Happy Birthday To MEEE!

ooohh...pressies!

My Mum, Stepdad & my sister bought me a new camera for my birthday!

HOW AWESOME IS THAT!

I can finally get some decent photos of my cards! I am SOOOO excited!

THANK YOU GUYS- love ya! :)

I also was sent two - TWO- bunches of flowers at work today :)

And when I got home Dan had a cake and dinner ready for me!

Im soo lucky- all of this and 'oohh' and I get like $400 to spend from the Stampin Up! catalogue!!! WEEEEHHEEE!

**~*~Im giddy.~*~**

smiles all round today.

ciao

Jenn

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I've had like 2hours sleep!

Morning everyone!

I was up ALL night last night (ended up getting to sleep like 3am)

starting on my newest project.

The previous post showed all the stuff I bought and I couldnt wait to get into it!

I am so happy with how these first couple of pages turned out.

The photos arent the best but I really wanted to show you all :)

Let me know what you think?

"What makes my Heart Happy"

Cover-

I covered with paper, then cut free hand the large flowers and (using another of the same paterned paper) cut the other flowers. I then scrunched them up (as if i was throwing them out) and then unfolded them which left them with a crumpled look. I then covered the chip board 'Happy' matching paper, and with a hot glue gun stuck the tassel/pompoms along the spine of the book and along the front.

Hannah-

I covered with paper and free hand paper pieced my cupcake. I put some liquid applique and glitter as the frosting. I added some flowers and plenty of rub ons.

Gma Cuddles-

I covered with paper and also covered the chipboard 'gma' with matching paper. Punched a couple of circles with the matching paper and added a flower and some rub ons.

...MUST...DO...MORE....SCRAP..PING....CAN...NOT....STOP........

ciao

Jenn

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I'm so naughty...

I WENT CRAZY!!!!

I hit lindcraft (a crafting superstore down in OZ) this afternoon

like it was my last day on earth!

LOOK what I bought!

yummy..YUMMY!

I'm off to scrap...more photos of the finished project later...

I'm thinking a 'boho' theme...

ciao Jenn xx

Ive got my mojo back!

Hello all,

Its been such a long time since Ive actually created a card but I have been inspired to get back into it!

Here are a couple of cards I made tonight (hubby watched the kids for a couple of hours so I had complete 'alone' time and with my glass of wine and meditation music my creative juices started to flow.

Isnt it funny how you have tools for ages and you get so used to them sitting there that you kind of forget what great things they can be used for!

I've had some creative memories circle/oval cutting tools for close to 6 years now,they were one of my very first tools I bought and I have NEVER used them to make a circle card! How silly is that!

SO - like a bolt out of the blue tonight it struck me! And once I started I was hooked. I have a million more ideas flowing in my brain now!

Purple Card- I cut the card, stamped with versa watermark on the background, stamped and coloured the sheep herd, and used liquid applique on as their wool (LOVE how this came up!) I then thought it needed a bit more so swirled a little with some watercolour pencils and blended. Mounted the two circles together and doodled around the edges. It still wasnt right so I addedd this fibre around the edge.I masked the image of the sheep and stamped the verse inside the card.

Blue & Green Card- This was the first one I did (its actually smaller than I was planning), I cut the background with the DCWV Retro paper I love. I then searched and searched for some matching solid colour paper. I stamped on the smaller cricle. I wanted to try that faux stiching that I see around so (i dont have a paper piercer so I used a bulletin pin) I punched the tiny holes around the edge of the circle and used a white gel pen to fill in the spaces. It looked great for about 10 seconds and then the white just faded! (must be an 'el cheapo pen!) so I scrapped that idea and added the flowers and the extra brads. and to finish it off I addedd the rope!

What do you think?

Missed you all- thanks for hanging in there :)

smooches

Jenn

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I won an AWARD!!!

I won an award!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Lyn (http://beautifuldelightsblog.blogspot.com/) what a wonderful surprise!

For those of you following patiently on my not so active blog you'll know I've lost a two members of my family to cancer in the past month. So you'll know its been a long and emotionally exhausting journey filled with many tears and nights with little sleep so I havent checked my blog in a month.

BUT I came online tonight only to see that I had been nomitated for an award by the AMAZING lynn.

Thank you sooo much lyn, YOU TRULY MADE MY DAY :)

So Im passing on the damn good feeling and nominating a couple of my favourite blogs!

The rules for this award:
1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

Enfys- http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/

Bety - http://iralamija.blogspot.com/

Regina- http://reginaeaster.blogspot.com/

Kristina - http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/

DeeDee-http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/

Dawn - http://www.dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/

Angie- http://www.chicnscratch.typepad.com/

Check out these lovely ladies Blogs- all are jam packed full of inspriration!

Kisses

Jenn

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Im alive..

Hi all...

Just dropping a quick note to let you all know that I am alive! Just uninspired and well to be honest completely exhausted both emotionally and physically.
Lots of mini and some major 'crisis' happening within my family at the moment.
Will tell later when I can keep my eyes open long enough to get more than 7 lines written.

will post....*yawn*... again soon... Jenn x

Another card for my DCWV collection!

Hello!

I told you that I got the DCWV- Retro paper pack and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And so I have been working on my 'collection' of cards using the paper from the pack.

I also purchased some buttons and flowers recently so wanted to get in and use them to!

They are georgous. I didnt really have anything in mind when I made these cards...maybe a mothers day card and a funky birthday card?

The blue one turned out awesome I think! I was actually going to make it more feminine with ribbon and flowers and I was pulling out some buttons (for the centres) and just put them on the card to see which one would look best with the flowers and I put them down TOTALLY ACCIDENTLY in this pattern. I loved it! So I scrapped the flower idea and just glued down the buttons where they were!

what do you think?

LEAVE COMMENTS PEOPLE! :) I wanna hear from you guys! :):):)

Smooches

Jenn

Hannah Banana (AKA Punkinposs)

Well- I know I post a lot of photos of my cards but I wanted to share with you a couple of photos of my most celebrated and MOST beautiful design!

My baby girl :) - who as it turns out is growing faster by the day and not really a baby at all any more ... she is 2years and 5months, was born 3 days before christmas of 2005 and has been the absolute light of my life ever since! She is has a strong will and incredible determination and she has a crafty side to her too (yay!-she loves making cards with mummy, even now!)

This last week due to my uncle passing away I was able to spend the week at home with her (I work full time so she normally goes to a sitter each day) and even though there was that cloud of sadness I LOVED spending the days with her. We played and talked and cooked and giggled and cried and threw some tanties (well she did!) and I have to say that I am so lucky to have such an incredibly smart and affectionate child.

So here are a couple of pics of my georgous girl- Hannah.

Mummy Loves you with all her heart xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Jenn

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A birthday Wish..

Aloha!

I purchased the DCWV 'Retro' pack of paper! OMG! I love it!!! Its even better than I thought.

I have so many ideas swirling around my head and just not enough time to create them! hehe!

So I was thinking that because all the papers sort of co-ordinate that I am going to make a 'collection' of cards! I'll post them as I go. Im aiming for 10 !! wish me luck!....and time :)

I used my circut for this one, I used the george cartridge for the stars and doodlecharms for the star charm. I LOVE these foam alphabet stickers! You know I got them?-At my local supermarket whilst doing the grocery shopping!! Well I never :) If thats not motivation to go grocery shoppin I dont know what is!! :)

Hope you like.

Jenn

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Brighten UP your day!

Hello all,

Thanks for baring with me over the last few days. Lots to deal with. But I'm back!

I was blog hopping last night for inspiration on cards and I came across this photo. Isnt it just georgous!!! Looks sooo yummy! I cant wait to use some of these colours in a card! Stay tuned for that one :)

more to come...

Jenn

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