Woodware Butterfly Collage

Hi Bloggers.

Francoise Read has shows on Hochanda today (and Phill Martin is continuing with his One Day Special) so I thought I'd share a simple card that I made using one of Francoise's stamps at the demo I did recently at Domino Crafts.

I started by adding Distress Oxides - Fired Brick, Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber, to a piece of Coconut White Card. I misted a little water into my hand and 'clapped' over my card to create little splats. I blotted with Kitchen Roll.

I made sure that my background was dry. I dusted with an Anti-Static Bag and stamped the Woodware Butterfly Collage using Onyx Black Versafine Ink. I added CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I edged my piece with Vintage Photo Oxide using a Smoothie. I added highlights and coloured in the butterflies using a Clear Stardust Pen.

I matted onto Black Card using CS Glue and then onto a Coconut White Card blank using CE Mounting Cushion.

I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock on my website from Francoise's shows. You can find them here. You need to enter FRANCOISE in the discount code box at checkout. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last.

Phill has One Day Special shows at 9am, 1pm and 5pm today. I'm also offering 10% discount on items from his shows. You can find them here. You need to enter PHILLMARTIN in the discount code box at checkout. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last.

You can only enter one code in the box per order. If you place more than 1 order today and you are charged postage, I will refund the postage if the total value of both of your orders is over £25. It will probably be Sunday when I action all refunds.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Woodware Doodle Poinsettia With Love

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Products used -
Woodware - Doodle Poinsettia, Just Words : With Love this Festive Season
Onyx Black Versafine
Cosmic Shimmer - Matt Clear Embossing Powder
Fired Brick Distress Oxide
Sue Wilson - Double Pierced Squares
Sakura - Glaze : Real Red, Clear, Stardust : Gold, Pink
Card - Milk, Rich Red

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Santa in Blue on a Pixie Textured Background

Hi Bloggers.

My favourite Santa is making an appearance on this card -

For the background, I popped the North Pole Mask onto a piece of Coconut White Card and secured it with some Low Tack Tape. I spread CS Clear Texture Paste through it. Leaving the mask in place, I worked quickly, sprinkling Aubergine Dream and Aqua Lagoon Pixie Powders over. I removed the mask and washed it under the tap and put my background aside to dry (approx 2 hours). Once dry, I edged it with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide using a Smoothie. I matted onto Black Card and then onto Coconut White Card.

I dusted a piece of Coconut White Card with an Anti-Static Pad. I stamped the elements from the Woodware Cheeky Santa Stamp Set using Onyx Black Versafine, added CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I coloured Santa's face by scribbling a little Tattered Rose Distress Marker onto my Craft Sheet and picking the colour up with a Water Brush. I coloured his furry bits on his hat using Opaque White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen adding CS Diamond Snow while the ink was still wet. I coloured hit hat using Sky, Blue and Silver Sakura Stardust Pens. I edged his beard with Silver Stardust Pen.

I coloured the parcels using Sky, Blue, Pink and Silver Stardust Pens.

I cut the sentiment out using a die from Sue Wilson's Essential Pierced Rectangles. Leaving the die in place, I drew around the inside line with the Blue Stardust Pen.

Jane Gill has shows on Hochanda today with shows at 8am, 11am and 2pm. I'm offering 10% discount on items on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Please Note : The discount is not automatic - you need to enter the code JANEGILL in the Discount Code Box at Checkout. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Live For Today

Hi Bloggers.

Well, my day yesterday went completely pear shaped! Seemed to spend the whole day sorting stuff out to make things work! My broadband seems to be playing up even though I've got BT Infinity 2, can't watch Hochanda on my iphone now, had to buy a new laptop over the weekend and I'm trying to get to grips with finding all the software I need and repeatingly having to disconnect and re-connect my wifi to get anything done on the web! Not a happy bunny!

All this is hindering my prep for my shows on Hochanda next week. I now have a One Day Special on Hochanda starting 8pm next Tuesday evening and continuing during the day on Wednesday.

Here's today's card -

Might add another Black Mat to this now I see the photo! Like I said - having one of those weeks! Actually, looking at that sentiment - I think that's quite appropriate! lol!

Anyway, I stamped the Creative Expressions Stamps to Die For - Regal Blossom Inner Frame and Regal Blossom Outer Frame separately onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I also stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Fern Frames Elements Stamp Set.

I coloured in using Sakura Stardust Pens - hadn't realised until I saw Sarah Hurley colouring on Hochanda that you can blend these pens! Fabulous! We'll be doing this on a different card at my workshop on Saturday and all attendees will be given a couple of Stardust Pens to take home free of charge! (just a couple of spaces left - book here) I've used Purple Star, Rose Star, Green Star, Lime Star and Silver Star. It's hard to photograph the sparkle - those who are coming on Saturday will see it in the flesh.

I cut the Outer Frame out using Sue's Double Pierced Squares and the plain die from Sue's Heraldic Square - to see through to the inner frame. I used 3D Foam Tape to pop the Outer Frame on top of the Inner Frame.

I cut a larger Double Pierced Square out of Coconut White Card and at the emboss stage added the Kaleidoscope Mask.

Another couple of mats of Black and Coconut White Card, some 5mm White Pearls and some White Pearl Corners and job done!

John Lockwood is continuing with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with some more dies from the current release of Sue's dies. Shows are at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Just a reminder that I have set up a section with the stock I have from the shows. There's 10% discount on show items from Phill's One Day Special this week and John's today - find them here. Discount is applied at checkout.

Planning to get my head down with prep today!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk