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My 1st Saturated Canary Image.

2012-01-28T14:11:00.009Z

Well if you can't beat them join them I always say and I have been seeing these beautiful images all over blog land so I have purchased a couple and here is my first card with them.

My image is Queen of Hearts and can be purchased here.

I have used the image twice in two different sizes and coloured them both in with my pro markers!

The sentiment I inked the circle with pink and then covered it with Glossy Accents not sure what make the stamps are as I purchased them from Ebay.

Loads of punches and dies on my card the flowers are Retro in large, medium & small.
The corners are my new Memory Box die, borders are an EK Success punch and the butterfly's are a EK Success border but just used the scraps and finally two different nesties.

Centers of the flowers are a Viva Pearl Pen just purchased two beautiful pink paper pens today so need to play with them!! lol

The papers are a 6 x 6 Prima pad called "Fairy Flora" I just love these papers and have had them ages just need to start using them!

I just love the new memory box dies they are just so delicate but did find it a pain to get it to cut out properly even though I have a metal plate!

A side view! This is going to be my birthday card to my Sister in February done in January god that's a first!!!! lol

I am entering the following challenges:

Saturated Canary - Dies & Punches (I have plenty)
Allsorts - one or more Hearts
Moving along with the times - Blooming Marvelous
Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thanks you all for popping over I and as always leaving me such lovely comments I am trying my best to keep up with all your beautiful posts.

Have a wonderful weekend Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

Such a little oval!!

2012-01-26T16:49:00.009Z

What a beautiful little card I just love it!

When TOMIC posted there theme this week thought I'd play along but how hard is an oval!! This is the only one I have and its my Small Petite Oval Nestie so it's so small but at the same time I'm really please at the final look!

Been in my scrap drawer again as I didn't need too much paper and found the beautiful floral paper I used a few days ago so went with it!

You can see my cream oval which I have dry embossed and then used my gold ink pad to highlight the embossing.

Love this ribbon its just divine and from The Craft Box you really must check out Lynn's crafty heaven just brimming with lush crafty goodies.

As the oval is so small I have used a Mini Tilda isn't she she beautiful!

Finally I got to cut out the flowers from my backing paper and just love these and how yummy with the gold stickles!

The Challenges I am entering are:

TOMIC - Oval with Embossing (I have used dry embossing)
Moving Along With the Times - Blooming Marvelous
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Song (You don't bring me flower's anymore - Neil Diamond & Barbara Streisand)

Thanks for looking and leaving me your lovely comments which means in turn I can call round to you!

Have a lovely evening.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Sugar Bowl - Sketch

2012-01-25T18:35:00.007Z

This is a quick post as I have just realised I haven't got long left to enter the challenge this week over at "The Sugar Bowl" which is a sketch.

Last week I actually won this stamp "Lead the Way" in Sugar Nellie's Blog Hop and it arrived yesterday so thought I would try to join in this week!

I have coloured the image in with my trusty pro markers and added some stickles to the skirt and little pooch!

The pictures are rubbish and don't show the papers true colours but I left it so late the light is just no good! Any way the papers are My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday Happy Days 6 x 6 pad with plain bazzil!

The sentiment and coloured string are from the same collection and are so beautiful the sentiment is actually thin wood.

Finally in the right hand corner are three buttons they are the right shade but once again the light has made them look odd!!! lol

Right that it for tonight I'm off to link up to the Sugar Bowl Challenge.

Hope you all have a great evening I going to look around your gorgeous blogs and leave some comments!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Kenny K's - Bling

2012-01-24T13:30:00.014Z

Couldn't resist the challenge this week over at Kenny K's where the theme is - Bling I love bling and you can't ever have enough!!!

I have used the new Valentine's image for my card and as always I have coloured with my pro markers.

Love this picture you can see all my lovely bling and the lovely glisten from the miri card.

The hearts are my Cherry Lynn Heart dies and because the miri is quite thick the small hearts have not cut out properly but looks like its been embossed.

Found this beautiful star ribbon and cherub button which are just the perfect colours.

The sentiment is from Magnolia's new collection and is available at The Craft Box.

The papers are from my scrap box so sorry not sure what they are, but at least they are going down very slowly!!!!

These last two pictures are just side views so that you can see the position of the large heart.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Kenny K - BLING
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Happy Highlights mine is glitter & Stickles
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Valentines PPMC23
I Love Pro Markers - Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy - Valentines/Love/Animals
Moving along with the Times - Things with Wings

Well that's it from me today I'm off to play with my new stamp "Lead The Way" which I received this morning from Sugar Nellie for my Candy Win!

Thanks again for looking and leaving your beautiful comments.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Dilly Beans - Have the Blues!!

2012-01-22T21:21:00.010Z

Well I've been itching to join the challenge again over at Dilly Beans but for the last two weeks I didn't have the right images so this week its having the blues so here I am again!!!

I have coloured the image with my Pro Markers and its the first time I have done blue hair so please don't be too critical with my efforts it does look better in the flesh!!! lol The main image I have gone round it with blue stickles and glossy accents on the hearts & eyes.

The spotty paper is magnolia with different blue card stock.

Made my own lolly pop flower with a material brad from stash.

Used my new Tim Holt's Butterfly border and edges it with white distress paint.

Side view where you can see the distressed edges on the papers.

I am entering the following challenge:

Dilly Beans - Having the Blues
I Love Pro Markers - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Distressing
Totally Paper Crafts - Make your own flowers

Well the weekend is over but I'm still off sick so everyday is just the same to me in fact I even forget what day it is!!! lol At least I have got back into my crafting so I can escape when ever I need to from reality.

Hope you all have had a great weekend thanks for visiting me and leaving great comments and hello to my new follower!!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

Love my little cupid xx

2012-01-21T17:54:00.020Z

Well I think I'm on a roll never posted so many times!! lol

This year may not have had a great start at home but my crafty life has really picked up and this weekend I have won some Sugar Nellie Candy and I have been picked as one of the Top Three over at Craft Your Days Away!! My word I am on such a high!!! lol

Had a play with a couple of my new Magnolia's which I purchased from The Craft Box I just adore this range don't think there is one that I don't like.

Any way this one is once again coloured with my Pro Markers but very softly edged with blue then I have cut it out with a Nellie C Heart Die and layered it onto a heart from the same set which looks so beautiful.

The papers are from a 12 x 12 Tilda pad which I have added pink bazzil too. Distressed the paper edges and stickled as well but can't really see on my photo's.

The border is made up of cream lace, love Bo Bunny paper border and a wonderful ribbon that is like elastic and has flowers and beads sewn onto it forgot I had it but its just the most perfect match also two beautiful heart pins.

Side view but will have to add a bit of extra glue as the lace in not fixed properly.

Flowers are from my stash and then my current favourite the silver corners!

I am entering the following challenges:

Moving along with the times - Things with Wings
Paper crafting Journey - Floral
Craft us Crazy - Valentines/Love/Animals
Crafts & Me - Pins
Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten (Beautiful flower and beaded ribbon)
Deep Ocean - Sparkling/Glitter
Ribbon Girl - Blue & Pink
Craft your days away - Distressing

Thank you for taking time to leave me such beautiful comments they mean the world to me!

Going to have a look round your blogs tonight as last night we babysat for Summer and there is no way she will let me do that I have to spend my time mainly colouring!! (Shame its not my images though couldn't do that it a scribble a page then we have to turn over!! lol)

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

It's a first!!!

2012-01-20T17:06:00.012Z

Well this is the first time I have ever done a monochrome image with black & White and I really enjoyed doing it and I love the finished look!!

Also this is the first time I have inked Edwin up with his colander & Pasta it was one of my wins over at Debbie Dolphins Magnolia Advent Calendar so thank you so much Debbie and of course Magnolia!!!

I have coloured my image with my trusty pro markers and I think its ace!!

My papers where scraps in my box so not sure about what they are just know I purchased them from The Craft Box.

Loving the paper as I managed to cut my flowers from the same paper and don't they look lush.

Love the Flower on this picture as you can see the stamens I have added to the centre you can also see these fab corners that I'm really into at the moment.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under - Black & White
CES _ Vintage
Deep Ocean - Glitter/Sparkle
Sweet Stampin - Glitter/bling/shine/sparkle

Thanks again for looking and taking the time to leave your wonderful encouraging comments and hello to my new followers!!

Wont be able to comment tonight so will be round tomorrow as we are having Summer tonight instead of tomorrow!!

Have a great weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

Well just how cute is William with his catapult! xx

2012-01-19T18:35:00.012Z

Well I think he's a real cutie and I also have some of his sister. I just adore all the old magnolia's and I always get a real buzz when I acquire a new one!!

This is another card I did for Ryley and I must say I don't normally like to do boy cards but I really enjoyed doing them this time!

Coloured William with my favourite Pro Markers.

The papers I'm not sure of as I'm trying to work through my piles of papers which isn't working as I did purchase a new pad this week on my craft night at The Craft Box so naughty!!

Buttons are from my stash and added some green string tread purchased at The Craft Box.

This lovely notice is a Molly Bloom which I love I inked around the edges and added the computer generated name. Stamped the board again on printed paper so that I could cut out the star & love heart in matching papers.

Well I like it and its so simple but effective not my normal fussy card!

I am entering it into the following challenges:

Cards for Men - Boys and there toys (Catapult)
Nadias Challenge Blog - Boys
Crafty Cardmakers - No flowers
Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking hope you like what you see!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

A little over the top but so me!!

2012-01-18T18:04:00.010Z

Well another card and its a bit OTT but I love it everything about it the images, the lush papers and the beautiful feather with the spray of flowers I think its just the most perfect Anniversary card.

Good job I still have my Christmas Magnolia's out as these are Tilda & Edwin under the Mistletoe which I have coloured with my Pro Markers.

Found the perfect Peacock feather in my stash and these gorgeous lush flowers which are so perfect!

I am trying to get through my papers but think I will be here for ever!! lol These are the beautiful Webster pages with a journal tag from the same range.

This ribbon was left over from Rochelle's favours and just the perfect match especially with the love slider.

I do love over the top cards and I know that my Sister-in-Law loved it too which makes it so worth while!

Challenges I am entering:
CES - Vintage
Little Red Wagon - Ribbons on projects (bows, knots, loops whatever)
Secret Crafter - Anything goes Blue

Well thanks for your encouraging comments and hello to my old & new followers so glad you are all on board and I hope you are still enjoying my creations!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Found my Mojo!!!

2012-01-15T14:05:00.010Z

Well I have finally got it back lets hope it's here to stay as I'm really enjoying myself again in my little craft world!!

As you can see I have another beautiful header which I won over at Lynn's designer creations you really must check her out she's such an amazing crafter and so generous!! Thank you Lynn I love it xxxx

Well it was Ryley's birthday on Friday and this is one of the cards that I have made and how lucky as today's challenge over at Totally Tilda is a none domesticated animal what an amazing coincidence!

I have used my Cheeky monkey which is the first time he's been inked up and he's been patiently waiting for his chance to bloom and boy hasn't he just he looks fab! All images are coloured with my Pro Markers.

Also used my beautiful bird stamps, flowers, sign post and the Zoo Tilda. Don't know if you can see but I have put glossy accents on his tummy.

The sign is just perfect for Ryley Wilfy Bond to fit onto, lots of stickles can't do a card with out stickles.

Yummy flowers.

Closer look at My beautiful birds and Tilda.

The greenery is a EK Success Punch in two different bazzils, papers are magnolia and the flower centres I have added glamour dust. The picture is so that you can see the 3d look that I just love must be my love of cutting out showing through.

Challenges I am entering:

Totally Tilda - None Domesticated Animal
Creative Inspirations - Birthdays
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Well that's all for now I hope you are having a great weekend!

Thanks once again for all your fabulous comments!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

She's just so beautiful!! xx

2012-01-13T15:07:00.012Z

Well hello again!!

Think I have sorted my lack of crafting looks like its full steam again as its the only think that takes my mind of family matters!!

Bet you thought she's so beautiful it must be summer but no its my ballerina magnolia isn't she just amazing I just adore her but then I adore all my magnolia's!! lol

Coloured her with my pro markers and added loads of stickles and flowers and I just love these pearl leaves that I picked up just beautiful and the perfect finishing tough to my flowers.

Papers are all magnolia's except the plain pink which is from my large stash.

Added the beautiful pink mesh bow, stampinup sentiment and a bit of bling.

I am entering the following challenges:

Dutch Magnolia - Birth - Bling - glitz
TOMIC - Monochromatic Pink & Bow
Crafty Boots _ New Beginnings
Craft your days away - New Beginnings
Creative Inspirations - Something Old Well my little Ballerina is certainly old!!

Nearly forgot to say its been a great start to 2012 on my blog on the 30th December Debbie Dolphin had the 30th day of Magnolia's Advent which I was the lucky winner of and just look below at my goodies I can tell you my heart was beating so fast and isn't it just so generous! Thanks Debbie & Magnolia they have come to a very loving home!

Also I have been picked in the top three over at Dilly Beans Challenge and it was my first ever entery and image!!! I'm so happy you should see my smile xxx

Thanks for looking and thank you again for all your fabulous comments they really mean a lot and have helped so much getting me back into my craft room.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Wow A Card with no flowers xxx

2012-01-11T16:37:00.011Z

Well this was a hard card to make as its for my youngest daughters friend and my daughter Danielle does not like Magnolia's I know that's really bad isn't it!!! lol

Her friend Sarah goes to Sheffield University and is from York to help her through she does Ann Summer Parties and I must say she is fab at them she came to Rochelle's Hen night and it was the first time I had met her but I love her she is just such a lovely person inside and out!!

Anyway she has a basque in her kit which reminded me of my new Kenny K Digi which I have new even printed out so thought I would give it a go!

I have used two lots of Magnolia papers which some pink and black from my stash.

A little bit of ribbon and sentiment as I wasn't allowed to use my flowers or anything god it was hard.

Would like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
CES - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Spots or stripes (Animal print striped paper)
Kenny K's - Something New (New Digi)

Here are some pictures from Rochelle & Brett's Wedding this is with Lee the Best Man and Danielle Maid of Honour!

In the gardens at Whitley Hall Mr & Mrs Marshall xx

Miss Summer Marshall and her friend Georgia.

My two precious daughters Rochelle & Danielle don't they look so beautiful.

The girls with Rochelle's Best friend Danielle.

Well that's it for today thanks for your comments on my last post it was so different from today's card!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Engagement Card xx

2012-01-09T10:36:00.018Z

Thought I would show a card I was asked to make for my friends Sons Engagement.

Set of with just a pink & blue card then she asked for a picture on it, then there names, can I have some images on it and I thought have you seen the size of the card its going to look like a pizza!!! lol

Anyway in the end I really liked it was just something different!

The main papers are of course from Magnolia as are the divine images boy I do do these oldies!!

Lots of flowers, pins, flourishes with a Marianne die and the beautiful love hearts are a cherry Lynn die just perfect for this pretty card! Finished off with loads of stickles.
Paper pieced the images so they match perfectly and cut the names with "storybook" on my cricut.

I also made the box as it was far too lumpy for and envelope but forgot to take a picture.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Dream Valley - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Something Old (Magnolia Stamps)
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Craft Your days away - New Beginning (Engagement)
CES - Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under - Anything Goes
Simply Magnolia - Celebrate (Engagement)
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open (must have an angels so my images fit!)
Crafty Boots - New Beginnings (Engagement)

Thanks again for all your fabulous comments and I'm glad you loved my New Dilly Bean image she really is adorable and will be back with more.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxxxx

Dilly Beans xx

2012-01-05T14:46:00.011Z

Well whilst blogging over Christmas I came across a challenge blog called Dilly Beans and I have to say I just love the images so I purchased a few here!!! I did colour some of them the same day but it has taken me since then to put it on a card but at least I have started crafting again.

This is for my Niece Nicole's birthday at the weekend and if you know the story the cards where late last year so I need to make sure these are on time!!! lol

The theme this week is Black & Red so here is my entry.

Lots of hair to colour just hope it looks ok! The eyes, heart & Bow I have used glossy accents to make them show up more and I must say I do love her!

Not sure on all the papers as just searched through for the right colours. Added the bows from red mesh ribbon and black net with a love brad!

Flowers and gems all from my stash.

The artist Megan K Suarez also has an art blog so here is the link because "WOW" they are fabulous and I just love the big eyes and her work is just outstanding!

Hop you pop across to have a nosey as the DT are just amazing.
Also entering:

Simon Says Challenge - Something New (Digi)

Thanks for taking the time to leave me your wonderful encouraging comments they really means so much to me and are helping me get back into my blog and craft room. I would also like to say a big hello to my new followers thanks for joining me. Right I'm off now to have a nosey at ya blogs before I make another card.

Nearly forgot Rochelle & Brett's photographer has put some pictures on you tube you just have to type in "YouTube Rochelle and Brett" and the link comes up!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Happy & Sad xxx

2011-12-31T13:04:00.003Z

Good morning to everyone I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and looking forward to a Happy New Year just hope 2012 is a much better year!!!

Last Tuesday the 27th December my Daughter got married it was luckily a beautiful day even though it turned cold after lunch there was no rain and we had a beautiful day up at Whitley Hall in Sheffield.

Here is the card I made for them and yes its a Magnolia with Magnolia papers lots of gold going on as well!

Coloured the image with Pro Markers and added some Glamour dust the shoes are red because if you look down the photos you will see Rochelle's wedding shoes!! lol

Found this beautiful sentiment stamp at The Craft Box and I just stamped and embossed it around the edges with gold.

Lots of flowers, beads and a gold corner from my stash.

Also used some of my new dies for some different texture and effects.

Rochelle's Dorothy Shoe's which are just fab!

A picture of my youngest daughter Danielle with Summer, Dusty and Bernard the house rabbit on Christmas day!

Now for the sad news I have decided to step down from my DT positions on the Crafty Purple Frog & Sweet Pea Stampers challenge blogs as at the moment I cannot give them 100% and feel that its only fair to let someone else have a chance. I would like to thank them for all there love and support to me over the last few months I have so appreciated everything you have done for me and will miss working with such wonderful ladies!!!

You will have noticed that my blog is very quiet at the moment and that is because I have very personal things going on at home at the moment and even though I have been off work for the last couple of months not much crafting has taken place as most of the time I can't face it or just sit looking at my stuff with no idea what to do!! lol I even contemplated buying my Christmas cards but eventually managed to do them.

Hope to sort myself out soon and start to comment on all your beautiful work again! I have been having a nosy from time to time just not leaving you much deserved comments!!!

Any way think that's long enough hope you all have a fab evening and Happy New Year to everyone lets hope that 2012 is going to be a better year!!!!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxxx

Crafting for fun xxx

2011-11-06T21:27:00.011Z

This is a card I did for my Niece's 21st Birthday and which I'm loving the beautiful Tilda can't you just tell I've got a problem when ever I want to craft these are the first images I go for!!!

Coloured her in with Pro Markers and added glamour dust to her winds and glossy accents the the over sized heart!

My papers are all Magnolia as well from different collections all edged with stickles.

Added the beautiful metal corner, flowers and ribbon from stash. Punched out the leaves and the 21 is cut on my expression from the "Storybook" cartridge.

I am entering the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Young at Heart
Ginger Loft - Bingo - my line is Ribbon/Glitter/Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Bingo - My line is Glitter/Punch or Die/Ribbon
Magnolia Down Under - Charm & Bling (Hoping my metal corner with do as a charm!)

Thanks again for all your beautiful comments and well wished for Dusty and my Mum. Just been to see Mum tonight and she is doing really well.

Dusty had a check up on Saturday and they changed her medication need to take her back next Saturday for her stitches out and fingers crossed she will have got rid of her infection as she has me up several times in the night which is no fun when your on your own and then to still be greeted with puddles in the hallway every morning well need I say anymore!! lol

Hope you all have a great week.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Its Challenge time again at SPS

2011-11-04T07:31:00.010Z

Hi everyone!! Well I'm very pleased with myself this week as I've managed to get my card made for this weeks challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers and this week the theme is "Remember".

Wasn't quite sure on the theme but I do love my card even though I don't seem to be on the same wave length as the rest of the girls!! lol

I just adore this image from The Crafty Purple Frog she is called Night Rose and can be found here. Just love her eyes so I have put glossy accents on them to really make them pop.

Added loads of stickles and tried to make the flower as large as as possible could.

Added some black ribbon to my papers which are plain black card, silver Mirri and some Halloween paper from my stash.

Flowers are also from my stash and the little banner is a magnolia stamp which I have just used a silver pen to write "Remember" in.

Please go and check out my teamies blogs as there inspiration is amazing as always and I hope to see you join in with our challenge as the prize is just perfect!!

A little update on "Dusty"!!

She was a very poorly little girl on Monday when I brought her home and couldn't walk and stand properly for a few days. She is on antibiotics for a water infection, still on a pain killers and isn't eating properly. Yesterday I popped out and bought her a cooked chicken which she really enjoyed so it looks like I will be going again today!!

On top of that I have just taken my Mum into the Royal Hallamshire in Sheffield as she is having a hysterectomy this morning so everything is crossed for her.

On a brighter note it was my Birthday on Monday and I really didn't want to leave Dusty on her own but my family had booked for us to go out for a meal.

Her is my little Angel dressed as a cute little witch!! You should see some of the photo's she really does clash with the carpet!! lol

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me such wonderful comments, also a big Thank you to my teamies over at The Crafty Purple Frog & Sweet Pea Stampers for all your support over the last few months you girls really are ace!!!.

Hope I havn't bored you all with such a long post hope everyone has a great weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

I just adore this baby!!!!

2011-10-29T14:56:00.011+01:00

Even though I say this myself I just adore this image and how perfect does he look on my card!!

I have teamed this little fella with Magnolia paper and Kraft card and I love it!!

I have not done much crafting over the last few weeks but a lady asked me to make this for the birth of her Grandson and well she loved it!

Coloured the image with my Pro Markers and added some Gold bits also with a Pro Marker and I must say these gold and silver pens are must haves just look perfect and are available here!

Added these wonderful flowers, a Tim Holt's corner, fabulous ribbon and the beautiful little metal boy Charm all available here.

Found this wonderful sentiment on Ebay from Stampinup and added the little feet punch outs.

A side view hope you like it!

My Magnolia stamp collection is now just so big!! to say that I didn't like them at first is so shameful if you could see my collection!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

TOMIC - Bingo my line is - Magnolia Paper/Metal Embellishment/Ribbon & Bows

Die Cut dreams - So Charming with at least 1 Metal Charm

Magnolia Mania - Vintage

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

We are having Summer tonight so will be colouring!

Monday is my Birthday I know but I'm a nice witch!!! lol

Dusty has to go back to the Vets for another operation as her lumps have now returned in three weeks when I went to the Vets he wasn't very optimistic about operating as he said that they had returned far too quickly and that we really needed to think about what we want to so anyway we have its what we want can't just give up on her she's our baby!!! So fingers crossed!!!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

Just felt like crafting xxx

2011-10-19T21:16:00.003+01:00

Well I actually felt like crafting last night after weeks of just moping around!!
Allan is still working away and its just not the same being all alone!!! lol

Anyway "Dusty" is obviously feeling much better as she's being a right pain running around like a complete nutta and barking at every little noise which would be fine apart that its just not funny when your on your own!!

I have also had to move my new craft room round as where the desk was meant my back was to the door and you may say I watch too much telly but was a little scared so had a move around!! lol

I adore this magnolia I think she is so beautiful and loving these colours! (Pro Markers)

The tag is a magnolia die and the sentiment is a stampin up stamp which I purchased through ebay!

Added some beautiful flowers from my ever growing stash thanks to Lynn at The Craft Box.
Purple & white card from the pick and mix range at the Craft Box and the beautiful design paper is from Ann griffin.

Finished off with stickles, perfect pearls and which seam binding.

Thanks for looking and leaving your wonderful comments off now to make a Baby card!!

Enjoy the rest of the week and thank goodness its nearly Friday!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge time!!!

2011-10-13T23:04:00.005+01:00

Well its that time again for another fab challenge over at TCPF and the theme this time is "Thank You"!!

Thanks for everyone who entered our Layers Challenge your creations where just so beautiful and so many!!

The image I have used for this card is called "The Legend of Dinigfield Peacock" Decoupage and can be found here dont you think she is just so beautiful

The whole card is just made up of coloured card not a DP anywhere!!! but loads of stickles.

The lovely tags are from Magnolia and are so pretty especially with the perfect ribbon.

Flowers from my stash and an EK success punch for the leaves.

Hope you manage to play along this week up for grabs is some of Amys fabulous images and if you pop over for a look you will see she has added some new images to the shop.

Couldn't resist showing you a recent picture of Summer on her holiday doesn't she look so cool!! this is a proper scrapbook picture.

A little update on Dusty she is a lot better this week but she is still a little swollen but if you actually saw her racing around the garden you would never know that she had had an op!!!.

Would like to say a big hello to my new followers and thanks for all your beautiful comments. Thankfully its friday tomorrow so hope to have time to visit you all.

Have a great weekend!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Check out my super cool header!!!!!

2011-10-08T17:48:00.012+01:00

Just loving my header how cool is it!!

Lynn had some headers as candy mine was an extra just for followers and I am delighted to have won it as its perfect seeing as my birthday is Halloween!!!!

Thanks again Lynn I adore it.

You can check out Lynns blog here she also has some free headers!!!

Well here is my DT work for The SweePea Stampers late as usual but the main thing was it was on the Challenge blog when it went live yesterday.

If you pop over to the challenge blog you will see that its now every two weeks so it gives you longer to make your gorgeous entries so come on and have a go.

This time round the theme is Thankful here goes!

This beautiful butterfly stamp was actually some candy I won at the Sweetpea blog last year and have never inked!!

Yummy papers are Basic Grey and are from The Craft Box.

The butterfly is covered with Tim Holts Rock Candy looks great close up but not so good on the pictures! Loads of stickles and flowers are from my stash.

Hope you get a chance to enter this time round as the prize is fab and well worth a try!!!!

Now to the reason of my absence and lateness of this post!!! My baby "Dusty" went to the vets with some nasty mammory lumps and had to have an operation on Monday. I had to take her back today for a check up and to see if the results where back!! The Vet said that all the scars where healing well "Bless" her she has four and that the lumps where benign except the largest which was cancerous but they felt that they had taken everything away. We now need to keep an eye on her and hope they dont return!!!

I'm gutted at the moment and just keep giving her loads of TLC on top of that my DH went to work away on the same day!

Hope to start getting around to all your blogs in the next few days.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxx

My word I am running sooooooooo late xxx

2011-09-29T21:30:00.005+01:00

I really am so late but today Summer came back from her holidays and I haven't seen her for two weeks!! I can't tell you how much I have missed her beautiful little face but it was so worth the love I had when she first saw me!!!!!

Anyway this is my DT work for The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge! This week the theme is "Layers" I really enjoyed making this as the new "soon to be released" images are so beautiful well they all are really but just love getting all the new ones!!!

For this challenge my image is Pyramage Silentness and boy is she beautiful I really just need to learn how to take photos or I need a really good editing programme so if any of you have any tips they will be so welcome!!

The ribbon is from my stash and just perfect for these yummy papers.

The papers are Bo-bunny-Peacocks along with purple card.

Love the look of the big pearls placed on the ribbon.

The flowers are from my stash added stickles and punched Martha Stewart Butterfly's to finish off.

Please take a look at my fellow DTs work as as always they are totally awesome!!

Thanks for all your beautiful comments on my previous post!!! It was so worth all the work as Kerry adores it!!!

Hope you are all having a fab week.

Love as always Chanelle xxx

An extra special card xxx

2011-09-24T19:09:00.013+01:00

This is the card I made for Kerry's mum to give her! She wanted a special card as she always ends up buying one as Kerry makes all the family cards so here it is!!!

The boutique.

The inside took me a while to decide what to do but in the end I loved it and I know that Kerry did too but most of all so did her Mum!!!

On the main scene I stamped the couch and then paper pieced it in co-ordinateing paper. Stamped the two lovely Tildas and added a bag charm.

My coloured boutigue window which as with all the elements where coloured with my pro markers.

If you noticed one of my tildas is in her underwear just waiting to try on all these beautiful clothes and matching shoes (a girl can never have too many shoes!!)

when I purchased this old magnolia I did wonder what I would do with it and its been sat in my box of magnolias just waiting to adorn the boutique wall!

A closer picture of the girls just how sweet are they.

The papers are from The Craft Box and are just gorgeous its a 12 x 12 book of double sided papers from Panduro - Tilda called Springtime and even if I think so my self ifs just perfect for this card.

Added loads of stickles, liqiod pearls, flowers, die cut flourishes, charms (cosmetic bag, hand bag and the three beautiful coat hangers).

Thanks for looking hope you are all having a fab weekend and thanks for all your lovely comments on my last two posts it means so much to me!!!

I am entering this into:

Die Cut Dreams - Flowers (at least 5)
Crafty Boots Challenge - Things with Wings
Stamp Fairy Challenge - Glitter
Card and Scrap - Charm
Bows & Berries - Glitter

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Sweet Pea Stampers - Theme "Fall"

2011-09-23T18:25:00.004+01:00

Its been a long time since I did a challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers but I'm so happy to be posting today and a big "Thank You" to my fellow DT for allowing me to stay on the Team!!!!

This week the theme is "Fall" and I must say I really enjoyed making this little card and just love the colours!

My beautiful image is coloured in with Pro Markers and just a little bit of glamour dust you know you can't have enough!

The flowers are all from The Craft Box. Lynn has really gone to town with the new flower range as well as her new ribbons just so lush and so worth a visit! The leaves are an EK Success foliage punch.

Loving the purple & green bazzil just goes so perfectly with the Basic Grey papers.

And finally the finishing touch stickles "perfect".

You must also pop over to the DT girlie's blogs are they is just so much great inspiration going on and the prize is just fab!!!!!

Can't wait to see your entries!

Thanks again for taking the time to look at my work and for your lovely comments.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Love & Hugs

Chanelle xxxx

Happy Birthday Kerry xxxx

2011-09-21T18:39:00.004+01:00

It's my niece Kerry's birthday today so here is one of the cards I have made for her!!!!

I just love the image and she looks fab in these colours which are my pro markers.

I have put together cream and brown card with Magnolia papers which are just perfect for the image. I have distressed all the edges and inked with DI's.

Loving the flower arrangement down the side just perfect you just can't have enough flowers!! Especially love the bobble pieces but these where my last two and I can't find anything like it anywhere so if anyone knows where I can get anything like it please let me know!!!

The happy Birthday was printed from my computer inked and cut into the little squares which I think looks really effective especially with a Tim Holt's corner piece.

I am going to enter this into:

Simply Magnolia - Shabby Chic
Flutter By Wednesday - Butterfly/Fairy/Angel (Hope this counts)

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post I really appreciate them and I am so glad you have all stayed with me seeing as I am such a bad blogger.

Hello to my new followers and thank you to everyone who looks.

Love & hugs Chanelle xxx

Happy 21st Danielle xxxx

2011-09-16T20:23:00.012+01:00

Hello everyone

So sorry I have not blogged or commented for the last my word its nearly a month but just so much going on here!!!

Today is my baby's 21st Birthday can't believe she is 21!!!

Happy Birthday sweetie xxxx

This picture is from last Saturday when the girls went out for her birthday, seeing as the rest of our family went out to the Canaries on Wednesday!!

This is my card and also my entry for TOMIC which this week the theme is brown & cream which you can also add a colour well mine has to be Danielle's favourite "pink".

I have used my new Magnolia stamps which are just perfect for the theme and look so beautiful!

Must let you know that Lynn has the most beautiful flowers now in stock you really need to pop in a take a look at all her new goodies its such an Aladdin's cave.

My papers are from The Craft Box but sorry at the moment not sure of the name as they are upstairs in my new craft room!!! Yes I got it so will post some pictures soon.

Finished of with some beautiful brown bobble ribbon, checked ribbon, flowers, punched leaves and a beautiful pink pin and not forgetting the stickles.

Hope you like the card as much as me just have to get my thinking cap on now as its my niece Kerry Birthday so really have to have a good card for that!!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend, thank you for staying with me over the last few months and not forgetting welcome to my new followers I hope that what you see inspires you.

Promise to try harder.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxxxx

Problems again!!!

2011-08-24T17:53:00.007+01:00

Just wondering if anyone is having problems with hotmail? Mine has locked me out and says there have been spam emails sent from it and to reinstate I have to send my mobile number and they will send me a code to enter!! Well I'm still waiting!!

I had been asked by my friend for a card for her daughters birthday so thought I'd try out my new template from The Craft Box. Its a heart easel from The House of Zandra and looks so beautiful.

Love the little Bee Tilda and coloured her with my Pro Markers to match the papers which are Nit Wits. Flowers and ribbons are from stash.

Here you can see the beautiful shape.

Added Mia's name and the coloured don't look quite right on the photo but believe me they did in the flesh.

Even made the box and used some beautiful green ribbon also from The Craft Box.

I am entering this into:

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes.
Fussy & Fancy - 3 or more Embellishments

Well I'm off now to try and sort the emails again! Wish me luck!!

Chanelle xxx

Wow I have won a challenge!!!

2011-08-21T14:37:00.009+01:00

Just had to let you know as I am so chuffed!!! I have won the challenge over at Dream Valley with my Magnolia Card which you can see here.

This is a beautiful picture frame card that we made at The Craft Box of few weeks ago with Molly Bloom stamps.

Just love this sign so its now added to my collection and I must have some of this fab twine as it just is the most perfect finishing touch!

This little fella looks so perfect and all of the images are coloured in with Pro Markers.

Perfect papers but not sure what they are called but just yummy colours so fab for these summer images.

Not been very good with the blogging again as lots of things to do at home like cleaning, ironing, decorating and the normal stress of children (who are actually adults but you would never know)!!! lol

Hope you have had a great weekend and hope to catch up with you all soon. I really do need to move into the spare bedroom as I just can't stand the heat in the conservatory just makes me feel so sick and I have such bad headaches I just end up packing in when really I should be crafting!!!!

Love & Hugs as always Chanelle xxxx

Over at Crafty Purple Frog its "RED HOT"

2011-08-18T08:08:00.008+01:00

Its challenge time again over at The Crafty Purple Frog and the theme this week is "Red Hot" so I hope this fits the bill!!! The Decoupage is one of Amy's called "Merry Seasons" and can be found here! She is just so perfect for Christmas so can see her appearing again.

The flowers are from Prima and just love the poinsettia just beautiful and the punched holly is so perfect especially with the yummy beads that are from a small Christmas spray I picked up last year.

Just look at these papers the red holly is a Cosmo cricket "Deck the Hollies" and the others are from a box I found hidden in a cupboard from "Anna Griffiths".

Here is a side view where you can see the lovely decoupage, ribbon and punched border.

Really please with the overall effect but you should pop over to see the teamies designs just outstanding and well worth a look and not to mention the prizes!!!!

Thanks for taking time to look.

Enjoy the rest of the week and don't forget its nearly the weekend!! lol

Love as always Chanelle xxx

Magnolia Frog xx

2011-08-14T22:00:00.007+01:00

Well I have had this stamp for quite a while and have never inked him up!!! Just how bad is that cause he's such a cutie xxx

Coloured this little fella with copics and added glamour dust and stickles.

The papers are just perfect from the magnolia range "Fairytale" and added some green and yellow bazzil. I have distressed all of the edges and inked with TH shabby shutters.

Found some beautiful flowers from my stash and added some stickles to the edges.

To finish off a small flourish of green pearls and some yummy ribbon.

The challenges I am entering:

Dream Valley - Distressing (Edges)
Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a song (Paul McCartney's "Frog Song")
Totally Tilda - Princess or a Crown (Crown on my Frog)
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers

Hope you have had a great weekend!! I had Summer to sleep last night but then she sleeps every Saturday and boy we love it she is just so delightful and we love her to bits!!!

Cleared out the small bedroom today to start decorating trying to talk DH in letting me have it as a craft room instead of the conservatory as it looks so messy!!! lol

Back to work tomorrow the weekends just go far too quickly!

Love Chanelle xxx

Wow Ive been picked in the top three xxx

2011-08-12T20:54:00.004+01:00

Im in shock I have been picked in the top three over at Totally Paper Crafts!!! A big thank you I really can't beleive it!

Here is my card! My yummy magnolia image.

Love Chanelle xxx

Team "B" Turn over at Sweet Pea Stampers

2011-08-12T18:20:00.003+01:00

Well over at Sweet Pea Stampers we now have a new challenge every week and this week its team "B" turn so here is mine!! The theme is "Blue Crush" but I must say the card looks a lot better in the flesh as it does in my photos the light is rubbish!!!!

Coloured my image with Pro markers and added loads of stickles and glamour dust.

I have used flocked papers in cream and Peacock from "Artsy.licious" with some peal card from my stash.

Added a border in the middle and some lush blue velvet.

No flowers that matched so out came the retro punch with Viva Pearls for the centre's.

Hello to my new followers and thanks once again for your lovely comments. The card on the previous post was a "Magnolia" just a really old one which I think are the best!!

Have a great weekend Love Chanelle xxx

What a divine image xxx

2011-08-08T18:38:00.009+01:00

Well I just love it and have some more old ones as well that I have been colouring and I must say I just adore them all and cannot get enough of them I think I need rehab!!!!

I have coloured my image with copics as I didn't have the right colours in my Pro Markers but I may need to invest in some of the colours as they are getting very dry!!! lol Added some glamour dust to the wings and flowers on the swimming hat.

These papers as well how yummy are these my goodness when Lynn showed me these I just had to have them. Its a 12 x 12 pad called Patchwork Family from Rico Design and its just so beautiful lots of vintage flowers, dots and checks a must have.

Distressed the edges of all my papers before putting the design together added a magnolia sentiment, ribbon and a few flowers.

I love it the colours are just so perfect for the papers.

I am entering it in the following challenges:

Deep Ocean - Sea
Simply Magnolia - Sketch
Totally Paper Crafts - Holidays
Dream Valley - Distressing

Thanks again for all your kind comments and once again welcome to my new followers.

Have a fun week Love Chanelle xxxx

Crafty Purple Frog xxx

2011-08-07T14:23:00.010+01:00

This was supposed to be posted last Thursday but I had trouble adding the detail to my image so here it is late!!!!!!

The theme over at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge is "Anything but a card" so I have used a Craft Work Card Bag template.

I have used my new Marianne Die again I do love it and I have used some silver Miri with it which really looks fab.

The image is from The Purple Frog and is called Dark Royalty and can be found here.

The Paper was a pressie from my last birthday and is a foiled paper from "Tricks & Treats" Specialty Collection. You can see the side view here with all the flowers here. Loads of stickles as ever and a purple bow to finish off.

Inside are five pockets all with a tag inside to add personal photos.

Hope you manage to pop over to see the DT girls there is loads of beautiful inspirations and this week we also have three new DT ladies who have joined us Kym, Mona & linda so pop over and show them some love and best of all is the lush prizes on offer.

Hope you are enjoying the final hours of the weekend I'm now on the final countdown and feeling very sorry for my self!!! lol.

Love & Hugs as always Chanelle xxxxx

Beautiful new paper xx

2011-08-06T17:41:00.007+01:00

Well the challenge over at TOMIC is Circles and over at Just Magnolia it's Anything Goes & Glitter so I thought I would play along.

I have the most beautiful paper that I purchased a few weeks ago from The Craft Box from Crate Paper "Bouquet" and two fab coloured bazzils.

The circles where cut with my EK Success circle cutter and as you can see you just can't go wrong its just so perfect. After I cut the circles I have distressed the edges before layering them all together.

Had a really hard job trying to decide which Tilda to use but I think this was a good choice she is coloured with Pro Markers and added stickles.

Used my new Marianne die also from The Craft Box and boy I'm loving it.

For the easel rest I have cut two more circles out then stamped a LOTV sentiment and punched small retro flowers to circle around it with stickles for the centre's.

Side view where you can see the lush paper so much better.

To finish off I have added retro flowers with flowers from my stash and from the beautiful paper cut out flowers with loads of stickles and I don't know if you can see it but the middle circle I have edged it with coral lace.

Hope you like it.

I am entering this into:

TOMIC - Circles

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes & Glitter.

Hope you are all having a fab weekend trying to chill out today as I am back to work on Monday!!!!!

Love as always Chanelle xxxx

Back to class xx

2011-08-03T09:28:00.005+01:00

Wow went back to craft class last week at The Craft Box and my word Lynne has done a fabulous job not only with the new shop which is enormous but there is a beautiful bright classroom and new kitchen!!!!

This gift tag envelope was what we made in class and even though I didn't manage to finish it in class as soon as I got home I applied the finishing touches.

The papers are My Minds Eye but not sure of the range.

The beautiful Molly Bloom stamps from the new summer range which are so gorgeous which we coloured with Pro Markers.

As you can see we did some decoupage detail to the Ice Cream cart.

I need this beautiful postcard stamp which we used its just so versatile and a must have.

The lovely ice cream sundae image is just so yummy and looks fab with the extra glitter.

To finish off there are buttons, glitter, ribbon and glossy accents and if you like this well stayed peeled as last nights piece was another stunner.

Thanks again for all your lovely comments and welcome to my new followers I am slowly catching up with my comments so by the weekend should be 100%.

My garden is nearly weed free and just one wall left to paper in my bedroom so things are slowly getting back to normal!!

Enjoy the rest of the week I'm off to Wentworth Garden centre today with Summer to see the Farm and then when I get home I need to put the finishing touches to this weeks DT project for Crafty Purple Frog so its a busy day.

Love as always Chanelle xxxx

A very late DT Card!!!!!!

2011-08-01T09:47:00.005+01:00

Well just as things looked as if they where back on track I lost it again!!!!

So here is my DT card for Sweet Pea Stampers where this theme this time round is "Button it up"

I know this is early but its my first "Halloween Card" and she looks beautiful once again coloured with Pro Markers with added glamour dust and rock candy.

Here are my buttons and a lovely wooden one just perfect for the theme and Halloween.

My papers are My Minds Eye "scary sparkles and plain purple & black bazzil!!! My friend Vicky over at Kips Cards told me about these gorgeous papers as she knows its my favourite time of the year as I was born on Halloween but lets not say anymore on that!! lol

Just to let you know as well Vicky is now a DT member of Make it Colourful which she so deseerves as her creations and colouring are just out of this world!!! Congratulations Vicky.

Added the fence with loads of rock candy on makes it look just right.

My little ray of sunshine who is looking rather dirty as she had a busy day in the garden and as you can see loves my peg basket!!

Well I am actually off on holiday and thought I would get plenty of crafting in but because things have been a bit difficult for me I have let everything go to pot!! I have started to try to get my gardens in order front and back and its taking for ever and to top it off I have started to decorate my bedroom!!! My DH says that I stress myself out as I should do one job at a time.

Well one day I may be sorted!!!

Have a great week and don't forget to pop over to see the DT girls creations you will be amazed!!

Love & Hugs to everyone who looks at my blog and leaves me beautiful messages I hope to be able to pop over to see all your beautiful work in the next few days.

Love Chanelle xxxx

Good Luck Lynne the new shop is amazing!!!!

2011-07-17T17:03:00.010+01:00

This beautiful card I made at one of my craft classes at the Craft Box in Elsecar!!!

Last week Lynne moved into new bigger premises at the Heritage Centre and I went to see it yesterday for such much needed supplies and Wow its amazing and it's "HUGH" she has some fabulous stock in even Debbie Bliss Wool and had a peep at stock to be put out and yes I need to go back!!!!

Good Luck Lynne with the bigger shop its just beautiful and can't wait to get back to classes!!!!

She also has an open day "Saturday the 6th August" well worth the visit she has Michelle doing Pro Marker Demos, Claire from Molly Blooms and Lindsay Mason with her fab stamps.

My card is obviously Molly Blooms coloured with Pro Markers.

Sorry don't know what the papers where but we also used plain coloured bazzil!

Cut out the top section with nesties.

Lynne had added Viva Pearls on her which I added at home plus lots more!!!

Another Molly Bloom stamp and some pink ribbon to finish off.

Off now to craft with my new goodies oh and I have a goblin Magnolia she is just lush!!!

Hope you have all had a great weekend even though the weather has spoilt going outside!!!

Chanelle xxx

Sweet Pea Stampers and the Theme is Anything Goes!!!!

2011-07-15T17:55:00.005+01:00

Well I must have cracked it as I'm here again with this weeks Challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers!!! So sorry girls for being missing for the last few but hopefully I'm now on track!!!

This is my design for this week.

Just love how the image has turned out with my new colouring skills and just loving the Pro Markers.

As you can see I have used ribbon and lace on my card and they all go together so well.

My papers are from Prima and they are the "Moulin Rouge" collection.

Added flowers and feathers from my stash, some beautiful metal Tim Holt's corners on the background mount and a stamped my sentiment onto some ribbon but not very please with the result as when it dried you can only just read it!!! (will have to redo I think!!!!)

You really need to check out the other DT girls are as always they rock!!!

Hello to all my new and old followers you really have made getting back in to my crafting so rewarding with all your fab comments!!!

Have a fabulous weekend. Love as always Chanelle xxxx

Found a beautiful blog yesterday and she said I could enter this into the following challenge so here goes thanks Lisa will be over later to look at all the fab DT work it was so inspiring!!!!

By The Cute & Girly Challenge - Things with wings xx

Yep it's me again!!!!!

2011-07-11T19:30:00.006+01:00

I know I can't believe it either but here I am again!!

With some fabulous Molly Bloom images (These are Kerry's images I think she nearly has all the new range from the Craft Box) these where actually coloured when I went to my niece Kerry's last week but by the time we had masked and coloured them in we didn't have time to make the card so I did it yesterday.

These new images are coloured in with Pro Markers and have added some glamour dust to finish off the design.

The background papers are pink dotted swiss and Magnolia.

The sentiment is from LOTV and the flowers are from my very large stash.

Finished off with some punched butterfly's.

Hello to my old and new followers thank you for your beautiful comments and hope you all had a fab weekend.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge - Summer
Creative Inspirations Challenge - The Seaside
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - The Beach

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge and DT Call xxxx

2011-07-09T14:13:00.010+01:00

Well keep your fingers crossed that I have got my act together at last!!!

A few days late but here is my DT card for the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge and this time the theme is Summer. Before I go any further though don't forget that Amy has also put out a DT Call so if you are interested just post your entry and add DT next to it!!!!

Here is my Sunflower decoupage mermaid she is just Divine and also one of the first sheets Amy did but perfect for Summer.

No designer papers today just plain bazzil as the image says it all I think!

Added some beautiful green bling and lots of glamour dust and stickles.

Flowers and leaves from my stash.

Fabulous 1st prize is 3 digi's from Delicious Doodles.

2nd prize 3 Crafty Purple Frog Images
3rd Prize 2 Crafty Purple Frog Images
4th Prize 1 Crafty Purple Frog Image

Don't forget the DT call ladies!!!!! and don't forget to check out the other dt blogs the inspiration on them is fabulous.

Another picture of Summer at the party again but on the bouncy castle. I must come clean though she is my "Granddaughter" but as I'm such a young Nan people always think I'm the Mummy!!!! lol xxx

Thanks for all your lovely comments have a great weekend.

Love Chanelle xxx

My little Angel and a Magnolia Card xxx

2011-07-08T22:06:00.004+01:00

Well I'm finding it really hard at the moment to get into my crafting!!!
I'm still enjoying buying new goodies though, its just the actual crafting that's missing.

Last week I took Summer to my friends little boys birthday party and she had "Party Pets" there and a bouncy castle. Well Summer just adores animals so she just loved it this is her with the beautiful rabbits there was also guinea pigs, hens, rambo the pot bellied pig, four different types of owls, lizards, frogs and snails.

My magnolia card pictures are a bit blurred and didn't realise until I had put them onto the computer!!!!

I made this for a friend at work who left last week so can't take anymore photos!!
The image is coloured with pro markers.

Added some beautiful brown lace and orange seam binding.

The flowers are from my stash and I think the papers are Bo-Bunny.

Well after I realised the photos where blurred I had a look at the camera and found that the front lense was covered in sticky stuff from little fingers!!!!!

That's it for tonight but before I go would like to thank everyone for all the lovely comments on my last post and of course to welcome all my new followers!!!

Have a great weekend Love as always Chanelle xxx

Happy Anniversary xxxx

2011-06-19T14:23:00.005+01:00

Time goes by so quickly and its a year ago that we where all celebrating Kerry & Martins Wedding at Gretna Green!!!!

So here is my card for there 1st Wedding Anniversary!!

Love the image and she is just perfect for a sweet couple. Coloured with my promarkers.

Flowers and papers from my stash.

Happy Anniversary xxxxxx

Had a lovely afternon with Kerry yesterday at the Craft Box at a pro Markers colouring class so hopefully will be back with my images!!!!

Sweet Pea Stampers and Swirls of Summer xxx

2011-06-18T09:22:00.005+01:00

Hope you are all enjoying the start of your weekend. Well I'm running rather late this should have been posted yesterday for "Sweet Pea Stampers" the theme is "Swirls of Summer"

There have been some big changes over on the DT we now have 2 teams of awesome talent!! Its so big we have decided to change to a weekly challenge which will be starting in a few weeks but for now we are all playing along so you really must check out the talent.

I am really please with my colouring on this image she has been in my box for quite a while so thought she should get some air!!!!

The papers are from the new Magnolia range and just perfect!

Added a black pearl swirl and punched butterflies.

Flowers from my stash and lots of stickles.

Hope you manage to check out the talent on our awesome team and joining in this week we have a fab prize on offer as always.

Thanks for popping to see my work I really appreciate it and love your comments. Welcome to my new followers I hope to come over to see your beautiful work this weekend.

I'm off to a colouring class at the Craft Box where the lovely Meesh will be teaching again so hopefully she will get my mojo working again. Also Lynne has the new Molly Blooms in the shop so might have to purchase a few as I have spotted them on her web site and wow they look adorable!!!

Have a great weekend Love Chanelle xxxx

Just loving these Magnolia's.

2011-06-12T16:29:00.004+01:00

This is my second card I made for Cindy's birthday and I just adore these colours together and the image well shes beautiful.

After I had coloured the image in with my copics I knew I had the right papers from Bo-Bunny or so I thought!!!

In the end I found some free papers added to black bazzil and a small piece of my Bo-Bunny paper!!!

Cut out the scalloped edges and punched the holes through to thread some black ribbon. I them layered it onto a black circle cut with my circle cutter.

The flowers are my large and medium punch with a craftwork card card candy in the middle and just added punched EK leaves.

Final touch was stickles around the edges, pearls and yummy pink ribbon.

Hope you have all had a great weekend I'm just sat crafting and trying to find my mojo so that I can get on with my DT cards.

Love Chanelle xxxx

Gosh how long has it been!!!!!!

2011-06-07T14:30:00.008+01:00

Hi all my lovely blogging friends so sorry I have been AWOL but I'm here now!!

I must admit I'm not really in the crafting mood lately but its my SIL's birthday tomorrow (Kerry's Mum) so must make the effort as she's our biggest fan!!!!

I have used my Magnolia's for the card and I must admit I didn't think I had as many until I stamped them all out this Sunday in my reference book!! Oh my word all my DH kept asking was how many have you got? How much are they each? questions questions questions who needs them!!!

Did a little bit of masking and think it turned out really well then coloured with promarkers and copics.

These papers are so yummy and such vibrant colours. They are nook & pantry from basic grey and I purchased them at the Craft Box.

Love the green bobble ribbon such a perfect match also available from the Craft Box.

I have now realised that I do love these gorgeous stamps and think I need more.

The gate is just so cute and I adore the Magnolia Tree.

Even the flowers are from Magnolia and so perfect with the ladybug sat on the leaf!!

Well that's it for now!! Hope you like my card I am entering it into the following challenges and both are brand new Challenge Blogs so you must take a peek so much talent over on both:

The Official Magnolia Inspirations Challenge Blog - 1st Challenge "Birthday"

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - 1st Challenge "Anything Goes"

I would also like to welcome my new followers and I hope you will stick with me over my bad patch!! Hopefully will be along to comment as well everything crossed.

That's it for now as I'm not well today have severe acid which is causing lots of coughing and unfortunately makes me sick!!! Was sent home today as I don't think it was appreciated that I had a little accident in reception!!! Anyway spent over two hours at the drop in where I have been given some medication and I also need to go the the hospital tomorrow for some blood tests!! The joy of life its just so full of fun!!!! NOT!!!!

Love Chanelle xxxxxx

He's eventually let me on to the dashboard!!

2011-05-24T21:17:00.004+01:00

My goodness ever felt like giving up well I have all weekend but for some strange reason he's let me on tonight!! I have had to delete some things from the side and the list of blogs that I follow but can still get to them for commenting so he's not won!!!

Just hope I get to come back on tomorrow otherwise he will win!!!!!!!

Will have to have a go at putting back my list of blogs as I don't like not seeing them!!

Just thought I would show you a card I made over the weekend with my goodies that I won from Nicole in Germany view her fab blog here!!!

Just adore these images so had to ink it up straight away.

Everything on my card was candy except the flowers from my stash!!

Don't want to bore you with my problems but may not be posting much over the next few weeks as things are not good at the moment and I just cant get motivated!!! Just didn't want you to think that I had disappeared.

Love as always Chanelle xxxxx

Help

2011-05-21T09:42:00.002+01:00

I need help badly!!!!

I have just managed to get onto my dashboard but it wont allow me to go on any of my DT's and leave a post!!!!

I can't leave any comments on your blog!!!!

This is my sisters L/T as mine wont even let me get this far has any body got any ideas? My computer say that my URL/Service Login is too large to process!!
Google error 414 (that's all we know) Then when I try to process a comment just
wont let me and gives a big number out!!! Can't remember that one as I was so mad and gave up!!!!

I am really behind now with my DT work and I'm so sorry!! Seem to be saying that a lot these days!

If anyone has any advise it would be greatly appreciated. That's if I even manage to get on my dashboard again!! lol

Love Chanelle xxx

What a nightmare!!!!!!

2011-05-19T20:15:00.003+01:00

What a week Mr blogger is playing up for me again and its taken days to get back on line properly!! So I'm sooooooooooo sorrrrry for not commenting on your blogs this week just feel so bad!

Anyway this card is made up of my new found love of colouring and these sweet Magnolias which I just adore so hopefully if I can keep on my blog will show you some more.

These flowers are from my stash and I found these wonderful wings which I have painted with Tim Holts crackle paint.

My magnolia is just beautiful but I'm sorry I don't know whats shes called but doesn't she look fab coloured with my pro markers.

The papers are spotted bazzil in pink & white with a lovely pink swirly paper from Prima. I have also used my Tim Holts flourish in a darker pink bazzil.

I have also stamped a sentiment onto linen ribbon.

Hope you like it!!!

A big hello to my new followers I'm so excited to welcome you to my blog and I promise I will be a lot better with my commenting if Mr Blogger will play!!

Love Chanelle xxxx

Had a fabulous afternoon xxx

2011-05-15T16:40:00.004+01:00

Well no card today just two images from this afternoons class over at The Craft Box. Had great company and was extra special as I went with Kerry my niece.

We met Michelle to day from Meesh's house of cards who did a class in Pro Markers was really looking forward to the class as I have been following Michelle for a while and couldn't wait for the class as her colouring is just to die for and well worth a look.

Well it was such an enjoyable class and just love the images that we coloured.

I must say I have learnt some great techniques with the pro markers

My only problem now is that I need more Pro markers!!! lol

Anyway I'm off now to colour and to look at your beautiful post and hopefully if Mr Blogger is playing leave some love!!!

Chanelle xxx

Lets try again Mono over at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge

2011-05-13T21:23:00.009+01:00

Well who would believe it Mr blogger has really done it today and lost so many posts through blog land!!! Its just so sad as we have also lost all the beautiful comments that have been left on our blogs as well.

This is just a quick post as I really don't want to loose it again so will keep it sweet.

The challenge over at The Crafty Purple Frog is Mono. This is my design.

You can find this wonderful image and so many more over here.

My gorgeous heart die is from the Craft Box and is Cheery Lynn designs (set of four)

All the papers, pins, ribbon from my stash and these lovely silk flowers where a bargain by at 50p per pack at home bargains!!

Please check out all the other dt post as there work is as always truly amazing.

Thanks for all your lovely comments and hello to my new followers.

Love Chanelle

p.s lets hope that tomorrow this is still here and Mr Blogger is playing nice xxx

Well its Mono time over at The Crafty Purple Frog.

2011-05-12T12:39:00.000+01:00

My word its taken me from early this morning to now to be able to get on to Mr Blogger!!!! Won't let me leave any comments or anything he really is quite naughty today.

Well it that time again for The Crafty Purple Frog challenge and this week the theme is "Mono".

This week we are missing Vicky "Sticky with Icky" as she is really poorly at the moment so we need to send her loads of Love and get well wishes.

Here is my design she is just so beautiful and looks fab with these purple papers.

Can you see my new heart die (Cherry Lynn "Heart to Heart" from the Craft Box) its just so heavenly and look at all the tiny hearts that are cut out!! Just divine xxxx

Another side view just so you can see the gorgeous heart cut outs!!

The little satin flowers where 50p a packet from home bargains but they look just right with the feather and pins from my stash.

LOTV sentiment stamped onto spellbinders Fancy Tags three also from the Craft Box.

Please pop over to see the girls creations they are all so divine and well worth a nosey.

Amy has sent us the new images for next month so keep your eyes peeled for some sneak peeks.

Well I had my new boiler fitted yesterday so at least we have a warm house and hot water again!!! Just to let you know Heather I only make tea for the fitter as hes my friends hubby!!! lol

Welcome to all my new followers this week and thanks again for all your encouraging comments you really are so special to me.

Love Chanelle xxx

Boy do I hate sewing!!

2011-05-11T10:54:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post as we are having a new boiler fitted today!! Boy when things start to go wrong do they go wrong!!!!

Anyway I managed to get to my craft class this week at the Craft Box which was very therapeutic as always!!!! Not!! we did sewing well it took ages so I had to colour my image when I got back home so here she is.

This beautiful Tilda was from the valentine collection this year and she is just Divine! (I must admit to already having her but still to ink her up!!) lol

The papers I'm sorry I didn't ask but they go so well with the plain green card.
Added some stickles to the flowers and as you can see they are still wet. Lots of beautiful green gems and some MS branch and Prima leaves around the flowers.

Got to go now as I'm doing my DT work and making tea for the gas fitter!!!

Sorry forgot to add a big welcome to my new followers and thank you to everyone for your beautiful comments they really are such a confidence boost!!

Love Chanelle xxxxx

Shower of Flowers xx

2011-05-06T18:20:00.007+01:00

Well a big sorry to all my followers and blog friends and thank you for all your great comments about help with my virus I really appreciated all of them and now I'm hopefully back on line and can get back to visiting all your lovely blogs and leave comments to you all!!!

Here is this weeks challenge over at Sweet Pea Stamps and the theme is "Shower of Flowers" so out came the scissors and off I went.

The image is my favourite and was the first sweet pea stamp I ever purchased and the lovely Amy has made it into decoupage and pyramage images which are a must!! Also she has loads of new goodies on The Crafty Purple Frog site which you can find here!! Just hope you have never ending pockets because they are all so lush and must haves!!!

Well I know I mentioned the image but just look at these flowers and each one is so lovingly cut out they are from Basic Grey and I think they are called "infuse" but not sure.

The image is "Red Hearts" and boy I just love her as soon as Amy sent me it I knew she was the one for me!!!

Sorry the background is just plain black bazzil with the gorgeous flowers flowing over it with the yummy image.

Hope you like her as much as me and please pop over to DT teams blogs are they are as awesome as ever and some fab prizes up for grabs.

Love Chanelle xxxx

Having a nightmare!!!!!!!!!

2011-05-02T16:46:00.003+01:00

I can't tell you how frustrated I am at the moment!! My computer keeps telling me I have a virus and no matter what we do we can't get rid of it. Every scan we do says that there is nothing there but still it lingers!!

Any way this is my new Tatty Button stamp which I have had a few weeks and just inked this weekend.

I have coloured her with my pro markers and edges in distress inks.

The flowers are are my new Marianne die edged with stickles.

I have added EK success punched foliage, butterfly's and a craftwork cards sentiment.

The beautiful papers are "Tickled Pink" from my minds eye.

I am sorry for not doing much commenting at the moment but I keep trying but its taking for ever with the stupid virus alert!! Will be taking it to the computer shop tomorrow to see what they can do!!

A big welcome to my new followers and thanks again for the lovely comments you leave.

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend the weather in Sheffield has been lovely but a little windy!!!!

Love Chanelle xxxxxx

Purple & Lace xx

2011-04-28T11:17:00.003+01:00

Well you wont believe the mess I woke up to this morning in my craft room!!! Boy its bad but I needed to do my DT work and get some birthday cards sorted!!

This week over at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge the theme is "purple & lace" what a yummy combo!! Thanks to everyone who entered and to the lucky winners and boy we have just hit 100 followers that's just amazing and can only get better!!!

Here is my design.

I have used the Pyramage sheet for this beautiful lady called "Eglantine" she can be found here and as always there is two per sheet!!

The papers are from my stash a very first scrap book from QVC which I think is Anna Griffiths.

As always a bit of bling and loads of purple stickles.

These little retro flowers may be a bit of an addiction at the moment they have appears in force on my last two cards!! lol

Two layers of lace but the colours don't really show on my picture, there is a cream layer and lilac above.

Hope you can pop over to see my fellow DTs creations everyone is so beautiful and unique and the prizes up for grabs are just fabby.

Thanks & welcome to my new followers as always you leave me such encouraging comments that always make me smile!!!!

My first Teddy Bo xxx

2011-04-25T14:21:00.005+01:00

Well I have just finished my first Teddy Bo image and I must say I do love it and all the others I have bought to colour!!! lol

Also just a little snippet but starting tomorrow over at the Teddy Bo store there is a sale on buy three and get the fourth Free!!!!!

I have coloured this little beauty in with my copics and added glamour dust to her wings.

I have used my magnolia tag die as the challenge over at Teddy Bo is "tag it".

Thought the swing was lost on the layout so hand cut some branches and added some punched small retro flowers and added stickles to the centres.

The papers are from my stash and just edges them with my new Firefly stickles boy this is a beautiful colour!!

Think I may have gone over board with the blossoms!!! But its looks lovely xxx

I am entering this into:

Teddy Bo Challenge - Tag It
Crafty Emma's Challenge 33 - Spring Colours

Well I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter the weather has been fab well except Saturday when we where stuck in floods!!!! lol

A big hello to my new followers and as always thank you to everyone who leaves me such encouraging comments.

Love Chanelle xxxx

Recycle time xxxx

2011-04-22T16:03:00.004+01:00

Well I think my mojo has gone or I'm brain dead as I really struggled with the recycle theme this week over at Sweet Pea Stampers.

Anyway I have used a brand new image from the Crafty Purple frog called Silk dance you really must pop over as Amy has added some gorgeous new sheets that really do shout out "WOW".

Added loads of stickles to my image but she really didn't need it!!

My recycled items where to my daughters disgust!! flowers made from her blue dress (in my defence it was in the charity bag)!! two blue buttons of a top and the yellow mesh which came on a bouquet of flowers.

Added some beautiful blue bling and butterfly's.

The papers where from my stash and the border was a martha stewart doily punch.

Please pop over to check out the other girls ideas you will be amazed!!!!

Thanks for sticking with me over the last few weeks I think I'm nearly back to myself!! well in my own little world and really appreciated all your lovely comments.

Summers 1st Birthday xxx

2011-04-17T21:33:00.005+01:00

Tomorrow is Summers first birthday!!!

I can still remember the day she came into our lives, she is just so adorable and the most precious little girl in the world to us!!!

Here she is with her best mate sat watching "Pepper Pig" and just look at those legs all full of bruises from her crawling.

I have used one of Molly Blooms new release available at the Craft Box here! Coloured with copics.

Her card is made up of plain bazzil and Jack & Jill Prima papers available here.

Cut out some balloons in the same papers but the 6 x 6 range and added brown bazzil as the string a brown bow.

I have used my favourite Love heart dies for behind the image and some yummy bling and plenty of stickles. To finish off Summers name and 1st birthday cut on my cricut from the "Story Book" cartridge.

Sorry I have been absent all last week but I did mention I was starting a new job well its knocked me for six I can tell you and I just feel really down. I just can't concentrate on anything at the moment even cleaning the house!! lol.

I feel really bad for not blogging and letting my teamies down over at The Crafty Purple Frog for missing the challenge this week and I really hope that this week will be better and I will get back to my usual dizzy self!!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments for my last post they really have cheered me up all week.

Love Chanelle xxxxxx

Molly Blooms

2011-04-10T20:29:00.004+01:00

Well I have had a really busy weekend and what a beautiful weekend it has been!!

My daughter booked her wedding for next September then last week decided she would like a Christmas wedding so has brought if forward to the 27th December this year!!!

So we are busy sorting all the arrangements!! This weekend has been spent looking for flowers and today at a wedding fayre. So you can appreciate not much crafting.

Thought I would show you my card and basket from my Molly Bloom class at the Craft Box in March.

My first tent card and I love it was so surprised at how easy it was and I love this My Minds Eye paper!! I think there is 7 different images used on this card so you can image the class was so quiet as we coloured!!!

This basket was actually our first project of the day and isn't it just so beautiful.

Can't wait to get my hands on this beautiful Martha Stewart punch its just perfect for the handles!

More colouring images and love the bobble ribbon and mine is the opposite way round to everyone else's as if you know me I often don't listen properly to instructions!! But I like it best my way!!

Well that's it from me I'm off for a relaxing bath as I'm back to work tomorrow after quite a while off and I can tell you I'm a little nervous!!

I have also just purchased my first Teddy-Bo digi's so will have a colour with them before bed!!

Hope you have all had a great weekend and thanks again for all your beautiful comments and to my new followers this week.

Love Chanelle xxxx

The theme is Mother/Hero over at Sweet Pea Stampers xx

2011-04-08T08:59:00.004+01:00

This week the theme over at Sweet Pea Stampers is Mum/Hero and we know it was Mothers Day last week but I'm sure everyone out there really doesn't need a reason to send a just because to that special lady!!!

This week my image is "Forest Blue" which I just love I have tried to get a softer look with the AquaMarkers and think I have acheived it so I'm really please.

I have made a gatefold card this week and covered everyside with coloured bazzil and Prima papers "Annalee" which are just so sweet and perfect for my image.

Found a selection of lush flowers in my stash just crying out for this card and the must have butterflies.

A strip of gorgeous lace under the image.

Sorry to bore you with the photos just was so impressed with the card I had too!!!!!

Finally the inside of the card and a picture taken so you can see the design of the card.

Well I hope you are still with me after all these photo's I just wanted to say a big Thank You to everyone who entered the Pack a Punch theme and a big congratulations to the winner the card was awesome!!!!

Hope you manage to pop across to the other DT ladies and see there amaxing designs and to obviously enter this week as the fabulous prize is from Lynette at Sweet Pea Stamps a $10 voucher to spend in her store!!!

Well thats it from me I have my orders today to cut the lawn!!! So must do it before the lordship gets home!!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments I just love reading them and they give me such a boost!!!!

Have a great weekend Love Chanelle xxxxx

Madelynn

2011-04-04T18:14:00.003+01:00

This is my one and only Greeting farm image which I actually won over at Marcea's last October as blog candy!!!

Thought I would ink her up as she's so lonely and sad for not being used!!!

I have coloured the image with my copics and used glamour dust on parts then just inked around the edge with my distress inks and to finish stickles!!!

These papers are just perfect for my colours and are "Curio" from Basic Grey.

The flowers are an assortment from my stash and the centres are pearl brads and a lush material one from Laura Ashley then added some foliage with my EK success punch.

Stickled the edges added a few pearls and this perfect peach seam binding!!

Hope you have all had e a great weekend and all you Mothers (Mummy's) out there have been spoilt!!

Love Chanelle xxxx

Found myself a new chair!!!!

2011-04-03T18:26:00.008+01:00

Well she certainly is a little tinker and look at her new chair!!!! Don't think Dusty looks so please though do you????

Here are a couple of beautiful cards we did in class a few weeks ago at The Craft Box!!!

Just love these and it's something I will certainly be having a go at my self just love them!!!

We distress inked the background and then sprayed a mist on for the fabulous shimmer and then did some stamping and kiss stamping which turned out fab!

Cut the spellbinder out and inked this as well then stamped this beautiful sentiment and butterflies on and also stamped some extra for the 3d effect.

The 2nd card we stamped the beautiful large butterfly and coloured and stickled it.

Cut the background papers and layered a couple of circle up for this beautiful effect with the ribbon.

To finish we added this great sentiment which is just perfect!!

I can tell you I am loving these classes and learn so any techniques and card designs but to top it off its great company.

Well its just a quick post as I'm sat doing my DT work and playing with my new Aqua Markers! I was so impressed with them on the all day MollyBlooms class that I have decided to invest in them!!!

Will be back later to do my blog hopping xxxx

Hope everyone has had a great Mothers Day and being spoilt rotten!!

Love Chanelle xxx

Well its Shape up time!!!!

2011-03-31T11:21:00.006+01:00

Well its challenge time again over at The Crafty Purple Frog!! This weeks theme is Shape it up and we hope to see what spectacular shapes and designs you come up with!! The green theme was just fantastic and some great entries thank you!

Well here' mine! Out came my circle cutter and wow how easy was this, last time I made a circle easel I had given up the will to live but not this time it was a doddle.

The beautiful image is Caribbean Treasure and can be found here.will lot's of stickles as always.

Used some of Tim Holts Grunge shapes and embossed them with Blonde Moments powders.

Went around the circles with my distress tool and added Viva Pearls to the base card.

Added this beautiful ribbon around the edges which really sets off the image perfectly.

Finally the card is just plain card stock which I have distressed the edges.

Well that's it!! I hope you manage to pop over to the other DT blogs for more inspiration which will get your creative juices flowing with your entries!!! lol

Thanks for all your wonderful comments and a big hello to all my new followers.

Needed to try harder for Rochelles Birthday Card!!!

2011-03-29T20:06:00.008+01:00

It's my first Born's Birthday tomorrow and she always says that I never put any thought into her cards so here goes!!!

This has taken me ages and I can tell you there was a lot of thought and love that's gone into it!!

I was on Heathers blog again this weekend saw her tutorial for a shadow box card so here it is!!!!

I did the card and coloured the Tilda yesterday this is from the new collection and is called Hawaiian Flower used glossy accents on the flower and butterfly.

I have this lovely little banner and birds which looks just perfect flying around the edges. The centre is a Magnolia Heart corner which I purchased from the last Valentines Collection and everything has been sprayed with Glimmer Mists.

Just love how the flowers look with these lovely pins and more coloured seam binding.

Love these gorgeous birds.

This is the view of the shadow box and I must say I'm really please with it!!!

The inside is just waiting for a plain shape for me to write on!!

Hope you like it as much as me I just hope Rochelle likes it too!!!!

I'm entering this into Magnolia-licioushighlights - Easter Extravaganza Contest Section one a full size magnolia

Another very quick Male card!!!

2011-03-27T18:45:00.003+01:00

It was my Brother-in-Laws Birthday last week and as you know I hate male cards!!

So here is my Kenny K!! Just love colouring these images they really are just perfect!!

The background paper is from the Craft Box and is My Minds Eye paper "Stella Rose Wood grain" matched with blue and brown card.

Added this great ribbon and some brown Viva Pearls around the edges.

To finish off a computer generated sentiment and button.

Actually I thought it looked really good and was really pleased.

Hope you have had a great weekend Love Chanelle xxxxx

My First Design at SPS xxxx

2011-03-25T07:54:00.006Z

Well the big day has arrived so here is my first DT card for the "SweetPea Stampers".

The theme this week is "Pack a Punch" so we are expecting all your entry's this week girls as if you are anything like me I have just a few to play with!!! lol xx

This is my design and it's my first ever Sweetpea Stamp which I had for Mothers Day from my daughter!!!

I have coloured her with my copics and added some glamour dust to her fabulous wings.

I have used my large Martha Stewart punch which is a shell design for the border running down the edge and added some beautiful ribbon which I picked up at class on Tuesday night from the craft box and a Tim Holt's metal piece with one of his tags in which I have used glossy accents on.

I have also punched out retro & daisy flowers and added some lush pearls in the centres this is teamed up with Tim Holt's flourishes in the yellow bazzil which will bring out the colour of the sun behind my image!!

This beautiful paper if from My Minds Eye and is the "Stella Road" range also from the Craft Box and added plain bazzil in various colours.

Well I hope you like my design and will pop over the the main challenge blog where you will see the prize on offer and check out the other DT members creations and don't forget some of us are newbies to the team so be gentle with us!!! lol xx

Have a great weekend and I will keep everything crossed that it stays sunny for us all!!!

Love Chanelle

Couldn't resist showing you this!!!

2011-03-23T08:31:00.007Z

Went to class last night with my Niece Kerry at the Craft Box at Elsecar and she wowed us with this gorgeous creation!!! I just loved it straight away the colours really haven't shown up properly but trust me it's beautiful!!

The papers are Bazzil and Echo Park and are just perfectly matched.

We masked the images and stamped in brown as Molly looks so much better in this softer tone. Then we used the new Aqua Markers to water colour the images.

Added a lovely two toned ribbon which I forgot to purchase and its in some fab colours!

To finish off some yummy flowers, viva pearls around the edges and of course a Molly Bloom sentiment just perfect!!

First time for everything xxx

2011-03-22T08:56:00.004Z

Well its my friends birthday and I forgot the gift bag!!

I remembered that I'd seen a post on Heathers blog I think it was last week with a brown bag and so thought I would give it a go!!

I'd picked up a pack of 10 sandwich bags from home bargains last week and so away I went.

Found this lovely butterfly paper in my stash so added green bazzil and distressed the edges then inked with vintage photo ink.

Some lovely brown lace, used my nesties and found these lovely flowers and leaves in my stash. Finally the butterfly with added stickles.

The back is just the same as the front but added the with love sentiment. A magnolia tag with a magnolia sentiment on and edged in the brown ink.

Everyone who has seen it thought it was lovely so may have to have a go with one of my many stamps for a cute version!

Have a great day Love Chanelle xxx

Isabella's 2nd Birthday xxx

2011-03-20T10:55:00.002Z

Had a fabulous day at the Craft Box yesterday with Claire from Molly Blooms we made a beautiful tent card and a yummy Easter basket but before I show you thought I would show Isabella's birthday card which of course is Molly Blooms!

We did this style of card the other week at class at the Craft Box and thought it would be perfect for a 2nd birthday!!

The papers are just so pretty and are Annalee & Sweet Fairy both from Prima.

The beautiful images are all Molly Blooms and I have coloured them with my copics.

Added some glamour dust her and there but not a lot as the images are just perfect on there own.

The window was for Christmas and had snow on the sills so I have cut them out and added a flower pattern behind to make it look like the garden!

Buttons,heart,gingerbread man and lovely bunting to decorate this side.

My new Magnolia Tag, LOTV sentiment and some lovely flowers for the bottom.

A close up of the lovely Prima papers for the main card they are just so pretty and just perfect!!

Hope you like it as much as me!! Will post my projects on my next post!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments on my new Dt post!

Hope everyone is having a fab weekend, I have Summer here but she was up really early and is now asleep so thought I would quickly do my post xxxx

Love Chanelle xx

I'm a Sweetpea Stamper!!!!!!!

2011-03-18T17:40:00.009Z

Well you could knock me over with a feather I'm so excited!!!

A few weeks ago I entered the Sweetpea Stampers DT call and after checking out the other entries I had resigned myself it was not to be!!

You should have seen all the talent!!

But last week I had an email which I can tell you threw me really as I didn't think I stood a chance by WOW WOW WOW I'm on the DT and I'm so excited as I just love everything about these stamps so now I'm in heaven I already get the chance to work with the decoupage sheet which are awesome over at The Crafty Purple frog and now this!!!!!

Anyway my first posting will be next week so I thought I would just do a card to post my appreciation that I'm on the team and plug this weeks theme which is Scallops and you still have 6 days left to enter!!

I love this Bo-Bunny paper it's from the Sophie collection called wildflowers.

The image is Flowing in blue from ching-chou kuik which I have coloured with copics.

My scallops are the border which I have used an ek success punch and my scalloped nesties.

Added some beautiful blue mesh ribbon and punched some retro flowers, a tiny bit of bling and to finish off a sentiment from LOTV.

You really must check out the other girls blogs as well they are so talented!!

Thanks for your lovely comments and I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!! I'm off to the Craft Box for a Molly Blooms all day class tomorrow with my niece Kerry which is just what I need to take my mind off things around me!!!!

Going Green xxx

2011-03-17T09:39:00.008Z

Hi everyone!!

Well its that time again over at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge and this time the theme is Going Green!!

So here we go I have used Green-Sea-Turtle in Decoupage and you can find it here and as always I have added stickles.

The papers are from my stash and just added some plain coloured bazzil to them.

I had these lovely skeleton leaves given to me for my birthday and the flower is a prima finished off with foliage (MS branch) punch.

This lovely tag is a magnolia and the sentiment from LOTV just inked around the edge with distress inks.

Added butterfly's a MS punch, pearls and a lovely big pearl brad all from stash.

the prize this week is a £10.00 voucher to spend at Crafty Emma's store and boy you should check it out as she has just taken delivery of some new yummy stash!!!

Thanks for looking and leaving me such encouraging comments you always make my day.

Will be back later to share some fabulous news with you all!!!

Now you must pop over to the other DT's blogs and check out there inspiration!!

Technigues at Craft Class

2011-03-15T10:39:00.007Z

These cards are just so different and not really me but I do enjoy learning new techniques and well it was a craft class!!

Actually I really enjoyed myself and its back there tonight at the Craft Box and the bonus is its cute!!

We played with the miri card to make it look like metal.

Tim Holts die and letters and the lovely set of male stamps but can't remember the range!!!

The second card we used a piece of tissue paper with glue to get this effect and inked it up before stamping the image.

The acetate is dabbed with Tim's inks and left to dry before we stamped the clock images on and wiped off.

The picture just doesn't show the background that well just can't take a good photo.

Thanks again for all your lovely comments for my Mum she is doing really well but is now really worried as she is waiting for the main operation and is so nervous!!!

Have a great day Love Chanelle xxxxx

This is a winner xxx

2011-03-13T14:23:00.007Z

I was so excited when I popped onto Anita's blog this week "Just a pigment of my Imagination" and found I'd won a Pollycraft Digi!!!

Well as I've never had one of these beautiful images before thought I have a go with it and here is my creation.

I have coloured her with my copics and just added a tiny bit of glamour dust.

Down the side I have added beautiful cerise pink seam binding with a lovely green ribbon slider.

These Prima "Paisley Road" papers are so lush the colours so vibrant and look fabulous with this image and design.

The design I have used was one that Lynne at the Craft Box had created using the Jack And Jill papers this is my take on it!!

Just loving it and no stickles what a miracle but there are some added gems dotted around and some flowers that I cut out of the papers to add some definition.

Thanks for looking.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on the Christening, Dusty and my Mum. Mum had her ten minute routine operation last Monday and since then has been really poorly the operation they did wasn't done correctly and so she has been in so much pain and to top it of everytime they allowed her home she has been rushed back in so she is really fed up!! Fingers crossed she is now on the mend!

Hope you have all had a great weekend!!!

Love Chanelle xxxxx

Summers Christening Day!!!!

2011-03-07T14:00:00.009Z

Here is Summer with her proud Great-Grandparents xxx

We had a really lovely day the weather was cold but at least it stayed fine.

The cake was in lilac and white and looked beautiful.

Now my card there are quite a few pictures of this card but I was really please with the design and these papers where perfect. Because the papers are co-ordinated they are so similar you really can't see the detail in the pictures.

I have used the Christening image from Lily of the Valley and coloured it with copics and added glamour dust!

You can't really see this but its the most beautiful glittered velum which I found last week at the Craft Box I have torn and inked the edges.

The large section of flowers are punched retro from co-ordinated prima papers and some beautiful new additions I found in hobby craft!

More pictures of the flowers and you can see where I have cut the image to sit out of the nestie!

You can find a tutorial for this over at Rach's blog here!!

Finally some white seam binding a perfectly matched pink button and sentiment.

Thank you for all your lovely comment I have received I really appreciate them all and they always cheer me up!!

Things are still the same here but what will be will be!!!!

I also forgot with all the hassle to let you all know that Dusty is OK and after all her blood tests and urine tests they still can't find what the problem was and they just think she was having a reaction to something!! what it was we will probably never know!

My Mum is in hospital having a small operation today ready for another in a few months so I have everything crossed for her as she was very nervous!!

Hope you all have a great week Loads of Love Chanelle xxxx

Cards from last weeks class xxx

2011-03-05T19:02:00.005Z

Last Tuesday was my normal class night with Kerry at the Craft Box we made these beautiful stampotique image which I must say I love so was thrilled when we saw the samples!

The first one is with my minds eye papers.

As you can see I had another go at using the distress inks to colour the image and was well please with the finished image.

Love it especially the hidden tag!
Next was the Bee image which we stamped and coloured with mustard seed.

We did a sprayed circle background with stamped flowers on.

When at home I covered the wings with Distressed Rock Candy.

Was really please with my cards and had a little spend as Lynne has the new Molly Blooms in store and some fab new prima products you really must check her out!!

Well its Summers Christening Day tomorrow and everything is ready except yes you guessed the card!! so really must go but will be back tomorrow with a picture of my little "Angel" in her beautiful dress which is called "Tiger Lily"

Enjoy the rest of your weekend Love Chanelle xxxxx

Challenge 10 "Things with Wing's"

2011-03-03T09:38:00.007Z

This is just a quick post as I am really struggling at the moment to have any motivation what with things at home!! But not to worry hopefully my problems will sort themselves out and I will be back to crafting shortly!!!!

Also in a mad moment I have erased my blog list so I am now trying to put it right which is a right pain!!! lol

This week the challenge over at the Crafty Purple Frog is "Things with Wings" So here is my design which I have kept very simple!

The beautiful papers are plain purple bazzils and Prima "Sweet Fairy" don't you think they are just perfect with the decoupage image "Hope" which you can find here.

The sentiment is from the new range at LOTV added with the butterflies and stickles perfect.

She really looks much better in the flesh!!!

Thanks for looking! Please pop over to my team mates blogs as they have some wonderful work to show you as always.

Love Chanelle xxxx

An engagement card!!!

2011-02-21T20:00:00.004Z

Well my daughter and her partner Brett got engaged last week!!

He's had the ring for a while and even though they went away for the night at Valentines he didn't propose to her then as he said she expected it so did it the day after!! lol

She has a beautiful pink Sapphire heart ring which is beautiful.

They even started going to Wedding Fayres at the weekend!!

Here is my engagement card which is my beautiful hAnglar & stAnglars image which I bought at Christmas and have never used.

I have used my copics as I have more colours in these and Bo Bunny papers which are in perfect colours!

Found a lovely diamond ribbon slider which fits beautifully on some pink seam binding and this is sat on some yummy brown lace.

The papers have a gorgeous flourish in the corner which I have highlighted with stickles.

Flowers, brads & pins are from my stash.

Sat the images so they are holding hands and below cut out a lovely heart with my Marianne heart die.

Added some pink Bazzil inside and another of the flourishes.

I am going to enter this into the Just Magnolia & hAnglar & stAnglar Challenge Blog which the theme is LOVE.

Thanks for looking and leaving such lovely comments! Chanelle xxxxx

Forgot to give you an update on Dusty!! She has been back to the Vets again tonight its the third time in six days and has had some blood tests done so hopefully we will know if there is anything serious tomorrow, so tonight we have everything crossed for our little baby!!! xxxx

Sweet Pea Stampers xx

2011-02-20T09:46:00.006Z

Thought I give the DT call over at The Sweetpea Stampers a go so I hope you have everything crossed for me.

The theme this week is a sketch by Vanessa which I don't normally follow! It's really because when I have the end result it never looks like the original sketch.

Anyway here goes this is the sketch to follow.

Then this is mine.

Mine is sat upon an easel card and in these lovely orange and green colours

The papers are from my large paper stash.

Forgot I'd even got this beautiful sentiment I only found it as while looking to see if I had any for Easter!!! what a bonus! Added a lovely flower with a green glass brad and some pearl bling to finish of the bottom then went around the corners with a salmon pearl viva pen.

Hope you like it! here are some more example of my work with the sweetpea stamps!!

Thanks for looking Chanelle xxxxx

Another Easter Card xx

2011-02-19T14:27:00.004Z

Well this is my card from Wednesday nights crafting with Kerry!!

Didn't think I was going to make it as my baby "Dusty" was poorly when I arrived home from work and we had to rush her to the vets with a swollen face and being sick!!

After three injections we came home and the swelling went down only to re-appear Friday night in lumps on the top of her head and ears!! We have taken her again to day as it then moved to her tummy and legs and she is now not eating! More injections and tablets she is home but if no better on Monday will have to have an X-ray and blood tests so everything is crossed that it clears up over the weekend!

Back to my card it's another twisted easel loving these at the moment and they are so easy!!

The papers where Kerry's choice Magnolias, she is a little darling as she knew I would love the little daffodils just calling to be cut out!!

The image is Kerry's Magnolia she was very upset at my previous post as mine has the bow!! we bought them when we where together and I'd not even noticed!!
But her's is growing on her now, thank goodness didn't want any tears!!!!

Found these sentiments in my stamp stash and they are just perfect.

The tags and circle are my new Dies from Marianne.

Hope you are all having a great weekend Love Chanelle xxxx

The Challenge this week over at The Crafty Purple Frog is "Magical"

2011-02-17T15:58:00.005Z

Another hard choice for the image this week as Amy sent some more fabulous designs to us that will be on sale at the Crafty Purple Frog tomorrow!!

This is my choice she is just so delicious and such fabulous colours and perfect for the theme over at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge!!!.

Just love how she looks in the photo's and I have caught the colours so perfectly.

I have made my background with Tim Holts distress inks and then stamped and embossed some prima butterfly flourishes in some beautiful colours.

I have added two of Tim's corner and some lush seam binding.

A metal tag with believe on and some extra butterfly's from the sheets.

I must admit I was a bit lost with the theme but in the end I must say I love the finished results.

Check out the other DT Blogs some fabulous designs!!!!

Love Chanelle xxxx

Loving my new Promarkers xx

2011-02-16T12:54:00.006Z

I have been having a little play with my new Pro markers and I must say I love them I seem to be able to get a much softer look with these than my copics!!!

Here is a little Easter card I have made up isn't she just so sweet.

The papers are forever friends Easter papers which I purchased from the Craft Box.

The sentiment & Bow are from the same range and I think they are just so sweet.

I'm off crafting tonight with Kerry for some well deserved therapy!!!

Love Chanelle xxx

Marianne Stamps xx

2011-02-13T17:06:00.007Z

Crafty Amy has been so busy with the sponsors of our weekend away in October just look a who is sponsoring us already and its only February I can tell you I'm so excited and can't wait.

I have been busy playing with the images from Marianne designs and I just love them I must say I already have the Christmas images that I purchased at the NEC last November but these ones are so adorable for all occasions all year round you really must check them out!!

I have used the baby image for a friend at work who's Granddaughter has just had a beautiful baby boy so this is perfect!!

I have teamed it together with Nit Wit papers and brown bazzil.

A punched border from EK success and matching blue ribbon.

Some flowers from my stash and a cute charm of some baby's feet which is so adorable and a craft work card sentiment with stickles as always around the edges.

Not much crafting this weekend at the moment I have Summer here for the night as her mum & dad have gone to a hotel to celebrate Valentines so Nan is babysitting for the night!!! She is asleep at the moment so thought I would do a quick post!!!

Love Chanelle xxxx

Well here it is!!!!

2011-02-08T21:35:00.002Z

Well I can tell you I certainly had an headache with this one!!

My Stepson Nathan is 17 tomorrow and I thought this Kenny K digi was just perfect as he is one for the girls and thinks he's so grown up!!

Coloured with my copics and used this beautiful aqua & cerise pink!! I always rib him about keeping in touch with his feminine side so I know he will love it!!

Sprayed the image with spray and shine from crafters companion in gold really looks fabulous but the pictures don't do it justice.

More pink with these fab Tim Holts hinges and added pearls and a strip of ribbon.

Nathan is actually going into the Army in April and will start his training so he really is grown up!!

Love Chanelle xxxx

A great crafty evening!!

2011-02-06T16:28:00.007Z

A much needed crafty evening last Tuesday with Kerry at the Craft Box!!

Had a great night with such lovely ladies and plenty of laughs!

This is my second card I made that night but I have shown it first as its my favourite!

We made the card and cut all the pieces before we set to work with the stamps.

The background stamp is a magnolia from the new Valentines collection as is the lovely sentiment!

We stamped the background then sprayed it with mists!

The love heart is done using foils and I love it I must buy some of these as it looks so elegant! Added the lovely thin ribbon and gems!!

The first card is so different a twisted easel! We used another magnolia and some of the new paper range.

When I got home I used some glossy accents on the hearts and it really makes them stand out.

Love this card just love the different shape!

Just sat making my Step-Sons birthday card!! he's 17 this week and I hate boy cards!!!

Hope you have all had a great weekend Love Chanelle xxxxxx

It's Valentines over at The Crafty Purple Frog!!

2011-02-03T13:14:00.007Z

Can you believe it's nearly Valentines Day!!!

Over at the Crafty Purple Frog it's our theme so I have used some yummy papers from my stash and added the Green Moth Pyramage which you can find here!!!

My beautiful Tim Holts die came just in time for the gorgeous flourishes and added some punched out hearts and Prima flowers to finish.

Lots of stickles around the edges (can't have too much glitz!!!)

The circles are cut with my circle cutter and the sentiment was from PC.

You must pop over and have a look at the gorgeous creations from the DT ladies and check out the great prizes!

I must apologise for being a really bad blogger this week but my baby moved out at the weekend and I have been so sad!!!!!! I know they have to grow up and I have to let go but it's so hard!!!!!!

I did manage some therapy on Tuesday night at the Craft Box with Kerry which was much needed and will post the two beautiful cards we made.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the week and roll on Friday!!!!

Wow I've been tagged

2011-01-26T21:14:00.016Z

Hello again, I have just been given this award by Doreen. Thank you so much for this you really made my day and I was so honoured.

There are a couple of conditions for the award

You have been TAGGED and want to participate? Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the persons link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged

Dear bloggers:
The aim of this action is that we bring unknown, good blogs to light,

so I would ask you not to blog fellow bloggers that already have 3,000 followers.

The hard part is picking anyway I am passing this onto.

Kerry from "A Girl Who just Loves to Craft"

Donna from "CRAFTHEADCASE"

Paola from "Paola's Paper Haven"

Heather from "Rica's Haven"

Tracey from "Running with Scissors"

Had a great evening crafting!!

2011-01-26T20:48:00.010Z

Last night me and Kerry joined the Craft Box for some craft therapy!!!

Had a lovely night met some lovely ladies and even managed to finish two lovely cards.

Both cards have been created with paper Artsy stamps and Distressed inks.

Loving these flowers which we stamped and scrunched just look fabulous with the flourish.

Just loving this blue card if you look close its shimmers with gold mica and looks amazing.

Just love the soft blue background and the stamp looks just perfect.

Last picture just trying to get the shimmer of the gold!

Had a great time and can't wait for next week as not only am I booked on again but going to Kerry's as it's her turn for the layout!!

Will be back tomorrow with an award I have received from the lovely Doreen which I can tell you I was so honoured to receive! xxxxx

At last we have a decision xxxx

2011-01-24T07:53:00.007Z

Well this weekend we have managed to make a decision on the Christening Card!!

Rochelle just asked for pink & Aqua, a bit a ribbon, glitter and flowers so here it is.

Just used plain coloured bazzil. My new Baby Tilda which I had bought me for my birthday and only just inked up!! I'm so naughty!!!

Coloured with my copics just hope they hold out for the rest of the images added some glamour dust.

I have used the Nellie C love heart die again as I'm loving it at the moment especially the little cut outs makes it just that extra bit sweet.

Plenty of stickles around the edges and just to finish off the heart and the Christening Invitation was printed from the PC.

Now just have to finish the rest.

Hope you had a great weekend Love Chanelle xxx

Well I am in heaven xxx

2011-01-22T07:51:00.013Z

Yes that's why I'm in heaven!! I have never seen this paper before in these beautiful colours so last week I had to have them. Both are from Magnolia the background is from Bon Voyage "White weathered wood" and the beautiful flowers are from the wedding range but I have thrown away the bottom of the page!!!

It was our crafty get together at Kerry's and so I bought two sets and the beautiful velvet ribbon while I was at the Craft Box booking us into the "Molly Bloom" class with the designer Claire herself!!!! So excited it will be so much fun!!!

Just look at these yummy flowers I did have some larger flowers at the bottom but before I knew it they had gone as my addiction took over but I think they look amazing especially with the silver stickles in the centres.

This was the first time Tilda with the umbrella has been out to play and she is coloured with copics.

Kerry had these gorgeous sliders that look so elegant and just perfect with the velvet.

Any way we both have more or less the same layout pop over to Kerry to see her finished card which looks so different with the punched flowers we also used the new Nellie C Love Heart & Border dies that really are a must have!!

I am entering this into this weeks challenge over at the Crafts & Me challenge which is monochrome I think this fits the theme!!

Have a great weekend.

2011-01-20T09:37:00.008Z

This weeks theme over at The Crafty Purple Frog this time is "Distressed" and you should see the DT designs just fabulous and well worth popping over to see!!

This time I have used my favourite which is decoupage - "Night Rose" she is just so beautiful and lovely colours.

The extra flowers are also on the sheet and I have shaped them and added a gem to the centre and some stickles.

The sentiment is from Sweetpea.

I have distressed the main papers and torn some of the other papers, just loving this black magic core'dinations card in "Hogus Pocus" just a perfect match.

Embossed some of Tim Holts grunge with blonde moments ultra thick and thought they looked perfect with the bumpy look!! Cant resist flowers, bling and pins.

Then these backing papers look beautiful how the camera has caught the foiled effect.

Now the prizes:

1st prize donated by the lovely Crafty Emma's Store

and is your choice of 5 promarkers

2nd prize is your choice of 3 downloads from The Crafty Purple Frog
3rd prize is your choice of 2 downloads from The Crafty Purple Frog
4th prize is your choice of 1 download from The Crafty Purple Frog

Make it crafty week two.

2011-01-19T16:54:00.000Z

Not done much crafting over the weekend just my DT post for tomorrow and I'm doing Summers Christening cards which is a bit of a nightmare as I'm not liking the image I've bought!!!

So last night thought I would have a play with my background from Make it Crafty and have a go with there new challenge over at Make it Crafty.com week 2 this week which is using the colour red.

Here is my entry:

Just love these background love them all and are a must as they look fab with any image especially Tilda's!!

Coloured with copics and the reds are R17, R27, R59, lots of glamour dust and stickles, papers and flowers are from my stash.

Hope you like it.

Chanelle