Jenny Crafts

Thank You!

2010-06-17T17:49:00.003+01:00

I needed to make 30 Thank You cards for my daughter to give out to her classmates for all her lovely Birthday presents they gave her back at the end of April. Here is just one of them - the rest were stuck into envelopes before I had a chance to take a photo of all of them together.

I used the Free Stamp from the April issue of Craft Stamper. I used my Cuttlebug & a Nellie's Multi Frame to cut an oval in red card for each of the Dog images to sit on.

I coloured the Dog in with Cool Greys (can't remember which ones specifically though as I made these at the end of April) & used a tiny dot of Diamond Stickles for the centres of each flower.

I then stamped "Thank You" from a Paper Artsy Mini (Squiggly Ink Minis) & drew the dots & lines in each corner.

Whiff of Joy Challenge #80

2010-06-08T18:51:00.001+01:00

Challenge #80 over on Whiff of Joy Challenge is to use their sketch, this is what I came up with.

I’ve used Whiff of Joy’s “Willow with Flowers” by Elisabeth Bell & coloured her in using Promarkers. I edged the white oval with Gold Metallic Promarker (excuse the wonk on the top left of the oval – my 2 year old son ran over & nudged me!) I’ve added 3 Fabric Flowers (the Green flower has been edged with Diamond Stickles & the green brads in the White flowers have been coated with the same Stickles). The 2 designer papers came from a pad I bought from QVC. I stamped a dotty border along the diagonal strips of paper to edge them. To finish off, I added a little bling in the top right hand corner with 3 gems.

Promarkers used:
Skin – Ivory & Blush
Dress & Apron – Primrose, Lemon & Canary
Apron Pocket, Bonnet & Apron Ties – Meadow Green, Apple & Grass
Flower Stems – Grass
Hair – Sandstone, Cinnamon & Cocoa

This is my first ever entry into Whiff of Joy’s Challenge Blog, despite having owned a fair few Whiff of Joy Stamps!

Birthday Card

2010-06-08T14:22:00.001+01:00

Here’s a card I made for a friend’s little girl’s 1st Birthday.

I used stamps from Crafters Companion & Promarkers to colour the image. I finished the card off with some small gems.

Promarkers used were:
Blue Pearl, Meadow Green, Amethyst, Lilac, Rose Pink, Blossom & Lemon

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 17

2010-06-08T11:24:00.001+01:00

Challenge 17 over on I ♥ Promarkers is to use 2 different papers, 3 buttons & 1 ribbon as well as the obligatory Promarkers.

I used Ruby from The Greeting Farm’s Wild Sprout Series. The designer papers are from K&Co’s Sparkly Sweet Collection.

Promarkers used:
Skin – Ivory & Blush
Hair – Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa & Umber
Dress – Blossom & Rose Pink ; Lilac & Amethyst
Centre of Daisy – Lemon (plus Diamond Stickles)

This is my first ever entry into a challenge on I ♥ Promarkers. I’m still learning how to use my Promarkers, so please be gentle with me, LOL!

Pirate Birthday Card

2010-05-28T19:53:00.002+01:00

This is a card I made for a classmate of my daughter. The main image is from DigiStamp Boutique, called "Pirate Josh". I coloured the background in with promarkers, added a few waves using my white gel pen & finished off with some details using a black fineliner. Pirate Josh is also coloured in using promarkers.

Just a few things I've made recently!

2010-05-27T13:28:00.004+01:00

Here are 3 cards I've made recently using one of my new stamps - Lolli Anya by The Greeting Farm. All of them have been coloured in using Promarker Pens.

This card was made using a stamp from Crafty Individuals. I didn't want anything too fussy so stuck with Black & White.

I'm sorry for neglecting my blog recently - hopefully I'll be back posting more often from now on!

CPS Challenge - Sketch 149

2010-01-16T09:52:00.003Z

Over on the CPS Challenge Blog, they've challenged us to use their sketch. I really enjoyed using this sketch.

Here's my entry:

I used K&Co's McKenna Paper, a Whiff of Joy Stamp "Willow with Flowers", and my Promarkers to colour her in (Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink, Pastel Pink, Coral, Spice, Sandstone, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Pastel Blue, Blue Pearl & Grass)

My Craft Space

2010-01-15T12:58:00.001Z

Just a quick photo to show my craft space - this is very tidy for me & it's been like this for 15 days now! The longest it's ever stayed tidy! I don't know what's wrong with me but I'm tidying up as I'm crafting....

Playing with my Promarkers

2010-01-15T12:29:00.003Z

A card I made using a Whiff of Joy stamp (Melinda with Muffin Basket) & my Promarkers. Colours I used:

Skin - Ivory & Blush

Hair - Sandstone, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Umber

Top - Pastel Yellow, Lemon & Canary

Trousers - Meadow Green, Apple & Grass

Basket - Sandstone & Cinnamon

Cakes - Primrose & Sandstone

Wings - Pastel Blue & Pastel Green

Ribbon (in hair) - Lemon

Flowers (in hair) - Lemon & Apple

I also used Crystal Stickles on Melinda's Wings.

Birthday Card

2010-01-10T10:14:00.002Z

Here's a Birthday Card I made for my niece. I used Whiff of Joy's "Melinda with Muffin Basket" - I love this company's stamp range! You'll be seeing a lot more of their images on my blog in the future!

Skinny Page

2010-01-10T10:03:00.003Z

Last year, KCUK decided to do a Skinny Book in memory of a member who had recently died. We each had to make 38 pages in our alloted Letter or Season. I was alloted the letter "G".

This is what I came up with.

I love flicking through the finished book - everyone put so much heart & soul into it especially as a copy went to the husband of the lady who died.

Deco Pages

2010-01-10T09:30:00.006Z

Last year I took part in a Deco Page swap on KCUK. These are the ones I made, I hope they liked them.

Wendy

Carol

Min

Hazel

Mary

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Baby Card

2010-01-10T09:16:00.004Z

Over on Cupcake Craft Challenge, they've challenged us to make a Baby Card.

Here is a card I made for some friends who recently had a baby girl. I used a stamp that came free with Craft Stamper. A nice & simple card, just using pink watercolour & Crystal Stickles over the top.

FREE Christmas Downloads

2009-12-05T19:49:00.003Z

For anyone who loves using Vintage images on their craft, please check out this site: http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/

They are doing an advent of vintage images that you can download & use - not bad eh?

Spread the Love for Jaimie

2009-11-02T16:35:00.006Z

On October 4th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone & sleeping inside were a mother & her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob & kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberley Cates, to death & left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to it's secluded surroundings.

Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment & think about Jaimie & her father & what life must be like for them now. One moment in time has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card & send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope & love & let her know that people do care & want the best for her. Please send your card to the address below:

Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station,
Main Street,
Mont Vernon,
NH 03057
United States

Over on http://spreadthelove-forjaimie.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-hop-today.html a huge amount of crafters (around 60 I believe) are taking part in a blog hop to bring some sunshine to this poor girl & her family.

Please look at the blog hop & if you can spare the time to make Jaimie a card & send it to her, please do so! If you go to the end of the Blog Hop post, you can see some amazing blog candy prizes you could be in with a chance of winning!

Here's a bit about Jaimie to help you create your card...
"Jaimie is not really a girly girl, but she does like hot pink & black. She likes outdoor activities such as biking, skateboarding, snowboarding & karate. In fact she's a black belt in Karate!"

I will be back later to post the card I made for Jaimie.

Bear with me!

2009-06-21T21:34:00.002+01:00

Hi,

I am in the process of sorting out my new blog (transferring my favourite posts from my previous blog) it's taking me a little longer than planned though, LOL!

I will have a tiny bit of time on my hands over the next week as I am housebound while my eldest gets over her bout of Chickenpox!

Thanks for looking & this blog will be fully up & running very soon, so please check back!!