Miss You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I ran a piece of Bright White Card through the Spellbinders Platinum Machine with the Creative Expressions Art Deco Rose Swirl Embossing Folder.

I stamped the image from the Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Wildflower Art Stamp Set onto Bright White Card using Watering Can Archival. I trimmed it and matted it onto Dark Grey Card.

I trimmed a pattened paper from Phill Martin's Blossom 8 x 8 Paper Pad and matted it onto Dark Grey Card.

I cut the outer corner backer die from the Spellbinders Octagon Strips & Accents Die Set out of Dark Grey Card twice. I cut the 2 corners dies together out of the same patterned paper twice. I folded and tucked and added them to the Dark Grey backers.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Meadow Circles Clear Stamp Set using Watering Can Archival. I cut it out using a die from the Spellbinders Venetian Accents Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm and 8mm White Pearls and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.  

The September release of Sue Wilson dies is out next week. I am expecting stock on Wednesday or Thursday. You can see them here and place your pre-orders. I will send them out as soon as I have them.

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 (3rd September) - Phill Martin Sentimentally Yours Blossom 8 x 8 Paper Pad only £8.99!

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

Going back in time today for your Freebie Friday Card featuring one of my absolute favourite stamps that Sue Wilson's artist designed for me -  Curled Frame.

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

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

Bookings are now being taken for my September and October Workshops at Creative Expressions HQ in Kettering. For all workshops at CE HQ, you can either contact Tracey on 01536 481778 during office hours or email her at tracey@creative-expressions.uk.com for more information or to book a place. I have also set the workshops up so that you can book via my website - see below for the relevant links.

The next workshop at CE HQ is on Wednesday 21st September. This is a Christmas themed workshop split into a morning and an afternoon session.

Morning Session - running 10am till 1pm. £30.

To book the above workshop via my website, click here.

Afternoon session - running 2pm till 4pm. £20.

To book the above workshop via my website, click here.

I have been asked to run another Stamping Masterclass. This will be on Wednesday 12th October. This ia an all day class with lots and lots of practise. The class runs 10am till 4pm and is £40 per person. You can book via my website here.

Oh, and just a little reminder - 

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 September) - Ranger Dye Ink Pad : Lily Pad only £2.99!

 

Two-Fer

Hi Bloggers.

I have a two-fer of little cards for you today (and that sentiment is here again!) -

So, to start with on this one, I made my own patterned card. I used a piece of Coconut White Card and stamped some of the flower heads from the Justrite Floral Silhouettes One Stamp Set using Lilac Whisper, Violet Haze and Clear Day Colour Clouds using a Smoothie. I also stamped one of the butterflies from the same set using Soft Cerise Colour Cloud.

I used the largest die in the Justrite A2 Stitched Banners & Rectangles Die Set to make a card blank out of Coconut White Card. I cut the other larger dies in the set, alernating between my patterned card and Coconut White Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Circle of Friends Stamp Set using Watering Can Archival.

Here's your second card -

For this one, I made a card blank out of Coconut White Card using the largest die in the Justrite Four in a Square Die Set. I cut the largest 2 dies together in the set out of Antique Copper Pearl Card to create the window.

I stamped 4 of the smaller circle images from the Justrite Meadow Circles Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed them with CS Copper Kettle Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. I cut them all out using the circle dies from the Four in a Square Die Set.

There you go - 2 simple, dinky proper cards!

Lisa Horton is continuing with her One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. She has some gorgeous new Christmas stamps and some absolutely fabulous alcohol marker pens from Graphmaster. I am offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer valid 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).
Deal of the Day today (1st September) - Leonie Pujol Masks & Stencils : Sing only £2.99!

Friends are still warming the Heart!

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I spritzed a piece of Coconut White Card with water and then added some CS Peacock Green and Golden Mint Pixie Powders. I usually leave it to dry naturally but I wanted a lighter finish on this card so I ran a Kitchen Roll over it - this removes some of the mica (which is why I prefer to leave it to dry naturally). There is still some shine left, though it;s hard to show in a photograph.

I made sure it was completely dry and then stamped the Justrite Text Background using Coffee Archival. I made sure the ink was completely dry and dusted with an Anti-Static Bag. I stamped some elements from the Justrite Floral Silhouettes One Stamp Set using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Mirage Embossing Powder. I trimmed the background down and edged with Basil Leaf Colour Cloud using a Smoothie.

I stamped my favourite sentiment of the moment from the Justrite Circle of Friends Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I used Sue Wilson's Australian Collection to cut it and the Black Mat out (can't remember which ones and I forgot to write it down!). I edged the sentiment with Basil Leaf Colour Cloud.

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

Lisa Horton is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm with some gorgeous new Christmas stamps and some absolutely fabulous alcohol marker pens from Graphmaster. I am offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer valid 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 (31st August) - John Lockwood Primrose Everyday Sentiments Stamp Set only £8.99!

 

Friends Warm the Heart

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 Passion Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design - it's not a repeating pattern but the join is not visible.

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 Blooming Vines Stamp Set. 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 image. I added CS Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit. I cut it down into 3 pieces and matted onto Antique Gold Pearl Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Circle of Friends Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Bright Gold Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Justrite A2 Butterfly Garden Dies. I also cut the butterfly wreath from the same set out of Antique Gold Pearl Card. I cut a mat out of Antique Gold Card using Sue Wilson's Melbourne Die Set.

I made a flower out of Coconut White Card using Sue's Camellia Complete Petals Die Set. I added some CS Glue and CS Iced Snow. I cut a pair of leaves out of Anitque Gold Card using Sue's Laurel Leaves Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding a 5mm White Pearls to each corner 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 with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (30th August) - Sue Wilson Zig Zag Border Die only £5.99! 

Celebration Today

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 Turkish Delight Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design - it's not a repeating pattern but it's easy to hide the join.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Circle of Friends Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I cut it out using Sue Wilson's Melbourne Die Set and inked through the die and around the edges with Crimson Kiss Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I cut the next sized die in the set out of Black Card.

I cut the 2 largest dies in the set together out of Coconut White Card and inked through the die and around the edges with Crimson Kiss Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I cut the largest die only out of Black Card and glued the 2 die cuts together.

On Coconut White Card, from the Justrite Multi-Step Poppies Clear Stamp Set I stamped 1a 3 times and 3a twice using Jet Black Archival. I then stamped 1b and 3b on top using Crimson Kiss Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I stamped 1c and 3c on top using Scarlet Woman Colour Cloud, again applied using a Smoothie. Finally, I stamped 1d and 3d on top using Onyx Black Colour Cloud, again applied using a Smoothie. I cut them all out using scissors. I added some leaves cut from Black Card using Sue's Maidenhair Fern Die Set.

I assembled the card as shown adding some Small Black Circle Dazzlers and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. I inked my Coconut White mats with Crimson Kiss Colour Cloud.

For the Bank Holiday weekend, I'm offering 10% discount on everything on my website. Offer applies till midnight tonight. Discount will be applied at checkout. So, stock up on essentials, Christmas crafting and consult your wish list!

I have John Lockwood's new stamps available to pre-order on my website here. Dispatching from Wednesday 31st August. Also, the brand new Graphmaster Alcohol Pens that Lisa Horton will have on Hochanda on Wednesday night through Thursday are now in stock here. Please note - orders which contain any of John's new stamps will not be sent out till Wednesday/Thursday this week and will be processed in order that they are received.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 26th August is ...............................

Suebak

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 with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Thinking of You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Bright White Card using the Creative Expressions Butterfly Dreams Embossing Folder.

I stamped the image from the Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Wildflower Art Stamp Set (sorry, no more stock at CE) onto Bright White Card using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and cut a mat out of Sky Blue Card using Sue's Double Pierced Square Set B.

I cut the largest die in the Spellbinders In Spades Pendant Die Set out of Custard Card and hooked my stamped topper into it. I added some 3mm White Pearls to the In Spades die cut.

I cut the border backer die only from the Spellbinders Octagon Strips & Accents Die Set out of Custard Card twice. I cut the border backer die and the corresponding border inner die together out of Sky Blue Card twice. I folded and tucked and glued them to the backer die cuts and added some 5mm and an 8mm White Pearl to each border

I stamped the sentiment from the Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 It's More Flower Art Stamp Set onto Bright White Card using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using Sue's Double Pierced Rectangles and cut a mat out of Sky Blue Card using Sue's Double Pierced Rectangles Set B.

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

For the Bank Holiday weekend, I'm offering 10% discount on everything on my website. Offer applies till midnight tomorrow evening (29th August). Discount will be applied at checkout. So, stock up on essentials, Christmas crafting and consult your wish list!

I have John Lockwood's new stamps available to pre-order on my website here. Dispatching from Wednesday 31st August.

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 are in my thoughts

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Black Card using the Couture Creations Large Circles Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design. I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added the frame to my background using 3d Foam.

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 image from the Justrite Meadow Circles Stamp Set. I stamped it onto Black 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 image. I added CS Aurora Lights Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit. I cut it to size using Justrite Stitched A2 Banners & Rectangles Dies.

I cut the largest 2 dies together from Sue Wilson's Melbourne Die Set out of Coconut White Card twice. I scored them, cut along one score line to the centre and folded mountain and valley folds. I glued the 2 together and added my Meadow Circle to the centre using 3d Foam.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Clear Perfect Medium onto Black Card and embossed with CS Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a die from the Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Die Set and cut another die from the same setout of Coconut White Card.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 8mm Black Pearls to the corners.

For the Bank Holiday weekend, I'm offering 10% discount on everything on my website. Offer applies till midnight Monday evening (29th August). Discount will be applied at checkout. So, stock up on essentials, Christmas crafting and consult your wish list!

I managed to order some of John Lockwood's new stamps late yesterday afternoon. They are available to pre-order on my website here. Dispatching from Wednesday 31st August.

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 Freebie Friday again. This week I have a demo card for you -

You can read how this card was made here - I used Peacock Green Pixie Powder on this one instead of Candy Pink.

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

John Lockwood is continuing with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm with his Autumn range of stamps and birthday year. I am offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer valid till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout. I am still waiting for the new stamps to become available for me to order on the CE website. As soon as I spot them, I will order them.

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 (26th August) - Phill Martin Sentimentally Yours Petite Scribbled Sentiments : Occasions only £9.99!