Just because.

Good afternoon everyone, 

I hope you are well and that you had a lovely weekend. 

Today I have a little project to share with. 

I created this today, just for fun. 

As you know I adore Clean And Simple designs with plenty of white space. 

That doesn’t mean that you don’t have lots of layers and fabulous details.

I used Inktense pencils to add colour to the butterfly 

Here is a closer look 

It is so lovely just to create a piece of art and enjoy the whole process of it. 

I hope you are having a lovely creative day too.

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Watercolour for a wet Bank Holiday.

Good morning all, 

I hope you have a lovely day planned. 

We had a wet dog  walk this morning, but Eric is happy getting wet, so that is ok. 

Today I have a lovely little piece of art to share with you. 

Here I used Brusho powders and water to create this lovely watercolour type background 

A little salt gave some special effects too. 

I have made a little video to explain a little more. 

https://youtu.be/boitxZ5iDsw

So if you have a spare couple of minutes and fancy putting the kettle on and joining me. 

I also have one of my prerecorded classes with an Under The Sea theme.

These online classes are only £6 each , they last for over an hour and you can watch them as many times as you wish.

If you would like to join in with this class or any of the other prerecorded classes , just drop me an email.

Jrcrafts28@gmail.com

Classes 

1- Colour blending and hidden writing using Lavinia stamps 

2-A landscape design using inks, a stencil and Lavinia stamps 

3- Gelliplate, inks, Brusho powders and Lavinia stamps 

4- Creating a stamped wreath design using Lavinia Stamps 

5- Deep in the meadow using inks and Lavinia stamps 

6- 1 background technique, 5 card toppers with inks and Lavinia stamps 

7- Creating an inky background , smooshing and Lavinia stamps .

8-Stylish design using inks, Brayer, a stencil and some Lavinia stamps .

9- Underwater design using , inks, stencils and Lavinia stamps 

Time for coffee here.

Enjoy the rest of your day 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Homage to Grey

Good afternoon all, 

I do hope your Sunday is going well .

We are having a lovely relaxing day and even managed lunch in the garden. 

It has clouded over now, so I think we will be walking Eric soon, before it rains again. 

Today I have another little YouTube video to share with you. 

Here we are going to pay Homage To Grey. 

Here is a closer look 

I just adore using shade of grey 

https://youtu.be/Ged7AYp8VIc

If you have five minutes to spare, just make a brew and join me. 

I do find colouring so relaxing to do. 

Enjoy the rest of your day 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Under The Sea

Good morning everyone, 

Welcome to May. 

As it is the first of the month it means that we have a new Lavinia Challenge. 

Our new theme is 

Under The Sea. 

I do hope you can join in, remember that the winner is chosen at random and wins £40 to spend at Lavinia. 

Here is my inspiration for you 

I hope you like it. 

Here is a tutorial to show how I created it 

I started with one of my favourite techniques, the DTP ( Direct To Paper ) 

I introduced a couple of different colours, followed by some water splats. 

This makes a great under the water background. 

Next I added some fish. 

Followed by some sea vegetation. 

It is great to build up the design with different stamps and ink pads (obviously Shady Lady was there ) 

I added some sentiment stamping using second generation stamping. 

Next another layer, this time ink and water on the stencil. 

Look at the  fabulous watery print. 

I used gel pens to add colour to the fish 

I drew around the small white orbs in the stencil to make the bubbles. 

Next I added more depth of colour by using the  chalk pastel pencils. 

I seem to use these on most projects these days

To frame the whole design I blended more ink around the edges, and then 

added more water splats. I really love how this has turned out. 

For sparkle I added some Eco glitter. 

I finished off the whole design by adding Glossy Accents into the bubbles. 

I do hope you will enter the Challenge, I had such fun creating this design. 

Enjoy your weekend.

Let’s hope the weather behaves for us all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Fabulous Friday

Good morning everyone. 

Here we are, we made it to Friday. 

A Bank Holiday weekend too. 

I do hope you have something nice planned. 

Gardening and relaxing here...

I have given myself a day off tomorrow, no workshops. 

Although I have got some extra homework for the workshop group. 

Today I have another little YouTube video to share with you. 

This is another design which would make a great Mans card. 

So if you fancy joining me, 

Grab your brew and cheeky snack .

Here is the link 

https://youtu.be/toKr_7N-GPk

I hope you are all impressed, 

I have blogged 5 days in a row...

I don’t think that has happened before.

( Maybe it is the new me, after my second jab !!! ) 

Enjoy the rest of your Friday 

Take care 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Thankful Thursday

Good morning all.

Hope you are well today, on this sunny Thursday morning. 

I hope you have a lovely day planned.

Lots of craft jobs to get ticked off my list today, with a few coffee breaks .

Eric is sat here with me,  well actually he is lying at my feet as is fast asleep. 

Recently on my YouTube channel I was asked about cards with a more masculine feel to them. 

So I have made a little YouTube video with a couple of designs that would be great for Men, but could also be adapted and given a more feminine  feel. 

So if you have chance to grab a brew and a cheeky biscuit ( only 1 mind ) 

The video is here 

https://youtu.be/_LoAnQXLj7w

I always look forward to spending time with you. 

If you craft along with me , I would love to see what you make. 

Maybe you could send me a photo 

Jrcrafts28@gmail.com 

If it is ok with you I could share some photos on here. 

Better get on, 

Please take care 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Wonderful Wednesday

Good morning all, 

hope you are feeling well. 

Here I am, third day in a row, wow my Mum 

will be so impressed. 

Hi Mum. 

Today I have another  sample using products from the latest release from Aall & Create. 

I had such fun creating this sample

Unfortunately the shine on the tile doesn’t really show up, 

but, trust me , it is there. 

Here is a closer look. 

I started by creating the background, just simple ink through the stencil. 

Then out with the Stampbord I do love this product. 

First I added some ink, followed by water splats. 

Next the stamping 

To add highlights I used a tool and scraped some of the clay coating away from the surface. 

Then the triple embossing, 

3 layers of clear embossing powder...

It really did make the stampboard look like an actual tile. 

I added the topper to the background, plus some washi tape , some numbers, and 

a couple of little butterflies. 

A few posca splats finished the design. 

Black this time, I like to play around with other colours, not just using the white. 

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. 

Another busy day here, 

2nd Covid jab, and lots of paperwork. 

Maybe the odd brew and cheeky biscuit too. 

Take care all.

Enjoy your day 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx