Thank You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I popped a few drops of Flamingo, Amethyst and Limeade Alcohol Inks onto a piece of felt on an Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool and used this to colour a piece of White Gloss Card.

I cut the Spellbinders Symmetry in Space Kaleidoscope Die out of Coconut White Card twice. I snipped away part of the straight line edge on one side of one of the die cuts and glued both die cuts to my background.

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added it to my background using 3D Foam and trimmed away the excess.

 I cut the sentiment from more of my background paper using the Spellbinders All About You Die Set. I cut one of the dies from the Spellbinders Sunflower Photo Frame Die Set out of Coconut White Card twice and added my sentiment.

I made a flower from more of my background paper using Spellbinders Pinwheel Posies Die Set. I added an embellishment left over from my last One Day Special on Hochanda - made using Clear and Blue Raspberry CS Ultra Thick Embossing Crystals in a mould made from a Wendy Vecchi embellishment.

I cut a couple of leaves from Coconut White Card using Spellbinders Romantic Vines Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding an 8mm White Pearl to 3 of the corners and a couple of Coconut White mats.

Lisa Horton is continuing with ther 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 tomorrow night or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

Today's Flash Sale is 20% off Stampendous Frantage. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or While Stocks Last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

If you're popping over to my website - don't forget to check the Clearance Section - lots of bargains up for grabs on there!

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's Friday again! That means I have another card that needs a new home -

You can read how this card was made in this post.

To go into the draw to win it, leave a lovely comment below and I will announce the winner on Monday.

Lisa Horton is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Discount valid till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last and 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 (28th October) - Designs by John Lockwood - Daisy Heart Stamp only £2.99!

Seasons Greetings

Hi Bloggers.

Day 1 of Ally Pally today. I'm demoing lots of Justrite stamps and dies and Cosmic Shimmer goodies. Hope to see you there.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I used a piece of Yupo White Cardstock. I cut it in half. I added Pool and Mermaid Alcohol Inks using an Applicator Tool and Felt. I then stamped the deer, tree and rock from Lisa Horton's Winter Wonderland Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival. Now, to be honest, I made a complete mess of this (I think my Archival needed re-inking) but that wasn't a problem. I just popped some Alcohol Ink Blending Solution onto the background and wiped it away using Kitchen Roll. A little of the blue colour remained, but I was happy with that. So, I started again!

I applied more Alcohol Ink using the Applicator Tool again, this time just around the edges.

Once the ink was dry, I dusted with an Anti-Static Bag. I stamped the images using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. Now, Yupo doesn't really like to be heat embossed I discovered so, you have to be really careful or the top layer will start to shrink away!

I stamped the sentiment from Lisa's Inky Christmas Stamp Set, again using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder (carefully!).

I stamped little splats around the edges with a little stamp set from the same set using Jet Black Archival.

I matted onto Black Card and popped it onto a proper Coconut White Card Blank.

Sue Wilson, Phill Martin and John Lockwood have shows being broadcast live from Ally Pally on Hochanda this weekend. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows. You can find them all here. Offer 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).
Deal of the Day today (17th September) - Wild Rose Studio 6 x 6 Paper Pack - Peach Blossom only £1.99!

Live Your Dream

Hi Bloggers.

A day of catching up today and chores. Must tidy by Craft Room a bit too!

Here's today's card -

Bit of a nightmare to photograph this one because of the Black Gloss Card!

The background is the Caught in Crystal Technique - a piece of Heat Emboss Acetate, I trailed some CS Clear Varnish Lacquer over it and then added Alcohol Inks in Poppyfield, Sunset Orange and Sunshine Yellow. I sprinkled over some Bronze Blush CS Pixie Powder and some Frosty Dawn CS Diamond Frost. I scrunched up a piece of White Tissue Paper, opened it out and added it to my background, tapping it down using a piece of Kitchen Roll. I put it aside to dry (approx 4 - 5 hours).

I cut a frame out of Black Gloss Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Background Rectangles. I cut the border die from the Spellbinders Venetian Accents Die Set out of Bright White Card and added to my frame. Once my background was dry, I added my frame using 3D Foam and trimmed away the excess.

I cut the mask die from the Venetian Accents Die Set out of Black Gloss Card. I cut the large motif from the Spellbinders Venetian Motifs Die Set out of Bright White Card and inked through the die with Chic Pumpkin Colour Cloud using a Smoothie.

I stamped the sentiment from the Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Live & Make Art Stamp Set onto Bright White Card. I trimmed the sentiment down and edged with Chic Pumpkin Colour Cloud.

I completed the card by matting onto Bright White Card and then onto Gloss Black Card.

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 (24th August) - Woodware Clear Magic Single - Huge Dog only £2.99!

Love You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

 

The background is Sue Wilson's Caught in Crystal Technique. I used a piece of Heat Emboss Acetate and drizzled seom CS Clear Varnish Lacquer over it. I then added some drops of Sail Boat Blue and Purple Twilight Alcohol Inks. I sprinkled over some Tumbled Glass Distress Glitter and dusted some CS Phill Martin Platinum Mica Powders from above (don't touch the brush to the surface). I scrunched up a piece of White Tissue Paper, opened it out still retaining lots of creases and added it to my background. I dabbed it down using a piece of Kitchen Roll. I put aside to dry. FYI - you leave the tissue paper on, don't try and remove it.

I cut the inner die only from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Card Creator Die Set out of Coconut White Card.  I did some precision inking through the die using the pointy end of a Smoothie and Plum Cobbler CS Colour Cloud. I removed the die with the help of my Spellbinders Tool 'n One. I then placed the die next to where I had already cut making sure that I could just see the very edge of where I had already cut and ran through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine again. It won't be a perfect extension but you can hide the worst bit under the sentiment panel. Once again, I precision inked through the die.

Once my Caught in Crystal Background was dry, I added my Acanthus Leaf background to it securing with CS Glue.

I cut a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Background Rectangle Die Set and added it to my backgrounds using 3D Foam Tape. I trimmed away the excess using scissors.

I stamped my sentiment from the Justrite Lilac Blossoms Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a small die from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags Die Set.

I cut the #3 die from the Spellbinders Renaissance Vine Die Set out of Coconut White Card and inked through the die with Plum Cobbler Colour Cloud,

I finished my card by adding some 4.5mm and 5mm Craft Consortium Pearls.

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 (6th July) - Betty Boots Baker Betty Stamp Set only £7.99!

You make my heart smile!

Hi Bloggers.

I'm heading out early this morning travelling to Domino Crafts in Wolverhampton for a demo day 10am till 4pm. If you're in the area, please stop by.

Here's today's card -

For the back background (if that makes sense!), I used a piece of White Gloss Card and dropped some Alcohol Inks onto the surface. I used Purple Twilight, Sailboat Blue and Sunset Orange but you could use any.

I cut the Inner die only from Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Duality Die Set out of Milk Card 3 times, taking care not to put my tan mat over the already embossed sections each time. I glued this to my Alcohol Inked Background.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Chrysanthemum Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using a die from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags Die Set and cut the corresponding larger die from the set out of Black Card.

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

Sue Wilson is back on Hochanda today at 2pm and 3pm. I'm offering 10% discount on the items I have in stock on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tomorrow (Sunday 3rd July). Discount is 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 (2nd July) - John Lockwood Camellia Ring Elements Stamp Set only £8.99!

 

Spellbinders One Day Special Continues on Hochanda today

Hi Bloggers.

I'm continuing with the Spellbinders One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am. 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Lisa Horton has shows today too at 10am, 1pm and 5pm with some fab MDF. Hope you can join us.

I have another two-fer for you today featuring the die sets that are in the One Day Special.

Here's the first card - made entirely from Steel Pearl Card -

I've used Saliboat Blue and Purple Twilight Alcohol Inks and and Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool to colour some pieces of Steel Pearl Card (I just did the edges of the mat pieces). I cut the inner die and one of the outside edge dies from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Duality Die Set towards the bottom of a piece of Steel Card and added this to my Alcohol Inked card.

I cut the outer die only in the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Card Creator Die Set (love this die set - lots of techniques to show you with this) from another piece of Alchol Inked card. I then cut both dies together out of Steel Card and glued the 2 pieces together.

I coloured 6 Craft Consortium Pearl Hearts with the same Alcohol Inks as before.

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

Here's the second card (and it is an actual card! lol) -

This is a real quickie. I inked all over a piece of A5 Heat Emboss Acetate with Purple Twilight, Sailboat Blue and Sunset Orange Alcohol Inks using the Applicator Tool.

I folded it in half. I also folded an A5 piece of Coconut White Card in half. I popped the 2 pieces together and secured them with a piece of Craft Consortium White Satin Ribbon adding a Craft Consortium Small Circle Pearl Diamante Charm.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Chrysanthemum Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using one of the small dies from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags Die Set and inked through the die with Chic Pumpkin Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I cut the corresponding larger die from the set, again out of Coconut White Card and inked through the die with Chic Pumpkin.

I added a couple of Craft Consortium 5mm Pearls to the right hand corners.

I hope you've enjoyed today's two fer. I love Alcohol Inks - there are so many techiques you can do with them. I hope to be able to able to demonstrate some of them (please see last night's launch show on catchup on Hochanda's website here). Tim Holtz has done a bunch of videos on Alchol Inks - I've included a couple below -

Unfortunately, I don't have the colours of Alcohol Inks in stock that I have on the shows but I do have other colours - you can find them here.

I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I've had a quick look at Lisa's table at the studio and I've spotted that she has her latest stamps on her shows so I've popped them and the White Gesso Primer with 10% off - you can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight.

Just a reminder, if you like the look of Alcohol Inks but would like to try before you buy, my next workshop locally at Yardley Gobion Village Hall features Alcohol Inks. You can see more details and book via my website here. This workshop is being repeated at Creative Expressions HQ on Wednesday 3rd August.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
10% discount on new Sue Wilson Festive Collection till midnight tomorrow (29th June).You can find them on my website here. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (28th June) - Phill Martin From the Heart Female Relatives Die Set only £8.99!

Happy Birthday

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I used something from my bits box. It's a background made using the Caught in Crystal Technique which you can see described here on Sue Wilson's Blog. I used CS Clear Varnish Lacquer, Alcohol Inks in Lettuce, Sunshine Yellow, Latte and Rust, PM CS Decadent Bamboo Mica Powder and CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels.

I cut the inner die only in Sue's Intertwining Circles Striplet out of Milk Card 4 times leaving a border as shown. I glued this onto my Caught in Crystal Background and then matted onto Black Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Wild Rose Studio Everyday Sentiments Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using Sue's Pierced Flags and cut another out of Black Card.

I made a flower out of Milk and Black Card using Sue's Orange Blossoms - Complete and Open Petals Die Sets and added a 5mm Black Pearl. I cut a couple of leaves out of Black Card using Sue's Orange Blossom 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.

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 (23rd December) - Hobby House Vintage Blooms Lilac only £2.99!