WW: Open Your Eyes

Wordless, Not So Wordless, and Wordful Wednesday posts are all welcome here at Project Alicia. Just grab your favorite photo(s) and come join the party.

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Sometimes we get stuck in the "busyness rut" of life and we forget to open our eyes and look around. Thanks, Kristi, for the reminder. Even in the latter stages of summer there is much beauty to be found.

Grab my newest 12x12 freebie template and then share it with your friends. I'd appreciate the love.

If you are new to photoshop or photoshop elements, check out my short clipping tutorial.

And if you haven't yet entered the Crazy Days of Summer $200 Photography and Scrapbooking Prize Pack Giveaway, you're in luck. It runs through Wed, August 31st at 11:59 PM. Just go find your fav summer photos and link up!

Before I close I wanted to share this fab Color Bar template from The CoffeeShop Blog.
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Talk about inspiring. I can see projects unfolding before my eyes. You can see more of this shoot and my 11 Tips to Better Photos here.

Thanks for stopping by! Link your photo(s) below. And make sure to check out some of these other fab WWs!

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65 comments

  1. Cute post. A good reminder to 'stop and smell the flowers' :) Life is too beautiful to let it pass by. Thanks for the link up! Have a great wednesday! :)

    -Samantha
    www.kreativekaring.com

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  2. Beautiful shots! I love butterflies. Children really are so much better at seeing the amazing creation all around them.
    I love the middle shot of the flower.

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  3. oh so beautiful. I love the butterflies and the lovely yellow sunshiney-ness of the second picture :)

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  4. Love that collage of yours.
    I come here for the eye candy, you know that right???
    Wishing our seasons were in Sync so i could have participated in your "crazy days of summer"
    xx

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  5. how beautiful! love the color hues :)

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  6. Love those colors.... remind me of a summer afternoon. Beautiful.

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  7. we have had lots of butterflies this year, but they are too busy for me to catch on the camera! LOL... love the series.

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  8. Not sure why I'm coming up as unknown... :(

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  9. Heading over to check out your photography tips now! Thanks so much!

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  10. Stunning! Love the template, thanks!

    Dagmar
    Dagmar's momsense

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  11. Stunning, as always! And such an important message. We all need to open our eyes more...

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  12. LOVELY, those monarch shots are amazing. Your photos always make me smile

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  13. I also love this site for color bars: http://kuler.adobe.com/

    Pretty butterflies!

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  14. GORGEOUS! I love the soft purple and orange tones and I just love butterflies in general.

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  15. That collage is super stunning! I love butterflies!

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  16. I went out picking pricklies today four our tortoise, bet it would love these beautiful thistles!.

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  17. Gorgeous photographs and lovely quote!

    -:¦:- WW: Purple Rose of Sharon -:¦:-

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  18. You never cease to inspire me. I love the color block below the yellow dress picture. Beautiful!

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  19. Oh! Super nice shots! I'm glad I found your site from the Wednesday Wordless Hop. :) I'm your new follower, and I would love to hear from you too. :)

    Des of www.chicsassymom.com

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  20. I love your collage. So pretty.

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  21. SO beautiful! Love it! So inspiring! Happy WW!

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  22. Love the photograph of Pokey. Beautiful processing too.

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  23. Your photography is simply stunning and so breath taking!!

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  24. I have a different perspective because I'm seeing beauty in thistles or is that what the flowers are? Your daughter is stunning. Always love your photography. Happy WW! I went WORDY today instead of wordless. :)

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  25. Lish, I love that quote. And the collage? Love love love it! :)

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  26. I just sit here, jaw hanging open in wonder at how you see so much beauty when I'm constantly missing it! You have a gift, clearly. Beautiful as always!

    ~Mimi

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  27. Beautiful pictures. I like the closeups of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed - I used to live on the coast in Santa Cruz, CA, and saw the wintering monarchs.

    I love the yellow colorblock dress photo, too - and the color template analysis is quite interesting.

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  28. Wow... That's absolutely gorgeous!!! What a great photo collage.... Happy Wordless Wednesday!!! :) http://www.OliviaBlueMusic.com/2011/08/wordless-wednesday-valley-of-temples.html#more

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  29. Great job, I love these wonderful colors.

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  30. I love the butterfly! Very beautiful colours!

    Have a happy WW!

    Verena

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  31. Ooo — purple. I'll have to show my son, because purple's his absolute favoritest color. I love the yellows, too!

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  32. What an awesome color palette. Mind if I borrow it? =)

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  33. Love those butterflies! I have some butterfly pics I took last weekend, I may just have to use them next WW.

    Happy WW!

    ~EdT.

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  34. BEAUTIFUL! I can't get over how talented you are....every week you amaze me! :)

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  35. Oooh, love the photos. It's such fun to find a new and glorious spot on the web...your blog is beautiful!

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  36. Another delightful WW. I always look forward to checking your post on Wednesday mornings.

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  37. Thank you for the beautiful shots and the reminder to slow down.

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  38. Absolutely breathtaking, as usual! Like Jill said, it's a great reminder to slow down. :)

    I owe you an email reply - hopefully I'll slow down and send it today! ;)

    WW: First Day of 3rd Grade

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  39. Beautiful photos as always. Love the template.

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  40. Open your eyes always makes me think of "Vanilla Sky". Perhaps my husband watches that movie to frequently.

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  41. Those are gorgeous! I'm so guilty of rushing! Thanks for the linky.

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  42. that is a really neat flower :)
    of course, beautiful as always !!!!

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  43. Your photos always inspire me and make me so happy :)

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  44. That template is so cool! Thanks for sharing!

    I love your photos! The butterfly is beautiful.

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  45. So true! It can be so easy to fall into the habit of focusing on all the things that keep us down. But no matter what is going on- there is always some beauty to be found. If we stop to notice it- it can make a lot of the bad things fade away a bit.

    Love that color bar template :)

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  46. Alicia I love that collage, it is so beautiful:)

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  47. Wow! What gorgeous photos! So happy to be your newest follower and I think I'll enter your Summer Photo Challenge too! :)

    hoosierfarmbabe.blogspot.com

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  48. Beautiful pictures, as always!

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  49. wow! what beautiful photos and I just love the storyboard layouts!! absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  50. I love the butterfly pics, you take gorgeous photos!

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  51. Beautiful shots.. Love the purple set..

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  52. I feel like a SNL skit- "I am not wooooorthy!" These shots are gorgeous!
    Thank you for hosting!
    Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com

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  53. Stunning! Happy Wordless Wednesday :)

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  54. I have been wanting to take pics of those forever. I love them even if they are a weed. They speak late summer to me.

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  55. Gorgeous pictures!! Would LOVE it if you would link up with my photo swap party going on right now!! ;) http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2011/09/sweet-little-photo-swap-12.html

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