Portraits!

Did some fabulous portraits today! They turned out so cute!

The POWER of the iphone

love it Tori!

Just FYI I am going to Montana for some skiin'! I won't be posting anything for about a week, so don't worry, I will be back!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! IT'S 2009 TIME!

Christmas Time!

And a Merry Christmas it was! ummm Mexican Train anyone?!

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and Happy New Year!!

The Graduate!

He did it! Hooray! I'm so proud of you!

Where I spend most of my days...

Working in Tempe five times a week for many hours, it can now be considered another home. I don't think I've ever really taken the time to see Tempe, or much of the valley, in a different way. Phoenix has been home for so long, yet there is plenty that I have missed. Through my viewfinder, this is what I see.

Homemade!

Let's face it. The economy sucks right now! As Christmas slowly approaches are people still going to be buying, buying, buying? Will companies still give out those cans of popcorn, boxes of chocolate, or restaurant gift cards to clients, or is it time to cut back on spending? The company I work with is definitely cutting back on spending money, however we still have a little gift for our clients. Homemade cards and Keane Cowboy Christmas calendars. It took quite some time to get 40+ calendars wrapped and more time for cutting, pasting, and tying. Look how cute they turned out, and filled with nothing but Keane love! Our clients will love us even more now!

Oh, and let's not forget to check out some of the great photos!

Angels We Have Heard on High!

How is it already the middle of December! I can hardly believe how fast these past few months have gone. Now that our holiday decor is up, I sauntered around the house seeing what I could photograph!

I absolutely love angels.

The stocking that I've had my entire life!

And making my own decor in...1st grade?...Even I'm an angel! :)

Let the Stationery Begin!

Straying from the photo aspect, I would like to introduce something new and fresh from the graphic design side!

I am now designing personalized stationery! Yes, that's right stationery with an E! It may sound quite silly, however I did just learn that there is a difference between the words stationAry and stationEry. Think about it! Whoever knows the difference first gets a prize! Anyways, here are some things I've come up with thus far...I'd love to get feedback, or even orders if you like what you see! January 2009 will be the debut!

Here are some of the first designs...


Simple and cute with great colors! Also tons of writing room for anything and everything you would want to put in your note!

And if you didn't figure it out yet, I LOVE using browns in my color palette!

Have a magical day!

It's beginning to look like Christmas!

Christmas is certainly here! Today it is probably the coldest day yet! Winter in Arizona has finally arrived! Dad and I put up lights outside on Saturday...

Here's a view from my office! This was what it looked like yesterday. Cloudy day in Phoenix anyone?

The Photo Gallery!

Hello hello hello! Now that I am doing family portraits, I have a new gallery site for portraits that I have done! Client albums are password protected! I plan on making a little portfolio album as well so that some of my work can be viewed, in addition to my photog blog! My friend Max has been such a great help with this! THANKS!

Here's the site, lizmagura.com/photos.

Tis the Season!

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Wandering around Scottsdale during the Christmas Season!

Grammy is 89!

The beautiful sunset I got to see on my drive home from work today! I just had to get a good photo.

And the most important part of today...my Grammy's 89th birthday! What a woman!
Did I mention Cathy's Rum Cake is a staple to family birthday gatherings? It's DELICIOUS!