little gi

and the hambly winner is......

amyjk!!!

WOW- your 'beauty' piece is soooo inspiring. i have to get on my sewing machine today!

my favorite quote is by edward e hale:
i am only one, but still i am one. i cannot do everything, but still i can do something; and just because i cannot do everything, i will not refuse to do the something that i can do.

i would be happy to give your castoffs a good home- thanks for the giveaway!

Posted by: amyjk | February 25, 2009 at 11:54 AM

see...

new word up over at OLW...

i created this piece with stuff i had out on my desk...i forced myself to SEE things differently & challenge myself to SEE the beauty in the variety of mish mash of clutter that often bogs me down...

& speaking of clutter...i culled through my craft stuff this weekend & pulled out a ton of stuff that i no longer need...like for instance, i've got WAY too much hambly...

so i'm giving away a huge RAK this week including the above pictured stash of hambly & some other goodies that i'll throw in the box...

so if you are interested...just leave me a comment & tell me your favorite quote...
i'll choose a winner on friday :)

have a happy wednesday!

xoxo

gi

happy monday!

still cheering from last night that slumdog millionaire won best picture....
AND that jai ho won best song...the kids call it "jolly ho" & LOVE it...i love it too :)

also loved that man on wire won for best documentary...
one of my favorite moments of the film is when after he gets arrested & he is remembering the American press asking him "why did you do it?"...it is so unfathomable to him...he is like "i just did something remarkable...magnificent...spectacular...amazingly beautiful and all they want to know is 'why?'...so practical"...how true is that.....

& speaking of man on wire...make sure you pop on over to the new tari talk that went up last week...it is full of inspiration including some great books & movies to add to your lists :)

happy monday!!

xoxoxo

gi

it just isn't going to be the same....

 without conan in NY....

have a great friday :)

xoxox

gi

it's a start :)

as you can see i've dipped my toe into digi...

just the tiniest bit...

i watched sande krieger's photosop elements tutorials on 2peas & then grabbed some digi freebies from kenner road & check out my new blog header!!!

i know it isn't the right size just yet...

but it's a start...

& i'm going to admit it's pretty fun too :)

have a happy tuesday!!

xxoxoxo

gi

featherweight reveal & creative juices flowing...

kenner road's newest kit, featherweight, revealed last night!!!  you must go & see what the team & vee have done with it....unbelievable....i just went through the gallery (jessi's are still coming...can't wait to see it)...it is a GOOD one....

as for me...here is what i've created thus far with this one....can't wait to create more....

i made a little fabric swatch book so i can tote it along with me to the fabric store...i've put little swatches of my fabric inside along w/ a notation of how much of it i've got....i get SO confused when i'm at the fabric store...i'm hoping this little book with help :) (& maybe cut down on the amount of polka dot fabric i keep buying?  lol!!)

& here is my scraplift of vee....really loved doing this...in fact, i'm positive it was the turning point that brought me out of my creative slump...after doing this layout i felt a renewed sense of creativity...thanks so much vee for being so inspiring!!!!!

& some more from my gallery this month...

have a happy sunday!!!

xoxoxo

gi

kenner road sneaky peeks :)

 

here are some sneaks of the new kenner road kit, featherweight...definitely be sure to stop by the KR blog too...kl has a HUGE RAK up for grabs tonight...

i'm starting to slowly find my creating groove again...LOTS of trial & error...& quick simple pages in between to "warm up" so to speak...for some reason lately i've been "playing it safe"...i've been falling back and relying on basic design & focusing on the story...i think that may be a function of a lot of deadlines in a short period of time & having little kids who are underfoot & needing attention...

but now all my DT work is in...& i've got LOADS left of my kits to play with & i'm actually looking forward to experimenting a bit, now that the pressure is off...

plus i've got a few more stories to tell :)

hope you have are having a happy valentine's day!  & don't forget!  the new kit goes on sale tonight at midnight! 

happy creating!!

xoxo

gi

fun :)

new word up at olw :)

{we are all about Olivia here these days...i overhear the kids making their own "rules of life"  lots these days...so cute...this morning i heard kelly announcing "rule of life #74...."  & then i missed what her rule was...i'll have to ask her when she comes home from school...b/c seriously...this is the good stuff :)}

i've had this photo of my 2 oldest whackos on my desk for quite a while..it cracks me up...
they were on the same soccer team last spring...& they had a ball...& it was really cool to watch them b/c they are really different when it comes to competitiveness & athletic ability...but they really enjoy themselves...& that is exactly what i want them to do...so this week's OLW was perfect for this one :)

hope you have a happy wednesday!!

xoxo

gi

february tari's up!

& just wait till you see this month's tarisota gallery....it is so gorgeous & has so much variety...& wait till you see what jo did...
you will want to run & grab some inks...the color is unbelievable

here is some of my stuff from this month....
a little subdued...i've been lacking motivation & mojo these past few weeks...thank goodness the sun is out this week...maybe that will help :)

there are a couple more things...i'll share them tomorrow :)

hope you have a happy monday!!

xoxo

gi