Wedding photo vows/favorite song lyrics

Because of the popularity of a design I made with one of my wedding pictures, I have decided to expand on that lately. And the results are getting to be so beautiful!

Recently I had the chance to work on a wedding photo of a couple friend of mine and there's nothing more rewarding than getting their excited reaction to the work I've done! This is exactly what drives me to do my best and make something really special for each one of my customers! Something that  they will cherish and that will become part of their everyday lives by being displayed at their house.

Here's part of what they had to say:
"Wow!  Nice job Lucia!  They are all great!  You’ve taken a photo we never bothered displaying because of the background and replaced it with something personal, fun and well-designed." - Brian

"I love it Lucia! Thanks for doing this to our photo :) It is really such a unique effect, I never seen anything like it anywhere. Great idea girl! Awesome! - Amy

I could use wedding vows, the couple's first dance song or their favorite song, repeat words that was on their invitations in several different languages (as a customer requested) as well as "I love you" in different languages as the background (last picture below).

Below is what I've done for them:

And here are a few more before and after examples of the photos I have worked on.

I'll be expanding on the 'Pet' Category pretty soon...

Their favorite song after I retouched their picture

Their favorite quote printed on the wedding invitations repeated here in several different languages

Their favorite song together

'I love you' in several different languages

My designs are available at Etsy and at LuCintra.com

Success is just around the corner

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up" - Thomas Edison

I don't know why but ever since I read this quote a few years ago, it stuck with me. It made me really think about everything I was doing with my life and in one occasion, when I was loosing steam and thinking that maybe I had to start doing something else, it actually made me have the strength to continue going after my dream. His quote immediately came to my mind and I thought to myself: "I can't give up now, I might be really close to success, just need to keep going a little longer".

I admire Thomas Edison for his determination and accomplishments. I may even say that perhaps there's a little bit of stubborness in that mix, something I definitely also have and I won't settle until I get what I want.

I also liked his philosophy on failures. When working to invent the lightbulb, he said: "I will not say I failed 1000 times. I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure".

To me that is a great mentality to have. When you try something one way first and it doesn't work, it doesn't mean that it can't be done, you just try it again a little bit differently the second time.

It's like walking down a path and all of the sudden seeing this huge steep mountain in front of you. Sure, it might be hard to climb it and you might even fail to do so, but how about going around it? The path could be longer, but you can still continue on forward one way or another. You might be really close to getting to the other side but if you turn around now, how would you know?

So I will leave my thanks to Thomas Edison because perhaps by not even realizing, those words spoken so long ago, were able to keep this girl here going and more determined than ever to go after her dreams.

Just like dad



Father's day greeting card available here.



I simply love this picture! My husband and I were just getting to a park close to our house and as we approached the lake, I saw this little boy fishing next to his parents. I snapped this picture so fast while I was walking towards him so I wouldn't distract him and it ended up being one of my favorites.

There's something so simple and serene about this scene and I love how spontaneous and in the moment he is! It gives me a feeling of innocence and tranquility... One of those lazy afternoons enjoying life next to the ones you love.

Makes me wonder what that little boy was thinking handling that long fishing rod, trying to be just like his dad. That's why I chose this image for a father's day card because when we are little, we really want to be just like our mom and dad.

Best friend's day - June 8th

A few weeks ago I was searching the internet for a list of holidays and special days throughout the year. I came across some very interesting stuff, I gotta tell you, but I also learned that June 8th is Best Friend's Day.

I think we have to value and cherish the people that we love all the time, but it's nice to have a special day to celebrate a true friend! To tell her how much she means to you and that you love her.

I've created this design with my best friend in mind since we both love dogs as well as cute things. So why not make a cute doggie design? LOL

Card design available here

But how about you? How do you celebrate that person in your life that has been always there for you? The one that has shared the laughter and the tears, the good and the bad times?