Summer

Hi there! I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but at the moment, I'm struggling to find time to craft because I have exams and coursework to do for school at the moment, as I am doing my GCSEs.

This is my Design Team project for the Crafty Calendar Challenge. My friend, Megan's birthday is coming up in the middle of July, so I painted and decorated this little box I found in my art things and I've bought a little silver and purple charm bracelet to go inside it as a present, which I picked because she loves purple! :)

The theme at the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month is 'Summer', so I used this sweet little Anya image and bright colours to give it a summery feel, especially because Megan's birthday is in the height of summer.

Materials:

Image: The Greetings Farm

Paper: Basic Grey - Nook and Pantry

Flowers: From My Stash

Colouring: Pro Markers

Brad: From My Stash

Gem: From My Stash

Ribbon: From My Stash

Glitter Letter Stickers: From The NEC

I've hardly got any time left now at school before the summer holidays! I'm also looking forward to Thursday 8th July, as I have a kind of work experience day with school, so I will be going to work with my mum for the day! :)

Anyway, thanks so much for looking and have a lovely weekend, let's hope the hot weather carries on!

Love from, Georgia xx

Magnolia Card & Concert Pictures!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to show you this card I am entering into Just Magnolia, where the theme is 'In The Garden'. I used my mum's Martha Stewart fence punch, to make it look like Tilda was in the garden. I've also had a go at masking my image, which I've never tried before. It was a bit tricky and took me a few attempts, and even now it's a bit smudged, but I got there in the end! :)



Materials:
Image: Magnolia
Sentiment: Magnolia
Papers: PaperMania
Colouring: ProMarkers
Flowers: From My Stash
Ribbon: From My Stash
Cardstock: Bazzil
Punch: Martha Stewart
Gems: From My Stash


Here is a closer view.


















Also, for those of you who had a go at guessing which of my statements was true in my last post, it was number six, I have held snakes, lizards and a crocodile in the past - but it was only a baby one and it had its mouth taped up, ha ha! :)


Before I go, I want to show you a few of the pictures I took on Saturday, when I went to Signal One 2010 Live at my local park with my friends. It was absolutely fantastic and we had such a brilliant time!

Here is a horrible spinning ride that my friends went on, but I didn't dare!



















Here are two of the radio DJs presenting it, blowing those vuvuzelas they have at the World Cup!



















Chipmunk

Craig David

Dane Bowers

Diana Vickers

Jedward

Leddra Chapman

Lee Ryan

Lissie

The Saturdays

Anyway, I'd better go - thanks so much for looking and have a lovely week!

Hopefully, England will win their match on Wednesday, or they'll be out of the World Cup!

Bye for now,

Love, Georgia xx

An Award

Hi everyone! Just a quick post tonight to share this award I received with you that was given to me by Rachel, thanks so much for the award Rachel!

For the award, I have to tell you one truth and six lies about me, and you have to try and guess which one is the truth, which I will reveal in my next post!

OK, here goes...

1. I have had five cats in total throughout my life.

2. I have a brother and three sisters.

3. I have been away on holiday to Greece for two months before.

4. My favourite drink is Coca Cola.

5. My dream job is a crocodile hunter.

6. I have held snakes, lizards and a crocodile before.

7. I absolutely hate going clothes shopping.

I also have to pass this award onto seven people. I will pass it onto:

Tara - Happily Ever Crafting

Sophie - Sophie's Doodles

Fiona - Made In A Muddle

Donna - Donna's Doodles

Kim - Cards By Kim

So, all you need to do is leave a comment telling me which one out of all seven statements is true. I'll let you know the answer the next time I post, good luck, hee hee! :)

Thanks again for the award Rachel! OK, better go now. I'm really looking forward to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, as it is PINC Week (Particp8, Innov8, Negoti8, Cooper8), where we have three days off timetable and get to go out and take part in loads of great activities!

Tomorrow, I'll be going to Aerial Extreme, and assault course in the trees, which sounds brilliant - it's just as well I don't mind heights! :)

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of your week!

Love, Georgia xx

Phew...All Fixed!

Hi there! I'm really glad because my computer has been fixed and it turned out to be something really small, which is good, because I was assuming it was going to cost a lot to put it right, but it's all sorted now! :)

I had a really crafty day yesterday and made a Father's Day card for my dad and this card with one of my mum's new Anya stamps.

I'm entering it into this week's Cupcake Craft Challenge, where the theme is 'Dazzle Us', so you have to use glitter or gems or anything sparkly really.

Materials:

Image: Anya

Sentiment: Tim Holtz

Papers: The Paper Loft

Colouring: Pro Markers

Flowes: From My Stash

Butterfly: From My Stash

Gems: From My Stash

Spacers: The Hobby House

Cardstock: Bazzil

So much for the England victory last night against the USA! Oh well, at least they didn't lose, lol!

Thanks so much for looking and I'm off now for a blog hop to catch up on everyone's creations!

Have a lovely week!

Love, Georgia xx

Computer Trouble

Hello everyone!

Just a quick post to say that I might not be around for a little while, because there's something really wrong with my computer and I don't know how long it will be until it's fixed, so I'm typing this post on my dad's laptop.

Hopefully, it won't be for very long, but I just thought I'd let you know, as I don't have any idea what's wrong with my computer and I'm not sure how long it will take to get it sorted, but if I don't get much homework this week at school, then I should have plenty of time to get crafty and then I'll have lots to show when I get back! :)

I'm so glad Spelbound won Britain's Got Talent last night, they were amazing!
Anyway, I'd better go now and get things ready for school tomorrow morning - I can't wait to get up at seven o'clock...not! :)

Thanks for looking and bye for now!
Love, Georgia xx

My First Easel Card!

Hi there! Wow, I can't believe how nice the weather has been recently, perfect for half-term! Although, I wasn't so thrilled to be woken up by builders hammering and drilling on a house across the road from me at eight o'clock this morning! ;)

Today is the start of Challenge 9 of the Crafty Calendar Challenge, and the theme this month is 'Bugs and Beasties'. It sounds really tricky, but the possibilities are endless - you could make a pretty girly card or an insect card for a male.

I can't believe I've never tried it before, but this is my first easel card that I have made for my Design Team card. I always imagined it being really tricky to do, but I was surprised when I realised they're actually really simple and I love the effect it makes!





















Materials:
Image: I can never remember what brand they are, even though I've been told so many times! :)
Sentiment: Studio G
Papers: Basic Grey - Green At Heart
Flowers: From My Stash
Jute Ribbon: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Colouring: Pro Markers
Embellishments: From My Stash
Glitter: Stickles

Well, thanks so much for looking and enjoy the rest of the week and the weekend. Enjoy the rest of Britain's Got Talent, if you're watching it - so far, Spellbound are my favourites! :)

Love, Georgia xx

A Card At Last!

Hi everyone! I'm so glad Friday's here, and I've got a week's holiday now, yay! I'm really looking forward to Tuesday as well, as it's my brother's birthday, so that should be a really good day!

Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. My mojo's been gone a little bit, and my media exam has really taken up loads of time. I did it on Monday and most of it went quite well, so I'm just glad it's out of the way now.

I really love my new Basic Grey Nook and Pantry paper pad, so I couldn't wait to use it again! I'm entering this card into this week's Just Magnolia Challenge, where the theme is 'hot and spicy', which can mean anything from warm colours to summer holidays, so I've used lots or yellows and oranges on my card.

I went a bit overboard with my mum's Glimmer Mist - it sprayed all over the image! Oh well, you can never have too much sparkle, lol!

I can't believe how great the weather has been recently! It's gone a little bit cooler now, but it was fantastic last weekend - perfect for my grandad's wedding and our trip to Legoland, which was brilliant! It's a shame I couldn't take any pictures of the wedding, because the SD card in the camera ran out of memory, but it was a great day, and we'd love to go again in the future!

Thanks for looking, have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend and hope you enjoy the sunny weather, while it lasts! :)

Love, Georgia xx

Just Magnolia Challenge

Hello! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've got a three-hour media exam coming up next Monday, so I've been spending ages revising and working towards that.
I did manage to make this card in the week though, as my mum treated me to a gorgeous new set of Basic Grey papers, the Nook & Pantry set, which I love!

I'm entering this card into this week's Just Magnolia Challenge, where the theme is 'One For The Girls', which was really convenient after I used these yummy papers and the giant flower!

Materials:

Image: Magnolia

Papers: Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry

Sentiment: Tim Holtz

Flowers: From My Stash

Raffia Lace: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzil

Other Embellishments: From My Stash

Colouring: ProMarkers

I can't wait until next weekend because it is my grandad's wedding, so we are travelling down to Reading where he lives and are staying overnight in a lovely hotel and then the next day, we are going to Legoland in Windsor on the way home! It should be a brilliant weekend!

I'm glad the weather has warmed up a little bit now - next weekend it's supposed to be really warm, so let's hope the forecast is right for once! :)

Thanks so much for looking and for any comments you leave - have a lovely week!

Love, Georgia xx

Chipboard Bookmark

Hi there! Hope you had a great weekend and the weather was good wherever you are!
It was a lovely day yesterday, so me and my mum and dad and brother decided to go to the cattery a few miles away from where we live to get some cat food for my cat, Fizzy. We had a look at some of the cats while we were there and we wanted to take them all home with us, they were sooo cute! :)

Here is a bookmark I made for my grandma, as it's her birthday in a couple of weeks. I used some more of my gorgeous new Basic Grey Green At Heart pad, and also used some new embellishments I got from the NEC in March.

I also used some of this Basic Grey chipboard I've had for ages, but I've never used it because I didn't really know what I could use it for, but I'm glad I used it on this bookmark, because I think it'll make it more sturdy.

I can't remember who this image is by, any ideas? It was sent to me by the lovely Jo, Boots the Monkey.

Finally, I'm entering the bookmark into this week's PaperPlay Challenge, where the theme is to use a stamped or digi image and add some bling!

Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely week! :)

Bye for now!

Love, Georgia xx

Crafty Calendar Challenge 8 - Design Team Card

Hello! Happy Friday! Yay, it's the weekend at last and today is the start of the new challenge over at the Crafty Calendar Challenge!

The theme this month is 'The Great Outdoors', so we want you to make a card or project that reflects the outdoors in some way.

I made this card for the lovely Chris, whose birthday it was in April, but I couldn't show it on my blog because it is my Design Team card.

Materials:

Image: Kraftin' Kimmie's

Sentiment: Kraftin' Kimmie's

Lettering: PaperMania

Flowers: From My Stash

Papers: PaperMania

Ribbon: From My Stash

Cardstock: Bazzil

Colouring: ProMarkers

Gems: From My Stash

I also had my first ever go at paper piecing! I'm really pleased with ow it turned out in the end! Anyway, thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend! :)

Love, Georgia xx