Naughty or Nice?

Hi Bloggers.

I'm back off my little holiday. I had a lovely break. I will share what I made some time next week when I get chance to take some photos.

I managed to get all the website orders out yesterday afternoon. This afternoon I'm heading up to Sheffield ready for my demo day tomorrow at Phill Martin's shop. It's going to be fun!

Here's today's card -

For the background, I popped the Holly Mask onto a piece of Watercolour Card. I sprinkled aome Plum Twist CS Pixie Powder over and then spritzed with water. I removed the mask and put the background aside to dry. I cleaned the mask under a running tap.

I popped the Christmas Quilt Mask onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I spread CS Vivid Violet Sparkle Texture Paste through it, removed the mask and put aside to dry. Again, the texture paste cleans off the mask easily with water.

Once my backgrounds were dry, I trimmed the Holly Mask down a little and edged with Phill Martin CS Chic Aubergine Colour Cloud using a Smoothie. I cut the Sparkle Texture Paste background into strips, edged it with Chic Aubergine Colour Cloud and added a reindeer strip to my background. I matted onto Amethyst Card and added to a Coconut White Card Blank.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Mini Tags Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Watering Can Archival. I ticked 'Naughty' using a Pigma Micron Pen and cut the sentiment out using Justrite Joy Oval Frame Dies. I edged with Chic Aubergine Colour Cloud. I cut the next sized die in the set out of Amethyst Card. I cut the largest die in the set out of Coconut White Card. I double embossed it using Clear Perfect Medium and CS Vivid Violet Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder.

I coloured a couple of Creative Expressions Star Swirl Embellishments with No.73 Blue Violet Graphmaster Pen.

 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 products I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies 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 (8th October) - Sue Wilson Striplets Collection - Rococo only £8.99!

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's that time of the week again. Here's this week's card that is looking for a new home -

I am quite fond of this card so it does need a really good home. If you think you can offer this card what it needs, please leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw. I will announce the winner on Monday.

You can read how this card was made here.

Sue Wilson is launching a new One Day Special on Hochanda this evening with part 3 of her festive dies. I'll do my best to populate a category on my website here with the lovely goodies I have for sale on my website from her shows. There'll be the usual 10% discount off them, valid till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last. Offer valid 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 October) - Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circle Contempo Decorative Accents only £12.99! (RRP £24.50)

Warm Wishes

Hi Bloggers.

I thought I’d share this card with you today as a contrast to yesterday’s card using the Justrite Snowflake Die in a different way –

For the background, I popped the Nordic Christmas Mask onto a piece of Watercolour Card. I sprinkled some Aqua Lagoon and Silver Dream CS Pixie Powders over then spritzed with water. I removed the mask and put the background aside to dry (doesn't take long) and washed the mask under a running tap.

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added 3D Foam to my frame and then added it to my background (once dry).

 I cut the largest 2 dies in the Justrite Snowflake and Tag Dies together out of Coconut White Card. I put the inner snowlake to one side for another project and used the 'waste' instead. I double embossed using Clear Perfect Medium and CS Blue Zircon Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. 

I cut the largest die in the set on its own out of Coconut White Card and glued my doubled embossed snowlake to it. 

I cut the smallest snowflake in the set out of Coconut White Card. I double embossed it using Clear Perfect Medium and CS Frosty Dawn Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. I added a Craft Consortium Adhesive Pearl and Rhinestone to the centre.

I cut a couple of poinsettias out of Coconut White Card using Justrite Multi-Step Poinsettias Dies. I double embossed them using Clear Perfect Medium and CS Blue Zircon BS Embossing Powder. I glued them together offsetting them and added some 3mm White Pearls to the centre.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Christmas Mini Tags Stamp Set using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using a tag die from the Justrite Snowflakes and Tag Dies.

I assembled the card as shown adding some more Coconut White mats and an 8mm White Pearl to each corner of my frame.

Just a reminder that the 10% off everything on my website ends at midnight tonight. I'll start sending orders out tomorrow afternoon in the order they were received.

Thanks for stopping by.

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

Celebrate the Wonders of Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Here’s today’s card –

For the background, I spread some CS Egyptian Blue SparkleTexture Paste through the Christmas Quilt Mask onto Teal Card and put aside to dry (a couple of hours). Once dry, I added a frame made from Coconut White Card cut using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and Double Pierced Squares Set B.

I cut the decorative snowflake die from the JustriteSnowflake and Tag Dies out of Coconut White Card twice. I glued them together, offsetting them to form a full circle. 

I cut the inner die out of Coconut White Card and double embossed it using Clear Perfect Medium and CS Blue ZirconBrilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. I added this to my snowflake circle and popped an 8mm White Pearl to the centre.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite Inside and OutsideChristmas Sentiments Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Blue Zircon Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder. I cut it out using a die from the Joy Oval Frame Dies. 

I double embossed 4 x 8mm White Pearls by pressing them into Clear Perfect Medium and embossing them with the Blue Zircon Powder.

 

I assembled the card as shown adding some mats of Coconut White and Teal Card. 

Thanks for stopping by.

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