GiGi's Cottage of Creativity

What did GiGi do Today?

Adorning the front table...I LOVE IT!

Not what she should have been doing (like preparing for Stamp Camp)...OK, so I have had this Established, Decore Elements from Stampin’ Up! for a while.  I have pondered and was a little nervous about how to insert GiGi’s where FAMILY should be.  Stampin’ Up!  makes great Vinyl images.  However, I have heard that they will be retiring this line in a few months.  OK, so back to what I did today…  I have been pondering how to match the FAMILY font and size.  I found a Cricut cartridge (I think it was Plantain Schoolbook) that came close fiddled with the size and cut it on Cricut Vinyl-I think the color was Raven.  Then…voila!  Yeah, well, it wasn’t that FAST or EASY.  Cut the GiGI’s Retreat, Inc. and placed it where the vinyl word FAMILY was.  I adhered it in the middle of the design, measured-to the best of my ability (I do better eye balling).  Using Transfer Tape, I transferred the front of the design to the Transfer Tape.  Now it gets harry.  I took the Transfer Tape outside-that is where I had the cleaned up window laying on the porch (this was a huge mistake).  I carefully, placed it with the winds help and it adhered like no body’s business.  All crooked, bubbled, unsightly mess I had after spending so much time getting this just right!  I wanted to cry.  I just kept my cool (yeah, I really did as I squat in my PJ's on the front porch rocking back and forth saying under my breath-please work out, please don't mess up, come on pretty vinyl...) and carefully straightened it and worked it.  There are a few problem spots…if you look really close.  But all in all…I am happy with it.  NEXT…a window for my family-that keeps the word FAMILY in the middle done INSIDE (not on the porch), with no help from the wind!

 Stamp Camp tomorrow.  Check back to see what we made!