Thank You and lots of Workshop News

Hi Bloggers.

Lots of workshop news at the end of this post.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I sprayed some Phill Martin Graceful Peach Ink Spray Mist onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam to make myself an 'ink pad' (you could also use Cut n Dry Felt). I used this to stamp the Justrite Sweet Lace Background twice onto a piece of Coconut White Card. The first impression turned out a little pale but that's ok, I still used it! I ran the piece through the Grand Calibur with the Checkerboard PinPoint Embossing Folder and inked around the edges with Dried Marigold Distress Ink. I wrapped a piece of White Crochet Ribbon around the join.

I stamped the frame and the sentiment from the Justrite Botanical Swirls Labels Stamp Set using Perfect Medium and embossed using Graceful Peach Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Botanical Swirls & Accents Die Set. I removed the frame/sentiment piece and inked through the die with Dried Marigold for the outer frame. I stamped the bracket design from the same stamp set twice, using Perfect Medium and embossed with Graceful Peach Embossing Powder. I cut them out using the corresponding die from the Spellbinders Botanical Swirls & Accents Die Set.

I cut the corner die from the Botanical Swirls & Accents Die Set out of Coconut White Card and rubbed Graceful Peach Gilding Wax over. I popped some Graceful Peach Twinkles onto my Craft Sheet and picked some up onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam and added it to the corner die cut.

I misted a piece of White Tulle with Graceful Peach Ink Spray Mist and let dry naturally. Once dry, I knotted it in the middle and trimmed it a little. I added a couple of Pearl Sprays, made a flower using Sue's Delicate Daisies - Open Petals and added a Small Circle Dazzler.

I assembled the card as shown adding some White Pearls to the corners and some dots of Graceful Peach PVA around the edges.

I have prepared some more workshops to be held at Creative Expressions HQ in Kettering and I will be running some full day workshops just outside Milton Keynes.

Workshops at Creative Expressions HQ, Kettering

For all workshops at CE HQ, please contact Tracey on 01536 481778 during office hours for more information or to book a place.

Thursday 15th January 2015 and Tuesday 20th January -

Morning Workshop

You can use any of Phill Martin's Graceful Colour Collections. You can use any of the Rectangular frame stamps and background stamps.

Afternoon Workshop
 

You can use any of Phill Martin's Graceful Colour Collections.

Tuesday February 3rd 2015 -

Morning Workshop

You can make a Mauve & White Card or a Blue & White Card. Any mask, any New York Square Die Set, either flower die set, any Mini Frame Stamp and Sentiment.

Afternoon Workshop

Other dies with be available.

Tuesday 24th February 2015 -

Morning Workshop

You can use any of Phill Martin's Graceful Colour Collections.There'll be various Justrite Background stamps available.

Afternoon Workshops

Variations of products used will be available as always.

Tuesday 3rd March - All Day Workshop : Introduction to Stamping

For those of you who haven't tried stamping or what to improve. We'll look at inks, different kinds of stamps and use lots of different mediums.

Workshops at Yardley Gobion Village Hall, Near Milton Keynes

I will be running a series of full day workshops at a lovely hall in the village of Yardley Gobion just 10 minutes from Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes has a great shopping centre and lots of great places to eat so why not make a weekend of it?

Workshops will be 2 - 4 projects in a day depending on complexity and will be repeats of some of the projects at Creative Expressions HQ.

Dates are -

Saturday 7th March 2015

Saturday 16th May 2015

Saturday 18th July 2015

Saturday 12th September 2015

Saturday 14th November 2015

Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com for further details.

I hope there's something of interest!

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Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.