Altered Gift Tin

Hi everyone - long time, no see! It's been so busy recently with school and things going on in the run-up to Christmas, so I've pretty much just been chilling out at any opportunity I get because I'm so tired! We had Parents' Evening last night, and my English teacher said we would be having a mock exam every week up until study leave starts in May! I suppose it will help us get better marks if we know the exam papers really well, so it'll definitely be worth it in the end.

I can't believe how Christmassy it's starting to feel now! Our Christmas decorations and outdoor lights are up now and I started my advent calendar yesterday with it being the first of December (you're never too old!).

I decided to decorate this hot chocolate tin, so I could maybe use it to put something inside as a Christmas present, like chocolates or bath fizzers. It was a very quick and simple, but I just thought it'd be a nice way of giving someone a gift. Sorry the photos aren't that great. It was starting to get dark by the time I got home from school, (already!) so I had to put the flash on.

Materials:
Tin: Cadbury's Hot Chocolate Tin
Papers: The Paper Company
Ribbon, Buttons, Flowers and Brad: From My Stash
Cardstock: Bazzil
Glitter: Craft Planet

Also, the inside smells like chocolate, which is a nice added touch, hee hee! :)


I've got to look forward to over the next couple of months - I love this time of year! Next week, I will be going to the Clothes Show with school, so I will hopefully take some good pictures and post them on here. Obviously I am really excited about Christmas, and I'm going on the train to Chester tomorrow with some friends to do my Christmas shopping! Also, me and some other friends are planning on going to Alton Towers in the New Year, when we have some Christmas money to spend, and I might be going to see Coldplay for my birthday hopefully, if my mum manages to get tickets. I'd be so over the moon if she did! :D

I'm entering this gift tin into Simon Says Stamp Challenge, where the theme is 'Anything Goes.'

Anyway, that's all for now. I should be back next week with photos from the Clothes Show and hopefully another card some time soon. I've just had two weeks of consecutive English mock exams, which finished today, but at least it was poetry, which I really love. The work load is only going to increase though unfortunately, so I'll try and get crafty again as soon as I can! Luckily, I've only got one piece of work to do this weekend, which is nice.

Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely weekend! Enjoy all your Christmas shopping and building up to the big day! I know I will!

Lots of love, Georgia xx

Altered Address Book

Hello everyone! Wow, I can't believe I'm posting twice in two days! I've definitely got the cardmaking bug and I've been grabbing every opportunity to make cards!
Today, I've got an address book I've altered to show you. I've made it for my great-grandma, who will be turning 91 on Saturday!

I just bought a little address book from one of my local shops yesterday, I think it only cost me 49p! I covered it in paper on both sides and coloured this cute Tilda to stick on top, with a couple of flowers - nothing over the top, but I thought she might like it to keep her addresses and phone numbers in.
You can't really tell from the picture, but I sprayed it all over with glimmer mist too.

Over at Simon Says Challenge this week, the theme is 'Make A Gift', so I am entering it into that. There are some stunning Design Team projects over there as well, so they're defnitely worth a look! :)

I am also entering the address book into Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, where the theme is 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?', so they are looking for girly projects.

I also made my mum and dad's anniversary card yesterday, so I will be posting that soon! :)

Thanks so much for looking and for the lovely comments you left on my 'pink lemonade' card, I really appreciate it! :)

Love, Georgia xx

Summer

Hi there! I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but at the moment, I'm struggling to find time to craft because I have exams and coursework to do for school at the moment, as I am doing my GCSEs.

This is my Design Team project for the Crafty Calendar Challenge. My friend, Megan's birthday is coming up in the middle of July, so I painted and decorated this little box I found in my art things and I've bought a little silver and purple charm bracelet to go inside it as a present, which I picked because she loves purple! :)

The theme at the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month is 'Summer', so I used this sweet little Anya image and bright colours to give it a summery feel, especially because Megan's birthday is in the height of summer.

Materials:

Image: The Greetings Farm

Paper: Basic Grey - Nook and Pantry

Flowers: From My Stash

Colouring: Pro Markers

Brad: From My Stash

Gem: From My Stash

Ribbon: From My Stash

Glitter Letter Stickers: From The NEC

I've hardly got any time left now at school before the summer holidays! I'm also looking forward to Thursday 8th July, as I have a kind of work experience day with school, so I will be going to work with my mum for the day! :)

Anyway, thanks so much for looking and have a lovely weekend, let's hope the hot weather carries on!

Love from, Georgia xx

Chipboard Bookmark

Hi there! Hope you had a great weekend and the weather was good wherever you are!
It was a lovely day yesterday, so me and my mum and dad and brother decided to go to the cattery a few miles away from where we live to get some cat food for my cat, Fizzy. We had a look at some of the cats while we were there and we wanted to take them all home with us, they were sooo cute! :)

Here is a bookmark I made for my grandma, as it's her birthday in a couple of weeks. I used some more of my gorgeous new Basic Grey Green At Heart pad, and also used some new embellishments I got from the NEC in March.

I also used some of this Basic Grey chipboard I've had for ages, but I've never used it because I didn't really know what I could use it for, but I'm glad I used it on this bookmark, because I think it'll make it more sturdy.

I can't remember who this image is by, any ideas? It was sent to me by the lovely Jo, Boots the Monkey.

Finally, I'm entering the bookmark into this week's PaperPlay Challenge, where the theme is to use a stamped or digi image and add some bling!

Thanks so much for looking and have a lovely week! :)

Bye for now!

Love, Georgia xx

Magnolia Fest!

Hi there! Oh no, looks like more rain's been forecast! Mind you, it's better than snow!

Yesterday, I fancied doing something other than a card, so I decorated this little box that someone gave me a necklace in. I'm really pleased with how it turned out, as these aren't usually the sort of colours I'd put together. You've probably noticed I'm having a bit of a Magnolia fest at the moment, I just can't get enough of all the cute Tildas! This image was sent to me by the lovely, Heather, as part of a birthday present, thanks Heather!





Materials:
Image: Magnolia
Lettering: Cuttlebug
Flowers: From My Stash
Cardstock: Bazzil
Paper: October Afternoon
Metal Flowers: From The NEC
Gems: From My Stash
Colouring: Pro Markers

I can't believe how much mess I made from just making this box! Most of it was paper scraps from my Cuttlebug machine, which I haven't used in ages!

I'm entering this box into The ABC Challenge, where the theme is 'R is for Red'.

Thanks for looking and hope everyone's having a great Easter!
Love, Georgia xxxx

Crafty Monkeys Challenge 30

Hi there! Hope you're having a nice weekend.

Crafty Monkeys, the fabulous challenge run by Zoe and Hannah took a summer break, but now they are back with a great new challenge.

The challenge is to make anything other than a card.

I wasn't sure what to make at first, but then I remembered I had these little boxes made from recycled cardboard. I painted one black with my acrylic paints and then decorated it. I thought I could use it as a gift box to fill with sweets or bath fizzers to give to someone for their birthday.

OK then, that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Love, Georgia xx

Simon Says Challenge - Anything But A Card

Hellooo!
I checked out the Simon Says Challenge blog today and the theme over there is to make anthing but a card, so I followed in Jo's footsteps by making a bookmark!
This is the first time I've entered this challenge, but I really like it - I'll definitely go back! :)

I've taken the picture withthe bookmark inside my favourite book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.



You may have noticed that I haven't watermarked my pictures today. That's because I noticed that when you click on one of my watermarked photos to zoom in, it doesn't zoom in as much as it does without the watermakr, plus it's a bit of a faff having to put it on every time anyway.

Materials

Image: Penny Black

Sentiment: Studio G

Colouring: Pro Markers

Embellishments: Ribbon, iced gems and adhesive gems from my stash - flower stamp is made by Studio G - sticky ribbon (behind image) is PaperMania

Thanks for looking!

xxxx