"Sister Love" D'Arcy's Diaries

That's right no magnolia again still doing the something different and enjoying it too!

This beautiful image is "Sister Love" from D'Arcy's Diaries and aren't they just a lovely pair so sweet!

I have managed to get a softer shade today with my pro markers and really please with it!

The theme over on there challenge blog at the moment is "Buttons 'n' Bows" which I have both on! The buttons have been threaded with some natural twine. 

Take a look at this beautiful paper as well its from Kaiser Craft and is from the "Madame Boutique Collection" matched it up with some perfect coloured card.  The sentiment is from Magnolia and so perfect for the image.

The flowers are Memory Box and Marianne design flower dies also a memory box corner die.

Here are my lovely buttons and a ribbon banner with stamps from woodware and a lovely piece of cream lace.

The overall picture where you can see the paper layers edged with stickles and the added bow!

The challenges I am entering are:

D'Arcy's Diaries  -  Buttons and Bows
Paper Pretties  -  Use Ribbon  PPMC38
Crafts for Eternity   -  Ribbon
Pan Pastels  -  Anything Goes
2 Sisters  -  Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend  -  Layers at least 4
Anything Goes  -  Things with wings


Well that's me done I need to make a special card but I have no idea what to do so need to go and sit at my craft desk to see if I get any inspiration.

Have a great evening!

Love and Hugs Chanelle xxx

Kenny K & Tulle

Well I thought I'd have a change today and have a play with the "Pearly Queen" from Kenny K which I actually won a while ago but have never coloured!!

Boy isn't she lovely and just love these "Zingy" colours.

I have as always coloured with pro markers and then inked around the edges with Marmalade & Mustard Seed Distress inks!  I have also added two of my yummy gold corners.

Here is the main picture and don't you just love this beautiful paper its from Crate Paper and its from the Farmhouse Collection "Countryside".

Check out my flowers I had to colour some cream flowers with my copics and look at these beautiful green glass ones! They are actually from a flower spray I found in Dunn Elm I purchased then in clear glass and green, the sentiment is from SU.

A side view to show you my lush lemon Tulle. 

Finally a closer look at the hat where I have used a white pen to try to make the feathers more realistic.

The Challenges I am entering are:

Kenny K  -  Tulle
Cup Cake Inspiration  -  Zingy Colours (Photo Inspiration)
Crafts for Eternity  -  Ribbon
Paper Pretties  -   PPMC38  Use Ribbon
Pan Pastels  -  Anything Goes
2 Sisters  -  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz  -  Flowers

Well that's my card for today and loved doing the image it was so different and such vibrant colours .

Hello again to my new followers and my word I've had some lovely comments over the weekend its always cheers me up!

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Saturdays Challenge - Sketch

Well no house work today just done some crafting and lots of colouring!

Checked out the challenge blogs first thing this morning and fancied having a go with the "Sketch" over at Saturdays Challenge Blog!

Here is Tilda with her little "Puppy" and dare I say its the first time she has been inked!! Shame on me! 

Love the colouring on this image and as always its my pro markers but when I had finished, I did tone the brightness down with Tattered Rose Distress Inks.

The papers are from Kaisercraft and called "Magnolia Grove Collection Lavish" and I have added soft lemon and a wine card to them. 

The sentiment is also from Kaisercraft but me thinks its far too big but had already glued it down and if you know me you would know there is no way I could move it!! lol Also inked around the edges with Tattered Rose as I have done with the papers.

Some Tim Holts flourish dies and flowers from my stash to finish off oh and three juicy big pearl sat the bottom!

The challenges I am entering are

Saturdays Challenge - Sketch
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Four Legged Friend
Just Magnolia - Swirls & Pearls
Papertake weekly - Anything Goes (Option lace)


Well that's it from me as I have been suffering from a bad headache most of the evening and the computer doesn't help!

Hope you all have a great Bank Holiday Weekend.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Prima Ballerina

Yummy, Yummy Yummy just look at this Prima Paper I love it and so many beautiful different designs in the collection!

When I first saw these papers I only managed to pick up the 6 x 6 pad but yesterday I managed to get my little mit's on the 12 x 12 and my word I love it!!

Would you have quess it a Magnolia Ballerina who is just gorgeous on her own but so perfect for my design and as always she has been coloured in with my pro markers.

Cut out the beautiful Ballerina from the paper and lots of the flowers and little butterflys.

Added lots of stickles. 

Used a piece of the pad for around the image and distressed the edges and inked with tattered rose as is all the elements that I have added.

 

The flower centres I have used glossy accents and sea beads.

Beautiful picture to let you see the depth of the elements.

The Challenges I am entering are:


Midweek Magnolia's - Flowers
Crafty Catz -Flowers
Paper Pretties - PWC204 Flowers
I love Pro Markers - Fairies
Joanna Sheen - Flower Power
Anything Goes - Things With Wings

Well I'm off to play as I need a baby card for my lovely blogging friend Sheila who's just had the most beautiful experience of being at the birth of her first Grandchild! Congratulations to you all!!!

I also want to report in and say that I have done the ironing!!!! the pile was so deceiving and it took way longer than I envisaged but it's done!! lol

Have a great weekend and hope you manage some crafting!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments I do so appreciated them and hello to my new followers.


Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Pink Flamingo xx

Sorry I've not been around much again I really do need a good kick up the bum!!!! Had no mojo over the last few days and not even been looking at the blogs.  My depression seems to be giving me more bad days then good at the moment, even my new clean craft room holds no appeal! lol

Anyway a card today after receiving my Sir Stampalot order with this divine "Art Deco Miami" paper in just love it the flamingos look fabulous and so perfect with the stamp.

Had a right job with the pinks and was so annoyed as the edges kept leaking so in the end out came the scissors. Colourd as always with my pro markers.

Love the paper looks so yummy with the pink and aqua card I have used! The White oval I have distressed with spun sugar and added liquid pearls around the edges.

Found out this fan fan shaped Martha Stewart punch which I have had for years but so perfect now as its looks like a shell added some nice big pearls, mesh ribbon, cotton twine and this lovely compass charm.

  

A closer look at these papers and now you can see I have also distressed the edges and inked them.

Final picture where you can see all the lovely detail even though it did take a while as I was annoyed with the colours leaking I love the overall card.

The challenges I am entering are:

Midweek Magnolia's  -  Flowers
Party Time Tuesday  -  Two or more ribbons
Oldie but Goldie  -  Dies & punches
Paper Sundaes  -  Ribbon & Pearls
Joanna Sheen  -  Flower Power


Well hope to be back later to view all your fabulous creations right now I have had to buckle and will be doing the ironing the pile.  It's is getting so big now and nothing suitable left in my wardrobe to wear and even though I know my DH is mad at me but just gives me one of those looks I know its now time to do it!!!!  lol

Have a great week.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Teenager card!!

Well at last I have made a card I have had two good days at the beginning of the week but then down hill again and not even been in my little craft room.

Went for an hour to The Craft Den for a demo on Indigo Blu stamps, flitter Glue and mega flakes.  Met some of the lovely ladies on the DT especially Gaynor who I have been following for ages and saw all my lovely crafty friends who I haven't see for soooooooo long and well I felt so at home thank you Lynne.

But today I can share with you the only card I made for Owen's 13th Birthday.

Here is another fab old Magnolia Edwin in Crown added to Edwin's Castle and coloured with pro markers. 

These fab papers are from my stash and are just perfect for a boy card!

The 13 and the stars are cut on my cricut which is now out permantly in its new position so that I can easily use it anytime I like. 

Distressed the edges of my papers and added stickles.

This is overall picture of my card where you can see I have also used a martha stewart zig zag punch.

The challenges I am entering are:

Midweek Magnolia - Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy - Favourite Stamp/Company
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Just for Children

Well that's it from me I think I need a good shake now so that I can go and play with my goodies.

Sorry for not visiting as much as I should this week I have been having  a nosy just not felt up to staying on the computer long enough to send you all comments!

Thanks to you all for sticking with me and leaving me your wonderful comments and Wow hello new followers!

Have a great week!

Love & Hugs to everyone Chanelle xxxxx

Happy 4th Birthday xx

Hello to everyone the weather here has been so much better today and no rain but the forecast for tomorrow is really bad and looks like DH wont be at work!!!

Today I have a few picture to show you so I'm sorry its a bit photo heavy!!

The Craft Den is celebrating its fourth Birthday today and is having a week of celebrations which also include a sale table with some fab bargains! Tomorrow Kay will be doing demo's with Indigo Blu stamps see here on the Craft Den Blog!

Here is the little card I made for Lynne to celebrate.

My design today is a cross over which I have covered with Prima papers.

Used an EK success border punch which I have inked the edges.

Love the window its the boutique stamp from magnolia coloured with pro markers and I have added Craft Den cut out on my cricut with the "Story Book" cartridge.

These beautiful topiary trees and the wine cooler are also from Magnolia just love all the accessories you can get! 

 

Also cut out a large number four and yes cut out more flowers for the front to go with this beautiful feather and pins!! 

Here is my little craft room as you can see its very small when it was a bedroom it was only big enough for a shortie bed and my girls are both really tall do as they got older they really didn't appreciate it!! lol 

I don't know why but these last few weeks I have felt really claustrophobic in there crafting so I have moved out some of the shelves! 

The three door wardrobe is full but I can't show you at the moment its a mess on and I'll let you into a secret the pink and white drawer Rochelle gave me and at the moment they are "FULL" of my Magnolia collection !!! LOL 

These shelves I have moved into Danielle's old room in the gab as it really was too over powering in my little room!

So today I have crafted and even though I have had to go to and fro to fetch things I have felt much better and it looks so much more organised and I have my Cricut on the drawers so its ready to go so much better then setting it up every time I want to play!!! 

Challenges I am going to enter:

Just Magnolia - Spring Shades
Simply Magnolia - 2 Stamps

Well that's me for today might go and play again or do the ironing oh my decisions, decisions!!! lol

Love & Hugs Chanelle xx

The arrival of Spring.

Yes I'm back with another beautiful image from Scrapbook Stamp Society called "The Arrival of Spring"

She is such a beautiful fragile little thing and look at the yummy Lily of the Valley just delightful!!

I have sat and coloured on and of over the last few days as I've not had a very good weekend so just did bits here and there. The image is coloured in with pro markers and I have added stickles to the flowers. 

Decided to cut the image out with my circle cutter then layered it with a cream and pink circle but you really can't see them anymore. 

The sentiment is from yep you guessed it Stampinup and cut out with a nestie.

I decided not to put big flowers on my design but used my small retro punch for the dainty flowers that I have placed around the circle then added a peaper pearl in the middle with My Viva Paper Pen. 

The paper's are from Prima Madeline Collection and this sheet is the "Parsley Place" added aqua, cream and pink card and some beautiful Aqua ribbon to finish off.

I am entering this into the following challenges:


Crafts for Eternity  -  Something New  (Digi)
Fussy & Fancy  -  Punches & Dies
Paper Pretties  PWC202 Create a card for a girl
Cutie Pie  -  Circles

Well that's it from me I'm off to the craft room as I'm still trying to re-organise my goodies!

Hope you had a great weekend with lots of crafty time.

Thanks once again for my wonderful comments on my cards this week I'm loving using these new digi's and you are making it all so worth while.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Midweek Magnolia Challenge

Thought I have a play to day with my Maggie's then I might clean up the mess that has appeared in my craft room!!!

Over at Midweek Magnolia the theme is use two Magnolia Character's.

I have used Tough Edwin and Tilda as you can see I have also used the path image and may pole which are all coloured with pro markers and added stickles.

The sentiment is also from Magnolia and I have added a little bow.

Love this Prima paper its a 6 x 6 pad called "Sun Kiss" and is just lovely spring papers full of sunflowers. 

A view from the side which also shows my punched flowers and different coloured ribbons. When I started the card I did think I had some sunflowers in my stash but after a manic search there was none!! lol 

The Challenges I am entering are:

Midweek Magnolia - 2 Images
Just Magnolia - Soft Spring Shades
Sweet Stampin - More than one ribbon
Fussy & Fancy - Punches & Dies

Well that's it for now will be off to clean my craft room.
Hope you are all having a lovely weekend and what a start the weather in Sheffield, well it's sunny after all that rain this week its such a change fingers crossed its also sunny for you all!

Happy Crafting Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx

Lily Lily xx

Well as you can see I'm really enjoying colouring these Scrapbook Stamp Society digi's. I've just been to have another little look and seen some more that I like!!

Now onto my little card I must admit it did take a while to colour and I did keep leaving it for a while so that I didn't rush and make a mess. The image is call Lily Lily and can be found under the fantasy section here.

Yes its those Prima papers again Madeline Collection "Rosalee" just adore them and just gorgeous colours. I have tried to distress the paper so that it looks more like a frame then inked the edges with distress inks then added some stickles. 

Look at the Lily's so please with the colours its right what they say about practice, practice, practice its starting to pay off!! 

As you can see had a wee play cutting out some flowers then added stickles, gems and buttons.

Side view where you can see I have stickled the paper edges, added gold corners and a small piece of bling! 

 

The challenges I am entering are:

Stampin for the Weekend - Sparkle & Shine
Crafts for Eternity - Something New (Digi)
Total Paper Crafts - All buttoned up
Cute Card Thursday - Metallia  (Metal Corners)
Crafts & Me - Vintage
TrimboScrapMania  - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes
Crafty Card Markers  -  Fantasy

Hope you liked the card off now to colour!

Hello to my new followers thank you so much for following me and I hope you love my inspiration as I enjoy looking in turn at all your fabulous work in return!

Have a great weekend, have my fingers crossed for the weather especially as Rochelle, Brett & Summer have headed to Wales today for a weeks holiday.

Love & Hugs Chanelle xxx