Save the Date

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Products used -
Spellbinders - Ladies Shoe, Inviting Words, Lacework Button Flowers, Arched Swallowtail Pennants, Decorative Swallowtail Tags, Romantic Vines
Craft Consortium - Pearl & Rhinestone Cluster, Pearl & Rhinestone Flowers, Lilac Resin Flower, Large Rhinestone Gems
Creative Expressions - Bed of Roses Embossing Folder
Card - Coconut White, Lilac

10% discount on everything on my website. Offer applies till midnight 22nd June. Orders will be posted from 23rd June onwards.

Thanks for stopping by.

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

With Love

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

Just a list of ingredients today -
Justrite Basketweave Background Stamp, A2 Card Front Basics Dies, Hope Oval Frame Dies, Flower Garden Dies, Large Oval Celebration Stamp Set
Salty Ocean Distress Ink
Smoothie
CS Clear Lacquer Varnish
Card - Coconut White, Sky Blue
Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
10% discount on all website orders. Offer expires midnight 22nd June. Orders will be despatched 23rd June onwards.
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Thank 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 Couture Creations Large Joe's Garden Embossing Folder and inked around the edges with Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink using a Smoothie.

I stamped the foliage from the Justrite Multi-Step Flower Garden Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card 3 times using Mowed Lawn Distress Ink applied using a Smoothie. I added the flower stamp from the same stamp set using Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink, again using a Smoothie. I cut them all out using an oval die from the Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Die Set and cut mats from Black Card using the next sized die.

I cut the sentiment out of Black Card using the Justrite Best Wishes Sentiment Die Set.

I cut the largest butterfly in the Card Front Basics Set out of Black Card, the smallest butterfly out of Coconut White Card and inked through the die in the latter with Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink.

I cut 4 corners out of Black Card using a pair of dies from the Card Front Basics Die Set.

I added a little CS Flake & Glitter Glue Highlighter to the centre of the flowers and added a little CS Frosty Dawn Diamond Frost.

I assembled the card as shown piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. I also added some Glossy Accents to the hearts.

 
Phill Martin if continuing with this One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. You can see the items I have in stock on my website here.

Leonie Pujol's new dies and stamps are now in stock on my website. You can find them here and here. I also have some Metallics and Clear Overlay Spectrum Noir Pens - you can find them here.

I'm heading off on holiday VERY early in the morning tomorrow with my daughter, Kathryn. We're off to Cape Verde, hoping for sunshine and lots of relaxation! I've put 10% discount on everything on my website. Offer applies till midnight 22nd June. Orders placed yesterday will be posted today. Orders placed between today and 22nd June will be posted from 23rd June onwards. Please be patient with me when I get back from holiday as I have a One Day Special on Hochanda starting 27th June so I need to get prepped for that too! There won't be another Deal of the Day until 24th June.

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Happy Birthday

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For my background, I spread some Icicle Blue CS Sparkle Texture Paste through the Web Mask onto Coconut White Card. Leaving the mask in place, I sprinkled some Firework Burst CS Pixie Powder. I removed the mask and put aside to dry ( a a couple of hours).

I used Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles and Double Pierced Rectangles Set B to make a frame out of Coconut White Card. Once my background was dry, I added the frame using 3d Foam Tape and trimmed away the excess using scissors.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Applique Flowers Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the smaller die in the Justrite Vintage Sentiment Tags Dies. I stamped the frame from the same stamp set onto Black Card, again using Clear Perfect Medium but this time I embossed with CS True White Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the other die in the Vintage Sentiment Tags Dies.

I stamped the flower from the same stamp set onto my Black Card card twice using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS True White Detail Embossing Powder. I cut them out using scissors. I glued them on top of each other, offsetting them and added a Craft Consortium Vintage Pearl Charm. I cut a couple of leaves out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Orange Blossom Leaves.

I added a mat of Black Card and a mat of Coconut White Card and my card was complete.

Phill Martin is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm. I'm offering 10% discount on products that I have in stock on my website from the shows. You can find them here. 

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 10th June is .....................

 Jackie Trinder

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

 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 (13th June) - Creative Expressions Sunflower Bouquet Stamp Set only £2.99!

 

Home

Hi Bloggers.

Had a great day yesterday at my Stamping Masterclass. My next local workshop is on Saturday July 9th.

Here's today's card -

I sprayed the back of one of the masks from Leonie Pujol's Home Mask Set with some Crafters Companion Stick & Spray and then popped it onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I added a little CS Plum Twist Pixie Powder into a mister bottle and misted over.

Once dry, I used Leonie Pujol's Doodle Drops Clear Stamp Set and stamped around the mask. I removed the mask, removing any excess adhesive using an Adhesive Eraser.

I coloured in some of the stamps using Distress Markers - Seedless Preserves, Mermaid Lagoon and Candied Apple.

I cut out using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles.

I assembled the card as shown piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. I also added some Glossy Accents to the hearts.

 
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 (12th June) - The Hobby House Boutique Paper Flowers : Vintage Blooms Lilac only £1.99! 

Celebrate Tag

Hi Bloggers.

I'm running a Stamping Masterclass locally today. Should be fun!

I have an MDF Tag to share today -

I painted a Scalloped MDF Tag with CS White Gesso. I added some Picked Raspberry and Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink using a Smoothie as shown. I used Picked Raspberry to cover the sides and theback of the tag. I dried them using my heat tool and then applied a second coat of ink to deepen the colour.

I spritzed some water into my hand and then clapped over my tag to form splats. I left it a few seconds and then blotted dry with a piece of Kitchen Roll.

I misted some Pastel Blue Chalk Mister onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam. I used this to ink up a section of the Justrite Basketweave Background Stamp and stamped it on the left hand side of my tag.

I stamped some foliage from the Justrite Create a Flower Garden Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival along the bottom of the tag. I cut a couple of flowers out of Black Card and added them to the bottom of my tag too.

I inked all over the tag with Clear Perfect Medium, added clear CS Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Powder and heat set. I added some more and and powder twice more. Whilst the powder was still moulten I sprinkled some CS Frosty Dawn Diamond Frost over.

I cut the smallest oval from the Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Dies out of Black Card. I cut the sentiment from the Justrite Best Wishes Sentiment Dies out of Coconut White Card. I cut the largest butterfly die in the A2 Card Front Basics Die Set out of Black Card twice. I cut the smallest butterfly die out of Coconut White Card - I inked through the die on one with Picked Raspberry and the other with Carved Pumpkin.

I swiped both of the Distress Ink Pads across my Craft Sheet and misted with water. I dragged some Blue White American Seam Binding through the ink. I dried it using my Heat Tool and added it to my tag.

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 (11th June) - Sue Wilson Thinking of You Die only £6.99!

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's Freebie Friday and here's this week's card that needs a new home -

You can read how this card was made here.

Leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw to win. I'll announce a winner on Monday.

If you loved Leonie Pujol's dies and stamps in her One Day Special this week, you may be interested to know that I ordered them a couple of weeks ago for my website. Hopefully, they will be arrive soon.

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 (10th June) - Creative Expressions Vintage Silver Buttons only 99p per pack!

 

Best Wishes

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I inked a piece of Coconut White Card with Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry and Salty Ocean Distress Inks using Smoothies. I spritzed a little water into my hands and clapped over the background creating splats. I left it for a few seconds and then blotted with some Kitchen Roll. Once completely dry, I stamped the foliage from the Justrite Create a Flower Garden Stamp Set several times across the bottom section using Jet Black Archival.

I misted a piece of Coconut White Card with CS Pastel Pink Chalk Mist and another piece with CS Pastel Blue Chalk Mist. Once completely dry, I stamped the birdhouse top onto the pink piece and the birdhouse stand on the blue piece - both stamps are from the Justrite Home Tweet Home Stamp Set and I stamped them both using Jet Black Archival. I cut the stamped sections of the birdhouse using scissors and added them to my background as shown, gluing the stand using CS Glue and adding the house using 3d Foam.

I cut the Best Wishes sentiment out of Black Card using the Justrite Best Wishes Sentiment Dies.

I assembled the card as shown piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.
 
Just to let you know, Lisa Horton's stamps including the Rustic Birds are now back in stock on my website 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 (9th June) - Phill Martin From the Heart Male Relatives Die Set only £9.99!

Justrite One Day Special continues today

Hi Bloggers.

The Justrite One Day Special continues on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Hope you can join me.

Here's today's card -

I made a card blank out of Coconut White Card, the same way as I made the one on yesterday's post, using the largest die in the Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Die Set. I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using the largest rectangle and the next but one rectangle in the set and added thin strips of 3d Foam to the back of it.

I took another piece of Coconut White Card and scrunched it up. I opened it out and rubbed the Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad over the surface, picking up the peaks in the distressed card. I then spritzed it with water, left it for a few moments for the ink to move around and then ironed it (this stops the ink moving and flattens it out). I put it aside to dry.

Once dry, I stamped the heart branches from the Justrite Create a Flower Garden Stamp Set in one corner using Jet Black Archival. I swiped some Abandoned Coral Distress Ink onto my Craft Sheet and picked it up with my Water Brush and used it to colour in the hearts.

In the top left hand corner, I used a really cool technique which is why I wanted to share this card with you today. So, this technique is fantastic with solid stamps - Lisa Horton's Silhouette stamps would be fab for this too. It does help that on the shows today, I have the fabulous Justrite Basketweave Background Stamp which is brilliant for this too. Anyway, back to the technique which I believe is called 'Kissing the Stamp' or something similar! So, I inked up the foliage stamp from the Justrite Multi-Step Flower Garden Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival. I stamped it into the Justrite Basketweave Background Stamp and then into the corner of my background. You get the pattern from the background on the solid design - cool, eh? I repeated this another 2 times (remember to stamp into a clean area of the background stamp each time).

I cut a couple sets of the leaves out of Black Card using the Justrite Flower Garden Dies. I covered them with Flake & Glitter Glue using the CS Flake & Glitter Glue Highlighter. This goes on blue (quite visible on Black Card), you need to wait till it goes clear before applying anything on top. Once clear, I sprinkled CS Frosty Dawn Diamond Frost over.

I popped my frame on top of my background and trimmed away the excess using scissors. I added a Craft Consortium Peach Resin Flower to each of my stamped corners.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Large Oval Celebration Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card. I cut it out using the smallest 2 oval dies in the Justrite Hope Oval Frames Die Set (the smallest oval die has no cutting edge, it just gives you a lovely pierced detail). Leaving the piercing die in place, I inked through it and around the edges with Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink using a Smoothie. I cut the middle sized oval out of Black Card as a mat.

I found this video on YouTube by Justrite showing lots of different ways to cut the Hope Oval Frame Dies - 

I've just updated the Gallery page of this blog with the samples from today's shows (access via top menu)

I'm offering 10% discount on products that I have in stock on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight.

 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 (8th June) - That Special Touch Bright Ideas Mask only £1.99!

Justrite One Day Special on Hochanda

Hi Bloggers.

I'm launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm with some gorgeous new stamps and dies from Justrite. (There's also a 3 stamp set bundle at a silly price so be sure to check that out - just saying!)

Here's today's card which I wanted to share as it features all the sets that are in the One Day Special bundle which includes a mega useful die set - A2 Card Front Basics Dies.

 

 OK, so just so you know what I'm taking about - this is the A2 Card Front Basics Die Set -

You get loads in there!

Anyway, back to the card - I folded an A4 piece of Coconut White Card in half and used the largest die in the set to create a card blank by leaving one of the cutting edges outside of the die. I cut the same die again out of Coconut White Card - this will be the base layer of the front of the card (I actually glue this to the back of my card blank so that any marks from my cutting plates are hidden). I cut the middle sized large rectangle die out of Black Card and the smallest large rectangle out of Coconut White Card. This last die cut, I ran through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Couture Creations Joe's Garden Embossing Folder and then inked around the edges using Abandoned Coral Distress Ink using a Smoothie.

I stamped the foliage from the Justrite Multi-Step Flower Garden Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card 3 times using Crushed Olive Distress Ink applied using a Smoothie leaving a gap between each one. I then added some flowers from the Justrite Create a Flower Garden Stamp Set using Abandoned Coral Distress Ink again applied using a Smoothie. I cut them out using the middle rectangle die in the subset in the bottom of the pic and cut 3 mats out of Black Card using the largest rectangle in that subset.

I cut the smallest rectangle in the subset out of Coconut White Card and inked around the edges with Abandoned Coral. I cut the middle rectangle out of Black Card. I cut the sentiment from the Justrite Best Wishes Sentiment Dies out of Black Card and added it to the panel.

I stamped a larger flower from the Create a Flower Garden Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Abandoned Coral Distress Ink applied using a Smoothie. Once the ink was dry, I cut it out using scissors. I cut a pair of leaves out of Black Card using Justrite Flower Garden Dies. I cut a pair of flowers from the same die set out of Coconut White Card. I used the pointy end of a Smoothie to ink through the dies with Crushed Olive for the leaves and Abandoned Coral for the flower heads. I added a dot of CS Cosmic Pearl PVA in the centre of the large flower and sprinkled CS Frosty Dawn Diamond Frost over it while wet.

I'm offering 10% discount on products that I have in stock on my website from the shows. 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 (7th June) - Spellbinders Bow Couture Die Set only £9.99!