Let there be love

Hi Bloggers.

Back from a very busy One Day Special. Hope you enjoyed the shows - they are really lovely dies and that paper pad! Well, I hope you got yours!

Today will be spent doing post, unpacking, washing and trying to sort out the huge amount of website stock that is currently sat in my lounge! I really need to get on with my next post for the Spellbinders Blog and I have a couple of projects to do for Making Cards Magazine. How many hours are there in a day??

Here's today's card -

When I was cutting the dies to go on the sample boards, I thought the waste from the little berries die in the Spellbinders Labels Fifty Decorative Accents looked like it would be good to ink through. So, in a moment of madness, I cut the die many times in a square of foundations card to make my own mask. I used my mask to create my background, first inking though it onto Milk Card with CS Rose Blush Colour Cloud applied using a Smoothie. I then rotated my mask and inked through it with CS Spring Bluebell Colour Cloud applied using a Smoothie. I ran my Rose Blush inked Smoothie around the very edges of the card.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Mini Baroque Inspirational Sentiments Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using a Spellbinders Labels 50 Decorative Accents die and inked through the die with Rose Blush Colour Cloud.

I cut the largest die in the same set out of Milk Card and again inked through the die with Rose Blush Colour Cloud.

I cut the 4 flower die and the swag die from the Spellbinders Floral Berry Accents Die Set out of Milk Card and inked through the die with Rose Blush Colour Cloud. I popped some CS True White Detail Embossing Powder into a bag and added a little CS Phill Martin Chic Magenta Mica Powder and gave it a shake. I added Clear Perfect Medium, my embossing powder mix and heat set. I shaped the flowers and added them to the swag die cut.

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

Pixie Powders are now in stock and any orders placed over the last few days will be sent out today. Here's a reminder of some of the cool backgrounds you can make with them - you can even paint with them. Any cards not yet seen here on the blog will be featured very soon!

You can find all 20 colours of Pixie Powders on my website here. £2.99 each.

Cosmic Shimmer Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powders which sold out very quickly on last week's Justrite One Day Special are now in stock. You can find them here. Here's a reminder of a few of the cards I've made with them -

I have also received stock of the new CS Metallic Gilding Polishes as shown on Hochanda on John Lockwood's shows earlier this week. You can find them here. I have 9 of the 12 colours. I will watch out for stock of the 3 missing colours to become available.

I also have another brand new Cosmic Shimmer product called Diamond Dust. It's an ultra fine glitter that looks different on white and black card. You can find them here.

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 March) - Sue Wilson Tessa Die Set only £12.99!

One Day Special continues on Hochanda today

Hi Bloggers.

Spellbinders One Day Special shows continue today at 9am, 12noon, 4pmand 7pm - hope you can join me.

Here's today's card -

I cut the main die in the Spellbinders Circle Contempo Decorative Accents Die Set out of one of the patterned papers in the Craft Consortium Wild Rose 12 x 12 Paper Pad, but at the same time I also cut a die from the Spellbinders Labels Fifty Die Set out of the centre. I cut the outside die from the Spellbinders Loopy Card Creator Die Set out of Bright White Card and added my Circle Contempo Die Cut using 3d Foam.

I used my Labels Fifty die cut and cut the #2 die from the Spellbinders Labels 50 Decorative Elements Die Set out of the centre. I glued the remainder of the Labels Fifty die cut back into the aperture in the Circle Contemp die cut and then added the Labels 50 Decorative Elements die cut using 3d Foam taking care to line up the pattern in the paper.

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Pierced Tag Senttiments Stamp Set onto Bright White Card using Watering Can Archival. I cut it out using #1 die in the Labels 50 Decorative Elements 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. 

I thought you might like to see the boards I did with all the dies on - they show the dies off much better than the packaging I think.

Labels Fifty -

Labels 50 Decorative Elements -

Labels 50 Decorative Accents -

Floral Berry Accents -

Circle Contempo Decorative Accents -

Circle Contempo Tags -

Loopy Card Creator -

Houndstooth Card Creator -

I have added photos of some of the samples from the One Day Special to the Gallery on this blog (access via the top menu) and to my Julia Watts Crafts Facebook page.

I'm offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from my shows. Discount applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. You can find them here. 

My website my be temporarily unavailable between 8am and 10am today as my service provider has scheduled maintenance. Hopefully, it won't be too disruptive.

I'm sorry I didn't manage to do a post run yesterday. I will catch up with all of it on Thursday.

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 (23rd March) - Rosebud Mini Striplet Stamp only £2.99!

One Day Special on Hochanda this evening

Hi Bloggers.

I'm launching a Spellbinders One Day Special on Hochanda this evening starting at 8pm. I hope you can join me.

Here's today's card made with some of the dies on the show -

For the background, I've used the Spellbinders Loopy 6 x 6 Card Creator Die Set. The main die debosses and embosses only - there are no cuts. I ran that die through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with a piece of Bright White Card using the embossing sandwich. I then added the outer die (a very useful 6 x 6 square die) and ran it through with the cut sandwich. I removed the outer die and inked through the remaining die with Phill Martin CS Chic Pumpkin Colour Cloud using a Smoothie.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill's Mini Baroque Inspirational Sentiments Stamp Set onto Bright White Card using Chic Pumpkin Colour Cloud applied using a Smoothie. I cut if out using #2 die (where #1 is the smallest) from the Spellinders Labels 50 Decorative Elements Die Set and inked through the die with Chic Pumpkin.

I cut the #3 die from the Labels 50 Decorative Elements Die Set out of Bright White Card. I covered it with Clear Perfect Medium and dusted Phill's CS Chic Pumpkin Mica Powder over it.

I cut the flower corner and some little flowers out of Bright White Card using the Spellbinders Floral Berry Accents Die Set. I covered the flower corner with Clear Perfect Medium and added Chic Pumpkin Mica Powder. I inked through the die on the flowers.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 3mm White Pearls, a 5mm White Pearl and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

The Pixie Powders and the Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powders are due this morning. I have added them to my website (just click on the highlighted text). I have ordered 9 of the colours of the new CS Metallic Gilding Polish, 3 weren't in stock when I ordered last night. They should appear on my website in the next day or so.

I'm offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from my One Day Special. Discount applies till midnight tomorrow or while stocks last. You can find them here. I do my very best to have as much in stock as I can but please understand that it's very hard to predict just how high demand will be and so sometimes the stock disappears very quickly.

The winner of Freebie Friday on March 18th is.....................

wendy

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

Hope to 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).
Deal of the Day today (22nd March) - John Lockwood Butterfly Dreams Stamp Set only £8.99!

Sneak Peek

Hi Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing a sneak peek from tomorrow night's Spellbinders One Day Special on Hochanda.

You may notice that this card features some yummy paper - this is from the Craft Consortium Wild Rose 12 x 12 Paper Pad. I think that may even be more popular than the English Garden 12 x 12 Paper Pad - so be warned!

I use the outer die from the Spellbinders Loopy Card Creator Die Set to cut the paper for my background.

I cut the largest die in the Spellbinders Circle Contempo Decorative Accents Die Set out of Bright White Card. I added this to my background paper using 3d Foam Pads.

I chose another paper from the pad with small roses on it and cut the smallest die from the Spellbinders Labels Fifty Die Set 4 times and added the die cuts to the corners.

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Pierced Tag Sentiments onto Bright White Card using Watering Can Archival. Icut it out using Spellbinders Circle Contempo Tags. I cut the corresponding larger die from the same set out of patterned paper.

I cut a Spellbinders Labels Fifty Die out of Bright White Card, a Spellbinders Labels 50 Decorative Accents Die out of patterned paper, another Labels Fifty Die out of Bright White Card and a Spellbinders Labels 50 Decorative Elements Die out of patterned paper. I stacked them all up using 3d Foam.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 3mm White Pearls and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

John Lockwood continues with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm with part 2 of his new Blossom Collection. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. Discount applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. You can find them here. 

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 (21st March) - Creative Expressions Eighties Betty Stamp Set only £7.99!

Sending Wishes

Hi Bloggers.

I have an all white card for you today -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the new Creative Expressions Jacobean Floral Embossing Folder.

I cut the Justrite A2 Splendid Border out of Coconut White Card. I glued it to my background, just on 3 of the edges.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Wedding Inner Sentiments Stamp Set using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the smallest of the circle dies from the Justrite Stitched A2 Banners & Rectangles Die Set. I cut the other circle die out of Coconut White Card as a mat.

I cut the 2 rectangle dies in the same set out of Coconut White Card. On the smaller one, at the emboss stage I added the Leaf Print Mask. I didn't glue the rectangles onto my car - I left them so that they could be taken in and out of the border die cut.

I assembled the card as shown adding a couple of White Pearl Corners piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.

John Lockwood is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm with part 2 of his latest stamp collection. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows on my website. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tomorrow night.

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 (20th March) - Spellbinders Tudor Rose Card Front only £12.99!

New Grandma

Hi Bloggers.

No, I'm not a Grandma! At least not for a few years, I hope!

Here's today's card for a new Grandma -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card with the Creative Expressions Twinkle Twinkle Embossing Folder. I inked around the edges with CS Pretty in Pink Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I rubbed Pearl Moon Gilding Wax over the surface. I left it to dry for a few minutes and then buffed it up using a dry wet wipe.

I stamped the image from the Justrite We're Having a Baby Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Watering Can Archival. I coloured in using Antique Linen and Spun Sugar Distress Ink, pulling the colour out using a Water Brush.

I placed the banner from the Justrite Stitched A2 Banners & Rectangles Die Set over the image and stamped the wording where I wanted it, again using Watering Can Archival. The then cut it out and inked through the die with Pretty in Pink Colour Cloud. I cut the next sized banner out of Baby Pink Card.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm White Pearls in the corners.

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 (19th March) - Phill Martin A6 Leafy Background only £5.99!