Summers Christening Day!!!!

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

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"

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!!!

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

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

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"

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

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

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!!!!

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