Cream & Gold

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted - I can't believe it's the last week of the summer holidays already! It seems like ages since I've been at school, but at the same time, the last six weeks have gone really fast.
My mum and dad will both be at work on Friday, so I'm taking my little brother to my school, which he will also be starting next week, as the new starters are invited to come and look around to make themselves more familiar with the school before they start.

I'm also really pleased about my GCSE results, which I collected on results day last week. I'm just about to go into year eleven, so they're not my full results, but just for a few modules I did this year towards my final grades. I got an A in biology, an A in history, a B in maths and in geography I got an A and an A*, so I'm really thrilled!

Anyway, this is a card I made for my mum and dad's anniversary last week, as they have been married for seventeen years now, which is why I added the number seventeen to the card.

I went for a clean and simple feel for a change, which is really different to the kind of cards I normally make. I had a go at making one of my mum's torn roses, from the tutorial on her blog. It's not a patch on hers, but I'll definitely try them again - it's nice to make my own flowers for a change!


Materials:
Image: Sugar Nellie
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Pearlised Card: Crafters Companion
Numbers: Printed Off My Computer
Glitter: Stickles
Butterfly Punch: Unsure
Gems: The Hobby House
Swirl Stamp: Lizzie Ann Designs
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Flower Centre: Prima


Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last card, I really appreciate it!

I'm entering this card into these challenges:
- Less Is More - Take 3 Challenges - (Week 3 - Spring, Week 5 - Pastel Colours & Week 16 - Butterflies)
- Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
- Oldie But A Goodie - Lots Of Sparkle
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes & Blog Hop


Hopefully I'll be back before I go back to school with another card. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends again and starting a new term, but on the other hand, I don't want the summer holidays to end!

Anyway, thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of your week!
Love, Georgia xx

Vintage Hanglar Card

Hello! It feels like ages since I've posted on my blog! We're all moved in now to our new house and we're settling in really well! I haven't really been in the crafting mood over the last couple of weeks, because I wanted to settle in and relax a bit first, plus my craft stuff is at the bottom of my wardrobe at the moment, so it's not very accessible. Eventually though, my dad is going to put some floating shelves up in my room, so I can store things on there and then move my craft stuff somewhere else.
When I made this card yesterday, I realised how much I'd missed card making!

I've made it to enter into a few different challenges and I used my mum's new Tim Holtz stamps, which I really like!
I also had a go at doing a sepia effect with my colouring again, and I'm pleased with how it came out, as it's something a bit different and makes a card look a bit more vintage.




Materials:
Image: Hanglar
'Love' Sentiment & Stamped Text: Tim Holtz
Doily: From My Stash
Papers: Prima - Annalee
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Cardstock: Bazzil
Flowers: From My Stash
Newspaper-Style Flowers: Printed Off The Computer and Punched With Woodware Punch
Wooden Heart: From My Stash
Pearls: Martha Stewart
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy
Chandelier Branch: From My Stash


Over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week, the theme is to use newspaper on your card. I couldn't find a newspaper at our house, so I printed some newspaper text off the computer and punched flowers out of it, and then what did my mum bring back from the shop about five minutes later?...a newspaper! Typical! :)

I'm so glad it's the summer holidays now! So far, I've been chilling out a lot, plus I don't have much homework to do, which is nice! Today, we're all going to our local farm to get some gravel for our new back garden and me and my brother will probably feed the animals!

I'm entering my card into these challenges:

- Allsorts Challenge - Free 'n' Easy
- Colour Create - Cream, Aqua and Pale Pink
- Creative Card Crew - Animal Antics
- Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Use Newspaper
- Stamp Something - Something Embellished
- Stampin' For The Weekend - Paws For Thought
- The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

Anyway, I'd better go now. Thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Love, Georgia xx

Anniversary Card

Hi everyone! Today I've got my mum and dad's anniversary card to show you, as their anniversary is coming up on Friday.
I went for a more simple card than I usually would, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out!

I am entering it into this week's Just Magnolia Challenge, where the theme is 'Let's Get Sentimental', so to qualify for the challenge, you must use a sentiment on your card. I tried to make a bit of a feature of the 'LOVE' lettering, so hopefully my card qualifies as 'sentimental'! :)

I am also entering it into this week's Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge, where the theme is turquoise and brown.



Materials:
Image: Magnolia
Papers: My Mind's Eye
Punch: Martha Stewart
Colouring: Pro Markers
Flower: Handmade Using Retro Punches (See Tutorial On Sidebar)
Swirl Punch: Woodware
Lettering: I Can't Remember
Happiness Stamp: Hero Arts
Gems: From My Stash
Glitter: Stickles



I can't wait until The X Factor starts again tonight, and the final of Big Brother is on Tuesday as well, so there's lots of good TV at the moment! :)


Thank you for looking and keep an eye on my mum for me to make sure she doesn't peek at this blog! :)
Love, Georgia xx

Fern's Birthday Card

Hello! Just a very quick post tonight to show you this card I made for my blogging friend, Fern, who turned twelve on Friday!

I cut the flowers out of paper from the same range as the backing paper.

I've decided to enter it into this week's Creative Inspirations Challenge - looks like I'm just in time! :) The theme over there is to use something new! I've used a new stamp from a set that I absolutely love that my mum treated me to when she went to the NEC last time. Thanks so much Mum, I love these stamps! I have also used some new papers, which my mum also bought me from the NEC - they're sooo pretty! :)

I can't remember who the image is by because I've thrown away the packet. The sentiment is made by the same company as the image. The colouring was done with Pro Markers, the papers are Dovecraft, as well as the flowers, the little flower centres, dew drops and glitter are from my stash.

Thanks for looking, and have a lovely week! Uh-oh, looks like there's more snow forecast on Wednesday - it's never-ending, lol! :D

Love, Georgia xx

P.S. Thanks for all the candy entries so far, good luck!

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

Charisma Cardz Challenge 35

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a nice evening.


I've just had a go at Rach's fantastic tutorial over on her blog for how to make scrunched-up flowers. I've been meaning to try it for ages but haven't really got round to it, so here's my attempt! I would have used glimmer mist on my flower, like it says in the tutorial, but I don't have any! I had a brainwave though, and I remembered that I have a tin of hair glitter spray in my wardrobe that I put in my hair for special occasions.
You can't really tell from the picture, but I've absolutely drenched my flower in the stuff and I'm quite pleased with the result!

I'm entering my card into this week's Charsima Cardz Challenge, where the theme is swirls and curls. There is an optional extra of hearts, but I'd already made the card when I saw the challenge so I haven't included hearts.

I'm not sure who the image is by, or the sentiment, but the colouring is ProMarkers, the backing papers are K & Co., the swirl stamps and butterfly stamps are borrowed from my mum and the rest of the embellishments are from my stash.

Here is a close-up of the flower before it went on the card:

Thank you for looking, and have a nice week! ;)

Just...A Card!

Hi! I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday yesterday - I certainly did...and it was very fulfilling chocolate-wise!
I'm not entering this card into any challenge, it was just a spur-of-the-moment card and I made it without any particular theme so...here it is!





Materials:
Image: Anya
Backing Paper: Unknown
Gems: PaperMania
Flower Die Cut: Cuttlebug
Pink and White Flower: From Tab
Black Flower: From Michele
Brad: PaperMania
Sentiment: Unknown

Thanks for looking! Enjoy the rest of your Easter break.



Bye for now! xx

Colour Create Challenge #2

Hello! Here is my entry for this week's Colour Create Challenge. If you would like to enter this challenge, click on the blinkie on my sidebar and it will take you there. Here is what you have to do for this week's challenge:

'Please make your card using Peach and Aqua. You can also use cream/white for your cardstock and flesh colours for any images. There is an extra option available which you can use if you wish, although this isn't compulsory. This week's option is 'DIY flowers', which means not using any pre made, bought flowers on your cards and projects. Here are some ideas which might help:

- Stamp a flower onto card and cut it out

- Punch and layer flowers

- Die cut flowers

- Doodle your own flowers

- Stitch flowers

- Peel and mount stickers to form a flower

- Use shaped petals e.g, hearts to form a flower

- Make flowers from Nestie shapes

- Make a ribbon flower'

The design team cards are fantastic! Even if you aren't planning on entering the challenge, the cards are worth a look!

On my card, I made my flower by stamping it and colouring it with my Brush Markers.

Materials:

Image: Eloise Greengrass

Sentiment: Whispers Words

Brad: PaperMania

Gems: PaperMania

Glitter: Craft Planet

Thanks for looking and good luck with the challenge!

Love, Georgia xx