Flower Power & The A-Z of Me

Hiya, hope you're having a great week! It's getting pretty autumnal out there now - lots of the leaves are starting to change colour now, and it's been so windy over the past few weeks!
I suppose this card is me trying to hold onto the last dregs of summer, hee hee! Winter is definitely my favourite season of all though - I love Christmas and the snowy weather, it's so cosy! :)

I wanted to be quick with making this card tonight, as I've got a bit of revision to do for a history assessment tomorrow, so I used Pro Markers to colours my image, instead of polychromatic pencils.


Materials:
Image: Magnolia
Sentiment: My Mind's Eye
Papers: My Mind's Eye
Cardstock: Bazzil
Colouring: Pro Markers
Doily, Pins, Spacer, Flowers, Brads and Gems: From My Stash
Glitter: Stickles - Pink
Ribbon & Sparkly Fibres: From My Stash
Butterfly Punch: From My Stash

I wasn't sure how this card would turn out at first, because my Pro Marker colouring is a bit rusty, because I haven't used them for so long, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out! :)

Over on Laura's blog, I saw an A-Z list that seems to be going around different blogs at the moment, so I thought I'd do one too so you can learn a little bit more about me. Feel free to do one for yourself too if you like and keep passing it on! :)

OK, here goes!

A - Age: Fifteen

B - Bed Size: Single

C - Chore That You Hate: Washing Up

D - Dogs: Not really a dog person, more of a cat lover in case you hadn't already noticed, hee hee!

E - Essential Start to Your Day: Early morning fix of toast and Marmite and kids' TV programmes - I'm just a big kid, hee hee!

F - Favourite Colour: I love pink - always have, always will!

G - Gold or Silver: Hmm... Silver

H - Height: 5ft 7"

I - Instruments You Play: A little bit of self-taught piano, but not much - I'm not very musical!

J - Job Title: Um, does student count? :)

K - Kids: I am one! :D

L - Live: Cheshire, North-West England

M - Must Haves: Family and friends...oh and chocolate!

N - Nicknames: George/Geeg

O - Overnight Hospital Stays: Meningitis as a baby

P - Pet Peeves: People who think they're better than everyone else, rudeness, selfishness

Q - Quote From A Movie: 'Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human? Pointless, really. Do the stars gaze back? Now, that's a question.'
Taken from my favourite film, Stardust - I love it!

R - Rhubarb Or Custard: Niether, yuck!

S - Save Or Spend: Hmm... Save for a bit, but then spend, spend, spend! :)

T - Tea Or Coffee: Definitely tea - I hate coffee!

U - Underwear: Comfy, but pretty!

V - Vegetable You Hate: I like most vegetables, but not so keen on parsnips!

W - What Makes You Run Late: The snooze button!

X - X Rays You've Had: I haven't had one, luckily!

Y - Yummy Food That You Make: Cakes, soups, bread and Shepherd's Pie!

Z - Zoo Animal: I like most of them, really, but I like seeing the different varieties of monkeys, like pygmy marmosets and lemurs, so cute!

Well, that's it! Let me know if you do an A-Z list too, so I can come and see! Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely weekend.

Love, Georgia xx

Vintage Bookmark

Hello! I hope you've had a lovely week and are looking forward to the weekend! I love that Friday feeling when you get home from school and can just chill out! Thank you for all your lovely comments about going back to school! I've had a really nice first two weeks back, and my little brother has really enjoyed his first couple of weeks of year seven and seems to be settling in well.

I made this bookmark for my mum, as she is in the middle of reading the Harry Potter books for the first time at the moment, so I thought I'd make her a vintage bookmark to use.

I've had this cute little Penny Black image for ages and have never used it before, but I think it's perfect for gift boxes and bookmarks because of its size.

Materials:

Image: Penny Black

Papers: Prima - Annalee

Cardstock: Crafters Companion

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Fibres, Flowers, Spacers & Gems: From My Stash

Ruffled Ribbon: From Chris

Vintage Stamps: Tim Holtz

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Paint: Tim Holtz Acrylic Dabber

Brads: PaperMania

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

- Allsorts Challenge - Flowers & Swirls

- Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

- Cupcake Craft Challenges - Back To School

- Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

I'm just off to make a card for a great challenge I've just spotted - will be back soon hopefully with a card, and then you'll see which challenge I mean!

I know it's only September, but I feel all cosy, because it's just started raining outside and we're having a roast dinner for tea, yum - my favourite tea! :)

Anyway, thanks for looking and have a great weekend, whatever you're doing!

Bye for now, love, Georgia xx

Back To School... But One Last Card!

Hi everyone! I'm really sad that it's the last day of the summer holidays today. I'm kind of looking forward to going back and getting back into a routine and seeing friends again, but I've really enjoyed just relaxing and having lots of lie-ins over the past few weeks, so I don't really want it to end!
I'm looking forward to having a last chill-out session later though, as me and my parents and brother are going to have a big game of Buzz on the Playstation, which is a competitive game with lots of mini-games, which we all enjoy playing.

Anyway, here is my last card before I go back to school, which I made last night. I tried stamping my image onto kraft for a change, and I'm really pleased with the result. I thought it might be difficult to colour on kraft, but it was surprisingly quite easy, so I'll definitely be using it again! I used this cute Fairy Doodles image, from a set my mum bought me from the NEC ages ago.

Materials:
Image: Fairy Doodles
Sentiment: Tim Holtz
Papers: Prima - Annalee
Cardstock: Bazzil
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Glitter: Stickles (Pink, Lime Green & Waterfall)
Flowers: From My Stash
Brad: PaperMania
Charm: From My Stash
Dew Drops: From My Stash
Pearls: From Mine & My Mum's Stash
Ribbon: From Chris
Jute Ribbon: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Butterfly: From My Stash
Wooden Heart: From My Stash
Swirl Stamps: Lizzie Ann Designs
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Tattered Rose


I'm entering my card into these challenges:
- Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
- Truly Scrumptious - Rocked Up Pink
- By The Cute And Girly - All Things Bright And Beautiful

I'd better go now to have some lunch and then get on with getting my stuff ready for school tomorrow. Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely week!

Georgia xxxx

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

Messy Rabbit Card & Gift

Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week! I can't believe nearly four weeks of the summer holidays have gone already!

I made this card and some earrings in a little gift box for my great-grandma, who turns ninety-two in just over a week. Sorry the photos aren't very clear. I took them last night in my garden and the light wasn't that good, and I couldn't take anymore today because I've packed everything up to post off to Reading, where she lives.
Anyway, I used this cute Messy Rabbit image by Joanna Sheen, as I thought she might like it. I also tried out my mum's new Magnolia Doohickey die, which I really like because it'll go with a lot!

Materials:

Image: Joanna Sheen - Messy Rabbit

Sentiment: Printed Off The Computer

Papers: K & Co. - Classic

Flowers: From My Stash (Green One Coloured With Pro Marker)

Ribbon: From My Stash

Swirls: Magnolia - Doohickey Die

Swirl Stamps: Lizzie Ann Designs

Doily: From My Stash

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Dew Drops: From My Stash

Pearls & Pearl Hearts: From My Stash

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

Here are the box and earrings I made to go with the card. I really like making earrings - they're so quick and easy and make really nice simple gifts!

The papers I used for it are from the same pad as the card, K & Co. Classic; the flowers and pearls are from my stash and the sentiment was printed off the computer.

I'm going to enter the box and card into a few challenges, but separately.

I'm entering the card into these challenges:

- A Spoon Full of Sugar - Happy Birthday

- Oldie But A Goodie - The Great Outdoors

- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo (Top Line - Blooms, Pearls and Doily)

I'm entering the box into just one challenge:

- Allsorts Challenge -Anything But A Card

Anyway, have a nice week and weekend and I will be back soon hopefully with some more cards before the end of the summer holidays!

Thank you for looking, bye for now!

Love, Georgia xx

Blue & Green

Hi everyone! I'm back again with another card - I'm making the most of the free time I have by making cards, yay!
I don't know about you, but my last post title has contradicted itself a bit now, seeing as it's been pouring down with rain non-stop for the last couple of days here in the North-West! It feels more like Autumn or Winter now, but oh well; it's nice and cosy. :)

I went for a blue and green theme to this card. I've had this Tilda image for ages - it's one that my mum stamped for me a while ago, and it's definitely one of my favourite Tilda images, but I haven't used it until now!

Materials:

Image: Magnolia

Sentiment: Tim Holtz

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Papers: Prima - Annalee

Cardstock: Bazzil

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Scattered Straw

Glitter: Stickles

Flowers: From My Stash

Brads: From My Stash

Lace: From My Stash

Charm: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts

Pearls: From My Stash

Gems: The Hobby House

Flower Punch: Martha Stewart

Chipboard Button: From My Stash

Flourish, Flower & Butterfly Stamps: Tim Holtz - Visual Artistry

Here is a closer view - I really enjoyed colouring this image. I always think the Tildas with wings are so cute!

I'm entering this into these challenges:

- Charisma Cardz - Distressing

- Truly Scumptious - Lace It Up

- My Time To Craft - Fairy Tales

Last night, I watched Planet of the Apes for the first time with my mum, dad and brother, which I really enjoyed! It was really nice sitting and watching a film inside when it was all cold and rainy outside, hee hee!

Tomorrow, me and my brother are going to the cinema to see Mr. Popper's Penguins with Jim Carrey, who is one of my favourite actors, so I'm looking forward to that, and we're going to Pizza Hut on the way back for a treat, yummy! :)

I'll hopefully be back soon with the card and gift I'm going to make today for my great-grandma, who turns ninety-two in a couple of weeks.

Anyway, have a nice week and enjoy your weekend and thanks so much for looking! Thank you for your lovely comments on my last card too, I really appreciate it! :D

Bye for now!

Georgia xxxx

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

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

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

Take That - Progress Tour 2011

Hi everyone! Thanks for all your lovely comments about my last card and my exam and work experience. My exam went quite well - I was a bit nervous about it because I didn't feel that prepared, but thankfully it was better than I thought and I managed to finish it too.


I've really, really enjoyed my work experience this week, it's been brilliant!

Anyway, I'm back with some photos from the Take That concert I went to in Manchester nearly two weeks ago. I had an amazing time, it was fantastic!

Take That were supported by The Pet Shop Boys, who came on first.

First of all, Take That came out as a four, to do a couple of songs from when they first reformed without Robbie. Afterwards, Robbie came out and did a few of his songs, he was great!

The sets were amazing! After Robbie had finished, all five members came out together!

There were loads of fireworks and displays!

Howard (on the left!)

Jason (on the left!)

The big robot-man was a bit temperamental - I think they had trouble getting down off his hands afterwards!

Singing 'Kidz'

You can just make out the outline of all five band members in lights on the five blue panels, from their album cover!

It was such a fantastic show!











All five members!

Even though sometimes we were quite far away, we still had a great view, because they sometimes came out onto the runway coming out of the middle of the stage.











Lots of confetti!

Sorry the quality of the pictures aren't that great. My camera doesn't take very good photos at night or from long distances, but at least I'll still have lots of memories of it!

Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely weekend!

Have fun if you're going to see Take That too!

Love, Georgia xx