oooh this month's kits are gorgeous!!
can't wait to make more stuff w/ 'em :) i've got plans to make another little mini for my winter wallet photos since the fall one (see above) turned out so adorable. i really like having my fave photos all together & portable & cute :)
happy monday!!
xoxo
gi
gosh this month's kenner road kits are beautiful!!
here are some sneaks of what i've been creating thus far with this month's kits. they are set to reveal tomorrow night at midnight Eastern (or 9pm Pacific for you west coasters) :)
i even made a card. i never make cards! i get so stuck with them for some reason. but all the colors & elements in the kits go so beautifully together, it kinda made itself! love when it all comes together like that :)
alrighty, i'm in the middle of a mini & i've gotta get going.
have a great friday!
xoxo
gi
i happened upon this gorgeous blog today & got really inspired. take a look, you will be too :)
my creative space is filled with bits & bobs everywhere. the kenner road november kits are set to reveal this saturday night & it is "go" time at the desk these days. after taking a break from paper during september & october, it has been interesting getting back into it. at times it's like i've forgotten how to scrapbook & at other times it's like i'm looking at everything with new eyes. looking forward to creating/experimenting a bit more today :)
happy thursday!
xoxo
gi
i sometimes think it must have been a dream, but it wasn't. last friday night, we saw a FULL rainbow. i've never ever had seen a full rainbow before. i've seen those little bits i could see between the trees or buildings. i even remember one time when i was little i saw a half of a rainbow, & my friends & i tried to weave our bikes in & out of the streets & houses to find the end & the pot of gold.
but a whole entire one, end to end? never in my life had i seen such a thing. & it is, hands down, the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.
we are lucky to live in a valley surrounded by green gorgeous mountains. & we are even luckier that our football fields have the most amazing view. so last friday night, when our little town gathered at sunset for a bonfire to kickoff the football season, we all got a front row seat to spectacular.
yep, we got a double one too. & i know these pictures are terrible, i was at a complete loss of how to photograph such a magnificent thing. i just snapped a couple of shots, fully aware that they would never match the actual magic of that moment, then i just stared & stared memorizing the scene with my mind. it was breathtaking. to be completely honest, it brought tears to my eyes i was so struck by the unbelievable beauty before me.
so i just stood there w/ my kids, my neighbors & friends (new & old) & stared. soaked it all up, every second.
it was something i will never ever forget.
this week's word up over at onelittleword just happens to be beauty. so i created this for my "days" journal:
a simple entry. i just needed to get this memory down & in this special journal. this was definitely a moment i want to remember & go back to often.
happy wednesday!!
xoxo
gi
i've just posted my new favorite, "leftover" mini books, up on the kenner road blog. hope you like it! i'm having so much fun doing this sort of mini project. using the tiniest bits of scrap patterned paper that is left from my cutter. it's almost like creative puzzle making, i just play around w/ all the little bits & bobs around my craft desk until i get something that makes me happy. you know, it's kind of weird. i think i create better when i'm given the most crazy bit of mix in tiny scraps & bits of this & that. sometimes cutting that 12x12 piece of paper or peeling off that 1 sticker from the whole pack just totally freaks me out. i'm much happier with a bunch of little slivers of 1/2" x 3" patterned paper, bits of ribbon or fabric & some pinking shears. lol!
i'm also finding that by doing these sort of little piece by piece projects, i'm broadening my color sense. sometimes i get stuck in certain color ruts & use the same color combos over & over. or sometimes on a bigger project color seems overwhelming to me & i gravitate toward a soothing neutral. on these little thingamajobs, i'll recklessly throw kelly green with an orange-y red & then pop on a purple or yellow flower. and i love it! just grabbing what is at hand & trying this & that. it is SO fun, so relaxing, such a creative rejuvenation.
do you get the feeling i'm having fun? lol!!
here's what i'm talking about:
i think also what has been really fun w/ this sort of project is my releasing myself from that self imposed responsibility to SAY something all the time. sometimes the burden of telling a story is just that, a burden. my mind is so cloudy these days w/ the kids & the pool & football & mike's overtime & what's for dinner & too much laundry & bills that need to be paid, & the floor is dirty, etc., etc., etc. sometimes i just want to paste & glue & cut & then pop a little butterfly or birdie on it & call it a day.
and you know what? that is just fine w/ me. i'm liking it just fine & i'm finding that by allowing myself this creative exploration, i'm finding more "me" ways to express myself. more things i DO want to say & stories i want to tell.
like i said, this is FUN :) give it a try!
happy monday!!
xoxo
gi
celeste posted a great tutorial for those super gorgeous spiral flowers over on the kenner road blog. going to give this a go today!!! (photo is by celeste smith)
happy sunday!
xoxo
gi
a layout for this month's kenner road gallery challenge. be sure to check out what the other team member have created for this challenge! beautiful stuff
& if you are looking for some really sweet bookmarks, be sure to click on over to patty's blog. she has created some really cool ones that she has made available as a free download!
happy friday!!
xoxo
gi
kenner road revealed august's new kits this past friday night & oooh are they GORGEOUS!!!! i have been scrapping away non stop with this month's wonderful kits!
each kit this month is full of the most beautiful & fun embellishments, i'm having a great time really "doing" up my layouts with them. i usually shy away from embellishments for some reason, but this month i'm all over them! so fun!!!
here is what i've completed so far:
& my favorite so far:
i'm so proud of myself for actually USING that blue foil milk cap. that is the sort of thing i usually hoard...lol!
& thanks to michelle mccord for editing my beach vacation family photo! michelle worked her magic & totally saved the day. i LOVE how it turned out! THANKS MICHELLE!!!!
hope you have a wonderful start to your week!!
xoxo
gi
yikes it's august! how the heck did that happen??!! this summer is flying by at a breakneck speed!
this week we've been busy, busy, busy...
the kids started football & cheerleading so that means school is just around the corner....again, yikes!
meanwhile i've been having a blast creating in a couple journals i've got going this summer. here are a couple of entries i've added to my summer journal that i started back in may (thanks to a prompt from onelittleword):
and here are a few entries into my "days" journal that i started (thanks to creative therapy):
fun, definitely fun :)
hope you have a happy tuesday!
xoxo
gi
be sure to hop over to the kenner road blog today for the new gallery challenge: stamps!!!
i love stamps but often forget to pull them out & use them, so this challenge was perfect for me. i LOVE the vintage business card stamp in the july embellishment kit & i guess you could say i went a little wacko with it :)
hope you'll join in!!
have a great wednesday!
xoxo
gi
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