little gi

prepare yourself to be.....

scarred for life.... :) that has got to be the funniest thing i have EVER EVER seen in my entire life.....& i know you are going to want to turn you head...but really i'm telling you....watch it to the end.....you will regret it..... :) xoxoxox gi

i finally played with

the canvas i bought way way way back......

& i REALLY REALLY REALLY like it....

i did this for today's new word up over at onelittleword....NEW.....i kept thinking of how i always love to start over...the kids & i are always saying that when our day goes down the tubes...can we start over?  let's start a new day right now....& i love that....the idea that i can start new....try again...put my mistakes & frustration & worries & bad attitude behind me & start new....try again....start fresh.....

a new day....so much possibility.....be sure to enjoy :) 

& i learned a lot, from this my first one....next time i will add more paint...i had been afraid to glop it on & b/c i wanted the texture to show through, i didn't want to look too flat....but next time i want richer color in the end, so i will add some more of the paint...but still really like it....i think it actually brightened my day this morning :)  & now kelly wants to do one....how cool is that!!!  so we are off to the store to get some more canvas...

& if you ever want to see a girl who is a TOTAL MASTER w/ the brush & paint...go visit stacey....she is just AMAZING w/ a paint brush & also in general :)  LOVE LOVE me some stacey :)

happy wednesday!!

xoxoxo

gi

so far, so crazy....

tater is turning 2 in 2 weeks....i can't believe it.....she is so hilarious & crazy & a ball of energy....she completely cracks us up and drives us nuts....lately she is very big into singing....and dancing of course goes w/ the singing...she kinda has that elaine bennis thing going on.....and she's big into deciding what she wants to wear (which is never a dress!)...and she loves to be in the thick of it all, she is not a sit on the sidelines kinda gal....and she totally loves dressing up....mike caught her on sunday wearing my mets hat, carrying my new bag from kerry wearing kelly's crocs....and she kisses ryatt on his nose every night before bed....and one of my favorite parts of the day is when i get to rock her before bedtime...she still loves that :)

& in case you wondered....still she has hardly any hair....definitely still our potato

happy monday!

xoxoxo

gi

my friend....

kerry lynn yeary is an amazing woman....not only is she amazing talented...but she is kind, and generous, and supportive, and hilarious, and inspiring....just all around one of the most wonderful people i have ever met and i feel immensely fortunate to call her friend....the minute we met i knew she was special....she is just one of those people who inspires you to be a better person and makes you smile...

and the other day, i got a package from ker & she sent me some wonderful goodies...and i am having trouble describing how special her gift made me feel....it was like she sent me a very special kerry hug wrapped up in tissue and it came at THE PERFECT time...

i don't know how she knew...but i had been eyeing one of her handmade bags in her etsy shoppe
and she sent it to me....
i was speechless

...and i LOVE it!!!

& it is just perfect...i LOVE the size & the strap is made of a vintage tape measure hangs just right & the pattern and style...every time i wear it, it just makes me smile...

mike thinks it is really cool too...
when he saw it, he told me

"gi...your friends are REALLY talented!" 

I KNOW!!!!! 

ker also packed along some other treasures

i can't wait to make a mini using the kennedy cards & the printed tape...and you can only see a bit of it, but that blue circle is a pad of post it notes w/ a bird & a branch...so pretty & i know will show up on a lot of layouts from now on...

and my other favorite part is my little keychain....kerry made it w/ a "G" on the other side w/ POLKA DOTS!!!  aaahhhhh!!!  i just love it all...kelly likes it too...she is constantly looking at it going "mom...this is really cool!  i really like it!"

yeah...i am such a lucky girl to have such a wonderful friend like kerry :)

hope you all have a happy monday too!!!

xoxoxo

gi

back to the deck of me....

& oh how i missed it....

i haven't caught up yet, but i was able to do a couple of cards at the crop last weekend kristina contes

here is my card for week #22...

what would you like to learn....

i've gotta learn to let things go...not sit & go over & over & over them...just deal & move on...

& here's my week #20

change....

my little button catepillar makes me smile...& i found my blue glitter marker THANK GOD!!!

hope you had a great week! 

happy friday!!

xoxo

gi

holy moly!!! & lots of other stuff....

i'm baaaaaaaack!

settle in....i've got some catching up to do :)

i finally finished & sent off my second circle journal...i had total mental block w/ it, which is really weird considering my theme of Cheers!!!  Your Favorite Summer Drink...LOL!!!  but i got it done & really liked how it turned out...here's a sneaky peek:

as you can see, a little more lubbin' for the kelli crowe collection ...geez louise i'm in love w/ that collection...& i still have some of it to work with...like lots of that gaffer tape...yummy!!!  lucky me!!! Yeah!!!!!!

i just got stacey's circle journal....omg....soooo pretty!!!  i can't wait to do my entry this week, the ideas are swirling

i finished breanne's...her theme was "what inspires you?" & i had such a blast w/ this one...
ummm...yeah...i used the collection again :)...are you getting the hint that i'm in LOVE w/ that pp??? freaking awesome

this is the full entry...bre has this cool 7 gyp journal that opens 2 ways...as you can see i added some hambly transparency frames as inserts for my journaling

this is my kelli crowe collection city w/ the streets of gold glitter & some felt clouds...oh my i had so much fun w/ this...i almost didn't send it on to jenny

i also have a circle journal going with another group of super talented scrappy friends & will be sending erin's ( i LOVE her theme..."if you knew me, you'd know"...i want to do a whole book of my own w/ erin's theme...such a great idea!!!) out this week too....yeah for making new scrappy friends!!!

& speaking of new friends i had such an awesome awesome awesome time in PA at memory lane
i got to meet the amazing & super fab kristina contes ...holy moly, talk about inspiring!!!  the class was AWESOME!!!!  kristina is so generous with sharing her art & her class is just sooo much fun, i learned so much & had such a blast & have such a saaah-weeeet little book to oogle over now....she bought some of her mini's that i have seen on line, but dude....to touch them was like freaking heaven...she is a genius & sooooo sweet & fun & hilarious & inspiring & a fantastic teacher...if you ever have even the remote chance of taking a class w/ her, don't be left on the fence!  DO IT!!!  you will never be sorry you did :)  & hopefully we'll be able to get together again & get our scrap on....& maybe i'll steal her camera again & take some more obnoxious pics ...LOL!!!!

i also got to meet katie (who makes the most AMAZING mini albums...seriously, this girl is like the queen of finding amazing stuff at yard sales & antique stores) during the crop the night before the class...another sweetie pie & amazing artist...hopefully our paths will cross again down the road...maybe even at one of those antique stores she was telling me all about! :)

i finally got a couple of my emily deck of me challenge cards done...will post them tomorrow since it is too late to take the pics...but it was so fun to get back into the art journaling...love doing those little cards, but i forgot how much

on the family end of things....we went to the mets game on tuesday w/ the kids & lots of friends...we looked like total nut cases all decked out w/ our mets shirts on...sooooo hilarious!....& since our good friend's company rented it out, we got to be back in the bleachers & picnic area which is THE place for us...so perfect b/c the kids can just wander up & down the bleachers & have fun w/ all of the other kids (how crazy is it that now we all have kids that are playing together??? i AM getting old...HA!!!) & they have endless cracker jacks & drinks & free baseballs & they got to see Mr. Met...tater tried to break down the bleachers with orlagh, those little girls have got some mad strength going on....guess all those waffles grow some pretty big muscles & ryan has been singing the jose reyes song all week now...cracks me up every time! & kelly ate her weight in cotton candy & mike & i got to catch up with lots of our friends...hardly saw one play of the game but such very good times

hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!!!! 

xoxoxxoxoxoxxo

gi

beautiful as a rainbow...

one of my favourite and best aussie gals, ngaire, has started an amazing and wonderful thing....
spurred on by this:

and this

she has challenged us all to make a layout celebrating our beauty.....and to embrace it....and ngaire has started a wonderful blog to celebrate beauty....& let me tell you...it is just amazing!  please go & visit....your spirit will be infused with joy i'm tellin' ya!  for reals....AMAZING & FANTASTIC & FANTABULOUS stuff!!  & i was sooooooo inspired by all of this i created this:

i'm still loving the kelli crowe designer collection as you can see ;) and i put my own spin on kobi yamada's she concept...& i kinda like how the picture is from below looking up, b/c that is how my kids see me & they tell me how beautiful i am all the time...so it is extra cool for me for this...geez can you tell how much i'm lovin' this????

so have a BEAUTIFUL day!!!!

xoxoxoxo gi