Just Because

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card - actually the first one I've made this year as, thankfully I made all of the ones you've seen up till now before Christmas.

The background is Coconut White Card run through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design and inked around the edges with Wilted Violet Distress Ink using a Smoothie.

The topper is a Spellbinders Carnival Drean Cut Fold & Tuck cut from Phill Martin's Decadent Damask Paper Pad with a 5mm White Pearl in the centre. This was added to a piece of Coconut White Card cut using Spellbinders Curved Squares and inked through the die with Wilted Violet Distress Ink. Finally, there's a Spellbinders Lace Doily Motif cut from the plain side of one of Phill's papers.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Fabulous Sentiments Stamp Set using Plum Archival. I cut it out using Spellbinders Victorian Tags Two and inked through the die with Wilted Violet. I cut the corresponding larger die out of the plain side of one of Phill's papers.

I made a flower out of the patterned side of Phill's paper - I cut 3 of the largest but one size in the Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers Die Set and following this method. I cut a couple of flourishes out of the plain side of the paper using the same die set.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 8mm White 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 till further notice (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (7th January) - Couture Creations Evergreen Die only £8.99!

A true friend

Hi Bloggers.

A simple card today (still using up demo bits - aren't you impressed?!) -

The background is a piece of Coconut White Card run through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Spellbinders Lace and Frills Card Creator. I wrapped a piece of Light Orchid Satin Ribbon around the centre.

The sentiment is from John Lockwood's Rosebud Elements Stamp Set, stamped onto Coconut White Card using Watering Can Archival and cut out using Spellbinders Decorative Curved Squares and inked through the die with Wilted Violet Distress Ink using a Smoothie.

I cut the largest die int he set out of Mauve Card and again inked through the die with Wilted Violet.

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

A number of you have asked whether I'm better yet - well, frankly, I'm not! I've had the flu since Boxing Day and it's not getting better but it is progressing through the various aliments so I guess that's a positive! Although, I wasn't expecting toget some of the symptoms back! I don't do ill and it's now proving to be flipping inconvenient to say the least!

Lisa Horton has a One Day Special on Hochanda starting this evening at 8pm. I've offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the show. You can find them here. Discount valid till midnight tomorrow night (7th January or while stocks last).


Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (6th January) - Sue Wilson Dephinus Die Set only £8.99!

When in Doubt

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

The background was left over from a Hochanda and it's so lovely that it seemed rude not to use it! If I remember correctly, I made an ink pad by misting some Mulberry Mist Ink Spray Mist onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam. I used this to ink up the Justrite Cornflower Damask Background. Sometimes the ink dries quite quickly so a light mist before stamping onto Coconut White Card helps. I added a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet and then CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels.

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Fern Frames Elements Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Red Geranium Archival.I cut it out using a die from Sue Wilson's Zoe Die Set and inked through the die with Scarlet Woman CS Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I cut the larger dies in the set out of Coconut White Card and Black Card again inking through the die with Scarlet Woman.

I cut Sue's Delicate Filigree Buckle Bar out of Coconut White Card twice. I removed the buckle bits and joined the decorative pieces onto a strip of Back Card. I stacked a pair of the buckle bits and added a little piece of Black Card behind and a 5mm Black Pearl to the centre.

I added some Crimson Resin Roses from Craft Consortium and a couple of leftover Crystal Corners that I had coloured with a Black Promarker.

I assembled the card as shown 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 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (5th January) - Phill Martin Chic Floral Paper Pad : only 7.99!

Smiles

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Using up some stamped and cut out flowers from my demo bits box with this one. The pile doesn't seem to be getting any smaller!

Simple card to make. The background is a piece of Coconut White Card run through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Creative Expressions Star Swirls Embossing Folder.

I cut the largest die in the Spellbinders Flourished Frame Die Set out of Blush Card. I cut the 2 largest dies together out of Coconut White Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Live Laugh Love Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed using CS Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using another die from the same set and cut the next sized die out of Blush Card.

The flowers are left over from a demo I didn't get to finish on Hochanda. They're from the Justrite Birthday Florals Vintage Labels 8 & 9 Stamp Set, stamped onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium, embossed with CS Silver Shine Detail Powder and cut out using scissors.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm White Pearls and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 1st January is ....................

BridgetCG

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (4th January) - Phill Martin Dragonfly Days Background only £5.99!

Have a Truly Fabulous Day!

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card using up some demo bits -

More bits from my demo box today. The decorative border at the bottom is from a Hochanda show. It's cut using Spellbinders Classic Postage Edge Edgeabilities and Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities. I used a paper from Phill's Decadent Damask 8 x 8 Paper Pad and cut a decorative edge using Spellbinders Classic Bracket Edgeabilities.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Fabulous Sentiments Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Plum Archival. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 49 Decorative Accents. I cut the corresponding sized die in the Spellbinders Labels 49 Die Set out of Rich Plim Card. I cut the largest die in the Spellbinders Fancy Ribbon Threader Die Set out of Coconut White Card and threaded Raisin Satin Ribbon through the holes and slits.

I tied a bow using 2 lengths of the wider ribbon in the pack. I added a flower from my bit box which was made out of Mauve Card using Spellbinders Flower Play. I added CS Dries Clear Glue and then CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels.

A couple of corners from my bit box which were cut using Spellbinders Lace Doily Accents.

I assembled the card as shown 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 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (3rd January) - Wild Rose Studio Oval Flower Die only £9.99!

Anything for You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I ran a piece of Coconut White Card through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Creative Expressions Wild Roses Embossing Folder.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Fabulous Sentiments Stamp Set using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a die from Sue Wilson's Grace Die Set. I cut some more layers out out Coconut White Card using the same die set.

I had some leftover grouted card (made with the Creative Expressions Swirling Holly Embossing Folder and CS Polar White Sparkle Texture Paste) so I cut some of Sue's Orange Blossom Complete Petals from it (you can't tell that it's a Christmas design) and made a flower. I cut some leaves out of Coconut White Card using Sue's Orange Blossom Leaves Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm White Pearls 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 on my website here till midnight tonight.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card on all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (2nd January) - Creative Expressions Wild Roses Embossing Folder only £7.99!

Happy New Year Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

Happy New Year to You all!

I thought I'd start the New Year with a Freebie Friday - because I can! lol!

Here we go - this is the card that's up for grabs with an appropriate sentiment I think -

You can read how this card was made here.

Leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw. I will announce the winner in Monday's post.

Today is the last Flash Sale Day on my website.

20% off all Embellishments

Offer valid till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount is applied at checkout.

Sue Wilson has a One Day Special on Hochanda starting this evening at 8pm. There's 10% discount on items that I have in stock from the shows on my website here. Offer runs till midnight tomorrow night (2nd January) or while stocks last.

I've decided to continue, for the time being, to give away cards for orders on my website to those of you that want them (ask for one in the comments box at checkout). You are not limited to one per person, just one per order.

Just a reminder that I am having a big sale and demo day with John Lockwood at Yardley Gobion Village Hall next Saturday 9th January. Everyone welcome.

Please note that I can't take payments by card. You can pay by cash, cheque, paypal if you have the app on your phone or via bank transfer, again if you have your bank's app on your phone.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Deal of the Day today (1st January) - Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad only £3.50!

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!