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Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instagram. Show all posts
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Instagram Blog Hop
Hey Everyone! Today I'm happy to be co-hostessing the Instagram Blog Hop! A weekly link up to make new friends and create great connections!
Welcome to the Instagram Blog Hop! This is a party where you link up your Instagram account, find and follow new Instagram friends, and be continually inspired by what you see in your Instagram feed! No need to have a blog, just an Instagram account!
How to PLAY:
1. Follow your HOSTS on Instagram:
Kimberly | @anightowlblog of A Night Owl
Emily | @mrsemshhh of The Pink Elephant
Angie | @angieali of Little Inspiration
2. Follow your CO-HOSTS on Instagram:
Kristin | @rukristin of Rukristin Papercrafts
You can find Kristin here:
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Christina | @spilledmilkshake of Spilled Milkshake
You can find Chrissy here:
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
10 Minute Minibook Tutorial
Today I'm sharing a tutorial for a 10 minute minibook. This book was originally seen on the Freckled Fawn blog.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Washi Tape & Freckled Fawn: Part I
This month I'm lucky enough to be guest designing at the best washi tape store in the world: Freckled Fawn!!
So far I've made three layouts and a super cute mini-book (look for a tutorial later this month).
Here's a peek at the mini-book:
Check out all my washi tape projects at Freckled Fawn.
Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
4 Great Places to Hang Out Online
Because of my introvertedness (is that a word?) I have lots of online friends. What makes someone an 'online friend'? There are a few different things; for me -- an online friend is:
- Someone I met online
- Someone I talk to mostly through the internet/social media
- Someone who I care about
Through the years I have met tons of online friends, many of which I've met in real life and formed amazing friendships with. So don't count out your online friends, because you never know when they'll become your real life friends too.
Wondering where you can meet great online friends too?
Here are the 4 places I hang out online. Each of these places has its own quips and quirks, and are different in their own right. See which ones are right for you.
This isn't an exclusive list, but its the places that I feel most 'at home' and the places where I've found it easiest to cultivate online friendships.
Join me in any of these places and let's make lots of new online friendships together.
Questions For You:
- Where do you hang out online?
- Do you have online friends? Have you met them in real life?
- Do you have any social media questions? Specific websites or apps?
Saturday, August 25, 2012
A Week in Instagram: August 25th
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. I love getting to know people through pictures. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. If you don't have instagram, you can follow along at ink361 (a web-based instagram browser).
I ordered new glasses!
The silly boy trying on very silly sunglasses.
The majority of my week was spent writing a ten-page paper on the under-representation of women in American Politics.
My treat for finishing the paper (it really does look like a wiener, doesn't it?)
- Kristin
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A Week in Instagram: August 18th
Week of August 18th
designing and cutting new journaling cards for the shop
amazing grapes (which I keep calling blueberries)
Saturday, August 11, 2012
A Week In Instagram: August 11
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. I love getting to know people through pictures. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. If you don't have instagram, you can follow along at statigr.am.
Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend! Last week I decided to expand 'a week in instagram' and I'm hoping you will join me.
I use 'a week in instagram' as a snapshot of my week, it helps when I'm creating my project life pages and I would love to see a snapshot of everyone's week. Please join me on your own blog as well, I've included the html code to the 'a week in instagram' button in the sidebar, and a Mr. Linky at the bottom for easy sharing. This Mr. Linky will be open through the enf of the month. Don't limit yourself to 'a week in instagram'; feel free to share 'a day in instagram', 'a weekend in instagram', etc.
Thanks for stopping by this week, and please play along with me -- grab the badge in the sidebar and leave your link in the link widget here.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Quick Tips to Better Pictures
This is the first in a series of articles about using the camera in your mobile phone for memory-keeping. These tips were written with a camera-phone in mind; but most of the principals apply to all photography.
- Composition -- framing your photograph. The easiest way to improve your composition is to understand the rule of thirds. Imagine a tic-tac-toe board or a hashtag (#). The lines and the intersections are the main focal points. Try to place important objects on those lines & intersections.
I laid a grid over this picture of Navy Pier to indicate the lines and intersections of the rule of thirds. The top left intersection lies directly over the ferris wheel, and the rest of the photo tapers off throughout the middle third.
- Lines -- lines are your friends. The eye will naturally look at the lines in a photo, so make sure to play them up. Vertical lines, horizontal lines, diagonal lines, they will all draw you in.
The ferris wheel has these spoke-like lines radiating outward. The varying sizes and the crisscrossing of the lines results in lots of cool shapes.
- Focus -- Crisp, clear pictures. Make sure your subject is in focus. Too many potentially great photos are ruined because the subject is blurry and not in focus. Play around with both the auto-focus as well as physically moving the camera lens around. Learning to focus on your subject is a key to improving your photography.
- Zoom -- Just Don't Do It. EVER. Never use the digital zoom function. If your camera does not have a lens that moves, do not use the zoom function. Digital zoom is actually the camera cropping your photograph before you take the picture. You will get the exact same quality photo if you crop it afterwards & this way you still have the whole photo to work with.
- Lighting -- Be aware of your surroundings. I'm not going to say always do this, or never do that -- because you can't always get the perfect lighting conditions But here are a couple general tips:
- Don't use your flash. The light doesn't make anyone or anything look better. It gives off a very harsh glare and you're better off just steering clear of the flash totally.
- Its okay to take pictures in the dark. Play around with the dark photos in an editing app -- increase the fill light, or throw on a cool filter.
- If the light is behind your subject you will get a shadow on your subject. This isn't always a bad thing, you can get great silhouette portraits this way. But if you want your subject to be well-lit, then the lighting source should be behind you.
This two photos of Jeff & Jill illustrate the difference between the location of your light source (in this case the sun). In the photo on the left, the sun is up in the air and behind them; in the photo on the right, I rotated around and started taking pictures with the sun to my back.
Quick tips to better pictures is the first in a series of articles about better using the camera in your mobile phone for memory-keeping. Future topics include: using your phone as your primary camera, printing/scrapbooking mobile phone pictures, and more.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
A Week in Instagram: August 4th -- Join the Fun
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. I love getting to know people through pictures. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. If you don't have instagram, you can follow along at statigr.am.
Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend! This week I'm excited to expand 'a week in instagram' and I'm hoping you will join me.
I use 'a week in instagram' as a snapshot of my week, it helps when I'm creating my project life pages and I would love to see a snapshot of everyone's week. Please join me on your own blog as well, I've included the html code to the 'a week in instagram' button in the sidebar, and a Mr. Linky at the bottom for easy sharing. This Mr. Linky will be open through the enf of the month. Don't limit yourself to 'a week in instagram'; feel free to share 'a day in instagram', 'a weekend in instagram', etc.
This week Jeff and I spent some time in Rhode Island at the Newport Folk Festival, and then picked up our friend Becky for a week in Jersey.
Woke up Saturday morning to this view of the Narragansett Bay at our favorite B&B
Jeff and I on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival -- during Gary Clark Jr.
Overcast most of the weekend -- but a fabulous time had by all
Trader Joe's -- somehow a lot of extras wound up in the shopping cart
Saturday, July 28, 2012
A Week in Instagram: July 28th
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. Please feel free to follow along and leave your username in the comments for me to follow back!
Have a great week!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
A Week in Instagram: July 21st
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. Please feel free to follow along and leave your username in the comments for me to follow back!
This week I'm in Chicago for the CHA (craft & hobby association) trade show as well as a little bit of sightseeing.
On my way to La Guardia airport in NYC to head out to O'Hare in Chicago.
A big cup of my Starbucks drink -- passion iced tea shaken lemonade, lightly sweetened.
My CHA badge. Many thanks to Cheryl Bogliolo for all her help and kindness (she's also a kick ass scrapper and teacher).
Downtown Chicago -- view from the hotel room.
The Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier. Loved my ride on it. Incredible views.
Out on the ledge at the Skydeck at the Willis (Sears) tower. It was definitely an experience.
Thanks for stopping by! I'll have a more in-depth Chicago post next week with my plans for a (not-so-mini) mini-album.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
A Week In Instagram: July 14th
Instagram is my favorite social media platform. Each Saturday I share some of my favorite instagram photos from the past week. My instagram username is rukristin. Please feel free to follow along and leave your username in the comments for me to follow back!
We went to a rockin Fourth of July party at my cousins' pool
I LOVE my new business cards! moo.com definitely the best.
A self-pic with the 3-D glasses from Prometheus
Driving home from the drive-in theater on the infamous Clinton Rd
My washi collection sorted by color
Have a great weekend!
--K
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