Friday at last

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope your Friday is going well. 

A busy start here…K left early, 

So I walked Eric in the dark…a slow walk today bless him. 

Then Elliot and Jenson arrived for breakfast before I walked them to school. 

Followed by the food shop and phew a coffee 

It is amazing how quickly the day goes , it will soon be 3pm 

and time to walk and pick them up…

Great for my steps…

I have a little extra catch up video to share today .

A nice simple…design…

You don’t need a lot of stamps,,,or inks

I hope you enjoy it 

Join me here 

https://youtu.be/VWpctjFDp0s?si=QKO-ZLVqQ-c201d7

I hope you have a lovely weekend planned.

I have a weekend off…my only one for the foreseeable future…

So I am planning on spending lots of time with Karl , walking, talking and lunch out tomorrow. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend planned too.

Enjoy every minute. 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Magical Fairy chain

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope your day is going well. 

It is a very wet , dark and cold day here in Holmes Chapel.

 Eric has been for his injection and had his physio, 

He is now fast asleep in his bed 

Bless him .

So I am catching up in my craft room 

So many jobs on my to do list…

Some exciting ones too.

As it is Tuesday 

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

Today some fun with Dinkles, 

and an idea using a tag on a card. 

Here is a closer look 

I hope you can join me here 

https://youtu.be/B8tuDCW7oEs?si=vldlP1wCpnzJPVM1

I hope you have a play, I know so many of you have the 

Dinkle powders but you don’t use them very much

Time to play 

and time for a brew here ☕️☕️

Take care all 

Have fun 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Tall Zen Mushrooms

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I hope you had a lovely weekend, and the storms over the uk didn’t affect you. 

Our online class on Saturday was lovely. 

Thank goodness the internet behaved for me too. 

I have a busy week this week with Eric at the vets and physio tomorrow, 

Mikey is here for a few days, 

We have the boys for a couple of days,,

Karls Mum is hopefully coming out of hospital. 

Oh and maybe just some crafty things on my list too

As it is Monday 

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

Another older stamp today. 

Tall Zen Mushrooms..

Have you got these ? 

You can join me here 

https://youtu.be/2db_z3DjyzM?si=DCqToEFsIfF9h0k6

Here is a closer look 

I hope you enjoy it. 

Have a lovely evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Blending just for fun

Hi everyone, 

I hope your day is going well 

and that you have a lovely weekend planned. 

It is our January online class tomorrow..

I am so looking forwards to it…

What better thing to do in a storm , 

than stay at home , drink coffee , eat cake and craft online with friends. 

That is as long as we have electricity and internet. 

Today I have an extra little catch up video to share with you 

Just because 

You can join me here 

https://youtu.be/8mgxg7Cua1w?si=3lVAqnObKOvUmI1b

I do hope you enjoy it 

Take care 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Dates for your Diary

Hi everyone, 

I hope today has gone well. 

A busy day here, 

The dentist for a check up for me. 

Adam is home , thanks so much for all your lovely messages.

Life is just full of ups and downs.

I have some dates for your diary.

I am really looking forwards to these workshops.

A good old get together with friends 

Nearly time for Eric’s hot water bottle 

Then feet up and relax. 

Enjoy your evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

More Mica Minerals fun

Hi everyone , 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope your week is going well. 

We had a shock last night when Adam had chest and neck pains. 

He was seen by a paramedic and sent to A&E. 

He had a night off blood tests, X-rays and we are awaiting results…

Fingers crossed it wasn’t a heart attack which is what they think. 

He is only 36…

So not much sleep here 

As it is Tuesday , I have our usual catch up video. 

Today I have more inspiration for you using Mica Minerals. 

Here is a closer look 

I do hope you enjoy it 

You can join me here 

https://youtu.be/_prDavkUPE4?si=aW-DxRcgE6UueRRB

Take care all.

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Poppies on a Monday

Hi everyone, 

thanks so much for popping in today. 

I hope you had a lovely weekend.

I am pleased to say that the online class in Kansas went very well on Saturday 

I was so worried about having internet issues..

but thank my lucky lavinia stars it was all ok.

Phew 

Today I have been busy making plans, getting dates together 

Online class and face to face workshops.

So exciting 

Keep your eyes peeled 

As it is Monday 

I have our usual catch up video 

This is one that I have been specially asked for 

I hope you can join me here 

https://youtu.be/tWHjVufIxdw?si=eyxWkv4tzk8rpwX-

Enjoy 

Have a lovely evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Blending and Blue Hues

Hi everyone 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope your Friday is going well. 

I must admit that I am so excited as this weekend  I have my first online workshop 

with a group of crafters over in Kansas…

I will be their virtual teacher..

Fingers crossed my internet behaves…

Wish me luck 🍀 

Today I have some more inspiration for this months challenge 

Blue Hues 

I started with some ink blending 

Followed by stamping 

I do love all our foliage and floral stamps 

This is a great time to look out all your different colours of Versafine Clair ink pads 

Time for the moon 

and finally some water splats…

Here is a closer look 

Good old faux bleaching 

An old, but still, great technique.

Remember the winner is chosen at random and wins a £40 lavinia voucher. 

All the details are on the Lavinia stamps website 

I hope you have a lovely weekend 

Take care all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Time for a Fairytale

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in again. 

I do hope today is going well. 

Another busy one here..

Recording videos for next week 

So nice to see the grass today…the snow has finally all gone…

Today it is time for a fairytale.

Here is a closer look 

It is so good to combine stamps and stencils 

One of my favourite things to do. 

January is the perfect time to look  through older stamps and finding ones that you haven't  used for a while.

You can join me here 

https://youtu.be/nD-Y8wJ8laI?si=DlNDjxcLNOgKdvgH

I do hope you enjoy it…

Enjoy your evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Mushroom Lanterns

Hi everyone, 

thanks so much for popping in today

I do hope you had a lovely weekend 

We had more snow, ice and yes it was freezing. 

Good excuse for hot chocolate 

These were for the boys when we got back from school on Friday. 

I love how my garden looks in winter…

I made sure that there was plenty of food for the birds too.

They are so hungry at this time of year 

This was the sky this morning when I was walking Eric 

I don’t know where today has gone, so many jobs to do,,.

I have a long list 

Do you have days like this ? 

Never mind…it will all be better with coffee and cake 

As it is Monday 

I have our Monday catch up video to share with you 

Today I am going to be stamping using a variety of Blue inks. 

Here is a closer look .

I do hope you can join me here 

https://youtu.be/QbHRgQmjLPw?si=rQC8DqnH8rLcC9xg

Another great idea for the Lavinia Challenge 

That’s it from me…

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

It had to be Poppies

Hi everyone, 

Warm hugs

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I walked the boys to school today in a snow blizzard….thank goodness it has stopped now.

I have just been in the garden to give the birds some food and fresh water 

This is the front of our house…our little camper van is covered in snow. 

So I decided to have a lovely warm cup of coffee and a play with the new 

Mica Minerals. 

They are fabulous on black card 

Here is a closer look 

Simple stamping in VersaMark ink…the sticky one 

Then gently add the mica minerals.

Remember a dabbing motion and small amounts at a time. 

I added them one colour at a time.

To clean off the bloom (excess powder around the image ) and buff up the mica I always use 

a cotton pad…as it is nice and gentle 

I added some mica mineral splatters, 

Some posca pen 

Wow look at that shine

It really doesn’t show up 

I do hope you will have a play…

Enjoy 

Take care 

Keep safe and warm 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Magical Mica Minerals

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for popping in today. 

How are you keeping ? January can be a difficult month 

Big hugs to all. 

Warm ones…it is freezing here. 

Today I wanted to pop in with a little design using a stencil and a couple of the new 

Lavinia Mica Minerals. 

Fabulous new Colours. 

This is such a fun technique.

First of all I masked off my panel.

Then dabbed the Versamark ink through the stencil…

A dab is better than a rub as you don’t want to smudge the edges of the design.

No rush as the ink stays sticky for quite a while 

Once I removed the stencil and put it straight into warm soapy water , 

I then added the mica minerals 

Again this is a dabbing motion…not a rubbing one 

I use a small soft brush which I keep just for mica minerals.

You don’t need a lot of powder on the brush

Remember you can always add more 

When I looked under the tape , I felt the edges of the design were too white..

So I added a little bit of Lime Punch ink with a number 3 stencil brush 

To tidy up any loose mica powder I gently brushed the design with a cotton pad 

I find kitchen towel to rough 

I stamped the sentiment and some butterflies 

Added some gold splats using the powder and water.

These have such a shine to them 

Once I had addd colour to the butterflies , cut them out and added them the design was complete.

Here is a closer look 

This is a great way to add the mica minerals to a design…

If you haven’t tried it , I would love you to have a go 

Enjoy your day 

Big hugs 

Jo xxxx

Wonderful Wet Wings

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in again. 

I do hope your day is going well. 

It is very cold here…

Eric woke us up early today as he was excited that we had more snow overnight 

Bless him 

As it is Tuesday , I have our usual catch up video to share with you. 

Today some ink blending and the Wet Wings stamp 

Have you got this stamp ? It is one of our older ones 

Here is a closer look 

You can join me here 

https://youtu.be/BtPj3fOeqbI?si=L-o3DT8W_8Uafu9n

I hope you enjoy it.

Have a lovely evening 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Blue Hues and Slender Mushrooms

Hi everyone, 

I hope your week has started well. 

We woke up to snow this morning…Eric really enjoyed his early walk. 

I hope you had a lovely weekend, and that this week will be kind. 

The New Year has been challenging for us so far…fingers crossed 

It will start to improve. 

As it is Monday 

I have our usual Catch Up video to share with you 

Here is a close up of

Some more inspiration for our Lavinia Challenge..

You can join me here. 

https://youtu.be/Zs0eM8Z-5m8?si=MXkbq7T-Fsc-zkDf

I do hope you enjoy it. 

Take care all. 

Much love and hugs

Jo xxx