Monday catch up

Good afternoon everyone, 

I hope you are feeling well, 

How was your weekend ? 

Ours started on Friday evening with a phone call from Adam. 

Elliot had fallen and cut his head and needed to go to A&E. 

So grandma and grandad  were on duty to look after Jenson...

You know what it is like , just one thing after another .

Both are much better today, thank goodness. 

Thanks to all you lovely crafters who are joining in with the online workshops. 

It is so lovely to see your gorgeous cards too. 

Today I have a tag to share with you 

And I have made a little video , if you fancy creating one. 

https://youtu.be/Jmt4b8wVW-s

That’s all from me for today, 

Both of us have been working all day, 

So time now for a coffee in the garden. 

It is a bit chilly, 

but at least it is dry 

Take care all

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

What a week

Good afternoon everyone, 

Hope you are feeling well. 

To those of you who have been unwell this week and I know there have been a few of you, I do hope that you are feeling a bit better 

Hugs 

Jenson was taken ill as you know last Thursday, he had a high temperature and the doctor found that his heart rate was too fast too, 

Well he then got a rash on his face and neck , and became worse. 

Bless him, scarlet fever. 

So I have been helping Adam and Danielle out, as this Covid thing has just made things so much worse. 

I went to get a prescription for Jenson, 

Well that was 35 minutes in the rain outside the doctors, then the same again at the chemist 

Only to find out that they didn’t have the specific medication,

It has been a really hectic week, 

Poor Abs phoned me to see if I could do a ODS next week on Hochanda,

I had to say no, such short notice and I just need family time...grandma duties have to come first. 

Speaking of Abs , did you see his shows today, ? 

Here is one of my samples 

I started with some ink blending 

Then added a stencil, 

Some stamping 

And then some washi tape...

Love this stuff 

I stamped my image and added some colour, 

Adding a little shine too. 

And obviously she needed some feathers. 

I also did some double washi ....lol.

Washi tape, on washi tape..

I think I invented a new thing 

Double washi,,,

So funny 

Must dash, still got lots to do. 

If I haven’t replied to your email yet , sorry, 

I will catch up this weekend. 

Have a lovely weekend

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Pipin

Hi all, 

I hope you had a lovely weekend. 

Our workshop on Saturday was really good and I can’t believe how quickly the time went. 

Soon after it finished Elliot came round for his own crafty  playtime 

Poor Jenson is still unwell and now has a fast heart rate...bless him. 

Look, these are what Elliot made 

He loves using sponges, and brushes with inks. 

I must thank all the lovely crafters who have contacted me about the new online classes, 

I have been blown away by the number, and one lady enjoyed the first one so much she has subscribed for the next 5. 

I had better get my skates on and make some more videos. 

Here is some more inspiration for you, 

A little note book, 

With our lovely Pipin on it. 

This started as a clean up the stencil piece of card 

I added some stamping , and a little bit of doodling, ( the cobweb and spider ) 

And then added the card to the note book, 

I also adding some stamping inside the book 

This would make such a lovely gift. 

Time now for a brew and catch up with Karl. 

I have been making samples all day.

Thanks for popping 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Exciting news.

Good afternoon , 

Hope you are feeling well today.

I must admit , I am a little tired. 

I had to pick the boys up from nursery yesterday as Jenson had a very high  temperature 

Danielle was at work and Adam was at a funeral. 

Elliot had a sleep over last night, bless him and we were up baking cookies at 7-30am. 

So I think I may need a granny nap later. 

Thank you to everyone who have watched the little YouTube videos, 

I am absolutely amazed by the response. 

Plus the number of crafters who have asked for workshops. 

So yesterday I launched my first YouTube on line workshop, 

It is such an exciting chapter in my craft journey, and I am so pleased 

that you are here to share it with me. 

So this is how it works, 

I record the class, usually about an hour, 

They are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. 

You email me, to ask for me details, 

I then give you the link to the private workshop, which you can then watch as many times as you want. 

You can craft along with me, pause me ( now Karl wishes he could mute me , sometimes lol ) 

It is all so exciting, 

I have my first 4 crafters signed up, and one of the ladies lives in Florida...fancy that, 

This is a sneak peek of the first class 

With a little something extra 

So now, distance isn’t an issue...

It is so lovely to have something positive coming out of these difficult times. 

If you fancy joining in just drop me a line 

jrcrafts28@gmail.com

Workshop 2 is ready to go now...

Enjoy your Friday, 

It is workshop day tomorrow for my online group. 

So I had better get organised 

Take care everyone 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Inspiration in yellow.

Good morning all, 

Hope you are keeping well. 

I am just back after walking Eric and it is nice and dry, at the moment. 

I have just checked and we have rain due later.

So I thought I would have a catch up with you, and then my daily walk to the Post Office before coffee. 

Today I have a Lavinia sample to share with you, 

as Mandy has 2 shows this Friday on HOCHANDA. 

Recently I have made quite a few projects using yellow and green, and many of us have found that 

we actually love yellow, even though we thought , we didn’t. 

So you can imagine how pleased I was when I got the schedule from Tracey...

And the colours of ink on the show were 

Yellow and Green. 

I just loved creating this sample, 

As you know I have loved using stencils for many years, 

And I still have Jo’s Bubble...

(I am still chuffed that Barb and Dave made my design ) 

I created the main background by inking they stencil, and stamping with it. 

When it was dry I stamped Finn. 

I then worked on my background by stamping the Sentiment using both colours of ink at the same time. 

I just love this effect. 

Finn, needed something to be looking at, 

so I added some foliage, and some extra colour.

Blue , so that they would pop. 

Some matting and layering , some grounding and some white splatters. 

Just perfect...

Well , in my eyes, 

Hope you like it too...

Enjoy the rest of your day, 

And Susan enjoy your holiday, I got my lovely postcard yesterday 

Thanks so much 

Take care all

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Create one, get two more for free.

Good afternoon all, 

I hope you had a lovely weekend. 

On Saturday we took Eric to the beach, 

He still isn’t allowed to walk far,  or run off the lead...

But he loves the beach and the sea. 

So he got a short walk and about 10minutes stood in the sea. 

He loved every minute of it . 

We took a flask of coffee and some butties too, 

Today I have been playing and made a little you tube video. 

I created this CAS card design 

I do love blending through a stencil 

And I got this background for free, 

And this one too, 

You can find the video here 

https://youtu.be/8EovOy54djE

We have had rain all morning, but the sun is out now and it looks lovely outside..

So time for tea and cake in the garden 

My lilies are beautiful, 

And I just love the way the Passion flower keep flowering...

Enjoy your afternoon 

Love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Sun kissed Pipin....

Good morning all, 

Happy Friday, 

It is Friday, isn’t it ? 

Just checking, as I really don’t know what day it is at the moment. 

I hope you are keeping well, and that you have a lovely weekend planned. 

Today I have some stencil inspiration to share with you. 

I thought I would mix the panel technique , some blending and a stencil. 

I hope you like it. 

Look at Pipin, 

He looks all sunkissed

I have made a little YouTube , 

So if you fancy joining me and creating  this , 

You can find it here 

, https://youtu.be/cm6xRw_8mA0

I would love to see how you get on. 

I am off now, my daily walk to the Post Office. 

It is so much cooler today, thank goodness. 

Eric has an appointment at the vets tomorrow, 

First one since Lockdown

So we will see how his home ‘physio ‘ is going 

Enjoy your afternoon.

Take care 

Much love and hugs , 

Jo xxx