Bloomin Great Workshops

Yesterday was workshop day at HG Arts and Crafts in Poynton and we had a great time playing ...sorry ...crafting with FlitterGlu and Flakes.

We used the lovely Bloomin Great stamp set from IndigoBlu and Royal Peacock Mega-Flakes.

 

This first card also has Peacock feathers distress ink on it....my new favourite colour....

 

The second card is an easel card and the leaves are made by stamping with FlitterGlu and then sprinkling glitter over the image...

Wishi Washi or 'Aladdin' tape as I like to call it.....is used to add some contrast...

I do hope you like these, thank you for looking today and I just have time to say 'Hello' to my newest blog follower....Anne....

Welcome to the mad house!!!!!!

Crafty hugs,

Jo. X

My clever ladies...

Hello all, oh how cold is it outside?

I am suffering today with a cold, so instead of Tinkerbell I look more like all seven dwarfs rolled into one.......with a large portion of Sneezy and Grumpy!!!!!

Enough of me, one of my regular crafty ladies has had some of her work published in Creative Cardmaking magazine ..

 

Well Done Julie, I am so proud of you and on behalf of all the other members of our lovely Craft Workshop Clan may I offer you many congratulations and a very large pat on the back.

 

Off to put my feet up now....

Happy Crafting....

Jo. X

Poole's Cavern......

Hi and how are you feeling this Sunday? I have a bit of a cold but nothing that will stop me crafting....

I have had two hours off today to watch Kay on C&C with the fab new IndigoBlu stamps ......good excuse to sit and relax with coffee and chocolate...

Now on to yesterday and the launch of my new Workshops in Buxton....

Poole's Cavern is a beautiful place, it has many amenities and the staff are so helpful.

 

 

There is a lovely gift shop and a great little cafe that makes the most wonderful hot chocolate...

 

 

This is the school room ready for the workshop.

Thank you to the eleven crafters who braved the frost and snow to join me..

Our first card was a project using Kanban toppers and was a good introduction for the new ladies....

 

 

For the second card we used Hobby Art stamps and ProMarkers as an introduction to stamping.....I did warn the ladies about my passion for stamping and how we will be doing much more of it in future workshops.

 

 

I had a brilliant day and if you get the chance to visit Poole's Cavern, please do so as it really is well worth it.

Thanks for looking in today and see you soon,

Jo. X

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog.....

Hi and here is another D.T. Card to share with you.

This one is for the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog, this weeks theme is Pink and Black....so this is what I came up with...

The main image is Blazing Poppies stamped in Memento ink and coloured with ProMarkers. The background uses Worn Lipstick and Black Soot Distress inks.

Also various IndigoBlu stamps including the Script background, honeycomb and Ledger background and the butterflies from Live, Laugh, Love....

Ribbon, dewdrops, memory box die cut shape and a dazzler finish off the design...

I do hope you like it and that you have a good weekend...

I have the launch of my new workshops at Pooles Cavern in Buxton on Saturday...so wish me luck....I will report back to you next week.

Hugs, Jo. X

IndigoBlu Challenge Blog Launch.....

Happy Thursday everyone.....well, today is the day that over at the IndigoBlu blog we are launching a fantastic new Challenge..... IndigoBlu Forever 21 Challenge Blog, every month there will be chance to win brilliant prizes by uploading a card project using IndigoBlu Stamps...

The first theme is Blue.....

This is my card.....why not pop over and see what the other DT members have come up with....

The background uses PanPastels and then the circle background stamp, FlitterGlu and Morris Dance Mega-Flakes. Also the Crackle background stamp, FlitterGlu and a second application of the pans.

The main Poppy image is from the Poppy Meadow stamp plate and is coloured with ProMarkers. The butterfly and sentiment can be found on Grand Tour 2 and have been stamped using Versafine ink....Majestic Blue....the Ribbon and Buttons are also from IndigoBlu, Glossy Accents adds the finishing touches.

I hope you will join in, you have Until 8pm on 20th march. So go on have a go....after all we are all 'Forever 21'.....

See you soon, Jo. X

Back home and Workshops

Well, I came home last night and today had two workshops......no rest for the wicked, I here you say.....

Today, we used another stamp set from Hobby Art ....Anna's Collection-Special Wishes....this is a versatile set of stamps and works really well with the Perfect Pearls....

These are our projects...

 

We concentrated today on using the perfect Pearl powder, we stamped using VersaMark ink and then brushed over with the powder....the smooth black IndigoBlu card is perfect for this technique...it also has a built in fixative, so no need for any fixing spray...

Here is another card made using the same technique...

 

It was great to see everyone and catch up on all your news....thanks for travelling so far Linda....

See you all soon. Jo. X

Another Monday nearer to Spring

Morning, another scheduled post so I have no idea what the weather is like, but I am sure that it could be better!!!!

Today, I am showing you a card that I made with Hobby Arts new Daffodil Stamp, perfect for spring and perfect for your Easter Cards....you can find the stamps here.....

www.hobbyartstamps.com

 

I do hope you like it, see you soon. Jo. X

It's the Weekend!

Happy Saturday to you all, as you read this I will be on my way to the NEC in Birmingham to help the lovely Kay Halliwell-Sutton and gang on the IndigoBlu stand at the Stitches Trade Fair.....oh, I am so excited but so nervous all at the same time.....Wish me luck please....

There are lots of wonderful new goodies heading our way.......

Back to today's post, I thought I would share some new stamps from my other lovely friend.....Jenny over at Hobby Art Stamps.....

This is a really pretty foam mounted Daisy stamp....I couldn't stop using it....

 

For this card I used Peacock feathers Distress Ink.....and yes, I realise I have used it a lot recently.....

Here is a close up of the stamped image....

 

 

The butterfly is also from Hobby Art and the die cut is from Memory box....Elegant Scrollwork...

Ribbon and hat pins finish off the design.

Enjoy your weekend, hugs, Jo. X

Happy Valentines Day...

Hi everyone, just a quick scheduled post today from me....

As I am having a day of crafty play over at IndigoBlu H.Q., (bet you would love it too..)

So here is a card to celebrate today....

This is one of my Pet Shop makes for John over at The Jungle Floor Pet Shop, Morecambe.....

 

Just before I go, heads up for exciting news on our IndiGoBlu Blog..shhh...shhh...it is a secret....so keep it between us!!

Have a great day all, thanks for all your support and see you soon.

Jo. X

Workshop Projects

Hi all, how is your week going so far?

I am posting my workshop projects a day early as I have such a busy two weeks ahead....(busy but exciting ).

Tomorrow, I am hosting two workshops at HG Arts and Crafts in Poynton, Pauline asked me to use embossing powders and Clarity Stamps......oh good I thought......I can use one of my favourite set of Clarity Stamps, the Butterfly montage, Butterfly verse and Butterfly stamp.....

These are the cards that we are going to make....

 

I do love to emboss on Vellum and then cut it out, this works really well with the Butterfly stamp......These are a homage to the wonderful Maria Simms, who inspires me with her brilliant work....if you want to check out her blog it is ...

......Inkymits crafts by Maria Simms......

That's all from me for today, so enjoy your Tuesday evening and see you soon.

Jo. X

Oh, Two days Running...

Can you believe it, another blog post from me, whatever next!!!!

Today, I am going to share some sample cards with you. These have been made for Samuel Taylors to display on their show stand.

If you are going to the Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts show at EventCity this week do go and say hello to David, Sue and the gang. They are situated on stand F50 .
 

 

 

 

 

A variety of stamps, dies and embossing folders have been used....oh, I have had such Fun.....(just for you Bernie)

A few of us are going on Saturday, so I may see you there.

Thanks for looking today and see you soon.

Crafty Hugs, Jo. X

Blazing Poppies

Hi, hope you are well and keeping dry and warm.

Today was a busy day with two workshops, but so enjoyable...I do love crafty time with my friends. One of our crafters is in hospital and we all wish her all the best and a speedy recovery.

Another one of our gang has her Birthday today, .....any excuse for a party.

Today, we made this card with the lovely new Blazing Poppies stamp from IndigoBlu.

 

The main image was stamped with Memento ink and then coloured with ProMarkers. The smaller image is a mini Love Is stamp and was simply stamped in black ink. The background used a selection of background stamps and Distress Inks. Ribbon and a Memory Box die finish off the design.

Our second project after coffee and chocolate biscuits was to start and make a Paper and Card tag book.......

This is my idea of a way to keep information to hand .
 

A variety of tags are made from different materials. The front is decorated accordingly and information is written on the reverse...

For example one tag was made from Centura Peale card and stamped on the reverse with Distress ink.

It is a great way of recording what type of ink pads are used also...

This can be hung up in your craft room with more tags and ideas added.

Happy Crafting and see you soon,

Jo. X

Simple Stamping.....

Oh what a wet Sunday it has been, roll on warm summer days.....

Well I had an eventful morning last week, whilst Tess and me were having our early morning walk, an empty car rolled backwards down the street towards us......picture little old me and big daft Labrador holding the back of this car trying to stop it and shouting for help....thankfully a passing motorist helped, we halted it and kept things safe until the police came.....And I thought my nickname was Tinkerbell not Wonder Woman!!!!!

On a crafty note here is another card using the Live, Laugh, Love stamp plate from IndigoBlu. The background is made with PanPastels and a homemade mask....

 

A nice , quick and easy card....

Thanks for looking in and see you soon,

Hugs Jo. X