Love my little cupid xx

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!!!

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

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!!

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

She's just so beautiful!! xx

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

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

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

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

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