What colour is your Monday?

yes, those are my feet! And no, I am not wearing odd socks - just a little mismatched that's all!

I love wearing these (from the fabulous company Little Miss Matched) it's a little hidden secret. Nobody has ever said anything to me, I doubt they'd know what to say!

Love the colour combo - it sure beats that proverbial "blue Monday". Check this out for more missmatched color wheel inspiration.

The My Freedom prompts are about creativity this week. Who wouldn't feel just a little creative wearing these?

On my desk today is an amazing machine - the RX690 which the awesome people at Epson have lent to me to play with. It can do some amazing stuff with photos and I have been fiddling around with some possibilities.... an article for Time & About, a class for Live, Scrap, Play! and a step-by-step right here. Just need to fine tune my experiments a bit first.

So thanks to Epson and Eprofile who are awesome sponsors for my event again this year, such a fabulous company to work with. And these great scrapbooking stores who have already confirmed that they will be hosting classes: Scrapbook Emporium, Fourways; Scrapachinos, Boskruin; The Scrapping Studio, Boksburg. I'll keep updating with additional info.

I also got to chat with Stephanie today about the projects and products she'll be using. She is really excited about coming to teach and her first visit to South Africa.

Live life in full colour!

{L}

P.S. I have no idea why blogger is messing up my spacing. Not good for a straight-lined, graphic, editorially affected person like me!!

Words of wisdom

Photo: Grand Canyon sunset

Pondering on these wise words this morning. Amazing what "nice" words can do {wink}

The photos, and I have hundreds, don't do fair justice to the absolute magnificence of this place. The beauty of God's creation literally took my breath away at each look out point of the Grand Canyon. Many moments of personal inspiration.

One of my favourite columns in Time & About is "Inspiration Station". Readers are given an everyday object and asked to create a layout inspired by said object, selecting design, colour scheme or a single element. It's so interesting to see how differently people interpret their inspiration.

Where do you find inspiration, what inspires you?

On the creative front I've got a little behind on the prompts for "My Freedom" this week, hoping to catch up in the next couple of days. And a layout to create for tomorrow's class, fitting that in today amongst the echoes of the kind words!

Hoping to post pictures sometime soon.

{L}

On my desk Monday...

Ribbon jars... these are mostly for looking at, for throwing the offcuts into and also for digging into when I'm prettying up a small gift or a tag or something little. Just the bits and pieces. I'm playing, finishing off three mini books and so have some ribbons which need a home. The rest of my "collection" is also colour coordinated either in large plastic containers, on two long rods or on cards. Oh yes and my whole new supply of Bazzill's new ribbons, is right here next to me. Can't get enough ribbon - really.

Hope it's been a great Youth Day here in SA.
{L}

Inspiration Station

Amid leaves twirling outside in the autumn wind... this is inspiring me today.



I try to hang onto our summer for as long as possible!
{L}

Who would have thought....

I'm available as an energy bar!

in various flavours,
{L}

Marching on.... and a special birthday.

...and so we're into another new month!


It's birthday time for another very special chick.... please go here and sing happy birthday to her from South Africa (or wherever else you are).


Chandeliers are starting to pop up everywhere in home decor and in scrapbooking - rub-ons, stickers, digital elements and masks were aplenty at CHA product launches. I found these here - love the bright colours (a bit of a change from my past hey mom!)




Hobby-X is on this week - South Africa's hot crafts and hobbies show. If you're going to be there, please pop by the Time & About stand and say hello.

Have a great week.
{L}

The Simple Six-Letter Word That Determines Success...

Action

So what are you getting done today?



Read more about here.

blessings
{L}

From me....

blessings

{L}

The month of...

{L}ove!

Been busy creating and writing with love (for T&A's next issue).

And I'm loving this which is part of an email Vicki sent me:

How to stay young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop."

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

And onto more frivolous stuff...

...guess what I'm doing tonight....

















Hoping there are no power outages!

Have a happy day, keep young...

blessings
{L}

An Echo...

... in the darkness!

I survived 21 hours of no electricity!
That means no stove, kettle, lights, treadmill, scrapbooking class, computer... but it does mean a good, really good, sleep!

The dark didn't inspire me at all!

So today I get my inspiration from others:

My friend Fiona's new email signature in her favourite colour:
If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

My friend Stephanie's gorgeous doodle:















And something I realised while sitting in the dark:
There is more to life than increasing its speed. - Gandhi

So I just need to refer to my previous post and seize the moment, all the moments!

blessings
{L}

Life is Good...

...this is the scene outside my office / studio window.

Beautiful green grass, a hedge that's almost growing to perfection, sparkling blue swimming pool, big leafy trees - the home to birds.

And then my reminder that "Life is (indeed) Good".

It's a vinyl sticker from a company called Life is Good. I stuck it on my window to remind me every day, as I walk in, that no matter what - life is good.

You can check out their website for additional inspiration.

I'd love to hear what makes your life good. Kids back at school / a new job / goals / something small / something big...

How about a challenge?

Create a page layout using Life is Good as your title. I'd love to see what you create.

(Come on AAM girls!!)

blessings

{L}