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Jenny Lawrence

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Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
Hi and welcome to cardsarus blog spot My name is Jenny Lawrence and I live in Kent. My dear and wonderful husband Tony passed away in March 2019 We had been married for 36 years. I also lost my first Husband to the big C when I was quite young. I have 3 children and 3 stepchildren. 12 Grandchildren and 5 Great Granddaughters and 3 Great Grandsons. I have been card making for about 25 years. I have made things all my life as my Mum and Grand Mother taught me lots of hobbies. I have made my own clothes, knitted garments, hand embroidered items of clothing, and crocheted items too. I love to bake my own cakes as well.

Thursday 3 December 2020

GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER'S SLIDE UP CARD

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

I do hope everyone is keeping safe and well in these uncertain times.

Yay I will see my Daughter for the first time in 2 weeks as she had a case of Covid where she works and didn't want to come round just in case.

Thankfully all her tests came back negative but she still didn't want to chance it.

She still had to work though as she is a Manager in a home for Adults with learning difficulties.

Hence she was being tested weekly and she has to wear all the gear needed to be safe.

 

Earlier this year I was tempted as you do to buy this die from Tonic as I thought it would make a great card for my Great Granddaughter Ellie.

 


This  is how it opens up

    
Then finally like this.







Sorry about the first photo I just couldn't get the colour right the colours are more like the second and third photos.

Ellie was going through a faze of loving Sloths.

So I bought this card stock from C&C in their summer sale and it was designed by Carly Duff.

The photo in the second slide up part was the only recent photo I could find, and it was from a day out when it was very windy.

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love.  JENNY
 

Tuesday 1 December 2020

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES.....DT .....CHALLENGE NO 125 SUMMER OR WINTER HOLIDAY/ VACATIONS


Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

I would like to welcome my newest follower and thank you so much for choosing to press the follow button.

As it's the 1st of the month yet again and of course we are into December and all the celebrating that month brings.

 It's time for another challenge over at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

 The theme this month chosen by the lovely Wendy is

Summer or Winter Holiday/ Vacations

The challenge runs till the 30th of December 2020.


I chose to go with a Winter Holiday for my DT card.




This is a 8"x8" size card.

The image and sentiment are computer

generated as I couldn't think of anything in my stash I had for this.

Used up some glittery snippets left over from a Christmas card I made recently.

Wooden snowflakes I put some glue and glitter on them but it doesn't show up.

Please pop along to the challenge blog to see the Design Teams wonderful creations and enter if you can.


Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 25 November 2020

LAST RUDOLF DAYS CHALLENGE OF 2020....DT CARDS

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

Well its the 25th of the month yet again and time for the last Rudolf Days Challenge of 2020 over at

SCRAPPYMO'S BLOG 

As always it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas.

You have to the end of the month to enter.

One Entry per Person.

I would like to take this oppertunity to thank Maureen for having me yet again as one of her wonderful Design Team and all the hard work involved in running this great challenge.

  It's been a great pleasure to work with some very talented DT friends also.

So here are my last 2 cards for this year.

 


These are both 8"x8" size cards.

The first one is another Napkin image from Anna Marie.

Anna Marie paper sprayed with gold mica spray.

Poinsettias and foilage are Tattered Lace Dies.

The second card is a Hunkydory Image.

I found the Carol music on the web and the paper I used was copied from the back of a package of some food which I cannot remember what, but isn't it so pretty I could not throw it away.

For my floral bouquet I rolled up some snippets of red card to make 3 cylinders and tied them together with a ribbon then added ivy leaves, berries, and some small flowers.

Finished it all off with snow paste around the deges and glitter to the image.

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

 

I would like to enter the first card into the following challenges.

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/week-599-santa-elves-angels.html  

 

 

 

Sunday 22 November 2020

CHRISTMAS SNIPPETS MAKES

 

Hi and welcome yet again to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

My cards for today were made from the left over pieces when I make my 8"x8" size cards.

 

These are both DL size cards.

Everything used on them was Snippets except for the base card shape as I said earlier this is parts that are left over from when I make my 8"x8" size cards.

I would like to join the Snippets Playground with these as I haven't managed to play for sometime. 

 

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful commnent.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

 

I would like to enter the following challenges. 

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/11/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-391.html 

 

Thursday 19 November 2020

FATHER CHRISTMAS AND ANIMAL FRIENDS.

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

I have yet another Napkin make again I also loved this image as well.

 


This is a 8"x8" size card.

The image as I said was a Napkin from Anna Marie.

All the dies used were Tattered Lace some from this year and the poinsettia and foilage are a couple of years old.

I used Glamour Dust on the snow parts of the image and on the poinsettia I used Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels Iced Snow.


Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really do appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY. 

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/week-598-candles-and-lights.html 

Tuesday 17 November 2020

FAMILY OF PENGUINS

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

Something a little different today.

Last year I made snowmen if you remember for a Christmas Bazzar we were having where I live I also made penguins too, but never posted them so here they are.

 

I say they are a family because they all came out different sizes and they look like Daddy, Mummy, and Child.

If you would like to know how to make them there are plenty of U TUBE videos.

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.
 

Saturday 14 November 2020

ANOTHER NAPKIN TECHNIQUE CHRISTMAS CARD

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

 

I have another Christmas card made with the napkin technique.

I fell in love with design napkin as soon as I saw it and had to make a card with it.

Was quite pleased with how it turned out.

 



This is a 8"x8" size tent style card I made out of A4 card stock.

The Gunmetal shade of card was black on the reverse side so I glued two pieces together so I could have the same shade inside the card.

The napkin is a Anna Marie one.

I decided to put the image in an aperture and added some pearl stings around the edge, and some glitter to the image.

Then I added a couple of bows and some white and yellow flowers and foilage for my arrangement.

 

Thank you so much for you visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY. 

Friday 13 November 2020

50th BIRTHDAY CARD AND BOX

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.
 
My DIL asked me to make this card and box for her friend that turned 50 recently.
 



 

 
This is a 8"x8" size card and box I made to fit it.
I used Carnation Crafts Summer Daze Dies and Charisma download for the card and box.
The 50 die is a Tonic one, the Happy Birthday is Paper Boutique one, the Today Die is a Sizzex one.
 
Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.
I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

Tuesday 10 November 2020

SHABBY CHIC NAPKIN CHRISTMAS CARD

 

Hi and welcome all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

Today I have another Christmas card I made recently.

I am getting more time to blog lately as my Granddaughter is helping me with my house work.

She is such a treasure.

 


  This is a 8"x8" size card.

The image is a Anna Marie Napkin and I decoupaged the lovely Robins.

The paper used is a download from Carnation Crafts.

I added lots of red berry stamens, white flowers, and ivy leaves for my floral bouquet.

Then I cut up a beaded necklace for the frosty baubles and added them on top.

Finished off with lots of glitter to the image.

The mdf sentiment is a Anna Marie one sprayed with Crafters Companion Spray and Sparkle Pearl Diamond.

 

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.


 

 

Sunday 8 November 2020

BIRTHDAY CARD



Hi and welcome to all 

 my very talented and

craft loving friends.

Today I have a Birthday card 

I made for my DIL back

in September. 




This is a 8"x8" size card.

The papers are downloaded

from Carnation Crafts.

The Flowers are Carnation Crafts Dies

 and Charisma.

The hexagon die a 

Sue Wilson one.

Blooming New Blogger

has a mind of it's own.

Can't get my script right.


Thank you so much for 

visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every 

visit.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

 

Saturday 7 November 2020

WREATH CHRISTMAS CARD

 

 

Hi and welcome to all

my very talented, and

craft loving friends.

Anyone know how to

 add a post to your pages

 with the new blogger ? 

I have tried and can't find

 the soulution.

 

Today I have a Christmas

 card I made.

The cards I make with

 lots of embellishments

  are special ones for my family.

 


 

    

This is a 8"x8" size card I made
out of 2 A4 pieces of card that
has a yellowy gold hew to it.
Then I cut out 2 apertures out
of circle dies and glued them 
together.
I added some holly leaves to 
the wreath and some gold
berries and such from my stash.
All the dies used were Tattered
Lace Dies.
 
Thank you so much for your 
visit and precious time.
I really apreciate every 
wonderful commnet.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

                                   

Wednesday 4 November 2020

25th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM AND BOX

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented and craft loving friends.

 

My youngest Son and his wife celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary in September, and this is what I made them.

 

   









This Album is 7"x7" in size and a box I made to fit it.

I made lot of mistakes on this Album, so hence the ribbon spine and the lace die cuts at the back of the Album.

I used lots of different dies on the making of this they include Tattered Lace, Tonic, Sue Wilson,

and an old flower die which I can't remember the make of.

I just wish I hadn't penned the doodling around the picture mounts.

A lesson learnt for next time.

 

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.
 

Sunday 1 November 2020

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES CHALLENGE NO 124.... DT.NOVEMBER.2020....... CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

 

As it's the 1st of the month it's time for a new challenge over at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES 

The challenge runs till the 29th of November 2020.

I am hosting this time around and I would like to see

Christmas Flowers

on your creations please. 

So here is my card I made for my DT.

 

This is a 8"x8" tent style card I made from kraft card.

All the dies used are Tattered Lace.

I distressed the edges of the matt layer kraft card, and then added the Imagination Crafts Snow Paste and the Creative Expressions Glitter Jewels Iced Snow .

I decided to use up some old Metalic Mesh to my my background, I wound some ribbon around an old foam tape roll that was used up.

My poinsettias I cut out of plain white card and I sprayed them with Crafters Companion Spray and Sparkle Pearl Diamond. 

Then I added some gold beads for the centres.

Merry Christmas sentiment is a MDF one bought from the Works last year.

 

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely creations made by my DT Friends

Thank you so much for your visit, and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

 
 

Friday 30 October 2020

RUDOLF DAYS CHALLENGE .........OCTOBER ENTRY

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

 

Sorry I have not been about for ages still having lots of problems health wise so it takes me forever to do everything, I have to do now I am on my own.

 

Well I am running late with my entry into the Rudolf Days Challenge this month as it's not my DT month over at SCRAPPYMO'S BLOG 

The challenge runs to the end of the month so I am cutting it close.

I have 2 cards I have made this time around.

 





Both cards are 5"x7" in size.
I used a paper pad from the works I bought last year.
Dies used are Tattered Lace.
Silk holly leaves and Imagination Crafts Snow paste, Creative Expressions Glitter Jewels Iced Snow, and finally a MDF Angel.
 
Thank you so much for your visit, and precious time.
I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.
 
I would like to enter these into the following challenges.
 
 

 

Thursday 1 October 2020

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES DT..........OCTOBER ANIMALS AND OR BIRDS

 

Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

 

I am still having probs with my arm, and hand although it seems a little easier at the moment so I mustn't speak too soon.

 

As it's the 1st of October it's time for a new challenge over at 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES 

The challenge runs to the end of the month, and we would like to see either Animals and or Birds on your creations please.

So I decided to make another tissue box.

 



The photos shows 3 different sides to the tissue box.

The images of the Hares is a Hunkydory one and I added some stickles to the flowers to make them shine.

On 1 of the smaller sides I drew some patterns with a metallic gelly roll pen as I didn't have another image of a Hare. 

This shows up on photo No 2 and I also drew some around the image on photo No 3.

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful creations made by my team friends and join us if you can.

Thank you for your visit and precious time.

I really appreciate every visit, and wonderful comment.

Lots of crafty love. JENNY.
 

Friday 25 September 2020

RUDOLF DAYS CHALLENGE DT....SEPTEMBER 2020

 
Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.
 
Sorry I have missing for so long, but I am having trouble with my right arm and hand so typing, and using a mouse has been very painful for me.
 
As it's the 25th of the month it's time for the Rudolf Days Challenge over at 
The challenge runs from today, and till the end of the month, and as always it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas.
ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.
There is always a lovely prize to be won, and it gets your Christmas cards made early.
 
So here is my DT cards I made.
 
 

These are both 8"x8" size cards.
The papers are from the Tattered Lace Magical Moments USB.
The die cuts are also from the Tattered Lace Magical Moments Dies and Charisma.
I painted them with glossy accents to give them their shine.
 
I do hope you can enter this wonderful challenge.
Thank you so much for your visit, and precious time.
I really love to read all your wonderful comments.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.
  
 

Tuesday 1 September 2020

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES CHALLENGE 122........CREATE A SCENE


Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

As it's the 1st of the Month and time for a new challenge over at
The challenge runs from the 1st of the month to the 29th of September 2020.
Your host for this challenge is Tinz and she would like to see you Create A Scene on your entries.

Here is my DT card I created.



This is a 7"x7" size card.
I saw Sheila Halliwell from Hunkydory make a scene with Hunkydory card stock on C&C so this gave me the idea for my card.
Sheila's was a seaside scene.
 The background scene card was Hunkydory, I cut the grass by hand out of some Snippets of plain green card stock.
I punched a circle out of yellow card and cut it in half for my sun.
The Birds on the tree are Carnation Crafts dies and also the foilage are Carnation Crafts too.
The deer is a Tattered Lace die.
Finally I used some texture paste to create some subtle clouds.

Please pop over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful creations made by my team mates.

Thank you so much for your visit, and precious time.
I really appreciate every visit and wonderful comment.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

Tuesday 25 August 2020

RUDOLF DAYS CHALLENGE........AUGUST 2020


Hi and welcome to all my very talented, and craft loving friends.

As it's the 25th of the month it's time for the Rudolf Days Challenge over at 
SCRAPPYMO'S BLOG 
The challenge runs from the 25th of the month to the end of the month.
As always it's anything goes as long as it's Christmas.
One Entry per Person.
There is always a lovely prize to be won also.
As it's my month off from the DT I can enter the challenge this month.

  

This is a DL card and I have made it from lots of Snippets,
left over from when I make my 8"x8" size cards.
The only thing that isn't a Snippet is the base card and the inside.
I have made quite a few like these in different designs.

Thank you so much for your visit and precious time.
I really appreciate every visit and onderful comment.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter the following challenges.
https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-rudolph-days-challenge.html