Tuesday and another video

Hi everyone 

Thanks so much for popping in today 

Happy Halloween 

I have just got back from Physio with Eric, bless him , 

He is getting so much worse..

But the physio really helps. 

Today I have our usual Tuesday catch up video to share with you..

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/wFm1sCqydK8?si=ZmkzD8TZn6dRiH1L

Here is a close up 

I hope you enjoy it 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Monday…and I’m shattered

Hi everyone 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

Wow what a fabulous weekend I had, but oh I am shattered today. 

Thanks to everyone who came to the extravaganza, and for all my fabulous presents, 

Wow, Costa coffee, chocolate, cheeky biscuits, earrings, felted gifts and a destress toy,,( after tag gate 🤣) 

Special thanks to Sarah for my felted mouse, he is watching me in my craft room 

Thanks also to everyone who watched on line…

I’m so chuffed to be part of the Lavinia family 

Today I have our usual Monday catch up video to share with you 

Some Christmas Joy.

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/Irf3ZPuen7M?si=wah0pSJbq5elJCrx

Have a lovely evening 

Some food, shower and bed for me

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Extravaganza

Hi everyone, 

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying all the 

online tutorials available at our 

4 day Extravaganza…

We have had so much fun with these amazing new stamps. 

Yesterday I had a couple of tutorials…

I just adore these 2 new fairies..

And you know me,,,I’m not a fairy person…

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/ktPGQduxGCs?si=iTERy8msR84eocW4

Also a quick card using a scene Scape

These are so useful 

I add a packet to each order and I have a lovey collection now 

https://youtu.be/2U1rYW9Rq_c?si=1Q5yxpMIAhn0Uz3x

Today I have my favourite card design,,,

I love this so much I have made it in different colours too..

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/A5gqTeP-tpA?si=l7DwlVXjlFUg6sq5

I must go…still got my packing to do before driving over to Ruthin..

Enjoy your weekend all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Forest Leaf stamp

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in on this very 

foggy morning 

Today I have some samples to share with you using the brand new 

Forest Leaf stamp 

Released tomorrow.

First some pyrography…

As soon as I saw this stamp I knew what I wanted to do with it…

Sometimes stamps just speak to me…hope they do the same to you 

And a decorative board 

Just think of all the different colours you can use…look. 

For this sample I started  off with some stamping and embossing 

Next I added some Dinkle powders

Then some water , oh and some magic

A little additional stamping

Some white posca and Wink of Stella 

The finishing touches today are the additional butterflies and sentiment stickers 

Here is a closer look 

Pure Magic 

Enjoy the rest of your day 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Nia and the crescent moon

Good afternoon everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in again. 

As promised I have our Tuesday catch up video 

to share with you. 

Today I am going to use the crescent moon sticker stencil. 

I have had a few of you asking me how I would use it. 

So I really hope this gives you a few ideas.

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/WtGMzeEkrB0?si=nihaYM-SCyL0-li8

Have a lovely evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Small Pine Trees

Good morning everyone, 

How are things going today ? 

I must admit that I am shattered and Karl has a cold…

But hey ho these things happen 

I really must start taking a day off when I do workshops at the weekend…

I think I am getting to old to working 8 days a week , plus grandma duties,

Obviously this is a really busy week too with the Extravaganza and the new stamps being released on Thursday. 

Honestly by the time I drive home on Sunday evening I will be fit for nothing…

Today I have a sample for you using some new trees 

This is a set of 4 beautiful stamps

Small Pine Trees LAV836

I just love creating these type of backgrounds 

and changing the colours around too. 

First the blending 

Then the stamping 

Using a couple of colours of Versafine Clair ink 

Next the moon and some white PanPastel 

Some snow.

And to finish off 

The magnificent new sentiments and motifs 

This would be great for Christmas cards…

I’m off now for a well earned coffee 

See you later for our Tuesday catch up video 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Monday again

Hi everyone, 

thanks so much for popping in. 

I hope you had a lovely weekend.

We had a wonderful time in the Scottish Borders, 

The workshop went really well, so lovely to spend the day with crafty friends. 

Great to see James and Emma again too…

Thanks Emma for the yummy soup and cakes…

Must admit though I had forgotten how cold it could be overnight 

We definitely needed bed socks 

The weather this morning was gorgeous and we had a lovely drive home,

Eric enjoyed every minute. 

We have unpacked, and Eric is now snoring away in his bed. 

As it is Monday , I have a little video to share with you…

I absolutely loved making these cards , 

and will definitely be making more.

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/AjRuDqowp6o?si=Il7-NBBFE92qajGs

Enjoy 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Friday catch up

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope you are keeping well, 

and keeping dry. 

Oh my goodness there is so much rain, and flooding around. 

I do hope you all manage to keep safe , 

especially our friends up north in Scotland. 

The wind is really picking up too.

Perfect timing for our Lavinia Workshop this weekend. 

Yes, in the Borders. 

And yes, we are camping. 

I may just pack wellington boots for us all…

Wish me luck

We have a festive theme to our workshop and I am so 

looking forwards to seeing everyone again. 

I also have a new InkyBinky…

Look 

It won’t stay like that for long 

I hope you have a lovely weekend. 

Whatever you get up too..

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Poppies Glowing Amber

Hi everyone 

Thanks so much for joining me again. 

It is a lovely looking day here in Cheshire, but quite deceptive.

It is cold and windy outside…

Both Eric and me found that out earlier. 

Today for my 

Technique Tuesday video 

I am going to create another Poppy design. 

A different one that yesterday , quite an arty one today

Here is a closer look 

I do hope you can join me here 

https://youtu.be/03_Ug6tfYlA?si=zL8MoE8ysef-MKH0

It feels like a mug of hot chocolate sort of day to  me. 

Take care 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Mindful time

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in again, 

and welcome to our new followers. 

I always get giddy when we have new crafty friends join us on here. 

I do hope you had a lovely weekend. 

On Friday we had our 

Online Charity Workshop and I am so, so proud to say that we raised 

£1,000 

So a big thank you to all those ladies who joined in. 

On Saturday we went pumpkin picking at a local farm.

It is always wonderful to spend time with the boys…

Then on Sunday we managed a rare catch up with Mikey and Fran 

Look , this was lunch for Mikey and Karl..

And they cleared their plates…

Today I have our 

Mindful Monday catch up video to share with you…

This one has been requested..

I do hope you enjoy it 

Here is a closer look 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/3x4ZXLOyBxk?si=XeWecUBD7DObcRt-

I hope you have a lovely evening 

I need to go and cook some food for Karl..

Bless him he left at 5am and hopefully will be home about 7pm…

So he will be shattered 

I keep telling him that we are both getting too old to keep working at this pace…

Take care all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Animals Gather and make us smile

Hi everyone 

Thanks so much for popping in today 

It is so wet here today…we got soaked walking to school. 

Not to mention soaked walking Eric. 

I definitely needed a hot coffee when I got home. 

Today I have some more Challenge inspiration for you. 

It is time for the mid month reminder 

The theme is 

Animals Gather…

I do love making animal towers. 

It all started when I saw how goats love to climb trees and stand on the branches. 

Nature is amazing at times. 

I started off with choosing my animals and then stamping them 

Next I added some extra little stamps , just for some more interest. 

Then some grounding and stencil work.

Remembering the gentle tickle with the stencil, 

The finishing details were to add some colour , white highlights 

and some sparkle. 

Here is a closer look 

I have another busy day today and then my Charity online class tonight.

Crafting is good for the soul.

All the money raised is going to the Charity .

Our family have set this up for Heidi (Karls sister ) who would have 

celebrated her 50th Birthday this month. 

I am so chuffed.  

Thanks to all my wonderful friends at the minute I have

£800 to donate 

You lovely friends and followers really are the best .

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx