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Photo Techniques: Day 4

"Watch your background!"

This is sometimes the trickiest thing to conquer! But as you take more and more photos you become more and more aware of your surroundings. Always keep in mind what is behind your subject and try not to include objects that will interfere with your subject. Sometimes this may require that your subject move to a different location or the photo needs to be taken at a different angle. Your focus is your subject and not what is behind them! Keep it simple!

Photo Techniques: Day 3

More tips and techniques from Shelley Haganman!

This is the one my kids always groan about! 'Oh Mom...not more pictures!!'

I love taking photos of events and special times and when I do, I love to photograph the details of said events and times. I think taking time to photograph the little things gives you a more intimate look into the overall picture - it helps give the details to the story.

So next time you photograph an event or time....take the time and shoot the details!

Announcing our Winners!!!

Thanks to everyone for playing in the Reminisce Signature Series Layout Contest! We were amazed by all of the awesome entries and it was difficult to choose! Please email your contact information to info@designsbyreminisce.com so we can get your prizes in the mail!

Our THIRD PLACE WINNER of a $50 Reminisce Prize Pack is this "Hawaii" layout by Alissa!




Our SECOND PLACE WINNER of a $50 Reminisce Prize Pack and $50 in cash is this "Soccer" Layout by Shannon B!




And our GRAND PRIZE WINNER of $200 in cash is this "Road Trip" Layout by Marianna!



We would also like to give HONORABLE MENTION to the following contestants:

*Angela Ploegman
*Candi Ladwig
*Kazan Clark
*Lauri Greene

Congratulations to everyone and thank you again for all of the beautiful submissions!!!

Photo Techniques: Day 2

We're back with a second day of photo tips and techniques, plus some stunning examples, from our own DT member and photographer, Shelley Haganman!

To take your photography to another level consider the subject of perspective. Most times we take our photos from a straight on perspective. I am here to encourage you to take  a look at things from a different angle. Try taking your photos while standing on a chair, laying down on the ground and looking up, and getting to the level of your subject. Another aspect of perspective is taking shots that are unbalanced...meaning the subject is not straight in the middle of your photo. Get a new perspective on your photography taking and you will have a new perspective on life!!!





Check back soon...we will announce our Signature Series Layout Contest winners later today!!!

CHA re-cap!

It was a busy few days in Chicago, but we still managed to make time for photos. Here's a little peek at what the Reminisce crew was up to at the show!

setting up the booth...

 

 

...a couple projects with the Reminisce Signature Series...

 

Elizabeth, Andria, and Reminisce store managers Shelly and Cindy!

 

Group picture! Ryan Devine, Matt Gibson, Robyn Meierotto, Dana Serafini, Cindy Noesen, Andria Gibson, Elizabeth Smith, and Shelly Maxwell

...the finished booth right before the show opened!

Thanks to everyone for a great CHA Summer Show!!

A Week of Photo Tips & Techniques!

We are home from CHA and getting back into our routines! We have a fabulous treat for our blog readers this entire week - our own design team member, Shelley Haganman, has put together a week's worth of tips and techniques for shooting photos! Shelley recently started her own photography business, Shaganman Photography - be sure to check it out, as well as her blog! Be sure to check back each day this week for a new tip and some sample photos from Shelley. Also stop back later today for a CHA recap post complete with lots of pics! And FINALLY, don't forget you have until Midnight TONIGHT to enter the Reminisce Signature Series Layout Contest!

Day One: Tilt Your Camera!

We take a lot of vertical and horizontal pictures but for this week try....tilting your camera! I think you will love the effect. Sometimes I love it too much I have to tell myself  not to do too much of it. It is addicting! This technique works great on both horizontal and vertical pictures! You are going to love it!

Announcing our winners!!!

Live from CHA, here are the winners for each day's buzz pack giveaways!!! Thanks for all of your awesome feedback and remember you can purchase Scare Tactics, Enchanted Autumn and Frosted RIGHT NOW on our website!

Using random.org, we generated five random numbers for each day's posts and matched them up with your comments. If a comment was accidentally posted more than once, we counted the duplicates as one total. Many posters didn't include an email or last name, so we did the best we can in specifying! If your name is listed as a winner, please email your full name and address to info@designsbyreminisce.com so we can get your goodies in the mail! Here are the winners, and thanks to everyone for playing!

Day 1: MAKING THE GRADE

Lisa R

ca longhorn

Jennifer Dahman

Jenny (no last name/initial or email, but your comment read "great stuff!")

Jennifer H

Day 2: ENCHANTED AUTUMN

Robin Valera

Jen@goodwinspace.com

Jan (no last name/email, but your comment read "very cute and trendy!")

Lisa - holycow92883@yahoo.com

Christie Wilds

Day 3: SCARE TACTICS

Deb Beschler

Mary- rawsonfamily@hotmail.com

Mikki Boyd

Linda H - lindamhuber@verizon.net

Angie - dragonpynk@gmail.com

Day 4: FROSTED

Alecia Castro

Tracy D - trae21@rocketmail.com

Beth W - hurley48@bellsouth.net

Camille (no last name/email, but your comment read "can't wait!")

Keely Yowler

Day 4: Final Giveaway!

Last (but certainly not least!) is our shimmery winter line, FROSTED! Full of glitz and glitter, this sparkling collection is ideal for your snowy creations! A stunning blue and green palette, and a cast of adorable characters (snowmen, penguins and polar bears) make this line a must-have! You can view the entire collection here!

 Layout designed by Heather Dewaelsche

Altered Frame designed by Tami Sanders

Check back tomorrow - we will be posting the five lucky winners from each day, live from CHA!

Giveaways...Day 3!!

Up next is the spectacularly spooky SCARE TACTICS! Full of edgy, double-sided papers and creepy sticker sheets and rub-ons, this collection includes a ginormous sticker sheet with a super-sized haunted house - awesome for extra impact on your layouts and projects! You can browse the entire line of Scare Tactics here. And don't forget, this line will be available to order this coming Friday!

Want to see more?? Check out these awesome creations from our design team members!

Trick or Treat Tray designed by Kris Swain

Layout designed by La Tonya Boike

Be sure to leave both your name and email address in your comment! Only two more days until we announce the winners! In the meantime, you can check out all four new lines on our website:

Making the Grade

Enchanted Autumn

Scare Tactics

Frosted

Finally, don't forget to submit your entries to the Reminisce Signature Series Layout Contest! You have until Midnight CST, Monday July 21st to enter!!!

Day 2 of Giveaways!!

Our next featured line this week is ENCHANTED AUTUMN! For the first time ever, we've printed these designs on our own HOLOSHIMMER paper! Glittered sticker sheets and our ginormous owl and ghost stickers give you all sorts of options for creating larger-than-life layouts and projects!

Remember, to enter to win, you need only leave your name and email address in the comments box. We will draw and announce our winners this Friday from the show!

Layout designed by Kris Swain

Project designed by Kristi Hellyer

Good luck! Don't forget to check out all four new lines here on our website!

Free buzz packs all week long!!

Happy Monday everyone!  The anticipation has been building for weeks and it's finally that time again!!! All week long we will be showing you our awesome new collections to be released at CHA!  Plus, every day we will randomly draw FIVE LUCKY WINNERS to receive a FREE BUZZ PACK of the featured collection that day! All you have to do is post your name and email address in the comments box. We will select the four batches of five winners and announce them all on Friday!  GOOD LUCK!!!

We begin with MAKING THE GRADE, a fun and vibrant collection geared for preschool all the way through senior year! Featuring a double-sided paper, sticker sheet and 3-D sticker sheet for each grade, this collection also contains three styles of our always popular ginormous stickers with everything from giant-sized pencils to fun and colorful paint splats! Please note that at this time, we do not yet have the 3-D stickers. Prize packs for today with feature the entire set of papers as well as sticker sheets.

Autograph Book designed by Tami Sanders


Layout designed by Cindy Noesen

Be sure to post in the comments box for your chance to win - Good luck!!

STOP BY THE BLOG TOMORROW FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A SET OF ENCHANTED AUTUMN!

You can see all the new collections right now on our website and all but Making the Grade will be available for purchase this Friday!

MAKING THE GRADE

ENCHANTED AUTUMN

SCARE TACTICS

FROSTED

Friday's Question

TGIF! In honor of the start of the weekend, the question of the day:

What are your plans for the weekend?

Going on a road trip? Heading to the pool? Avoiding the heat and staying inside to scrap? Tell us all about it!

***Stay tuned! Next week, we will be giving away brand new product all week long! Check back on Monday for all the details!***

Question for Thursday (and a special announcement!)

Loving all the responses and movie titles/song playlists!

Today's question: What will your next layout be about?
The very next layout you're already planning in your head - what will it be about? Or, if you have a list of layouts you've been meaning to create, go ahead and share your whole list!

Now, for our special announcement!
Due to popular demand, we are extending the deadline for the Signature Series Layout Contest! You now have an entire extra week to get creative and submit those layouts! The new deadline will be Midnight CST on Monday, July 21st. Winners will be announced Tuesday, July 22nd.

Question for Wednesday!

Thanks for all the great theme suggestions from yesterday!

Today's question: What is your favorite movie of all time?

Can't wait to see what everyone lists as their fave!

Tuesday's Question

Loved reading all the responses to yesterday's music question - time to go through and update some of my playlists! :)

Today, a question we LOVE to ask customers:

Which themes are difficult to find, or you would like to find more of, in scrapbooking products?

The recently released Signature Series was our latest answer to some of the most-requested themes, but we are always looking for more. There is always a theme mentioned that we haven't yet thought of!

(Speaking of the Signature Series, don't forget to submit your layouts to our contest that ends next Monday, July 14th! Find all the details here!)

A week of questions...

Every day this week, we're posting a new question and want to hear your answers! Some of it is scrap-related, some of it is just for fun! Today's question:

Whether it's in the car, while you scrapbook, at the gym, anywhere...

What's your favorite music to listen to?

Do you have a favorite genre or even a single favorite artist? We want to hear about the music you rock out to!

4th (and final) Sneak Peek!

Our fourth and final sneak peek is for our winter line, FROSTED! This shimmery line of blues and greens will be gorgeous with all of your snowy photos! Just wait until you see this line - I love the geometric patterns, the fonts used, and the adorable characters!

Be sure to vote for your favorite new line in the poll to the right! Happy 4th of July to all!

3rd Sneak Peek!

Sooo excited about this line! In this colorful collection, every grade, from preschool through senior year, has a double-sided paper, a sticker sheet, and a 3-D sticker sheet that coordinates! There are THREE extra-large sticker sheets in this collection - one specifically for art, one for younger kids (crayons, glue, etc) and one for older kids (mp3 players, lockers, etc). This line is awesome for putting together a school years book, or just focusing on a single grade in school!

Sneak Peek #2!

Next in the summer release lineup is ENCHANTED AUTUMN!

This modern line of greens, browns and oranges includes lots of owls, leaves, and some ghosts thrown in here and there! Just like with Scare Tactics, look for the XL 12x12 sticker sheets! This line is printed with UV holofoil, a reflective, holographic type of ink - very cool and edgy!

Summer Sneak Peek #1!

As promised, here's your first hint at what Reminisce is cooking up for summer! SCARE TACTICS will be THE hot line for Halloween, with lots of distressed black, orange, gold and grey colors. This chilling collection is made up of double-sided papers, spooky silhouettes, and lots of stickers and rub-ons, including a 12x12 sticker sheet with giant stickers that will make a HUGE impact on your layouts!