Tamar, the owner of Tarisota, is asking for contributors for the recipe book for 2010. So if you would like to contribute a recipe, be sure to check out the details on her blog and email her at tarisota@optusnet.com.au

From Tamar's blog:

This year not only will the downloads be available daily but  at the end of the month the recipes will also be collated into an E book for sharing on Issuu.  I have just created the 2008 and 2009 versions.

http://issuu.com/tarisota/docs/christmas-2009
http://issuu.com/tarisota/docs/a_compilation_of_christmas_recipes

Florabella has a freebie and a GIVEAWAY… Also, be sure to help spread the word about the Free Florabella Cards & have a chance to win a $100 gift certificate toward Florabella Photoshop Actions, Textures, Vintage Frames, etc. (3 winners)! Just post about the free cards on your blog, Facebook wall, forums, etc. and leave a comment ON HER BLOG each time you share. Make sure your post includes a link to her original post… Three winners ($100 each) will be randomly chosen from the comments and announced on Wednesday, Dec 1st!

The last 2 weeks have been busy, busy around here! I didn't get a chance last week to post my fix for FIF so I will post both of them today.
Both of the photos were stunning, I especially loved the tones of last weeks photo by Susan Keller's of her son at the beach. Here is the original:


I hardly did anything to this photo but here is what I did do:

• I ran Flora Bella's Milk & Honey II action from the Color & Haze set
• Over that I ran Flora Bella's Vignette and lowered the opacity to 15%, from her Extra Action set
• After flattening the image I added a free texture called Warm Grunge by Kim Klassen and changed the layer style to soft light and left the opacity at 100%. Usually I would erase some of the texture from skin and hair but I loved the soft gritty look of the texture and thought it really suited the whole beach scene {you need to sign up for her texture lovin' list on her blog}
•  Lastly, I gave the photo a slight crop by cutting out the shadow of the photographer in the lower left corner

On to the this weeks photo taken by Michelle Johnson, of her daughter during a quiet moment. Here is what the original looks like:

• The first action I ran over the photo is from My Four Hens Photography called Back Lit Pop from A Very M4H Tool Box set. I adjusted a few of the layers but I forgot to take note of what I did. I know I changed a few of the opacities I turned one layer off altogether.......
• Once I was happy with the look of the photo, I ran Flora Bella's Sweet Sunshine from the Luxe set over the flattened layer
• I wanted to warm the photo a little more so I ran Flora Bella's Sunlight action from the Extra Actions set
• After flattening the image once more, I ran Flora Bella's Sweet Color from the Color & Haze set to add a pretty haze to the photo
• I still felt that the photo needed a little more so I added a busy texture called Celine from Kim Klassen over the top and changed the layer style to overlay and left the opacity at 100%. {you need to sign up for her texture lovin' list on her blog}
• Lastly, I erased a small amount of the texture from her face and a little from the hair and shirt

That's all for today, hope everyone is having a creative weekend!!