How To Use Embossing Powders With Hot Foil Stamps and Dies

ImageMarch 17, 2020March 16, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter19 Comments

How To Use Embossing Powders With Hot Foil Stamps and Dies When working on some new demonstration ideas for an upcoming TV show, about the hot-foil dies that I created for Couture Creations, I stumbled across an old technique that worked well at creating a new no-foil style and wanted to share that with you.

Artist Trading Card – 151

November 4, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Hey, how’s it going? If you follow me on social media you may have heard me waffle/moan about having a bit of a creative block recently. Sorry about that.

To clear my ‘channels’ I decided to go back to doing daily mini creative thingys. You know, random stuff.

Couture Creations Gentleman’s Emporium – Collecting Moments Card

October 23, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Hello and welcome to another make created with the Gentlemans Emporium range from Couture Creations.

Time is a precious thing to all of us and we should, therefore, encourage each other to take the time to enjoy the moment and not worry about the future or the past.

For this reason, I created this card as a way to do that.

Couture Creations Gentleman’s Emporium – A Quick Hello

August 9, 2019August 5, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

Hallo and welcome to another make created with the Gentlemans Emporium range from Couture Creations.

This one again features both the Gentleman’s Emporium set and also my own Cut Foil & Emboss dies too.

Couture Creations Gentleman’s Emporium – Elegant and Timeless Card

August 1, 2019July 29, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Hallo and welcome to another make created with the Gentlemans Emporium range from Couture Creations.

This one features both the Gentleman’s Emporium set and also my own Cut Foil & Emboss die too.

Introducing the GoPower and Emboss!

July 16, 2019June 19, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter24 Comments

In the past, many of you have asked me whether the GoPress & Foil would work with electronic cutting machines. The answer has often been yes, but would often depend on the size of the machine’s feeding aperture.

Well, good news! Now it is guaranteed to work with an electronic cutting machine with something new from Couture Creations!

More Secret Cats Being Let Out Of Not So Secret Bags and Going On Your Not Secret Telly – Part 3

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter10 Comments

In the final part of this series of posts, intended to announce the launch of the new Delightful Sentiments Cut Foil and Emboss dies, I decided to focus on one particular die and give you an idea for using it outside of papercrafts.

So, let’s dig in.

Couture Creations Design Team Catch Up

April 9, 2019August 28, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Been a while since I last caught up with the amazing makes from the Couture Creations design team so I thought it’d be nice to sit down with a brew and have a look through and see what I have missed.

Fancy joining me?

The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Hot Foilers – TV Show To Be Postponed

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter20 Comments

Well, the build-up to tomorrow’s TV show, during which I was to launch the new Gentleman Crafter cut/foil/emboss dies and more, has been intense and I have been teasing you a lot so the news that I have to share with you today is as gutting for me as it may be for you.

Artist Trading Coins by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

Getting My Mitts On Greyboard And Taking On Artist Trading Coins

February 24, 2019February 12, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter22 Comments

For a while now I have been mulling over some ideas to make stuff with greyboard – aka construction board/chipboard.

So, after twenty-five 12″ sheets got thumped onto my doormat the other week, I thought I’d best put some of those ideas to use…

These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things

February 10, 2019January 1, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

How to sum up some of my favourite things in a space 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches … ?

That was the challenge for this mini mixed media creation. Read on to see how I got on, and what was included.

Couture Creations Design Team Catch Up

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Been a while since I joined the Couture Creations design team and his has been awesome to see what my team chums have been creating so I thought it would be nice to share a few with you here.

Lawn Fawn Rubber Stamped Treat Yourself Greetings Card

Go On, Treat Yourself

January 6, 2019December 17, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

By now, you are probably sick of treating yourself with food, so why not check out this wee set of clear stamps from Lawn Fawn.

Cleverly creative, all in one cute little bundle.

Greetings Card by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter

A Little Bit Of Love

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

‘Ere, fancy a little bit of love? No, I don’t mean in the cheeky wink wink kinda way, I simply mean a fabulously simple card.

Creatively Colourful Card

December 3, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

During Black Friday I got myself a few bargains but am still working a fair bit away from home so I only had a short amount of time to make something.

What did I do and how did I do it? Read on, chum…