Inspiring Photo: Christmas Lily #9962538

Christmas Lily

Uploaded: April 01, 2010

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!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS BP FAMILY AND FRIENDS !!!
~ Have A Wonderful Weekend ~

Exif: F Number: 5.3, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 8/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, Model: NIKON D80

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Ann Coates April 01, 2010

Cousin Lily is gorgeous. This is so creative and wonderfully done Laura. Happy Easter to you too. #1254424

Lynne Morris April 02, 2010

This is great work Laura, love it. Happy Easter. #8504175

Ujjwal Mukherjee April 02, 2010

Wonderful work,Laura!
Happy Easter!! #8504189

Douglas Pignet April 02, 2010

Very nice DD work and love the color...Well done. #8504242

Yulianto Soeroso April 02, 2010

wow creative #8504296

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 02, 2010

LOL, very creative, Laura! Happy Easter to you too! #8504374

Dominick M. Dimacale April 02, 2010

Lovely image and work, Laura.

Dominick #8504520

Jeff Robinson April 02, 2010

Happy Easter Laura!! Jeff #8504607

Renata Gusciora April 02, 2010

That is so lovely,Laura!:-)Wonderful work!Happy Easter! #8504937

Shelly A. Van Camp April 02, 2010

Awwww, soooo cute!! Love it!! #8505108

Patti Coblentz April 02, 2010

Happy Easter, cousin Lily!!
wonderful work, Laura!!

Patti #8505358

Maria Warren April 02, 2010

HAPPY EASTER SIS. :) BEAUTIFUL PHOTO :) COUSIN LILY IS GORGEOUS!!!!!♥♥♥ (((HUGS))) #8505608

Wm Nosal April 02, 2010

Sooo COOOOOL!!!! #8505651

Denny E. Barnes April 02, 2010

Easter would not be the same without Cousin Lily!
Beautiful image with excellent effects!!
Happy Easter, Laura!! #8505706

John Connolly April 02, 2010

Hi there cousin Lilly! Great to meet you!
Very creative work, and vibrant color in this fine presentation Laura!
Happy Easter to you and your family! #8505821

Karen Engelbreth April 02, 2010

Wonderful Easter Lily ...
Happy Easter Laura... #8505895

Theresa Marie Jones April 02, 2010

Beautiful! She has risen! #8506117

Randy D. Dinkins April 02, 2010

Great job on cousin Lily. Have a great Easter. #8506137

Amanda J. Tanner April 02, 2010

So Creative! Thank You for the smiles. Been a little down...lost my boston brittany after 12 years. Very beautiful of cousin Lily. Great work Laura. Happy Easter. #8506230

Tammy Espino April 02, 2010

A wonderful capture of this beautiful Lily :) Happy Easter to you & yours ~ #8506318

JO ANN CLEVELAND April 02, 2010

Awesome Laura...Lily is beautiful, great work!

jo ann c. #8506389

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 02, 2010

Fantastic DDR work and gorgeous colors, Laura!!! :-) k #8506421

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay April 02, 2010

Great work Laura! Happy Easter! #8506472

Rony Sagy April 02, 2010

Terrific work, Laura. Beautiful capture. #8506607

Julianne Bradford April 02, 2010

Happy Easter to you Laura and your beautiful cousin Lily! #8506757

Laura E. Swan April 03, 2010

Hi Dear Friends!

Thank you for all of your great comments! I will tell Lily all you said too! :D

Mr. Tree, I have a cousin names ROSE, too! She didn't want Lily to get a the Rose. I understood...Lily took it well too.

HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND TO ALL!!!

-Laura #8506805

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 03, 2010

This is absolutely STUNNING work, Sister!!!!!!!!!!! A SUPER idea BRILLIANTly performed.
Already a fav. Have a wonderful Eater! #8506879

Brett Dolsen April 03, 2010

Fantastic creative DD Work and a Happy Easter to you Laura! #8506893

Chris Ebben April 03, 2010

You certainly come from a big family!! Happy to meet another relo=^..^= #8507013

Nancyj E. Hovey April 03, 2010

Happy Easter, my friend.
Gorgeous flower image... and flawless beautiful photogenic face you do have.
It is fantastic how you can use your unique face to express so many emotions, feelings, etc. of life - we would all like to be able to do that!
(Not all of us have the perfect beautiful photogenic mug to use our own! How blessed you are to be so free and creative!) Keep up the great work, Laura... 8o) #8507052

Laura E. Swan April 03, 2010

Hi SSSKiki!!! Hi Brett!!! Hi Chris!!! =^..^=, Hi Mumj!!! and HI MR TREE!!!

So NICE to have you all here. I so much appreciate your kind words and encouragement (and Easter wishes!).

You know, I have no idea why but my face (olive skin tones I think?) is easy to take into DDR and do things with. I try other faces and the grain is different or I get other complications...So I am stuck with ME and Russian lady I know. I dont post her images here but she has me do them for her. :) Anyway- Thanks for playing along with me and my make believe "family"...(Coming soon Mr. Tree! HA!)

Note: My preferred art/photo work is cartoon like or semi to abstract when I am really having a blast...

This image is really special to me, however, and I am so glad you like it too.

HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER WEEKEND ALL.

-Laura :) #8507553

Laura E. Swan April 03, 2010

Mumj, thanks especially for what you said here. You are so sweet. :) xoxo #8507564

Stephen Zacker April 03, 2010

I bet you smell good LOL! Creative and Fun. Like the Red #8508275

Nancy J. Locke April 03, 2010

TOTALLY AWESOME!!! God bless the day I found you at BP!!! Your unique creativity will take you far!!!

HAPPY EASTER :D

Love, Nancy J Locke #8508289

Christine Lobsinger April 03, 2010

Happy Easter to you too Lily!!!
SMILING BIG,

CHRIS #8508412

Barbara Waldoch April 03, 2010

Excellent work pn Lily, Laura!
Happy Easter! #8508634

Patrick Rouzes April 03, 2010

Hey Cousin Lily, Laura did a fine job of making you look special!
CONGRATULATIONS on this super creative & "Very Laura" image! Well-deserved EFP, Swanee! WTG! #8508682

Ellen Hodges April 03, 2010

Wow, you have a gorgeous cousin, Laura!!! Happy Easter!!!!! Thanks for posting that cool image on your post! #8508771

Laura E. Swan April 03, 2010

Hi Dear ones! :)

Steve - Yes. Like a flower...A lily in fact! Hey! Is that pollen I see on your nose!? HA!

Nancy J, you are a dear lady. I have so enjoyed our time! :) Thanks for being an inspiration to me!

Sister Chrissy, I wish we lived closer. I'd hide all the Easter eggs for you. Well. Lily would help me. :) Then little Bubbles Crumbwell could find them all! :D Now THAT would be ENTERTAINMENT at it's BEST!

Thank you Bird Lady of BP! :D

Oh Paddy...I was smiling big before hand..now I am smiling huge. Thanks so much!

Yah. Isn't she as cute as a bug in a bud? HA! Thank Ellen. Glad you like the animation that I put in your thread. :)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

-Laura :D #8508781

Bojan Bencic April 04, 2010

Great portrait of Lilly, Laura. She sure is a special flower. :o)
Happy Easter! #8509392

Laura E. Swan April 04, 2010

Thank you Bojan! :) I have always envied her frilly fashion sense. HA!

Thanks for the fun! Hope you had a Super Easter! :D

-Laura

#8510445

Tommy E. Burgess April 04, 2010

You sure find the most unique ways to do SP works Laura. Or is this your "sister"? WOnderful DD work!!! #8510467

Laura E. Swan April 04, 2010

Cousin silly! Cousin Lily! :D

Thanks Tommy! #8510469

Nancyj E. Hovey April 05, 2010

HA, I knew it.....

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving EFP
for this fantastic image!
8o) #8511266

Laura E. Swan April 05, 2010

Yeeeeeeeeee-who! I got an EFP? Neato! I didn't know yet. Thanks, Mumj!

Time to put all that food away from our big feed! Thanks so much for your congrats!

-Lalelulem
#8512995

Sherry McClead April 06, 2010

Great Image laura... congrats on the EP. #8514820

Karen Kessler April 06, 2010

You & your cousin, Lily, really favor each other! Fantastic DDR work!

I hope you had a Happy Easter, too! Congrats on the EP! #8515521

Laura E. Swan April 06, 2010

HEY! The whole family is showing up! Cool! Let's have a picnic at the base of the Mtn together, want to?

I have tons of left overs from last nights big Turkey feed!

#8515613

Laura E. Swan October 23, 2010

#8990792

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 11, 2010

It's absolutely wonderful how that beautiful face fits right in there. I love this one, MSSSLala. #9093292

Laura E. Swan December 12, 2010

Hello SSSSister. I knew you would show up here at my flower vase! Ha! Thank you dear one!

Just a fun picture.

SSSLala #9094426

Stephen Zacker December 12, 2010

Creative and fun #9094924

Mary K. Robison December 18, 2010

Oh, so cute, Pommers.
And what time will you be serving the Easter fe --- pardon me, the CHRISTMAS feast in the photo above? I'm bringing two plates and a platter... :-) #9112632

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

I wish we all really could get together and have a huge holiday meal! :)))

I'd love that! Thank you so much! :D

AND GUESS WHAT??? IT JUST NOW GOT A FINALIST!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs for all of my BP Family!

-Laura :D #9939470

Tammy Espino January 24, 2012

You little flower you!! Congrats on your awesome finalist!! :) Best of luck next round, whooooooooooooooooo~~ #9939696

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

Thank you darling. :)) xo #9939806

Stan Kwasniowski January 24, 2012

Laura, congratulations #9939809

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

Hi Stan! :D Thank you!!! :)))

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!! #9939916

Douglas Pignet January 24, 2012

Congrats...well done #9939930

Wm Nosal January 24, 2012

Congratulations, Laura! #9940098

JO ANN CLEVELAND January 24, 2012

Congratulations on this outstanding finalist Laura!

jo ann c. #9940117

Kathy Salerni January 24, 2012

Huge congrats on your well deserved Finalist, Laura! #9940181

Carolyn McIntosh January 24, 2012

Congratulations . .. .well deserved. #9940267

Kim Andelkovic January 24, 2012

Congratulations on your wonderful creative image clever Laura :-) #9940620

Lorna Shutter January 24, 2012

Woo Hoo!!! Your beautiful face has earned you another Award!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your AWESOME Finalist!!!!! WTG, Sis!!! :)

#9940884

Neal D. Hatcher January 24, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS-GOOD LUCK NEXT ROUND #9940906

Emile Abbott January 24, 2012

A huge TEXAS congratulations Laura on your beautiful finalist. WTG girl. #9940911

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

Hi you guys! :))) Thank you very much!

Great to see you all here and I sure do appreciate the support!

-Laura :D #9940932

Renee Doyle January 24, 2012

Cool!! Congratulations Laura!! #9940974

Ellen Hodges January 24, 2012

Where did you find your gorgeous model, Laura!!! Huge congrats and very best luck with your awesome finalist!!!!!! #9941174

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

Lol...Ellen...You silly lady! :))) Thank you and thank you also Renee! :))

#9941262

Patrick Rouzes January 24, 2012

Remember when you thought you would never get a finalist & I told you you would! Congratulations & good luck, my friend! #9941489

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 24, 2012

WTG on this AWWWWWWWESOME finalist, NL! :-) NN #9941711

Chris Budny January 24, 2012

Congratulations, Laura! Love the reds in this, especially! #9941732

Irene Colling January 24, 2012

Beautiful work Laura.

Congratulations on your Finalist. #9942168

Terry Cervi January 24, 2012

You're a beautiful lady inside and out, Laura!! This is wonderful! Congrats on your finalist!!! #9942323

Mary Dimitriw January 24, 2012

Congrats on your beautiful Finalist Laura! #9942376

Heather Loewenhardt January 24, 2012

You do such amazing creative work and this one is gorgeous and well deserving of a finalist awrd. Hope to see it go gold. (Shhh still on vacation for awhile longer.} #9942515

Carol L. Fowler January 24, 2012

This is so creative! Maybe you should change your name to Lily! LOL!! #9942730

Ann Coates January 24, 2012

Wow Laura, this is a beauty. Congratulations on your finalist award. #9942874

Laura E. Swan January 24, 2012

Thank you EVERYONE!!! :D

Yes, Paddy. I remember this very well.

Such kind things you have all said. I really appreciate it! Terry, that was super sweet! Thank you!

ALOHA Heather!!! :D

Carol...My MOTHER used to call me Lilly. (Not Lily but Lilly) :))))

Good to see you all and thanks again!

-Laura :D

P.S. ALL OF YOU DO BEAUTIFUL WORK, TOO! Each and EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!

Congrats to all who got Finalists as well! #9943012

Denny E. Barnes January 24, 2012

Big Congratulations, Laura on your beautiful and well deserved finalist! #9943082

Alex T. Mizuno January 24, 2012

I knew you were a flower fairy! It really shows what you are. Lovely self portrait Cous! Congratulations on your Finalist!! #9943183

Mary K. Robison January 25, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned Finalist, Laura-Borealis!! (A temporary name change in honor of the occasion...)
The judges couldn't resist that beautiful floral face.
Fingers crossed that we see your lily grace the Golden Circle. #9943408

Stefania Barbier January 25, 2012

congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! #9943546

Maria Warren January 25, 2012

congrats sis. on this beautiful finalist :) good luck on the next round (((hugs)))♥♥♥♥ #9943596

Yulianto Soeroso January 25, 2012

Congratulations on your Finalist! increddible #9943613

Christine Lobsinger January 25, 2012

A big Congrats to you on your beautiful creative idea Miss Lala...
A fantastic Finalist!
Smiling With You,
Christine #9944076

Bojan Bencic January 25, 2012

Beautiful. Congratulations on your finalist, Laura! #9944131

Nancyj E. Hovey January 25, 2012

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #9944280

Millie A. Talarico January 25, 2012

Congratulations, Laura~! #9944379

Phyllis A. Houghton January 26, 2012

Congratulations Laura on your finalist. You do such good DD work! #9947084

Lisa J. Boulden January 26, 2012

Makes me smile!!!
Such a very lovely portrait and great DD work. So happy to see it wearing a BIG new badge!
Congratulations, Laura!!!
~♥~Lisa #9947912

Lisa J. Boulden January 26, 2012

Makes me smile!!!
Such a very lovely portrait and great DD work. So happy to see it wearing a BIG new badge!
Congratulations, Laura!!!
~♥~Lisa #9947915

Lisa J. Boulden January 26, 2012

Makes me smile!!!
Such a very lovely portrait and great DD work. So happy to see it wearing a BIG new badge!
Congratulations, Laura!!!
~♥~Lisa #9947916

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer January 27, 2012

Have you ever seen a more beautiful Lily? HA! I love it so much, Sister.
Maybe there are others like it in the woods if we look closely.
I sure will take a better look next time.
Huuuuuuuge congratulations!! #9950474

Laura E. Swan January 27, 2012

Thank you all so much! You are making me BLUSH! :)))

-(SSS)Laura :D
#9950482

John Connolly January 27, 2012

A wondeful concept and a great capture Sister Laura! I would love to see you blushing! #9951046

Lydia Williams January 28, 2012

Hi Laura, Don't know how I missed this one before...You are so amazing, talented and beautiful..This is fantastic and magical..Congratulations! #9952532

Merna L. Nobile February 02, 2012

You can feel it in the air, the anticipation of waiting for the awards to arrive. The talent that is on display for all to see and share is amazing. Congratulations to all the January, 2012 winners. Merna #9961171

Laura E. Swan February 02, 2012

HA! Brother John!!! Lol... :)))

Hi Lydia! Thank you LOTS!

Thank you so much Merna!

I appreciate the support!!! :)))

-Laura :D #9961201

Stephen Zacker February 05, 2012

That Lily has a Great smile :-)
Congratulations #9966200

Laura E. Swan February 05, 2012

:) <---- Hey! There it is again!

Thanks Steve! And thanks for the visit and Congratulations!

-Laura :D #9966540

Julianne Bradford February 09, 2012

I think this neeeds to be your mini pic Laura. A great comp and a belated congrats! #9973340

Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 09, 2012

Masterful and sweet Laura. Congratulations on your finalist! #9973414

Laura E. Swan February 09, 2012

Hi Julianne and Donna :))) How wonderful to see you both. I have missed you all very much.

Thanks for the congrats and wonderful comments.

-Laura :) #9973543

Annette Carr March 14, 2016

What a beautiful photo!!! #11447092

Lydia Williams March 14, 2016

Another favorite//1 #11447103

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