Thank You for a Great 2009

We've had a wonderful year and have enjoyed working with many of you.

Happy New Year!

You made it a wonderful year and we know that next year will be even better.

We want to give something to you to show our appreciation.  Just click on the images below to see them larger and then download them from there.  You can then print them and send them to all the wonderful people you want to thank.  They are a 5x7 fold over card - so when you print them, they'll be 7x10 inches - trim and fold in half

See Below for our upcoming Bridal Fair info

We are busy working on our upcoming Bridal Show. I'll give you a sneak peek in a few days of the INCREDIBLE discounts and FREE products we are going to offer Brides January 16, 2010 only - whether you are at the bridal fair or not. We encourage you to attend the Bridal Fair, visit with us and see some of our new products, and meet some of our other favorite vendors who will make the details of your day something you want to remember and photographed. Besides, I hear the food is not to be missed and the decor exquisite.

Banners at Valhalla Salon & Spa - Providence, Utah

You may remember this photo session.  After a wonderful session with Sarah, I went to work on these banners.  I love our lab and have confidence that anything I send them will come back even better than I imagined.  Valhalla Salon and Spa is one of our preferred vendors.  Photography by VanderbeekImages.com is at the bottom of each vendor.  Click on each image to see it larger.  

This is where the images hide out at night - still visible but tucked inside the salon.

Free 4x6 2010 Calendar - add your own photos or print as is

I love 4x6 calendars!  They are perfect for sitting next to my computer screen.  So, I thought I'd share the calendar I made for 2010.  This way if you need a last minute gift, you can print these at home or have them printed at a 1 hour photo shop and you're ready to go. Or save it and give it to someone on New Year's Eve.  I bought an acrylic 4x6 photo stand at Walmart to hold my calendar.

You can print them as is or add a graphic or clip art of your own.  CLICK ON EACH IMAGE AND THEN SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER to get the high resolution image.

If you want to add your own photo like I did above, you need to open each photo in a photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Elements.  Crop them each to 4 inches high by 3 inches wide at 300 dpi.

Drag and drop the photo onto the calendar page and put it into place.  Save as a jpeg with a quality of 12 for printing purposes.

I picked 12 of my favorite images from 2009 so we can enjoy them all over again next year!

I'd love to hear what you think of the calendar and who you shared it with.  

Thanks so much and

Merry Christmas!

LittleBeekDesigns - Christmas Tree Thank You Card

My daughter loves to draw.  So I've been turning her drawings into illustrations.  She drew this Christmas Tree a few weeks ago.  I added the polka dots and Thank You swag for this card.  Feel free to print it off on cardstock and trim it up to make Thank You Cards for all of those wonderful people in your life who sent you a gift this Christmas.

Just make sure you click on the image first and then print from the larger image.

My 7 year old recently said, "When was the last time someone thought to send Santa a thank you card?"

So we encourage you to send a thank you card or two to whomever you please.

Newborn Baby Boy and his Knit Blanket - Cache Valley Infant Photography

We recently photographed this sweet little baby boy.  And after all of the detail photos his mom said she just wanted one good one of him with this blanket that she loves so much.

So we placed him on this chair with his blanket folded up just right.  And it is the perfect compliment to the sepia tone and custom texture we added to this image.  Now it's no longer just a baby photo but a piece of art that can be treasured long after he is all grown up. Remember the sailboat photos from the end of this summer? We photograph his family every summer. Well, this is their new addition and the 5th boy and he couldn't have better parents or brothers for that matter.  What a lucky little sailor!

Christmas Special - 10% off Gift Certificates

If you need a gift certificate and haven't purchased one yet, you have until December 24th. We can even email you a gift certificate all filled out and ready for you to print at home. If you live close by and want us to print it for you, we can do that too. Go to our site, click on the Christmas Special and you'll be sent to a page where you can purchase the Gift Certificate with a credit card.

Want a fun way to present your gift certificate? Purchase a frame - everyone needs more 8x10 frames - or if you know exactly the size and style they want - purchase a large pre-made frame. Place the gift certificate in the center and wrap it up.

Did you notice that we changed the facebook button at the bottom of our home page? We are getting ready to start a fun contest with amazing prizes. So make sure you are signed up on facebook to participate. I'll be posting a video on how to enter very soon!

So have a very Merry Christmas! We are having so much fun getting ready for Christmas this year. Decorating Gingerbread Trains, reading The Forgotten Carols, attending Christmas parties, and enjoying family and friends. Do you have a special event that you would like photographed? Let us join you, cameras in hand. And we can even create a gorgeous brag book or memory album for you to enjoy for years to come.

Mountain Crest Swim Team Poster

I think next year I would like to go photograph the team during practices or their first race and make a collage or candid images because they are half way through the season when it's time for the group photos. I already have some fun ideas in mind. I love how this turned out. I hope the teens like it too.

More to come very soon!

I've been knee deep in holiday orders and they will be shipping out from the lab any day now. I can't wait to show you some of the goodies! Christmas cards, custom size collage prints, baby announcements, metallic prints - large and small, the Mountain Crest Swim Team poster, family history scrapbook pages, etc.