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BEST PRICE CHECK:
* Help Santa Save $$ on Photoshop Elements!
* Best back-to-school prices on Adobe Photoshop Elements
* Best prices for an awesome Mother's Day gift!
* Screamin' deals on Photoshop Elements—less than 50 bucks!

DESIGN TRENDS:
* Sophisticated scrapbooking? Not quite yet, but on its way ...
* October giveaway: My favorite 8 X 8 album
* Etsy.com, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways ...
* Mixed feelings while shopping for digital books
* Sunshine, karma, and Maggie the Intern!
* Rooting for our hometown Design Star!
* For the love of dots
* IKEA Desserts and Eye Candy
* More cool color combos: Pink and purple
* Celebrating in tangerine and tiffany blue
* Learning page design from a beautiful handbag

CREATING MODERN DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK PAGES:
* Clean Sheets Classic Scrapbooking: Pottery Barn in a photo album?
* What's your color style?

NO MOMENT IS ORDINARY:
* Back in the Studio!
* Really living your childhood dreams ... you're closer than you think!
* I’m foolish, and I hope you are, too!
* Road trips, detours, friendships and second chances
* The scrapbook I’m honored to create, but wish I didn’t need to
* A pix a day in June, because "no moment is ordinary!"
* Silver linings on a cloudy Memorial Day weekend ...
* I’ve made a resolution, and if I mess up, YOU WIN!
* Adding color to a spring break road trip
* A dream that started with salad tongs :)
* Resolving to carry my camera—again!

TIME SOLUTIONS:
* Time solutions: digital scrapbooking in skateparks, airports and on comfy sofas

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WEBSITES I LOVE:
StacyJulian.com
OrangeYouLucky.com
DesignSpongeOnline.com
iSmittenBlogDesigns.com
YouLookNiceTodayPhotography.com
ApartmentTherapy.com
EggPress.com
modernmomentsdesigns.com

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ABOUT ME:

I'm a lifelong resident of beautiful Portland, Oregon. I began designing pages at age six, making little booklets patterned after my brother's high school yearbooks.

After graduating with a BA in Communications, and taking a career detour or two, I began a fun and rewarding career as a freelance graphic designer.

I have a deep belief in the power of personal photography to enrich life and increase joy. I also love modern design ... thus my Design Studio was born.

I am an incurable optimist with the belief that everything in our lives works together for our ultimate good.

I am crazy about my family, reading, dogs, road trips, the natural world, fashion bargains, and smokehouse almonds.

Best Price Check

November 29, 2010

Help Santa Save $$ on Photoshop Elements!

It’s time to start dropping hints for holiday gifts! Give Santa a break by passing along the best prices for Adobe Photoshop Elements—a program that is a guaranteed investment in your family’s memorykeeping. Should help a lot with that New Year’s Resolution to do something with your cherished digital photos!

A major develop... Read More | Comments


September 8, 2010

Best back-to-school prices on Adobe Photoshop Elements

Wow, it’s been WAY too long since I did a Best Price Check on Photoshop Elements! With the kids back in school, maybe it’s a good time to think about doing a little learning of your own—with a program that is a guaranteed investment in your family’s memorykeeping.

One trend I’ve not... Read More | Comments


April 27, 2010

Best prices for an awesome Mother's Day gift!

mothers dayIt’s time to drop hints for Mother’s Day, which is coming up FAST on May 9. If you don’t already have Adobe Photoshop Elements, here is my Quick Price Check that your loved ones may find of interest!

BEST PRICE: $49.99 at Amazon.com

This is an amazing price and is the same for both PC and Mac. It is available by box only (no downloads), and the price is a result of a $20 mail-in rebate. It’s eligi... Read More | Comments


February 15, 2010

Screamin' deals on Photoshop Elements—less than 50 bucks!

It’s a GREAT TIME to invest in Adobe Photoshop Elements! Probably thanks to the sluggish economy, several retailers have dropped prices since my last Price Post in January. Here are today’s prices*, from lowest to highest, including screamin’ deals (for PC users) from Staples, and a bundled deal from Buy.com:

Staples.com: 

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