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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.

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

21st DAUGHTER BIRTHDAY CARD AND BOX

Hi and welcome to all my craft loving friends,
and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the 
wonderful comments you make.
I very much appreciate everyone that you make.

For those of you out there not feeling A1, I'm
sending big virtual hugs, hoping this will help
a little.

Today I have a card I made in hurry as it was
needed quickly, so I turned to The Pink Gem 
website for one of their downloaded card
creations, and I think these are wonderful if
your in a hurry, and they are so good value
for money.




This is a 8"x8" size card and box to fit.
This is a wonderful design for a young lady 
turning 21.
I printed it on pearlised card stock to make it
look special.
I also coloured the card stock with Tumbled
Glass DI to match.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Sunday, 28 June 2015

SNIPPETS CHALLENGE CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the
wonderful comments you make.
I feel thrilled that you like what I have created.

So onto today's creation.
I made this entirely with snippets from my 
snippets box.
When I make and 8" card out of an A3 size 
card I have a bit left over, which gave me just
the right size for this card.



It was embossed with a freebie embossing 
folder from a craft magazine.
The plant pot is a very old snippet, and I cut
out the flower die, and coloured it with chalk
inks.
A very simple card, but the recipient loved it.

Thank you for your visit, and precious time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenge.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/pixies-snippets-playground-week-183.html 

Saturday, 27 June 2015

JUNE RUDOLF CHALLENGE CARD

Hi and welcome to my all my very talented 
friends, and visitors.
I would like to welcome my newest follower, 
and thank you so much for your interest.
I do hope you can visit as often as it is possible
for you to do so.

Thank you also to all my followers who continually support my efforts. 
I am so pleased that you like what I have to show.

Now I usually post my Rudolf Challenge card
on the 25th of the month, but old age is 
creeping into my brain, and I got mixed up with
the dates.
So here it is a few days late, so it's better late
than never I suppose.
This challenge runs from the 25th of each month
to the end of the month.



This is a 5"x5" size card.
I tried to do a tunnel card, but it didn't turn out
too good so I managed to create this instead with
what was left of the card.
I forgot to put a sentiment on it.
The papers and the Robin image are from the
Cupcake Crafting CD A Walk in the Countryside.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.
http://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/june-rudolph-days-challenge.html 

Friday, 26 June 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the 
wonderful comments you make.
I am always delighted that you take time out of 
your busy day to visit me, and comment.

Well it's Friday again and time to join Erika HERE
with your older creation that you have posted
before.
It's all just for fun, but a delightful way to show
something you have posted before, and it doesn't
have to be a card it can be anything you have 
created, and posted on your blog before.
Here is mine for this week.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
The image is a Mo Manning one coloured with
Promarkers, and Flexmarkers.
The paper is a set of drawer liners.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

SUMMER TIME CONCERTINA CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the 
wonderful comments you leave.
I very much appreciate everyone that is made.

I enjoyed making my last card so much I thought
I would make another to join in the Pink Gem
Challenge.
They want to see creations with a summer theme
so here is what I came up with.




This is a 7"x7" size concertina card.
The papers I down loaded ages ago, and I can't
remember where they were from.
I glued them to pink card with Collall Photo
Glue.
The image is a Hunkydory one again, and the 
little girl with the ice cream is a Pink Gem 
Image I chose when I won this challenge last
month.
These are so easy to make, and I know there is
a concertina die, but I haven't got that, and to be
honest I don't think you need it.

Thank you again for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges. 
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/challenge-147-summer-time.html 
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/33-butterflies-f-is-for-flowers.html 
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-233.html 
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/challenge-122-anything-goes.html 
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/trio-tastic.html 

Sunday, 21 June 2015

HUSBAND BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Sorry I have been missing again, but my back is
still troubling me, and sitting at my computer is
quite uncomfortable for long periods.

Well today is my husbands 76th Birthday, and 
also Fathers Day so here's hoping all Fathers 
enjoy there day.
I lost mine two and half years ago, and there isn't
a day I don't miss him.

So today I have the card I made my husband.
It was inspired by this creation Pam made HERE 
so thank you so much Pam for the inspiration,
and I do hope you like my take on your 
fabulous card, as I didn't have all your dies used.




The size of this card is just under 7"x7"
I cut it out with the largest Spellbinders Label
One Die.
The fishing image is from Hunkydory, and the
inside fishing paper is from the Crafters Companion Men's CD.

Thank you for your continued support of my 
work.
I very much appreciate it.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.

Thursday, 18 June 2015

BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE AND SNIPPETS CARD

Hi and welcome to my all my very talented friends, and visitors.
Sorry I have not been around this last week, but
when I was in Wales visiting my sister who was
in hospital, my brother in laws car got a nail in
the side wall of his tyre, and as new cars now don't have a spare tyre we were transported back home
on a breakdown lorry, and all the jolting, and the
journey home has given me back problems again.
It's still not quite right but a lot better than it has been.
I must say the driver of the breakdown lorry was
a maniac driver, and I think he thought he was on 
a motor bike the way he took bends, and corners
swaying from side to side.

Well I did manage to make a card yesterday
for the Butterfly Challenge, and the Snippets
Playground, as I did use up some snippets on it.



This is a 6"x6" size card.
The papers are from a pad I bought at the 
supermarket.
I cut out some of the butterflies, and decoupaged
them, and also put some glitter on them.
The yellow and lime green card are from my
snippets box.
 The flowers are cut out from a Sue Wilson die,
and I added a orange promarker to the edge of 
the flowers.

Thank you for your visit, it is as always very
much appreciated.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.  

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/33-butterflies-f-is-for-flowers.html 
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/pixies-snippets-playground-weeks-181.html 

Friday, 12 June 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to all my craft loving friends,
and visitors.
Well I'm back from Wales, and my sisters op
went quite well, but she will need a further op in 
a few months time as she has lesions in her liver.
Nothing is ever straight forward for her poor 
thing.

As today is Friday I am posting my Oldie for Friday, so if you would like to join in with us just post and older creation that you have posted
before, and leave a comment on Erika's blog HERE  and she will in return comment on
your post.
It's all just for fun, but a wonderful way to show 
your older creations.
So here is mine for this week.




This is a 8"x8" size card.
The image is a Sherri Baldy Bestie, and it's
coloured with Promarkers, and Flexmarkers.
The glitter paper I thought looked like sand, so 
I used it.

Thank you so much for your visit, I will try
and visit you in return shortly.
Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

Sunday, 31 May 2015

SON'S BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
I am so sorry I haven't been around for a few days,
but I am getting everything ready at home so I 
can visit my sister in Wales as she has her op
next week.
So I will be away in Wales for either a week or 
ten days, hoping to give her some positive 
thoughts, and support.

This is a card I made for my Son's Birthday
which was yesterday.
Now it's really funny as he had 2 bought cards
both with the same main image.
He loves to ride his bicycle, as does my youngest
Son who I made a similar card for in February.





This is a 8"x8" size card.
The image is a Hunkydory one from one of 
their decoupage pads.
I made the backing paper with an images, and 
my Decoupage 2 CD.
I used the Sue Wilson Die for the frame, and 
used my rub-ons over the debossed part again.

Thank you for your visit, and the wonderful
comments you make.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Thursday, 28 May 2015

BABY SHOWER CARD AND NAPPY CAKE

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Sorry I have been missing this week, but it's 
half term, and I was asked to look after my
Grandson, and Granddaughter, and cooking
was on the cards again.
My Grandson made his usual Lemon Drizzle,
and my Granddaughter this time made Butterfly
Fairy Cakes.
So I was a bit exhausted yet again, and I have
quite a few Birthdays at the end of this month,
as well as this Baby Shower card and Nappy 
Cake for my other Granddaughter on Sunday.
The Nappy Cake idea came from Hazel's blog.
http://hazelsbasketsofjoy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/girl-nappy-cake-and-card.html 
Please give her a visit, as she makes some wonderful, and very useful baskets, and
present ideas, as well as cards. 
Sorry this is a bit picture heavy.






The card is a 8"x8" size card.
The delightful image is a pre-coloured one
from the Pink Gem Designs.
You get a pre-coloured one and one to colour 
yourself.
The papers are a digi download also from the
Pink Gem Designs, I just added a yellow 
Promarker to the center to go with the dress in
the image.
I am going to be joining 2 challenges with this.
The Pink Gem one, and the Butterfly Challenge,
as I think they both fit the criteria. 

Thank you for your continued support of my
work.
I very much appreciate you time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges. 
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-145-flowers.html 
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/31-butterflies-d-is-for-doily.html 

Monday, 25 May 2015

RUDOLF CHALLENGE MAY 2015

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
I do hope you are having a lovely Bank Holiday
weekend, and the weather is being kind to you.
We have had mixed weather here in my part 
of Kent a little bit of sun, and rain also.

I was out with my daughter and her fiance 
yesterday, and when I got home I was exhausted.
So a little nap was in order, but I spent nearly
2 hours asleep, and on awaking I suddenly
remembered I hadn't made my card for the
Rudolf Challenge yet, and it begins today, and
carries on till the end of the month.
So crafting was the order of the evening, and
this is what I created with the Sue Wilson Die
I won on her blog.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
I embossed the die, and cut it out, and then 
rubbed a metallic rub -on in gold over the 
embossing.
I have had this set of metallic rub-ons  for more
than ten years, so I suppose it's a little like the
new type of gilding waxes.

Thank you for your visit, and the wonderful
comments you make.
I very much appreciate each, and everyone.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges. 
http://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/may-rudolph-days.html 

Friday, 22 May 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Oh my word it's Friday again already, and the
Bank Holiday weekend is nearly upon us.
Here's hoping you all enjoy sunshine wherever 
you may live.

Sorry I was not about to comment yesterday,
but my daughter who is right handed has hurt
her right arm, and mum to the rescue to help her.

So onto my Oldie for Friday this week, you can
join in with this HERE Erika would love to see
what you have created in the past.
Just post an Oldie, and then leave a comment on
her Oldie post and she will visit you in return.
It's all for fun, but a great way of showing your
older creations.

So here is mine for this week.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
The papers, and the image is from a CD my
DH bought me on the internet, and it doesn't
have a name.
The die cuts were cut from a die my dear blog
friend Christine lent me, and I cut out lots of 
them.

Thank you for your visit,and the wonderful comments you make.
I really appreciate everyone that is made.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Thursday, 21 May 2015

NEPHEW BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to all my craft loving friends,
and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the wonderful comments you make.
I really appreciate everyone that is made.

I made this card a while ago for my daughter to
give her nephew, and realized I hadn't posted it.
Her nephew is my Grandson who is a Goal
Keeper with the local club he plays for.
He is 11years of age, and a really great Goal
Keeper, and has won man of the match a few 
times, the Golden Boot, and his team has let 
the least goals in his league.
As you can see I am really proud of him, as he
suffers with Asthma, and had a spell in hospital
a couple of weeks back with a bad attack, and it
was the first time he had been in hospital.
In any rate I am waffling on as my dear blog
friend Sue P would say.




This is a 6"x6" size card.
The paper and the image are printed from the
Cupcake Crafting CD Tumble Teds Pastimes.
I bought this CD when it was on offer of just
£1 so a bargain.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

THANK YOU CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and any visitors.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful
comments you make.
I am truly honoured that you like what I create,
as there is so much talent out there in blog land.

Well as I mentioned before I won the 1st and 
7th Throwback Thursday Challenge.
For winning the 7th I received a lovely 
Memory Box daisy die from Bibiana, and
Memory Box so here is what I created with it.
A thank you card for you Bibiana.



This is a 6"x6" size card.
The Memory Box Die comes with stems, and
leaves which I cut off, and mounted just the 
flower part of the daisy on a double sided
sticky sheet, and then added some Cosmic 
Shimmer Iced Snow for my background.
I stamped the thank you on a piece of snippets
card, and it looked bit plain so I stamped the
flower border round it, but didn't have daisy
stamp so it's a pansy stamp.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following 
challenges.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/pixies-snippets-playground-week-177-and.htm
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-237.html 


Monday, 18 May 2015

FAYE WITH FLOWERS

Hi and welcome to all my craft loving friends, 
and visitors.
I do hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

I went to my Great Granddaughter's party yesterday, as she was away with her parents 
last week so the party was held this week.
Oh it was lovely to see all the young girls 
dancing and enjoying themselves.
Just wish I still had their energy. lol.

Today I have a card I created specially for 
the challenge at the Pink Gem challenge blog.
The challenge wants to see more than one fold,
so this is what I created.


This is the card open.


The image is from the Pink Gem Website, and
is a pr-coloured image, called Faye with Flowers.
 The papers are a freebie digi download, but
sorry I can't remember where, it may have been
from a craft magazine on line.
I added some pink stickles to the center of the
flowers, and lace stickles to the hem, and the
sleeve of her dress.
All other items from my stash to match.
The bright pink card was from my snippets box,
so I'm off to the playground to join in with my
playmates at the snippets challenge.

Thank you for your visit, time, and the 
wonderful comments you make.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-144-more-than-one-fold.html 
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/pixies-snippets-playground-week-177-and.html 

Saturday, 16 May 2015

GRANDDAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors that may just look at my work.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the lovely
comments you make.
It really makes me feel so happy after reading
everyone of them.

Well it's the weekend yet again, and I do hope
all is well with you where ever you are.
If all is not okay well I'm sending big hugs to
try and make you feel a little better.

Now I have quite a few Grand Children, and 
today is one of their Birthdays.
Her name is Jessica, and she is sweet sixteen 
today.
So after seeing this image at the Pink Gem 
web site I had to have it as it looks a little like 
her.




This is a 8"x8" size card.
The image is from the Pink Gem website, and
coloured with Promarkers.
The distressed gingham papers are a digi 
download too.
The patch work paper is a Freebie Download
from the Crafters Companion Inspire Club.
The flowers were also on one of the sheets of
digi papers with this.
Heart shaped button from the works.

Thank you again for your precious time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-116-feminine.html 
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2015/05/challenge-103-flowers.html 
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/may-challenge-buttons-bows_11.html 

Friday, 15 May 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends, 
and visitors.
Thank you for your visit, and the wonderful 
comments you make.
I really appreciate them, and your precious time
spent making them.

Well it's Friday again so soon, and time to join
ERIKA HERE with your Oldie for Friday.
It doesn't have to be a card it can be anything 
you have posted before, so please try and join 
in, it's all for fun, but a delightful way to show
what you have created before.
This is what I dug out of my my photos.




This is a 8"x8" size card.
The image is a Pink Gem digi one, and coloured  in with Promarkers, and Flexmarkers.
The papers are Docrafts Papermania Capsule
Heather collection.
Flowers made with the Di-namics Plentyful
Petals.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.
 

Thursday, 14 May 2015

THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE NO 9

Hi and welcome to all my friends that love to
craft, and any visitors that may drop by.

Well it's Thursday and time to join in the 
Throwback Thursday Challenge, with Bibiana.
 The theme this month is Mum or made 
backgrounds, but it is not compulsory, as you 
can enter anything you have posted before.

                                  This is my original post.
                               HERE

Now for today's post, and my entry into this
wonderful challenge.




This is a 7"x7" size card.
I used JustRite Stamps to make my background,
with DI.
The stamped owls and tree were coloured with
Promarkers.
I won the very 1st challenge along with a few
others, and then I won the 7th challenge, and
after winning both times I really had a very 
lucky streak, and won quite a few challenges.
So I am always delighted to enter this.

Thank you for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following 
challenge. 
http://stampingwithbibiana.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/throwback-thursday-challenge-9.html 

Tuesday, 12 May 2015

GREEN AND ORANGE BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to my blog all my craft loving
friends, and visitors.
I do hope your week has started well, and for
those of you experiencing problems of any sort
a BIG HUG winging it's way to help you cope.

I have a card I made very quickly, and flat today,
as it had to be posted to New Zealand.
Oh this was so hard for me, as I love to embellish 
with lots of items from my stash.




This is a 6"x6" size card.
Green papers from a CD, and the orange ones
I can't remember who's they are.
The image is from the Joanna Sheen pad of 
Faye Whittaker images, and I thought it 
appropriate as it's for my husbands sister, and 
there is only 2 of them left out of 4 siblings, and
she is the elder of them.

Thank you for your visit and the wonderful
comments you make.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Sunday, 10 May 2015

BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE AND SNIPPETS CHALLENGE CARD

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my
very talented friends, and visitors.
I do hope you are having a great weekend, and 
the weather is lovely wherever you may live.

I have had just a wonderful lucky week, as I won
one of Sue Wilson's new dies on her blog, and 
then yesterday I won the Pink Gem Challenge.
I nearly missed both as my Internet has been playing up, one min it was on and then the next 
it was off again.
It was all to do with the router, but my provider
said there was nothing wrong with it.
This is the 2nd one we have had from our 
provider in less than a year.
Lots of probs with our provider so when our
contract is up we won't be going back with them,
as their customer service is awful.
Well that's enough of my grumbling.

Here is my entry into the Butterfly Challenge,
and the snippets playground.





This is a 6"x6" size card.
All the papers, and card used are snippets,
except for the base card.
The base card I bought from the supermarket,
and it was Dovecraft, and a bargain of £1-99
for 10 cards and envelopes.
The Birthday sentiment, and the daisies, are a
snippet left over from a Hunkydory freebie
from a craft magazine.
I added some micro beads to the center of the daisies.
The ribbon,and the butterfly button are from the works, and the other butterflies my sister sent me.

Thank you for your visit, time, and putting up
with my moaning today.
Hopefully my internet will allow me to visit
you.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following 
challenges.
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/30-butterflies-j-is-for-jagged-edges.html
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/pixies-snippets-playground-week-175-and.html