I just adore this baby!!!!

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

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!!!

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

My word I am running sooooooooo late xxx

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

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"

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

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

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!!!

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!!!

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