Thank you guys and this is the result !!

 I know some of you have missed me xxx I have actually made three cards but havent even had the chance to post them on here .. I' m posting today to say a big big thank you xxxxx to each and everyone of you that has supported my daughter 'Georgette " who now goes under the name of Georgette Hilton .

Many months ago Georgette wanted to go music collage , but couldnt as she really needed to learn at instrument . So with your help she raised money for originally a keyboard , but ended up with a  guitar, by selling some earrings that you wonderful crafters bought . Well guys Georgette joined a guitar course and was able to put chords to her songs that she had written .The guitar teacher heard them and helped her .. She has been on radios all over yorkshire and one spin off from it was that she is also has released a charity single to raise money for a cancer charity - its a leeds United football song .

It has taken months of preparation and meant also that i myself had put things on hold too .. 

A big thank you for Dawny P  - who donated some fimo that started this ball rolling for the guitar xx

and this guys is what Georgette has achieved with the help from the wonderful crafters that have supported her .You should be very proud of yourselves - you have helped in a young girls dream xxxxxx. (im actually filling up here xx) 

This is her debut E.P - and its available on download only on Amazon  here and in a few days time on Itunes all over the world ,  you can hear the tracks on the playlist on the right hand side of the blog ..Ansley is playing the guitar ( her teacher ) .

The charity single is also available - just click on artists name in amazon xx 

What can i say to say "thank you " ? it just does'nt seem enough xxx

My Favourite Cards top 5 !

I have been in and out of my craft room this week making some new cards - all of which are not quite finished yet - so in the meantime i thought i would show you my top 5 favourtie cards and makes from this year ... my first is is the gorgeous cotton rabbit by sugar nellie stamps - and i made the little fimo rabbit too ..
I love this one !

This Gorjuss girl card - love this stamp !

                                                                                  oh next is another fav !

 and heres another strawberry favourite of mine too .. ( oh and yes i made the fimo dollies to match the card )

  I know ... im a real Tilda Stamp fan !    This one because i loved making the heart and using inks and heat embossing .. 

theres a few home made embellies on this one , the fimo flower and the distressed painted tab too ..

Tilda stamps can be purchased from  Charmed Cards and Crafts HERE

Well thats my top 5 cards of 2011 that ive made ! 

Keep an eye on my blog crafters as ive not only been making but having a good 

old clear out of crafty stuff that i shall be doing a BLOG GIVE AWAY in a few days time !

Fimo , Radio , TV what ???

Well ive managed to do alittle crafting , i made some fimo earrings , pigs , penquins and christmas puddings . 

The penquins have'nt got there eyes on yet ( oh poor things !) ive yet to finish them ...

and a few snowman too !

If you want to make the fimo snowmen the tutorial is here  SNOWMEN  on my blog ...

Georgettes News !!!

Now then your all going to be AMAZED at what has happened to Georgette my daughter over 

the last few days ... and if you have any budding popstars or singer/ songwriters in the family her 

blog here is a must see A GIRL CALLED GEORGE ..

In brief - Georgette entered a singing competition ...open mic uk , in order to promote herself

she went on local radio stations with her backing muscians Phil and Nay .. one such station

is  Yorkshire radio who ask her to perform a football Terrace song 

Marching on together .She did and the leeds fans loved it .. they tweeted and emailed the station to play it 

again ... and again .... and again ..every day this is happening 

They started emailing George to buy the single - but she

does'nt have one ... One fan suggested it would make a fitting tribute to the very sad loss 

of Gary Speed and the proceeds go to charity .

So the Leeds Utd fans have now set up a campaign on facebook for it to be released as a tribute charity single !!

T.V picked up on it and Georgette , Nay and Phil were on the BBC news 

Gary Speed Tribute slot Singing Marching on Together .

Please support it !! 

whether your a leeds fan , Gary Speed fan or feel its a worthy cause !

Yorkshire Radio reckon its stands a good chance of getting in the charts if its released 

the campaign is only a few days old and already its passed 1,000 !

Marching on Together - Georgettes version 

please add yourself to the facebook link and lets get this released !

They really took Georgettes version to thier hearts - who would have thought any of this would have happened ! wow ! She and Nay and Phil are so honoured to be part of this x

please support the campaign - the money from the single when released will go to charity !

Ask on the campaign site to hear the Radio session with the song on and they will

give you the link xxxxxxx its really lovely .

This is what Darren Harper at Yorkshire Radio said this morning ..

He reckons this could get in the top ten or even No 1 !

Have a listen yourself and add yourself here 

They have added Georgette , Nay and Phil on there to post updates and videos ..

thanks everyone xxxxx
Edited to say as from New year Georgette has now changed her name to Hilton
and has a brand new artist page - you can follow and click her like button here !

Bit of a Newsflash !

Sorry but can i have another "proud mum " moment pleassssssse ! rofl

Georgie and her backing muscians are on Yorkshire Radio this morning after 11 am !!

Its in two parts and the first part she was asked to sing a football terrace song - but she has put a real 

spin on it ! its really nice atcually !! 2nd part has her singing her original - sunrise ..

see above post ...something  amazing happened with her version of a football song  guys !
 

Thanks for letting me have another proud mum moment !! 

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm still alive ! and back with some great news !

Yep folks im still alive .. so sorry to all the follows who have been patiently waiting for a blog post .... so much has happened i really don't know where to begin ... i'l try and sum it up very very brief ,  soph moving , house decorating , new bathroom and kitchen for soph , family health scares ( and one that wasnt ) Georgie being burgled ........ internet on and off , pc troubles ... the list could go on and on ........ any the final and big news is ...................................... Remember how you wonderful crafters supported Georgette ( my daughter ) by buying some fimo earrings to help her pay for a keyboard so she could go to collage ? ...Well she couldnt get a keyboard - it was just too much money so she got a guitar instead and went on a guitar course .. she did 10 weeks on the course and then was hoping to go to music collage in september to learn the craft and go further into the music side of things . however she didnt get there because
 ..she didnt need to !!!

Georgette entered a competition called open Mic Uk a national singing comp , the prize is a record deal and £30, 000 investment ......... she sailed through the auditions and sailed through the regionals ...and was in the judges top 8,. she is now in the Areas and if she gets through that shes performing her original and a cover at the indigo arena in at the 02 in London and competeing for that record deal !!!!!!!!!

Its also being filmed by sky for a two part series in January ! So you may well see Georgie on the telly too !

Oh but theres more !!!!!! she been giging , busking and has lots of various acoustic sessions booked on Radio , plus one of her covers has been aired on radio too !!! its been totally manic !!!

She also collaborated with a rapper and wrote and recorded some tracks which are now being aired on American radio stations and theres talk of needing to go out there ......... see told ya its been manic !!

And guess whos roped in into helping and organising - yep me and Soph being a good cook is in charge of making sure Georgette and her guitarists are eating well and healthy ! Turning up with food and health snacks to keep them going !  It also gets Soph out which is good thing.

So i hope you will all understand how manic life has been ... and thankyou to all those that have bought earrings - its helped Georgette in so many ways - its an expensive buisness to get started i have to say !

I will be crafting again in a week or so ... but in the meantime you can see Georgettes winning performance ..

I was about a 1/3 down in the audience filming there were a few hundred at least in the audience.
She had 3 minutes to perform a cover and her original " Fall for you .. the cover is her own regaee / folk version of "nothin compares to u " hope you all enjoy it x





Georgette has now just recorded her debut E.P which will be released soon ... everything has just taken off so quick for her ... its been unbelievable !

She now has a new bandpage ...
Her new  Band page on Facebook is here - would love to see you there ...
and her blog which is just this minute going public -  link -  A Girl Called George is Here  Please go follow if you can .;.. its abit lonely there at the moment as its literally gone public , . if you have got inspiring girly popstars in your family they will love her page  and all of what it all is entailing , there will be music going on there and a taste of the new E.P on there soon too .....

Oh if your wondering about Calvin ... he is still alive too and has been musically busy ! haha ... i believe he has just done a blog post ... go check it out ... theres a strange woman on there playing a ukulele ... don't know who she is mind but she could have at least done her hair and had some makeup on ! lol ...
http://mishapsinthemaking.blogspot.com/

cuddly buddly challenge card !

Its Friday and today is the 3rd challenge of cuddly buddly ! It was my turn to choose the challenge theme and this weeks challenge if Bright colours and butterflies !

For my dt card this week ive used  cuddly buddly digi image - a good book by "bits of ivory"

I love that cat snuggling into her legs - he looks like he is enjoying the story ! heheeeee 

for your chance to win a £10 cuddly buddly voucher please check out the challenge HERE .

Sorry for not being around lately - ive had a lot of family stuff going on - some good and some not so 

good .... Soph now has the keys to her flat and its been all systems go to try and get her in within two weeks..

Please just bear with me for another week or so and i shall be back on track asap !

Hope you all have a fab weekend ! x