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Quote: Originally Posted by michaelwachniak You know what? I think Morgan should get the trophy! The hair shot was REALLY well done! I had an emergency "movie session" last night, and didnt get around to it.. and to be honest now that I see her version, I doubt mine would look any better! *golf clap for Morgan* "you have learned, young jedi...." Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus ya kudos to morgan.... wait. should we now call her the captain.. captain morgan Thanks guys! I think my cheeks just got flushed I was so flattered. The cloning tool is about the only tool I've been using for a while. On vacations I always clone out the idiot in the background ruining my picture. I find myself shouting "don't worry, i'll just clone him out" all the time on vacations. I wonder if the person feels insulted. I do go by captain sometimes. It was my old email address until it was hacked & used to distribute a worm. I thought it was time to get a more mature email address now that I was heading to grad school. But, in grad school I'm the "social captain" of my program (I organize happy hours) so I get called captain still.

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva Now that Tom is fixed.. my face looks really funny.. lol any help for that? I tried swapping the smiles, but it looked weird. I think I should wait until maria fixes lighting to do any of that. The one smile you sent was bright & this one was shadowy.

Oh, I also made a website with all the details. I sent my web address with the save the dates.

Quote: Originally Posted by danalovesdave Hi Ladies- I'm getting our Save the Date's ready to send out and I'm wondering if there is any extra information you'd suggest sending out....A list of hotels? Activities? I'm not sure what else to send--I've been reading some magazines, and they've said to send additional info with the STD's. Any suggestions would be awesome! Dana my save the dates didn't have a lot of info, but I sent a "prewedding brochure" after guests booked.

I love it! I don't care for champagne but I love margaritas. I do think a champagne glass with salt & lime would be too cute.

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva He did the same exact thing! He sent me first attempt and then I had to leave for the day so not sure if he has a final version to send me. If/when he does I'll post for comparison. He sent it to me too, but I promise I didn't cheat. That's how I normally fix strays. Your FIL's hair is a little more than just strays though, but I think it looks fine a little wind blown. It's the beach.

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva Looks great so far! Michael.. do you want me to post the revised photo you sent me? Oh Morgan, LOVE the Fabio hair! lol I do think everyone would like to see it. He did some really good stuff with your pictures & has been teaching me a lot. It's really not a competition when he's sending me tips I checked out his website & instantly waved the white flag He has some great PS skills. His hair pic might look better than mine. I tried so many things & finally just cloned out the bigger blowing parts. Go with what looks best. I hope we can make this a great picture.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine Tammy actually added some that Jamy and Shelley found. So they are responsible for all these recent naughty smilies? Jamy gets some off photobucket, too. Atleast that's the rumor. I still can't get enough of the bunny

I tried several things with the hair, but they all looked fake & weird. So it still has a wind blown look, just not so dramatic. I also whitened the teeth a little. I don't have my photoshop book with me today so i didn't do one step for the teeth that helps. Your MIL's teeth will be much lighter once the shadow is removed. Once I do the teeth right, I'll send it on to Mikki for round 2.

i updated my 2nd post with more details

Quote: Originally Posted by Cherielee everything looks great morgan....good job...just wondering what you put on your postcards? http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t9658

Quote: Originally Posted by Betsy Those look great - I love the magazine idea! I can't remember who I stole that from. Someone posted it recently & I thought "oh, I've got lots of those!" Quote: Originally Posted by nikkianddean I love the gossip mag! I never like to buy them, but always love to read them on vaca. Nice job! I got my subscription because I always bought one when I flew. I got a whole year (52 mags) for the price of one! I get anxious when i fly so it's about the heaviest reading I can handle. Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa great job Morgan - your friends will love them! i don't know if anyone else pointed this out but if you have any friends who are really into the gossip mags, try to give them the most current ones LOL! I will try to do it that way. I know atleast one of my friends gets In Touch. I'll give her the newest one because she'll already know the gossip. I really like looking at the clothes. When i'm done reading them I pile them up & when friends come over I send them home with them. I was surprised the first time I did this. They attacked them & read them cover to cover in my apartment. No one ever wants to take my Money magazines so I stopped putting them in the give away pile. I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes this smut.

Quote: Originally Posted by becks Morgan, as always, you surpass us all. They are beautiful! You are way too nice! I definitly don't win "Best OTT bag" on this forum. There have been some much nicer bags. I got most of my ideas from them

Quote: Originally Posted by JoannaR Thanks so much ladies with your advice i contacted Tammy and she emailed me back very fast. I feel such a releife now I was so anxious. Thanks again ladies the venting & your help saved the day again Great! You can't go wrong with Tammy.

I have always had a good experience with hotels.com. I think for a site visit you can be a little "riskier" and book it though a website like those. For your wedding you can't afford any risk, but for a site visit if your room got bumped, etc. you could probably still work things out. Many of my friends suggested hotels.com for planning a europe trip. It really worked out perfect. It's what they always use too & are very happy with it.

Quote: Originally Posted by violethaze2b Very nice!!! I don't know when I am going to find time to get mine done lol. I will certainly be using some of your great ideas, Morgan!!! I can't take all the credit. I didn't even know what an OOT bag was until I found this place.

Quote: Originally Posted by angitalia23 I had a friend who got it done for her wedding four years ago, since she has had a baby and is pregnant with her second. Her's didnt change after being pregnant and she still thinks it was the best descision. I recently had plastic surgery for my nose...ive been up and down cause well it's on my face and that can be hard with swelling etc. Anyhow, make sure you do tons of research on the best doctor to fit your needs. Go on several consultations and always go with your gut! I think if you want it...go through with it before the wedding! I remember the thread when you were considering it. Are you happy with the results? I hope you love your new nose once the swelling wears off.

I just updated my first post with something I forgot. I still plan on making tags to hang on the bags that say "gracias" and have the guests' names on them.

Quote: Originally Posted by CaliaA07 Haha it was fun to use. I don't care about the little numbers. I don't understand how to use it all. Like making the background not black or white but oh well. I think it turned out good for my first time. click the background. the select the image box (square in the middle of the frame & shadow) It opens up a menu where you can change the color. Sarah made a lumapix how to thread. It took me a while to figure out, but I love it now.

Quote: Originally Posted by kleslie5 Those look great, Morgan! And thank you so much for sharing all your ideas...I'm just getting started and things were looking very daunting, but this site and all the great ideas will make it so much easier! THANK YOU! no prob. We share around here. It's great. Check out my BDW blog (link in my siggy). You can see everything I've done so far. Other girls have posted everything they have too. I think it helps when you are getting started to see a complete picture. It's a little overwhelming at first, but the forum makes it easy. Then you have lots of free time to do excess projects.

Quote: Originally Posted by CaliaA07 I can't save it as a jpg I had to copy screen and save it in paint. I didn't purchase. When I try to export I can't. oh well. That's smart! Doing a screen capture. It's really not worth buying just to make siggy pics. If you plan to do more with it though, it's a great program. I still have the cheapest version ($40) & I do so much with it. Put it on a birthday list

Quote: Originally Posted by Mandy Wow, I just noticed that you won MOTM!!! Congrats!! You need to refer your mom. Mine comes up with all these ideas, and then had to admit that she "borrowed" them, most often from Morgan! Two sets of eyes are better than one. She also has slow dial up at home. I suffered through it when I was home for Christmas just to check the forum. I just email her pictures of what I make to keep her in the loop. We live in different states. I can't wait to see her in Mexico! The cup in the picture is her's & she will be the one wearing her hairflower the most. My mom is so cute

Quote: Originally Posted by jmill130 Great ideas... very cute! Just a heads up you can get free magazines by drinking coke products. You can go to mycokerewards.com and enter in the codes from the lids and cases. You can get tons of free subscriptions for your OOT bags! Great tip. I need to start doing mycokerewards. I got my subscriptions for $2 a year from some deal on slickdeals.net. I couldn't find anything as cheap last month when I went to buy a subscription for my grandma. She saw some OKs I sent home with my mom & loved them. The best I found was $7 for 2 years on ebay. Great deal for a magazine that comes every week. It's smut, but I like it. Grandma likes it too

Quote: Originally Posted by CaliaA07 Ok heres mine. My DH said I couldn't buy lumapix and I didn't know I could do it in powerpoint. So mine has little numbers b/c I'm too stupid to figure out how to make it smaller with watermark mine had huggggge watermarks. Oh well. First attempt and first contest. Bare with me!! I think you reduce the resolution to make it have the little watermark. To get rid of the numbers unclick the "draw frame numbers box" on the page where you save it as a jpg. I'm not sure why you have numbers but no watermark. weird. When I made my first lumapix photobook & was about to order it when I saw something small in the corner of each picture. It was those dumb numbers! I had to resave every single page!!! Anyway, I think the numbers are fine for a siggy pic. I love that everyone is starting to collage. They will only keep getting better.

Quote: Originally Posted by babycow Great job on these. Where did you get your postcards from? http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10604 This thread is a little old from when I prefered powerpoint to photoshop. There are many ways to make a postcard. They are so cheap, too.