have to share...

my "little" guy (i say little, but at 13 he is already bigger then me), was chosen (with some fellow team mates and cheerleaders), to take part in a photoshoot last night and will be on the cover of a local sports magazine :)

{mine is 67}









thinking.hoping.wishing.praying

[breathe]

one of my logo client's, stephanie, has a little sweet boy who is in need of prayers from those that pray, positive thinking for those that rather do that and a whole lot of wishing, hoping and strength.

i have been blessed with three healthy children and never, not for one second, do i take that for granted. my children are gifts, as are all children. we wil never know why things happen, but they do and when they do, we need to offer whatever it is we have to those that need help.

so, please join me in thinking, hoping, wishing and praying for little "O".

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new premades are now in my etsy shop!















bringing out the point and shoot (p&s)

for the past few years, if we went anywhere, i lugged around my big old camera plus a few lenses.... well, you know what i realized when i recently made my 2010 family book? REAL life pics, fun pics, don't all have to be from a big ole' dslr.... some of my favorite photos are far from canvas worthy, but they make me smile just the same... so, the past few times we have gone on outings, i have borrowed little miss autumn's p&s and it fits in the little cell phone pocket of my purse. yippee. here are a couple pics from this weekend at the local little league regional championship games.... the road to the ll world series... GO SO CAL!








Custom Logo Design: Custom Illustrations

today i finished up initial proof for a custom illustration for kate of "sweet monica celebrations." she makes the most adorable party capes, hats and masks!





Custom Logo Design: Custom Illustrations

what i am working on today:
finishing up some custom logos. one of which for "the professor's wIfe"

:)

welcome to the world: a birth story in pictures

after a month, and going through 724 pictures. i am done with this wonderful session.

this session is not just a session about a birth, but a session about how prayers are answered, how dreams come true. how you can not know someone one minute and then love them the next.

usually when i am at a session. i sort of feel disconnected from the situation. i want people to be real. however, i didn't feel like an outsider with michelle and steve. for 3 hours, we laughed, we cried and we witnessed the miracle of life.

with that, i give you a few of my most favorite photos from the session
and finally, the video...

© photos by autumns creek














contest time!


recently, i designed a custom logo for trudy of mulberry lane photography (isn't that an awesome name). trudy is revealing her new logo and brand spanking new facebook page and to celebrate is holding a give-away!!

One lucky person will win all 10 of the following items.
  1. Organic Bloom frame and a $25 gift certificate from The Rusty Chain
  2. Polka Dot Umbrella Photography is giving away a digital frames border pack from her etsy shop, Puddle Jumpers.
  3. Isabelle LaFrance Photography is giving away 3 mini-sets of her latest Photoshop actions.
  4. Starlit Nest Gifts and Photo Props is giving away a $20 gift certificate to her etsy shop.
  5. MasonBay is giving away a set of little girl's felt flower hair pins from her etsy shop.
  6. Katie, from ktbellerina, is giving away 2 rosette hair bands from her etsy shop.
  7. Red Letter Ink is giving away an 8x10 art print from her etsy shop.
  8. Preserved Photography is giving away 2 small customized photo blocks.
  9. Susie of susie's country garden is giving away a designer fabric camera strap from her etsy shop.
  10. Marie (me) from Autumns Creek is giving away a $45 digital gift card that can be used towards the purchase of a premade or custom logo.
see trudy's blog for all the links and details.
www.mulberrylanephotography.com

sweet finds market



ms janelle emailed me today to show off some fun branding items that she picked up for her event. tshirts, a banner, lots of fun stuff!




to get more information on this fantastic antique market, see the facebook page here:
www.facebook.com/SweetFindsMarket


or the sponsoring antique shop here:
www.facebook.com/TroveAntiqueShop.com

custom blog banner: what i am working on today

custom blog banner to go with custom logo illustration :)

custom photography logo design: custom logos

i just want to say thank you to 3 recent custom logo customers. we recently finished and you were all so awesome to work with. i rarely take on three custom logos at the same time, but it happened and these clients made it so easy. thank you to

trudy of mullberry lane photography
stephanie of katie claire
and sarah of only preppy things & monogram chick

thank you for trusting in me to bring your branding vision to life, it was a pleasure!

custom hula girl photo invitations: custom luau photo invitations




look whoo's turning one photo invitation: owl invitations



welcome to the world

so you all - this sweet little man is the little guy i watched come into this world. i never ever thought i would do a birth session and was shocked when asked and now honored to have had this experience. we did his newborn pics last week and in the words of my husband this little guy "showed us who was boss" during the session... i feel close to him since i saw him enter this world, isn't he the cutest?

okay, i don't want to say too much or i will start to cry and i have to leave for work soon, so i will just say that if you are a photographer, put a birth session on your "bucket list" :) i took over 700 photos, and am still post processing them to put to a slide show and with m's permission, would love to share with you all when it is done...

for now, i would like to introduce you to evan . . .