One Day Special on Hochanda continues today

Hi Bloggers.

I'm continuing with the Spellbinders Platinum Machine One Day Special on Hochanda today with Shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Hope you can join me.

Here's another demo card that includes a rosette and a scrunched up flower - hopefully I will get to show you this in the 9am show today.

Products used -
Spellbinders - Platinum Machine, Eyelet Pendants, Lace Doily Accents
CE Fabulous Sentiments Stamp Set
Sue Wilson - Laurel Leaves
Phill Martin Cosmic Shimmer Frosty Aqua Colour Cloud
Smoothie
CE Floral Stripes Embossing Folder
Brad
8mm White Pearls
Aqua Dazzler
Coconut White Card
Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe, Piercing Mat

See you later!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

One Day Special on Hochanda this evening

Hi Bloggers.

I have a One Day Special on Hochanda starting this evening at 8pm and then continuing tomorrow at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. It's with the Spellbinders Platinum Machine. I'll be showing you around the machine and explaining the various sandiwiches you need. There's also a selection of Spellbinders dies at amazing prices so be sure to have a look at those.

Here's a card that I hope to demonstrate -

Products used -
Spellbinders - Platinum Machine, Lace Doily Accents, Lace Doily Motifs, Gold Squares One, Ric Rac Edgeabilities, Carnival Dream Cut, Fold & Tuck
CE Fabulous Sentiments Stamp Set
Cobalt Archival
Phill Martin - Decadent Damask Paper Pad
Sue Wilson - Maidenhair Fern
8mm White Pearl
Card - Coconut White, Deep Blue
Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe, Piercing Mat

See you at 8pm!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Freebie Friday Winner

Hi Bloggers.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 13th November is .....................

vanessa

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

Please scroll down to the previous post to see today's card.

All for now.

Julia.

True Friendship

Hi Bloggers.

Yesterday I went for an afternoon tea with some friends to celebrate one of our number who is finally emigrating to Canada to join her son and his family early next month. It's been a long process for her and it's so lovely that the time has finally arrived.

This is the card that I made for her which we all signed -

This is a really simple card but my friend doesn't like anything to fussy so it was just perfect for her.

I stamped the foliage from the Justrite A Flower For Your Thoughts Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Fern Green Archival. I then stamped the bluebells from the same stamp set using Cobalt Archival. I cut out using Justrite Vintage Labels Four. I cut a Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two Die out of Cobalt Card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Justrite True Friends Vintage Labels Four Stamp Set onto Milk Card using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Rectangles, positioning the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.

I assembled the card as shown (and yes, it is an actual card!) adding a few Cream Pearl Corners.

Don't forget to pop by later to see if you have won Freebie Friday from last week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Seasons Greetings

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card - an easel card that was another demo on Hochanda.

I used a 5" square Kraft Card Blank. I folded one side in half. I cut 2 pieces of Rich Red Card and 2 pieces of Milk Card to form my mats. I ran the mat for the lower section through the Grand Calibur with the Counterpane Mask. I inked around the edges with Crimson Kiss Colour Cloud using a Smoothie.

I cut the Couture Creations All Wrapped Up Die our of Emerald Card. I glued it to a piece of Rich Red Card and cut around using scissors.

I spread some Cosmic Shimmer Clear Texture Paste through one of the corners in the Christmas Corner Mask. I added Cosmic Shimmer Bronze Lustre Embossing Powder to the cones and then Cosmic Shimmer Golden Green Sparkle Embossing Powder to the leaves. I then heat set them. They bubble up a bit - it's really cool and is very tactile. I repeated the process in the opposite corner.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Peace on Earth Stamp Set using Vermillion Archival.

I cut the Couture Creations Cardinal Wreath out of Rich Red Card.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm Cream Pearls.

Had a great day yesterday at my workshop. On with my prep for Tuesday now.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Joy

Hi Bloggers.

I'm running my own workshop local to me today in Yardley Gobion just outside Milton Keynes. I packed my little car to the brim yesterday with goodies to use and goodies for my lovely crafters to purchase. Hoping for a fun day!

Here's today's card which was a demo from one of my Hochanda shows last month. Just an ingredient list today as still have lots to do!

Couture Creations Dies - Christmas Joy, Mistletoe, Holly Branch
Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Christmas Vineyard
Burgundy/Ivory Striped Grosgrain
Pine Cones
5mm Cream Pearls
Cream Pearl Corners
Card - Milk, Rich Red, Rich Green and Emerald
Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe, Piercing Mat

Hope you've been checking out Sue Wilson's Blog to see her latest release of dies - there's some really yummy ones! Just a reminder - there's 10% off them on my website till midnight Friday 20th November. You can find them here. Discount is applied at checkout. Free delivery to UK addresses on all orders £20 and over.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Freebie Friday

Hi Bloggers.

It's Freebie Friday AGAIN! Where did the last week go?? OK, so here's this weeks card that needs a new home -

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

Leave a lovely comment below to go into the draw. Please pop back on Monday to see if you have won.

The latest release of Sue Wilson Dies should be arriving this morning. I have popped them all in their own catregory on my website here so they're easy for you to find. They can also be found in their collection categories. I've put a 10% discount on them till midnight next Friday (20th November) or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

I'll be spending the day packing for my workshop tomorrow. I've set my schedule for my local workshops next year and will post the dates next week.

All for now.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Live For Today

Hi Bloggers.

Well, my day yesterday went completely pear shaped! Seemed to spend the whole day sorting stuff out to make things work! My broadband seems to be playing up even though I've got BT Infinity 2, can't watch Hochanda on my iphone now, had to buy a new laptop over the weekend and I'm trying to get to grips with finding all the software I need and repeatingly having to disconnect and re-connect my wifi to get anything done on the web! Not a happy bunny!

All this is hindering my prep for my shows on Hochanda next week. I now have a One Day Special on Hochanda starting 8pm next Tuesday evening and continuing during the day on Wednesday.

Here's today's card -

Might add another Black Mat to this now I see the photo! Like I said - having one of those weeks! Actually, looking at that sentiment - I think that's quite appropriate! lol!

Anyway, I stamped the Creative Expressions Stamps to Die For - Regal Blossom Inner Frame and Regal Blossom Outer Frame separately onto Coconut White Card using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I also stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Fern Frames Elements Stamp Set.

I coloured in using Sakura Stardust Pens - hadn't realised until I saw Sarah Hurley colouring on Hochanda that you can blend these pens! Fabulous! We'll be doing this on a different card at my workshop on Saturday and all attendees will be given a couple of Stardust Pens to take home free of charge! (just a couple of spaces left - book here) I've used Purple Star, Rose Star, Green Star, Lime Star and Silver Star. It's hard to photograph the sparkle - those who are coming on Saturday will see it in the flesh.

I cut the Outer Frame out using Sue's Double Pierced Squares and the plain die from Sue's Heraldic Square - to see through to the inner frame. I used 3D Foam Tape to pop the Outer Frame on top of the Inner Frame.

I cut a larger Double Pierced Square out of Coconut White Card and at the emboss stage added the Kaleidoscope Mask.

Another couple of mats of Black and Coconut White Card, some 5mm White Pearls and some White Pearl Corners and job done!

John Lockwood is continuing with his One Day Special on Hochanda today with some more dies from the current release of Sue's dies. Shows are at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Just a reminder that I have set up a section with the stock I have from the shows. There's 10% discount on show items from Phill's One Day Special this week and John's today - find them here. Discount is applied at checkout.

Planning to get my head down with prep today!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Merry Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

The background, although it might not appear it, is the Bargello Technique with scraps from 3 papers from Phill Martin's Frosty Christmas Holly Paper Pad. To recap how to do this - I cut a few strips, each 1" wide. then then glued 2 strips of each pattern to a piece of copy paper, alternating the designs. I then cut this down into 1" strips so that each strips was made up of 1" squares of the patterned paper. I then glued these strips onto another piece of copy paper, stepping down each time to offset the patterns. I ran this through the Grand Calibur with the Creative Expressions Swrling Holly Embossing Folder and rubbed Pearl Moon Gilding Wax over the surface.

I dusted a piece of Coconut White Card with an Anti Static Bag and placed it onto the tan mat of my Grand Calibur which was on top of the Pink Embossing Plate. I then inked up the large deboss die from Sue Wilson's Lavish Accented Design Noble Die Set with Clear Perfect Medium and popped it face down onto the dusted card. I added the Base Plate and ran it through the Grand Calibur. The ink transferred to the deboss pattern - by the way if you ink up using a Brayer instead of using the pad directly , your pattern will be more clearly defined than mine. I added Phill's CS Decadent Denim Embossing Powder and heat set. I cut the frame out using the plain dies either side if the deboss die.

I stamped the Shooting Stars Medallion Stamps to Die For onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Decadent Denim Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the largest die in Sue's Deboss Snowflake Die Set.

I made a flower out of more scraps of paper using 3 sizes of dies from Sue's Classic Poinsettia Die Set and out of Coconut White using the corresponding dies from Sue's Classic Poinsettia - Open Petals Die Set and added a 5mm White Pearl to the centre. I cut a couple of sprays out of Coconut White Card using Sue's Star Spray Die Set.

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

The boys are taking over Hochanda! Phill Martin continues with his One Day today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. John Lockwood has a One Day Special with some more of Sue's Dies starting this evening at 8pm and continuing tomorrow. You can see the items I have for sale from both these shows in the As Seen on TV Section here. There's 10% discount on the items on both Phill's and John's shows, starting today till Midnight tomorrow (Thursday). Just a reminder - P&P is Free on all orders £20 and over (UK). Postage is charged by weight to Europe.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Thanks Again!

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For this card, I made my background by first cutting the central die from the Couture Creations Bobtail Set out of Coconut White Card 5 times. I cut 4 of them roughly in half using my trimmer and glued them around the edges of a piece of Blue Dusk Card, 2 to each side as shown.

I cut the 2 outer dies together to form a circluar frame and used it to helo me position the 5th central die cut . I removed the frame and ran the background through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Cotton Thread Quilt Embossing Folder.

I adding the frame with a little 3D Foam that I cut down into narrow strips.

I cut a couple of Sue Wilson's Pierced Flag Dies out of Coconut White and Blue Dusk Card. I glued them together and shaped them while the glue was still wet. I cut the Couture Creations Script Thanks Die out of Blue Dusk Card.

I tied a bow using 2 lengths of Blue Satin Edged Organza. I cut the Couture Creations Island Flower Border out of Coconut White Card. I cut it down into individual flowers and used 4 of them to make my flower. I added a 5mm White Pearl to the centre.

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

I was a bit late doing the draw for the Giveaway Cards yesterday - be sure to check the previous post to see if you're a winner!

Phill Martin has another One Day Special on Hochanda this evening starting at 8pm and continuing tomorrow at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. Hope you can tune in. I've set up a section on my website here where you can see the products I have for sale from his shows.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Card Giveaway Winners

Hi Bloggers.

Sorry, I'm a bit late - I've had one of those days!

The winner of the card from Monday 2nd November is ................. Hazel Young!

The winner of the card from Tuesday 3rd November is .................. Beryl Treble!

The winner of the card from Wednesday 4th November is ............. Heather T!

The winner of the card from Thursday 5th November is ................ Janet Hampson!

The winner of the card from Friday 6th November is .................... Wendy L!

Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com with your postal address and I'll get them sent out.

All for now.

Julia
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Thanks

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

I started by cutting the Couture Creations Coteaux Curls main die out of a piece of Coconut White Card. I cut the extra die in the set out of Black Card and glued it behind the bottom left corner, offsetting it slightly to form a shadow.

I ran a piece of Lilac Card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Random Daisies Embossing Folder. I rubbed Vintage Plum Gilding Wax over the embossed design. I left it to dry for a few minutes and then buffed it up using a dry wet wipe. I added my frame to the background using 3D Foam.

I cut the Couture Creations Script Thanks Die out of Coconut White Card and again out of Black Card. I glued them together offsetting them to form a shadow.

I cut the Couture Creations Island Flower Border out of Black Card. I cut it down into individual flowers and used 3 of each size in 2 corners adding some 5mm White Pearls.

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

I'll do the draw for the Giveaway Cards from last week later today - don't forget to pop back if you left a comment!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Merry Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

I made one of my messy backgrounds on this one. I spritzed a little Phill Martin Cosmic Shimmer Frosty Mink Ink Spray Mist onto a piece of Cut n Dry Foam to make an ink pad. Then, with the stamp in my hand, I randomly stamped a section of the Creative Expressions Florentine Background all over a piece of Coconut White Card. I spritzed a little more Ink Spray Mist onto my Craft Sheet and mixed in a little Phill Martin CS Frosty Mink Mica Powder. I added this to my ink pad. With the stamp in my hand and using my mica ink pad, I randomly stamped Phill's Christmas Holly Background. I ran the piece through the Grand Calibur with the Creative Expressions Swirling Holly Embossing Folder. I used my mica ink pad to ink around the edges.

I stamped Phill's Decorative Frame : Holly onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed using Phill's CS Frosty Mink Embossing Powder. I stamped the sentiment from Phill's Insert Frame : Merry Christmas again using Clear Perfect Medium and added Frosty Mink Powder. I have cut away the excess rubber from the inside of the frame so that I can see through it to stamp it around the sentiment which I did again using Clear Perfect Medium. I added Frosty Mink Powder and embossed the lot.

I cut both the frames out using scissors. I edged them both with Phill's CS Frosty Mink PVA and added CS Glacier Ice Glitter Jewels.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Shaded Poinsettia in a few sizes onto Coconut White Card using both Phill Martin CS Frosty Mink and Decadent Oak Colour Cloud Blending Ink applied using a Smoothie. I cut them out using the corresponding dies in Sue Wilson's Classic Poinsettia Die Set. I shaped them the 'John Way' and added some White Pearls and a Brad to the centres.

I cut a couple of Sue's Holly Sprays out of Coconut White Card and added Phill's Frosty Mink Gilding Wax. I added some PM CS Frosty Mink PVA to the berries.

I assembled the card as shown adding some White Pearl Corners and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat.
Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk

Thinking of you at Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Well I'm back from a great mid week break with my beading pals. We had a great time with lots of food, beading and giggles. Looking forward to the next one. I have taken a couple of photos of the pieces that I finished and added them to the end of this post - I hasten to add that both pieces were almost finished before I went away, they're not 5 minute makes!

I was hoping to get all my website orders done yesterday afternoon but just couldn't get to the post office in time. They're all parcelled up and will be in the post this morning.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I ran a piece of Milk Card through the Grand Calibur with the Creative Expressions Star Swirls Embossing Folder.

I cut just the outer die of Sue Wilson's Poinsettia Mini Striplet out of Milk Card. I cut the inner and the outer die together twice out of Milk Card. I glued all 3 pieces together with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue. Then I 'coloured' in the poinsettias with Cosmic Shimmer Plum Sparkle PVA (you may have seen Sue Wilson do this with CS Berry Sparkle PVA). You don't have to be at all careful when doing this. I put aside to dry for a few hours. Once dry, I cut the 2 dies from the set together again out of Milk Card and glued the die cut on top. I added some 3mm Cream Pearls to the cente of the flowers.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Poinsettia Medallion onto Milk Card using Plum Archival. I cut it out using the outer die from Sue's Deboss Snowflake Die Set. I stamped the frame from John Lockwood's 12 Days of Christmas Clear Stamp Set  and the sentiment from his Poinsettia Elements Clear Stamp Set onto Milk Card, again using Plum Archival. I cut it out using another die from the Deboss Snowflake Die Set.

I stamped a couple of sizes of the Shaded Poinsettia Stamp Set onto Milk Card twice each using Plum Archival and cut them out using the corresponding dies from Sue's Classic Poinsettia Die Set. I shaped them a bit - the John Way! and added an 8mm Cream Pearl. I cut the foliage out of Milk Card using Sue's Pine Bough Die Set.

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

Here are the 2 necklaces I finished this week - both designed by my lovely friend Sue Stallard.

South Sea Pearls -

Melisandre -

Sue Stallard does lots of workshops at Charisma Beads in Hitchen. You can see some of the details here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk