Birthday wishes to sweet Sugarwings! She is adorable. Please enter me in your giveaway. I just love sparkly things!!!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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