Parties & A Couple of Challenges

Hi there! Woo hoo, it's half-term - yay! Funnily, nearly all of my friends' birthdays fall early in the year, so I've got a ton of parties at the moment! I had one on Wednesday, I've got one tonight, one next Saturday and then in March I've got mine, then in April I've got two more, phew! This card is one I've made for my friend Carina, whose party I'm going to tonight. I've bought her a peach-coloured sparkly scarf, some sweets and slipper socks, which I hope she'll like.





















I'm entering this card into two challenges:

Stamp Something Challenge - Cute Somethings (rabbit image).
Allsorts Challenge - 3 of Something, 2 of Something, 1 of Something (Three flowers, two papers and one image).

Materials:
Image: Martha Stewart
Sentiment: Studio G
Papers: Making Memories
Colouring: Pro Markers
Embellishments: From my stash

Right, I'd better go and have a shower and then get ready for the party. We'll be watching a film at her house and having a buffet, yum!

Thanks so much for looking and for any comments you leave.
Love, Georgia xx

Creative Card Crew Challenge 31

Hi there! Happy Friday, lol!
Sorry for the lack of cards this week, I'm a bit addicted to the new Sims 3 game and I just got it, so I've been playing on it non-stop!

Here is my card I am entering into this week's Creative Card Crew Challenge, where the theme is celebration. So my card is celebrating Christmas!

The backing papers were given to me by my mum, the image is Whiff Of Joy, the colouring was done with Pro Markers and the sentiment is Studio G. The embellishments are from my stash.


There was a 'Sponge A Teacher' session at school today for charity. I so wish I'd had some money on me because my old science teacher who I can't stand was one of the teachers! I can't wait until X Factor tomorrow, because it's the start of the live shows! :)

Anyway, bye for now and have a lovely weekend. Thank you for looking, and for all the fabulous entries into the Crafty Calendar Challenge so far!
xx

Sketch Saturday Challenge #58

Hi there! Hope you're having a nice evening - I just wanted to show you my card for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge, where there's a fab sketch to follow.

My mum's new Magnolia stamp set came today so she stamped this lovely Tilda for me, which I love!

The papers are Making Memories - Flower Patch and the image is from the new Magnolia range as I said above.
The rest is from my stash, except for the sentiment, which is my mum's and the colouring is done with Pro Markers.

Thanks for looking! :)

Bye for now, love from, Georgia xx

P.S. If you haven't already, don't forget to check out Judy's fab candy, it ends tomorrow! (10th July).

Crafty Monkeys Challenge #29 - 1st Birthday

Hello! Firstly, I'd like to say a big "happy birthday" to Crafty Monkeys, the children's challenge.
There is no brief this week except that your card has to be made only for the challenge so here is my entry.

I embossed the bottom half of the card with one of my mum's Cutllebug emobssing folders and used some of my stash that I haven't touched in a while, which is good.

I made a bit of a mistake but it turned out to be good! In the bottom right-hand corner I punched out a butterfly but it went off the edge of the card so I snipped off the whole corner to get rid of it and I'm quite pleased with the effect so I added some dew drops which were part of the candy I recently received.

Materials:
Image: Tilda
Sentiment:
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Colouring: Pro Markers
Backing Paper: PaperMania
Ribbon: PaperMania
Buttons: From my stash
Flowers: From my stash
Brad: PaperMania
Dew Drops: From my candy

Also, have you heard about Michael Jackson? I turned on the BBC Breakfast Show this morning and there were people with candles and wearing Michael Jackson t-shirts and I couldn't believe it. I wasn't alive for most of his era but I'm so shocked! I still haven't got my head round it! I'm watching an ITV tribute programme now as I type.
R.I.P Michael Jackson

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend! :)

Creative Card Crew #14

Hi there! Hope the weather's good where you are - it was raining here in Staffordshire this morning but it's lovely and sunny now.
Here is the card I'm entering into this week's Creative Card Crew Challenge.
The theme over there is 'geometric shapes'. I was a little unsure about this at first but I had a look at the DT cards and they gave me loads of inspiration - it really isn't as hard as you'd think!
I used stripy and spotty paper to link in with the theme.



I made this card for my Grandad as it's his birthday on 16th June.

Materials:
Image: Snoopy
Sentiment: Studio G
Ribbon: PaperMania
Mosaic Tiles: Unknown
Gems: PaperMania
Backing Papers: PaperMania

OK, I'll sign out now and watch TV with my brother; he's come back from his school's residential trip to Ludlow today and he's absolutely shattered so I'm going to sit with him for a bit.

Thanks for looking. Love, Georgia xx

Crafty Monkeys Challenge #23

Hello! Whoopee, Monday Morning. :(

Oh well, I just wanted to quickly post my card that I am entering into this week's Crafty Monkeys Challenge.

The theme is 'One For The Boys!'

Therefore, you have to make a male card.

I don't like making male cards much but my little brother's birthday is coming up on 1st June so I decided to enter this card I made for him into the challenge.

I'd better make sure he doesn't see my blog for a while now, until he can't see this post anymore!

Materials:

Image: Ian From the Anya Range

Backing Paper: PaperMania

Ribbon: PaperMania

Glitter (Below Ribbon): Stickles

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Brad: PaperMania

Star Gem: Club Green

Sentiment: Printed Off the Computer

Thanks for looking and have a nice week! Hope the weather improves! :)

Charisma Cardz Challenge #17

Hi! I am entering this card into this week's Charisma Cardz Challenge. The theme is 'thank you'. You have to make a card saying thank you.
I'm not giving this one to anyone in particular but it'll be useful if I want to say thank you to someone some time and I don't have time to make a card.




Materials:
Image: Forever Friends
Backing Paper: K & Co. - Sparkly Sweet
Mosaic Tiles: Unknown
Flower: Prima
Flower Centre: From Chris
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Ribbon: PaperMania
Gems: From Carole
Sentiment: Studio G

I can't wait until the weekend! And it'll be a long one too! I'll have Saturday, Sunday and Monday off and then go back on Tuesday when I'll be having my HPV vaccination against cervical cancer. I had the other two injections last year and this will be the last one and then I'm fully immunised!

Thanks for looking! :)

Love, Georgia xx

High Hopes Challenge #27

Hello! Here is my entry for this week's High Hopes Challenge.
The theme for the challenge is 'distressing' so I have scored along the edge of my backing paper with scissors to create a rough effect.
I have also tinged the edges of the card and the image with orange ink.







Materials:
Image: High Hopes
Sentiment: Penny Black
Purple FLower: From Jo
Sparkly Orange Flower: PaperMania
Brad: PaperMania
Ribbon: PaperMania
Gems: PaperMania
Backing Paper: K&Co. - Sparkly Sweet
Distressing Ink: Borrowed from Mum



Here is a closer view:

Thanks for stopping by!
Bye! xx