RAINY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

Good morning to all you wonderful and talented crafts people
and visitors.
I am back home from visiting my Dad in Wales.
Sorry about the rush of my departure but my sister was quite
worried about him and thought I should see him.
He is a little bit better now but who knows at the age of 93.
Thank you for all your kind wishes and thoughts, you are such
a wonderful caring craft community. 
I am so glad to be able to be part of it.

I am glad to be back as I have developed a nasty cold and I 
wouldn't want to give it to my Dad as a cold virus thing started
everything off and has developed into all sorts of other problems
for him.

My card today is one I made last night, the image is one I picked
as my prize for winning in the Penny's blog challenge.
It's a Saturated Canary image and I fell in love with this image
as soon as I saw it.

Click to enlarge.

Now the inside.

The papers are Dovecraft The London Line.
The pink card is from Cupcake Craft and the mint colour card
is Dovecraft double sided card.
The lovely lace was given to me by the wonderful Sue P.
The ribbon was bought for me by my sister.
The image is Saturated Canary coloured in with Promarkers.
I have used the Grand Scolloped Die and the Grand Oval Die,
and of course the small butterfly from the Fanciful Flights Die.
Thank you again for your visit.
I hope you all have a wonderful day today.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY,

FATHER CHRISTMAS

Good morning to all you wonderful and talented followers and 
visitors to my blog.
A big welcome to my new follower and thank you for choosing
to follow my blog.
Sorry I haven't posted for a few days, but you know what this time of year is like.
I had a few commitments and little Faye and Ellie to look after.
For anyone who doesn't know they are my two little great
granddaughters.

I hope you all keeping well and nearly ready for Christmas.
I still have one Christmas card to make but haven't had the time 
to craft for a few days.
My card today is one I made on the weekend.

Click on the photo to enlarge the picture.

Now the inside.

This is an 8x8 card size.
Matted with red card and Dovecraft Back to Basic Christmas
papers.
I added some ribbon to the center and some lovely lace threaded
with velvet ribbon through it.
The lace was sent to me by a wonderful blog buddy, you know 
who you are Thank You sooooooo much.
The image I have used before it's a freebie off the internet.
I coloured in with Promarkers, and then added some 
embellishments from my stash.
THANK YOU for your visit and wonderful comments on my
work.
I hope you all have a wonderful day and that you can spare the 
time to do some craft.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 
I would like to enter this into the following challenges.
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Challenge 152
Ribbon and or Lace.
http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/  It's Christmas.
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/its-holidays.html?showComment=1355939670301#c3153801255111399121 

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR MY DAD

Hi and good morning to all my wonderful followers and visitors.
May I say welcome to my new follower Vicky and thank you
for joining my blog.
Well dear friends I now have 26 followers 4 more to my 
candy Draw. Yipee !
 I have been adding a few more items over the weeks so
I will take another photo of it tomorrow and put on Mondays post.
THANK YOU for all your lovely comments .
I really do appreciate everyone that is made, and I feel sooooooo
lucky to have wonderful friends like all of you.

My card today is my Birthday Card to my Dad.
It's his Birthday on the 13th of this month and he will be
93 years young.

So here it is, I hope you like it.

Click on the photo to get a closer look at the card.

Now the inside.

I made this card from A3 card made into an 8x8 card.
I matted it with red card and some tarten  papers from my stash.
I then cut out a lot and I mean a lot of Parisian Corners in Red
and glued them all around the card.
I matted some more of the paper to a tag, then I coloured in my
freebie image with Promarkers.
I cut around him and mounted him on the tag.
Finished it all off with a couple of sentiment tags from Pink Gems.
As you can see I did my usual decorated the inside.

Well that's all for today folks, I hope you like my creation today.
Thank you again for sparing your precious time to visit my blog.
I hope each and everyone of you has a wonderful Sunday.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges.
 http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/fortnightly-challenge-no-46-anything.html?m=1

A BOY THING

Hello and good morning to all my talented followers, friends
and visitors. 
I hope you all had a really wonderful Saturday, and the weather
was kind to you.
THANK YOU for all your wonderful comments on my creations.
It is very kind of you to spare the time to visit my blog, and I 
really do appreciate it.
My card today is my entry into A Boy Thing Challenge at 
The Gem of a Challenge.

and here is the inside.

The ingredients for this was.
An 8x8 cad made out of A4 card stock.
Matted with hammered navy blue card stock.
I then used some Tarten Paper from a book I bought many 
years ago with whole lot of lovely Tarten Papers in it.
It's called Paper Time Tarten-Tastic Edition.
Behind the tarten paper I put some.
Spellbinders Grand Scolloped Ovals,
 cut in half and inked with Distress ink Faded Jeans.
I cut some corners out of the paper to match.
My digi image was you've guessed a free one from the internet.
Coloured in with Promarkers.
I added a sentiment tag bought from Pink Gems digi images.
Then lastly I added some embellishments from my stash.
The inside was Spellbinders Elegant Posts and Square Swatches.
I hope you like card.
Thank you again for your interest.
Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
I would like to enter this into the.
Cute and Curly Challenge Boys/Men at
http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.co.uk/ 
The Cutie Pie Challenge No 26 No Flowers.
One Stop Craft Challenge No 198 No Floral Embellishment. 

" BIRTHDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE "

Good morning dear friends.
It's Sunday morning again hasn't this week flown by.
I hope you all had a really great Saturday, and you managed
to get some crafting done.
THANK YOU for all your lovely comments on my creations.
I am so thrilled with them all.
I have a new follower, so welcome Marie-Louise to my blog
and thank you for becoming a follower.

My card today is one I just made for the Fab "n" Funky
Birthday Sketch Challenge.
So here it is.

Here is a close up of the image.

The ingredients for this card is.
2 A5 Cards glued together to form a double fronted card.
I then used a craft knife to take cut the front of both sides.
I covered my card with some paper from my stash.
Glued both sides together to make pocket for the verse
card to go in.
I glued some lace all the way round the card including 
the v shape.
On top of the v I glued some lace flowers and put some
flat back pearls on top.
Then I used a free digi image from the internet.
Coloured in with Promarkers.
I cut the image with the Spellbinders Grand Scolloped 
Oval, added a butterfly and some pearly hearts from my
stash.
I hope you like it.
Thank you again for your precious time visiting my blog.
Have a great crafty Sunday everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny.

ANYONE FOR A CUPPA

Hi and good morning to my wonderful blog friends and visitors to my blog. I hope you had a wonderful  Bank Holiday weekend, and the weather was kind to all of you.
THANK YOU for all your lovely comments and giving up your precious time to visit me.
My card today was inspired by my creation for the Tea and Cake
Challenge. I needed to make a card for my Brother in Law's Birthday at the beginning of September, and I was at a loss what  to create, then I did the challenge card and had this thought.
My Brother in Law loves a cup of tea. He drinks about 20 cups a day. He only like tea leaves, and a cup and saucer, a mug is a no no. So here is the card. I hope you like it. By the way the tea in the tea cup was my hubbies idea. What a good one I think. What do you think?

Now a close up.

And finally the inside. 

The recipe for this card.
An A5 ready made card blank with fancy edging. Navy card from my card stock, paper a freebie with a craft magazine. Free digi image from the internet. Coloured in with Promarkers. I used the Spellbinders Elegant Posts for the corners and to decorate the inside too. Sorry I can't remember the name of the Spellbinders
Label used to mount the digi image on, but I'm sure most of you will have used this one at some time.
Well thats all for today folks, and thank you again for your interest and visit.
Have a wonderful crafty Tuesday everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny.

ANYONE FOR GOLF AND A SHOWCASE

Hi,
and good morning to all my friends out there in blog land. Especially my very talented followers.
Whoopee I have 16 followers now so a big welcome to my new followers and the same to the
followers who have joined earlier in my blog life, so to speak. THANK YOU for all your lovely
comments, and your precious time. It makes me feel so happy to have your wonderful friendship.

Now to the card today. You know I said I find creating Male Cards difficult to design, and I
don't get the same buzz at the end as I do with a ladies one. Well here is one of my attempts it
was for my granddaughters husband.

I used an 8x8 card as many of you will know by now my favourite size. Matted it with navy
pearlised card stock, because I didn't have any paper that matched golfing, I made my own.
With 120 GSM copier paper I inked it with 2 different colour distress inks and then stamped
the golfer, his golf bag, and Happy Birthday, randomly. I also did the same for the inside of
the card. I used Personal Impressions template to make the golf bag, coloured in with Promarkers.
I then decoupaged it and did stitching with a black pen. The Happy Birthday tag and the golf bag
embellishment were made with 3 layers of Metal Magic and then the stamp put int it to create a impression. So theres my male card. What do you think?

Next I would like to showcase more of my sisters jewellery making. She made me this to go with
my outfit for my granddaughters wedding. She actually made me 2 one was shown on Lindyloos
blog quite a few weeks ago, and this one I wore because it matched my outfit better.

I hope you like it, and thank you for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful crafty Friday everyone
Lots of crafty love. Jenny Lawrence.

RAINDROPS NO 2

Hi and good morning to all my friends out there in blog land, and THANK YOU for stopping by and
leaving your comments. I know your time is very precious, so it's lovely that you find the time to
visit me. Your comments mean a great deal to me, and I enjoy reading every one. They make me
sooooooo happy.
My card today is Raindrops No2. This I am entering into the  Fab'n Funky Challenge, which
must feature leaves.

The recipe for this card is a 8x8 size card. Matted and layered with green pearlised card stock and
some green papers from my stash. The image as you will remember is a free digi one off the internet.
It's coloured in with a mixture of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.
Then mounted on to a piece of lace and then a paper doily. Flat back gems from ebay. The butterfly
is a memory box die.The satin leaves I inherited from my aunty, and the flower button is also from my stash.
I hope you like it, and thank you again for your visit and comments. Have a wonderful crafty
Thursday everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny Lawrence.