"i am e robot"

The other day I had Lucas walking around saying this, in a very robot voice! And I say "alrighty Aphrodite" all the time, and he just caught on! So when I was asking him about his lunch today (he went out with Poppa, Auntie & Grandpa) he said "I said alrighty Aphrodite there".


Finished some pages and projects today. I have really been feeling creative, but the in-between-clean mess downstairs is bringing me down. Every time I go down there I just sit and stare and nothing happens. NOTHING! It's kind of freaking me out! I need a day to just finish all the cleaning and organizing, with no interruptions, and then I think I will feel better. On a positive note, I love my Clip-it Up top and I wonder why I didn't get it sooner!

My class today at TM went really well...both of my students shapes turned out really nice! And mine's not too shabby either!

I used one of my new toys...some stencils. I have been craving black spray paint, so I bought these letter/number stencils at Colours. They work really well with regular paint too!


A random layout for the store, because I think we need more diversity...and the Hambly was calling my name. "Lisa...Lisa...you know you want me...feel the love...cut the paper..." I took a whole bunch of pictures (and I mean a whole bunch) in front of the sliding doors in my house recently. So you can expect a whole bunch of layouts and projects and canvases and mini albums with said pictures on them to be gracing the pages of this blog in the coming weeks! If I'm having a good hair day or a good face day I always whip out the camera and take a bunch of shots! Savour the moment.
Note: I really like the Heidi Swapp mirrors, but usually have a hard time using them...I think the big guy works really well here. Mini Challenge: use a mirror or something reflective on a layout about yourself.
Another random layout. It needs a title, but I think I like it just as it is. (Note: the title I had in mind is: "unofficial TM Mascot")


Another random mixed media canvas thing...I used some of the new Art Chix, the new Riff Raff tree and (old) little house. The background is my latest accident technique: I smooshed gesso all over the canvas, then sprayed glimmer mist all over it. But I sprayed too much, and it pooled, and it was horrible, and I tried to blot it off with some paper towel and then it was beautiful!

I am also very proud of the words I used on the canvas. I got a thank-you-for-your-service letter from Primerica and all of the words on the canvas came from that letter! Triumph! It has a little extra meaning that way! It reads: "with any Dawn comes renewal. Don't let this opportunity disappear."

I got some more Riff Raff pages done for the March release...sorry you can't see those yet! And I am having so much fun with the shapes...and I didn't think I would! I have a couple more ideas that I'm excited to try out.

Hello to my Farmer's Market buddies...and sorry we missed you Juli...

P.S. If any of my readers ever have questions about a technique or a product I used on any of my layouts or project please ask me what's what and who's who!! You can leave a comment below and I'll get back to you asap! I don't write all the nitty gritty details about my stuff every time I post because it gets to be a long post! But I don't mind sharing my artistic gains with the world...