Hello, Crafters.
I can’t believe I have been effectively offline for a year! I’m pleased to say that I’m fully recovered from the major surgery I had at the end of October last year. I’m also very pleased to say I have finished my six months treatment which was a tough ride at times! Despite more check ups to come, I’m still feeling very upbeat and 100% confident about my full recovery as I have since this all began. Thank the Lord. 🙏🏻
I’m still feeling very tired but I can often get through the day without having an afternoon sleep now. I decided to set myself a project to work on while I wait for my mojo to return! I would like to say a big thank you to my customers for their loyalty and also because my mojo returned at the end of each month to help me make thank you cards and thank you gifts for you! 💕 Then it went AWOL again!! Special Note: I photographed and made notes about all the cards and gifts each month and hope to share them with you soon. Watch this space!
My project is a new Facebook Group called JanBCards SU Retired Products Sale! Unfortunately, I have to restrict this to the UK because the cost of custom and shipping charges to the rest of the SU European market would make the option unfeasible. My plan is to upload products in batches on Friday mornings, beginning tomorrow at 9 am (UK time). If you live in the UK and would like to join, this is the link for JanBCards SU Retired Products Sale!
Last but by no means least, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU for all the good wishes, messages, cards, gifts, etc. I have received. I have been totally bowled over by the amazing amount of kindness there is in the crafting world all around the globe! I apologise that I haven’t had the stamina to reply to you all but please know I read them all and each one gave me a much-needed lift! May God bless you all!
Look forward to being back soon. In the meantime, happy crafting!
JanB. 💖💖 xx
OMG!! I have missed you so much! Weekly I have been tryin to find you and any updates on your status. I recall you saying that you had an upcoming surgery . I am so HAPPY you are recovery nicely and you have made my day by sending/ posting this update. Love you my dear JanB,
Jacqueline Steele
I am so happy to hear you doing well. I’ve thought of you so often and have missed seeing you and you wonderful creations. Although we have all missed you it was important for you to look after yourself and ease back into your routines. My love and well wishes were with you in thoughts.
Looking forward to seeing you on videos.
Take care and continue on the road to good health.
❤️
I am sorry I was unaware of your health issues but I am so happy to hear you are on the mend and feelng better. I have missed your videos and look forward to seeing more in the near future. Wishes for good health.
Elaine Holland, US
Jan,such good news I’ve missed you and will keep your recovery in my thoughts and prayers. Watching for new things❤️
Oh Jan, was so delightful to see a message from you. I am so sorry, I had no idea. I knew you weren’t feeling well that far back, but didn’t know how serious it was. So happy to hear you are on the mend & will be back. I miss your videos a great deal & looking forward to seeing hem again. Hope this will keep you well, but the dear Lord will be watching & caring for you (& of course, Hubby).
I am so happy that your recovery is going well and that you are beginning to feel like yourself again. I have followed you for years, Jan, and your projects have inspired me many times when I didn’t know what to do with a particular stamp set. I continue to pray for your good health and return to the You Tube scene.
Always,
Jean Baraclough, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
so good to hear from you again and that you are recovering well. I look forward to see your videos and what design of card you will be showing.
with very best wishes
Patricia Sellers
So very happy to hear that your recovery is progressing. well, I, too, am going thru some medical difficulties and as you, I put everything in our Lord’s hands
Jan, I had no idea you were I’ll. So glad you are well on your way to recovery. Looking forward to more of your beautiful cards. Prayers being said for you,
Dear Jan,
Your bubbly spirit is greatly missed on the YouTube, as well as your wonderful card tutorials. May GOD’s ever loving grace be with you as you continue to recover.
Marlene Reed, South Carolina, USA
Welcome back and I am so happy to hear that you’re feeling much better. I look forward to your return, but not before you feel 100%
So glad that you are doing better. I have missed not seeing you. Had no idea what you have been going through! I am so sorry, but thankful you are doing better! Please take care of yourself!!! Will keep you in my prayers!
So happy that you are feeling better. I missed your blogs but glad you are back. Even though I live in Canada I always enjoyed seeing your creative ideas and techniques.
Take care and stay well.
Nancy
So happy that you have fought the good fight and have come out victorious on the other side. I realize you have said that you are not 100%, so we will pray for that Irvine. I think you are very brave and loving.
Thank you so much for the update. It is an answer our prayers. I wish well,in the rest of your recovery. We miss you.
Hi Jan,
So happy to hear you are feeling better. I use to watch you every Sunday morning when I woke up. I am in Florida, and sundays are not the same.
I am in rehab right now for a broken pelvis, and really missing my crafting.
Hope you are back soon.
Prayers and best wishes to you and your family
Love ya
Carol Burke
Jan so very happy to hear you are doing better. Have missed you🌹. I pray for continued healing🙏✝️. Take care of yourself💝
Such good news! I was worried when you hadn’t blogged anything in so long. So glad you’re on the mend. Looking forward to seeing what card you create when you get back in the swing of things.
Take care, from one of your biggest followers.
Hope
I really missed you and your card making.
PTL!👏👏👏
Aww Jan, onwards and upwards and continue to your recovery. Looking forward to having you back online sometime in the future. Lots of love and best wishes. 😘
Oh I am so pleased to hear that you are on the road to recovery. I’ve thought of you so often over this past year and wondered how you were doing and if you’d ever come back with your awesome cards. Continued prayers and so looking forward to your return.
An avid US watcher from central Texas.
We’re boiling down here too from the heat and no rain
Take care
Terrie
Welcome back to your passion for card making!
May your good health continue for you!
I’m so glad you are starting to feel much better. Keep up the good work but don’t overtire yourself, take it slowly. Sending hugs x
So pleased to hear you are feeling better, that the surgerywas successful, and you have completedrehab.
I have missed your new posts but have been watching old posts on UTube. So many creative and fabulous ideas.
Sending you wishes for a full recovery and return to UTube from the other side of the pond.
Oh the best email I have received in ages! So very happy to hear you’re feeling better and on the road to a complete Recovery! It will be great to be able to watch your awesome videos again! Continued prayers to you Jan. Take Care!!
Love,
Sharie
Palmdale, California 💕🙏💕
So very happy for you! Your faith and the faith and prayers of others got you through. So looking forward to future posts as you are led to share. God bless you, Jan, with continued health and His gifts for you.
Hello Jan,
I often wondered how you were doing so I was so happy to see your email this morning, and to know you are doing so much better. Take your time and rest. I know that is always a hard pill for me to swallow, but I know it is for my good. You probably, know we are all so Happy you are doing well and recovering, and we will wait for as long as you need us too, for you are more than worth it.
GOOD THINGS ARE ALWAYS WORTH THE WAIT! Take care and I will patiently keep on the look out for you!
A Crafting Admirer,
Tondra Love
Conway, AR – USA
I am so glad to have you back and look forward to your amazing videos. So glad you are healing and it does take awhile.
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I’m so thankful you are on the mend and feeling better. I’ve missed you. I pray you continue to improve.
I’m so glad you are better and are getting back on your feet. I have missed your tutorials very much. Prayers for your recovery will continue.
Jan, it is so absolutely fabulous to hear from you again. so very thankful that you are on the mend. we have so missed your projects and look forward to some new cards in the future!
So lovely to hear from you Jan and glad that you are on the mend🙏
Thank you for the update Jan. So glad to hear that you are feeling better and at the end of recovery. You have definitely been missed and I look forward to any postings you are able to make.
Ann
Vancouver Island, B.C.
Canada
Pleased to hear that you have, hopefully, come through the other end. It helps to have a positive attitude and I think you have definitely got that!😁 Good luck for the future xx
I have missed you and your great projects. Great to hear that you are on the mend.
I wish you all the very best and look forward to seeing you on e-mail and YouTube again.
God Bless from Canada.
I am so glad to hear you are doing well and are “back”. Can’t wait for your posts. I didn’t realize you were in that predicament, I thought you had quit crafting/card making so, even though I thought of contacting you again, I understand when interests change. As I said, so glad you are doing well and back on track with us.
Oh my goodness! It it so so good to see your email and recovery news. I am so happy for you and all us ‘JanB’ followers. I have been visiting your blog just to see if you had posted any news, so your email was the best email I could have received! God bless you and keep on getting better and stronger so we can see those wonderful videos you always give us! Much love, SueB
What brilliant news Jan! To say that you’ve been missed would be an understatement. Just don’t try to do too much, too soon. Xxx
I am so happy to see you on today. I have been preoccupied myself for the last year. I was just thinking about you the other day, that I had not seen anything from you. I’m sorry, I was not aware anything was wrong. Glad to hear you are coming along nicely and anxiously waiting to see your projects once again.
So happy to hear you are on the mend. I’ve missed your lovely creative cards. Get better and stronger, you are well worth the waiting on to see what comes next.
have missed your You tubes. I am so glad that things are better for you now and I hope that they will continue to be so.
Take care of yourself. Sorry I can’t support you as I am in the USA. but know that I understand. Have been through major surgery with chemo and radiation.
I have had cancer treatments and know first hand how tired you get. Praying for your complete healing and energy to return. 🙏
Pleased to hear to are getting better , i have missed your card making videos.
Ann
Oh Jan, this is the answer to my prayers!! I’m so very happy for you! Every day i would think about you! I’m happy to hear you are taking the time you need to be kind to yourself as you get your health back and gain strength each day! Unbeknownst to you, you have helped me through some of the darkest days of my life! Time for us to rejoice and keep on finding joy in our lives!!! ❤️
Micki/ SoCal, USA
Yay Jan! God is good! Can’t wait to see new videos. Sending you heaps of hugs! 🤗🤗
Jan,
Very happy to hear that you are doing better. I do so love all your videos, you are my favorite cardmaker!!! I have so many in my favorites on my computer!! I am sorry to hear that you had to have surgery and that you had to go through all of that discomfort of treatments. I had been lucky with both my cancer bouts, as I did not have to do chemo or anything else. My prayers go out to you, I do seriously know what those treatments are like,spent six months with my hubby watching him go through it. I lost him two years ago. Please take all the time you need to get back on track and to your old self. Look forward to seeing you back on camera when you are up to it! God bless and take care.
Soooooo happy to hear you’re doing better and will be back in the swing of things again soon.. I look forward to your projects and cards I always enjoyed your ideas. Take care and hope you’re back in the swing again really soon..
I have so missed my Sundays watching the lastest most amazing cards and boxes you create and upload for us to enjoy. I am sorry I did not know you had medical issues. So happy to hear you are on the mend and feeling better. God is good as He watches over us. I look back at your videos and enjoy.
Prayers to you as you recover.
Sherry Frazier
Marietta, Ga
USA
Jan I’m so happy to hear that you are feeling much better. Looking forward to seeing your video’s again soon. Take care of yourself and may god bless you and your family. Till we see you again you take care. Dianne Laliberte
So glad to hear that you are feeling much better. I miss your lovely cards that you always made.. You gave me so much inspiration with your card making.
Best wishes,
Marilyn
So pleased to hear you’re on the mend. Look forward to seeing you back in your craft room. Australia misses you.
Wonderful to hear you’re well on the road to recovery Jan.
You’ve been missed.
Look forward to watching your posts.
Best wishes,
Tina Gribble
Hi Jan I missed you. I am happy that you are feeling better and waiting for your Mojo to kick in.
By the grace of the God you are on your way to recovery. Looking forward to seeing and making your wonderful creations soon
I’m so happy to hear you are recovering from surgery and doing well after the difficult days & months you had. Take care and God Bless.
I’m really pleased that you are feeling up to getting back to the craft thT you love we have missed you so mutch when I first stared you explain Ed so well I became a fan so thankyou and I will see you soon glynnis from nz
Jan,
I missed you and your tutorials so very much! Your grace, honesty and humility make me so happy! Your talent is over the top and makes me want to try all of your projects!
Having said all of that, I must say that I am so grateful you are healing and getting better after what apparently was a harrowing time. Yet again you inspire us with your grace and dignity! I pray you continue to heal and feel more yourself every single day!
God Bless you always! Most sincerely, Angela Donohue
So glad you’re BACK …… missed ALL your card making ideas …… may god bless you and keep up with the card making ….. Judy Olds
So pleased you are on the mend xx
So happy to hear you are doing well. I’ve missed your great videos and “how to’s.” I’m sure you have a large following in the US, but from my little corner of the world (Southern California) welcome back and can’t wait to see what you have in store. Hugs and Blessings. Linda K.
it is sooooo good to hear that you are making progress in your recovery!!! Can’t wait to follow along with your card making videos again!!
Take it easy and I can’t wait for your first Christmas card!!🙂
/So happy to hear you are doing well. My prayers and thoughts continue to be wi9th you,. Happy Stamping. I look forward to your being back on line, Blessings.
Jan,
Wonderful to receive your update and the positive health results are a blessing. I do hope your strength returns very soon, in the mean time rest rest rest.
You are so missed.
My friends and I have been very worried about you. We couldn’t find out any information for the last year. We assumed that you must have been going through a battle of some kind. Now we are totally thrilled to know that you are truly getting well and nearly back on top. Sending hugs from Queensland in Australia.
Good morning from Australia Jan 😊 It was so very lovely this morning to open an email that began with the familiar “Hello Crafters”. I was so happy to read that you are well on the road to recovery and feeling so much better. Keep up those afternoon rests – they are so valuable to your healing!
Thinking of you and hoping you continue to feel better with each beautiful day.
Kind Regards
Deb Coughlan 🌺
great to hear that u r on the road to full recovery. i was worried about u.
I am so glad that you are on the road to recovery and doing well. Don’t rush things just take your time. 💙🩷❤️
Jan, so sorry to hear of your bout of health problems. I pray for your very speedy and full recovery.
I wondered where you had disappeared to but living in Australia it wasn’t easy to find out so it was so good to receive your email.
Hope the mojo returns soon but don’t overdo things. A ‘granny nap’ in the after Is highly recommended. Joyce
So glad you are slowly improving after have surgery and treatments. Prayers that you will continue to improve. Thanks for the update
Wonderful to know Jan, that you are on the mend. You have been in our prayers. On a selfish note, I have very much missed your wonderful cards for inspiration. I frequently return to your you tube tutorials especially No 489 which you did for me. I make many of these album cards for special occasions using photos from the persons life. Thank you once again. Hope you keep improving day by day and don’t try to do too much.
Yours in awe,
Margaret Ranger
Such happy news, Jan. Please continue to know that the Lynch Gang have been blessing your socks off this past year.
XXX Mal and Gang
so glad to hear you’re back. all the best for a complete speedy recovery
Greeting from Pennsylvania in the US!! I am so glad you are doing better. (I,too, was in the hospital 3 times from Aug to Dec. Leg issues, D&C and finally a hysterectomy.) I miss you and your blogs. My email box seems empty without you. You are in my prayers.
It is great to hear from you. I am sorry to hear that it has taken so long for you to recover but will definitely be there when you recover and start making cards again. take care and get well soon. Sending hugs
Dear Jan: So pleased to hear from you! I am so thankful you are on the mend.
Blessings
Susan Ilk
Hello Jan , yes you were surely missed by myself and I am sure a lot of other crafters.. sorry to hear you have been out of action for so long.. I pray to God that you fully recover and get back to your old self again.. Will keep you in my prayers and looking forward to your return..
Hanny
Hi Jan. I am so sorry to see that you have been ill. I have been off line for a while and missed your posts. I called up your name a couple weeks ago and of course didn’t find any of your new posts. I was very sad as I thought you may have retired. Glad you are doing better and I am looking forward to seeing your amazing cards when you are up to it. Take care and God Bless. Praying for a speedy recovery.
Donna Little
I am so glad to hear from you. I have missed all the beautiful card ideas. Being ill is NO FUN at all and I truly thank God you are on the recovery now. Keep up on the mend and do as the doctors say. Reba Robertson from Illinois USA
Hi Jan,
I am very happy to hear that you are on the mend. It sounds like a very tough year for you. I have missed seeing your creations. I will look forward to seeing them again very soon.
I wish you very best wishes and continue to very good health.
Jane xx
So glad to hear you are on the mend. I love your cards.
Hello Jan, it takes time to heal . . . things can wait : ) I am glad to hear that your recovery is progressing and you have this great new idea to benefit the crafting community 🏌🏻♀️. How fun !!! Take care. Remember , you matter the most 🤗 Diane / Québec ( Canada )
Jan. I am so glad to hear from you. I am just a follower from Canada. I missed your great cards. I also have had health issues in the past so understand what’s happening. Take care of yourself. You first, business later.
So glad to hear you are on through mend. Missed you videos and hoping all will be restored in health. Take care beautiful friend.
Oh my goodness! Welcome back. I’ve missed you and thought I’d been keeping a better watch for your return! Medical trips and appointments for my hubby have been the summer distraction here. He’s fine and no lingering problems, just old age things here. Anyway, so very happy to hear you’re recovering so well a d look forward to seeing your inspirations soon!
Vicky Malin
Iowa, U.S.A.
bonsoir sa fait bien plaisir de savoir que vous allez mieux .prenez soin de vous et revenez en forme on vous attend avec impatience bisou .bonne soirée