Handmade Gift Box & Jewellery

Hi everyone! I'm so glad it's half-term, yay! This term has gone so fast, as it's only been four weeks long!
The other day, I made a pair of earrings and a little gift box for my grandma's birthday, but I was in a bit of a rush to make it, so that I could take it to her, so I didn't really have time to take a picture of it, but I made another pair tonight and a gift box to give to my other grandma for her birthday in July.
I had lots of jewellery making equipment for Christmas, and earrings are so easy to make and I think they make a nice handmade gift for someone. Plus, you can personalise it and make it suit the person you're giving it to with different colours and beads.

Materials:
Cardstock: Crafters Companion
Papers: Basic Grey - Pyrus
Flowers: From My Stash
Leaf Punch: Woodware
Sentiment: Borrowed From My Mum
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy
Pearls: Bunny-Zoe's Crafts
Flower Centre: Assorted Gems



I am also entering the box into these challenges:
- Colour Create Challenge - White, Cream & Brown (Optional - One Extra Colour - Blue)
- Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pale, Pretty Pastels
- Stamp Something - Something Sentimental

The box was really easy to make - it's just a really simple cut and fold process that I learnt at an arts and crafts workshop years ago and you can make it any size you want, which is good, depending on what size card or paper you have.













Thank you for looking and have a great weekend!
Bye for now!

Love, Georgia xx

Pink & Sparkly

Hello! Hope you're having a nice weekend wherever you are! I'm making the most of having a free Saturday, without homework or revision to be getting on with. I had a biology exam on Thursday last week, which went quite well. I felt quite confident, but then I realised there was an extra question at the end that I hadn't known about, and I had no time to do it! So, that will have dropped me a few marks unfortunately, but there's nothing I can do about it now, and hopefully it won't affect my grade much.
Anyway, I've got a little breather now until my maths and geography exams in the middle of June, phew!

I had a little challenge hop earlier and there are lots of great challenges about today, so I've made a pink, girly and glittery card and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Materials:
Image: Sugar Nellie
Papers: Imaginisce
Cardstock: Bazzil
Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils
Sentiment: Fairy Doodles
Lace: From My Stash (From Heather)
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy
Glitter: Stickles
Pearls: From My Stash
Felt Butterfly: From My Stash
Swirl Stamps: Lizzie Ann Designs
Flowers: From My Stash
White Circle: Nestabilities

Can you believe I'm entering this card into ten challenges?! You'd better sit back and put your feet up, ha ha!

- A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
- Crafty Emma's Store Challenge - Three Types of Embellishment (Lace, Pearls & Flowers)
- Charisma Cardz Challenge - Birthdays in Pink
- Crafty Calendar Challenge - Teddy Bears
- Creative Card Crew Challenge - Cute and Girly
- Creative Inspirations Challenge - Lace & Pearls
- Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Teddy Bears' Picnic
- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bloom & Grow
- Simon Says Challenge - Sparkle 'n' Shine
- Truly Scrumptious Challenge - Anything Goes

Wow, that took a while to link up, hee hee!
Well, I'm off to have a walk to the shop and get some chocolate and then veg on the settee for the afternoon, bliss!

Thanks so much for looking - have a lovely weekend! :)
Love, Georgia xx

A Card At Last!

Hi there! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted! Blogger has been really playing up, so I haven't been able to post for ages without all the text in my post grouping together, which was really annoying, but it seems like it's back to normal now, so I hope it won't play up any more.

I made this card for my dad's birthday, which was a couple of weeks ago. I had another go at paper piecing, which I've only tried once before, but really enjoyed. I also used my cute Max & Whiskers pad by Basic Grey, which I won in Liz's blog candy, which is really good for male cards. I'm always a bit wary about male cards, because I think it's hard to know what to put on them because you don't have the choice of flowers and pearls and things like that.

Materials:
Image: High Hopes

Sentiment: Unsure, Magnolia (I Think!)

Lettering: Borrowed From My Mum

Papers: Basic Grey - Max & Whiskers

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon: From My Stash

Cardstock: Bazzil

Colouring: Polychromatic Pencils

Gems: From My Stash

Buttons: From My Stash

Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Brushed Corduroy

I am addicted to these little Scrabble-style letter stamps of my mum's, they're great for spelling out short sentiments or personalising a card with a name!

For my dad's birthday, me and my brother joined together to buy him a ticket to see Footloose at the theatre, and my mum also bought a ticket, so that she could go with him, as they both love their eighties music! My dad was really pleased with the ticket and they had a brilliant time!

I am also entering this card into these challenges:

- Cupcake Craft Challenges - Something Beginning With C (Criss-Cross)

- High Hopes Challenge - Anything Goes

- Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

- Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Paper Piecing

- Bunny-Zoe's Monthly Challenge - One For The Boys

I am so glad I've been able to post this card at last! It was so frustrating not being able to post without my layout being messed up!

Did people enjoy the Royal Wedding? I thought it was really nice and everyone looked lovely!

Anyway, I'd better go now. It was a real shock to the system to go back to school after a lovely long two weeks off and a nice relaxing Easter, but I'm really looking forward to my work experience week, which is coming up soon! I am going to my old primary school, so it should be really good!

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy the rest of your week!

Love, Georgia xx