Uhhhhhh Ohhhhhh .... A Summer Cold

Hello everyone.
We all know that this blog is all about
the sweet glamorous adventures of our
card line girls ...

But for the first time in nearly a year
since this blog began,
the artist that creates the adventures and cards
(in other words ... me)
has come down with the sniffles
and is feeling ...
well ...

... under the weather.
You can imagine that it's
rather challenging to create glamorous adventures
when all you want to do is rest your head ...

So I thought long and hard about it ...

... and came to the conclusion that the best course of action
would be to pick up a good book ...

 

... fix some hot tea ...



... one of these would be nice to serve that tea ... 

... and realize that when all is said and done,
sometimes you just have to call time out!
After all,
sometimes ...


... and to relax till things are looking glamorously sunny again!

See you next Monday, lovelies ...
have a wonderful week.

Love,
Sandy and the eight illustrated girls of
The Ooh La Frou Frou Collection.

Images via 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11



nikon d3100 digital cameras

Type Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF contacts)
Effective angle of view Approx. 1.5 x lens focal length (Nikon DX format)
Effective pixels
Effective pixels 14.2 million
Image sensor
Image sensor 23.1 x 15.4 mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels 14.8 million
Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Airflow Control System, Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX 2 software required)
Storage
Image size (pixels) " 4,608 x 3,072 [L] " 3,456 x 2,304 [M] " 2,304 x 1,536 [S]
File format " NEF (RAW)
" JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
" NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control System Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified
Media SD (Secure Digital), SDHC and SDXC memory cards
File system DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif 2.21

Viewfinder Eye-level pentamirror single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage Approx. 95% horizontal and 95% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.8 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
Eyepoint 18 mm (-1.0 m-1)
Diopter adjustment -1.7 to +0.5 m-1
Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VII screen
Reflex mirror Quick return
Lens aperture Instant return, electronically

Compatible lenses " AF-S and AF-I: All functions supported.
" Type G or D AF NIKKOR without built-in autofocus motor: All functions except autofocus supported. IX NIKKOR lenses not supported.
" Other AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II. Lenses for F3AF not supported.
" Type D PC NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and some shooting modes.
" AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D color matrix metering II.
" Non-CPU: Autofocus not supported. Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function.
Note: Electronic rangefinder can be used if lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster.
Shutter
Type Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter
Speed 1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, Bulb
Flash sync speed X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower
Release
Release mode (single frame),(continuous),(self-timer),(quiet shutter release)
Frame advance rate Up to 3 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values)
Self-timer 2 s, 10 s
Exposure
Metering TTL exposure metering using 420-pixel RGB sensor
Metering method " Matrix: 3D color matrix metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses)
" Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame
" Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) " Matrix or center-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
" Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
Exposure meter coupling CPU
Exposure modes Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]); scene modes (portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait);
programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)
Exposure compensation -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 100 to 3200 in steps of 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent) or to
approx. 2 EV above ISO 3200 (ISO 12800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting On, Off
Focus
Autofocus Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, 11 focus points (including one
cross-type sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3m/1 ft. 8 in. to 9 ft. 10 in.)
Detection range -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Lens servo " Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
" Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus point Can be selected from 11 focus points
AF-area mode Single-point AF, dynamic-area AF, auto-area AF, 3D-tracking (11 points)
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
Flash
Built-in flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close up, Night portrait: Auto flash with auto pop-up
P, S, A, M: Manual pop-up with button release
Guide number Approx. 12/39, 13/43 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Flash control " TTL: i-TTL balanced fill-flash and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR using 420-pixel RGB sensor are available with built-in flash and SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 (i-TTL balanced fill-flash is available when matrixor center-weighted metering is selected)
" Auto aperture: Available with SB-900/SB-800 and CPU lens
" Non-TTL auto: Supported flash units include SB-900, SB-800, SB-80DX, SB-28DX, SB-28, SB-27, and SB-22S
" Distance-priority manual: Available with SB-900 and SB-800
Flash mode Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye correction, and rear curtain with slow sync
Flash compensation -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Flash-ready indicator Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit such as SB-900, SB-800, SB-600, or SB-400 is

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Perfect Timing!

Well, well, well.....great minds do think alike!  ;)

The latest RUE magazine is fantastic -- and one of their best articles is about a woman who went to Mexico and never came back!

See more photos of this amazing home and read about falling in love with a country (and a local artist) HERE.

All photos:  rue magazine

FUN!

Want to come and spend some time in Mexico?

We do!  The perfect hotel for a lovely vacay is 

Mexico City’s Las Alcobas Hotel

Experience The Art Of Hospitality, Defined.

 

Just Another Supermodel Day

Our fans know ...

Ooh La Frou Frou is all about bringing you glamour.
We love creating a lush and exciting world for you to slip into,
whether it's with our glitter-and-crystal embellished cards
that feature the eight fun and glamorous illustrated girls ...
or here at the card line's fun and sumptuous weekly blog,
where we step into the fantasy city adventures
of the girls of the Ooh La Frou Frou Collection.

Last week,
we got a first glimpse of
the Dior-inspired bedroom for
Ooh La Frou Frou girl Hope ...
and some of you mentioned that you
took away some of the ideas from Hope's design
for your own glamorous bedrooms.
So perfectly fun ...
especially if you're like Hope and love to visit
beautiful luxurious boutiques ...
just to soak in the beauty ...



we'll leave Hope and her new bedroom
in her fantasy upper-east-side apartment building
and head a few blocks south
to the beautiful St. Regis Hotel.

If we were to walk through the St. Regis' dramatic doors ...


and step into the lobby ...

... we just may hear the elevator ping
and see Ooh La Frou Frou's supermodel, Cherie,
stepping out and walking quickly past us to flag a cab ...
Let's follow her as she gets heads to a glamorous photoshoot ...

As Cherie's taxi picks her up, we thought we'd
show you a little map of her neighborhood.
The St. Regis is right at 55th Street and Fifth Avenue,
down in the lower right hand corner of our map.
You can see how she could just walk out her door,
take a stroll down Fifth Avenue
and have fabulous shops at her fingertips ...



Cherie represents the supermodel in all of us ...
you know what we mean ...
the glamorous woman in us that appears on the days
when our hair is perfect and we're hearing
our own little theme song in our mind?


After all, we are the star of our own life movie ...
shouldn't we imagine the most glamorous of scenes?

Cinemagraph Credit: Jamie Beck (Photographer) and Kevin Burg (Motion)

Cherie is whisked away into make-up and
spends the day in various poses for the photoshoot.
She is then made "bigger than life" for the fantasy magazine pages.
You may have seen photos of the positively
ethereal Elie Saab Fall 2011 Haute Couture Collection ...
it sparkles as if the pieces are lit.
These gowns are pure confection and the stuff of dreams,
so they were just perfect for a Cherie photoshoot.
Elie Saab drew his inspiration for this collection
 from the sun's rays, how the city's skyscrapers
are clad in its shimmering reflection.

Below is the result of Cherie's fantasy
Ooh La Frou Frou photoshoot.
She is illustrated bigger than life in a handful of the
Elie Saab gowns
walking along the rooftops,
with her arms wrapped around the sparkling city that she loves.

We thought you might like to watch the Elie Saab video
of the Haute Couture Fall 2011 Collection
to see if you can identify the dresses that Cherie
posed in .... 

Have a perfectly lovely week, darlings ...
from myself, Sandy, the artist of Ooh La Frou Frou,
and all eight of our glamorous illustrated girls! xo