I am really happy with this layout I did last week. Pretty!
Inspiration May 30, 2007
I think my favorite thing about the internet is that I find inspiration all over the place.
Today I found another great idea from a talented artist. Check this out. I’ve been hoarding scraps of paper I cu out of magazines or just saved for no reason forever, with no idea what to do with them. The pile gets bigger and bigger. As does my magazine collection. Now I have an idea of what to do with them – in a format I probably will page through over and over. As much as I like to read – lots of times I just want to look at the pictures. Or write on them. Time to get my glue stick, white paint pen, and sharpie. I think I shall fashion a holster for these items someday.
Who else inspires me? Check out these layouts. And these.
still behind May 29, 2007
here’s my card for last week’s emily challenge. I don’t know when I’ll do this weeks – way to hard to toot my own orn, so to speak. Hmm, I wonder if I have a trumpet stamp.
Anyhoo, i’m to tired to do the link, but i found the directions for the ribbon flower on lisa pace’s website. very cool, very fun to make, i still can’t use a hot glue gun with any finesse.
biggest fear May 29, 2007
I’ve been so behind in my pages for My Life Remembered, which is too bad, becasue I really like this project. I like the process of trying to do an art journal, and I really like the prompts we’ve been given. It’s a stretch for my, which is why I have yet to do my self portrait or my mask entries.
Journalling my biggest fear was pretty interesting. I couldn’t put my finger on what it really was. Off the top of my head I would say I am pretty much afraid of everything. Which led me down the path of realizing that I fear loss more than anything.
Actually painting this page was a process for me too. I knew I wanted the big black square, but I wanted color too. If you ask I will tell you I can’t paint. I can color surfaces with swaths of color, but that’s about it. So, painting the swirls was pretty freeing for me, and I love the way they turn out. So, now I can say I can cover surfaces with color, and i can paint swirls.
heaven ISN’T too far away May 27, 2007
Oh yes, it’s that time again. WMMS bring you another big hairy weekend. And yes, it IS pretty much hanks to Corey and even ME! My husband is so cool. When he started adding songs for these weekend last year he asked me what I wanted to hear. And he is the first DJ in the world that actually played my requests. All of them. Faster Pussycat. L.A. Guns. And better yet Southgan and Trixter. I LOVE him. Everything the station didn’t have came from our personal collections. So, if you want to rock, turn on the radio if you are in Cleveland, or go to WMMS.com and listen live. It runs 24 hours a day until Monday night. You’ll get to hear Corey, too. \m/
it’s all fun and games until someone gets slapped with a salmon May 26, 2007
Last night the Village Vandals played the Spitfire. Apparantly people were being slapped with salmon before I arrived. Never fear, the helpful bartender sprayed the area with bleach before Corey took the … er, corner. Nothing so formal as mopping up, mind you, just a spritz to infuse the bar with even more pungent aromas.
The band was great, as you might expect. The crowd was into them and went wild during the closing number. I still can’t believe it. I thought Corey was nuts when he told me what they would cover. But the crowd LOVED the punk rock version of the Gambler. Corey’s Thunderbird did not love the resulting beer that was sprayed all over him. His knee most definitely did not love the beer bottled that got him. Corey does not love his new bruise. I, however, loved that several of those crazy punk rockers started to jig. Yes jig. But what did I not love? The girl that thought it was so funny to tap dance around with cans smashed under her bowling shoes. Just not funny.
I did not drink, but still managed to feel hung over today. I didn’t get a photo of the layout I did yesterday. I did not make much progress on the 2 layouts I tried to do today. I did spend $40 at 2 different scrapbook stores. Some of these items have made it to the scrap table with the potential of being used on said layouts. I did not make any new friends at SIStv – I must not be good at message boards. I did do mountains of laundry and dishes, and purchase several flavors of vodka for tomorrows party. I did not finish any of the myriad projects running through my brain. I did not rouse myself out of non-hangover funk.
So here is a layout I did the other day that I really like.
and we were just talking about Salvador Dali May 25, 2007
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Who Should Paint You: Salvador Dali |
 You’re a complex, intense creature who displays many layers. There’s no way a traditional portrait could ever capture you! |
time to play along May 25, 2007
I’m having a kinda cruddy day, so I l needed alittle laugh. Tina posted this on her blog, so I thought I’d play along. I’ve seen it with wants and needs so I did both.
All you have to do is google your name followed by likes to or needs to, ie. “Lisa likes to” Some of them are true, some are kinda funny, others are just weird.
Lisa likes to watch movies
Lisa likes to go with the flow, she likes to listen to the song first then think about it.
Lisa likes to make decisions, but she also liked Rick to be a little more aggressive and take more charge.
Lisa likes to boogie, late in the night. Lisa likes to woogie, it makes her feel all right. Lisa likes to boogie and Lisa likes to woogie … (Who doesn’t?)
Lisa needs to think
Lisa needs to take a chill pill (not booze) and try and …
LISA needs to more clearly communicate to clients how they can benefit from LISA membership.
Most of all, Lisa needs to be loved and cared for in a stable home
LISA NEEDS TO GET A LIFE
Lisa needs to complete her full hat
Now what I need to know is, who the hell is Rick? How does one complete a hat?
I don’t think I have ever woogied in my life, but I did hear a wookie on the radio this morning (aww, you hated that, didn’t you Corey). And, thanks for the advice, but pills aren’t my style. Booze? I don’t care for that word, but, mmmm, Southern Comfort….
stupid vista May 23, 2007
Ok, it isn’t Vista, it’s Lisa. I had Corey set up the laptop, and thinking he was doing what I wanted, he set up 2 users for us. But I don’tread directions, I just jump right in and do stuff. So when I’m logged into one account i can’t get the photos from the other account. And since I wanted to be in bed right now, I am not going to take the 20 mintues to sort it all out. >:P
something to be happy about May 22, 2007
I’m not so good at the titles.
Where I grew up there was a very nice park about 20 minutes away. Lots of trails, a duck pond, a nature center, even a castle. I went there as a girls scout, with my parents, with my friends, and by myself. My 18th brthday party was even there. It was a surprise party. In march. I didn’t suspect a thing.
Whenever I go there I usually walk by the creek, the duck pond and marsh, or the castle. There is another pond area but it’s just a short walk around it. I never paid attention to the trail markers. I never paid attention to the areas other than the ones I was familiar with. I just assumed I had been everywhere, and all the walks were relatively short. I have no idea *why* I thought this.
Today we walked for 2.6 miles on trails in that very park that I had never been on. It was so pretty there. If I had been alone I would have sat down and read, or wrote in my journal. As it was we planned a shopping trip for after, but I bet if I had asked, Corey would have been OK with that too. I love this place we have gotten to in our lives. When we first met he was not an outdoorsy type of guy and we didn’t spend too much time outside. And now we are always out and walking and breathing the fresh air. It’s so nice. He is helping me so much, to be active, get healthy, and just find that peace I get from walking in the woods. I have heard that it takes 2 weeks to make a habit, and I’v eheard 1 month. Well, we’ve gone walking nearly every day for 2 weeks, and I can already feel the difference. It used to feel like an eternity to walk to the store up the road. Today, when we finished the one mile trail (and letterbox of course), it was perfectly natural to do the next trail too. If I got any decent photos I’ll share tomorrow.
