A couple of months ago, Michelle from Wondertime Photography contacted me about redesigning her blog. Another Tucsonan, Michelle specializes in children and lifestyle photography, from maternity and newborn to high school…and everything in between. I was thrilled when I met Michelle because I was in desperate need of some portraits/head shots. But more on that later. Back to Michelle’s new blog!

Michelle has been blogging on Typepad for quite some time (since 2007!) and has quite a wealth of content. But she wanted a new look that didn’t scream “TYPEPAD!”. Here’s the new blog design we came up with…

The goal was to coordinate the blog with her beautiful website, but at the same time, give it its own flair and personality.

Michelle also offers tutorials on capturing the best images of your children and family with practical tips. And if you’re overdue on some family portraits, check out her portfolio…it speaks for itself!

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If you’re a photographer and a blogger, you’ve no doubt come across Prophoto. If not, its an excellent WordPress template for your photography business. Its easy to use but very powerful and customizable.

images via prophoto.com

The lastest version is ProPhoto 4. And if you’re in the market, I have a licensed copy to sell. Why, you ask? Well, you may remember a while back I was working on creating custom designs specifically for the ProPhoto theme. That never really panned out time wise, so I checked with the nice folks at ProPhoto and they told me I can transfer my license to someone else. Since then, I havent had a client in need of a photo theme so I’m opening it up to you, my readers.

So here’s the deal. If you’d like to purchase my totally legal, kosher, transferable and legit license of ProPhoto 4 for $150 (normally $199), email me. First come first serve. Once its gone, this post will self-destruct.

If you want to learn more about ProPhoto and all that it has to offer, here are more details. Its a theme I highly recommend!

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Graduation fever is in the air. Grads all around the country are gearing up to enter a whole new chapter of life. But first its time for grads (and lets be honest…the parents!) to let the world know the good news. Check out some fresh new graduation announcements…

For Her

For Him (or Her!)

Lots of different designs and sizes available. Go check them out at Snapfish.com!

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Julie and Dana are the  founders of OATS Granola. OATS was created two years ago with a mission to revolutionize the way people think about granola.

The vision behind the Oats Granola blog was to inspire readers to join the adventure as these two foodies share recipes and ideas. Strong graphics, bright colors and simple navigation was used to convey the feeling of an exciting and fun journey.

The site was built on WordPress using the Builder theme.

You can follow Oats Granola on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

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Holy goodness.

Its been eleven million years since I last posted. Im still alive. Just been crazy busy.

Doing what, you ask? Glad you asked, cause I’m about to tell you.

We had Spring break for two weeks. One day we visited the Pima Air & Space Museum with our friend. Fun place, especially for boys.

We have 4 birthdays in one month’s time, just in our immediate family.

Tax season. Need I say more? And if you’re a small business owner that means a whole lot of catch up paperwork. Like my filing technique?

I saw Wicked the Musical with Metropolitan Mama while it was in town with Broadway In Tucson. I can’t recommend it enough. There are still plenty of shows to catch. You wont be disappointed!

We had a couple of medical issues to deal with in our immediate and extended family. Good news is everyone is doing just fine. But our Youngest one has a little surgery coming up this Summer to do some reconstruction on the Finger. You can read the whole back story here.

I’ve been reading Quitter*, by Jon Acuff. I got a copy last year at Blissdom, but finally picked it up a few nights ago. Great. read.

So, been a little busy. Not to mention still working on a bunch of fun projects. More on that tomorrow. But here’s a sneak peak of just one of the cards I recently designed…

More soon, my friends. Pinky swear.

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