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Sunday, November 29, 2015

CREATE CUSTOM CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CARDS

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Link: http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2015/11/mary-marcia-americas-storyteller.html

Create Custom
Christmas Ornament Cards!

I photographed this big, beautiful, red ornament
at Menards in Osage Beach, Missouri.

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.

CLICK on image to enlarge. Grandson Joshua (High School Civil Air Patrol). Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

CLICK on image to enlarge. Grandson Caleb. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

CLICK on image to enlarge. 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.

CLICK on image to enlarge. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

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.

LINK: https://www.facebook.com/LLDogRescue


CLICK on image to enlarge. Our newest puppy: Tilly! Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

M e r r y C h r i s t m a s !

Here's the 2015 Version...
in honor of the World Champion
Kansas City Royals!

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often,
and invite a friend!

Mary Marcia
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

CLICK on image to enlarge.

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/

CLICK on image to enlarge.

Merry Christmas!

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2014/12/custom-christmas-ornament-card.html

Thursday, December 4, 2014

CUSTOM CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CARD

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com

Merry Christmas!

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.

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

Grandson Caleb. Copyright 2014 Marcia Norwood

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

They are just SO much fun to create!

Imagine the possibilities!

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/

Thursday, September 19, 2013

WRINKLES

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Worried about wrinkles?

"All of these lines across my face

tell you the story of who I am...

But these stories don't mean anything

when you have no one to tell them to..."

Brandi Carlile

Thank you for listening to my stories.

Today, I'm sharing something for wrinkled skin and wrinkled souls.

Let's set the mood with music,
and listen to one of my favorite songs:

The Story

Brandi Carlile

Click on the link or
COPY and PASTE the link
to your browser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5c4ARb5ORw

Something For Wrinkled Skin:

R E C I P E

Homemade Body Lotion

It's simple to make.

It's inexpensive to make.

It's messier to make than you think....

but it makes the most wonderful gifts!

Ingredients:

2 Jars Store-Brand Vitamin E Cream
2 Store-Brand Baby Lotion Bottles
1 Jar Store-Brand Vaseline Petroleum Jelly
(Save money and purchase all items at dollar stores.)

Dump all ingredients into a large mixing bowl.

(Get a BIGGER mixing bowl than you think you will need.

(Cut apart the baby lotion bottles to get more out.)

Mix.
(I used an electric mixer on low speed. Don't overheat mixer.)

Spoon lotion into little jars. You might want to reuse Vitamin E cream or Vaseline jars, or antique or fancy jars. RECYCLE: I clean and use glass Shatto milk bottles, and other glass bottles and jars.

Yes! It's that easy!

Now - go make some.

Think of a name for your line of bath and body products.

Optional: Add essential oils for fragrance.

I found glass jars at Hobby Lobby, and Hy-Vee grocery store, and online at Specialty Bottle.

http://www.specialtybottle.com/clearfrenchsquaresmi.aspx

Click on each photograph to see an enlargement.

It's fun to decorate jars with shells, charms, glass and cording.

I created labels in Microsoft Publisher and printed them on photo paper on my Kodak 5300 Easyshare printer.

Something For Wrinkled Souls:

"People grow old only by deserting their ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin,

but to give up interest wrinkles the soul."

"You are as young as your faith,

as old as your doubt;

as young as your self-confidence,

as old as your fear;

as young as your hope,

as old as your despair."

"In the central place of every heart

there is a recording chamber.

So long as it receives messages

of beauty, hope, cheer and courage,

so long you are young."

"When your heart is covered with the

snows of pessimism and

the ice of cynicism, then,

and then only,

are you grown old.

And then, indeed as the ballad says,

you just fade away."

Douglas MacArthur

(1880-1964)

American General who commanded the Southwest Pacificin World War II

Click on each photograph to see an enlargement.

Thanks for stopping by!

Come back often, and bring a friend!

Marcia & Sarah

Marcia Norwood

America's STORYTELLER

Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

Look for more of my recipes for homemade soap, bath salts, lip gloss, and perfume in upcoming blogs.

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