And the card for next week is!!

Hi ladies, the card we will be making on the 18th will be composed of Bumble bee flowers, any colour you would like!!

Whiff of Joy

Hi all, got a whiff of Joy stamp for xmas, here is the first card made from it, I used twinkling H2O's to colour it, I have had them for years and this is the first time I have used them!! I love the little tree stamp with the fairies playing on the swings so wanted it to look as tho this one was flying down to join them. On closer look maybe I should have stamped another tree on the left side, will see if I can do that now.........Jenni

My first Tilda

I have been sooo envious of all the beautiful magnolia stamped cards out there, with the cute Tilda's.  Here is my poor effort, I only have watercolour pencils at the moment, I did treat myself to one copic marker (LOL Last of the big spenders) I got myself a flesh coloured one, but really couldn't get on with it at all, I think you must need different cardstock to stamp on as I found that when I tried to use the blender pen my image was peeling away in places, maybe I was pressing too hard, dont' know, but anyway here she is, she is my first and I love her!!! The little flowers I made myself using the floret and corner flower punches.

Hatsumode

Hatsumode is the first visit to a shrine or a temple in the New Year.This year was my Granddaughters first visit, my son was dressed in a Hakama and my Daughter in law in a kimono. The little one was also wrapped in an expensive kimono. I know its not craft, but couldn't resist sharing.  Would have loved to be there with them to share such a special occasion......never mind, I am visiting in March
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Happy New Year

Or should I say Happy New Decade? this has been an amazing time for looking back and remembering, so many things have happened to most people in the last ten years....What will happen in the next ten? I have three new Granddaughters which has brightened my life considerably, I have seen my husband have quadruple bypass surgery and recover.......My youngest boy got married to a wonderful girl and is very happy with his two daughters, my eldest boy got married, divorced and remarried now to a lovely girl and is finally happy with a new daughter......I lost my Mum.....looking back on all the triumphs and tragedies I have worked out that it is true what they say, live every day as if it's your last and enjoy every second of this one life that we get, you never know what is round the corner!!  A very SAFE, Happy and HEALTHY New Year to all ........hugs Jenni x0x0x

Chrysanthemum, Buttercups and Yarrow

Here is the card we will be learning next week on the 4th.  Chrysanthemum, Buttercups and Yarrow, I hope we will have time to do all the flowers but if not we will carry it over to another week.  They are all reasonably simple flowers, the buttercup being the most involved, the Chrysanth needs a rolled stem so we will have practice with that too, it is also lightly painted and uses flock paper and silicon glue for the centre of the flower

Love Jenni

Its the night before Xmas

Hi everyone, Christmas eve here and just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas!! Good luck for the new decade love to you all
Jenni x0x

Little Soldier

Here is a Christmas card I made recently for a friend.  I have used the little soldier digi stamp from Crafters Kitchen  http://crafterskitchen.blogspot.com/ that was designed by Jim Harker in memory of Jak's  tiny nephew that passed recently from Meningococcal meningitis, how could I not purchase one of these stamps when my eldest granddaughter had the same awful disease when she was six months old, we nearly lost her, I don't know how we would have coped without that darling little girl...........so my heart went out to her family, we could have so easily but for the Grace of God, been in that same situation.  The stamp is delightful and makes a very cheery Christmas card.  I  used Tombow pens to colour it, and added gold stickles to accent the braid.

Waterlily

This weeks class is the waterlily, its made using a Santa punch, a fairly easy card to make.  I sat it on glitter cardstock and trimmed with a ribbon of nearly the same colour.

Carnations for next week

Hi ladies, this is the carnation I will be teaching next week.  Hope you enjoy!!

Love Jenni