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Jenny Lawrence

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Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
Hi and welcome to cardsarus blog spot My name is Jenny Lawrence and I live in Kent. My dear and wonderful husband Tony passed away in March 2019 We had been married for 36 years. I also lost my first Husband to the big C when I was quite young. I have 3 children and 3 stepchildren. 12 Grandchildren and 5 Great Granddaughters and 3 Great Grandsons. I have been card making for about 25 years. I have made things all my life as my Mum and Grand Mother taught me lots of hobbies. I have made my own clothes, knitted garments, hand embroidered items of clothing, and crocheted items too. I love to bake my own cakes as well.

Tuesday 31 March 2015

C IS FOR CORNERS AT THE BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my
very talented followers, and visitors.
Thank you so much for you visit.

I have family arriving tomorrow for Easter so
if I'm not about much please excuse me, but I 
will try and visit when I can.

Well it's time for my first ever Easter card, and I 
can't believe I have never made one before.
So I thought I would combine the Butterfly
Challenge as well.



This is a 6"x6" size card.
The paper used is from the Robert Addams CD
Sugar and Spice.
The sentiment, and the bunny were free stamps
with a magazine a few years ago.
Coloured with my first attempt of Chameleon
markers, which my DH kindly bought me 
recently.
I have put some sequin flowers in the corners,
as my corners.

Thank you again for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges. 
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/27-butterflies-c-is-for-corners.html 

Sunday 29 March 2015

BABY BOY CARD AND BAG

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land all my
talented friends, and visitors.
Did you remember your clocks ?
We have so many that it takes my DH ages to adjust the times as he loves to mend old clocks,
as a hobby, so you can imagine, how many there 
are dotted around my house.
He is currently renovating a lovely very old 
American shelve clock.

Not nice weather in my part of Kent today, so I 
do hope it's better wherever you may live.

Here is my card, and bag I made for my Granddaughter's new baby boy.

 
 




The card is a 8"x8" size as usual, and a bag
made to match, out of A3 PMD card stock.
The papers on the card are from Joanna Sheen
Baby Love CD which you can no longer buy.
I also printed out New Baby Arrival cards from
the same CD, which I added to the inside, and on the front of the card.
I put the photo of Ewan behind a frame I bought
from C&C many moons ago in a big set of 
chipboard card embellishments.

Thank you for your visit, and the wonderful
comments you make.
I very much appreciate your precious time as I 
know time is precious to all of us, especially 
those of you that still work, and blog.

Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Friday 27 March 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my
very talented friends, and visitors.

I would like to welcome my newest follower, and
thank you so much for choosing to follow me.
I hope you will pop back and visit as often as you can spare the time.

Thank you also for all your recent comments,
and good wishes for my little Great Grandson.

Well it's Friday again and time to share your 
Oldie for Friday with ERIKA HERE  it's all 
just for fun, but a very lovely way to show your
older creations, and it doesn't have to be a card
either.
Just pop along to ERIKA'S blog and leave a comment on her post today, and she will visit
you and comment on your Oldie.
Here is mine for this week.





This is a 8"x8" size card and box I made to fit.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Wednesday 25 March 2015

RUDOLF CHALLENGE MARCH 2015 AND PICTURE OF MY NEW GREAT GRANDSON

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my
very talented friends, and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit and comments.
I appreciate your time spent visiting, and commenting.

Today is the start of the Rudolf Challenge over
at Scrappymo's blog, this challenge runs from the
25th of the month to end of the month.
So try and join in as it gets some of your Christmas cards made early.
Here is mine for this month, and it was a bit hurried as I have a new Great Grandchild born
yesterday, and it's my first Great Grandson.



This is a 6"x6" size card.
Papers printed of a Robert Addams CD
The robin image I recycled from a box of 
Yankee tea light candles, as I thought it was so
pretty.
I used Cosmic Shimmer Iced Snow Glitter on it.
Merry Christmas, and snowflakes cut on my
ScanNcut machine.



This is my new Great Grandson Ewan born 
yesterday weighing 8lbs 10oz.
Isn't he just gorgeous, and this photo was taken 
by his Mum with her phone just after he was born.
A little miracle as she nearly lost him 12 weeks 
into her pregnancy.
Now you all no what I will be making today don't
you.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-rudolph-days.html 

Monday 23 March 2015

SUGAR SKULLS BIRTHDAY CARD NO 2

Hi and welcome to all my friends, and visitors.
I do hope you all a wonderful weekend, and the 
weather was good to you all.

Thank you for your visit and time, I very much
appreciate it.

Today I have a 2nd Sugar Skulls Birthday card 
to show you.
This is for my daughter's fiancee, and I know he
doesn't look at my blog, and works in London all
week so I can safely show it.




I know this isn't to every ones style, but I 
happen to know he like the art work on Sugar Skulls.
This card is a 8"x8" size.
The backing paper I made with my Decoupage
2 CD out of the image.
I used some Gunmetal Stickles around the skull
to highlight it, and Platinum Stickles to the
corners.
The pattern on the corners was cut out on my 
ScanNcut, and glued on to Snippets of card, as
I thought they went with the image.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love. JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/pixies-snippets-playground-week-169.html 

Saturday 21 March 2015

BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE & NBUS CHALLENGE CARD

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
Well it's the weekend yet again, and I can hear you all cheering, and saying I hope the weather is good to us.

Thank you so much for your visit I really do appreciate your time.

Today I have a card I made for the Butterfly Challenge, and it also conforms with the Nbus
Challenge that starts today on Darnell's blog.




This is a 6"x6" size card.
The paper used is Back To Basics by Dovecraft
Monochrome.
I have only used one die cut, in the inside of my 
card, all the rest are hand cut with scissors.
Now the Nbus items used are the Papers,
Ribbon, and the Corner Rhinestones. 
I hope you like my design, I came up with.
The inside view looks as if the corner of the 
front is overlapping the card, but it isn't, and I 
should have photographed it again, but I was 
too lazy to pull out my photographing box again.
So I hope you will excuse the look.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges. 
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/26-butterflies-p-is-for-patterned-paper.html 
http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/03/nbus-challenge-4-here-we-go.html 

Friday 20 March 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to all my craft loving friends, and
visitors.
I am so glad to see you visit me, and the wonderful comments you make.
I very much appreciate your precious time spent
visiting me, and leaving comments.

Well it's Friday again already and time to share
your Oldie for Friday with Erika HERE  it's all
just for fun, but a super way to show your older
projects, and it doesn't have to be a card, it can 
be anything you have shown on your blog previously. 
Here is mine for this Friday, a box I made from
Snippets of card left over from my 8 inch boxes.
I also made the top piece too.


The box is about 4" square.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Wednesday 18 March 2015

ANNIVERSARY CARD

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land all my 
craft loving friends, and visitors.
Thank you so much for your visit, and the wonderful comments you make.
I am so glad you like my efforts of creating.

I seem to have slowed to snails pace this year as
it takes me so long to do things.
I get up in the morning and before long it's night
time again, and I think hang on what happened to
the day.
I need a 48 hour day me thinks.
I am also very behind with my card making.
For example today is my Son and his Wife's 
15th Wedding Anniversary, and I only made this
card yesterday afternoon.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
I used the Sue Wilson Heart Lattice embossing 
folder.
The heart dies are Tonic.
The corner die is Spellbinders.
The organza roses are from the works.
I stamped my sentiment with DI Worn Lipstick.
I used some heart snippets for the inside so I 
am off to the Snippets Playground with this.

Thank you again for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/pixies-snippets-playground-week-168.html 

Tuesday 17 March 2015

GRANDSON'S 18TH BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to my blog all my very talented
friends, and visitors.

May I welcome my newest follower, and thank 
you soooooo! much for choosing to follow me.
I do hope you visit me as often as your time can spare.

It is my Grandson's 18th Birthday today so here 
is the card I made him.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
The papers used are from the DCWV 12x12
Butterfly Garden Pad.
I don't know what happened to the top right 
hand corner in the picture as it looks warped, 
but isn't on the card.
Maybe it was due to the pearlised card, and the
light.
The pattern under the gold buttons was cut on 
my ScanNcut, and also the Happy Birthday.
The 18 was cut out on my Cricut machine.

Thank you for your visit and the wonderful
comments you make.
I very much appreciate your visit, and your
precious time spent visiting me.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Saturday 14 March 2015

THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE NO 7

Hi and welcome to all my very talented friends,
and visitors.
I would like to welcome my 2 new followers, and
thank you so much for choosing to follow me.
I do hope you like what you see, and visit as often
as your time allows.

Well I know this is a bit late, and it's not Thursday,
but I have been trying to find and older creation
for Bibiana's Throw Back Thursday Challenge.
This time she wants to see anything that is about
Easter, but you don't have to keep to the suggestion of Easter you can post anything that you have shown before.
Well after searching my photos I find I really have
not made anything for Easter so I am going with
this card I made last year.
You will find the original post HERE if your 
interested.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
All the info of what I used is on the original post.

Thank you for your visit, and the wonderful
comments you make.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenge. 
http://stampingwithbibiana.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/throwback-thursday-challenge-7.html 

Friday 13 March 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my
craft loving friends, and anyone who visits.
Thank you sooooooo! much for your visit, and
the wonderful comments you make.
I very much appreciate them, and your time spent
visiting me.

Well it's Friday again, and time to show one of 
your Older Creations with Erika HERE it is just
for fun, but a really worth while way of showing older things you have made, and it doesn't have to be a card, it could be any thing you have shown on your blog in the past.
Here is mine for today some Crochet Butterfly
Magnets.



Now I made these from one of my friends.
I had no pattern and copied hers,
If you are interested in making one there is the
link to my pattern I tried to write out for you on
the top of my blog.

Thank you again for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Wednesday 11 March 2015

TUMBLE TED GOLF BIRTHDAY CARD

Hi and welcome to my blog all my craft loving 
friends, and visitors, who may just visit.

Thank you so much for your visit, and the wonderful comments you make.
I really do appreciate your visit, and precious time.

Well I have been missing again, as it was my 
Birthday on Monday, and I had a very lovely day,
and I went out for lunch too.
I was 66 so my DH kept saying all day clickety 
click, and he doesn't even play bingo. lol.

Now the weather has turned to spring like some
days I am trying to get my garden in shape, as it
was neglected last year due to my slipped disc.
I have to do a little , and then have a rest, as I 
can't bend for long, and I don't want a repeat of
last years trouble.
So I am sorry if I don't post so often, but I have
plenty of cards made to show as I have quite a
few family Birthdays in March.
Talking about which this one I made for my
eldest sister's husband, who loves all sports.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
The papers and the image were printed from
the Tumble Ted Pastimes CD which I bought 
for a bargain of £1, from Creative Crafting World.
Hope you like my design I came up with.
Not happy with the golf ball which I used glossy
accents on.
I used some snippets of card I had already printed
on one side, and didn't like the result, so I printed 
on the back so hopefully this qualifies me to join
in the playground this week.

Thank you again for your visit.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/pixies-snippets-playground-week-167.html 
http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-10-masculine.html#.VQHjM8ZQOe8 

Sunday 8 March 2015

HEXAGON EASEL CARD FOR THE BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my 
very talented friends, and visitors.

May I welcome my new follower, and thank you
sooooooo! much for choosing to follow me.
I do hope you visit as often as you are able to.

Well here is what I came up with for the Butterfly
Challenge this fortnight.
The challenge letter for this fortnight is H for
Hexagon.


I cut out my hexagon shape card with scissors.
Then I glued my Butterfly paper to it.
The paper comes from DCWV Butterfly Garden
Paper Stack 12x12.
I cut out some smaller hexagons and layered them.
Then I added a leafy design to the top, that I had
coloured with a Promarker, and stickled glued it.
Then I went all around the edges of the card with
my Promarker to give it an edge.
Finally I added some lovely peach vellum butterflies.

Thank you for your visit, time, and wonderful
comments you make.
I very much appreciate them.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY. 

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/25-butterflies-h-is-for-hexagons.html 

Saturday 7 March 2015

GRANDSON'S ARSENAL BIRTHDAY CARD AND SHOW CASE NECKLACE

Hi and welcome to my part of blog land, all my 
friends, and visitors that may drop in.
Thank you so much for your visit, time, and wonderful comments you make.
I very much appreciate them all.

It was my Grandson's 11th Birthday on Wednesday, and he is a goalie for his local team,
and he also supports Arsenal, I bought him
a Arsenal Away Jersey for his present.
SoI thought I would go with this theme for his card.



Now here is a picture of the necklace my sister
made me.
This time it was my eldest sister who made this one.



I am very lucky to have such wonderful and talented sisters, who make me superb jewellery.

The card is a 8"x8" size.
The backing paper was made with my quite old
CD called Decoupage 2.
I used some snippets of card to die cut and stamp 
the sentiment.
So I'm off to the snippets playground a bit late 
this week.

Thank you again for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

I would like to enter this into the following
challenges.
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/pixies-snippets-playground-week-166.html 

Friday 6 March 2015

OLDIE FOR FRIDAY

Hi and welcome to my blog, all my very talented
friends, and visitors that may pop in.
Sorry I have been missing this week but it's been a very hectic week for me, with lots to do and not 
a lot of time to do it.
Plus I was not feeling to well either which slowed
me down even more than usual.

So it's Friday again and time to share your older
creations with ERIKA HERE
There is so much fun in bringing back your 
Older creations, and some of your newer followers
may not have seen these.
So come on have a go I know it's just  for fun, and
no prizes, but a very good idea.
So here is mine for this week.



This is a 8"x8" size card.
The papers are from the Dessert Blooms Pad.
The digi image is a Mo Manning one, and 
coloured with Promarkers, and Flexmarkers.
I do miss being able to colour in images, but my 
eyes are not good enough to see the lines 
properly now.
Still waiting for my eye op, so maybe after I can
resume colouring in.

Thank you kindly for your visit, and time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.

Monday 2 March 2015

WEDDING CARD, BOX AND BAG.

Hi and welcome to my blog all my craft loving
friends, and visitors that may visit me.
Thank you for you visit, and the wonderful comments you make.
I very much appreciate every one that you make.

My creation today was inspired by a card Sue
Wilson showed on her blog, when she launched 
her new spring sets of dies.
My daughter and her fiancee were going to a wedding of and child hood friend of her fiancee's.
So this is what I created for it.
Sorry picture heavy again.





The card is a 8"x8" size, and box made to fit.
I went with Cream and Beige as the invite was 
in that colour.
Sorry about the picture of the inside of the card,
it came out a bit yellow, and I had great trouble
trying to photograph it, for some reason.
The Vintage Roses were from the works, and I
made the hat pin specially for the card.
The bell border was cut out on my ScanNcut
machine.
I do hope you like my take on Sue's wonderful
card.

Thank you again for you time.
Lots of crafty love.  JENNY.