Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 8

Since creating a boy kit last month, many wrote asking for a similar girl pak, which we have ready now! I hope you like the whimsical, altered art style with 10 collage papers, painterly angel wings, cute dunce hat, unique frames, swirls, flourishes, stars, hand-cut painted circles, messy stitches, quilted AlphaSet, and so much more. Use the clock, clock hands, AlphaSet, and "time for" title for so many uses. Some off the top of my head are: time for bed (as shown above), time for family, time for laughter, time for play, time for school, time for lunch, time for art...and so on. Have fun!

Enjoy getting to know our fabulous Creative Team more in our gallery where they share some little known traits. And, Beth's article, Resolution Results, focuses on our January Challenges.

Use our coupon codes below to get $5-25 off orders from $25-$75 or more, through Tuesday, January 15th.

Michelle Shefveland, Founder, and the team at CottageArts.net

Clockwise from Left: Michelle, Erica Nunez, Sharon Hammond, Karen Wilhelm, Heidi Lentz
 

Photography Tip: For wonderful catchlights in your subjects' eyes while taking indoor shots, place them near a window and turn the flash off! If you have a digital SLR, try shooting in AV mode, setting the aperture wide open (low f-stop number) to bring in the most light, while allowing the camera to set the shutter speed.

Note that the amount of focus will decrease the lower the f-stop, as seen in this photo. However, having the little girl in focus and her big brother blurred was my intent (and can provide more emotion in an image).