You're Special

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I started by cutting the Spellbinders Renaissance Border One out of Icicle Pearl Card 6 times. I added 3 of them to a piece of Midnight Blue Pearl Card, setting them tip to tip. I then added 2 more into the gaps. I cut the final one into half lengthways and added it into the space left at both sides. I let the glue set and then ran it through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Spellbinders Elite M-Bossabilities Folder. I matted onto another piece of Midnight Blue Pearl Card.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut #2 die from the Spellbinders Renaiisance Jewelled Frame from it. I removed the other backing sheet and then added CS Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Meadow Circles Stamp Set onto Icicle Pearl Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using a die from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags Die Set. I cut the corresponding larger die from the same set out of Midnight Blue Card. I cut the #3 die from the Spellbinders Renaissance Vine Die Set.

I tied a bow using 2 lengths of Craft Consortium White Satin Ribbon and added a Craft Consortium Vintage Pearl Charm.

I assembled the card as shown adding an 8mm White Pearl to the corners and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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Thank You So Much

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

A simple weave for you today with just a little extra work preparing the backgrounds for the weave.

I cut Sue Wilson's Classic Weaving Die out of Coconut White Card and then ran it through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Creative Expressions Wild Roses Embossing Folder.

I popped some CS Flake & Glitter Glue onto a piece of Wax Paper. I picked it up onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam and used it to ink up the Justrite Holly Garland Background Stamp. I stamped it onto Coconut White Card leaving the stamp on the card no more than 3 seconds so as not to tear the card.  I cleaned my stamp under a cold tap and then went back to my stamped background. I added CS Gemstones Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit. I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet on top of the background, removed the backing sheet and added CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels. I then cut the Classic Weaving Die into it.

I did a simple one by one weave.

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue's Double Pierced Rectangles and Double Pierced Rectangles Set B. I added it to my background using 3D Foam Tape, adding a little CS Glue to the tape as going onto Glitter Jewels. I trimmed away the excess using scissors.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Butterfly Elegance Sentiments using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Ancient Copper Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Sue's Belgian Tags. I cut out dies #2 and #3 together from the same tag out of Coconut White Card. I cut die #3 from the same tag out of  Antique Copper Pearl Card.

I cut Sue's Star Flower Cluster out of Coconut White and Antique Copper Pearl Card and added 3mm White Pearls to the centre of the flowers.

I completed my card by adding an 8mm White Pearl to the corners of my frame and some mats of Coconut White Card.

I do hope you're not getting bored with woven cards - I still love them! I spent Saturday evening weaving with some leftover bits from my Hochanda shows and a couple of hours yesterday putting them onto cards so I have lots more to share with you.

Lisa Horton 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 on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

The latest release of Sue Wilson Dies and co-ordinating stamps are arriving this morning. You can find them all on my website here. All pre-orders will be sent out today. Be sure to check Sue's Blog for cards featuring her new die launch.

If something is out of stock on my website, you can now request an email as soon as it's back in stock - press 'email me when back in stock' just under the 'add to bag' button. Please only use this if you are wanted to order the item from me as I will use this when placing orders with suppliers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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SImple Sneak Peek Two-fer

Hi Bloggers.

The Creative Expressions Takeover on Hochanda continues today. I'm heading out early as I need to be at the Studios for 8am. My first show is at 10am. I've popped the complete schedule in the left-hand sidebar of this blog.

Here's the first card for you today -

I started by cutting the Spellbinders Cascading Butterflies Die out of Bright White Card. I kept the die cuts for another project. I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Butterfly Elegance Stamp Set in the bottom left-hand corner using Jet Black Archival.

I glued a piece of patterned paper from Phill Martin's Frosted Essentials 8 x 8 Paper Pad which was slightly smaller than the Bright White piece, to a piece of Black Card and then onto a Bright White card blank.
 
I cut the Cascading Butterflies die out of the plain side of another paper from Phill Martin's Frosted Essentials 8 x 8 Paper Pad. I glued the cascading die cut into the aperture in the Bright White Card.

I embossed some of the fall away butterflies, 2 plain and 1 patterned, using the Spellbinders Paisley M-Bossabilities Folder. I shaped them and added them to my card. I also shaped a plain and a patterned butterfly that I didn't emboss and added those too.

I finished my card, adding some CS Glue around the edges and then CS Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels. I also added a little CS Glue and Glacier Ice to the bodiesof the shaped butterflies and a 5mm Black Pearl to the corners.

Here's your second card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Bright White Card using the Spellbinders Elite M-Bossabilities Folder. I matted it onto a piece of Black Card and then onto a Bright White Card Blank.

I cut the Spellbinders Cascading Stars Die out of Bright White Card. I added Clear Perfect Medium and then CS White Gold Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set. I added more Perfect Medium and more powder to areas I missed and heat set again. I then randomly touched some of the points of the stars with Perfect Medium and added CS Black Mirage Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set.

I embossed one of the big fall away stars in the same way. I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Meadow Circles Stamp Set onto a medium sized star using Jet Black Archival.

I finished my card by adding a Small Black Circle Dazzler to the corners.

My shows are at 10am, 1pm, 3pm and 6pm today and 3pm and 6pm on tomorrow  (with Mask Techniques). I've popped the full schedule into the left hand side bar of this blog (view web version on phones and tablets). My samples into the gallery section of this blog and on my Julia Watts Crafts Facebook Page.

I'm offering 10% discount on all the products from all of the Takeover Shows this weekend that I have on my website. They're all together here. Discount applies till midnight on Sunday or While Stocks Last and will be applied at checkout.

If you aren't on facebook and haven't seen the trailer for the takeover, here it is (feel free to have a giggle!) -

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
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Takeover Sneak Peek

Hi Bloggers.

As promised, today I have a sneak peek from my Takeover Shows tomorrow -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Bright White Card with the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder. I cut another piece of Bright White Card slightly larger than the piece I embossed. I ran a Clear Perfect Medium Pad around it, added CS White Gold Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set. I added my embossed background to it and added the pair to a Bright White Card Blank using CE Mounting Cushion.

I cut dies #2 and #3 from the Spellbinders Renaissance Jewelled Frame Die Set and double embossed them using Clear Perfect Medium and White Gold Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder.

I stamped the image from the Spellbinders Embroidered Flowers Stamp and Die Set onto Bright White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS White Gold Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the die from the same set and added it to my card using 3D Foam.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Butterfly Elegance Sentiments onto Bright White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed using CS Gold Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a die from the Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags Die Set and added to my card using 3D Foam.

I finished my card by adding an 8mm White Pearl to each corner of the frame.

My shows are at 10am, 1pm, 3pm and 6pm tomorrow and 3pm and 6pm on Sunday (with Mask Techniques). I've popped the full schedule into the left hand side bar of this blog (view web version on phones and tablets). I'll pop my samples into the gallery section of this blog some time today and onto my Julia Watts Craft Facebook Page.

I'm offering 10% discount on all the products from all of the Takeover Shows this weekend that I have on my website. They're all together here. Discount applies till midnight on Sunday 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 over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (13th January) - Stampendous Perfectly Clear Stamp Set - Shoe Sense only £6.99!

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
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For Being You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I cut the Spellbinders Two Way Street Die by Marisa Job out of Coconut White Card. I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Aqua Card and trimmed to just fractionally smaller than the die cut. I peeled away the other backing sheet and added it to the die cut. I rubbed CS Diamond Sprinkles into the exposed adhesive. I matted the piece onto Aqua Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite For All You Do Vintage Labels Three 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 Renaissance Tags Two Die Set and cut the corresponding larger die from the set out of Aqua Card.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut a couple of flowers from it using Spellbinders Shabby Posies Die Set. I removed the other backing sheet and rubbed CS Diamond Sprinkles into them. I added a Duck Egg Craft Consortium Resin Flower to the centres. 

I cut a couple of leaves out of Aqua Card using the Spellbinders Romantic Vines Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown, adding some White 5mm Pearls and popping onto a Coconut White Card Blank.

Lisa Horton is launching a new One Day Special on Hochanda at 8pm this evening. 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 25% off all Creative Expressions Gilding Waxes. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or While Stocks Last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I spent most of yesterday picking and packing website orders. All orders posted from 22nd December till yesterday afternoon will go out today. 

Those of you who subscribe to my website newsletters will be aware that Creative Expressions are taking on the Woodware brand. This is fabulous news. Products included are Jane Gill and Francoise Read stamps (they will also be bringing out new designs), Woodware Tools of the Trade and Sakura. Hopefully, the full list of products that have been taken on will be revealed by the end of January. Exciting times ahead!

Thanks for stopping by.

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

You mean the world to me

Hi Bloggers.

Well, I managed to get my lie in yesterday - yay! Woke up to the sad new about the death of George Michael. I missed out on going to see him live in the 80's but Kathryn and I went to see him on his 25 tour - brilliant! So many talented people have been lost during 2016, let's hope that 2017 does not follow suit.

We really enjoyed Rogue One - I had already seen it but Nathan hadn't and I was happy to see it a second time.

My Craft Room is tidier now - still not really tidy but my problem is space and too much stuff to fit into it! I'm sure many of you have that problem too!

Here's today's card -

The background is the Pixie Powder Caught in Crystal technique. To recap, 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 Purple Violet and Teal Wash. 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 cut the Spellbinders Wagonwheel Kaleidoscope Die out of Coconut White Card twice. I glued them onto 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 stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Crysanthemums Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using a die from Spellbinders Acanthus Leaf Tags and the corresponding larger die from the set. I inked through both dies using CS Phill Martin Decadent Teal Colour Cloud using a Smoothie.

I spritzed a piece of Watercolour Card with water and sprinkled over Teal Wash and Purple Violet Pixie Powders. Once dry, I made a flower from it using a die from the Spellbinders Pinwheel Posies Dies Set and added a Craft Consortium Pearl & Diamante Circle to the centre.

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

I finished my card by adding a Craft Consortium Pearl Heart to 3 corners of my frame.

Sorry if I confused anyone yesterday regarding John Lockwood's One Day Special - no one told me that it was starting at 9am! Anyway, apologies if it messed you up. It's still on catchup at www.hochanda.com if you missed it.

Today's Flash Sale is 20% off Distress Marker Pens. 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).

Boxing Day Boxes

Hi Bloggers.

Well my lie in yesterday morning went totally to pot. I forgot about the brass band! Every year on Christmas Day at 8am a Brass Band comes and plays on the corner by our house - only for about 2 minutes, just enough to wake everyone up! I can tell you, it puts me in a right good mood every time! I haven't a clue who they are or why they do it but it annoys me every time. I wouldn't mind if they did it a couple of hours later - not everyone has little ones and is up at that time.

Moan over! I realised yesterday that I hadn't posted any Spellbinders projects this month so before the month disappears, I thought I'd better fix that. Obviously, I didn't get much tidying done as I was getting cards made but there's always today! Nathan and I are off to see the new Star Wars movie later so I had better get a move on as I also need to start prepping for my next One Day Special on 5th January.

I have a couple of little boxes for you today. They're made using the Spellbinders Box Of Treats Special Occasions Die Set by Marisa Job.

The first one is made from a paper in Lisa Horton's Christmas Paper Pad -

It's a cute littel box - once made it measures approx 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" (plus flaps).

This is what the main die looks like -

If you cut and then emboss, the fold lines are scored.

Then, just fold, and glue the side panels and then thread some ribbon through the holes in the flap. Really easy!

I made a second one -

I used Phill Martin's Snowflakes Paper Pad for this one. I also used some of the other dies in the set. The sentiment is from the Justrite Christmas Mini Tags Stamp Set stamped using Cobalt Archival.

John Lockwood is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda today at 9am (change from usually launching at 8pm!) then also at 12noon, 4pm and 2 hours at 6pm. I have just 3 items from the shows on my website but I have popped a 10% discount on them. If you're interested, you can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I'm running a series of Flash Sales on my website from today till New Years Day. Today's Flash Sale is 20% off all Cosmic Shimmer Texture Pastes. 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).