Happy Easter

Hi! 

Well it's been (over) a month since I last posted...and I have no excuse as there hasn't really been that much going on to stop me from blogging! Just the usual excuse - pure laziness! ;-)  However, all that is starting to change as I have decided that I am going to learn how to run (never been a strong point of mine!) and having been for 3 gentle walk/jogs over the last few weeks have decided to set myself a "small" goal...in 10 weeks time my sister and I will take part in Race for Life to help raise money for Cancer Research UK and we aim to be able to run the majority of the 5km course.  If you would like to learn more or wish to sponsor us please visit our fundraising page at The Antill Mob - Race for Life

One of the highlights of the last month was my gorgeous (honorary) niece's 3rd birthday and her and her sister's joint birthday party!  So as my second (honorary) niece's 1st birthday isn't until the end of the month, I'll just show you one of the two cards for now - I don't want to spoil it for her even if she is only just turning one!

Immediately following the girls birthday party, was another celebration - Mothers Day (which I realise is a little early for those reading outside of the UK, not sure why we have a different day for it over here - like to be different I guess!). Now, I had made my mum a mothers day card a few weeks/months ago so that I had it ready and waiting...only when it came to it, could I find said card? No! Needless to say, I (quite quickly and happily) made a new one - which actually thinking about it was a much better and more appropriate card for a mum whose favourite flowers are daffodils!

Now it's fast approaching Easter time, and I shared my two first ever Easter cards last month, I thought I'd share some more! Here are a few of the cards that have been keeping me busy. (I've sold them all so sorry if you see it on here before you receive it!) 

Finally for today, are two cards that I made one day when looking at pictures of Warren Rabbit and Tatty Teddies with Chocolate Eggs got a little too much to take - worked as a distraction from going to the shop to buy myself some chocolate! 

So that's it for today, I will post again next month when I can show you a 1st birthday and a wedding card, and hopefully a few more besides :-) 

Have a good Easter everyone! 

Jenfie x

What new surprises lie in store?

Hi!

It's been a pretty crazy week this week and I am so glad it is over! 
I decided a few weeks ago that this year I was going to give up chocolate for lent as I have definitely eaten FAR too much of it since Christmas!  As lent started on Wednesday I stuck to it and gave up the chocs...all I can say is what a week to decide to give it up! 

I've also been pretty busy on the card making front which you will be glad to hear and I have quite a few to show you today.  So let's get started! 

First up are a couple of special cards a friend asked me for - her daughter's 3rd birthday and a thank you card for the staff at the nursery.  Both use images from Lili of the Valley and 'Notting Hill' candi from Craftwork Cards. 

Next is a card I made for my dad's 65th birthday. I used papers from the Dovecraft back to basics monochrome pack.  I had made this in time for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge 124 but I didn't get chance to post it in time to enter :-( 

Since we're on the topic of dad's birthday I also want to quickly share pics of his amazing birthday cakes made by Just A Mish Mash

The following 5 cards are all mini cards I made to be as simple yet effective as possible.  I think they are adorably cute! 

Moving on we have another Freshly Made Sketches challenge 112 sketch idea that I also didn't enter (only this time the cards were made well after the end of the challenge).  However, I did set myself my own little challenge, make as many cards as I could from only 6 sheets of the Dovecraft Monochrome 6"x6" papers (plus a tiny off cut of one more if anyone actually counts!) These are the ones I came up with...and I still have a little paper left over! 

And finally, as I have given up chocolate for lent, what better cards to make than Easter cards!! Here are my first two Easter cards.  They both use papers from the Me to You Spring Chic paper pack, the first also uses a Me to You topper from the same range.

As I missed a couple of the challenges recently, I would like to enter my final card of the blog today into the Freshly Made Sketches Sketch 126 challenge.  

So there we have it, fingers crossed for the challenge but overall I hope you liked all the cards I've shared with you today :-)  

Take care and come back soon (that goes to me too!)

Jenfie x

February Fun

Well, February may be the shortest month of the year but it is full of celebrations!

Here are a few of the cards I've made since I last blogged.  I won't share them all just yet since there are 2 weeks of February left, and another 3 birthdays to go (provided I haven't forgotten any)! 

First up, a "congratulations - a new job" card made for a friend, this card uses the Time Flies collection from Craftwork Cards and the New Job circle stamp from Lili of the Valley

Next we have a card that I was asked to make for a friend's step mum's 60th Birthday.  I was told she liked the Me to You tatty teddy, so I found this gorgeous little topper (from a local craft store) and combined it with lettering using the Printers Block stamps (also from Craftwork Cards) inked with Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' pad.

I love making personalised baby cards, and this one was no exception, even if it was made in a little bit of a rush before driving 200 miles down south for a weekend away with a friend! Thankfully, the rush did not affect the quality and I received a lovely message from the new mum which read "Thank you for the card, it is gorgeous! I am going to find a frame and put it up in his bedroom" I feel so privileged to be able to provide a memento for such a special occasion that can be kept and treasured for years to come.  This one is made again using the stamps from Lili of the Valley and papers from Dovecraft Back to Basics range.

Moving on to my February birthdays, first we have a simple but gorgeous DL card for my best friend, again using the Time Flies collection. I love this collection, I just hope others love the cards I make using it! :-)

Finally for today, an adorable card made for my mum, featuring Craftwork Card's Warren Rabbit and I also got to play a little with the Liquid Pearls to make a speech bubble message :-)

Hope you enjoyed your visit, please come back again soon and hopefully there will be more cards for you to view :-)

Jenfie xx

For the Family

Happy Sunday Everyone, hope you have had a lovely weekend!

As promised, I'm back to share some more of my recent card makes and this time there are some for all the family! 

For the girls:

Starting with a birthday card made for a friend who loves sparkle and her little dog - so a perfect combination created using the Dolly Mixtures Coleen range from Craftwork Cards with some Stickles glitter glue to add that little bit of sparkle :-)

Continuing with the Dolly Mixtures range, the next card uses the Cheryl postcard and the Coleen papers. 

To mix it up a bit I used the Amy postcard and Cheryl papers which also work fabulously together

and finally I used the Coleen postcard, Cheryl papers and added a sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley to create a rosette message.

For the Boys:

I've always struggled a little to make cards for boys/men, but thanks to the Time Flies collection, again from Craftwork Cards, I now have a couple to kick off the range:

And last but by no means least - For the kids (and the big kids too just because they are cute)

All of these cards feature images from the Lili of the Valley Mini Masterpieces range which are just gorgeous, along with mini messages and Notting Hill candi from Craftwork Cards.

So, that brings you completely up to date with all the cards I have! Thanks for stopping by, I hope to be back with a few more soon as my stock is rather low so I'd better get crafting :-)

Jenfie x

Freshly Made

Hello again!  

Just popping by to add a quick post to enter the Freshly Made Sketches #120 challenge with a "freshly made" card :-) 

My entry below features a gorgeous ballerina image from Lili of the Valley and sentiment from Craftwork Cards.  The blue dotty paper is from the Dovecraft Back to Basics range.  

This week's sketch inspiration was "Freshly Made Sketches #120"

That's all for now, please keep your fingers crossed for the challenge!  I will be back soon to show you some more recent makes :-) 

Jenfie x

New Year - New Start!

Hello! I'm back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a lovely New Year (...and January by the time this post is published!), welcome to 2014!

It's been quite a while since I updated last so where best to kick off than by sharing the 2013 Handmade by Jenfie Christmas Card range:

James the Bear Xmas - all papers/die-cut images from Lili of the Valley. I think these have to be my favourites, I just love James the Bear!!

Warren & Friends Xmas - Papers from Lili of the Valley Die-cut images & Candi from Craftwork Cards

Mini Masterpieces Xmas - all papers/die-cut images from Lili of the Valley

Me to You Xmas - all papers from Lili of the Valley Die-cut images from Time2Craft, my local craft supplier, from the Me to You Christmas range

Moving away from Christmas, as I am sure it is now a distant memory for most, here are a few other cards produced since I last posted. 

That's all for now as the photos of the more recent makes haven't yet made it onto my computer!  I hope that 2014 can provide some much needed inspiration and time to get crafting! 

See you all soon

Jenfie x