The Stamping Studio has a variety of “classes” full of information!

Grosgrain Ribbon, good prices.

Don’t want the lomo effect, but looking for something else cool instead? How about the Muted Colour Technique?

I’ve had people ask recently - here is the instructions for creating the Lomo Effect in Photoshop. It is how I “Lomoize” my photos.

An idea for stamping my Birthday Calendar.

It has been ages since I’ve shared some fresh finds, but I have some that I really needed to share - enjoy! (I have more, but I am in a hurry and can’t find the links - so I’ll expand it next week.)

- Incognito Breeder is a former blogger that has returned, well, incognito. She is simply a riot.
- 42 at 96. Allessandria had the ability to make me laugh, which is always a good thing. Go enjoy.

I could add Pixelog, but you already know that the thumbnails change at the top of this site as that site changes, right? So every time they change, go there. I’m so glad I’m updating it again - I was really tired of the “big ass beers” thumbnail!

If you watched last season’s Amazing Race, you are familiar with Brandon, and his decision to not shave his head for one of the challenges because he is a model. Well, here he is - full head of hair (that I don’t think is really that good looking) - in a Target Weekly Ad!

Oh, has he made the big time or what?!?

By the way - the new season of The Amazing Race starts on November 16th! If you haven’t checked the show out, what are you waiting for? It rocks!

FeedBurner - Point your feed here. We’ll do the rest. Another option of ways to feed your site.

Domino Art - who knew you could make so many cool things with dominos? Even more ideas here.

Rubber Stamping Ideas Magazine full of ideas!

Scroll down the page for great instructions for Monthly Stamping on Silk Scarves.

Scrapbook Design University - maybe someday I will finally make a scrapbook?

Wearing a Red Sox cap and reveling in the team’s World Series championship after an 86-year drought, Kerry saw a metaphor for his own White House bid.

“About a year ago, when things weren’t going so well in my campaign, somebody called a radio talk show and they said, thinking they were just cutting me right to the quick, they said ‘John Kerry won’t be the president until the Red Sox win.’ Well, we’re on our way.”

[via e-mail from my Mom]

Gandalf

When Jason and I visited the Houston Museum of Natural Science a few weeks ago, we spent time in the Cockrell Butterfly Center. While there, Jason went off to find Gandalf, the resident lizard. The very, very huge lizard. My regular camera battery was dead that day (even though it was on the charger all night), so I had to photograph him with my cell phone. The picture doesn’t do him justice - he’s huge!