Santa's sleigh ride

Hello crafty friends !!

Well Lesley I made it, thank you for your encouraging comments and loyalty to keep looking.

Lisa it was really lovely to see you at Harrogate.

A big hi to everyone who attended the Christmas demo day at Whichcraft what a fabulous day!!!

I have been busy creating for Which craft uk, just not had time to blog.

These are a few of the projects, some of you might have seen them at Harrogate and at the Stamp Magic show at the Dome.

Vintage Advent Box

Vintage Book n Box 

Treasure Box Hexagonal

4 drawer box using die cut match box pack

Thank you Gary for allowing me to use your photos.

for more information on the products I used hop over to

 Whichcraft uk

Back to Santa's sleigh ride.

The inspiration for this NOEL decoration came from the lovely talented Clare creator of Molly Blooms stamps, have a look at the one Clare created fabulous!!

Stamps I used Roxy the Reindeer, Santa's sleigh ride, Fa la la la Molly

Blah blah blah George, coloured with Copics, Promarkers and Polychromos pencils.

The Noel was bought from the MDF man at the Dome Stamp Magic show.

Well I'll leave it there today I have some more Mollys to show I hope it won't take me toooo long.

Hope you're having a good day.

Hugs Cherie

Boo it's Halloween

Hi, Lovely friends and a warm welcome to my new blogging friends so thrilled you could join us.

Well it's either feast or famine, i've been making goodies and have a few to show you.

I had a fabulous day at the Lili of the Valley colouring master class and it was in Leeds so only 15 mins down the road. Unlike some of the lovely ladies some travelled miles.

A BIG HI!!! to you it was so nice to meet you.

I thought as there are a few Halloween challenges I would share this one first.

 Card stock : Bazzil Bling

Die cut treat bag... which I cut around from Whichcraft link is on my side bar.

Embossing folder sizzix

Tea die Distressing ink

 Pumpkin George and spider web stamps from Molly Bloom also available from Whichcraft

Colouring Copics

Some challenges to play along with

The Crazy Challenge ~ Halloween

Creative Card Crew ~ Spooky fun

Papertake Weekly ~ Spooky Hues use colours doesn't have to be Halloween

Little Red Waggon ~ Fall theme

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs cherie x

Catching Up!!

A lovely sunny good morning to you, back to blogging after 6 weeks of looking after my  gran sweeties PHEW! I love them to bits but I need a bit of me time now, so out with the ink and crafty stuff whoohoo!!

I did manage to get a few projects finished and I will share them with you over the next few days.

A magnetic book mark using Molly Bloom school girl stamp and coloured with copics.

Paper is from Nitwits, sentiment Woodware salutations scallop and plain oval Stampin Up punches.

The self adhesive magnets are from shrink art accessories.

Challenges to share with;

Cupcake Craft ~ Back to School

Fussy and Fancy ~  Back to School

If the Shoe Fits ~  Back to School

Incy Wincy ~ Create a Bookmark

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More cute stamps from Molly Bloom coloured with copics, Nitwit paper, sentiment as above.

The base card is from the NEW Be Creative pack from Whichcraftuk hop over for more inspiration.

I'll be back later to show you how to make the front panel into a stand.

Challenges to share with:

Lady Bug crafts ~ flowers

Cute Card Thursday ~ Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by enjoy your day,

Hugs cherie x

Fun on the Farm

Hi friends, long time no see!!!! I hope you're doing good.

A big thank you to two lovely ladies Ruth and Francis who both said they missed my posts,  your encouraging comments made me feel wonderful, I appreciate them very much.

A lot of decorating and a mojo that took a holiday has kept me away... but a play with some Molly Bloom stamps for Whichcraftuk, has got the fire burning again.

So I thought I would share them with you. I will be round to visit you all and catch up!!!

This on is a simple step card... which has 2 1/2cm step at the front.

Nitwit papers and Molly Bloom stamps,

farmyard Molly

Percy Pig

Dilly hen

Old wooden fence

feed sack

farmyard barn background available from Whichcraftuk link on my side bar.

All stamped onto Neenah card stock brilliant to use!! and coloured with Copic markers.

The sentiment is from a Woodware clear stamp set.

More gorgeous Molly Bloom stamps on a fabulous Whichcraftuk Scallop Shutter Card

with love sentiment 

scarecrow

haybale

Nitwit papers

I distressed the edges with TH tea dye ink.

A couple of challenges to join:
Crafters Companion Monthly    ~Birthday for a girl
The ABC challenge     ~two or more images

It's lovely to be back.

Hugs Cherie

Advent Calendar Chest

Hi friends,
This is a long post you might need a cuppa.

I thought I would show you my creations using the new Molly Bloom stamps all available at Whichcraftuk.

Hop over to Clare's Blog the designer, for some wonderful inspiration and come and see her demoing at the Stamp Magic show, The Dome Doncaster.

My first creation is an Advent Calendar Chest.
 Sorry for the rubbish photos the lightings not very good. I was rushing so I could deliver that day!!

 I used the Match Box Template, also from Whichcraftuk, for the drawers and 3 pieces of Woodware
chip board.
Stamps used: Christmas Tree, Gingerbread Man, George as an Elf, Molly at Christmas, Molly with Tree Lights, Christmas Stocking, and part of Pile of Presents
Papers are by NitWit
I coloured the images with copics just too many to list.
The brads are from Dovecraft I coloured the red ones with a copic marker and added dots with a white gel pen , and also coloured the ribbon too with a green copic.
The numbers are peel offs which I also coloured pale blue with peel off markers.

Challenges I would like to have fun with,
Charisma Cardz ~ more than one fold
Crafty Creations ~ show a number
Papertake Weekly ~ 3 of a kind
A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Winter Wonderland
ABC Christmas Challenge ~ U for under the tree Gift or box
Pile it On ~ Things in 3's

The next one is a card using Whichcrafts handbag die cut card. I cut it in half long ways and joined it back together with a piece of dp on the front and the same cream card on the back.
It makes an A5 gate fold card.

Molly Bloom stamps used:
Patchwork Bed, Christmas Window, Bedtime Molly, George as an Elf and part of Pile of Presents.
NitWit paper again and coloured with copics
The sentiment is from the Woodware Christmas Sentiment clear set punched with SU oval and scallop oval punches.
I stamped 2 windows cut out the panes in one and added acetate for a 3D effect

The next 2 cards are using Whichcraft Elegant die cut step card

I had to take these  at the shop hence the background.
Molly Bloom stamps: Christmas Tree, and Christmas Stocking.
I stamped the tree using Versafine Olympia Green first then added Spanish Moss around the edges of the branches.
Then inked the trunk with momento cocoa and stamped it onto one of Paulas die cut scallop ovals.
I coloured in some of the branches and the trunk with a copic, and distressed the scallop edge with Victorian Velvert ink.
The pot was stamped on to dp and raised on pads
Sentiment as previous card.
Craftwork cards candy in christmas green.

Molly Bloom stamps used:
Molly as a tree angel, Christmas stocking. Pile of Presents,
DP NitWit
Sentiment as above

This one is using the Double Concertina step card

Molly Bloom stamps used:
Molly as a tree angel, Gingerbread man, Christmas Window and a couple of the presents from Pile of presents, coloured with copics
DP NitWit
Sentiment is a peel off

Well I think that's enough for now more to follow later.

Thanks for staying with me, have a fun weekend, i'm off to a workshop at Whichcraftuk now going to play with Penny Black stamps today whoohoo!!

Love Cherie   //*.*\\

sneak peek

Hi friends, another lovely day here in Leeds will it last... hope so.

Just a reminder for your diary... Sunday 27th June

 for a fabulous day out!!!

Come and see the brand new step cards

Paula has designed.

Here's a sneak peek using the

 SUPER SHUTTER AND SCALLOP STEP CARDS all exclusive to

WHICHCRAFTUK

So why not make it a date... come and see...need inspiration

there will be bags of it .

Have a great day thanks for stopping by.

Love Cherie   //*.*\\

Ribbon Box

Hi,
I'd just like to say a big HELLO and WELCOME to two lovely new followers Sarah and Diane.
Thank you so much for joining us.
I had a brilliant time at a workshop on Saturday at Whichcraft uk.
 Hop over to the web site and have a look at the
 new "Classic Collection,"  cards that have the edge!!
 scallop concertina cards and the new scallop shutter cards 
all exclusive to them.

At the workshop we altered a ribbon box, it starts out as a flat pack and folds into this lovely box.
They are 65p each from their shop.

To save drying time Paula had already painted the boxes with emulsion paint.

We covered two sides with patterned paper and two sides plain.
Stamped the letters onto the patterned paper and mounted them on to the stamped squares.
I glazed mine with glossy accents later but things always seem to curl up when I use it, thats why they look a bit up and down.
I was having a really funny "senior moment" day and put my letters on upside down,
then when I went to buy another box to do later,
 I made this silly comment "they're not the boxes we used they only have 3 holes in them". DA!!! the rest just needed punching out. LOL we had a good laugh though.
I'm sorry I didn't take notice of which stamps and papers we used.

Thanks for stopping by
Love Cherie   //*.*\\

Whichcraft Workshop diorama cards

Hi another lovely sunny morning, hope you're all tickety boo,

We had a fabulous workshop yesterday at Whichcraftuk

I would like to share with you the really cute cards with added dimension, that we made.

The stamps we used were:
Pepper and Friends
Woodware pansies clear set

It doesn't show too clearly but there is an acetate window on both cards.
The Pepper card we used coloured pencils and the pansies were coloured with Tim Holtz distress ink.
This is only the second time i've used these inks so I need more practice. Thats the great thing about doing workshops you get to try new technics.

Paula would love you to be inspired by her cards but please don't copy her designs.

See you soon
Love Cherie  //*.*\\

Which Craft Workshop Feb 2010

Hi, welcome and thanks for calling in.

 No challenge tonight I wanted to share with you the wonderful cards we made at the Which Craft workshop, in the Corn Exchange, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Thanks Paula we had a great time.
 If you're in Doncaster call in you'll be amazed  or go over to the web site and have a look.

The workshop today was using acetate which we combined with beautiful papers and stamped images. I will edit this post to tell you which papers we used, ( I forgot to ask!!)

Copyright for these designs belongs to Paula Walters CDP. You may take inspiration from them but please don't copy them or enter them for publication or competition. Thank you.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend thank you so much for looking.

Love Cherie  //*.*\\