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I am Mothermack.
I'm Mothermack. I have a big mouth, two left feet, an ugly thumb and a serious paper crafting habit. I don't know how to sew and frankly, the bobbins confuse me so completely that I refuse to try....
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I'm a quitter.
This represents my past 4 attempts at doing Rachel Whetzel's A Year In The Life Art Journal:Pictured: failure.The problem I have with finishing them is a) I'm a low-life scum sucking pig, b) I get...
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This is what I'm up against, people.
Ok. So the prompt theme was You are Beautiful plus a self portrait. I could've taken a picture of myself (been there), I could have drawn a picture of myself (done that) but no. I had to try PAINTING a...
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Fourth time's a charm. Heck, it usually takes me six or seven.
I can't water ski. I also can't dance (think: Elaine on Seinfeld), sing or knit. I can't wear heels, or stop this beard from taking over my face by 5:00 every afternoon. But what I can do is try new...
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Seriously sweet.
And the great crepe paper rose caper comes to an end.As long as nobody looks at the mess of adhesive on the back of the thing to keep it from unraveling, I think it looks ok...but then again, I think...
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Hi. I'm a stamp in Kelly's scrap cave. She bought me five years ago and stuck me in a drawer. Every once in awhile, she'll take me out and use me. But I usually smudge and she throws me across the...
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Mothermack vs. Misting
A few weeks ago, Christine over at Tallyscrapper issued a challenge to use misting on a layout. I did it, but I was terrified the entire time. Misting is like stamping's out of control, hyperactive...
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My Crafter's Prayer
Lord, grant me the batteries to take as many pictures as my 1 terabyte memory card will hold. Give me the strength to push my shopping cart full of paper and stamps in a straight line despite the...
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Pants Poopingly Easy Titles
I love pretty page titles. I mean, I love them enough to lay with them in the biblical sense. THAT MUCH.For years, I was a fan of tracing chipboard letters onto the perfect paper and cutting them out...
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Liver failure is a small price to pay for pretty!
What with this...And this......the 80s sucked and I'm philosophically opposed to saying anything good about them...however, the splatter look that was so popular back then is my new favorite thing in...
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Crafting and proctology two-for-one!
My mom and sister are stunningly, perfectly, soul-suckingly talented. They see something they like, then promptly figure out an easier, prettier, better, faster, cheaper way to make it themselves. It...
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Stamps. Eat. Poop.
Stamps. My nemesis. The UTI on my wedding day. The run in my pantyhose. The trip and fall at the dance in the 8th grade. Using stamps reminds me of the way I felt the first time I saw a Playgirl...
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Happy Mudder's Day
Today is Mother's Day and I'd like to take a moment to celebrate my First Ever Craft Projects: two kids, who are, despite my lack of an instruction manual and with my decidedly dysfunctional genes,...
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Girls rule boys drool!
There’s something to be said for being a girl. Without girls, the world would smell like beer, nachos, engine grease and testosterone (which I’m nearly positive smells like smoked kielbasa). mmm,...
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Fun with Tampax!
Normally, I don't get excited about the boxes my Tampax come in. I don't get excited about buying them in bulk, or the bloating and pain and discomfort and psychotic breaks that follow. (I DO get...
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Crafty Death March
Tallyscrapper is the most magnificent scrapbooking website on the whole wide interwebs and that's SCIENCE, people. I love the ladies and the lack of pretension and the wonderful galleries. I love that...
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Workin' it, yo.
I'm done with the first 5 of 13 Tally challenges. If this was a porn shoot, I'd be starting to chafe! Dream Job challenge:LADIES! LOOK AT ALL THAT STAMPING! Ok ok, ignore all the messed up parts, and...
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Feelin' a little woozy!
Alright. I got slightly high-centered on the half-way hump, but I think I broke free without permanently damaging my chassis. Black & white photo challenge:Tally Treasure Scraplift Challenge: (see...
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Things went downhill fast.
I did it...from 9:00 Friday night to 11:00 Saturday night. Now, I'm not real good at math, but even I can tell that that's 26 hours instead of 24. Listen, people. By the time I was done, my face was...
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Doorknob is a funny word.
I don't know why but the word "doorknob" just tickles me. Like when I tell my daughter she's going to be tardy and she thinks THAT'S a funny word. Or when you say pickle over and over until it stops...
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I need to test my mojo for herpes
My mojo has being cheating on me.It's been cold and distant and completely neglectful. Also, it keeps calling me Susan. This is the only explanation I can come up with for its complete ABSENCE for the...
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At least it's not herpes.
Aand without an explanation, I just breeze back to my blog like I never left. Hi, there, blog! How YOU doin'? My sister turned 40 in May. She's a SMASHbooker. I was looking for something to make that...
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