Thankful Thought | No.1

I love that when my parents come to visit my kids only want Grandma to put them to bed.

"Grandma do it." says Anna.

"Grandma!" calls Simon as he rounds the corner to go upstairs to his bedroom.

I'm so thankful for that relationship.


I'm starting a new occasional series called Thankful Thoughts and you're invited to join me.

Each time I post a Thankful Thought (a photo + a few words) I'll include a free numbered overlay download for you to add to your own photo. I'm also included a rounded-corner photo mask in this first download for those of you who'd like to have rounded-corners on your photo.

Download Thankful Thought | 001 here.

Also for this first download I put together a video tutorial on how to use the overlay and the rounded-corner photo mask.




Ali Edwards | Thankful Thoughts Overlay + Photo Mask Tutorial from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

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154 thoughts

  1. jo says…
    03/12/2011

    Finally got the desired result - which I am really chuffed with as I am such a technological numpty!!

    http://mrsbeee.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-saw-this-post-over-on-ali-edwards.html

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  2. lea says…
    03/12/2011

    Thank you so much!

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  3. Ami says…
    03/12/2011

    Ali, the keys on a PC are CTRL and Alt. For masking it is Alt+G. There is no Option key on the PC. I hope this will help the new to Elements folks. Thanks, Ami
    PS I am loving the SB Travel class and have my journal almost completed.

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  4. nancy faith says…
    03/12/2011

    Thank you so much Ali for the inspirations...

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  5. willette 10 spot says…
    03/13/2011

    [...] another freebie out there this week is by ali edwards.  she has started a thankful thoughts series.  we all have so much to be thankful for…such a GREAT visual reminder. ali edwards’ thankful thought no. 1 [...]

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  6. Lisa W says…
    03/13/2011

    Nice! What a wonderful idea!! Thank you for the download too! :)

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  7. 2 New Template Freebies / Phoenix Natural Light Portrait Photographer « kristacampbellphotography.com says…
    03/13/2011

    [...] next awesome freebie a Thankful Thought template from the uuber talented Ali Edwards.  I love the idea of blogging more about blessings and what I’m thankful for so I plan to [...]

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  8. iHanna says…
    03/13/2011

    Thankful thought post: http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=1289

    Thanks Ali!

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  9. Gail says…
    03/13/2011

    Thanks Ali ... what a great gift! This will add that special touch to a photo.

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  10. Heather H says…
    03/14/2011

    Thank you so much Ali! I agree with a previous poster who said that you really are unique among talented scrappers, you share so much of yourself and your life and your talents with us. Thank you!

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  11. jill says…
    03/15/2011

    ty!

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  12. » Thankful Thought No. 1 says…
    03/15/2011

    [...] keeping and documenting everyday life.  She just recently started a new series on her blog entitled Thankful Thought. Each time she posts she is going to include a free photo overlay (see below) so that you can [...]

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  13. Cheri says…
    03/15/2011

    Ali - this is wonderful - thanks so much for the overlay and tutorial!

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  14. Michelle @ Raising Will says…
    03/15/2011

    Ali!!!! This is fantastic - and the overlay..... oooohhh you spoil us! :) Can't wait for more to come.
    I love getting creative in photoshop and to have a new toy to play with is so exciting. Thanks so much xx

    Tutorial was super too ♥

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  15. Joyful #1 « Vegetablog says…
    03/17/2011

    [...] The photo overlay is my edited version of Ali Edwards’ free download from THIS blog post.  I used the font CK Ali’s Hand to replace some of the text to fit this [...]

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  16. Thankful Thought | No.2 | Ali Edwards says…
    03/18/2011

    [...] semi-regular series. If you’ve missed any of the previous weeks please check out the archive. Thankful Thought | 001 included a rounded corner mask and a video tutorial to show you how to work with both the mask and [...]

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  17. Wendy says…
    03/18/2011

    Ali, I missed this the first time, but thank you for this gift. And can I just say that you do the most awesome tutorials...you are so clear and concise! I LOVE it! Thanks again! And HAPPY SPRING!!

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  18. Sherry says…
    03/18/2011

    Thanks for the tutorial and the downloads. I learned so much. Thanks again!

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  19. Kathi says…
    03/18/2011

    Great! Love this...thanks for sharing!

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  20. Natiblue says…
    03/18/2011

    Amazing job!!! :):):)
    Loving this overlays and thinking about creating a mini with these...thank you very much Ali!:)

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  21. Betty Silva says…
    03/18/2011

    Love it, love it! I'm completely new on photoshop so I love these tutorials. And I do have a question. How can I see several files open as yours? Because for me, they are tabs and I have to go from one to another and cannot see them as little windows.. FYI I have PSE9 & a MAC thanks!

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  22. Joyful #2 « Vegetablog says…
    03/19/2011

    [...] Again, the photo overlay is my edited version of Ali Edwards’ free download from THIS blog post.  I used the font CK Ali’s Hand to replace some of the text to fit this [...]

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  23. Natiblue says…
    03/20/2011

    Thanks a lot Ali, i love the idea of the thankful thought overlays:)!
    Yet i have a question: how do I use the mask and the overlays if my photo is vertical?
    thxs for your answer!

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  24. » Thankful Thought No. 2 says…
    03/21/2011

    [...] from Ali Edwards. If you’ve missed any of the previous weeks please check out the archive. Thankful Thought | 001 included a rounded corner mask and a video tutorial to show you how to work with both the mask and [...]

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  25. Nicole Hazel says…
    03/21/2011

    Ohhhhh. What a great light-bulb moment for me (seeing it in action)! Thanks so much for the tutorial!

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