America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
I think about you all the time,
and LOVE you more each day.
Merry Christmas!
GOD Bless Your Dreams!
Create Custom
Christmas Ornament Cards!
I photographed this big, beautiful, red ornament
at Menards in Osage Beach, Missouri.
This photograph would make a great cover
on a Christmas card - all by itself -
but look what else you can do!
I used Microsoft Publisher, and added
family photos and text to create custom graphics.
Hint: ADD TEXT
You can do the normal
"Draw Text Box"
OR
Go to "Insert" tab and click on "Word Art"
to add multi-colored text.
To change the text, RIGHT CLICK
on the text and find the "ABC" to edit text
in the top little box. Move mouse over
other options in the little box to
change shape of text and other options as well.
Hint: When resizing photos
HOLD DOWN on the "Shift" key
the entire time as you "pull" the photo
to a larger or smaller size
- so the image does not distort.
Hint: Picture Tools/FORMAT tab
(TO change the way text wraps around objects)
Click on "none" if you want no text wrap.
SAVE FILE
I saved each graphic two ways:
1) as a Publisher file,
and
2) did an additional "save as" in a jpg file.
I imported and cropped each jpg file
into a new Microsoft Publisher page,
to create this Christmas family collage.
Again - I saved this design two ways:
as a Publisher file, and did another
"save as" in jpg format.
These are great designs
to post to facebook, and email to friends.
Have copies made for cards:
Email jpg files to
your local Office Depot,
or copy them at home
to create beautiful Christmas cards.
Optional:
Print and cut out ornaments,
to make actual ornaments
for your Christmas tree.
They are just SO much fun to create!
Imagine the possibilities!
Our Puppy Pack!
Pearl Ming Zhu Norwood (Rescued Peek-A-Poo)
Daisy Duke Norwood (Rescued Chinese Crested/Chihuahua)
Tilly Hickman Norwood (Shi-Poo)
Izzy Belle Norwood (Rescued Schnoodle)
We adopted three of our puppies
through our friends at LL Dog Rescue.
https://www.facebook.com/LLDogRescue
M e r r y C h r i s t m a s !
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often,
and invite a friend!
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/
and LOVE you more each day.
Merry Christmas!
GOD Bless Your Dreams!
Create Custom
Christmas Ornament Cards!
 |
| Daughters Sarah and Faith. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
I photographed this big, beautiful, red ornament
at Menards in Osage Beach, Missouri.
 |
| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
This photograph would make a great cover
on a Christmas card - all by itself -
but look what else you can do!
I used Microsoft Publisher, and added
family photos and text to create custom graphics.
Hint: ADD TEXT
You can do the normal
"Draw Text Box"
OR
Go to "Insert" tab and click on "Word Art"
to add multi-colored text.
To change the text, RIGHT CLICK
on the text and find the "ABC" to edit text
in the top little box. Move mouse over
other options in the little box to
change shape of text and other options as well.
 |
| Granddaughters Megan Jewell and Emily Grace. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
Hint: When resizing photos
HOLD DOWN on the "Shift" key
the entire time as you "pull" the photo
to a larger or smaller size
- so the image does not distort.
 |
| Daughter Kristin & Son-in-law Dave, Grandchildren: Emily, Joshua & Caleb. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
Hint: Picture Tools/FORMAT tab
(TO change the way text wraps around objects)
Click on "none" if you want no text wrap.
SAVE FILE
I saved each graphic two ways:
1) as a Publisher file,
and
2) did an additional "save as" in a jpg file.
 |
| Grandson Joshua (High School Civil Air Patrol). Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
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| Grandson Caleb. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
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| Granddaughter Emily Grace. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
I imported and cropped each jpg file
into a new Microsoft Publisher page,
to create this Christmas family collage.
Again - I saved this design two ways:
as a Publisher file, and did another
"save as" in jpg format.
These are great designs
to post to facebook, and email to friends.
Have copies made for cards:
Email jpg files to
your local Office Depot,
or copy them at home
to create beautiful Christmas cards.
Optional:
Print and cut out ornaments,
to make actual ornaments
for your Christmas tree.
 |
| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
 |
| Granddaughters Emily Grace and Megan Jewell. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
They are just SO much fun to create!
Imagine the possibilities!
 |
| Son Benjamin and His Daughter (Our Granddaughter) Megan. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
Our Puppy Pack!
Pearl Ming Zhu Norwood (Rescued Peek-A-Poo)
Daisy Duke Norwood (Rescued Chinese Crested/Chihuahua)
Tilly Hickman Norwood (Shi-Poo)
Izzy Belle Norwood (Rescued Schnoodle)
 |
| Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
We adopted three of our puppies
through our friends at LL Dog Rescue.
https://www.facebook.com/LLDogRescue
 | |
| Our newest puppy: Tilly! Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood |
M e r r y C h r i s t m a s !
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often,
and invite a friend!
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/
