Get Well Soon

Update: I'd just like to say thank you so much for all your get well wishes for my grandad. Luckily, he's out of intensive care now, and his operation went well with no complications! :)

Hello! I hope you're having a lovely week! It seems to be going really slowly this week. I don't know why, but I think it's because I got in late from school trip last night and I really wanted a lie-in this morning, so I thought it was the weekend, ha ha! I went to see 'An Inspector Calls' at the theatre with school as part of my English GCSE, and I loved it! I thought the acting and the set were brilliant and really enjoyed the play, so I'd definitely recommend it if you get the chance to see it, especially if you've read the book.

Anyway, I made this card a few days ago for my grandad, who is having an operation on his heart. He was supposed to be having it today, but it was cancelled at the last minute, so he will be having it over the next couple of days, so I really hope it goes OK.

Materials:

Image: High Hopes

Sentiment: Printed Off The Computer

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Papers: Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers

Glitter: Stickles - Picket Fence (Bandage) & Lime Green (Leaf)

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Leaf Punch: Woodware

Ribbon: From Chris

Pearls, Gems & Buttons: From My Stash

Cardstock: Bazzil

Glossy Accents: Ranger

I had a go at using Glossy Accents on the bug in the image of my card, but it was slightly disastrous, ha ha! It was all stuck in the end of the bottle, so it all popped out when I squeezed it and went everywhere! I managed to wipe it off and it looked OK when it was dry, but I think I'll be a bit more careful with it next time! :D

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

- Basic Grey Challenges - Anything Goes

- High Hopes - Anything Goes

- Our Creative Corner - Masculine Card/Project

It's starting to feel very autumnal now, and even wintery at times! It makes me feel all snug and cosy, hee hee! The other morning, when I woke up, I thought it had snowed because the window was steamed up and all I could see was white frost outside! :)

Thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of your week!

Love, Georgia xx

Vintage Crackle Glaze Card

Hi everyone - I hope you're having a lovely weekend! It feels like ages since I've posted on my blog! It's been a little bit neglected, but I've been quite busy with lots of assessments I've had to do for school, with it being my last year now, and the work is really going to start piling on with it being such an important year, but I'm trying to squeeze in a bit of cardmaking when I can. To be honest, because I hadn't made a card for so long, I wasn't really in the mood, but I really enjoyed making this!

This month, it's the second blogoversary of the Crafty Calendar Challenge, which I set up and ran for about a year, more or less, I think. I stepped down from running the challenge a while ago because of how much time it took up, but I really loved running it, and thankfully, both Lisa and Lynne have continued to run the challenge, so I'm really grateful and happy that the challenge was able to continue!

Anyway, Lynne added a really nice message about me starting the challenge in this month's post, so I felt compelled to enter, seeing as it's two years since it started! The theme this month is 'Spooky', so I used this cute Halloween image that my mum gave me. I'm not sure who it's by, so if anyone has any idea and would let me know for next time, that'd be great! Thanks! :)


Materials:
Image: Unknown - Given To Me By My Mum
Sentiment: Studio G
Papers: Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy
Flowers, Brads, Gems, Pins, Leaf & Buttons: From My Stash
Glitter: Stickles - Star Dust
Raffia Lace: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Spider: Cuttlebug
Swirl Stamps: From My Mum's Stash
Crackle Glaze: Ranger
Film Reel: Tim Holtz


I had a go at using some Crackle Glaze on my image, which I've never tried before. It smudged the ink of the image a little bit, but I suppose it doesn't really make much difference, and I'm pleased with the effect, so I'll definitely be using it again! :)



I'm entering this card into these challenges:
- Crafty Calendar Challenge - Spooky
- Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
- Kaboodle Doodles - Halloween/Fall
- Oldie But A Goodie - Forever Autumn
- Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Spooky or Whimsical
- Stampin' For The Weekend - Spooky
- ABC Challenge - B is For Boo


I can't believe how quickly half term is going! I've had a really nice week and it's been pretty busy too! I went out for a meal with my brother and grandparents on Monday, went to my friend's house for lunch on Tuesday, had a sleepover with two friends on Wednesday, went to Cadbury World in Birmingham yesterday (Friday) and I'm going out for a curry with two friends tonight, phew! I usually spend most of my time chilling out over the holidays, but lots of things have popped up to do this week, which has been great fun!

Anyway, I'd better go now, as I want to do a big blog-hop, seeing as I haven't been blogging for so long, and catch up on what everyone's been making! Thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend Oh, and enjoy X Factor tonight - I know I will, hee hee! :)

Love, Georgia xx

Summer Days...

Hi! I hope everyone's enjoying the summer - I just thought I'd pop on here today to show you this summer-themed card I made!

I wanted to use bright, summery colours on this card, which fits in with a couple of challenges who are looking for summery cards and bright colours at the moment!
I also added some faux stitching with a stamp I borrowed from my mum, and I used Basic Grey papers, as the Nook and Pantry set is lovely and summery!


Materials:
Image: Magnolia
Sentiment: Studio G
Papers: Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry
Cardstock: Bazzil
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Faded Jeans
Flowers: From My Stash
Pearls: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Stitching Stamp: Borrowed From My Mum
Glitter: Stickles
Gems: The Hobby House
Felt Ribbon: From My Stash
Red Fibres: From My Stash
Pins: From My Stash


The theme at Just Magnolia this week is Anything Goes, with the added option of glitter, so I added lots of glitter to the hearts on the image, which you can see a bit clearer on this picture.



I'm really, really enjoying the summer holidays so far! I'm loving being able to chill out and relax, and I'm making the most of it before all the work starts piling up when I go back to school in September.
This will be my final year at secondary school, before I move up to the Sixth Form, so I'll have lots of preparation to do before my exams next summer!
My little brother is starting secondary school this year too, so he will be in Year Seven in September, so at least I'll be there to help him if he gets lost!


I've had quite a lot going on so far. I had a bit of a disastrous shopping trip a couple of weeks ago! I caught the train to Chester with a few friends, and I ended up coming home with nothing, because I left my bags on a seat in a shop while I was trying on shoes and didn't realise until it was too late and they were gone! I was really gutted at the time, but I definitely won't be making that mistake again, and luckily I hadn't spent all my money, so I'm taking the rest with me to London, as we're going on a trip there in a couple of weeks, as me and my brother have never been before. I'm so excited!

Anyway, here are the challenges I am entering my card into:
- Basic Grey Challenges - Sizzling Summer
- Crafty Calendar Challenge - Hot Colours
- Just Magnolia & Hanglar Stanglar Challenge - Anything Goes (Added Option of Glitter)
- Cupcake Craft Challenges - Sew Mad
- Charisma Cardz - Bingo (I Have Used Flowers, Pearls and Glitter)

Before I go, I thought I'd show you a few photos of Fizzy soaking up the sun in the garden over the last couple of weeks! It's not very sunny today - a bit windy and rainy, but nice and cosy, hee hee!

It's a hard life, eh? :)

Thanks so much for looking and have a great week!

Lots of love, Georgia xx

Fairy Tilda & Moving House

Hi everyone! This will be my last post for a little while, as we are moving house at the moment. We have found somewhere that is nearer to mine and my brother's school, and nearer to family and friends, so we can't wait to move in and are in the process of moving all the furniture over there at the moment. I thought I would post this card I made recently before my computer is moved to the new house, as we won't have internet for about a week at the most.

When I was colouring this image, I thought the colour I used for her hair was a rich brown, but it turned out to be a bit more red than I thought! Oh well, I suppose it contrasts better with the paper like this!

Materials:

Image: Magnolia

Papers: Basic Grey - Porcelain

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Flowers: From My Stash

Glitter: Stickles

Cardstock: Bazzil

Swirl Die: Borrowed From My Mum

Pearls: From My Stash

Glimmer Mist: Marshmellow

Grunge Stamp: Stempelglede

I am entering this card into these challenges:

- Our Creative Corner - Your Style

- Stampin' For The Weekend - My Favourite Things

Anyway, I'd better go and finish packing - my room is getting emptier and emptier by the minute! Thanks so much for looking and I'll be back soon hopefully when we've settled into the new house!

Love, Georgia xx

Rainy Days

Hi everyone! I can't believe how rainy it's been today! I think this is the rainiest I've seen it in a long time, but I guess all the people suffering from water shortages because of drought in parts of Britain will be very happy for some rain at last! I thought I'd take a photo of my card against the rainy background above! In some ways though, it's nice, because it's all cosy and warm and we had the heating on for a little while earlier.
When I went for a walk last night, I was shocked at how cold it was as well! You know you're in Britain when you can see your breath in June!

Anyway, weather rant over, hee hee. I made this card today, which I am really happy with. I am really enjoying experimenting with tearing the edge of the image and distressing it, and I think I'll definitely use Bildmalarna images again, they're so cute!

Materials:

Image: Bildmalarna

Sentiment: The Greetings Farm

Papers: Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry

Cardstock: Bazzil

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Ribbon & Pearl String: From My Mum

Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart

Swirl Stamps: Lizzie Ann Designs

Glitter: Stickles

Flowers: From My Stash

Pearls: Kars

I am also entering my card into these challenges:

- A Spoon Full of Sugar - Here Comes Summer

- Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings

- Creative Card Crew - Wings

- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

- Stamp Something - Something Punched

- Truly Scrumptious - Summer Sparkle

I went to see Take That in Manchester last weekend, and it was amazing! I had such a fantastic time, they were brilliant! I'm sorry I didn't post any pictures sooner, but I will post some soon!

I'm really looking forward to this coming week. Tomorrow morning I have a geography exam, so obviously I'll be glad when that's over, but after that I have work experience all week! I am going to my old primary school for the week, as I'd like to be a teacher when I'm older, so I can't wait!

Anyway, I'd better go now - thanks so much for looking and have a great time if anyone else is going to see Take That!

Have a nice week! Love, Georgia xx

Father's Day

Hello! Wow, I can't believe how hot it is today and how hot is was yesterday! I decided to photograph my card outside today because it's so nice and bright!
I made this card for my dad for Father's Day, coming up in a couple of weeks. I thought this cute High Hopes image would be perfect, ha ha!

Materials:

Image: High Hopes

Sentiment: Printed Off The Computer

Lettering: Cuttlebug - Fairy Alphabet

Papers: Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers

Cardstock: Bazzil

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Twine: From Liz

Lace: From Heather

Buttons: From My Stash

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Eyelets: Unknown - From My Mum's Stash

Glossy Accents: Anita's

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

- Basic Grey Challenges - Shabby Chic (Torn Edges and Distressing)

- Creative Inspirations - Cute Bears/Animals Only

- Cute Card Thursday - Embellish It!

- Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Lots of Layers

- Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Father's Day/For A Male

- The ABC Challenge - V Is For... Variety (At Least Three Types of Embellishment)

I used Glossy Accents on my image, which you can see a bit more clearly in the picture below. It looks like he's getting a good tan in the sun, hee hee! I'm really pleased with how it turned out and I really enjoyed doing the torn effect on the backing paper and the image. I saw it on one of my mum's vintage cards and thought I'd try it and I think I'll definitely use that on cards in future!

I've had a lovely week off school! I went to see the new Pirates of the Carribean film the other night and then went to Pizza Hut afterwards, and I thought the film was really good!

I've also been shopping and tonight I'm going to see Take That in Manchester for their Progress Tour, I'm so excited! I will definitely post some photos soon!

Anyway, I'd better go now and tidy up my crafting mess before I start getting ready to go later on! Bye for now and thanks for looking! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a lovely week!

Love, Georgia xx

Handmade Gift Box & Jewellery

Hi everyone! I'm so glad it's half-term, yay! This term has gone so fast, as it's only been four weeks long!
The other day, I made a pair of earrings and a little gift box for my grandma's birthday, but I was in a bit of a rush to make it, so that I could take it to her, so I didn't really have time to take a picture of it, but I made another pair tonight and a gift box to give to my other grandma for her birthday in July.
I had lots of jewellery making equipment for Christmas, and earrings are so easy to make and I think they make a nice handmade gift for someone. Plus, you can personalise it and make it suit the person you're giving it to with different colours and beads.

Materials:
Cardstock: Crafters Companion
Papers: Basic Grey - Pyrus
Flowers: From My Stash
Leaf Punch: Woodware
Sentiment: Borrowed From My Mum
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy
Pearls: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Flower Centre: Assorted Gems



I am also entering the box into these challenges:
- Colour Create Challenge - White, Cream & Brown (Optional - One Extra Colour - Blue)
- Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pale, Pretty Pastels
- Stamp Something - Something Sentimental

The box was really easy to make - it's just a really simple cut and fold process that I learnt at an arts and crafts workshop years ago and you can make it any size you want, which is good, depending on what size card or paper you have.













Thank you for looking and have a great weekend!
Bye for now!

Love, Georgia xx

A Card At Last!

Hi there! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted! Blogger has been really playing up, so I haven't been able to post for ages without all the text in my post grouping together, which was really annoying, but it seems like it's back to normal now, so I hope it won't play up any more.

I made this card for my dad's birthday, which was a couple of weeks ago. I had another go at paper piecing, which I've only tried once before, but really enjoyed. I also used my cute Max & Whiskers pad by Basic Grey, which I won in Liz's blog candy, which is really good for male cards. I'm always a bit wary about male cards, because I think it's hard to know what to put on them because you don't have the choice of flowers and pearls and things like that.

Materials:
Image: High Hopes

Sentiment: Unsure, Magnolia (I Think!)

Lettering: Borrowed From My Mum

Papers: Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: From My Stash

Cardstock: Bazzil

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Gems: From My Stash

Buttons: From My Stash

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

I am addicted to these little Scrabble-style letter stamps of my mum's, they're great for spelling out short sentiments or personalising a card with a name!

For my dad's birthday, me and my brother joined together to buy him a ticket to see Footloose at the theatre, and my mum also bought a ticket, so that she could go with him, as they both love their eighties music! My dad was really pleased with the ticket and they had a brilliant time!

I am also entering this card into these challenges:

- Cupcake Craft Challenges - Something Beginning With C (Criss-Cross)

- High Hopes Challenge - Anything Goes

- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

- Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Paper Piecing

- Bunny-Zoe's Monthly Challenge - One For The Boys

I am so glad I've been able to post this card at last! It was so frustrating not being able to post without my layout being messed up!

Did people enjoy the Royal Wedding? I thought it was really nice and everyone looked lovely!

Anyway, I'd better go now. It was a real shock to the system to go back to school after a lovely long two weeks off and a nice relaxing Easter, but I'm really looking forward to my work experience week, which is coming up soon! I am going to my old primary school, so it should be really good!

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy the rest of your week!

Love, Georgia xx

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi there, hope everyone is having a great week so far! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted! Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there for yesterday, I hope everyone had a lovely day! This card is for my mum, and I was really pleased with how it turned out. I love these Basic Grey Porcelain papers and the pretty crinkled ribbon was sent to me from Chris for my birthday, thanks Chris, I love it! Also, thanks to Kim for the lovely pink pearls!

Materials:

Image: Sugar Nellie

Sentiments: Lettering Stamps & 'Best Wishes' Stamp Borrowed From My Mum's Stash

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Papers: Basic Grey - Porcelain

Cardstock: Bazzil

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Glitter: Stickles

Flowers: From My Stash

Faux Stitching: Stamp Borrowed From My Mum's Stash

Ribbon: From Chris

Pearls: Martha Stewart (From Kim)

Swirl Stamps: Lizzie Ann Designs

I am also entering my card into these challenges:

- Allsorts Challenge - Bloomin' Blossoms

- Charisma Cardz Challenge - Bling & Sparkles

- Colour Create Challenge - Pastels

- Crafty Calendar Challenge - April Showers May Bring Flowers

- Stampin' For The Weekend - Mother's Day/Flowers For Mum

- ABC Challenge - Roses

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy the rest of your week. I can't wait until Wednesday because I'm going to see the school production at my school, Bugsy Malone, as me and a couple of friends helped out with the props and scenery this year!

Bye for now! Love, Georgia xx

Spring Card & An Award

Hi everyone, hope you're having a nice weekend!
I'm so glad I don't have to go to school tomorrow, now that it's half-term! Today, we went to see the new Narnia film at the cinema, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which was brilliant! I love the Narnia films, but this one was even better than I expected!

















I made this card to fit in with a few challenges, seeing as I couldn't find any for my last card. I'm entering it into the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love
The ABC Challenge - 'O' is for Old Fashioned (Vintage, distessing etc).
Charisma Cardz - Spring
Allsorts Challenge - Inspired By Nature
Cute Card Thursday - Shiny

You might recognise this image, I think it is Penny Black but I'm not sure. Before, the rabbit was holding a big bunch of flowers and leaves with a little mouse holding onto it, but I ended up cutting it down a bit after I'd coloured it, because it just looked strange against the background!

Materials:
Image: Penny Black (I think!)
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Papers: Basic Grey - Porcelain
Jute Ribbon: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Beaded Ribbon: From My Stash
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz
Flowers: From My Stash
Pearls: Martha Stewart
Scalloped Circle: Nestabilities
Cardstock: Bazzil
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

I had another go at using my mum's Poly pencils and I really love them, tee hee! I've definitely got the bug for them now and they're much easier to use than I thought they would be!
Anyway, better go now. I've got lots of work to do over the holidays, as I have a couple of exams and assessments coming up when I go back to school.

Before I go, Fiona, Rachel and Caroline have given me this lovely award and I just wanted to pass it on. Thanks so much for the award!

'You have been TAGGED and want to participate? Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged
Dear bloggers:The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light, probably more known than mine but I just want to share their gorgeeous cards if you haven't already visited them! So I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers. This is the hard part passing it on as ALL you fellow crafting bloggers deserve this award but rules is rules & I am passing this onto...'

- Heather - Rica's Haven
- Sarita - Little Princess Cards
- Tara - Happily Ever Crafting

Bye for now and thanks for looking!
Love, Georgia xx

Crafty Calendar Challenge - First Birthday

Hi there! I think you'd better put your feet up, this is a bit of a long post! I hope everyone is having a great weekend and enjoying X Factor, ha ha! I can't believe how awful the weather's been though, but it was OK yesterday though, which was perfect timing for when me and my friend, Megan went to Alton Towers, we had an amazing time!

I made this card, as Lisa asked me to be a Guest Designer for the Crafty Calendar Challenge, which I first started with the wonderful team back in October 2009, but I decided to step down from running a couple of months ago, because it just became a bit too much to manage.

Because the challenge has now been running for twelve months, Lisa has managed to find twelve fantastic sponsors, so be sure to go and check them out!

The theme is 'Birthdays', with the optional extra of 'Autumn Colours', so here is the card I've made for the challenge.

Materials:

Image: Magnolia

Sentiment: Studio G

Papers: Basic Grey - Green At Heart

Flowers & Leaves: From My Stash
Colouring: Pro Markers

Glitter: Craft Planet
Raffia Lace: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts

Embellishments: From My Stash

Cardstock: Bazzil

I am entering the card into a few challenges too:

- Basic Grey Challenges - 'Sparkle'

- Just Magnolia Challenge - 'Anything Goes'

- Simon Says Challenge - 'Autumn'

We had a brilliant time at Alton Towers, and managed to get on ten rides, and went on some twice! I think people must have been put off going because of the bad weather, as the longest we had to queue for a ride for is about forty minutes, which is nothing compared to how it normally is! We went of Oblivion, Air, Rita, Nemesis, The Blade, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Ride, Twirling Toadstool, Sonic Spinball, The Flume and Skyride, but we didn't dare go on Thirteen, ha ha! We also scoffed and had KFC for lunch and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream with hot chocolate sauce, YUM!

Nemesis, very scary!

Oblivion, my favourite!

Sonic Spinball

The Flume, we got absolutely drenched!

Anyway, I'd better go now, sorry for the long post! Thanks so much for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend and X Factor tonight, if you're watching!

Love, Georgia xx

Back At Last!

Hiya everyone! I'm sorry I've not posted anything for so long! Going back to school was a bit of a shock to the system, as I have had lots of homework, and I've struggled to find time to make a card over the past couple of weeks, but I'd finished nearly all of my work last night, so I decided to grab the chance to make a card!

I used this cute little baby image, which I think Heather sent to me a while back, I can't believe it took me so long to get it out and use it! Thanks Heather, this is so cute!

I am entering Crafty Emma's Store Challenge, where the theme is 'Baby Bonanza', A Spoonful of Sugar, where the theme is 'Anything Goes' and Cupcake Craft Challenge, where the theme is 'Transport'.

I can't wait until 2nd October, as me and my friend, Megan are going to Alton Towers, because we won some tickets in a fundraising competition at school! It will be my second time I've been, so I'm really looking forward to it! :)


Materials:
Image: Alota
Sentiment: Scrappy Cat
Colouring: Pro Markers
Papers: Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry
Gems: From My Stash
Ribbon: From My Stash
Cardstock: Bazzil
Glitter: Craft Planet

Well, hopefully I'll be able to post another card soon if I get a little free time one evening this week, so I'll see you soon!

Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely week!
Love, Georgia xx