little gi

label tulip...

this month i was honored to be the guest designer over at label tulip!
i greatly admire the team & am always inspired by them...& their blog always has such great tips & tricks & information...like this recent post by julie....really cool...
so needless to say, i was a bit nervous, but it was such a thrill to create with such a gorgeous kit...

 

& i made this little photo wallet kinda thing with the time card...

the rest of my & the teams projects are posted here...definitely check it out!!

hope you have a wonderful tuesday!

xoxo

g

keepin' on :)

thank you so much for all of your kind messages...my dad is still fighting hard :)
he has improved in the past week, but still has a long road ahead..
we just have to take this one tiny step at a time...
he'll get there...i'm sure of it :)

thank you so much for all of your continued thoughts & prayers

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise - Oscar Wilde

hope you have a happy tuesday...

xoxox
gi

new reality..

my brother calls it this...we are in a "new reality" these days...it has been difficult getting used to,
but with Faith & trust...we can :)

my father suffered another stroke a week and a half ago & remains in critical condition...he is an extremely strong man & is receiving the best possible care...but obviously, it is very hard...thank you for all the prayers & i really appreciate if you can continue to pray for him...this week is a really important one & he needs all the help he can get :) 

thanks :)

hope you have a wonderful monday!

gi

hope & lots of snow...

found this charlotte bronte poem on rebecca sower's blog tonight...my sister, rosemary, looking out for me again i think :)

LIFE

Life, believe, is not a dream

So dark as sages say;

Oft a little morning rain

Foretells a pleasant day.

Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,

But these are transient all;

If the shower will make the roses bloom,

O why lament its fall?

Rapidly, merrily,

Life's sunny hours flit by,

Gratefully, cheerily

Enjoy them as they fly!

What though Death at times steps in,

And calls our Best away?

What though sorrow seems to win,

O'er hope, a heavy sway?

Yet Hope again elastic springs,

Unconquered, though she fell;

Still buoyant are her golden wings,

Still strong to bear us well.

Manfully, fearlessly,

The day of trial bear,

For gloriously, victoriously,

Can courage quell despair!

& we've got LOTS of snow here today...& just heard we will be getting another big dose tomorrow night...the kids have huge snowman building plans tomorrow...

 

hope :) 

xoxo

gi

the candyland & peppermint twist...

this month's tarisota gallery is UP!!!!!  i LOVE this collection...the colors are so fun & tamar put together gorgeous product this month...it definitely was my favorite thus far...i think...lol

& the gallery is 2 pages this time!  SO much gorgeousness!!!!  & you get to see rachael tucker's amazing work....she created a mini book about her home that i want to scraplift exactly, it is the coolest thing...

i made a mini book with the fabric for my kells bells...

here are a couple of my favorite inside pages...you can see the whole thing in the tari gallery

have fun browsing the gallery!!!

oooh!  & there are some awesome classes being offered by the tari team too....
 
here is a sneak of my little class....some super cute gift bags that are really quick & easy to put together

check out all the details here :)

have a happy wednesday!

xoxo

gi

 

it's the little things...

that make me happy....

if you had ever been to my house, you probably would have noticed the total crap microwave....seriously the thing was being held together by duct tape...& then because the duct tape frayed, mike put clear packing tape over it...kinda gave it that faux stainless look...lol...omgosh it was hilarious...

but last week, the new one was installed....& the place is starting to look really nice....here is a peek

i can't wait till it all is done!!   we've got Christmas cookies to bake!!!

& speaking of Christmas recipes...have you guys been downloading all the wonderful recipes tamar has been posting?  i LOVE them!  can't wait to have all 25 & print them all out, they are going to look so pretty all put together.

hope you have a happy monday!

xoxox

gi

indulging...

a bit ago i was asked by the super sweet (& talented) penny to be guest designer for the story matters...

of course i jumped at the chance, since i LOVE this sort of thing...love these kind of challenges that get your wheels turning & help you to sit & record (artfully :) a personal or family story that may otherwise have just sat & been stuck in your head....i just think it is the coolest thing because i know how i love to find little bits of memories that my mother has saved (like all of my brother's & my punishment essays, or our little notes, or her notations in my baby book...)...i'm hoping my kids will have fun paging through my favorite moments and memories...

so anyway...the challenge this week is to record something you indulge in...immediately i thought pumpkin bread...lol
seriously...our family DEVOURS pumpkin bread...& especially if it is fresh from the oven...
luckily our recipe makes 2 loaves at a time...lol

here is mine :)

hope you have a happy friday!!

xoxo

gi

miracles in the midst of a tornado...

it is a like a tornado has hit my house...the kitchen is a total mess w/ appliances everywhere & cabinets & stuff...& DUST!  omgosh the dust....it is like a tornado has hit here....everything is thrown this way & that as we try to squeeze around our dining table for some food...which has been kinda sparse...guess i never realized how much i really DO cook!  lol!! 

but it is coming along :)

& in the midst of all this upheaval i've got so much scrapping to do....tarisota & kenner road & another wonderful thing ;)

& a new word up today over at OLW!!!  it is denise's turn this time & she chose such a great one, especially for this time of year...

here is my take:


i've been so inspired lately by rita weiss & janine langer lately...their work always has such dimension & interest...so thanks to them i've run out of foam tape...lol

now i'm off to the Christmas fair at the kids' school....

have a happy wednesday!!

xoxo

gi