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Ariel Casts a Spell by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here from the design team. Thanks so much for joining me for another Mindful Monday.  Today we are going to be creating a magical scene with Ariel casting a spell, she has her cauldron at the ready, her wand and a couple of her spider friends. The stone stencil provides the perfect […]

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Bokeh Technique by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again from the design team, and today’s Technique Tuesday sees us doing something different. Have you heard of the Bokeh Technique? It is a photography technique where small areas of an image are purposely blurred. I have had great fun recreating the effect using the Archival Brilliance ink pad – Moonlight […]

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Autumn Wreath by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again with another Mindful Monday craft session. Today where we are going to create a beautiful Autumnal Wreath design featuring the Small Branch stamp as the basis, and then fill in with various other stamps. We will be using some fabulous autumn colours of Versafine Clair ink pads and Elements ink […]

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Using Distress Collage Medium by Jo Rice

 Hi everyone, Technique Tuesday is on us again and it’s Jo here from the Design Team.  Thanks so much for popping in again. Today we are going to be looking at the Distress Collage Medium. How it is used and the difference between the three types. This glue and Glaze medium is wonderful to use […]

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Giselle Enjoying August by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here from the Lavinia Design Team. Thanks so much for joining me for another Mindful Monday in the craft room. Today we are going to have some double stencilling fun. This is such a great technique; we are going to add our lovely Giselle and decoupage her dress to give extra detail. […]

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Scene-scapes with Raven by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again for another Technique Tuesday. Today we are going to be using scene-scapes. These are beautifully decorated pieces of art, with a fabulous selection of wonderfully atmospheric sizes and colours, so do check them out on the website.  I will be showing you easy it is to create a scene, stamping […]

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A Summer Scene for July’s Calendar Page by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again for another Mindful Monday.  We are looking at the July page in our calendar today and will be creating a lovely scene where the cure little Pipin is watching the wild birds on the edge of the Farmer’s field. Using one of our circular masks, we are going to create […]

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Chocolate Tuesday with Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again from the design team. Today where we are going to create a tasty Easter gift from a bar of chocolate and some multifarious card stock. This is such an effective way of transforming a bar of chocolate into a special gift. I will be using Spring-themed stamps, with Easter in mind, […]

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Woodland Sprite in June by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, it’s Jo here again with another Mindful Monday. Thanks so much for popping in again and spending some crafty time with me. Today we are going to add our beautiful Woodland Sprite to our Calendar page for June. I will be using a mixture of blue and purple Versafine Clair ink pads and […]

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