Blog Awards and a Hoppy Easter card

Good Evening Crafty Friends,

Today is the half-way mark of Spring Break and it has truly been stress-free. Just the way vacation should be. I still have few chores that I want to finish before Monday, but I know they are not going anywhere. : )  

I want to send a big THANK YOU to Amy at Amy's Crafting Space for thinking of me. I am extremely appreciative that she thought of me and passed on this award. I surely do love my crafty friends.

Here are the terms under which this “Green Blend Award” are to be given.

1.This award is for any co-blogging friend who has helped you develop your blog in any and all ways.

2.This award is for any co-blogging friend who has cheered you along in your blog building, craft advancing career.

3.This award is for any co-blogging friend who always stops by and is kind to you. You can count on them to always be one of the great comments at the end of your post.

4.This award is to be given to 3 to 5 Blends whom you feel meet the listed requirements.

5.Create a post with the terms of use and publish your Blends of choice.

6.Blend of choice may copy the award from your blog and proudly post it on theirs.

7.Blend of choice may continue the kindness by issuing this award to keep the circle forever growing.

I am passing this award on to the following bloggers:

1. Carri ~ Abusybee at DoubleClick Connections

2. Pat ~ Pat's Scraps

3. Karen ~ Little Scrap Pieces

We keep in contact on a regular basis, share recipes, compare shopping trips/deals, and just check on each other's well being. I truly have made wonderful crafty friends and I am glad that you are in my life. Enough of that sappy stuff...that is definitely not me!   

I want to send a big Thank You to Amy the Redheaded Crafter for passing this award to me. I am honored and will generously share with others.

Here are the rules and guidelines for this award:

~Thank the person who gave you this award. That’s common courtesy.

~Include a link to their blog. That’s also common courtesy — if you can figure out how to do it.

~Next, select up to 16 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.

~Nominate those bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award — you should include a link to their site for others to see how versatile they really are.

~Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself."

Here are my 7 things:

1. I teach 5th grade.

2. My favorite meal is pepperoni pizza with a Coke Zero.

3. I secretly wish I could be an FBI profiler...must be from watching all those crime shows in my spare time.

4. I am extremely frugal.

5. My favorite subject to teach is Math.

6. I am addicted to the computer. Every time I turn it on there is something new to read.

7. My dog, Molly, is like one of my kids. She can never get enough attention.

Here are the Versatile Bloggers that I follow regularly and think are amazing. These are in no particular order:

Carri ~ Abusybee

Pat ~ Pat's Scraps

Karen ~ Little Scrap Pieces

Lisa ~ A Mermaid's Craft

Patty ~ Creative Diva

Diana ~ DL.Art

Sherrie ~ Sherrie Scraps with Passion

Kate ~ Small Bits of Paper

Amy ~ Amy's Crafting Space

Cheryl ~ Cards by CG

Jessica ~ Chick-n-Scrap

Jean ~ Jean's Crafty Corner

Colin ~ Crimson Cricut

Gerda ~ Gerda's Cards Creations

and

Amy ~ Redheaded Crafter

Lastly...

Here is today's project...

Materials:

My Mind's Eye paper ~ Lost & Found

Nate's ABCs cartridge ~ rabbit (p. 34) cut at 2 1/2"

brown flowers

pink brad

computer generated sentiment

brown ink

wiggly eye

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge ~ Spots/Dots

Scrappy Frogs ~ Spots

My Craft Spot ~ Springy Scallops (border punch)

Mojo Monday ~ sketch

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Merci

Hello Crafty Friends,

I have been busy making a few cards today since I worked on my reading lesson plans yesterday (Yeah! I have almost a month done...just need to work on Math and Science now.), and tomorrow I plan on visiting/hopping to see what I have missed. I know school just started, but I am glad it is a three day weekend since I have neglected my crafting time and chatting with my crafty friends.

I made this card for the Allsorts Challenge ~ Green and Blue. My daughter sure does like this card since these are her favorite colors. I included some blue gems for the Scrappy Frogs Challenge ~ Bling.

Materials:

Heidi Grace Paper

White and blue cardstock

Create-a-Critter cartridge ~ Merci (p. 36) 3/4" and flowers/circle (p. 62) 3 1/2" and 3 1/4"

white ribbon

blue gems

I hope I will be able to enter a few more challenges tomorrow. Little Red Wagon wants border punches and I love to find sketches. I will post my other cards once I finish the sentiments and take photos.

THANK YOU Pat and Karen for thinking of me and passing on this Butterfly Award. I am thrilled and want to share this award with others. First, I have to leave some tidbits about me.

1. Name your favorite color. Brown

2. Name your favorite song. Don't have one ~ I just enjoy listening to music.

3. Name your favorite dessert. Chocolate brownies (with chocolate chips)

4. What wizzes you off at the moment? Politics

5. Your favorite pet? My dog, Molly

6. Black or White? Black

7. Your biggest fear? Tornadoes ~ Storm Chasers are crazy!

8. Best feature? Organizational skills

9. Everyday attitude? Tomorrow is another day

10. What is perfection? Cruising around the world with no worries

11. Guilty pleasure? Pepperoni pizza and a Coke Zero

12. When you're upset, you? Vent or clean (venting usually works!)

Now I need to pass this award onto other bloggers. They are...

Cheryl ~ Cards by CG

Tara ~ Homemade Happiness

Patty ~ Creative Diva

Jean ~ Jean's Crafty Corner

Carri ~ Doubleclick Connections (abusybee)

Kate ~ Small Bits of Paper

  

Have a great night,

Georgiana 

Style is Important!

What an exciting Saturday...I went shopping (I stocked up on cardstock since Joanns had it on sale for $1.99 a pack) and when I cam home I received this. I never knew it existed until now. How cool!

I want to say "Thanks" to the operating room  RNs at A Creative Operation. I was checking out their projects earlier this week and was amazed at their work. Please go and check out their blog, they have some wonderful creations to share! I had never heard of a melting pot (except for the restaurant), so I learned something new when I visited.

So, when you accept the award, you must:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this

2. Share 8 things about yourself

3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

So, here it goes!

1. http://beachcreationsforyou.blogspot.com/
2. http://paperhoot.blogspot.com/
3. http://khristenscraftroom.blogspot.com/
4. http://karassweetcreations.blogspot.com/
5. http://mycricutrocks.blogspot.com/
6. http://cricutdiaries.blogspot.com/
7. http://lilflowerslynne1.blogspot.com/
8. http://carolssweetcreations.blogspot.com/

This was hard to do, narrowing it down to 8 bloggers, because there are so many that I love to look at for creative inspiration, but these are some wonderful blogs that I recently discovered and wanted to share with you. Please go visit them!

Now for 8 interesting tidbits...

1. I am a 5th grade teacher (This is my 11th year teaching.).
2. I have a degree in Social Work from USF.
3. I have 2 kids (16 and 12...and my son gets his license next month...Yikes!).
4. My husband and I have been married 17 years (Our anniversary is next week!).
5. We have 2 dogs...Molly and Boomer.
6. I love to make cards! I wish I had more time to create all the challenges!
7. Pepperoni pizza is my favorite food! Coke Zero taste perfect with it! Sounds like dinner!
8. I have met some fanastic people since June when I started this new hobby.

Thank you again and I sure hope everyone has a marvelous day!
Stay Creative,
Georgiana : )

Got Attitude?

Thank you Jean! : )

I can't believe you gave my this awesome award. At first I wasn't sure what I was getting, but since it was from you I knew it must be wonderful.

All I have to do is tell you 3 things that make me different and nominate 5 blogs. So...what gives me the `Tude?

1. I am honest and like to say what I am thinking. Sometimes that is considered 'Tude.

2. I have high expectations for my children and my students. Anything is possible if you just try. Never give up!

3. I LOVE to make cards even if other people think I am obsessive. I truly enjoy spending time with my crafting supplies and watching the pieces come together.

The blog that I would like to pass on the 'Tude Award to today is...

 Cards by CG ~ Designs by Cheryl
She always has fantastic projects and she posts wonderful comments. : )

Please display this badge proudly and link it to the Digi's With Attitude! Challenge Blog. To qualify for the $5.00 Digi's With Attitude! Store Gift Certificate please read the guidelines @ http://digiswithattitudechallenges.blogspot.com/p/i-got-attitude-blog-award.html

Remember to come back Friday for the Fall Blog Hop. Lots of great projects and blog candy.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana  

Sweet Blogger Award and Update

What a marvelous day it has been.

School was great. The students were amazing.

Then I came home and I read the wonderful comments and e-mails from all my crafty friends. What a day. I also received another Sweet Blogger Award from Jen at The Purple Scrapbooker today.

THANK YOU! You made my day even better.

What a day! WOW!

I would like to pass my Sweet Blogger Award to:

 Cheryl at Cards by CG

Jean at Jean's Crafty Corner

Heidi at Heidi has an idea

Carri at DoubleClick Connections - AKA Abusybee

Yvette at The Little Things (Thank you for getting me hooked on Cricut and papercrafting.) 

Be sure to visit their sites for more creative ideas!

Georgiana : )

"Sweet" Blogger Award

I was so extremely excited to get an e-mail from Celeste from C.C.'s Cards and Crafts asking if I would accept this award. How could I refuse?

THANK YOU!

Thank you very much for thinking of me.

I am so very honored and would love to share with 5 other "sweet" bloggers too. After I contact them, I will post again so you can visit their wonderful sites.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana  : ) 

Yeah! I'm So Excited and I Just Can't Hide It! (Wait, isn't that a song?)

After school today I checked my comments (as I do everyday now that I am back in class - oh yah, I have 23 students with a new one coming tomorrow. Remember all that school "stuff" I made for the Back to School blog hop - it wasn't enough! I have making lots of crafts for every student for the last two to three days which is why I haven't been posting other projects) and I was extremely surprised to find a message from Scrappy Scavenger to check out her blog. Of course, I did like she asked and I found this. YEAH! : )

Ok, so on to the Award Rules.

1.Thank the person you rewarded it to you.

I would like to send a big THANK YOU to Scrappy Scavenger. I am super excited and very appreciative. Yeah again!

2. Copy award to your blog.

3. List 3 things you love about yourself.

a. I am super organized (some would call it obsessive, but I like to know where everything is).

b. I am extrememly motivated to help all my students reach their highest potential. I always ask for the ESE students and the most challenging students.

c. I found a hobby that I enjoy and I love all the projects, the comments, the people, the sharing, etc.

4. Post a picture that you love on your blog.

Kyle and Kelsey in front of the Music Hall of Fame in Georgia

5. Pass the award on to 5 other inspirational people.

a. Cheryl at http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

b. Dorcas at http://4craftyangels.blogspot.com/

c. Yvette at http://tinklovescupid.blogspot.com/

d. Kerri at http://caresofkerri.blogspot.com/

e. Carolyn at http://sweetnsassystamper.blogspot.com/

Thank you again and I hope all the creative crafters I selected for this award are just as surprised as I was...so many wonderful ideas and projects to share.

Stay Creative,
Georgiana : )

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.
~ Maynard James Keenan