Jealous…

I'm jealous of all you people who have Fall weather. I mean real Fall…crisp temperatures, crackling leaves. My boys asked me if it's really true that leaves change color…isn't that sad? That's what happens when you're born & bred in AZ, I guess. I always get itchy feet this time of year…I get ancy and I just want to get out of town and go somewhere that has real weather. Seasons. Clouds. That wet stuff that falls from the sky, what's that called? Oh yeah, rain.

Here's CJ…hair standing up courtesy of sweat and playground sand. Ew. It's October, people. October.

Carter crazy hair 

I've been swamped with teaching and assignments that I can't share (yet)…what have you been working on?
 

Proud to be part of Masterful Scrapbook Design for October…

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Come and join us at Masterful Scrapbook Design in October as we explore layering in our scrapbooks! Masterful Scrapbook Design is the brainchild of the awesome Debbie Hodge…and for only $10 a month you get access to layouts, instruction, audio interviews, and more. Debbie said, "In October, we concentrate on the art of layering – looking at the possibilities and the impact, the meaning you can convey and, even discover in the process of creation." Sounds fun, yeah? I'm honored to be a part of it! 

The teachers for October are me, Debbie Hodge, Lisa Dickinson, and Amber Ries.

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Another peek from my class, and some musings on failure…

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Can you tell that's my eyeball? lol I'm still painting faces, with mixed results. The face below turned out sorta scary…it's in the proportions, the eyes are ginormous. But I just let it be. I don't fuss over pages that aren't working. I just say, "eh" and turn the page. They'll make more paper…there's always another fresh, blank sheet to work on. It's okay to fail, they can't all be masterpieces. From the failures come artistic growth…and I love that.

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