Paul's Valentines Card

Hi all

I don't know if anyone is reading my blog at the moment as I don't seem do get many comments.  I know I'm not on any design team or anything at the minute but I'd love you to leave me a comment if you do stop by.  Anyway enough of that.

This is the card I made for Paul (Hubby) for Valentines Day.  I used distress inks for the background, then I've used a versa mark ink pad and a black embossing powder on the vine and coloured the leaves in with a black spectrum noir pen.  I've also done the same embossing powder on the flowers cut them out and coloured them in using spectrum noir pens.  I also used the same black powder for the message.  I love getting messy this is an idea I saw Sheena Douglas doing on Create & Craft for the background technique when she was on with the stamps.  Which by the way I forgot to say the stamps are Sheena's.  Hope you like it.

Hope your all okay.  Granddad Johnson is finally home from Hospital yesterday.  We had a hectic week last week visiting him.  Fingers crossed he'll be okay.  Paul still hasn't heard from anyone of the jobs he's applied for which is a bit of a worry.  I keep hoping he'll hear something soon.  Not long to go now until he finishes work.  At least we can stay in the house until August.

Have a good week everyone.
Hugs
Jenny xx

Brother's Birthday Card

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Sorry I've been a bad blogger recently it's been a bit mad.  The weather has been awful hasn't it?  I do wish spring would hurry up and come.  Paul came home with the flu and kindly gave it to me so that's knocked me  out for six.  I've been going to a Back Class at the Pain Clinic at Kings Lynn Hospital on a Monday for six weeks which has been interesting.  I've also had a course of Acupuncture which hasn't helped and at the moment I've having a course of Hydrotherapy which is lovely while it's in the water but I've struggled afterwards.  Grandad Johnson got taken into Kings Lynn Hospital last Friday too bless him and they don't know what's causing it yet so we're going to see him again tomorrow afternoon as I've got Hydro and Paul can go and see him while I'm doing that then I'll meet them on the ward.

Paul's only got to the 18th of March left at work now and that's come round quick.  He keeps applying for jobs and not hearing anything which is a bit worrying.

I've been trying to keep myself busy.  I've knitted Dad a pair of fingerless gloves which he loved and know am knitting a pair for Paul's Aunty Eileen.  I'm also doing Alfie's Christening Invitations so it's all go.

This is a bit different for me but I loved doing it.  It's a birthday card for one of my Brothers using the new scene it dies from Do Crafts.  Hope you like it.  Please leave a message.

Hope your all well and having a good week.

Hugs
Jenny xx

Happy New Year

Hi all

Hope everyone's well.

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year, hope you all have a good one.  I hope everyone has had a great Christmas and a Good New Year's Day.  We had a lovely time at Paul's Aunties over Christmas and got to meet our latest nephew who was only 7 weeks old.  He was so cute they've called him Alfie.  So that makes 14 Nephew's and Niece's for us between our families.  We don' usually do much on New Years Eve.  We watched Alan Car's show which was so funny.  Then we watched Jules Holland's Hootenanny which we  both love as we like his music and of course switched over at midnight to watch Big Ben and the fireworks which we thought was amazing.  So I hope you all have a fantastic 2013 and I will try and get some more blogging done and join in some Challenges this year.

Our main thing this year is Paul leaves the RAF after 22 years so that's a new job for him and a new home as we've always lived in RAF quarters since we've been married, so it's a new start for us this year.

Take care
Hugs
Jenny xx

Magnolia Christmas Card

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Hope your all okay and getting ready for Christmas?  I'm getting there.  We went to Hull to see my Parents and stay at my brothers house and take my families Christmas presents.  The weather on the way home yesterday was just awful.  The water on the roads and fields was just terrible.  It was a long journey.

We are going to Paul's Auntie Eileen's tomorrow and coming back the day after Boxing Day.

I made this card and coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir pens and used distress inks round the edges.  I hope you like it.

Thanks for looking.  Please leave me a message.

Hugs
Jenny x

Tilda Christmas Card

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Sorry for the lack of posting, I don't know were time goes.  I've been busy making cards of course for orders and for my local craft shop which I will add on later and of course our own cards.

I've made quite a few Tilda cards so will also add those on my blog as I've now downloaded them from my camera.

I have coloured it in with my Spectrum Noir pens.  Punched the stamped circle message out and used distress inks over it.  I've also cut out two snowflake dies using my big shot.   Must confess I do love the colours I've used.

Hope your all okay and getting ready for Christmas.

Hope you like the card.  Please leave feel free to leave a comment, I'd love to know what you think.  Thank you for looking.

Hugs
Jenny x

Paul's Aunties Birthday Card

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Sorry I've not posted for a while it's been mad here as usual.  We've just found out that Paul's last day working in the RAF after 22 years will be March 22nd 2013.  We've got until August 26th which will be Paul's official last day to find a job and somewhere to live (deep joy).  So Paul's in the process of going on Re-settlement courses and looking for a job, which under the current climate could be hard so keep all your fingers crossed for us.

In the mean time I've been making my Mum's cards for her and trying to make our cards and presents too.  I'll try and take some photos of them and add them to my blog.  Before I'll have to pack up my craft things starting with my Christmas stock.

So here's one of my latest cards I'm sure I've not added to my blog yet and it's one I've made for one of Paul's Aunties.  They have their own horse so hence why I've chosen this image.

Hope everyone is okay and having a good weekend.  Enjoy bonfire night if your doing anything.

I hope all of our American friends are okay and have survived 'Sandy' I couldn't believe what I was watching on the CNN news.  Take care all of you.

Hugs
Jenny xx

Tilda 30th Birthday Card

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This is a card I've made for one of my Niece's 30th Birthday cards.  Can't believe she's 30 I can remember when she was born, I feel old lol.

I've coloured it in with my Promarkers and it is a Tilda backing paper too.

Hope your all okay with all the awful weather we've been having.  Take care.

Hugs

Jenny x