Seasons Greetings

Hi Bloggers.

Day 1 of Ally Pally today. I'm demoing lots of Justrite stamps and dies and Cosmic Shimmer goodies. Hope to see you there.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I used a piece of Yupo White Cardstock. I cut it in half. I added Pool and Mermaid Alcohol Inks using an Applicator Tool and Felt. I then stamped the deer, tree and rock from Lisa Horton's Winter Wonderland Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival. Now, to be honest, I made a complete mess of this (I think my Archival needed re-inking) but that wasn't a problem. I just popped some Alcohol Ink Blending Solution onto the background and wiped it away using Kitchen Roll. A little of the blue colour remained, but I was happy with that. So, I started again!

I applied more Alcohol Ink using the Applicator Tool again, this time just around the edges.

Once the ink was dry, I dusted with an Anti-Static Bag. I stamped the images using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. Now, Yupo doesn't really like to be heat embossed I discovered so, you have to be really careful or the top layer will start to shrink away!

I stamped the sentiment from Lisa's Inky Christmas Stamp Set, again using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder (carefully!).

I stamped little splats around the edges with a little stamp set from the same set using Jet Black Archival.

I matted onto Black Card and popped it onto a proper Coconut White Card Blank.

Sue Wilson, Phill Martin and John Lockwood have shows being broadcast live from Ally Pally on Hochanda this weekend. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows. You can find them all here. Offer applies 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 (17th September) - Wild Rose Studio 6 x 6 Paper Pack - Peach Blossom only £1.99!

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's Freebie Friday again.

Here's this week's card that's up for grabs -

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

Leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw to win this card. I will announce the winner on Monday. Be sure to pop back to see if you have won! Last week's card as not been claimed yet!

I have changed the date of my Christmas Workshops at CE HQ - I'm a bit bogged under with prep for my next One Day Special. It's now on Wednesday 26th October. Full details can be found in the Workshops Section of this blog (click here).

I'm off to Ally Pally this afternoon. I'll be demonstrating on the Creative Expressions Stand, along with Lisa Horton, Phill Martin and John Lockwood all weekend. Sue Wilson will be demonstrating on her Rubbernecker Stand. Sue, Phill and John will be doing shows on Hochanda broadcast live on Saturday and Sunday - not sure of the times, sorry.

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 (16th September) - Spellbinders Savoy Labels only £11.99!

Hi There

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I spritzed a piece of Watercolour Card with Bronze Blush and Golden Mint CS Pixie Powders and put aside to dry.

Once dry, I stamped the Justrite Text Background using Sepia Archival.

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 one of the stamps from the Justrite Floral Silhouettes One Stamp Set. I stamped it onto my background 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. I repeated the process with another stamp from the set. I added CS Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit.

I stamped some more flowers using Jet Black Archival and also some butterflies from the same set.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Meadow Circles Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival onto a spare piece of card coloured with the same Pixie Powders as before. I cut it out using a die from the Justrite Four in a Square Die Set and cut a mat out of Black Card using a die from Sue Wilson's Melbourne Die Set.

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 with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
Deal of the Day today (15th September) - That Special Touch Mask : Bright Ideas only 99p!

Fire & Ice

Hi Bloggers.

A bit of Fire & Ice today -

I started by cutting the large decorative die from the Justrite A2 Butterfly Garden Dies into a piece of Black Card. I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet on the front. I turned it over to the back and added CS Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess with a piece of Rubit Scrubit.

I turned over to the front, removed the other backing sheet and added CS Iced Snow Glitter Jewels. I then used the largest die from the set to trim the frame to size.

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 Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit. I cut it out using the largest circle die from the Justrite Stitched A2 Banners & Rectangles 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.  

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 (14th September) - Sue Wilson Rose Garden Striplet only £6.99!

Happy Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

I have a Christmas Card for you today -

This is an actual proper card - I seem to be making quite a few of those at the moment. This one is A5 in size so easy to fit in an envelope (go me!). Another that's easy and great for batch making too.

My card blank is A4 sheet of Coconut White Card folded in half. I've used a paper from Lisa Horton's 8 x 8 Paper Pad (lovely!) and I've matted it onto Antique Gold Pearl Card.

I stamped the image from the Woodware Christmas Bells Stamp Set using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Gold Detail Embossing Powder. I added a little Scarlet Mist and Lava Red Pixie Powders into separate wells in a Mixing Palette. I added a little water from my Water Brush to make them into paint and coloured in my image as shown. I made sure that the paint was dry and then trimmed the image down and matted onto Antique Gold Pearl Card.

I cut Sue Wilson's Contemporary Happy Christmas Die Out of Coconut White Card.

 All done! 

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 products I have in stock 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 (13th September) - Creative Expressions By the Sea Clear Stamp Set only £8.99!

You Did It!

Hi Bloggers.

This card has been sat being not quite finished for months. All it needed was a sentiment. Now it has one and is getting it's day on the blog.

I popped the Emeralds Mask onto a piece of Watercolour Card. I sprinkled Mango Blaze and Scarlet Mist CS Pixie Powders over the top then spritzed with water. I removed the mask and put the card aside to dry. The Pixie Powder comes off the mask easily under running water.

Once dry, I dusted with an Anti-Static Bag and stamped the beautiful corner stamp from John Lockwood's Naturtium Elements Stamp Set using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder.

I tapped a little Scarlet Mist and Golden Mint Pixie Powders into separate wells in a Mixing Palette. Using my Water Brush, I added a little water to make them into paints. I used these to colour the image.

I stamped the sentiment and the frame from the Justrite Congrats Card Basics Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a die from the Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Dies. I coloured some areas of the frame using Mango Blaze and Scarlet Mist Pixie Powders.

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added them to my background using 3D Foam and trimmed away the excess using scissors. I added an 8mm White Pearl to each corner of the frame.

I added a couple of Coconut White mats to complete my card.

Lisa Horton is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm. I'm offering 10% discount on products I have in stock from the shows. You can find them here. Offer valid till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 9th September is...........................

Sandra Kent

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 (12th September) - Phill Martin Timeless Everyday Label Sentiments Stamp Set only £8.99!

Something a bit different

Hi Bloggers.

I have a mixed media canvas for you today.

I've used a 20cm square treated canvas - this means that you do not need to apply gesso before adding anything to the canvas.

I started by popping some CS Muti-Tex Powder onto my Craft Sheet. I added some water and a little CS Dries Clear Glue and gave it a good mix. I then spread it through the Dutch Doobadoo Wavy Stripes Mask along the left hand side of my canvas. I dried it using a Heat Tool.

I cut the Spellbinders Cascading Circles Die out of some scrap card and added it as shown using CS Glue.

I added some Crochet Ribbon and some Ric Rac Ribbon - I secured this using Ranger Distress Collage Medium. At this point I put it aside to dry.

I gathered together various embellishments - Buttons, Dazzler and Dazzler Setting, Paper Flowers, Paper Clay Embellishments that I had made ahead of time using Paper Clay and Silicone Moulds, Metal Leaves and a die cut from the Spellbinders Venetian Accents Die Set.

Once my ribbon was securely adhered, I added my embellishments. I also added some more Multi-Tex through the Vintage Diamond Mini Stencil, Splattered Mini Stencil and the Heart Cluster Mini Stencil (see if you can spot where I used those!). I also added a little more Ric Rac Ribbon. I put it aside to dry again.

Once all embellishments were secure, I painted the whole lot with CS White Gesso. I used one of the new Craft Consortium Brushes - I highly recommend those, really lovely to use. I gave some areas a second coat where necessary.

Once everything was sufficiently white and dry, I spritzed with Phill Martin CS Titanium Mister and with CS Mallow Blush Mister. Once dry, I added Phill Martin CS Copper Gilding Wax.

I finished by stamping the sentiment from John Lockwood's Pierced Tag Sentiments Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival. I trimmed down, split it int sections and edged with the Jet Black Archival Ink. I added it to my canvas using 3D Foam and a little CS Glue.

Mixed Media is alot of fun, very realxing and can be quite pretty rather than grungy.

John Lockwood is continuing with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. I don't have many of the items on the show in stock but I'm offering 10% discount on products I do have - you can find them here. Offer is 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 (11th September) - Phill Martin From the Heart - Grandparents Die Set only £8.99!

Thank you so Much

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, 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 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 Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes. I removed the excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit.

I cut a frame out of Antique Copper Pearl Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles and Double Pierced Rectangles Pierced Rectangles Set B. I added this to my background using 3D Foam and trimmed away the excess using scissors.

 I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Doily One Stamp Set onto Black Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Ancient Copper Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Justrite A2 Card Front Basics Die Set and cut a mat out of Antique Copper Card using the next size die in the set.

I added a black mat and a copper mat and my card was complete.

John Lockwood is launching a One Day Special on Hochanda this evening at 8pm. I don't have many of the items on the show in stock but I'm offering 10% discount on products I do have - you can find them here. Offer is 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 (10th September) - Sue Wilson Scalloped Lattice Buckle Bar only £5.99!

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's that time of the week again. Here's this week's card that's up for grabs -

You can read how this card was made here.

To go into the draw to win it, please leave a lovely comment below on this post (not the original post) and I'll announce the winner on Monday. Be sure to pop back on Monday to see if you've won.

I've fixed the projects for my next workshop in Milton Keynes, It's on Saturday 24th September and has a Christmas theme. There are 8 cards (yes, 8!) that are suitable for batch making to really get you started and they're all proper cards! Get me!

If you'd like to join in, you can book via my website here.

Kathryn has been changing the layout of my website for me, it's early days yet but I think it will make it easier for you to navigate through it. If you can't find anything, shout!

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 September) - MDF Lucky Horseshoes only £1.99!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

I have a Christmas Card for you today -

The stamps and the dies do all the work on this one - great for batch making.

I cut the frame from Sue Wilson's Ornate Framed Holly Noel Die Set together with #8 die from Sue's Double Pierced Squares Set B Die Set out of Antique Copper Pearl Card. I popped it onto a card blank made from Coconut White Card (yes, it's a proper card - it opens and everything!).

I popped a little CS Flake & Glitter Glue onto a piece of Wax Paper and picked it up onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam. I used this to 'ink' up the Holly Berry Frame Stamp. I stamped it onto a piece of Coconut White Card using the 3 second rule. If batch making, you can re-ink and stamp as many times as you like but you must clean your stamp as soon as you have finished. The glue will remain sticky until you put something on it - just make sure the cat doesn't sit on it! I added CS Harvest Moon Gilding Flakes and removed the excess with a piece of Rubit Scrubit. I cut it out using the plain square die from the same die set.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Holly Jolly Sentiments Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Ancient Copper Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the smallest circle die in the same set and a copper mat using the stitched circle die from the same set.

Easy peasy!

Phill Martin is continuing with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 6pm (2 hours). I'm offering 10% discount on products I have in stock from the shows. You can find them here. Offer valid till midnight tonight or While Stocks Last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

There was a slight hiccup at CE HQ yesterday and my order of Sue's Dies did not get sent out to me so many apologies to those of you who have ordered already. I have been promised that they will come out to me today so I will be waiting at the door in the morning for my delivery man to arrive with them. I will process all the orders as soon as the dies arrive. Once again, many apologies for the delay - this time not my fault. Those of you who are following Sue's launch on her Blog and would like to order from me, you can find the dies and co-ordinating Stamps to Die For 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 (8th September) - Leonie Pujol Clear Stamp Set : Branching Out only £2.99!