Words.

Good morning all, and how are you this Friday morning?

Today it is a new challenge over at the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge Blog...

Our new theme is Words.....

It's all about the sentiment....

Today our host is a very lovely lady and friend....Annie...do check out her blog.... http://anniescraftyattic.blogspot.co.uk

We are sponsored by Live and Love Crafts. http://www.liveandlovecrafts.com

A wonderful online store for all your vintage and shabby chic craft supplies.

Here is my take on the theme...

And here is how I created it...

I started with a piece of card and made the music wreath, using the little music stamp from the Clarity joy and birdsong set .

As always first stamp at 12 o clock...

The keep turning the card and repeat stamping...

Then simply fill in the spaces....remember always turn the card...it is much easier...

Next this wonderful Clarity sentiment...the Today Verse...

The background was made by using the Matrix feather stamp , once again repeat stamping ...

Some matting and layering and some red ribbon

I do love black , white and a touch of an accent colour...red is just perfect...

Next it was play time with embellishments, I do love this bit....out with some Sweet Lilac Flowers

And a gorgeous little cuckoo clock from Live and Love crafts...

Here is a close up of the flowers

A few drops of glossy accents just adds the final touch....

Thanks for popping in , and do go over to the Fussy and Fancy Challeng blog...

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

The design team have made some wonderful samples...

That is all from me today...I am off up to the Lake District to make wedding invitations today and then Clarity Cumbria tomorrow...

Have a lovely weekend

Stay safe and keep smiling...

Love and hugs

Jo. xxxx

 

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Catching up...

Good afternoon all, I do hope you are keeping well...

As ever it is a very busy time here, lots of classes and orders ...so today I thought we could have a catch up...

Did you see our Paul on TV last Sunday? He looked such a natural in front of the cameras...and did such a great job...He had some lovely clever corner stamps , plus the log cabin in the forest stamp set..

So I put them together and used them on a little Callander block..

I started by stamping using a VersaFine ink and some masking, just as I would on a card...

Then it was out with the pyrography tool ...

And time to do some wood burning.....keeping a steady hand at all times...

The wire brush is essential to keep the wire point clean.., some more stamping...

And burning..

I do love these calendar blocks....and they are a great idea for a male...

Here are a selection of designs that I have made..

I have also just finished a rather large order of chopping boards..

25 to be exact...and all personalised....

Great gift ideas for Christmas....just got another 19 orders today ....so better get on...

Thanks for spending a few moments with me...

And to my special friend Wendy ...a big hug....I know you need one today...

Love and hugs

Jo. xxx

 

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Hanging out the washing

Good evening all, hope you have had a nice day, and not been too cold...did you have snow last night...? Luckily we didn't...

Today was our first Manchester Craft class using stamps and stencils from Claritystamps

And what a lovely day it was too....great company, and as always lots of laughter and cake....

Here is what we made...

The landscape was created using Adirondack inks, stencil brushes and Clarity stamps.

 

For the washing we used a lovely die from Impression Obsession dies....

Love all the little details...

We even had the obligatory ' odd sock'

Here are some of the ladies lovely work

And

And

What wonderful pieces, I am so proud of you all....

Thanks for your company and looking forward to our next class...

It was a great way to spend the day ' hanging out the washing '

That is it from me for today....

See you soon,

Love and hugs...

Jo. Xxx

 

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Joy.....

Good evening , thanks for joining me this evening....hope your week is going well....

Mine has been filled with making samples for tv on Sunday....don't miss our Paul Church on Hochanda TV...

Also getting organised for workshops....today it was our usual Wednesday classes in Hazel Grove....and we used the Joy Framer set of Clarity stamps...

I did love using these for last months samples....

We started by doing some Distress Ink blending.....and yes....I do love these colours...and you just can't go wrong with some water spritzing....

Then it just had to be a wreath card....as you all know this is one of my all time favourite cards to make....

And this little branch from the set is just perfect

Now. Change the dewdrops for red flowers or berries, change the ribbon from black to red and this would make a lovely Christmas card.....

The music stamp makes a fab wreath too

It always amazes me how many possibilities these little stamps have...

Chrissie , hope you feel better soon....

Take care all

Hugs

Jo. xxx

 

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Another lovely day...

Good evening, hope you have had a nice Saturday...

I have been at C.J.Cardcrafts in Edgeley, Cheshire where I run my regular monthly classes....what a great bunch of ladies.....and today was a real tonic.....( no gin....but that will be later.....)

Glynis has a well stocked shop and as she is a crafter she is very knowledgeable and always on hand to help...

We used stamps, stencils, and dies today ....

This is my favourite design and I loved making this....a blend of die cutting with Clarity landscaping and stamping...

And look what fabulous cards the ladies made....

And

Also I gave Susan and early Christmas present....from none other than Our Barbara Gray.....how lucky is she...

Thanks Barb...you made her day...xx

I am off now.....Karl is cooking our meal....time to relax ....and day off tomorrow....

Thanks for popping in...

Love and hugs...

Jo. xxxx

 

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Top Class...

Good evening all, how has your day been ? I have just got back from a lovely day in Kendal at the Paper Warehouse ...what a fantastic bunch of ladies....and even better ...lunch is provided....

The shop is great and well worth a visit, also Janet is a very kind lady and a very talented crafter too.

I introduced the crafters to Ken Oliver's Color Burst powders...set 2 ...the new colours....perfect for Autumn...

This is what the backgrounds looked like whilst wet..

Whilst they were drying we made a couple of cards using some Clarity stamps and stencils.

A warm up card using Jo's Bubbles and the woodland stamps.

Next a good old Clarity scene...

Then it was time to have that wonderful lunch that I mentioned....I think I must be a real strict teacher as all the ladies ate their food and were back in their seats crafting in no time at all!!!

Next some mix and matching with stencils...

And finally those backgrounds became landscapes...

Look how fabulous these are...

And

We did laughter too....and some how talked about Chocolate, champagne and Nuts!!!! Don't ask.....!!!!

It did take me three hours to get home though...the weather was horrible ....

So I am off now for a lovely bath....

Take care all...and thanks ladies ...you are fab...

Live and hugs,

See you soon.

Jo, xxx

 

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So glad to be back...

Good afternoon all, oh my goodness have I missed chatting to you. What a week last week was.

It all started on Monday morning when checking my emails on my iPad and the screen just went black....

Yes it was fully charged, I tried the reboot method, nothing but a black screen!!!!!

I went to the Apple Store and they had no idea....other than it was dead.....so Tuesday it went off to the apple hospital.....and they weren't able to revive it......

As it was only six months old they have sent me a new one...now that is great news.....

The bad news is that unfortunately I didn't have it all backed up to iCloud......so I have lost all my photos....

So no tutorials for a while ...sorry....

Like all good lessons....the first thing I did with this new one was to switch the iCloud on.....so please learn from my mistakes....and double check that everything is backed up....

Honestly I felt so lost without my little mate...

It was workshop day in Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire last Wednesday...and we talked about the use of watercolour techniques for backgrounds and toppers. We also had some Gelli play and spent some time using Color Burst Powders.

On Thursday I went to the NEC and spent a wonderful day with Angela and Theresa, it is so good to catch up with such loyal and lovely friends.

The Clarity stand looked fab and it was great to spend time with Barbara, Paul, Maria, Heather, Len and Jayne....although I did miss seeing Dave...( but glad to know he is feeling better )

Friday it was time to take some new stock into Crookilleycrafts

Now I took these photos on my phone....just so that I would have something to share with you...

These are some new pyrography mirrors..

Also some hanging Pyrography Christmas decorations.

Also some with pyrography and paint

Then on to the weekend when we had a wonderful time making wedding invitations. My sister, niece and her fiancé came to stay , we did have some time off to eat and have the odd glass of wine....

The time just flew.....no photos sorry ....well not until we have sent them out....but they do look stunning...

Then yesterday I was up early as I had lots of projects to prep....

There, I think you are up to date now....

I hope your week went well....and that you had a lovely weekend too....

So good to be back,

Love and Hugs

Jo. xxx

 

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