2015 Review

Hi Bloggers.

Well it's goodbye to 2015 so today I thought I'd share some of my favourite cards with you from this year month by month.

January -

You can read how the above card was made here.

February -

I just love Sue Wilson's Weaving Dies and this is one of my favourite cards  made with the Striped Die Set. You can read how this card was made here.

March -

You can read how the above card was made here.

April -

You can read how this card was made here.

May -

June -

You can read how the above card was made here.

July -

Just love that funky tree! You can read how this card was made here.

August -

You can read how the above card was made here.

September -

You can read how the above card was made here.

October -

You can read how the above card was made here.

November -

You can read how the above card was made here.

December -

You can read how the above card was made here.

That's it! Very hard to choose some months! Hope you've enjoyed the review.

Today's Flash Sale is -

20% off all Stamps

Offer expires midnight tonight (or while stocks last). Discount applied at checkout. I probably won't be able to post out many orders today as I'm taking Kathryn back to Southampton. She came up on Sunday and I've had the lurgy the whole time! A Christmas present from Nathan! I'll try and catch up with post on Saturday morning.

John Lockwood is continuing with his MDF One Day Special on Hochanda today at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Hope you can tune in.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (31st December) - Wild Rose Studio Silverton Hall Paper Pack only £2.99!

Congratulations

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

The background is from my demo bits - a piece of Coconut White Card embossed using the Couture Creations Garden Frame then grouted with Phill Martin's CS Chic Grey Blue Sparkle Texture Paste.

The frame is also from my demo bits - cut using Sue's Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles. I added 3D Foam to the back of the frame and onto some Acetate. I cut Sue's Heart of Hearts Dies out of Coconut White Card. I glued the heart to the Acetate. Rather than waste the little bits from the die cuts, I used them as 'shaker bits' and added more 3D Foam to the back of the Acetate to set it above the grouted background.

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Flower Hearts Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Sue's Pierced Flags. The flower is also from my demo bits - made using Sue's Perfect Peony Complete Petals and following Sue's tutorial here and here. I added some CS Dries Clear Glue and some CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels.

I assembled the card as shown adding some White Pearl Corners and some more layers cut using Sue's Double Pierced Rectangles.

Today's flash sale on my website is

20% off Dies

Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount is applied at checout.

John Lockwood is launching an MDF storage One Day Special on Hochanda this evening starting at 8pm and continuing through tomorrow. Hope you can tune in.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (30th December) - Pack of 5 Sakura Glaze Pens : Lights only £7.99!

Thinking of You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I spread some Phill Martin CS Frosty Blossom Sparkle Texture Paste through the Peacock Mask onto Black Card and put aside to dry (approx 2 hours).

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Butterfly Dreams Stamp Set onto Blush Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using Spellbinders Pierced Delight.

I made 3 flowers out of felt from the Wedding Felt Pack using Sue Wilson's Diagonal Flowers Die Set. I cut a couple of leaves out of Blush Card using Sue's Laurel Leaves Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 8mm Black Pearls and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

Today's flash sale on my website is

20% off all Cosmic Shimmer Products.

Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount is applied at checout.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (29th December) Spellbinders Victorian Medallion One - only £9.99!

True Friend

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Another card (yes, an actual card this time) made from The Hobby House All Dressed Up Kit. All the papers, embellishments and card blank are froom the kit. I've just added a little extra Black Card and a teeny bit of white card from my stash to stamp my sentiment on.

I've cut the topper and black mat out using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles.

The kit has lots of sentiments on it but I wanted to use Sue's Pierced Flags and the sentiments supplied didn't quite fit so I stamped my sentiment from the Wild Rose Studio Everyday Sentiments onto some white card using Jet Black Archival and cut out using Pierced Flags and cut another out of Black Card.

I made a flower from some paper from the kit and Black Card using Sue's Orange Blossom - Complete Petals and Open Petals. I cut a couple of leaves out of Black Card using Sue's Lauel Leaves Die Set.

Today's flash sale on my website is -

20% off all products from The Hobby House. 

Offer expires midnight tonight (or while stocks last). Discount is applied at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (28th December) -  Couture Creations Simone's Style - only £12.99!

Thinking of You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Hope you're not fed up of me using up demo bits! I still have loads left!

For the background, I ran a piece of Coconut White Card through the Spellbinders Paltinum Machine with the Couture Creations Thinking of You Embossing Folder.

I cut a frame out of Coconut White Card using Spellbinders 6 x 6 Matting Basics A and inked through the die with Phill Martin CS Frosty Heather Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I then used one the elements in the Christmas Corner Mask and dabbed more Frosty Heather Colour Cloud through again using a Smoothie.

I stamped the floral image onto Coconut White Card using CS Flake & Glitter Glue applied with a piece of Cut n Dry Foam. I added Lilac CS Polished Silk Glitter. I cut out using Spellbinders Labels 44 and inked through the die with Frosty Heather.

I made a flower out of Mauve Card using Spellbinders Flower Play following Sue Wilson's tutorial here and here. I added some CS Dries Clear Glue and sugared with CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels.

I cut a couple of leaves out of Coconut White Card using Spellbinders Romantic Vines.

The flash sale on my website today only is -

20% off all Ink Pads.

Discount will be applied at checkout. Offer expires at midnight tonight. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (27th December) - SW Scandinavian Collectiion Oslo only £9.99!

Thankful

Hi Bloggers.

Hope you had a good Christmas Day. Here's today's card -

A demo bits card yet again! The background is Coconut White Card with Phill Martin CS Frosty Blue Sparkle Texture Paste spread through the Criss Cross Mask.

The borders are brom Sue Wilson's Spanish Collection Corner, Border & Tag Set - cut in Coconut White and backed with a strip of Sky Blue Card.

The sentiment and the daisy chain heart are from John Lockwood's Daisy Chain Elements Stamp Set, stamped onto Coconut White Card using Cobalt Archival. This was originally stamped onto a Spellbinders Triple Flip Card die cut but, as many of you will have witnessed if you've been to one of my Spellbinders demos this year, I got ink on some areas on the other sections on the die cut. Now, I usually use it anyway but this one had too much mess on it for me so, although not designed for it, I cut it out using Sue's Heart of Hearts Die Set and inked through the die with Phill Martin CS Frosty Sky Colour Cloud applied with a Smoothie. I cut the largest die in the set out of Sky Blue Card.

I cut some of Sue's Delicate Daisies Open Petals our of Cobalt Card and some of Sue's Laurel Leaves out of Coconut White Card, inking through the die with Frosty Sky. I added some Frosty Sky Twinkles to the centre of the flowers and then sprinkled some CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels over.

I assembled the card as shown piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.


Today is the last day that you can get 25% off everything in the Christmas Category on my website - offer expires midnight tonight. From tomorrow up to and including New Years Day, I will be running a series of one day flash sales so be sure to check back here every day or on my facebook page so that you don't miss out!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
25% off all items in Christmas Category till midnight 26th December.
Deal of the Day today - 26th December - Clear Sparklers only 99p per pack!
 

Happy Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

No Freebie Friday this week - it'll be back next Friday. The card from last Friday wasn't claimed so I have re-drawn and the new winner is ....................

Loraine Jefferies

Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com with your address and I'll pop it in the post next week.

I thought it would be appropriate to share this with you today -

Products used -

MDF Happy Christmas
Sue Wilson Classic Poinsettia Die Set
Sue Wilson Trailing Ivy Die Set
CE Shaded Poinsettia Stamp Set
Clear Perfect Medium
CS True White Detail Embossing Powder
The Hobby House Brads
5mm White Pearls
Russet Red CS Shimmer Paint
Vintage Holly Gilding Wax
Red Solid Two Tone Ribbon

Happy Christmas Everyone!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
25% off all items in Christmas Category till midnight 26th December.
Deal of the Day today (25th December) - Wild Rose Studio Flower Vine only £4.99!

Celebrate

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Not exactly using up demo bits for this card but I am using more of my Hobby House All Dressed Up Kit and using some Spellbinders Dies that I've had for a while and haven't got around to using.

All the card, paper and embellishments are from the kit. I've just used a bit of White Card from my stash for the main die cut and that's all I've added.

The lovely image and the die cuts it's sitting on are all cut using the Spellbinders Flourished Frame Die Set (think this is going to be a favourite!).

I;ve cut a fancy border out of some lovely pearlescent black card (in the kit) using Spellbinders Classic Bracket Edgeabilities Die Set. I've added the sentiment from the Spellbinders Phrase Set Two and a couple of garlands from the Spellbinders Happy Birthday Garland Die Set.

I've added a little bow and embellishment to the left of the image (again all in the kit - you do have to tie a bow though!).

Easy peasy - I love these kits!

Have a great Christmas Eve. There'll still be new posts here all over the Christmas and New Year period. Pop by if you get a chance.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders placed in December (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
25% off all items in Christmas Category till midnight 26th December.
Deal of the Day today (24th December) - Spellbinders Tudor Rose Card Front only £12.99!