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!

 

Mr. Inventor For Valentine's Day

Hi Bloggers.

You know how much I love Mr. Inventor and I'm always looking for more ways to use him on cards. Well, I decided to see if he would work on a Valentine's Card - I think he does.

I used Sue Wilson's idea with the Spellbinders Heart Circles. I cut one out in black, white and red. I cut in between each heart on the red one so that I could fold them forward giving more dimension. I layered each die cut on top of each other offsetting each one slightly so that the previous layer showed through. I edged the inside of the top red piece with some faux stitching using my Inkssentials White Pen.

I stamped Mr. Inventor from the Creative Expressions Vintage Inventor Stamp Set onto some white card using Jet Black Archival Ink and cut him out leaving a slight border all round. I swiped some Barn Door Distress Ink onto my Creative Expressions Craft Sheet. I added a little water to the ink with my paint brush and painted the areas shown on Mr. Inventor. I added him to my heart circles with 3D foam.

For the background paper I used the Stamps by Judith Stubbie AAA-04 Dots available in the UK here or in the USA here. I stamped it randomly over my white card using Barn Door Distress Ink and edged it with Barn Door using Cut & Dry Foam.

I cut 2 borders out of black card using the Spellbinders Parisian Accents border die. I added this to my stamped background offsetting the borders slightly and leaving a gap between them of approx 5mm.

I dyed some American Seam Binding using Barn Door Distress Ink and dried it thoroughly.

I added a strip of Hi-Tack Tape along the gap between my Parisian Accents borders and ruffled a piece of the dyed ribbon along it. I tied a very tatty bow using 2 lengths of the ribbon and nestled it into by ruffled ribbon. The American Seam Binding is a much stiffer ribbon than the Vintage Ribbon and by scrunching it up when drying it, it becomes really tatty. The flower was made from a Marianne Designs die and was the perfect size for my bow. I added a couple of Creative Expressions Black Pearl Decorative Stick Pins.

I added a swirl made from Creative Expressions Pearlescent PVA Black Pearl and 3 hearts from the waste from the Heart Circles die. I finished the card off by doing some faux stitching with my Inssentials White Pen.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Penny Black & More - Love and Hearts
Stampavie & More - Hearts
Crafters Companion - Love is in the Air
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #70

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you've enjoyed your visit.

Julia.

Spring is Back

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm looking forward to Spring with this card made with the Sarah Kay image 'Spring is Back' from Stampavie.

This is a very simple layout. The image was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with promarkers.

I cut the image out using an oval nestie and made a faux nestie with dusky pink card. I cut a white mat out using a scalloped oval nestie.

The gingham backing paper is from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons. I punched some flowers out of dusty pink card and added my brads.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #69

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.