Warm Wishes to You

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

I started by stamping the bear from the Woodware Self Portrait Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Faded Jeans Distress Oxide. I pulled some of the colour out using a Water Brush. I popped it inside the Creative Expressions Sparkle Flakes Embossing Folder, positioning the image around the snowflakes as shown. I coloured the nose using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide using a Water Brush and embossed with CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured the scarf using Fired Brick Distress Oxide.

I edged with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide using a Smoothie. I edged a piece of paper from Lisa Horton's Christmas Wishes Paper Pad with Faded Jeans Oxide and popped both pieces onto a Coconut White Card blank.

I popped CS Glue around the edges of the image panel and then added CS Iced Crystal.

I stamped the little paws with Faded Jeans Oxide and pulled the colour out again.

I cut a tag and ring out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Pierced Tags Die Set. I edged with Faded Jeans Oxide and stamped the sentiment from the Self Portrait Stamp Set using the same ink. I pressed the ring into Fired Brick Distress Oxide, added CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I added it to my tag using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Applicator.

I swiped some Faded Jeans Oxide onto my Craft Sheet. I misted with water and dragged a piece of Blue White American Seam Binding through it. I cleaned my Craft Sheet, added Fired Brick Oxide, misted with water. I dragged my ribbon through it. I dried it using my Heat Tool and added it to my tag.

Some of you may remember that when I demoed this card on Hochanda, I messed it up a bit by stamping the polar bear in black. I promised to give that card away - I haven't forgotten. It may appear on Freebie Friday very soon. 😊

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card that needs a new home -

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

Leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw to win it. I will announce the winner on Monday. Be sure to pop back to see if you have won. Last week's card has not been claimed yet - it's not sufficient to just comment on the blog if you've won, I need to have an email from you with your address.

Please note : Only comments left below will go into the draw. Comments made on the original post will not count. Information given on the original post was correct at the time that post was published.

I'm heading over to Hochanda this morning to do some filming with some of my CE Teamies (I'll say no more!). I may not get any post out today and tomorrow I'm demoing at Amelia's Crafts in Studley so we're looking at Monday for orders to go out, I think. For those of you who have pre-ordered Distress Oxides from me, I am told they are due at Creative Expressions tomorrow so hopefully they will be on their way to you middle of next week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Gilded Paper Cuts Jingle Bells

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

I started by popping a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut the plain circle die from the Paper Cuts Jingle Bells Die Set from it. I trimmed just a little from the outside edge. I cut the Jingle Bells die and the plain circle die together out of Graphite Pearl Card. I removed the backing sheet from the circle die cut and added my Jingle Bells die cut. I added CS Egyptian Gold Gilding Flakes to the exposed adhesive, removing the excess with a piece of Rubit Scrubit.

I cut the decorative circle die from the Paper Cuts Turtle Doves Die Set out of Graphite Pearl Card.

For my background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Ice Crystals Embossing Folder. I matted onto Graphite Pearl Card and then another piece of Coconut White Card.

I cut one of the corners from the Paper Cuts Tutle Doves Die Set out of Graphite Pearl Card 4 times and added them to the corners of my background.

I finished my card by adding CS Gold Twinkles around the edges, to the centre of the bow corners and to the holly in the Jingle Bells centre.

Lisa Horton has shows on Hochanda today at 10am, 2pm and 7pm with some brand new stamps designed by the lady herself. I'm offering 10% discount on items from the shows on my website (all the stamps currently in stock - I love them!) You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Santa Sprinkles Shaker Card

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I used a paper from Lisa Horton's Christmas Wishes Paper Pad. I matted onto Rich Red Card and then onto Milk Card.

I dusted a piece of Heat Emboss Acetate with an Anti-Static Pad and stamped the Woodware Santa Sprinkles Tag using Fired Brick Distress Oxide. I added CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I cut it out using die #5 from Sue Wilson's Holly Lattice Frame Die Set. I cut a pice of Milk Card using the same die. I added a very fine line of 3mm Foam Tape around the edges of my stamped image on the back of my Acetate, making sure there were no gaps in the foam tape. I added some CS Golden Stars and CS Iced Crystals and added the Milk die cut to seal them in. I cut die #4 from Sue's Holly Lattice Frame with die #4 from Sue's Noelle Frame out of Rich Red Card and glued it to the front of my shaker tag,

I stamped the sentiment from the Woodware Little Festive Branch Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Fired Brick Oxide and embossed with CS Matt Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Sue's Stitched Flags and cut a mat out of Rich Red Card using the next sized die in the set. I shaped it and popped it onto my card with a couple of Foam Pads in the centre to keep the shape. I cut the single poinsettia from Sue's Poinsettia Flourish & Corner Die Set out of Rich Red and added some dots of Sakura Clear Star Pen.

I cut the corner Sue's Poinsettia Flourish & Corner Die Set out of Rich Red and added some dots of Sakura Clear Star Pen.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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There's no place like home for Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I spread Cosmic Shimmer Polar White Sparkle Texture Paste through the Nordic Mask onto Coconut White Card and put aside to dry ( a couple of hours).

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added my frame to my background (once dry) using 2mm Woodware Foam Tape and trimmed away the excess. I matted onto Rich Red Card, Brunswick Green Card and another piece of Coconut White Card.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Holly Coronet Stamp to Die For onto Coconut White Card using Onyx Black Versafine Ink and embossed with CS Clear Detail Embossing Powder. I coloured in using Lava Red, Rich Gold and Peacock Green Pixie Powders using a Water Brush. I cut out using the largest die in Sue's Art Deco Snowflake Die Set.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Santa's Sentiments Stamp Set using Versafine Ink and embossed with CS Clear Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using die #2 from the same set. I edged with the Versafine Ink.

I cut the largest die in Sue's Scalloped Snowflake Frame out of Rich Red Card and the largest die from Sue's Looped Snowflake Frame out of Brunswick Green Card. I stacked all my die cuts up using CE Mounting Cushion and added them to my background.

I cut the holly border from Sue's Poinsettia Flourish & Corner Die Set out of Brunswick Green Card 4 times and added them to 2 of the corners on my frame. I pressed two 8mm Pearls into Clear Perfect Medium. I added CS Ruby Slippers Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set. I added more Perfect Medium, more embossing powder and heat set again. I added them to my corners.

I have loaded all of the September Release of Sue Wilson Dies to my website for pre-orders. You can find them here. Orders will be dispatched 13th September onwards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Paper Cuts Seasons Greetings with Blue Gunmetal Glitterbitz

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Ice Crystals Embossing Folder.

I made a frame out of Midnight Blue Pearl Card and Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Twinkle Star Frames Die Set. I added it to my background using 2mm Woodware Foam Tape. I matted onto Coconut White Card, then Midnight Blue Pearl Card and then another piece of Coconut White Card. I added some 3mm White Pearls to the centre of the stars on my frame.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut one of the outer dies from the Paper Cuts Season's Greetings Bauble Duo Die Set out of it.

I cut a pair of dies from the bauble die set out of Coconut White Card. I removed the backing sheet from the plain bauble and added my decorative die cut. I added Cosmic Shimmer Blue Gunmetal Glitterbitz to the exposed adhesive.

I tucked a piece of Black Jute into the top of my frame. I popped on my bauble with some Foam Tape. I added a bow tied with May Arts Sheer Iridescent Ribbon and a Silver Vintage Button.

As it's Bank Holiday Monday, I'm offering 10% discount on everything on my website. Just enter MONDAY28 in the coupon code box at checkout. Offer applies till midnight tonight.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Paper Cuts Noel Rudolf in Black & White

Hi Bloggers.

Hope you managed to catch some of the Paper Cuts One Day Special shows and get some lovely goodies. I have a busy week ahead of me - planning for September's shows, I've 6 workshops to plan, I have 3 month's worth of accounts and VAT to do and I really must cut the lawn (dandelion patch!) and do some washing and housework. Goodness knows how I'm going to fit it all in as I have shows on 14th, 23rd and 24th September and Ally Pally too! Oh well! I can rest when I'm 6 foot under!

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Black Card using the Creative Expressions Nordic Tiles Embossing Folder. I matted onto Coconut White Card and then another piece of Black Card. I cut one of the corner designs from the Paper Cuts Turtle Doves Die Set out of Coconut White Card 4 times and added them to the corners of my background using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Glue Applicator.

I cut the Paper Cuts Noel Rudolf out of Coconut White Card. I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Black Card and cut the plain circle die from the Turtle Doves Die Set. I removed the backing sheet and added Black Micro Beads. I cut the decorative circle die out of Coconut White Card. I added the 2 circle die cuts to my background using 1mm Woodware Foam Tape. I added CS Glue around the micro beaded die cut and around the edges of my background and then sprinkled CS Iced Snow over. I glued Rudolf on top.

Easy! Change the colour of card and micro beads for a different look. Add Glitterbitz or Gilding Flakes for a change.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Paper Cuts One Day Special continues today

Hi Bloggers.

As this post goes live I should just arrived at Hochanda to get ready for my first show of the day at 7am to the Netherlands. Do try and watch online at hochanda.nl or on Facebook as the demos are different to the UK demos and I explain everything in English. UK shows are at 9am, 1pm and 5pm.

I have a card and a tag for you today. Here's the card - not in traditional colours for Christmas but very elegant and with the variations in the die set, you can make it for many occasions.

I started by popping a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut the 4 plain central dies from the Paper Cuts Festive Cornucopia Die Set from it. I then cut the tree die pair out of Antique Gold Pearl Card twice and the present pair out of Graphite Pearl Card twice. I removed the backing sheets and added my decorative die pieces. I added Cosmic Shimmer Midnight Sparkle Glitterbitz to the gold ones and Cosmic Shimmer Sahara Gold Glitterbitz to the graphite ones.

I cut the plain circle die out of Antique Gold Pearl Card and the decorative circle die out of Graphite Pearl Card. I stacked all my die cuts up as shown using Woodware 1mm Foam Tape and added a Bronze Vintage Button to the centre.

I cut a piece of Antique Gold Pearl Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares and a mat out of Graphite Pearl Card using Sue's Double Pierced Squares Set B. I popped these onto another pieceof Antique Gold Pearl Card.

I cut one of the corner dies from the Festive Conucopia Die Set out of Graphite Pearl Card 4 times and added them to my card using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Glue Applicator.

Here's the Tag -

I cut the largest die in Sue's Pierced Tags Die Set out of Coconut White Card. I used the waste from cutting the 6 snowflake dies in the Paper Cuts Let it Snow Frame and dabbed through it with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide using a Smoothie. I distressed the edges of my tag using a Woodware Edge Crimper and then inked around the edges with Faded Jeans Distress Oxide.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut the outer die from the Paper Cuts Merry Christmas Santa Bauble from it. I cut all 3 of the inner dies with the outer die out of Coconut White Card. I retained the face section and the trim and bobble from the hat. If you're very careful, you can keep the waste Merry Christmas for another project (there's one in the Gallery). I peeled away the backing sheet from my outer die cut and added my decorative die cut and put aside for a moment. I cut the moustache die out of Coconut White Card.

I scribbled some Tattered Rose Distress Marker onto my Craft Sheet and picked it up using a Water Brush to paint the nose and the face. I added Woodware Fluffy Stuff to the moustache, hat trim and hat bobble and heated it.

I inserted the face, hat trim and hat bobble into the exposed adhesive on my main piece. I carefully sprinkled CS Periwinkle Glitterbitz into the hat and sentiment sections. I added a 3mm Black Pearls to the eyes and glued on my moustache piece.

I popped a little Adhesive Sheet onto Coconut White Card and cut 3 of the snowflakes in the Santa Bauble Set and the reinforcement ring from the Tag Set from it. I added these to my tag as shown.

I finished by adding some May Arts Sheer Iridescent Ribbon and a 3mm White Pearl.

I'm offering 10% discount on items 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 automatically at checkout. Please note : the Paper Cuts Dies are Special Order items and are subject to availability. Please allow 7-10 for dispatch of orders containing them.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Paper Cuts One Day Special today

Hi Bloggers.

Today's the day that I launch the new Paper Cuts One Day Special on Hochanda. It launches at 6pm, then there's another show at 8pm (not on Freeview but available on Sky, Freesat, online at hochanda.com and Facebook live). Shows continue at 7am (Netherlands and online at hochanda.nl and Favebook live - worth tuning in as they're different demos and I speak English all the time as I know no Dutch), 9am, 1pm and 5pm.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card using the Creative Expressions Nordic Tiles Embossing Folder. I matted onto Brunswick Green Card, then Rich Red Card and another piece of Coconut White Card.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card and cut the plain circle die and the decorative outer die together from the Paper Cuts Jingle Bells Die Set.

I cut the Jingle Bells Die and the plain circle die out of Brunswick Green Card. I trimmed my Double Sided Adhesive circle die cut, just a little. This makes it easier when adding to the decorative die cut. I added CS Apple Red Glitterbitz to the exposed adhesive.

I cut just the holly leaf section of the Jingle Bells die again. I trimmed it and shaped it and added it to my main die cut.

I removed the backing sheet from my outer frame and added CS Sahara Gold Glitterbitz.

I cut one of the corner dies from the Paper Cuts Turtle Doves Die Set out of Brunswick Card 4 times and added them to my card. There is a holly corner in the Jingle Bells Die Set but, obviously the corners can be used on anything. All the frames are interchangeable too. It's a very versatile bundle.

I completed my card by adding some CS Apple Red Twinkles to the holly and the frame.

I have uploaded photos of the samples to the Gallery Section of this Blog and to my Julia Watts Crafts Facebook Page.

I'm offering 10% discount on items I have on my website from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tomorrow night or While Stocks Last. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Please note : the Paper Cuts Dies are Special Order items and are subject to availability. Please allow 7-10 for dispatch of orders containing them.

Freebie Friday is having a break this week - it will be back next week.

See you later.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Paper Cuts Bauble Duo Sneak Peek

Hi Bloggers.

I have another sneak peek for you today from Friday's Paper Cuts One Day Special. Now, if you like bling on your cards, I have to tell you there's an awful lot of it on the shows. This does mean that I can hopefully show you lots of options to use with the dies - great for batch making but a bit less boring if you vary the blingy bits!

I'm launching 8 of the colours of the new Cosmic Shimmer Gitterbitz on the shows. Glitterbitz are made up of 3 different sizes of Glitter which is brilliant as you get lots of sparkle but with the smallest particles, all the gaps are filled in when adding to Double Sided Adhesive. I have used a couple of the colours of Glitterbitz on this card -

For the background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card with the Creative Expressions Nordic Tiles Embossing Folder. I matted onto Midnight Blue Pearl Card.

I popped a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet onto a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut the outer dies from the Paper Cuts Merry Christmas Bauble Duo Die Set out of it and the star corner from the Paper Cuts Jingle Bells Die Set 4 times.

I cut each pair of dies from the bauble die set out of Coconut White Card. I removed the backing sheet from the plain baubles and added my decorative die cuts. I added CS Periwinkle Glitterbitz to the exposed adhesive on one bauble and Silver Chrome Glitterbitz to the other.

I added Woodware 2mm Foam Tape to the back of my baubles, added some Baker's Twine through the loop and wrapped it around the back of my card. I added a Baker's Twine bow to each bauble.

I matted my card onto Coconut White Card.

I added CS Periwinkle Glitterbitz to my star corners and added them to my card using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Glue Applicator.

I ran some CS Glue around the edges of my card and then added CS Silver Chrome Glitterbitz and put aside to dry.

You may find that some of the finer glitter particles stick to your card when sprinkling over the glue. Don't panic - wait till the glue is dry and remove with a soft brush. I have a mica brush that I use just for this purpose. Also, if you don't like the loss of definition of some of your fine detail die cuts, use Polished Silk Glitter instead. The colours are the same for both products (where the name is the same - there is no Frosted Sparkle, Midnight Sparkle or Blue Gunmetal in Polished Silk).

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).

Gilded Turtle Doves Paper Cuts Sneak Peek

Hi Bloggers.

As promised, I have a sneak peek today from the Paper Cuts One Day Special that I'm launching on Hochanda on Friday at 6pm.

This card features the Paper Cuts Turtle Doves Die Set.

I started by adding a piece of CE Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet to a piece of Coconut White Card. I removed the other backing sheet and then added CS Egyptian Gold Gilding Flakes. I removed any excess using a piece of Rubit Scrubit.

I cut the Turtle Doves (dies #1 and #2 together) out of my Gilded background. I cut die 2 out of Coconut White Card and glued the 2 die cuts together using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Glue Applicator.

I cut one of the corner dies from the same die set out of my Gilded background 4 times.

For my background, I embossed a piece of Coconut White with the Creative Expressions Nordic Tiles Embossing Folder. I dusted with Anti-Static Bag and added CS Clear Perfect Medium Pen around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler. I added CS Pharoh Gold Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set.

I matted onto a couple of pieces of Coconut White Card and added my centre piece using Woodware 2mm Foam Tape. I added my corners using CS Glue in a Woodware Fine Tip Glue Applicator.

I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders over £10 (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).