Bunches of Love...and a few crosswords for good measure

Hello :)

Welcome to the third edition of missing card updates!

This time I'm boring you (hopefully not too much) with multiple cards of the same(ish) designs having tried my hand at batch making for simple and "quick" cards, many of which are on sale at Chatsworth Beauty Therapies.

I have also done a few for the dads with a crossword design for Father's day and Dad's Birthday but I intend to make a few more that are blank or with other wording... maybe with some clues to fill it in yourself on receipt? we'll see!

The stamps for these cards, would you believe, were NOT from Lili of the Valley! Unfortunately, I can't actually remember where I picked them up, possibly Hobbycraft, or The Range, or they were kindly donated to me...Sorry if you like them and wanted to know where to purchase this time!  

I couldn't do a blog update without sharing a card or two with some LOTV images so here's my final three cards for today:

Happy Circular Sentiments

The Images of the below two were from the Wild Flowers Art Pad but I can't seem to find this on the LOTV website so wonder if they have now been discontinued :( The sentiment on the first is actually from Craftwork Cards, link below.

Mini birthday messages black

Thank you for dropping by, if you made it this far then I obviously haven't bored you too much and maybe you will come back for the next installment ;)

Until then,

Jenfie x 

Four Legged Friends

Hello :)

So, last weekend I managed to update my blog (yay!), go horse riding for the second time in 15 years (yay!), and smash my phone screen (booo).  I guess if I was superstitious I would have blamed the fact that "it was the 13th after all"...but I'm not, being that I have two black cats who are constantly crossing in front of me! 

As a side note, for anyone in the Chesterfield (Derbyshire, UK) area of the country interested in learning to horse ride I cannot recommend Poplar Farm in Duckmanton enough! They can be found on Facebook or call them on 01246 826424.

On the mention of horses, and cats, this leads me onto my latest batch of cards to share with you - a selection featuring our four legged friends of all varieties:

Stamps are all from Lili of the Valley and can be found here:

Little Critters - Faraway Friends

Little Critters - Farmyard Friends

Little Critters - Happy Cat

Little Critters - Jack Russell

SET 102 - Block Sentiments

Thanks for stopping by, hope to be back soon :)

Jenfie x

Wonderful day for a Wedding!

Ok, I couldn't wait any longer to share this card with you all...it has been a month after all!  

As this card was for my boyfriend's mum and her new husband, I wanted to make them a very special card, so I used the black and white theme of the wedding to create this personalised keepsake.

LOTV - Tango
Dovecraft - Back to Basics - Monochrome Paper

I was delighted to be asked to be a bridesmaid, and not only that, I was also asked to create some pew ends for the ceremony!   So I thought I'd share these with you too:

(excuse the radiator it was the only place I could hang them)

I'd like to finish this post by wishing all the best and congratulations to the new MR & MRS OXLEY :)

Jenfie x

A Minnie Update

Good Morning 

Having finally sorted through the recovered photos on my laptop, I will be updating with a handful of cards at a time over the next few weeks!  

For today, a few mini cards, featuring a certain Minnie Mouse! 

All the cards are 4"x4" square, the Minnie mouse toppers were a bargain buy in the sale box at The Range...when I was actually supposed to be looking for ribbon but got rather distracted! Backing paper and Stamped tags are all from Lili of the Valley, where else?! The bows were actually some that I've had for probably the last 10 years since I very first decided to try my hand at card making and then never used! So, there you have it for today...will sort out the next batch of cards to share with you shortly, in the meantime enjoy the sun on a Saturday while you can! 

Jenfie x

A Little April Shower!

I'm back online!!! Hello :)

Thanks to my other half and his technical genius my laptop is back up and running - YAY! (well it has been for a while but I've been putting off sorting through all the recovered files!) There are still a number of files for me to sort though but I am slowly finding a number of cards that I made towards the end of 2015 that I never got round to sharing.  So, since the weather can't make it's mind up over which season it is trying to be, I am taking the opportunity to sit in my lovely new Sherlock chair and update my blog.

First up are two cards I made for the Stampin' Up! "You Can Create It" monthly challenge run by Monica and Teri here in the UK. I never managed to send my entries into them :( Each month they sent a little Mystery Kit containing a few Stampin' Up! supplies. The Challenge was to use those supplies to create a project. At least a part of everything provided in the kit had to be used.

 

The sentiment added for the above card reads "If friends were flowers then I'd pick you" from a Craftwork Cards messages pack.  I realised as I was arranging the elements onto the card that they created an F for Friend :)

The "nutty" squirrel in the above is one of the fairly recent Lili of the Valley launches and can be found in the Little Critters Woodland Friends Mini Stamp set.  I loved how the image fitted in with the acorn in the kit, and the sentiment "nuts about you" meant it worked well as a valentines day card for the man in my life - which is where this card ultimately ended up ;)

Moving on...literally! One of my friends managed to get her foot on the property ladder last year, and whilst re-arranging our spare room into our dressing room/my craft room I came across a pack of house shaped cards that I had never used.  I found out my mini masterpiece "moving day" images (LOTV) and using one of the old LOTV paper packs, created this lovely New Home card for her. 

Finally (for today) are four of the birthday cards I've made for some of my family and friends, the lucky few I can find the pictures of at least!  

These cards use images, papers, and sentiments from LOTV, Craftwork Cards, and Minnie Mouse which I actually picked up from The Range! 

If, and as, I find more of my cards hidden on my drive I will be sure to update.  There are many of my cards still available to purchase from Chatsworth Beauty Therapies, Chesterfield with a percentage of proceeds being donated to Ashgate Hospice at the end of the year.

Thanks for reading, enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend! 

Jenfie 

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Happy Holidays...unless you are my laptop!

Wishing you a belated Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!

Thank you for your continued support throughout 2015.  Unfortunately there has been a distinct lack of blog updates on my part especially towards the end of the year, this was going to be corrected just before Christmas, however, due to a technical issue (blue screen of death :/) I no longer have a working laptop...or access to the pictures of my cards from the past few months - should have backed them up when I thought about it rather than thinking I'll sort it later!! Hindsight and all that! Hopefully we will be able to save them and I will be able to share with you all in the new year, when I hope to be organised and share more frequently!

In the meantime, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Boxing Day, enjoy the holidays and have a safe, happy, and peaceful New Year.

Jenfie

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Better late than never...

Helloooooo 

So it has been a little longer than intended, once again.  However, there was a new addition to the family that I just had to take a break to go and meet - my new niece!

I made a personalised card based on the colours I'd heard were in the nursery, along with giving the new stamps from Lili of the Valley a try, however unfortunately it seems my photography skills were not up to much and I don't have a clear pic :( Must have been the excitement! I have to say though, my niece is utterly beautiful and I can't wait to go see her again soon!

So, not the card for my niece, but let's kick off with two alternative new baby cards.  I love the sentiment stamp, and I thought the baby "deliveries" stamp was adorable! Just added a touch of colour to make them boy/girl specific.

The next card also uses one of the quotes from the "Quotables - Celebrate" set.  As I used the roses for the backing paper, I decided to just pick out the rose and the bow on the image.

I'll not go in to too much detail about the next few cards, they all use stamps from Lili of the Valley (recently renamed by my boyfriend as "that stamping site you love so much!") along with papers from one of their taster paper pads.

Final card for today, a birthday card for a fellow cat person! I found this stamp as I was moving all my craft stuff to my new Craft Room and thought it would be purrfect (excuse the pun!)

So, there you have it! You're totally up to speed with my recent card makes...except the Christmas ones, but they're staying under wraps until I have enough to send as well as try to sell a few this year! 

See you all again soon 

Jenfie
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