Card Therapy

Copic Colour Challenge #41

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:56:00 +0000

I'm a little nervous about this one, but have decided that I should finally give a challenge a go! I am getting in by the skin of my teeth on this one though as the deadline is tonight.

I have done the following card for the Copic Colour Challenge which was to use the following colours in your design:

I am still a novice when it comes to colouring with the copics, but I am having fun trying :-)

Now then, the following picture is soooo bad - but I just cannot get it any better as it is just too dark, and if the flash comes on, then you just see a big white flash! I will upload a better picture tomorrow, when there is some proper light.

There are some fabulous Design Team cards on the Copic Colour Challenge Blog and it just amazes me how they can all create such fantastic cards.

What a mess!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Just look at the state of this ......

and this is just a very small part of the conservatory that I completely and utterly trashed while I was finishing off this ......

rather large advent tower.

I managed to get it kinda finished (there are still lots of little swirls and ribbon that I would like to add) at midnight last night. All the little drawers were filled with goodies ready for Eloise to open drawer number 1 when she got up this morning.

I pinched the design from a kit that Stamps Away did on Create and Craft, but their version was much smaller. I found it really hard to buy little things to fit in the drawers, that were not just sweets, and that did not break the bank! I am not a totally meanie, there are some sweeties (and a couple of choccies) in there, I just didn't want it all full of junk that Eloise wants to devour at 6am from now until Christmas Day. So that's why I made this one much larger.

Seeing as I had spent the best part of all weekend and every evening till last night working on my master piece - I decided that I would take it into the living room and spend some time with the other half, while I filled it with goodies. He said some really nice things about it :-) and then asked where his was. I don't think I am up to making another just yet (especially seeing as I haven't finished playing with this one).

Next I really want to have a go at a challenge - something that I haven't attempted yet - just got to decide which one.

xxx

Oops!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:42:00 +0000

PVA glue and big cardie sleeves do not mix!

Yay - it's the weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:50:00 +0000

It's an early start for Ellie and I today. The Brownies have organised a 'Golden Globe Event' at our local Odeon Cinema and the girlies have to put on their bestest outfits and at 9.30 this morning will be walking down the red carpet - how exciting is that! I am very jealous :-)

I am just about to get Ellie moving as, at nearly 9 years old, the fashionista in her has kicked in - 'Oh What to Wear' - no longer happy with what mummy picks out. She did whittle it down to one of three outfits last night, so I see a mini fashion show coming on.

As for me, going to be a mum's taxi day, and I really hope for a bit of time working on the advent boxes as time is running out!

Georgie xxx

What to do?

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:56:00 +0000

Morning :-)

Just got back in from the school run, which was a rather chilly and wet one this morning. Nice to be all snug indoors, but typical that the blue sky is back now. What's up with that? I really think someone up there has it in for me sometimes. Watches for when I reach for the door and then bam - the heavens open - just till I get into the car mind you and then it stops!

It's the last day of my week off work and I just can't decide what to do today, so many things to choose from:

Washing
Food shopping
Deliver PTA letters
Housework
or make a start on the advent boxes that I have decided to finally make for Eloise

I think I know which one is going to get done today! Every year I admire other peoples fabulous creations and think yes, I will do one this year, and then the time just disappears. Probably doesn't help that Ellie's birthday is on the 21st December, so trying to get ready for her birthday and then Christmas is always pretty busy.

Anyway, a couple of days ago I actually bought the card - three A3 sheets of white pearl (think I may have gone over the top with that , but better to be safe than sorry and anyway we can never have too much card). But then I had a very hard time choosing between two lovely scrapbook pads by My Minds Eye. In the end I went with their 'Wonderful Winter glittered papers' for the fun bit. I just love every design in there (just hope Ellie likes it too).

This is my favourite for today, as every time I look at them there is another one that looks yummier than the last.

Right then, I am going to stop yapping on and I have decided on the plan for the day:

Cuppa
Crafting

Blow everything else, I'm on holiday!

Georgie xx

Just like waiting for a bus, nothing for ages and then two turn up at once

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:00 +0000

There really must be something wrong with me - blogging twice in one day, well that is just unheard of.

I just had to share a little tale about me and my bessie buddy Faye. We are very lucky in that we both love everything crafty and can spend hours discussing articles in craft mags, moaning about the lack of craft shops down our neck of the woods and swapping info when we find something worth looking at on E-bay! Well, this is what happened.

I found a lady selling some second hand stamps, and a great deal of them there were too. There was a massive selection and all good makes, so the first thing I had to do was send the shop address to Faye (I tried to do this in a discrete email, so the hubbies wouldn't be alerted to possible spending on stamps, so no GREAT CHEAP STAMPS ON EBAY! in the subject). That was that, job done. Next thing I did was went and bid on a stamp, a little ant in a hammock - and forgot about it.

I won the auction for the little ant stamp (not sure why I am calling it little, as in general most ants are little!) and had a really nice surprise when it arrived. The lady had included two little packets of flowers and a selection of stamped images on postcard sized card for free :-) I was overjoyed with the little crafty freebies and my new stamp.

Faye came around for a visit with my gorgeous godson, and I was telling her about my lovely surprise extras and showed her the stamp, to which she exclaimed 'I bid on that one too!'. What are the chances of that eh! Lesson learnt for today is - make sure you tell bessie buddy what you are bidding on on e-bay!

Right, hubbie home so better get tea sorted x

It has been a while

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0000

Now then, I am not sure if I can remember how to do this - but I will give it a go! It has been a little while since I have blogged and I was starting to think that if I didn't do something on here soon, then my poor little blog would end up in the big trash can in cyber space!

I actually haven't been making any cards and have had a spate of stamping and colouring images. I have been bitten by the copic and pro marker bug and I am learning slowly how to use them, so I get a half decent image at the end of it. Taking a while, but I am getting better - still getting the whole shading and light thing right is another story though!

Anyway, here is a piccie of my card. The stamp was borrowed from my bessie mate Faye who, by the way, has a fantastic blog which you should go and take a look at http://stampinfluffnstuff.blogspot.com/. Her take on life and being a mum is just hilarious and certainly brightens my day when I read what she has been up to. She is also a very talented paper-crafter and produces beautiful cards.

I am going through an orange and brown phase at the moment - not sure if that is due to the lack of copics in other colours :-)

Not a lot been going on here!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Well then, nothing I can really say except that I haven't been up to much (as if you couldn't have guessed that eh!)

Anyway, I was in Paperchase last week and saw some lovely wrapping paper that was covered in owls, just crying out to be used on a card - so I am going to have a play a bit later. Also have a couple of new stamps too, one of them is a little birdie. Think there may be a bit of a theme going on here.

Really need to get my act together, and get crafting again, but we will see eh!

Here's one

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:37:00 +0000

I actually got around to making a card! I was meant to be making a birthday card for Tim's Grandad, and in the search for a stamp I found my Penny Black Hedgehog Visit, and I just had to use it :-)

I used Pink Petticoat papers, flowers from Poppicrafts, ribbon from a Craft Work pack and some little sparkly gems.

I think this may be a little too girly for Grandad eh? Never mind - I have an excuse to make another card.

Night all xxx

No Excuses!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:43:00 +0000

Well then, it has been such a long time since I have been blogging. Anyway - thought I would try and get that sorted and do a little note to say Hi.

Nothing really that new going on in my life. Eloise has settled back into school really well - loves being a Junior in Year 3, this is the first time she has looked forward to going to school - no more tummy ache or tears in the morning - which is really strange after 3 years - but it is lovely that she looks forward to going in now.

What else has been happening - not much that I can think of, how boring is that! I haven't been doing much card making at all - just the odd card here and there, for family and friends, which I didn't even take piccies of - so nothing new to show at the moment.

I hope everyone is well, I am going to surf some blogs now, take a look at all the lovely cards you guys have been working on and wait for the inspiration to hit :-)

Take care
Georgie xx

I have been a bad blogger!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:50:00 +0000

Now then - I have no excuse other than I have been busy!

Things have been pretty hectic around me at the moment, work is crazy - trying to get the new company website ready to go live, as well as doing about a dozen other things. I had my Dad and Step Mum come to stay from Portugal, which was great - I just love it when they come to visit.

Finally I had to get ready for my Fiskars demo last weekend - which I think went pretty well.
I enjoyed myself - seemed to help some people out and had a little crowd watching what I was doing - so all seemed good.

Things are now getting back to normal. I am really looking forward to the end of term for Eloise - she is so tired and really needs a break. We both are fighting off colds at the moment and looks like hubby may be coming down with it too - we all just need a nice long rest (dream on eh!).

Anyway - things that are going on in the next few days are:
We are all going to see the new Disney Pixar film on Saturday - I think it is called Wall-E (really looking forward to that)
Then Sunday I have the demo at The Range in Truro, Cornwall - their new store - so that should be fun. Never been to a brand new Range before.
Then next week - website work work and more work!

I hope to get chance to play a bit too - I need to take photos of the cards that I took and the ones that I made from the last demo and get them on here too. Getting a bit late now though - so hopefully will do that tomorrow.

I also have to give a challenge a go which is on the Fiskarettes Blog - check it out - it is their first one, so you really should get involved.

That's it for now then - Bye
Georgie xx

Where has the week gone?

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:55:00 +0000

Well then goodness me - I really do not know where that week went! Not sure that you really want to know the ins and outs - but here is an extract!! I was busy at work all week and then I had arranged a training session on Weds. I had to work ALL DAY!! Can you believe that! (I usually work until 1pm ish) - I can tell you that was a shock to the system :-).

I also had to go to see my Consultant at the hospital. I suffer with a bad back (like many many unfortunate people do) and I had a call on Weds (right in the middle of the training session) asking me to go and see the Consultant on Friday - well I was very surprised, I have never ever had an appointment that quickly. When I saw the Dr all became clear.

He explained that the Registrar that I had seen on my last visit (about 2 months ago), became very confused and thought that I had problems with my leg and not my back!! I kind of thought something wasn't right at the appointment. I found it hard to understand what he was saying most of the time. He ended the appointment by saying that he had to discuss matters with the Dr and then they would contact me - but there was a chance that I would be put on the waiting list for an operation - but they would phone and let me know!

The appointment on Friday cleared that all up - I do in fact have a bad back and not a bad leg! Joking aside I have at last had it explained that I have 2 herniated discs, which the Consultant is willing to remove and fuse the two vertebrae together - but there is only a 60% chance that this will be any better than what I suffer with now. So I don't fancy taking those odds at the moment. He is also concerned about me having this op at my young age! (what a lovely chap). I have an appointment for Pain Management near the end of July - so I am going to give that a go and hope that I can find an alternative to the pain killing patches I currently wear. They make me so tired and believe me you can see that by the state of my house!! Anyway - sorry to have blabbed on.

I had a fun day today. I went to a Paper Craft Extravaganza - Sincerely Yours - in Taunton, Somerset (about 50 miles from home). Not a huge event - but funnily enough things seemed to be leaping into my bag. A very trendy pink BoBunny retractable craft knife and a Cuttlebug (yay!!), also some lovely papers by 'onthedot'. Guess what I am going to be doing in a minute eh!
I am sorry to hear from the girls up in Scotland that the weather hasn't been too great - sorry girlies but we had a beautiful day down in Exeter today - sunny and a good breeze - wait for it - 'a lovely drying day'!!

Here are a couple of the cards I did last night - I have a few more too, but I am going to keep those for my first Fiskars demo - The Range in Plymouth on Sat 5 July. Wish me luck - this is my first ever demo! I better like it as I also have Sun 13 July The Range in Truro, Sat 19 July The Range in Exeter and then Sat 2 August The Range in Bristol. Busy busy busy!

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I hope to get chance to catch up with a bit of blog reading too - I have really missed it this week.

Take care,
Georgie xx

P.S. - Just seen your Tag Kath - how exciting first one for me to do!!!

I have a day off - hooray!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:29:00 +0000

Well then - I have the day off today (lucky me) and I was all set to go to an acetate card class for the morning, but unfortunately I had a call a couple of days ago saying that it had been cancelled :-( So then I thought 'well that's ok - I have a mountain of ironing to get through - so probably better that I do that'. You can guess what is coming can't you?

I sat down to check my emails, starting blog hopping and that was it. I am full of ideas for card - and I just have to make the most of that don't I?! So I am allowing myself some time to sit and play now - and then I will do a couple of hours ironing this afternoon. I had even put the ironing board up and everything, so I will leave it up, just to remind me of what I should be doing!!

Anyway - I had a little play already and made a wallet, I saw this idea, where it had some little lollipops in it - and I just had to have a go. I think it would be great for vouchers or money and the lollipops for kids too.

The papers are from the DCWV Floral Stack, and Paisley Woodware Chippies - which I inked.

Hope the sun is shining where-ever you are.

Georgie x

My second Tilda card

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:14:00 +0000

I have finally got chance to make something with all the images I have been colouring in with Eloise - Tilda and her cat.

The stamped images were coloured with water-colour pencils. I've used DCWV Floral Prints and Mat Stack, together with some yellow grosgrain ribbon.

I'm not usually a yellow kinda girl, so this was a little bit of a challenge (for me) to get the colours to work (you know what it is like, you have every paper pack out and your desk is covered with different variations of paper, patterened and plan, card, ribbon, brads, flowers etc!!! Fingers crossed the end result looks OK.

Well thats me done for the day, may get chance for a play early tomorrow morning - then Eloise has a birthday party to go to, so will be taxi driver in the afternoon (she has a better social life than Tim and I do!!)

Blog Candy

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:21:00 +0000

Right then - this is something I am new to - the whole Blog Candy subject. Anyway I have started taking a look at other Blogs to try and get to grips with what it is all about, and as usual Kath's blog has been a good starting place in helping me to understand how it all works. So here we go:

Lil' Deb's has some great Blog Candy in her giveaway - there is so much there! She mentions that it was to celebrate 2000 hits - well her hit counter now shows well over 3000, so she has gone way past her target. She has some tutorial videos on her blog and lots of inspiration.

Secondly my Fiskars buddy Lorraine has some lovey Laura Ashley Blog Candy on offer too, pop over to her blog and take a look - you just need to answer a question (answer featured on her blog somewhere) and you are in with a chance.

Good luck everyone.

They are done!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:58:00 +0000

Well, at last the invites are finished. Yippee.

The stamp arrived on Friday morning (to replace the one I had accidently thrown out - d'oh!) - so set about the stamping and embossing today. Finished and delivered to Brother-in-law and sister-in-law (to be) this evening. Both were very pleased - they loved them. They then put one in an envelope and gave it back to Tim and I!! I said there was no need as I knew the date and details, but they still wanted to offically invite us to their wedding - ah, its sweet init!

I've had a lovely day today - spent most of the morning stamping and colouring in Tilda's with Eloise. It seems to be her favourite past-time at the moment and she just loves Mermaid Tilda. Just look at the lovely colours :-)

Then, this afternoon, finished the wedding invitations. Eloise has gone to stay with Nanny this evening - so now I get to play on my own!

Wedding Invitations

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:48:00 +0000

Well then - what a busy couple of weeks it has been. Not that I have really been up to anything exciting, just working - oh and it was my birthday last Sunday - so had a lovely day then. I was really lucky and had lots of gorgeous Tilda stamps and Lily & Milo stamps (yay) - there are so many that I don't know which one I want to play with first! I am sure that I will overcome that little problem later.

I have been working hard on the wedding invitations for my brother-in-law and future sister-in-law - which are very nearly finished. I just have to tell you why they are not completely finished of course. Well, on the cover of the sleeve (sassy Bazzill card), bottom right hand corner - there is going to be stamped in gold the words -'Trust, Respect & Love' - which I had made, and arrived in plenty of time to finish off the invites. I went through all the different options - water mark wording, black and clear embossing, gold and gold embossing - and the couple decided on gold. They then had to decide where they wanted it, I suggested bottom right - bride-to-be wanted middle and bro-in-law agreed with me - they decided to go with bottom right. That's great then - all sorted. Sorry - hope you're not bored yet!

I had a busy couple of evenings, getting the invites finished, with just the stamping left to do - it was getting late and I didn't want to chance rushing the stamping, so thought it best to leave it till the next day (yesterday, Wednesday). Came home from work, thought I would get right on with it - but I couldn't find the stamp! There then followed a two hour search for the little stamp - but to no avail :-(

I came to the conclusion that I must have accidently thrown it out in the rubbish, and of course the bin men had been yesterday morning. Although I really don't think I would have enjoyed routing through the bins! Anyway - I ordered another one last night - luckily they do next day delivery so should be here Friday morning (keep your fingers crossed for me!). Never mind - these things happen eh! Oh - and here is the invite :-)

Eloise's creations

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:46:00 +0000

Eloise has had a busy couple of days making cards, as we had two family birthdays yesterday.

I was really impressed with her creations. She knew what she wanted, where she wanted it and how she wanted it to look (I did help by drawing the lighthouse as we didn't have one).

I am so proud of her (I know I am biased), but I think she is really clever.

I gotta Tilda stamp!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:53:00 +0000

Now then, I don't post for a week, and I have done three today!

Anyway I am now the proud owner of a Magnolia Tilda with Basket stamp - I love these. I have seen so many blogs with examples on and just had to get one. I was very restrained and only bought 2 stamps - but it is my birthday soon - so guess what is on my wish list - MORE MAGNOLIA STAMPS!!! I am keeping my fingers crossed.

So here it is - my first card using my Tilda stamp, and the tulips. I still think this needs a little bit to finish it off - but I am beat now, just too tired and worried that I may ruin it. I am pretty sure that I will add some flowers and then leave it at that.

Right - off to bed now, night, night.

Georgie x

Wedding Card

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:26:00 +0000

I have actually got around to making something and not just blog surfing!! This is for a wedding (as you may have guessed), where the bride will be wearing a red and gold sari (sorry if that is spelt incorrectly). My crafting buddy, Faye, is a supersleuth and had a chat with the bride to be to find out the colours. We really wanted to incorporate the red and gold - so this is what I have come up with.

You will probably hear me talk about Faye quite a bit. We work together, and over a chat at a work event (a few years ago now), found out that we both make cards - well that was it. We have been really good friends ever since - she is my bestest pal and is always there when I need her, and I love her loads. We have chatting on Messenger down to a fine art, but failing that we are in the same office, so able to chat in person, or by text!!

Anyway, enough of me babbling on - still have two more cards to do this evening. Brother-in-law birthday (hmmmm man card!), and female birthday (which I hope will be easy). Gonna have to tear myself away from the PC :-)

Wow - I've Been Tagged!!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:13:00 +0000

I have been tagged with this 'Circle of Friends' from my Fiskars Buddy Kath - which was really lovely - thanks Kath. By the way Kath seems to be a bit of a Blog Queen, so you have to check it out! I now have to think of 4 blog friends to pass this onto - tricky as I am pretty new to blogging. Sure I will succeed :-)

What a Beautiful Day

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:19:00 +0000

Wow - it was a scorcher down in Devon today, I really couldn't believe how hot it got. The sun shone all day, and we did the obligatory - sun's out, gotta bbq! Would love to hear if anyone else had a lovely day, whatever the weather was doing in your part of the country.

It was great, we spent most of the day in the garden. Eloise was on form, entertaining the family - there was 11 of us for lunch - and she just loves it when people come to visit. She also gave the trampoline a a pounding, so hopefully she will sleep well tonight. She was awake at 5.45 this morning! I really could do with a little more sleep.

Well off to clear up, got a mountain of dishes - luckily to put in the dishwasher (now that is one piece of kit I wouldn't be without), and then it won't be long before I'm off to bed (blimmin 5.45 I mean!).

Hi again

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:23:00 +0000

Nothing much really to talk about today, just day to day stuff, doing the school run, working, food shopping (boring), and thinking about the fact that I have to get on with the wedding invitations for my brother-in-laws wedding.

I promised that they would be done by this Sunday, so I really do need to get this sorted. They are having deep plum and gold for a colour scheme, which looks really lovely together - I will put a copy on the blog once they are finished. I suggested the invites should have a sleeve, which I am making out of Bazzil card - the texture really gives it a nice finish. I now have to cut out 50 of them (should have kept quiet about the sleeve!!). Nevermind, once they are done I will be very pleased with myself. Oh and I have to do half in Polish, as his wife to be is Polish and the wedding being held in Poznan, in Poland, in August - I can't wait. Eloise is being a bridesmaid and is so excited. Anyway, better stop chatting and get on with it!!!

Georgie x

Some Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:39:00 +0000

You will have to excuse my rather shoddy photography skills! I also need to figure out what size the images should be before I upload them, here goes anyway....

I regularly have to make cards for colleagues at work (you know the ones where everyone in the office has to sign them) - this was a leaving card, so has to be a fairly decent size. I used papermania vintage pink paper (the pink is on the other side!), together with some co-ordinating flowers, and I used my craft robo to cut out the text.

This one was using Francois Reed's Lazy Days stamp set.

And finally, I have a friends birthday coming up shortly, and she loves bold colours and designs. The papers are by Kate Knight dressed up with a little bit of glitter, the flowers from poppicrafts and I used my QuicKutz leaves.

Well, after all the excitement of actually getting my blog started, I think I am going to call it a day. I just have to make sure that I remember to keep it updated now! Somehow I don't think that will be much of a problem.

Georgie x

My First Post!

noreply@blogger.com (Georgie) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:30:00 +0000

I've done it at last!

I have been blog surfing for a couple of weeks now - and keep thinking how great they all look, what a fantastic idea it is, and how kind all these people are to share all their hard work and inspiration.

It has taken me about half an hour to get the blog up and running, and about an hour and a half trying to decide what to write in the 'About Me' section!!! It's not as if I am short of anything to say - I can chat for England, as my poor husband would let you know. It is just hard to think what people would want to know.

Right - I am going to try and upload some piccies now, let's see how long that takes eh!