little gi

my first workshop is up!! & a secret coupon code ;)

i'm super excited to share this great news!  my online workshop with kim archer@home is now up for booking!  

The class will run from 22-26 June 2010 with daily uploads and the classroom will then remain open until 1 August 2010.  you can register for the class here :)

Oh and for you very special people there is a special EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT OFFER. Use the code GIGIFREE in the left hand side Redemption Code area as you go through checkout to receive a $5 discount on your workshop fee. The offer expires 23 June 2010 so hurry to take advantage of the discounted price.

i really love how it all came together & i hope you will too.  working on this class really sparked a lot of creativity for me & it was really fun to put together.  i think i actually rediscovered a love for scrapbooking while working on it!  could be because the class is based around using ribbons, trims, fabrics, bits of this & that in your paper projects??  i'm a sucker for a pretty piece of ribbon, this i know...lol

but it was really interesting to me to actually sit down & think about why i do what i do.  why do i layer this or add that?  why is it i choose a neutral for here & a bright color for there?  turns out maybe i do have a method to my madness after all!  

in addition to TWO full step by step layout projects, the class also includes 2 mini projects focusing on a specific technique using trims/ribbon and crepe paper to create flowers that i know you'll really like.  (i'm a sucker for a flower as you know....put them everywhere :)  i thought that by doing it this way, you would walk away from the class with not only 2 completed scrapbook layouts, but also 2 extra flower making techniques that you can use over and over again in your crafting.  plus there are a lot of extra examples with additional ideas, hints and how to's by me and the kim archer support team.

it is really important to me these days to try to stretch my crafting dollar further, use what i have on hand and recycle where possible and this class really emulates that ideal.  i'm really proud of it & i hope you'll enjoy it too!!

happy wednesday!!!

xoxo

gi

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok...who else was screaming their heads off last night for the US men's relay team...

OMG!  SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!  HOW FREAKING FANTASTIC!!!!  i mean i thought it was silver for sure when Lezak was a full body length behind going into the turn for the last 50M...but MAN!  talk about fighting back!!!  and shattering the world record by 4 seconds!  i mean really.....i love it :)

so, SO cool...GO U.S.A!!!!!

& some more fantasticness for this rainy monday....August's tarisota gallery is up & it is gorgeous!  (still smiling big time that i'm included in there...eeek!!! :)
i had so much fun creating with this collection...i think i got back to what i really love to do & how i create...back to me & my "style" so to speak...the colors & all of that satin ribbon just called my name...& i went a bit crazy with my sewing machine...but dang!  was it fun!!

here is a peek at a mini book i created from the collection:

my fave pages from the book:

awwww...i know :)  they LOVE being sisters...i'm thinking i've gotta savor all of this sisterly love b/c i have a feeling the teen years won't be so lovey-dovey...lol

hope you have a great monday!

xoxo

gi