A Bit of JaKquard

I thought I’d share a couple of 12 x 12 Scrapbook sheets that I had designed, I know that many of you will be making wedding cards and the likes so these should come in handy.

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Slam Dunk Duncan–Independence day

Happy independence day to my my US friends, I think they’ll be many a barbeque fired up today, lots of home cooking and celebratory parties, so I hope you all have a fabulous day.

I though I would celebrate with you all cyberly.

A new company on the digi block, he has some fabulous sport characters.

Slam Dunk Duncan from Dr Digis

As you can see he is quite the sportsman, his dribble techniques are second to none.

Coloured with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

Ribbon and twine from Ribbon Carousel 

Marry Me?

I have so much to get through this week lots of organising to do, I’m ever so grateful to my readers, I hit the Two Million Visitors to my blog so next week every day I will have 2 or more giveaways on my blog for my visitors, I know many of you have been with me from day one and you have become my cyber family, I can’t begin to tell you what that means to me.

So please pop in every day next week and enter your name to the prize draws as I have some amazing stuff from the companies that I have worked with.

So todays card by Saturated Canary  Marry Me.

Such gorgeous eyes, I chose lilacs and soft greens for the colour scheme.

Papers are K&Co, ribbon from my stash, Memory Box Heart die and EK success bird and branch punch.

Just Inklined to Hop, Monochrome

Here we are again time for a blog hop with Just Inklined this months theme is Monochrome and Jane is our host.

You should have landed here from Joyce’s blog if not hop back to Jane who is the very first on our hop. be sure to leave comments on the blogs as we always have spot prizes for comments that have been left.

This month I picked Stepping Out for my image.

 

Coloured with Copic markers and Promarkers, I think this could be used for Wedding cards, Anniversaries or any lover of vintage cards.

The gorgeous lace is from Ribbon Carousel 

Next up is Tammy and I know she’ll have something wonderful to show so be sure to hop over there and remember to leave comments for a chance of a spot prize.

Tinsel Tots–Decoupage

Another from the gorgeous range of Tinsel Tots decoupage by La Pashe 

Cute as buttons, fabulous to send to children, Mothers , Grandparents Aunts and Uncles

the full range of these are scrumptious.

Saturday Treat

I have been ever so good lately, I can't remember the last time I had chocolate or sweets, I decided to choose my food wisely, making the right choices, I'm not calling it a diet because I panic at the word itself, I've not weighed myself because if when I check my weight I've lost I think that deserves a treat and if I gain I do the same for comfort.

Saturday is however treat day, not chocolate bars or sweets but a mahousive steak, medium rare with potatoe wedges and stuffed mushroom. Absolute bliss.

Sunshine After the Newcastle Floods

Well it was sunshine best part of today but you can bet your bottom dollar there would will be a massive clean up in progress, I think it’s all the rain that must have inspired me to get this made.

Duck Days by Just Inklined 

Such a sweet image with Mother Duck tending to her young.

Coloured with Promarkers, gold, tan, sandstone, chestnut, apricot and tea green, all available via Letraset 

Pearls from Mei Flower, Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel and oval Dies from Spellbinders 

Floods in the Northeast (Newcastle)

Jeepers we had some weather going on in Tyne and Wear, late afternoon the sky turned black at work, we all even went outside to look at the sky, it was weird, so heavy.

These are some of the latest pictures from our area.

Tyne Bridge

Over Newcastle

Metro trouble

Stay safe my friends.

Behind Closed Doors–The Bar

Another Behind Closed Doors by La Pashe  to wet your decoupage appetite

This one is the bar scene

All I did for the background is used an 8 x 8 card and draw some bricks in a black fineliner.

The holly is from some Christmas twine that I bought at Asda last year and the bell is from a loca haberdashery

Girl with Sign - Make your own sentiment

This is a great way to add the sentiment of your choice, it doesn’t even have to be posh writing, in scrapbooking I was always in the frame of thinking that if you hand wrote your journaling someone is more likely to read it, I think that would work here too.

Girl with Sign by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

I love pink and green together it make such a sweet card.

My headache is subsiding into a dull ache after numerous steaming. Thank Goodness.

Hair is cut neat and tidy again another thank goodness.

My hospital appointment today was with the skin specialist for my psoriasis, I used to go to these appointment in absolute bits, worrying what treatment I would get next, not really liking the specialist that I was under, I used to get very weepy feeling that he didn’t listen or have a clue to my feelings.

However this year I was given a new doctor after a change around in the department, I can say with hand on heart he is the best in the country, no more worries before I see him, he listens and he explains and he chats to me as a person not a number, he asks my what I want and gives me options in treatment, he is one in a million so no more re shuffles please. The new nurse is lovely too, mind you the original nurses especially the sister were lovely, very kind.

Not Quite Steampunk

You know how it is, tablet after tablet, wanting to rip out an eye with the pain, staring at a computer all day as part of your job when all you want to do it lie in a dark room and sleep it off.

My headache started Saturday and know matter what I couldn't shake it off, Monday Morning came and I had a blind spot in my right eye, I got through a whole packet of Neurofen trying to shake off the pain, taking off my glasses and adding pressure to where it hurt most.

Rushing home knowing I was headed straight to bed, Chris made me dinner and I got back up, more tablets needed, and then I reached for my trusty friend.

A bit of steampunk and some menthol crystals then back to bed.

So this morning it is back to a dull ache, thankfully no work today, hairdressers at 1:30pm and hospital to see specialist after that.

I think another head steaming before I go.
 

Jak x

Afternoon Stroll

You know how we all often say “If I won the lottery” well I have a genuine need of it, I  have had a dream for such a long long time of building my own home somewhere close to my heart.

My happiest childhood memories were spent in a colliery house just off the coal pit grounds, there were only 2 streets with 14 houses in each street, it was like a family, everyone looked out for each other.

The near by village children all used to head over to our street to play, we had so much to do, we had a hotspot which was where the pipes for the pit showers for the miners ran under the ground and it would warm up  the pavement so even when it was raining that hotspot ground would be dry, we all used to meet there especially on freezing cold days, we would sit on the ground and warm our bums it often got so hot we would take off our coats and sit on them to stop our bums from burning.

We had the pit pond, an Olympic size outdoor swimming pool run by the miners we learnt how to swim on a belt with a rope attached to the back, and once we had mastered the belt we would progress to the corner, this was a part of the pool were a guide would walk along the edge with a wooden pole while you were swimming across, when you got tired you grabbed onto the pole, so you see we had all the mod cons.

We had fields to play in, a park just at the top of the street, and a coast were the coal would be washed and sorted.

So back to my building a home, it is in a spot were I can see everything that I used to see out of my bedroom window.

This is where I would want it built. Just on the top bank near the three trees “sigh”

I want you to see the view that I once had and the view that I would like to have again some day.

Just look at it that bit of coast was my play ground

Oh how I dream

On the other side is something I dearly love, our Lighthouse, I used to watching it blinking it’s green light in the dark from my bedroom window, I used to pray it would guide my brother home ( he was lost at sea while serving in the Merchant navy)

So I have rambled on and on and I hope you’ll forgive me but I wanted to give you an insight into my dream.

Finally the light was fading and the rain started again so it was time to leave.

Double Take–Saturated Canary

I’ve had a little break yesterday, I had a few things that needed my attention one of them being a card that I can’t show until August but I needed to make sure it was right before production started, so yes I was being crafty but just couldn’t show you.

However I did manage to get a card made today and though I say it myself it’s one that I am really pleased with.

The image is Double Take by Saturated Canary and isn’t she elegant?

I’d love a dress like that, mind you who am I kidding, I’d love a figure like that more ha ha!

Flexmarker Winner

Hi Everyone, it was an amazing response for the Flexmarker giveaway and I can now announce the winner.

 

The winner is…

Lady Anne said...

As always Jak, your card is beautifully made and the colouring is amazing, thank you for the new tutorial which I am about to go and view...
Love ~ Lady Anne xx

15 June 2012 10:54

Big congratulations, drop me an email titled Flexmarker winner with your details and I will get them in the post for you.

Baroque Christmas Tree–IndigoBlu

I got the most beautiful present from Kay at IndigoBlu on Wednesday.

It is the Baroque Christmas Tree, not only did she leave me her stamp but even the Slim Jim acrylic stamp block, I’d ordered the Flitter glitter glue and Mega flakes to use it but just couldn’t wait for it to arrive as I was itching to get it stamped.

And of course a little close up for you

I used fine detail White embossing powder then added a gem from Mei Flower here and there to accent the tree.

Just to Clarify, the background is stamped by using part of a flourish by Papertrey ink.

Project of the Month–Mo’s Dream Team

Its that time of the month when the Mo’s Dream Team come together anddo a special project to give you a little inspiration and hopefully some Oooo’s and Awes along the way.

Months theme for the Blog Hop is Ethnic Skin Tones and Debbie is our host and that is where the blog hop begins.

you should have landed on my blog from Pops if not hop back to the beginning.

The Dream Team is made up with some of the most talented ladies so be sure to give them all a visit and leave us all a comment as there is a couple of spot prizes up for grabs.

This month I’m using the Wedding Couple from Mo’s Digital pencil 

I wanted to keep it pretty clean looking so that the main focus was on the image.

The perfect pair don’t you think?

Ribbon is a beautiful bridal silk ribbon from Ribbon Carousel, Spellbinders Cross and Oval diecuts and a prima blossom.

Next up you should now hop over to Gretha she’s super talented so she’ll have a fabulous design to show you.

Don’t forget to leave comments for the chance of a spot prize.