Happy Accident

One of my favorite Aunts (great-aunt actually) is having a birthday party in September, so I have been wanting to make a LO to send to her, in case we can't make it down to the party. (We want to, but...are not sure yet if we can or not.) So when I saw this new kit of Blushbutter's I just HAD to use it for the layout. I made it 8.5X11, because I'm going to print it out and mail it to her...and didn't want to try to cut the white edges off if I made it my new standard size of 8X8.

Kit Credit: Roses in Bloom by Blushbutter. The background is actually two of the papers blended together.

I e-mailed a cousin to get a better photo of her, because the one I took a couple years ago just wasn't all that good. Thankfully she came through for me, and got me this one which I think is so much better than the one I had. I blended the photo into the background, and then copied the photo layer, so I could turn one into a black and white, and see if I liked it better...and turned the color layer off while I did so.

I actually put a tan tint to the black and white photo, and then was toggling back and forth between the tan print and the color one, trying to decide which I preferred. I didn't think the shirt color was really going to work with the LO, although I did really LIKE the color, so figured I would HAVE to go with the black and white print, when I accidentally turned on the color layer, while the black and white one was still on...and it showed me what I should do instead! Having the black and white layer on top of the color one, muted the pretty almost turquoise color into a darker blue that worked with the colors on the page. It also popped off the page a little better than the black and white did...so after asking DH his opinion, I had to go with this...both layers being turned on at the same time.

I love happy accidents like this...and really after this long with digital scrapbooking, I should have thought of trying both layers on at the same time, but I just don't seem to think of things like that usually. LOL

Anyway, I just had to share my happy accident, cause I love it when they happen! Hope everyone is staying cool enough...it's so HOT here, actually it's the humidity that's making it seem so hot, the temps haven't gotten up into the 100's yet this week...but it sure feels like it is, because it's so humid. We lost a goat because of the heat, she was one of the first ones we had born here on our farm...only one of those original ones left...and that one is living on borrowed time, cause it's almost apple season again, and it seems like every year at this time she starts getting out of the pasture and hanging around under the apple tree...cause she LOVES her apples. We will see if we get mad enough to take her to the sale barn this year...we threatened to last year. *giggle*

I got the beets done, thankfully we don't eat LOTS of them, cause if I had to can tons of them I'd run out of patience I think. They are a lot of work, even though once you cook them the skins come off easy, it's a pain to get them all off. DH helped me for a little while, cause lunch was cooking, and he felt sorry for me I guess. LOL

I think Apples may be next...some in the freezer for pie, and then I plan on making apple sauce with the rest...or well probably not all of the rest (cause the tree is loaded), just depends on how long it takes me to get REALLY tired of making apple sauce. It's not hard since I have that handy gadget my Mom bought me that mashes them and gets rid of the seeds and skin once they are cooked, but there is only so much cutting up of apples my hands can do, and I have to quarter them anyway, to cook them...and get the spots out of course if there are any.

We haven't finished the apple sauce I made last year yet, but it's only been lately that we were eating it routinely. Before it was only here and there...so even though we still have some left, I would really like to get more this year, than I did last year...as I think we will be eating it more this year...and if not, then I guess I'll have a bunch left next year, and won't have to make any. LOL

Anyway, better get off here, it's been a busy day and tomorrow looks like it will be another one...so I really need to get to bed before to late, cause I'm tired. Hope your week is going good. :)