Top 5 Cards of 2009

Hello! I know I said I wasn't going to be posting any more cards until my Crafty Calendar Challenge Design Team card on New Year's Day, but I just thought I'd share with you my Top 5 cards I've made in 2009, my first year of blogging!

Also, thank you so much for all the lovely comments that have been left, it's so nice that I've found so many crafty friends! :)

Here is my Top 5, they aren't in any particular order (I sound like Dermot O'Leary announcing the X Factor results, lol!).


1. Circular Scalloped Card

2. Green & Brown Card

3. Summer Days Card

4. 'Live' Card

5. Cherish Card

Thank you for looking, and I hope everyone's had a fantastic Christmas - it's been brilliant for me, and best wishes for 2010! I'll be back again on New Year's Day, like I said.

Love from, Georgia xx :)

Merry Christmas!

Hi! I am SOOO excited that it's Christmas Eve!
I went to see the new 'A Christmas Carol' film today at the cinema, and it was brilliant! And the perfect film to watch on Christmas Eve!
I would just like to say Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy New Year! Hope everyone has a fantastic time, and thank you for all the lovely cards and gifts I've had! :)

Lots of love,
Georgia xxxx

A Card At Last, and a Christmas Break!

Hi everyone! I'm sorry it's been so long since I last posted a card, but it's so busy with it being Christmastime. I'm really glad though, because I've done all my homework, my school bag's packed ready for January, and yesterday I sorted through all my craft drawers and cleaned out my room, so it's nice and tidy and organised for Christmas. I don't know what it is about Christmas, but somehow everything has to be perfect so you don't have to worry about it when you're enjoying yourself.

I'm soooo excited now, and I'm really pleased with all the presents I've bought for people! :)


Anyway, here is another Christmas card I've done. I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

The image is Sugar Nellie, I'm not sure who the papers are by, the colouring was done with Pro Markers, the sentiment is part of the backing paper and the poinsettia and embellishments are from my stash.



I won't be posting any more cards now over Christmas, but I'll be back on New Year's Day with my Design Team card for Challenge 4 of the Crafty Calendar Challenge!

I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas and Happy New Year! :)





Before I go, here's a Christmas picture of Fizzy I edited on Picnik:




Merry Christmas!
Love from, Georgia xx

Friday Sketchers Challenge 82

Hello! If you haven't seen last night's X Factor, then look away now, lol!

I was really shocked at the results, were you? I'm so glad Joe got through, but I was really surprised that Olly made it through as well!

I so hope Joe wins tonight though!

Anyway, here is my card for this week's Friday Sketchers Challenge. I'm not very keen on it, but I've warmed to it a bit since I made it earlier.

I can't wait to go and do my Chrismtmas shopping on Thursday! I love buying for other people because it's nice being able to think about each person and choose something that you think they'd like.

The image is Miss Anya from The Greetings Farm, I'm not sure who the papers are by, the lace was from Heather, the sentiment is Studio G, the flowers are Prima, the brads are PaperMania and the rest is from my stash.

Thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoy X Factor tonight, if you're watching! :)

Love, Georgia xx

Clothes Show Live Photos

Hi! I've just got back from the Clothes Show and here I am, as promised, with some photos!

The actual show was absolutely incredible - really fantastic! The whole production of it was brilliant, the lights and the earsplitting music made it unbelievable, and if you ever get the chance to go, go for it, because it really was superb and I had a great time!


Above is Louise Roe and George Lamb, introducing the show, with some other guy from Hollyoaks.





And here is a randomly-picked woman receiving a pressie! I practically ducked under my seat so the spotlight wouldn't pick me, lol!



















There were loads of different themes for the different collections. This one was a toy theme and all the models were dolls and soldiers.


This was from the Winter Wonderland theme.



This is supposed to be Christmas morning.







The Nightmare Before Christmas theme.



Toy theme again.







Jingle Bell Rock.




The Winter Wonderland theme again.




A Christmas office party theme.



The Winter Wonderland theme again.



And here is a boy band, Vice, performing (miming methinks!)
















I took LOADS more pictures, but these are just some of the best ones.

I've had such a brilliant day, and I've managed to get two lovely tops, two scarves, loads of bangles and make-up! Plus loads of freebies.

By the way, if anyone does go in the future to the Clothes Show, don't buy a VIP pack that they advertise at the main entrance. I paid eight pounds for mine, and it said we were supposed to be able to get discounts and freebies everywhere we went, but I didn't get a single one, so that was a bit of a swizz. But, never mind, the day was great! :)

Love, Georgia xx

Clothes Show Live 2009

Hi! I am soooooooooo excited because I'm going to the Clothes Show Live tomorrow at the NEC in Birmingham with school, as a GCSE textiles trip! I've got everything packed now, spending money, phone, lunch and camera, so I'll make sure I get some really good shots to post on here tomorrow!

Apparently, Gok Wan is going to be there, so hopefully you can expect to see a picture of him on here, if he's there! :)

Well. I'll be back here tomorrow, with a truckload of photos! :)

Bye for now, love, Georgia xx

Friday Sketchers, Photo Effects & An Award

Hello! Hope everyone's had a nice weekend. I've had a chill-out day so far - didn't wake up until quarter-past eleven! I'm going out in a bit to deliver my Christmas cards.

Here is my entry for this week's Friday Sketchers Challenge, where there's a fab sketch this week. I looked at it and thought it would be difficult, but it was actually easy to do and I really enjoyed making my card!

I can't remember who the image is by, and the sentiment doesn't have a brand on it, but the papers are K&Co., the colouring was done with Pro Markers, the leaf stamp is Studio G, the glitter is Craft Planet and the pearls are from my stash.


Chris posted on her blog about a photo-editing website a month or so ago, called Picnik, and it really is a brilliant website. You just upload your card, which takes no time at all, and there are loads of brilliant effects, like the one I did on the first photo above, and the majority of them are free!


Before I go, I'll just share with you this award that Stacie gave me - thanks so much Stacie for the lovely award, and thank you for thinking of me! :)
For this award you have to do the following things:
- Thank the sender for nominating you
- Make sure you link to the person that nominated you
- Nominate seven creative bloggers
- Copy the award onto your blog.
- Post links to their blogs
- Leave a comment for them to let them know about the award
- Write seven interesting facts about yourself

Here are my seven facts:

1. I am a spelling/grammar freak and hate missing capital letters and apostrophes, lol!
2. I caught meningitis when I was a baby, because I had a dip in my fontanelle.
3. I love school and hate the thought of handing in homework late!
4. Reading and writing are my passion and I have had three poems published.
5. I absolutely loathe swimming and can only just about swim to save my life!
6. My favourite ever films are Stardust and The Sound of Music, they give me goosebumps when I watch them.
7. Since I was nine I have always been obsessed with Harry Potter, but am not into Twilight because I don't like the thought of vampires.

I have to pass this onto five bloggers, so I will give it to:

- Donna - Donna's Doodles
- Tara - Happily Ever Crafting
- Sarita - Little Princess Cards
- Michele - Shelley's Papercrafting Paradise
- Carole - Stardust Gems & Ribbon

I had a lovely day yesterday. My mum and dad took the train to Birmingham to do some secret Christmas shopping (!!!) and to look at the continental market there, so me and my bro went to my Grandma and Grandad's house and we helped them decorate their tree and they took us for a gorgeous hot chocolate with marshmallows at a local bar, mmm! :)

OK, that's it for now! Looking forward to getting up for school tomorrow, NOT! But at least it's not long until Christmas now, yay! :)

xxxx

Crafty Calendar Challenge Design Team Card

Hi! Happy Friday, lol!
I'm at school at the moment, and hopefully this post schedule will work!

Here is my DT card for Challenge 3 at the Crafty Calendar Challenge.
The theme is 'Winter Sparkle'. I wanted to be a little bit bague and steer away from a Christmas challenge, because obivously people wouldn't make Christmas cards after Christmas!
You can't really see the sparkle on my card - there's some glitter on the image and then I've added the red gems too.

The image is Penny Black, the papers are DCVW, the gems are PaperMania, the colouring was done with Pro Markers - the sentiment is Studio G, and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.

Hee hee, I can't wait until Christmas and it's only the 4th of December, lol! ;) That's all my Christmas cards done now, and they're all written and ready to go! :)

Have a great weekend, and see you soon! :)
Love, Georgia xx

A Card At Last!

Hi everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't posted a card in over a week! My homework's been pretty full-on, but I've managed to get it all done now, so hopefully, unless I get any more tomorrow, I'll have a homework-free weekend, which is a total rarity, lol!

I'm totally in the Christmas mood now! My dad put up our Christmas lights today, and we put the indoor decorations up last weekend, so I'm really excited now!

I made this card for this week's Allsorts Challenge, where the theme is to use buttons. I used my new High Hopes stamp and new papers - I wanted to make a more boyish card for a change, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

One good thing about this time of year, is that there's always loads of great TV on! At the moment I've got X Factor, I'm A Celebrity and one of my favourite programmes, Waterloo Road, shame it's only on once a year!

The image is High Hopes, the papers are K&Co., the star gems are PaperMania, the sentiment is Studio G, the colouring was done with Pro Markers and the rest of the embsllishments are from my stash.


Don't forget to tune into Challenge 3 of the Crafty Calendar Challenge tomorrow - I can't believe it's two whole months since it started! My Design Team card should appear here tomorrow morning if the scheduling works - fingers crossed! :)

Thanks so much for looking! :)
Love from, Georgia xx

Simon Says Challenge - Animal Antics

Hi! I had great weekend in Wales - apart from when I slipped over in a muddy bog, because I stupidly wore Uggs instead of walking boots and got covered in sludge, lol! ;)

Here is my card for this week's Simon Says Challenge, where the theme is 'Animal Antics'.

My flower was made using Rach's fab tutorial, the one that I used a couple of months ago on another card.
The papers are K&Co., the sentiment and floral stamps are Studio G, the image is Penny Black, the colouring was done with Pro Markers and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.

Anyway, I'll go now and start our tea. I don't know why, I really felt like making tea tonight, because it gives Mum a break. I'm making African chilli and rice and I'm starving! :)

Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments while I was away! :)
Love, Georgia xx

Christmas Card, GCSEs, Contact Lenses & A Cat Wearing A Wig!

Hello! My homework has died down a bit now, thankfully.
I've got my first GCSE exam of many more to come tomorrow morning at nine o'clock - a nice start to the day then, heh?
Actually, I'm not worried at all. I'm pretty confident with the work we've been doing and I'm not the sort of person who gets het up about exams.

Also, I've got my contact lenses now! I went for monthly disposables, and I'm getting more and more comfortable with putting them in and taking them out now, so I'm so glad I decided to have them.

This card is for this month's Crafty Monkeys Challenge, where the theme is Christmas. I think I've only got one more Christmas card to make now! I feel sorry for my mum, she's got much more to make than me!

The papers are Bo Bunny, the image is Penny Black, the colouring was done with Pro Markers, the glitter is Craft Planet and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.



Before I go, I just thought I'd show you a couple of pictures of Fizzy - I think she's aged about twenty years, lol! She doesn't look too impressed! ;)







































I can't wait until tomorrow night because me and my mum and dad and my brother are going away for the weekend to Harlech, where we went in July. I'm guessing there'll be lots of wintery walks and chocolate and snuggling up in front of X Factor involved, lol!

Thanks for looking!
xx

Creative Inspirations Challenge 35

Hello! Hope you've a had a great week and have a nice X Factor weekend, lol! I was absolutely livid at Simon last weekend. He's the one who's been saying how much he hates Jedward, so why on earth did he send home a brilliant singer like Lucie?! It was a total joke! I don't think I can bear to see them there taking the places of other better singers for much longer, lol!
OK, rant over, hee hee!

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last week. My homework has been catching up on me so I haven't got round to it.

I'm entering this card into this week's Creative Inspirations Challenge, where the theme is 'New or Neglected Stash'. I've used my new papers I got from Bunny-Zoe's Crafts, my new Tim Holtz tickets, and some new 'raffia' style ribbon from the lovely Heather.

The image is Magnolia, the colouring was done with Pro Markers. The backing paper is K & Co., the script paper is PaperMania, the leaf stamps are Studio G and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.

OK, I'd better go now to get stuck into some of this homework.
Thanks for looking and have a great weekend. :)
Hugs, Georgia xx

Crafty Calendar Challenge DT Card

Hi everybody, woo hoo, it's the weekend, lol!

Today is the day of the second Crafty Calendar Challenge! :)

I can't believe a whole month has gone by already!

Here is my DT card for this month's challenge. The theme is weather, with the added option of pearls.

The layout was inspired by the lovely Donna, who always comes up with such fabulous arrangements!

The image is Rubber Romance, the papers are Bo Bunny, the colouring was done with Pro Markes are the embellishments are from my stash. The sentiment is by 'Anita's'.

We had a fantastic amount of entries for the first challenge, so thank you so much for taking the time to enter and for everyone's supportive comments! I'm really enjoying running the challenge!

Before I go, I just wanted to show you this award my mum gave me. Thanks so much for thinking of me Mum!

For this award, you have to answer each question with one word only.

Here are my answers:

1. Where is your cell phone? Blazer

2. Your hair? Blonde

3. Your mother? Amazing

4. Your father? Amazing

5. Your favorite food? Chocolate

6. Your dream last night? Forgotten!

7. Your favorite drink? J2O

8. Your dream/goal? Happiness

9. What room are you in? Bedroom

10. Your hobby? Reading

11. Your fear? Death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy

13. Where were you last night? Home

14. Something that you aren't? Extroverted

15. Muffins? Chocolate

16. Wish list item? Papers

17. Where did you grow up? Stoke

18. Last thing you did? Blogged

19. What are you wearing? Uniform

20. Your TV? On

21. Your Pets? Fizzy

22. Friends? Fantastic

23. Your life? Blessed

24. Your mood? Relaxed

25. Missing Someone? Family

26. Vehicle? None!

27. Something your not wearing? Shoes

28. Your favorite store? Primark

29. Your favorite color? Pink

30. When was the last time you laughed? Earlier

31. Last time you cried? 9/11

32. Your best friend? Ace

33. One place that I go to over and over? School

34. Facebook? No

35. Favorite place to eat? Home

I would like to pass this award to:

Fern - My Crafty World

Laura - Faerie World Cards

Donna - Donna's Doodles

Caroline - Mad Mooooo's Mayhem

Heather - Rica's Haven

OK, I'm going to go and veg out on the settee because I've just had a ginormous tea and I can barely move, lol! :)

Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend. :D

xxxx