Love. Laugh. Create.

Mini Cards, Note Cards and Stickers at Moo.com!!!! Very cute!!!

My head is SWIRLING with ideas for these. Check them out here - www.moo.com.

Frappr is KEWL!

This site lets you sign up for a free account and gives you the code to add a visitor *map* to your website or blog. Here's mine. Go ahead - add yourself to my map. Just how neat-o is this?! :o)

Yum, yum, yum! I love this site!!!

Have you guys been to ???

I was looking at today's gallery postings over at Scrapbook-Bytes and saw a LO made with this kit from the veradesign shop (entitled Not Your Ordinary Christmas):

So cute! Here's a link to the layout by "Mel1973" at SBB that prompted me to go find the kit.

And if you'd like to view all of "Mel1973's" photos in her gallery at Scrapbook-Bytes.com, go here. She's got some GORGEOUS stuff!

Okay, that's it for now. Just wanted to share. If you have a link you'd like to share, feel free to leave it in the Chat Box down there to the right on this page.

Lots of love!

-June

kaboodle.

that's right. . possibly one of THE most USEFUL and FUN websites I've ever come across. really. go there. sign up. it's free. and fuuuuuuun! and once you get in, go find the group i just started over there and "join" the group. it'll be like a giant hodge-podge of member-contributed links, images, thoughts, ideas, etc. whoo-hoo!

I created all sorts of "lists" in my kaboodle account. One list I created is entitled "Creative Stuff I Want". When I run into something kewl on the Internet that I'd like to add to that list, I hit my "Add To Kaboodle" button (provided by Kaboodle) in my "Links" toolbar in IE and save it. Then, you can make a display "widget" to show your list in your own blog, website, etc. That's what I've done here. This is my list so far...

Creative Stuff I Want by onealj06

yes, as a matter of fact, i AM outta' control! or maybe just on a roll. i'll let you guys decide! :o)

{Today, I am... getting a little more organized with this neat website. }

Okay, it took me a few days to get the hang of it, but now that I have, I am HOOKED! If you have the time, go to ProtoPage.com. Sign up for your free "account" and PLAY with this thing!

I have my personal ProtoPage set up as my Start page. I've added my to-do list, links to frequently visited websites, plus a WHOLE lot more (thanks to their long list of available "widgets" you can add to your pages). Here's a screen shot of what MY ProtoPage looks like:

Oh, and I'm not anywhere near DONE. I've got plans for this baby! I hope you find a way to integrate this into YOUR online reperetoire. I just LOVE having a "control panel/dashboard" at my fingertips like this! By the way, I'm using Internet Explorer 7.0 (the new version). I LOVE the tabs! Firefox also uses the tabs concept and I find it so much easier to navigate multiple web pages this way. If you're interested, you can download IE 7.0 at the Microsoft website and Firefox here.

I'm not done for the day. I have LOTS to share! Bye for now. :o)

{ Today, I am... sharing a cute little online applet. }

I was browsing some pictures at one of my favorite websites, Art.com, and came across this simple, yet neat little applet called artpad digital canvas. If any of you have recently purchased a Wacom tablet of any size or sort, you may still need some practice in getting used to using the pen. This little guy might be just the thing to use when you want to get in some quick practice. Just go to http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ and draw away!

If you like what you create, you can even purchase your creation and have it sent to you FRAMED! It can be used with a regular mouse, too, but you'll find your lines a little jerky.

Also, I should tell you about my FAVORITE drawing app that I use quite often (other than my Adobe stuff, of course). It is Xara Xtreme: here's a link to their website.

I had a smaller Wacom drawing tablet and treated myself a couple years ago to the Intuous. It is, by far, my most PRIZED peripheral! You can check it out here.

Have fun!

{ Today, I am... LUVIN' this gal on DIY network! }

Yum, yum, yum!!!

I have gone NUTS for a show on DIY called "b creative" hosted by Michele Beschen. A little while ago, I found her website while poking around on the Internet. It's FULL of neat-o stuff! Even her home page is KEWL! And the name of the website? Courage to Create? Are ya' flippin' kiddin' me? That's what I'm in search of at ALL times!

Doo-doo  Doo-doo.  Doo-doo  Doo-doo. :o)

If you click on the graphic below, it'll take you to her website. Added her to my sidebar favs as well! Enjoy!

{ Today, I am... nervously sharing a piece of *me*. }

I'm not sure WHY I feel so strongly about sharing this here, but I do.

So I will.

Earlier this morning, I wrote a thank-you note of sorts to Chris Dunmire of Creativity-Portal.com (see link in left column under My Favorite Websites: Creativity). I've gained SO MUCH creative courage from this site and newsletter. I feel like I really expressed a heart-felt thank you in my rather long-winded note to Chris. Maybe reading it will provide you with a glimpse of "who" I am.

I have a hard time letting people see the REAL me sometimes. Vulnerability scares me. But I was able to get "real stuff" out of me in my writing this a.m., so I'm challenging myself and put this note "out there" for who-knows-who to read. And I challenge you to do the same.

Do you have a blog? No? Start one. The therapeutic advantages alone are worth it. If you do have one already, put a little bit of your REAL self out there for the world to see. Not just an entry about something neat you found on the Internet or where you're next gig is. Tell the world who you really are. How you feel.

I feel LIBERATED in sharing just this one little thing! It was hard for me. I did it anyway. And now I have a little more "hitch in my giddy-up" today! :o)

My love to ALL,

-June

Dear Chris,

Does anyone ever just take the time to *THANK YOU* for providing us with such a WONDERFUL source of inspiration?

I used to own a business in which I provided administrative support to "online professionals". Part of my duties for many of my clients was to help pull together their e-zines and newsletters each month. I *know* the amount of *work* involved in publishing every single issue. And to do it so well, as you do, takes EXTRA attention to detail.

I love your content. I still get BUTTERFLIES in my stomach when each new issue arrives in my in-box. I read almost every article (sometimes more than once so it really "soaks in") and I find myself hanging on every word of each of your well-chosen expert contributors.

Additionally, *your* upbeat words of encouragement and support have genuinely helped me to accept my "right-brained" self as an "okay way to *be*."

I have been a square peg in a round-hole-world for a loooong time - trying to work in corporate America high-rises, commuting more than an hour each way to work in wretched Atlanta traffic...

About the time I was surely going to LOSE IT (after too many years living a life that didn't "fit"), I decided to make important changes that finally honored the CREATIVE person I was at heart. At about that *same* time, I found your website & subscribed to your newsletter.

Chris, you've done SO MUCH in the way of soothing my weary soul and have provided me with inspirational articles that have really helped me get in touch with that "creative diva" I'd suppressed for so long. I'm now living a more authentic life that actually *works with* my non-linear way of thinking. I've finally accepted that I'm "different". I prefer to call it "special". Creativity is such a Divine gift from God. I'm ashamed that I tried to ignore it as long as I did just so I could "fit in" with those around me.

I just had to let you know what a HUGE part the Creativity Portal has played in allowing me to *embrace* "ME". I wish there was something I could do for *YOU* that would bless you as much as you've blessed me. I'm forever grateful.

I'm passionate about leaving bits and pieces of my family's daily life behind for other generations to explore. I would have LOVED it if my ancestors would have left behind things about their daily lives, you know? Being a *woman* with a *screaming* case of textbook A.D.D., a Geminii, accutely VISUALLY DRIVEN, *AND* a born-blonde (for cryin' out loud), I've finally given myself permission to be exactly who God created me to be. A wonderfully creative, scattered, talented MESS. My *FAITH* keeps me grounded, self-directed, and self-disciplined enough to take care of a household, a husband (who still doesn't understand me), and children. My *CREATIVITY* gives me wings to soar through the endless imagination I've been blessed with.

Becoming a Memory Artiste :o) (using scrapbooking, collage, assemblage, etc.) has provied me with a great way to combine my LOVE of writing (can you tell?), journaling, photography, art & design, paper crafting, and digital design. If you ever have a need for someone knowledgeable in this area, I'd love to lend a hand. But that's **NOT** what this note is about. I sincerely just wanted to say **Thank You**. Sorry it turned into half a day's reading! Thanks for your time. I think you're GREAT! :o)

Sincerely,

  -June

{ Today, I am... in awe of this killer idea! }

Want to make these KEWL biz card holders (made from paint chip cards)? Go HERE!

{ Today, I am... lovin' this new kit I found! }

Stumbled across a CUTE new 8x8 album { kit } over at

And what's even cooler - there's a { FREEBIE } that coordinates with the kit! This gal is really talented. I liked her stuff as I browsed her site. Check it out! :o)

Here's the kit:

Here's the cute, coordinating freebie: