One Day Special continues on Hochanda today

Hi Bloggers.

I hope you enjoyed the launch last night. I have more shows today at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Phill Martin is also in the building today with shows at 11am, 2pm and 5pm. Hope you have time to join us.

I have another two-fer for you today -

For the background, I inked up a brayer with Green Hertiage Crafts Pigment Ink andthen ran it over the deboss side of the Creative Expressions Fine Finials Embossing Folder. I added a piece of Coconut White Card and ran it through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Raspberry Plate.

I stamped the word panel from the Tim Holtz Classic 4 Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I tore around it and then inked the edges with Green Pigment Ink using a Smoothie.

I lit the Tea Lights in the Efco Enamel Pot, popped a foil dish onto the metal plate, added some CS Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals and popped the lid over. Once the Clear had melted, I added some CS Malachite Fire Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals. Once these had melted I poured it onto my Craft Sheet and then popped the Creative Expressions Hexagon Script A6 Stamp on top. I left it for a minute or so and then peeled the stamp away. I brushed some Enchanted Gold Mica Powder over.

Back to the Enamel Pot and a new foil dish, this time with Clear and Bright Gold Embossing Crystals. I have a mould I made years ago from Mold-n-Pour made from a shell. Mold-n-Pour is a different colour now but works just the same and my mould is still as good now as it was when I made it at least 6 years ago. Anyway, back to the card - I poured my molten gold mix into my mould, left it a couple of minutes and out came my lovely embellishment.

I matted onto Black Card then onto a Coconut White Card Blank and added some 5mm White Pearls.

Here's your second card -

For the background, I stamped the word stamp as used in the previous card 3 times onto a piece of Coconut White Card using Azure Heritage Pigment Ink. I trimmed it, added it to a piece of Black Card and popped it onto a Coconut White Card Blank.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Alpha Writing A6 Background onto Coconut White Card using Azure Pigment Ink Pad. I stamp the image from the Tim Holtz Classic 4 Stamp Set over the top using Jet Black Archival. I trimmed it and matted onto Black Card. Job done!

I don't have many of the products from the shows in stock on my website but I'm offering 10% discount on items I do have. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I'm also offering 10% discount on products that Phill has on his on his shows today. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Again, discount will be applied at checkout.

I've added photos of the samples I've made for the shows to the Gallery Section of this Blog and to my Julia Watts Crafts Facebook Page.

Catch you later!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

One Day Special on Hochanda this evening

Hi Bloggers.

I'm launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm. The bundle includes some Tim Holtz Stamps, Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals, some Ink Pads and some Embossing Folders - a great mix of items.

I have a two-fer for you today comprising a couple of cards (proper ones!).

I've used a waste piece of Coconut White Card left over from making a frame - it's made from Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles Set B. I stamped the image from the Tim Holtz Classics 8 Stamp Collection using Jet Black Archival.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Timeless Everyday Sentiments Banners, again using Jet Black Archival.

The lit the Tea-Lights in the Efco Enamel Pot. I added some Clear and some Black Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals to a Foil Dish and popped the lid on. I had previously made a mould from an embellishment using Melt Art Mold-n-Pour.

Once my embossing crystals had melted, I added them to my mould.

I painted a MDF Mini Tag with White Gesso. I spritzed some CS Phill Martin Chic Aubergine Ink Spray Mist onto my Craft Sheet. I added some CS Warm White Chalk Paint and gave it a good mix. I painted the Tag. Once dry, I covered it with Clear Perfect Medium, added CS Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals and heat set using a Low Speed Heat Tool. Keeping the heat on the tag, I sprinkled over some CS Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals in Bright Gold, Majestic Purple and Lapis Pearl. While still molten, I added the Creative Expressions Vintage Tapestry A6 Stamp. I left the stamp in place for a minute or so then peeled it away.

Hopefully, the studio cameras will show this off better!

Here's your second card for today -

There are some lovely Heritage Crafts Pigment Ink Pads on the show. I don't normally like pigment ink pads but these are actually really lovely giving a good print and they're nice colours too. They are perfect for letter pressing with embossing folders - I'll share a card with that on it tomorrow.

For the backgound, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Sea Garden Embossing Folder. I edged with Pumpkin Orange Pigment Ink applied using a Smoothie.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Hexagon Script A6 Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card twice using the Pumpkin Orange Ink Pad. I cut it into 3 strips (I have 1 left over for another card) and matted on to Black Card.

I stamped the sentiment (just lovely!) from the Tim Holtz Classics 8 Stamp Collection using the same ink pad (I think there was some Jet Black Archival still on the stamp but that's ok, I quite like it with a hint of black!). I trimmed it and matted onto Black Card and added some 5mm Black Pearls.

I've spent a few day doing a bit of  'I wonder if' and I wondered if I could use the Pigment Ink Pad to create a paint so, I swiped some onto my Craft Sheet and added a little CS Warm White Chalk Paint. I gave it a little mix and created a pale peach paint. I painted this onto Coconut White and used it to cut out Sue Wilson's Stitched Doodle Flowers.

I made a mould using Melt Art Mold-n-Pour and a Craft Consortium Pearl & Diamante Circle. The lit the Tea-Lights in the Efco Enamel Pot. I added some Clear and some Black Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals to a Foil Dish and popped the lid on. Once my embossing crystals had melted, I added them to my mould. I added my embellishment to the centre of my flower.

I cut a couple of leaves out of Black Card using Sue's Trailing Ivy Die Set.

I assembled my card as shown, adding an 8mm Black Pearl to the corners of my background and popping it onto a Coconut White Card Blank (I was itching to mat and layer again and pierce! lol).

I don't have many of the products from the shows in stock on my website but I'm offering 10% discount on items I do have. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I won't be posting any orders out now until 28th December.

See you later!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Sneak Peek

Hi Bloggers.

Today I have a sneak peek from the One Day Special that I'm launching tomorrow night at 8pm on Hochanda. The ODS is a great bundle with some really great products at a brilliant price. There's a lovely mix of items on the show - some are new to me so it's been a bit of a learning curve this week but great fun.

I used a Pronty MDF Photo Frame. I painted it with White Gesso. I spritzed the back panel with Phill Martin CS Decadent Teal Ink Spray Mist. While the ink was still wet, I used a brush to spread it evenly over the piece.

For the front panel, I spritzed some Decadent Teal Mister onto my Craft Sheet. I added some CS Warm White Chalk Paint and gave it a good mix. I painted the front panel. Once dry, I covered it with Clear Perfect Medium, added CS Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals and heat set using a Low Speed Heat Tool. I repeated the process to give a beautiful tiled effect (hard to capure on camera unfortunately).

I have the Efco Enamel Pot on the show and some lovely CS Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals. I lit the Tea Lights, popped a foil dish onto the metal plate, added some CS Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals and popped the lid over. Years ago, I learned that you can make your lovely coloured crystals go further if you start with clear first and then add colour to it. Once the Clear was melted, I added some Bright Gold, Lapis Pearl and Majestic Purple in clear lines across the dish.  I used this to create the hearts in the frame. I've had a set of heart cookie cutters for years - I used the largest in the set and starting with the heart in the top left, I popped it onto the Creative Expressions Vintage Tapestry A6 Background. I poured some of the melted crystals into the mould. After a few minutes, I removed the cutter and stamp. I rubbed a little Phill Martin Old Gold Gilding Wax over.

I repeated the process with the other 3 hearts, adding more crystals to the dish when necessary. For the top right-hand one, I used the Creative Expressions A6 Feather Swirl Background.

For the bottom left-hand one, I used the Creative Expressions A6 Silhouette Leaf Background.

For the bottom right-hand one, I used the Creative Expressions A6 Alpha Writing Background.

I cut some leaves out of Black Card using Sue Wilson's Curled Vines Die Set. I spritzed a piece of Coconut White Card with Decadent Teal Ink Spray Mist. I used it to create a couple of flowers with Sue's Exquisite Poppy Die Set, I drew the veins on the petals through the dies using a Pigma Micron Pen.

I have Melt Art Mold-n-Pour on the shows - this is great stuff. I'm looking forward to showing how to use this. Basically you can make a mould out of pretty much anything. I've made a mould from a cheap plastic button and I've used it loads. I've made 2 gold buttons out of Clear/Bright Gold Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals.

Job done! I'm really pleased with this, hope you like it too.

I'll be back tomorrow with a couple of cards that I've made for the shows.

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

It is so nice knowing ....

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Another Caught in Crystal Pixie Powder Background on this one. To re-cap how to create it, I used a piece of Heat Emboss Acetate. I added CS Glue and spritzed with a little water. I then sprinkled CS Pixie Powders over - I used Golden Mint and Scarlet Mist. I spritzed with a little more water and then sprinkled CS Frosty Dawn Diamond Frost over. I scrunched up a piece of White Tissue Paper, opened it out and added it to my background. I pressed it into the glue using a piece of Kitchen Roll and put aside to dry (4 – 5 hours).

Once my background was dry, I simply matted it with layers cut from Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Belgian Background Die Set (I used Sue's Background Rectangles to cut the outer edge of the largest background die).

The sentiment is from Justrite Doodled Birds stamped using Jet Black Archival.

A really quick card once the background is dry.

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Cherish

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Wild Roses Embossing Folder.

I coloured a piece of Coconut White Card using Peacock Feathers Distress Stain. I cut both of the dies in Sue Wilson's Jubilee Petite Striplet together out of Black Card 3 times and just the outer di in the set out of my Peacock Feathers Card 3 times. I glued the die cuts together in pairs and added them to my background using Mounting Cushion as shown.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite For All You Do Vintage Labels Three Stamp Set onto my Peacock Feathers Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using die #1 from Sue's St. Lucia Die Set. I cut die #2 and #3 together out of Black Card and just die #3 out of my Peacock Feathers Card.

I cut a couple of leaves out of my Peacock Feathers Card using Sue's Laurel Leaves Die Set and made a flower using Sue's Striped Nasturtium Die Set. I added a Small Black Circle Dazzler to the centre of my flower.

I assembled the card as shown adding a 5mm Black Pearl to each corner and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. 

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on December 16th is ......................

Dawn Holben

Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
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Birthday Wishes

Hi Bloggers.

Here’s today’s card –

 For my background, I scrunched up a piece of Coconut WhiteCard. I opened it out and using Smoothies, I applied Sun-Lit Cedar, Natural Rosewood and Decadent Bamboo Colour Cloud to the peaks. I missed with water, left it for a few minutes for the ink to move a little and then flattened with my Encautic Iron.

Once 100% dry, I stamped one of the panels from the Justrite Playful Painted Trio Stamp Set 3 times using Sun-Lit Cedar. I then randomly stamped one of the postage mark stamps from the Justrite Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves Stamp Set using Decadent Bamboo. I edged my background with Sun-Lit Cedar and matted onto Black Card.

I stamped the leaf image from the Creative Expressions Autumn Leaf Bouquet Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. I coloured in using the same 3 Colour Clouds that I used on my background plus a little Decadent Oak Colour Cloud. I cut the image out using the co-ordinating solid leaf die from Sue Wilson's Autumn Leaf Trio Die Set.

I cut dies #3 and #4 from Sue's Swirly Vine Background Die Set out of Black Card. I cut die #4 out of Coconut White Card and coloured it with Sun-Lit Cedar. I glued the 2 die cuts together and added the leaf image.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Scribbled Frame Sentiments onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Black Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Sue's Pierced Flags and cut the next sized die out of Black Card. I edged the sentiment die cut with Sun-Lit Cedar.

I cut some leaves out of Black Card and Copper Pearl Card using Sue's Swirly Leaf Trio Die Set and added them to 2 of the corners of my background.

I assembled the card as shown matting onto Black and Coconut White Card (coloured with Sun-Lit Cedar), adding a couple of Small Black Circle Dazzlers to the top left-hand corner and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. 

Sue Wilson is continuing with her One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (18th December) - Phill Martin Sentimentally Yours - Baroque Border Sentiments only £8.99!

Many Happy Returns

Hi Bloggers.

Here’s today’s card –

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Eternal Ivy Embossing Folder.

For the leaves, I used a piece of Heat Emboss Acetate. I added CS Glue and spritzed with a little water. I then sprinkled CS Pixie Powders over - I used Burnt Orange, Straw Yellow and Emerald Green. I spritzed with a little more water and then sprinkled CS Aurora Sparkle Diamond Frost over. I scrunched up a piece of White Tissue Paper, opened it out and added it to my background. I pressed it into the glue using a piece of Kitchen Roll and put aside to dry (4 – 5 hours). Once dry, I cut some leaves using the complete leaf dies from Sue Wilson’s Autumn Leaf Trio Die Set. I cut the corresponding open leaf dies from the same set out of Black Card.

I cut some rectangles out of Coconut White and Black Card using Sue’s Double Pierced Rectangles and Double Pierced Rectangles Set B.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin’s ButterflyElegance Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using Sue’s Pierced Flag Die Set and cut the next sized die in the set out of Black Card.

 I added a couple of leaves to one end of the flag.

I assembled the card as shown adding a Small Black CircleDazzler to each corner and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. 

Sue Wilson is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm with some of her favourite dies from her last couple of releases. I’m offering 10% discount on items I have for sale on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Discount applies till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout. 

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
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