Magic At Midnight.

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in again. 

Welcome to April, and 

Welcome to a new Lavinia Challenge. 

Our new theme is 

Magic At Midnight 

Here is some inspiration for you.

I do hope you like it 

I started off with some watercolour card. 

I stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink…and used clear embossing powder over the top. 

I used our masking sheets, to make a mask for the topper stamp. 

Next I added some ink and stamping using the mini star stamp. 

I used my watercolour pencils to add some extra colour. 

Next , it was back on with the masks and I added some Brusho powder and water. 

As you know I love to use my air puffer with my Brusho’s 

This gives a great effect. 

Some finishing touches with pastel pencils and posca pens…

I loved creating this magical design. 

I do hope you enter our challenge..

All the details are on the Lavinia website 

Remember the winner is chosen at random and wins £40 to spend at Lavinia. 

Right I need to get a move on 

Today is our Cumbria workshop..

I am so looking forwards to spending the day with my wonderful crafty friends..

Hope you all have a lovely day too 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Thoughts for a Thursday

Hi everyone, 

thanks so much for popping in today. 

I have had a busy morning, with Grandma duties, 

shopping , walking Eric and then some gardening in the rain. 

You see near our house is a beautiful patch of grass at the side of the road. It has the most beautiful daffodils , but then there 

is a planter that looks neglected..

It has looked like this for the past few years since we moved in. 

So yesterday I bought a few plants and today I gave it some love and attention. 

Just some simple weeding, a little cutting back and a few new plants..

I am hoping nobody will mind…

I think it looks so much better…and I am going to try and weed it and look after it .

Even if I just have a spare 30minutes…

I think I can make a difference…

I do love to just give something back…

Don’t you. ?

On the crafty front , 

I have a design to share with you. 

Quite a Clean And Simple design. 

This started off as a background when I made last weeks YouTube video on 

Double stencilling. 

I do like a phd

Project Half Done.

I just need to remember to complete them.

Are you the same? 

Anyway, 

Some simple stamping, a sentiment sticker and some posca splats..

Job done 

Here is a closer look.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day..

I have a chicken and ham pie to make for the boys tea…

So I had better get on…

Lots of love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Technique Tuesday with some Light and Shade

Hi everyone, 

thanks so much for popping in again.

I must admit that it is a very wet and cold day here in Holmes Chapel.

Not at all spring like.

Thanks so much for your 

lovely comments on yesterdays video and special thanks to the lovely ladies who messaged me,,,

Honestly that means so much…

Today I have my Technique Tuesday video to share with you. 

Now this one, has been specially made to try and answer some questions that I have been asked recently. 

It is all about creating Light and Shade for the beginner….

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/sWzXhXZ3QTE

and I really hope it will be useful. 

Take care my lovely friends.

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Mindful Monday, strolling through the Meadow In May

Hi again crafty friends. 

Thanks so much for popping back. 

It is time for our Monday catch up

Our Mindful Monday video 

Today we are going to be strolling through 

The Meadow in May. 

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/91hEFRTMmj8

I do hope you enjoy it 

Here is a closer look 

Have a lovely evening 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Wonderful Weekend

Good morning all, 

I do hope you are keeping well 

and that you had a wonderful weekend. 

I had another 

Sharing The Love Of Lavinia Workshop on Saturday.

These are fabulous classes held at the magical Lavinia shop in Ruthin. 

This was our room before we began, 

soon everyone had arrived, we had a brew and cheeky biscuit and we 

started playing with the gel press. 

We created a number of backgrounds using various products. 

After lunch we looked at how we could then use our prints and create finished designs

Honestly I am so proud of all the ladies 

Such amazing creations.

Our lovely Emma Jo popped in for a hug too.

So what a real added bonus. 

Thanks to all of you for spending the day with me, 

and thanks to Rachael too for being on hand and being such a star in the shop.

As always I did have things on my list that I needed.

I got some new goodies ready for online classes this Summer

So watch this space.

Saturday was Mikeys Birthday he was 32, 

So I whizzed home and we had a family celebration 

So good to have all the family here together 

Oh and yes I did remember to alter the clocks 

Hope you did too 

I will be back later with our 

Mindful Monday catch up video

Have a lovely day 

and see you later 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxx 

 

Tick Tock Friday

Hi everyone, 

I hope your day is going well. 

Another busy one here with Grandma duties, shopping and catching up 

with my craft list. 

I just don’t know where the time goes at the moment. 

I have a date for all our lovely Lavinia fans in Scotland.

I will be teaching a Lavinia workshop on 

Sunday 25th June in Melrose , 

If you fancy joining in just send me an email, 

Jrcrafts28@gmail.com

I’m so excited, and places are booking up quickly..

( Eric will be visiting too ) 

Today I have a lovely project to share with you, using some of the new stamps plus the stamping foam. 

This makes a great cog background, 

Just heat the foam and press it into your cog stamps 

Add some distress oxide ink, 

A spritz of water , 

and look,,

Fabulous background 

I added some stamping and created some embellishments 

Some matting and layering, a sentiment and some splats. 

All my favourite things 

I stamped the angel wings onto vellum and added some clear embossing powder,,,

These really look fab, 

I wish you could see them in the flesh 

A metal ring and some glossy accents, just to finish off the whole design.

Here is a closer look. 

A great Masculine card…and it would fit so many different occasions. 

I had better get on. 

I need to pack my bags as I am off to Ruthin again in the morning, 

Another Sharing The Love Of Lavinia Class…

I do love my workshops…

Take care all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Wednesday catch up

Hi everyone, 

Thanks for popping in again. 

So sorry that my last 2 posts have been short ones but poor Jenson and Danielle have had 

tonsillitis again, so extra grandma duties for me 

So today, I have just made myself a brew, 

treated myself to a yummy M&S gluten free cake, 

and I am going to have a catch up with you. 

I do hope you are keeping well, 

If not, please have a big hug from us all. 

On Saturday it was the first of this years 

Sharing The Love Of Lavinia Classes 

I am teaching these at Lavinia HQ in Ruthin 

It is such a wonderful day, spending quality crafty time with friends, not to mention being able to wander around the shop.

Would you believe everything I go, 

There is always something that I Need 

Beth is so helpful in the shop, what a wonderful young lady she is. 

I love creating little tags for my guests. 

Workshop 2 is all about making friends with the gel press 

We spend the morning creating lots of different backgrounds. 

Then after lunch we look at ways of making these into finished designs. 

I do love these finishing touches. 

These classes are small numbers so that everyone can work at their own pace, 

Ask questions, and have individual attention. 

Karl came with me on Saturday and after the class we went to an air b&b in Ruthin. 

It was an apartment in a beautiful building , right in the centre of Ruthin. 

We had a table booked at Small Plates

A wonderful place for a meal. 

You do need to book though…that is how good it is. 

Adam was on Eric duty , so we didn’t have to worry about him. 

We had a lovely walk around the square in Ruthin, Karls ankle is improving everyday but he still can’t walk too far. 

We were soon back at our apartment, 

Prosecco in the fridge..

Such a wonderful evening 

After breakfast we drove  home and we were  back in time for coffee.

I used my new mug

How wonderful is this 

Thanks so much Janet and Susan 

As it was Mothering  Sunday , we had friends and family round…

Look at a couple of my gifs from the children..

We have a theme 

They know me so well. 

I have another Class in Ruthin this Saturday..

I will certainly get to know my way, won’t I ?

I am so looking forward to another wonderful, creative day 

So I think that is me caught up with you for today 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx