Everybody is a genius, eh?

There's an exciting new designer over at Deviant Scrap called  itKuPilli Imagenarium.

If you're curious about the name, there's a great interview with her on the Deviant Scrap Blog.

itKuPilli Imagenarium

Her kits are full of wonderful images and backgrounds. My Einstein Photoshop layout was made with elements and backgrounds from the itKuPilli Masculin kit.

Forgot to get me a boyfriend again

Valentine's Day is rearing it's self-indulgent and purely manufactured holiday for merchants. Overnight those dozen roses for $20 will take $50 or more from your pocket. Hearts, candies, dinners out -- pshaw I say.

Every day should be full of love, kindness and thoughtfulness. Of course there are some people who like to live alone with their 74 cats!

Here's a Photoshop layout I did recently. And yes, having a boyfriend can be highly over-rated.

How long can she wade for her prince to come?

"Fairy tales can come true. It could happen to you if you're young at heart."

Well kids and turtles, I'm not much into fairy tales never having been a fairy. Being on Beth Rimmer's creative team allows me to push myself beyond what I'd normally do.

Here's a Photoshop layout I did today using backgrounds and elements from Beth Rimmer's new kit "Once Upon a Time."

I'm going to title it "Wading for her prince to come."

Just for a laugh

Just for some stupid time-wasting fun, try these two sites:

Draw a Stickman or Big Ass Message

Here's my message to you all, HERE.

Make nice . . .

This month' Artist Trading Card (ATC) Challenge over at Deviant Scrap was to come up with a layout based on "words of wisdom."

I struggled between two pieces of advice my mother used to always say. These words of wisdom were:

• Until you sleep under someone's bed, keep your lip zipped
• Make Nice

I chose the make nice advice because it went farther than just "if you don't have anything good to say, keep you lip buttoned". My mother's "make nice" was more of a zen-like philosophy of keeping yourself in harmony. Why be a Mr. Cranky Pants when in the final analysis do the things that bug us really matter?

Credits: all kits available on the Deviant Scrap website
Holliewood Studios: ATC Backgrounds (green frame);
Beth Rimmer: What About Bob Kit (figures);
Fine Crafted Designs: All Greek to Me (Icarus background and woman).

The Pen

Beth Rimmer's new kit "The Artful Scribe."