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A Group of Poppies by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for popping in. Today I am going to create a beautiful design combining a few of my favourite techniques.  It will be a panel card, with some meadow flowers stamped in monochrome. Then we will put some colourful poppies in the spotlight, along with some sparkle. All […]

What Lies Behind the Wooden Door by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again.  Thanks so much for joining me. Today I am going to create a lovely little design, suitable for an A6 card base, whilst easily scalable for a larger card or a journal page.  Having a vintage, perhaps masculine design, this could be suitable for many different occasions. Using a stencil, […]

All Aboard the Fantasea by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for popping in again.  Today I am going to create a design using the Red Berry Wreath stamp to give an ocean-type feel. I will add our Fantasea stamp, and then some sky, a moon and some extra colour.  Our finishing touches today are going to be […]

To The Moon and Back by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for popping in today where I am going to create a masculine design. I will be using a stencil in the background before stamping and employing masking techniques. Some lovely parts to this design could be used independently to create stunning cards or journal pages. I have […]

Vintage Star Blossoms by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for joining me. Today I am going to create a beautiful little vintage design using one of our new corner stamps along with an older stamp, the Star Blossom. I will enlist the help of some Elements ink, a stencil and a background script stamp to create […]

Add a Star by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for popping in today where I am going to be creating a design suitable for our June Lavinia Challenge. Our new theme is ‘Add A Star’. Remember the winner is chosen at random and wins a £40 voucher to spend at Lavinia stamps. We have lots of […]

Crystal Paste and Glaze Time by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, Jo here again. Thanks so much for popping in today where I am going to be looking at a couple of products available at Lavinia, Crystal Paste and Crystal Glaze. They are like a fabulous, sparkly texture paste with a difference. So put the kettle on and get comfy as we look at […]

Giselle’s Bubbles by Jo Rice

Hi everyone, thanks for popping in again. Jo here today, ready to share some crafting with you.  I am going to use one of our older stamps, Giselle, as my centrepiece, and add some beautiful multicoloured stencil work around her. A dash of colour and a touch of decoupage will complement the design, all finished […]

Luka’s Memories – with Tracey Dutton

Sometimes, less really is more — and in this elegant project, Tracey shares a beautifully simple design on hot-pressed watercolour card. Starting in the lower left-hand corner, she softly blends two shades of Elements Ink — Blue Atoll and Lime Punch — using a stencil brush to create a vibrant, verdant glow that gently fades […]