SA Photowalk ladies - Katrina's Thank You Book

[hguenthe]

As most of you know, Katrina was kind enough to organize and lead those of us who went on the San Antonio Digi Crop on a Photowalk on the Saturday after it.

To show her a bit of our appreciation, a number of the ladies shared with me their favorite photo they took that day along with a few words of thanks for Katrina. I scrapped a page with their photo and words trying to incorporate some piece of element or design styling that each of them uses in their individual styles into a cohesive book look. Being as Katrina has helped us so much with our individual photography, it seemed fitting that beside each layout be a full bleed copy of the photo featured in their page. A combo photo/scrapbook.

Shutterfly must have been overloaded with photobook orders with their recent promotion as I have never known a book to take this long nor have I ever had to sit on my hands so long before being able to share it.

So Katrina -- Thank you so much from all of us! You touch our lives so positively every day with your sharing and caring.

And ladies who contributed photos -- Thank you so much! I really appreciate your assistance in putting this together for Katrina. I couldn't have done it without you!! I hope you like it too.

It is shared on my shutterfly share site so that if any of you wanted a copy as well, as some have expressed a desire to, you have access to save it & order for yourself.

You can find it directly it: http://hguenthe.shutterfly.com/114 (at least I hope that is its direct link, otherwise go to http://hguenthe.shutterfly.com and just scroll down below the photos to see the photobooks.

[bluelemur01]

wow! that is an amazing book full of lovely photography. YOu did a fabulous job creating it, Heather. And once again, I wish I could have been there to meet you all in person & enjoy the photo walk together! Great job on this!

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

What a kind thing to do, Heather. To all of the ladies that contributed to this book, you are very special. I know Katrina, and I know how she will react to this remarkable gift. I do believe it's going to require a full box of Kleenex.

Katrina, thank you for sharing your great knowledge with the rest of us. You deserve this very special gift!

And, Heather . . . your layouts of the amazing photos are beautiful. You did an amazing job.

[Aino]

What an AMAZING book - got me all choked up it did - especially that last photo of Katrina and Ellie !! WOW!! A tremendous gift and such a kind gesture - bravo on the fantastic photos also!!

Thanks for sharing this, Heather!

[Britgirl]

aw, thats lovely! what a lovely thing to create together.
Katrina always goes further than she needs to help others, I'm so glad you've given her this thank you, she absolutely deserves it!

[BrittanyLane]

Wow, that is so wonderful! It was such a sweet thing for you (and those that contributed) to do!

[earlofoxford]

What a beautiful album, full of gorgeous photography. Heather and your co-contributors, what a very special way to thank Katrina. I know she is going to be thrilled.

[patriciaz]

Wow, What a beautiful book!!!!

[KerryMac]

Wow, Heather. What a beautiful, thoughtful gift. It's really wonderfully put together. You are so sweet!

[Jana Morton]

What an amazing book....just beautiful and so, so thoughtful!

[justmp]

What a thoughtful and amazing gift! Katrina is going to be so touched!

[SarahDanyelle]

That book turned out so great! Thanks for taking the time to organize it for all of us! I hope that Katrina loves it!!

[cedarhil]

Just Awesome

[thyme4me]

Ladies, these photos are just wonderful. And Heather this is a fantastic idea and such a touching tribute. I'm just teary-eyed looking at this. I can just imagine how Katrina will feel!

[ValerieP]

Amazing-that was a wonderful book, I was at the SLC crop and we didnt do a photowalk-I am exctited to do one next year!

[Joey_M]

Heather, you are the most giving person I know! This is such an awesome book!

[Starlite9711]

Originally Posted by Joey_M

Heather, you are the most giving person I know! This is such an awesome book!

I'll second that, Heather. You are such a sweet person and so giving and thoughtful. Aside from that. THIS book is just simply AMAZING. HOLY COW.

I dont even have words to express the awesomeness. The design and concept are flippin' amazing. I love how on some of the pages the frame highlights a part of the photo blended into the background. WOW. AND you used kraft I am sure just for Katrina! Wow girl....Im just blown away. Great job on this.

[Jen D]

Such an amazing book, for such an amazing lady =)

[digigrandma]

I don't know where to start telling you how talented and thoughtful you are, Heather. I am so glad I could see the book you created for Katrina because everything about it is first class from the cover to the very last page. I've looked at it twice now and plan to go back again and again to absorb the beauty of photographs and memorize the ideas you used to format the pages. I love the concept of the book and the repeated use of the little postage stamp framed photos next to the full bleed photos which make the book unique.

Katrina will treasure this book.

[Adryane]

Simply fabulous!

[Julie DeGuia]

That's great Heather. I love the way you used the full-bleed picture on the left side of each page, and there are some great pictures that were captured! Katrina is very lucky to have you do this for her!

[hguenthe]

Thank you all. I am glad you are liking it as well and seeing what Katrina means to each of us. For those that haven't met her in person, she really is just as sweet and caring. I can't count the number of times along the photowalk that I saw her engrossed in helping someone with their camera or giving them tips on better ways to get the shot they wanted. She is a truly amazing woman and I am so honored to have gotten to spend a couple of days getting to know her better. A weekend of meeting, a lifetime of memories.

Jen D - but of course the kraft was just for Katrina There was no doubt in my mind that it had to be a book built upon kraft for Katrina with a simple stitched edge. Hope I read her likes right from her pages.

Merrilee - let me help you out with the scrapbook layouts designs... the book was built using Katie's Simple Memories Layered Template Book. And the photos beside the scrapped page was a combo of wanting the photography given equal standing to the scrapping & worked out perfectly as we ended up with 10 contributors making it a perfectly sized book that way.

I only used a few of the page designs from the book templates & repeated them but there are lots of great layout options to choose from.

[sawdust]

Just beautiful Heather! What a wonderful gift for Katrina!! Thank you also to all that contributed!

[sarahorton]

Heather, you are completely awesome! This turned out so beautifully.
What a wonderful gift you have created - thank you so much for taking this on so that we could let Katrina know how special she is!
We appreciate you both.

[laura grimes]

Heather, what a masterpiece you have created! It is just gorgeous! I wish I could have met you all in SA!!

[kmartorina]

A great gift and lovely book!

[katie pertiet]

beautiful book Heather & so thoughtful too!

[Carol Elliott]

Wow ... what a WONDERFUL book!

[digigrandma]

Thanks, Heather, that is good to know that the Simple Memories Template set could be used as the basis for a book like yours. (Katie's template sets are wonderful) What I admired was how you used a large blended photo behind the little postage framed photos and then the full bleed photo on the matching page. I'll be lifting that idea for my next Shutterfly album for sure!

Of course, all the talented photographers along for the photo walk contributed beautiful photos!

[Chris]

What a lovely gift and so beautifuly executed! Katrina will love this, she special to all of us - with her contribution on the boards and her work and challenges in the Flickr group - this is so deserving! And you are special too Heather.