Spring florals

Good morning all and thanks for popping in. 

I hope your week is going well. 

All ok here thanks even if it was another very muddy dog walk this morning .

Today I just wanted to tell you about our workshops yesterday , it was our usual Wednesday workshops 

In Hazel Grove , Cheshire. 

Here I am so lucky to be able to spent time with two lovely groups of ladies. 

We craft, chat, drink coffee and eat cake,,and it is great to see how friendships develop .

This is our afternoon group , beavering away.

Yesterday we used a fabulous set of stamps from Apple Blossom...available here 

http://tidd.ly/5f6b9fb4

This is a fantastic set of fifteen Stamps and it holds so many possibilities .

It is available from a wonderful online craft store CraftStash...

Simply click on the CraftStash banner on the right

This is our first card 

We stamped using a permanent ink and then added colour using distress inks and water..

https://www.craftstash.co.uk/ranger-tim-holtz-mini-distress-pad-kit-4.html

We added some ink and stamping around the border...I do love how  well purples and pinks go together...and after all

I do believe that shades of purple are going to be very on trend this season.

A grey pencil was used to add some shade to give a 3d effect to the wreath . 

Then some stickles to add a little sparkle. 

https://www.craftstash.co.uk/ranger-stickles-glitter-glue-twilight.html

I had a play at repeat stamping the wreath stamp using the coloured Distress ink pads and my stamp press 

And this is what I came up with...

Rather cool , I thought . 

This was our second card, I went for a spring feel to this one...

We used pencils to add colour to the stamped image this time and have you seen the lovely little butterflies .They have had 

Glossy Accents added to them. 

https://www.craftstash.co.uk/ranger-glossy-accents-2oz.html

I do love to do this. 

Now as you lovely readers know I have a bit of a thing about wreath cards 

So I had a play with the little butterfly stamp 

Look 

I think this is great for a quick little topper...

Don’t you ? 

Now the other thing I like to do is pattern building...so I couldn’t resist using a fabulous little corner stamp that 

Comes in the stamp set 

So I had a quick play on a piece of copier paper 

Look 

Like I say so many possibilities 

Imagine this design with some colour added to it.
Now I have some exciting news for you..

If you fancy getting your crafty hands on this stamp set....just follow the link on my blog and it will take you directly to it...

And you can get 10% of your order by using this code 

AFJRC10

And this is here for two weeks..

Now that is a real treat for a Thursday 

Now I must love you and leave you as I have a walk planned with a certain little man..

Elliot is here for the day..

Oh happy Grandma times..

Take care everyone..

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxx