creative ideas and inspiration for the home and family
WELCOME TO PHOTOSHOP BASICS Join us each month to learn the basics of Photoshop, building a foundation for creativity! In this lesson you are going to learn how to create a printable storyboard with a matching board for your blog! Let's get started: In lesson 5 we learned that Layers is what it’s all about in Photoshop! Now we are ready to work with a whole page of layered clipping masks! 1. To Begin Download the Life-n-Reflection Goodie: Maisy Storyboards Step 1 : Get ready … [Read more...]
Hi! I'm Amy, aka One Artsy Mama, and I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to post here at Somewhat Simple once a month and share with you some of the things I've learned along the way in this blogging journey. I began my blog in March of 2011 in the hopes of having my own little corner of the world where I could share and gain crafty inspiration. At the time, I just hoped to someday reach 100 followers. I had no idea that two years later, I'd have a community of several … [Read more...]
The very first blogging conference I ever went to was Bloggy Boot Camp in Phoenix, AZ. {Read all about how stinkin' fun it was on my post right HERE. } At the time that I went to Bloggy Boot Camp, I had about 1,000 followers and I was just getting to the point where I was making a little bit of money from sidebar advertising and sponsored posts. I felt like I was moving in the right direction in growing my blog, but it was still a guessing game for me and I didn't know what to do … [Read more...]
What are the best mommy apps? Watch the video to see my 5 favorites. Then comment below on your own favorites. {Video not showing up? Click here: http://youtu.be/V3o_O_6G5dk} Don't forget to go to RichMomBusiness.com for more funny 2-minute videos for moms. ♥♥♥ Mentions ♥♥♥ Toddler Lock | http://www.toddlerlock.com/ Get Pocket | http://getpocket.com/ Organo Gold Hot Chocolate | http://www.grant_aylward.organogold.com/ Pandora | … [Read more...]
Let's talk a bit about a topic that is a pet peeve of a lot of bloggers: Comment Moderation/Word Verification. Raise your hand if you've ever tried leaving a nice comment on a blog only to discover they have the comment moderation enabled and you are instantly annoyed. (I see several hands going up in the back row.) You're annoyed because comment moderation is just "one more thing" you have to do. You're annoyed because you can't decipher the dang "word" it wants you to … [Read more...]
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