Lefty?…right.

HaloSo…the amazing and talented Tia and I talked on the phone yesterday. Very cool girl. It was fun to put a voice to the talent. :) We were talking about her amazing handwriting, which she attributes to being bored in school and practicing. I said I did the same thing, but my handwriting is nothing special. I even told her I spent hours writing with my left hand because I had dreams of being ambidexterous. She said she did too. Well…no luck here…I have neither left hand writing skills nor fabulous-Autumn-Leaves-Font-CD-worthy handwriting. Anyway…we challenged each other to do a layout using our left hand handwriting. Here’s mine.

I used my left hand to write the journaling, but there was just no way I could use it as-is, so I went over it again with my right hand and fanced it up. :) Tried to make it look artistic. Right. Nice try. I’m a cheater. Oh well…it was fun. Had I not been using my left hand, I might have used a word such as illuminating…but that left hand writing is hard! I was telling her I wasn’t afraid of making a page that sucks. Here’s evidence. Hee hee… Can you believe that hairdo?

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23 Comments

  1. tia said . . .

    oh, shannon, this is PRECIOUS!!!! you stinker….i ALMOST went over mine with my right hand, too!!!! just to, *ahem* “darken” it….. ;) what a BEAUTIFUL layout….and i LOVE the interest the lettering adds; it has so much CHARACTER!!! right on, girl! love ya!

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 8:00 pm | Permalink
  2. Julia said . . .

    Mine is pretty illegible regardless of what hand I use. I blame it on the computer, I type so much that I can’t write anymore. This lo looks awesome, but that’s getting repetitious isn’t it, I need to come up with another word for your work.

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 8:16 pm | Permalink
  3. Moriah said . . .

    WOW, can you spell J E A L O U S???? I have the suckiest handwriting ever! I am a little ambidexterous but all around my handwriting is truly ugly!

    Great page!
    Moriah

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 8:19 pm | Permalink
  4. MarilynH said . . .

    Tia did work on the AL font CDs?

    i love your layout!!! the whole thing is wonderful!! you rock.

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 8:45 pm | Permalink
  5. stephanie/pearose said . . .

    What a gorgeous layout! It’s not cheating, you did actually write it with your left, you just “fluffed” it with your right :)

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 9:04 pm | Permalink
  6. kent said . . .

    You stinker - your handwriting looks just as cute with your left as it does with your right. Mines getting worse I think because I do way more typing than actual writing.

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 10:48 pm | Permalink
  7. debi said . . .

    Lefty or not, the LO (and the handwriting!) is AWESOME! :) And, the “halo” is soooooo precious…

    Posted July 27, 2005 at 11:01 pm | Permalink
  8. Hilary said . . .

    Very cute, love the photo, and I’m fairly sure you can make ANYTHING look good Ms. Montez…

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 12:00 am | Permalink
  9. Sarah aka "monteen" @2Peas said . . .

    Gorgeous little layout!! Fun “experiment” too! I’ll have to try it RIGHT handed, since I’m already a lefty!

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 1:41 am | Permalink
  10. kerrylynne said . . .

    oh SHANNY…! this is THE cutest…i dunno what’s better…that AMAZING pic…the totally AWESOME title…(halo…LoL)…or that fanFREAKINGtastic writing…man…i bet you can even type, eat, and drive left handed, huh…?

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 6:11 am | Permalink
  11. Alexandra Wieckowski said . . .

    Wow! Gorgeous!!! Love the colours, the cute photo, that title!!! and your handwriting! Fabulous :)

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 8:13 am | Permalink
  12. Becky said . . .

    Love the layout, Shannon! As for writing with your left hand, well hey, some of us do that all the time! ;) Now writing with my RIGHT hand…that would be a challenge! LOL

    Absolutely adore that photo, and your journaling is terrific!

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 8:46 am | Permalink
  13. Kate said . . .

    LOL-Cheatahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Tee hee- aww shoot man you rawk left handed though even if you cheated a smidge! LOVE it Shannon!!!! My DD’s a lefty!

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 9:44 am | Permalink
  14. Amanda said . . .

    I don’t feel so weird now. I would also love to write with my left hand and still practice at times, I love the feel of a pen in my left hand, just can’t write with it htere.

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 9:53 am | Permalink
  15. AmyG said . . .

    shannon - i think you more than pulled it off. it looks GOOD.

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 10:06 am | Permalink
  16. Joanna said . . .

    Too cute, Shannon! Love the photo and the handwriting!

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 11:52 am | Permalink
  17. candi said . . .

    I love this page shannon!! :) Atleast you have good handwriting..mine will NEVER grace my pages..not even in a hidden pocket..lol. Keyboards were invented for a reason…lol
    :)

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 12:37 pm | Permalink
  18. Elizabeth said . . .

    It blows me away you did that with your left hand!!!! Even if you did fancy it up later! I’m awed!!! That hair do looks VERY familiar. All the girls suffered through that. I never thought of it as a halo. I will now!

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 1:00 pm | Permalink
  19. teri fode said . . .

    Hey Girl!!! Just had to pop on here and say that I LOVE the *art*sy-ness that I see in your layouts these days!!! Still your fabuluos *you* style, with a bit of artistic flair…love it!!! This layout is fabulous…
    :)
    t.

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 2:00 pm | Permalink
  20. Wanda E. Santiago said . . .

    Love the page love the challenge I may have to try that!! Hugs Wanda

    Posted July 28, 2005 at 7:20 pm | Permalink
  21. Linda said . . .

    Wonderful!!! =)

    Posted July 29, 2005 at 4:19 am | Permalink
  22. Shelby said . . .

    cute layout! go you on using your own handwriting :)

    Posted July 29, 2005 at 7:46 am | Permalink
  23. Angelique said . . .

    what a cute page and great photo! :O) who woulda thunk….

    Posted August 2, 2005 at 1:11 pm | Permalink

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