An early Christmas card

Good morning all, 

Hope you are well this Tuesday morning

I am just back after taking the dogs for a walk...I have to confess 

It was rather longer than I intended , as I got a bit lost...

But never mind it got my steps up

And both dogs are fast asleep now...

Today I am sharing a card that I made yesterday...

I used what came out of my first and second craft boxes that I opened

An early Christmas card, 

Using the fabulous feather stamp from Lavinia..

I think I may be making a few of these...

I have used liquid Pearls for the baubles but gems would look  just as nice..

(Not sure where my gems are )

So a quick coffee then on with finding things for tomorrow’s workshops..

See you soon ladies.

Have a great day 

Love and hugs 

Jo. xxx

At long last .

Good afternoon all, 

Thanks for joining me today ...

I am so sorry for my lack of posts but 

We have finally moved....

We are so, so happy to be in our new home,,,

Although the day we moved was a very long and exhausting day 

Ten hours and two full van loads later....

And no,,,it wasn’t due to all my craft stuff!!! lol

Both Tess and Eric are happy...and have settled in well. 

Look at that pile of boxes...

We are slowly getting them emptied.

My pots are all in a corner of the garden , I just need to potter 

outside and decide where they are all going 

Marie from Prospect Holmes popped in on Thursday morning 

with flowers and bubbles,,,, she knows me so well...

My craft room may take a while to get sorted , 

I am so glad that I labelled and colour coded the rooms and boxes .

I have a busy week ahead with our Hazel Grove and Cumbria workshops..

Hopefully I will get the emails out tomorrow ladies...

I had better get on...

Take care all

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx 

 

Clean and Simple

Good morning all, 

Hope your Friday is going well, 

I am just back from walking the dogs, we had rain in the night 

but it is lovely and sunny now.

Karl left early again, bless him he works so hard. 

Today it is a new Challenge over at the Fussy and Fancy blog. 

Our theme is 

Clean and Simple 

And our fab hostess is Tone 

This is what I came up with..

I started by stamping this wonderful stamp from IndigoBlu. 

Colour Me - Daisy 

One of my new favourites...

Perfect for this type of card 

Next I used low tack masking tape to make a border .

And then began adding some ink...

First the yellow. 

Then the red in the centre 

And finally the orange in the middle...

I do find this a great way to achieve good blending 

Next some water spritzing....

And a black fine line border...

I do love the way this has developed 

Now see the difference that the charcoal pencil has made...

And these blender pens from Clarity are fab too.

A sentiment and a little butterfly from Hobby Art and the design is nearly complete 

Just some dots of clear glass to add the finishing detail...

Glossy Accents does the same  job...

They dry so clear...and yes this is my favourite finishing trick...

And on the ink, they pick up the colour...just love it 

If you would like to see the rest of the dt samples or join in please visit the blog here 

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2018/08/challenge-218-clean-simple.html

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you have a lovely weekend planned 

We actually exchanged contracts yesterday...so well on our way to move next week..

We visited the house yesterday so that I could choose curtain fabric, it was very emotional,,,

We seem to have been on this journey for so long...

I really appreciate all your support...

Thank you so much all...

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx

Pigs in Blankets

Good morning all, 

Hope your week is going well, 

We actually had rain here yesterday,,,and oh my garden loved it. 

It was our regular Hazel Grove workshops, 

We had a few regular Crafters on holiday. plus a couple who are unwell...

Hope you feel better soon ladies. 

Here is a card for you...

With a group hug.

Yesterday we used a really quirky stamp set from Hobby Art

Pigs in Blankets...

The images really make you smile.

We even made a start on Christmas....

Although a couple of ladies did say that they had made some 

Christmas cards already!!!! Really !!!

Love these images 

And so lovely to colour too...

Take note Eileen ....pigs...not camels!!!! lol...

Must dash..

More boxes to pack 

This is my dinning room at the moment...

Fingers crossed we get some good news next week...

Take care all

Love and hugs 

Jo. Xxxx

I’m still here

Good afternoon all, 

I do hope that you are keeping well and that you had a lovely weekend. 

So sorry that I have been neglecting  you..

This house move business really is like a full time job.

So many boxes to pack and so many cupboards to clean .

We have finally got the loft empty....

Why oh why did we keep all that rubbish...

We have visited the tip (sorry recycling centre ) so many times, 

Given so much away, 

And yet we still have so much to do...

We certainly won’t been moving ever again....

Mind you the way the solicitors are messing about we may not be moving this month!!,

No chain...a cash buy , so you would think it would be easy ...

Oh no...

Anyway onto something crafty 

Today I am going to share some die cutting with you,,,

But with an inky background...

Hope you like it 

I started by using one of the fresh cut dries from Clarity 

And cut it out using white card. 

Very delicate and pretty 

I then started to create my background, using a piece of card a little bigger than the die cut .

First I blended the yellow ink 

Followed by the orange 

Then the red.  

Finally some fine wine...

And a bit more blending .

I used my fan brush to add some water splats...

And when dry I attached it to some white card. 

Finally , I added the die cut with some glue..

I do love the contrast between the white card and the bright colours behind ...

Right, tea break over...I had better get back to it, 

Karl left at 4am today so I have been busy since...

Trouble is now I have sat down it is hard to get up again...!!!

Take care all...

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx

30 years ....

Good afternoon all, 

I do hope that your week has started well. 

What about all that rain at the weekend ? 

What a shock after the heatwave, mind you , 

my garden loved it 

So did Tess and Eric 

Today I just wanted to spend a few moments with you,

You see it is our 30th Wedding Anniversary 

I really don’t know where the years have gone..

We may look a bit older, 

A bit wiser...!!!!

One thing I do know is that we are even happier...

Life has its ups and downs...

But there is nobody who I would rather share them with than my 

fabulous Karl.

We are busy cleaning out cupboards ready for the next chapter in our life together 

Enjoy your afternoon 

Take care 

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx

Under the sea.

Good afternoon all, I do hope you are keeping well 

and managing to stay cool. 

Although I must admit it is cloudy here today...

Yesterday it was our regular Hazel Grove workshops. 

We did some distressing with inks and some splatting...

We used Stamps from Lavinia Stamps, 

I do love this handsome chap..

I used Distress Oxide ink for my background as I do love the way that they blend. 

I also used a silver gel pen and it gave him such a lovely almost ‘wet “ look.

Now it wasn’t easy to photograph...

So here is my attempt 

Hope you get the idea. 

We also used the resist technique with white embossing powder. 

The feather stamp is just brilliant to add a hint of colour 

Now, I know us Crafters love a bargain so I have some special offers for you...

Over at Craft Stash..

Specially from my blog...

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By using the code 

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Also 

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Using the code 

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And 

10% off Sheena Douglas Craft supplies 

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Enjoy 

And finally before I go....

Elliot had his first proper hair cut the other day...

I don’t think he enjoyed it...

But he was ok afterwards...

My goodness he looks more like Adam every day..

Must go and tidy a few more cupboards...

Take care all

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx