D T S p o t l i g h t! Kristi is a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom as well as a homeschool Kindergarten gym teacher at the local YMCA. She has homeschooled both her boys since the beginning and it has become part of their lifestyle. Kristi also stays quite busy with church activities teaching the 1st & 2nd grade Sunday School classes in addition to being the secretary for the AWANA club. Scrapping since January 2002, Kristi loves every minute of it and continues "to learn new things about this wonderful hobby all of the time!" Kristi states, "I scrap in both 8.5x11 and 12x12, and mainly work in general family chronological albums, with the exception of a beach vacation album. I try to take time to scrap at least a little bit every day. Some days I may only pick out the next photos I am going to be working with, while other days you'll find me straightening up the aftermath of my last layout. I tend to scrap mostly in reds, blues and greens and my embellishments of choice right now are brads, buttons, and various metals. I like to call myself the Simple Scrapper because that is what I am all about. Most of my layouts are fairly simple even though I do like embellishments. Kristi is an incredible asset to our Shaker Box community! Through her hard work and dedication, she has been instrumental in organizing and getting our site launched. We are very grateful to Kristi and are looking forward to the many great ideas, challenges and motivations she is sure to come up with for us! Visit Kristi''s gallery today or stop by one of the many forums she is moderating. Currently Kristi is involved with the following: Shaker Challenges , QOTW , Techniques , Scrapping with Children and General Scrapbooking
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I n T h e N e w s ! Here are some names you might recognize in some upcoming magazines. Congrats to all our members that have had something accepted for publication or have won a contest somewhere: Contest Winners: BigCath - KI Memories Contest Winner at Allyscraps.com Shawn Lofing - Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons Contest at A Peek Into Yesterday Kristi Martin - TM Contest Winner Accepted for Publication: Laura A.
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Rhonda Palmer
Kristi Martin
Shelly Umbanhower
Lori Springer
Shawn Lofing
Carla Thompson
-------------------------- Feel free to submit your information if you have been published lately or will be in the future. We are compiling a list for next month's issue and would love for you to be a part of it! Please submit your publication list to Shawn at shawn@theshakerbox.com.
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Kristi lives in northern Indiana with her husband, Mark, and her two wonderful boys, Adam (15) and Jared (11). Of course, we wouldn't want to leave out the pets. With a cockatiel (Hannah), two tanks of fish, and a rabbit (Twix) there are times when it feels like a real zoo at her house. 
Crowded rooms - Photos can be so filled with people and things that it's difficult to even find a main focus. Thus the crowded room often competes and distracts from the main subject as in this example from Michele C. The focal point should be her daughter Lilly but as you can see it is so difficult to tell from this photo because of the crowded room all around her. 
background, it's very difficult to focus on the main subjects As in this example also by Michele C., the bride and groom no longer take center stage - the stage itself does however. The drapes and the lighting both take away from what is really the focus of this picture. 
together and zoom in on them or get physically close if your camera doesn't have a zoom. Fill the frame with people and not stuff around them. In this photo of Michele C. and her family, the photographer does a great job of filling the frame with the subjects and not of the cluttered background. This is especially important during holidays such as this when there tends to be more clutter from opened packages. 
Get photos of things that are family traditions! This could be food, fun & games, the guys watching football, Mom making mashed potatoes. Help future generations see how traditions have been passed down. This shot was taken of Sabrina's boys while they were carving a pumpkin. With nothing to distract the eye in the background, the focus of the picture is brought back to the task at hand. A great photo for documenting family traditions! 
Lastly, if someone's not cooperating, then get a photo of the “pout” or tears. I have a child who pouts in 90% of my shots. It's just HER! Something like that needs documenting and you'll all have a big laugh for years to come! Michele C.'s little girl, Lilly, is not too happy in this photo but it will be one to document in the years to come. 
