Cumbria Lavinia Christmas Party

Good morning all, 

Hope you had a lovely weekend.

We had our Christmas Party in Cumbria on Saturday ,

what a wonderful day spent with such a fabulous group of Crafters. 

You know , things happen in life, 

accidents, ill health, family break up etc 

Events that let you know who your real friends are. 

Well I have seen first hand with all my lovely Crafters across all the workshops 

just how they rally around each other , 

friendships have been made , and 

this really is the nice side of crafting. 

There has been so much nastiness around in the industry , especially with recent developments , 

and I have seen first hand some really disappointing, underhand behaviour. 

So it is so fabulous to see the other side and be involved with real, 

genuine , kind, decent people....

It really warms my heart. 

We started off using these fabulous little stamps from Lavinia 

You know how I love a wreath card 

Look at these gorgeous cards , 

After coffee and chocolates 

(Thank you Barbara )

We had a play with blending, layering and a log slice 

It was great to see the ladies and gentleman (morning Peter ) 

Create this card, they just took it slowly , building it up 

one step at a time, 

And look at these beauties 

We stopped for lunch and what a banquet it was , so much yummy food, 

Thanks everyone, and thanks Sheila.

After the crackers had been pulled , and our tummies were full .

We had a couple of prizes to give away including a Lavinia Calendar which the

very lovely Tracey Dutton had signed ( big thank you Tracey ) 

Well done Gwen on your win. 

Even though we all felt like a little nap, 

we created this card, 

Simple stamping and using a die from Clarity 

After more tea and cake...( oh yes , I was so full ) 

We created a little tag 

I do love using stamps in a different way...

Now I didn’t have time to photograph everyone’s tags 

but here are a few 

I just love the different colours. 

To the few ladies who were unwell and unable to come 

Hope you feel better soon.

I must get on, 

Lots on the list for today , 

As it is little man’s day tomorrow and workshops on Wednesday 

Oh and thanks to Mary , my back is so much better 

Tens machines are wonderful 

Take care all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo. xxxx