Sweet Treats

Good evening everyone, 

I do hope your week has started well. 

I have had a very busy start  to the week, as I have been making samples for the television.

I have a very long list of craft jobs this week. 

So today I have some Sweet Treats to share with you. 

I love creating these little gifts ready to hand out on Halloween. 

I have made another catch up video. 

So if you fancy joining me and making some 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/TQboPrNNhH8

These are a lovely gift to make for Christmas too…

You can add sweets, chocolates, or other little gifts…

Maybe some stamps for a crafty friend. 

Creating these really got me in the mood for Halloween, so on Sunday we went pumpkin picking. 

We also caught up with Pandora and Hamish. 

Wow, Hamish has grown since I last saw him a few weeks ago. 

The boys had a great time and we came back with quite a few pumpkins.

Thanks for popping in 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

More Festive designs

Good morning everyone, 

I do hope today finds you well. 

Thanks so much for popping in, it is always a pleasure to spend time with you. 

Today I have another festive design to share with you. 

My box of Christmas cards and tags is nearly full. 

For this design I have teamed some Lavinia stamps with a Sweet Poppy Stencil. 

Here is a closer look. 

I do hope you like it. 

If you fancy grabbing your brew and cheeky snack you can join me here 

https://youtu.be/enX-MmAvFyw

I hope you have a lovely, weekend planned 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

An ATC card design

Good evening all, 

Oh where has today gone ? 

Time has whizzed 

So before I go for my shower and get my pj’s on 

I thought I would pop in and have a catch up. 

Today I have another design to share with you using the Dandelion 2 stamp. 

This time I am adding some  Brusho powders into the mix. 

Here is a closer look 

I have made another little catch up video , 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/CpquaAruAEU

I do hope you enjoy it. 

Take care 

and pop back soon 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Dandelion Wishes

Hi everyone, 

I do hope today finds you well. 

It is very wet here in Cheshire, we have got soaked when walking Eric today. 

I think all four of my water butts are now full. 

Today I have a nice , gentle card to share with you. 

I just adore this Dandelion 2 stamp from Lavinia .

Here is a closer look 

I have made a little video 

If you fancy joining me 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/MGT0xk8kvYw

Thanks for joining me 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

The Magic Meadow

Good morning everyone, 

Wow we are in October already. 

Where or where is the time going ? 

The first of the month means a new Lavinia Challenge. 

This month our theme is 

The Magic Meadow 

We have so many amazing stamps that are just perfect for this challenge 

I had great fun creating this piece of inspiration for you. 

I started by smooshing some ink on my card. 

Adding the colours one at a time, drying the card in between each colour. 

Next I added some red ink along the edge , sprayed it with water, and watched it drip down the card. 

I do love this effect. 

I stamped my dragons and added more ink around the edges of the design 

Next I added some background stamping to help create depth in my meadow 

I added more flowers using black ink to bring them into the foreground, 

I then added some highlights and some sparkle. 

After all this is a Magical Meadow 

I used glossy accents to add the finishing touches. 

Here is a closer look 

I do hope you will enter the challenge.

Remember you can win £40 to spend at Lavinia and the winner is chosen at random.

You can find out all about it on the Lavinia website. 

I hope you have a lovely day and a wonderful weekend. 

We have our Lavinia online workshop tomorrow.

Where we will be creating 3 cards looking at adding the illusion of a 3D effect. 

I have a swollen eye today, so I am hoping it won’t get any worse , I don’t want it to affect my vision for tomorrow, 

Everything looks 3D to me today lol 😂 

Enjoy the rest of your day 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Samuel and Pipin.

Good afternoon everyone, 

Thanks for popping in. 

It is always lovely to have you join me for a catch up, 

I do hope your week is going well. 

Today I have a lovely little card design to share with you. 

Here we have Pipin hitching a ride on Samuels back, just so that he can reach a chocolate heart. 

Here is a closer look 

I have made a little video, so if you fancy joining me, 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/zPTZDRvFri0

It has been another wet day here in Cheshire, 

So lots going on in my craft room. 

I hope you have a lovely relaxing evening 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Magical Fairy Meadow

Good evening everyone, 

I do hope today has gone well. 

It has been very wet here in Cheshire. 

I think it has gone colder too. 

So today I am going to share a lovely bright, warm card with you. 

I have used PanPastels for the background.

I have made a little YouTube video to show you how I created it. 

You can find it here 

https://youtu.be/UkTJ6zQl3yk

I hope it will answer some questions, as recently I have had quite a few emails and messages asking about PanPastels.

I have created the same design using different colours too.

Just to show you another option. 

I do hope you enjoy our catch up. 

I’m off now for a hot shower and to get my pj’s on…

Time to snuggle on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate. 

Thanks so much for popping in 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx