Personalised Scrabble "boards"

This is an example of a personalised gift I made for family, I may upload some examples of others I have made. They are available on card, on canvas or framed. I think framed looks best and I only recommend getting them on card if you are wanting to keep postage costs down and intend to frame it yourself (I can provide guidance on which frames look good if you like). Cost varies depending on how many names there are (and even what the names are a little as some letters are harder to come by than others) so if you are interested me then please email justjay@brownlees.net so I can quote for you, although as a guide, they normally cost around £10 + P&P

I love making these as there are so many possibilities to make them beautiful and I love seeing a family literally come together on the page.  I am really excited to share them with you.

Do you like the idea? Let me know what you think...

I'm Back!!!!

Hello everyone! I am aware that this page has just been standing still for quite a while. I had to go and get a "proper" job for a while to pay some bills and then I had another baby who has been keeping me busy for a while. But now I am ready to give this another shot! Also, I am changing tack a little, I am still happy to make you a personalised card and indeed would very much enjoy doing so but I now have a couple of new products to showcase, one is ready to go and the other will be coming very soon... More details to follow in (literally) a minute! Hoping to see you all soon!

Making some cards!

I am finally managing to work out how to fit making cards in round being a Mummy AND having a part time job, it is difficult but I am looking forward to being able to get my creative juices flowing again.

I've just made a couple of cards just now, unfortunately (from a business point of view) they are for family/friends but it is still good to get making again.

Here are some photos from another commission I made a week or so back.  I like this design for baby cards, though I'm thinking of other ways to do a baby card too...

There was a time scale for getting these in the post, so the photos had to be taken in a hurry, unfortunately they are not so good as Naomi was adamant she would eat the cards and I had a battle on my hands to keep her away from them!

Trying to find some creativity

One of the reasons I have started Just Jay is that money has been a little bit tight since I stopped working to have my little girl.  Having done a budget it became clear to my husband and I that our situation was a little more immediate than setting up a "cottage industry" could deal with, so I recently started a very part time job to supplement our income.  This doesn't sit too well with me, I don't want to be working, mainly because I want to be at home with my beautiful baby girl but also because I was really starting to enjoy making cards and working in the evenings means that I don't have as much time and that my daytime is a bit busier too.

That said, I am still going and tonight I have been working on another commission, pictures to follow, I quite like it, it seems to have come out well.

As I type this I should be putting together some Christmas cards that have already been ordered and paid for! My creative juices are not flowing all that easily though, maybe I'm not in a Christmassy mood, but I am really struggling to come up with a terribly cohesive design.

Instead I have decided to do this, hopefully with a view to being able to promote Just Jay a little and once I am done here I will tidy up my resources as they have become a little jumbled up, I really need a wee "tool box"/some drawers!

Hopefully my Christmas creations will come together soon!

Still going!

I realise that there has been a bit of radio silence from me, Naomi, who is of course the reason I am running this little business from home, was ill which made making cards very difficult.


Then I got ill, making card-making really very difficult!

Then, I ended up getting a little job to help ease the financial burdens, so this is also making card-making a little more tricky.

I am working on an order of 20 Christmas cards just now, I have discovered I prefer to make one off cards rather than big orders, I am really having to push myself to keep going.

I am still going though, and still looking for more orders if you would like any cards!

It just feels wrong

Today I am making Christmas cards for an order I received a few days ago, the sun is shining outside and it is destined to be about 25-27 degrees by the end of the day.  Making Christmas cards in this weather just seems all wrong!

Here is a sneaky peak at what I am making

coming together

Loving this card

I was asked to make a new baby card and this one proved a bit of a challenge, I had an idea but was struggling to have it come together.  However, this evening I got it cracked and the following came into being, I am beyond made up with it, I LOVE this card!