2012 is almost here! I still can't believe that we are almost in 2012. This past year has flown by!
Since 2012 is right around the corner, it is a perfect time to get a new Calendar! Currently, my 2012 calendars are 25% off (not including bound, write-on, calendars). This year, I have several calendar options to pick from. I have two different flower calendars and brought back my shell calendar along with the Wine, Tea and Coffee Calendar! So many choices that I don't even know which one is my favorite! :)
Here are a few more of the different calendars. You can find my full selection and sizes in my Calendar Section of my Etsy shop.
Flower Calendar Two
Year in Popular Prints
Year in Coffee, Tea and Wine
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Cyber Monday Sale
Tomorrow is Cyber Monday and my Etsy shop is having a huge sale....well, its actually going on now!
My photograph prints up through 11x14 and 12x12 are 45% off while 2012 Calendars, postcards and 12x18 posters (printed on thick card stock) are all 30% off. Even my already reduced print sets are an extra 20% off. Wow, that is a lot of savings!! :) My huge sale end tomorrow night (Monday, Nov 28th).
Since I have not posted about my new calendars yet, here are a few of them:
Year in Summer Fun and Travel

Year in Fruit Photography
You can find more here and I will post the other calendars tomorrow!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AmeliaKayPhotography?section_id=7633752
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Went off to NC again
When I went to North Carolina in May, it was to see my grandmother who has colon cancer. She had just been diagnosed in April of this year and the cancer had already spread. About a week and a half ago, the day before Father's Day, she lost her battle with Cancer. The day she passed, I took my kids and flew back to North Carolina for the funeral.
We spent a week and a half in NC and it was a bitter sweet visit. Although my grandmothers passing was not a total surprise due to the cancer, it was still sad. But, on the other hand, we had a wonderful time with the family we got to see. My kids had so much fun with their cousins who they don't get to see all that often. I had a great time catching up with my own cousins and siblings. My kids got to play in the lake every single day....they loved it! Ahhh, that brought back so many memories!
One thing I love about my grandmothers house was her flowers. She has some beautiful hydrangeas in her garden. I added a new print to my shop of one of those hydrangeas.....this photograph is in honor of her and her memory!
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We spent a week and a half in NC and it was a bitter sweet visit. Although my grandmothers passing was not a total surprise due to the cancer, it was still sad. But, on the other hand, we had a wonderful time with the family we got to see. My kids had so much fun with their cousins who they don't get to see all that often. I had a great time catching up with my own cousins and siblings. My kids got to play in the lake every single day....they loved it! Ahhh, that brought back so many memories!
One thing I love about my grandmothers house was her flowers. She has some beautiful hydrangeas in her garden. I added a new print to my shop of one of those hydrangeas.....this photograph is in honor of her and her memory!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Posters!!
Earlier this month, I added 12x18inch posters to my shop! They are printed on thick paper...like card stock. I also had them printed on pearl poster paper which gives this amazing touch to the photographs and makes the image pop off the paper!
The Tiny Pearls Of Light poster was even featured in Etsy Finds e-mail this past Saturday!! Yay!!
I just love these posters!! They are wonderful and affordable ways to add larger photographs to a home, college dorm roof or office!
I really want to add another poster or two, but would love suggestions!! If you have any photographs in my shop that you would like to see as a 12x18 poster, let me know!! In a few weeks, you just might see them in my shop!!
The Tiny Pearls Of Light poster was even featured in Etsy Finds e-mail this past Saturday!! Yay!!
I just love these posters!! They are wonderful and affordable ways to add larger photographs to a home, college dorm roof or office!
I really want to add another poster or two, but would love suggestions!! If you have any photographs in my shop that you would like to see as a 12x18 poster, let me know!! In a few weeks, you just might see them in my shop!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Yellowstone
In mid May, my husband and I took the kids on a driving trip from here in Denver up to Jackson Hole Wyoming! It was a fun and beautiful trip! We only spent 2 days up in the North Western Wyoming area while the other 2 days were spent driving. I already can't wait to go spend more time at Yellowstone...it was just beautiful!
Needless to say, there was still a lot of snow at the South Entrance of Yellowstone -- which is not too far from Jackson Hole. Actually, the day we went to Yellowstone was the first day the south entrance was opened for the summer season! As we drove in, I could see why. Some of the snow along the side of the road was upwards of 15 feet deep! But, as we got closer to Old Faithful and the Hot Springs area, the snow became less and less deep.
We spent a good part of our day at Old Faithful and walking around all the hot springs there. They were so beautiful and just amazing to see!
The kids loved watching Old Faithful...and so did my husband and I! We waited for about an hour for it to go off and it was totally worth the wait!!
This is one of the smaller hot springs. It was pretty cool to see them bubble and boil. There were also a few smaller geysers mixed in amongst the hot springs that erupted as we were walking by.
We also got to see a lot of different wild life. We saw a ton of Buffalo, a Bald Eagle (that had caught a fish) and a few Coyote!
Needless to say, there was still a lot of snow at the South Entrance of Yellowstone -- which is not too far from Jackson Hole. Actually, the day we went to Yellowstone was the first day the south entrance was opened for the summer season! As we drove in, I could see why. Some of the snow along the side of the road was upwards of 15 feet deep! But, as we got closer to Old Faithful and the Hot Springs area, the snow became less and less deep.
We spent a good part of our day at Old Faithful and walking around all the hot springs there. They were so beautiful and just amazing to see!
The kids loved watching Old Faithful...and so did my husband and I! We waited for about an hour for it to go off and it was totally worth the wait!!
This is one of the smaller hot springs. It was pretty cool to see them bubble and boil. There were also a few smaller geysers mixed in amongst the hot springs that erupted as we were walking by.
The hot springs had amazing colors with the different minerals within them and the water. Its something that its best seen in person! Some of the pools were this amazing blue color...like a teal or aqua color. Just stunning!! Then the run of from the hot spring could range from a dark green to yellow or orange to white. There were so many beautiful colors in and around the hot springs!
We also got to see a lot of different wild life. We saw a ton of Buffalo, a Bald Eagle (that had caught a fish) and a few Coyote!
We had such a great time! We didn't get to see anywhere near as much of the park as we had wanted to see, but then again, we could only be there for one day! Yellowstone is a really beautiful place....my photographs don't do it justice!!
Monday, May 23, 2011
30% OFF SALE!!!
In case you missed it in my blog post from last week, I am having a 30% off sale in my shop right now! All prints from 4x4 through 11x14 and 12x12 are currently marked down by 30%! Plus, postcards are 30% off too. These postcards are under $3 and are the perfect size for framing and feature some of my most popular prints!!!
Hurry, because the sale could end at any time!! :)

Hurry, because the sale could end at any time!! :)

Sunday, May 22, 2011
North Carolina
In early May, I went back to Charlotte, North Carolina where a lot of my family live. I did not grow up in North Carolina, but I used to spend a lot of my summers at my Grandparent's house on a lake outside the city.
That place holds so many amazing memories for me! I love going back there and seeing my family (my mom moved back there from VA many years ago). My dream is to take my kids there and have them spend their summers there too. We have yet to do this, but I would love to go for at least a week or two one summer! I don't know what keeps holding us back?!
While I didn't get many photographs from my trip to NC this time, I did take a few of a beautiful sunset over the lake. I used my new lens - the Lensbaby for it! The Lensbaby is such a fun lens....I might have to do a post on just that! :)

If you can tell in this photograph, the lensbaby is more of an artistic lens that gives the most amazing blur/bokah and only has a small area of the photograph in focus. For this photo, the middle tree line is in focus while the the sun is in a bit of a blur!
Another of the sunset with the lensbaby:
This one is not in my Etsy shop yet, but it will be at some point!
That place holds so many amazing memories for me! I love going back there and seeing my family (my mom moved back there from VA many years ago). My dream is to take my kids there and have them spend their summers there too. We have yet to do this, but I would love to go for at least a week or two one summer! I don't know what keeps holding us back?!
While I didn't get many photographs from my trip to NC this time, I did take a few of a beautiful sunset over the lake. I used my new lens - the Lensbaby for it! The Lensbaby is such a fun lens....I might have to do a post on just that! :)

If you can tell in this photograph, the lensbaby is more of an artistic lens that gives the most amazing blur/bokah and only has a small area of the photograph in focus. For this photo, the middle tree line is in focus while the the sun is in a bit of a blur!
Another of the sunset with the lensbaby:
This one is not in my Etsy shop yet, but it will be at some point!
I love these photographs! This is the lake I spent so much of my summers at. I think spent the entire day swimming! I was so much fun! I am so jealous that my mom and grandma get to look out on this every day! Just being there to visit family brings back so many amazing memories!
Now, if I could only move there! :) But, I still love it here in Colorado!!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Dusting The Blog Off
Its has been a really really long time since I have updated my blog, but I am going to get back into the swing of things....again! :)
I have plans to make a few postings about some trips I have taken over the past 2 weeks. Trip one was to Charlotte NC to see some family and trip two was to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, The Grand Tetons National Park and Yellowstone. My husband and I took the kids up there last week for a few days and had a wonderful time!
But, over the past few months, I have added lots of new photographs, included the abstract water photograph above. I have added a lot of new postcards which are perfect for framing (they come in 5x5 and 4x6).
Plus!!!!!
I have a 30% off sale going on in my shop right now!!
So, stay posted this week as I update the blog!
Thanks!!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Etsy Treasuries
Now that Etsy has a new treasury system (as of several months ago) anyone can make a treasury at any time and they never expire. So, a few times I have tried my hand at making a treasury. This makes me realize how fun and hard it is to make one!
Last night, I made one called "Fall Into Red". Its two of my favorite things, fall and the color red!! :)
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c957b3fe6f28eefbe155e14/fall-into-red?index=3
I think I should try to make more sooner or later.
But, speaking of fall, am so ready for fall! Only a few days left of summer and then its my favorite season!! The leaves are changing in the Mountains here and my husband and I are thinking of taking hte kids up to see them. I would really love to get some Aspen tree photographs too. I also can't wait for pumpkins and Halloween and anything else that just screams fall!! :)
Last night, I made one called "Fall Into Red". Its two of my favorite things, fall and the color red!! :)
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c957b3fe6f28eefbe155e14/fall-into-red?index=3
I think I should try to make more sooner or later.
But, speaking of fall, am so ready for fall! Only a few days left of summer and then its my favorite season!! The leaves are changing in the Mountains here and my husband and I are thinking of taking hte kids up to see them. I would really love to get some Aspen tree photographs too. I also can't wait for pumpkins and Halloween and anything else that just screams fall!! :)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Pancakes!!!
(Photo from Foodnetwork.com)
One of the meals my kids love the most is pancakes...especially when they are for dinner!! Tonight, I wanted to find good homemade recipe and on Foodnetwork.com, I came across a PB&J pancake recipe. Being that my kids love peanut butter and jelly, I had a feeling that these pancakes would be a huge hit.
They were super easy to make and wow, they are really good! They have a great peanut butter flavor.
I wasn't able to make the fruit syrup since we were just about out of frozen blueberries, so I just used the maple syrup. They were good even with that.
Here is the recipe from Foodnetwork.com
PB&J Pancakes:
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk, plus extra if needed to thin
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, melted
2 tablespoons oil
4 tablespoons butter
Blackberry Syrup, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat a griddle. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. Slowly mix in egg, milk, peanut butter and oil until combined. Add a little extra milk if batter feels too thick. Let mixture sit 5 minutes. Melt 1 tablespoon butter on griddle and move around to coat entire griddle. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake on griddle to form 5-inch pancakes. The batter spreads as it cooks. Fill griddle without crowding pancakes. Flip when air pockets start to pop on the top and a quick peak on the underside reveals a golden pancake. Repeat with remaining butter and batter. Serve pancakes with Blackberry Syrup.
Blackberry Syrup:
2 pints fresh blackberries
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 lemon, zested
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 10 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to break up blackberries as they cook. Strain syrup to remove seeds and serve warm.
Yield: 1 cup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Air Show!!
My husband and my kids love airplanes (my husband is a pilot, so my kids get it from him! lol). Over the weekend we heard that there was an air show going on in Broomfield, CO, so my husband and I took the kids over to it. We all had a great time - esp. my kids. They loved watching the planes do the stunts and and hearing the loud FA-18 and F-16. My 3yo son kept telling me he wanted to go fly the FA-18! Too cute! My husband and I want to take the kids to go see the Blue Angles or the Thunderbirds since neither were at this smaller show. I think our kids (and my husband) would love them!!
I took all kinds of photos, and am still not 100% sure if I will or if I can add them to my shop (if I have the rights to sell photos of the planes at the show). But, I thought I would post some in my blog! :)
All these photos can be found on my Flickr page:
I took all kinds of photos, and am still not 100% sure if I will or if I can add them to my shop (if I have the rights to sell photos of the planes at the show). But, I thought I would post some in my blog! :)
All these photos can be found on my Flickr page:
Monday, August 23, 2010
A Birthday Sale!!
My Birthday is coming up next week, so I wanted to celebrate in my Etsy store by offering a sale!
Starting today, I am offering a Buy 1 Get 2 Free Sale. Buy One regular priced 8x8, 8x10 or 8x12 and get two FREE 5x5s and/or 5x7s (can mix and match sizes). The sale lasts until the night of Aug 31st.
I have also been really busy making new calendars. I have added 4 or 5 more since I posted last. They all come in 5x7, 4x6 and 3.5x5:
Starting today, I am offering a Buy 1 Get 2 Free Sale. Buy One regular priced 8x8, 8x10 or 8x12 and get two FREE 5x5s and/or 5x7s (can mix and match sizes). The sale lasts until the night of Aug 31st.
I have also been really busy making new calendars. I have added 4 or 5 more since I posted last. They all come in 5x7, 4x6 and 3.5x5:
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Calendars are IN!!
I have been working on my 2011 Calendars for my shop. This year, I am going about them differently. They are 5x7 or 3.5x5 loose leaf calendars. So far, have a Wine themed one, a Floral themed one and a Food themed one. Plus, I have one that is "Design your own" where you can pick all 12 photos you would like for the calendar! I am thinking about also doing a sea shell themed Calendar and a landscape themed one too. I might even look into doing a more traditional wall calendar where there is space for each date to write in stuff.
This is just an example of the various photo you can use to design your own calendar, but customers can also purchase this exact calendar if they happen to like it! :)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Winner
Thank you so much to all of you who entered in my blog giveaway!
I used a random number generator from random.org and the winning # is 6 - Ondrea!!!
Yay! Congrats Ondrea!
I look forward to seeing of the two photos you pick out!
I used a random number generator from random.org and the winning # is 6 - Ondrea!!!
Yay! Congrats Ondrea!
I look forward to seeing of the two photos you pick out!
Monday, August 9, 2010
She Sells Sea Shells
As much as I love living here in Colorado, I really miss living by the ocean. In college, I lived in Norfolk, VA and in Virgina Beach. I loved living so close to the beach and rivers. I miss the sound of the crashing waves and the feel of the sand between my toes! My ideal place to live would be somewhere that has mountains like we have here on Colorado (I love these mountains) and the ocean!
Over the weekend, I was out shopping and found these beautiful shells. I wish I could say I found them on the beach somewhere, but I found them in a store in a land locked state. LOL
I took a few photos and want to try for a few more. I love adding to my sea shell photo collection! :)
Also, today is the last day to enter my 11x14 giveaway. I will be posting the winner of that giveaway tomorrow!! Good luck to all who have entered and thank you for taking the time to enter!!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
A Not So Lazy Saturday!
My husband and I took the kids out this morning on a nice bike ride around the neighborhood. We took them past a farm that run along side our neighborhood and it has a barbed wire fence running along its property line. I took the opportunity to see if I could get any artistic photographs out of the barbed wire fence! It was a great opportunity to take photos of something other than flowers!
Lately, I have been wanting to get more photographs of anything other than flowers. As much as I LOVE to photograph flowers, I really want to try my hand at something new such as landscape photography, abstract photography and urban photography. Soon, hope to head into Downtown Denver to photograph these vintage neon signs that run along Colfax. I have heard this is a great Urban area to photograph! I can't wait to see what I can get. Hopefully something good! :) lol
I got a few other barbed wire photos to add to my shop and I will do that over the next few days.
Plus, don't forget about my giveaway. Its the post just under this one and it ends Monday night!!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Time For A Blog Giveaway!
Since I took such a long break from my blog, I think its time to pep things up with a blog giveaway!
I will be giving away one 11x14 (valued at $50) print and the winner will be able to pick one of two photographs I have listed here in this blog post. The options will be two of my popular prints in my shop:
ETA: If you are already a FB fan, let me know and that will count too! :)
I will be giving away one 11x14 (valued at $50) print and the winner will be able to pick one of two photographs I have listed here in this blog post. The options will be two of my popular prints in my shop:
OR
Here are the rules to enter the giveaway:
1) Get 1 entry for posting your favorite item from my shop - Please leave an e-mail address so I can contact you if you win!
2) Get 1 entry if you become a fan of my facebook page (post here in the comments section that you became a fan so I can count the entry). - Please leave an e-mail address so I can contact you if you win!
http://www.facebook.com/ameliakayphotography ETA: If you are already a FB fan, let me know and that will count too! :)
3) Get 2 extra entries for every one item you buy from my shop! Just mention this blog giveaway in the notes to seller section as you check out on Etsy so I can count those entries!
This blog giveaway will be running for one week. I will pick a winner at random on Tuesday, Aug 9th!
Monday, July 26, 2010
In The Heat Of The Summer
Here in Colorado, we are in the really hot part of summer (as I hear much of the country is), so I don't get out as much as I would like to photograph flowers. But yesterday, the kids and I, along with my sister in law and her son headed out to the Botanic Gardens during the morning. It was pretty busy since it was Sunday and there were several beautiful weddings going on! I did manage though to get a few flower photographs before it got too hot for us to be out.
I am still amazed that there are so many beautiful flowers in the heat of the summer. I am also very glad to see so many that love this heat so I can photograph them!
I am also starting to get back into textures. I had taken a break from adding textures to my photographs, but began to miss them! lol As you can see, some of these prints in this posting have the texture added to them.
Aside from flower, I have been wanting to take advantage of all the fresh fruit. My family and I love cherries. They do not last long around here. I think these Rainier cherries are so pretty w/ all the different colors on them. Needless to say, they didn't last much longer after this photograph!
Just a side note....Today is the last day for my Buy 1 print, Get 1 Free Sale. The details are in my shop annoucement! :)
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