Elliott in a box!

Hello friends

Well it's still very very chilly!
I took Bella out yesterday and I'm not sure which one of us
wanted to get back quicker, it was a fast sprint for sure.

Thankfully crafting is warmer and today I'm
sharing with you a project that has just appeared on

the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog here.

So it's Elliott in a box, well to be precise it is a photo of 

Elliott in Tiny Shadow Box.

This die set is really sweet, it has all the components to make

the box, the shaped frame, banner and flowers.

Admittedly Elliott was a little younger in this photo.

I like the idea that you could adorn gift bags with these or make personalised 

table settings.

The full post can be viewed here and if you have time I truly

appreciate you leaving a comment there.

Tiny Shadow Box is available on the Hope and Chances website here

and the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L products used are below

with clickable links: 

MyStik 

3D Foam Squares

Take care friends and please stop by tomorrow for 

Hump Day Giveaway.

Nordic Blooms

Hello friends

We have had a mini melt here in the South East but still evidence of 

the white stuff around.

How is it where you are?

Yesterday it looked like someone had sprayed the trees with snow,

just like a film set.  Pretty but come on now -

we need Spring!

And venturing into something Spring-like,

today's card uses Nordic Blooms - without mirror card!! 

(I still keep thinking it needs a little bit of mirror card though).

I do like the symmetry of these dies and using black card mats

works well.  

Pretty flowers in a row.

There are many optional flower heads to make a good combination of flower designs.

And they of course lend themselves to paper piecing.

Nordic Blooms is in stock and on the website here.

I'm back in my crafty cabin today getting ready for more

Hochanda shows next month.

Looking forward to showing you those items soon.

Take care friends and this is Bella's answer to dealing with the snow...

Rose Bird Topiary and Winning Ticket

Hello friends

How is your weekend going?

I really enjoyed my day at the NEC on Friday,

had a fun time with my crafty pals 

and caught up with some familiar faces.

The weather was quite nice when I set off to Birmingham but then

just when I thought it was safe to talk about Spring the snow is back!

Goodness it has turned cold again, I know this because of I have

'cold detectors' in the form of cats and a dog, they like to dash

outside, make sure their paws are freezing and then jump on my lap to

let me estimate the near zero temperature!  Love them really.

I did venture to the cabin and created this 

project using Rose Bird Topiary.

I've used gold mirror card for the die cut 

and mounted this onto a Hemstitch Rectangles frame.

The patterned paper matted on the ivory card base is a 99p store bargain.

The die set has an additional label die which is a lovely shape on its own.

I had this topper laying around on my craft desk and because it has a 

butterfly it needed to be used.

Items used with clickable links (all in stock):

Rose Bird Topiary 

Hemstitch Rectangles

Now, time to delve into those charity kit bags and see if you have the 

winning number.  This month it is...

If you have the winning number - congratulations and please email:

hope-chances@live.co.uk

with your details and your goody bag will be sent out to you.

Take care friends and keep warm.

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

 

This week's Friday Die Day features Fancy Edged Circles,

one of the new Classics Collection die sets from Spellbinders.

Seven dies in the set and you will see that there is a combination of

scalloped and pierced edging to four of the dies

and dot and dash edging to the remaining - very attractive.

The approximate measurements are:

 

First: 3.70 x 3.70 in. 9.40 x 9.40 cm
Second: 3.10 x 3.10 in. 7.90 x 7.90 cm
Third: 2.80 x 2.80 in. 7.10 x 7.10 cm
Fourth: 2.20 x. 2.20 in. 5.60 x 5.60 cm
Fifth: 1.90 x 1.90 in. 4.90 x 4.90 cm
Sixth: 1.30 x 1.30 in 3.30 x 3.30 cm
Seventh: 0.90 x 0.90 in. 2.30 x 2.30 cm

 

This is how they look cut/embossed.

 

 

I've chosen a 6 x 6 card with a white mat stamped with a sentiment.

I've then layered up three of the die cuts, size order using a combination of designs.

 

I then used another two die cuts positioned and affixed to the edge of the main circles.

Now to the floral bit - this is Cinch and Go Flowers III

(due back in stock soon and available to order).

I've used distress inks to colour and added stamens to the middle.

I had to sneak in some mirror card with the foliage! 

The finished card - I've added a couple of little flower buds created with the

smallest die in the Cinch and Go Flower III set.

I'm loving the clean crispness of the circles with that fine pierced and scallop edging.

 



Products used today with clickable links:

 

Fancy Edged Circles

Cinch and Go Flowers III

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - Crafty Foam Tape

 

The Classics Collection has various designs including rectangles, circles

and ovals - you can view them all on the website here.

 

I'm off to Birmingham today,

the NEC for the craft show - what else would I do on a day off?

 

Take care friends and let's hope the snow isn't going to arrive!



It's Giveaway Day!

Hello friends

It's Wednesday and in Hope and Chances' world that means  

Hump Day Giveaway Day!

Last week's giveaway was a pre-loved set of Dinosaurs!

And the winner is...

Karentlotty

Congratulations Karen, please email: 

hope-chances@live.co.uk

with your details and we will post your prize out to you.

If you missed out and still fancy giving Dinosaurs a home,
they are available to purchase on the website here.

Now onto this week's giveaway and still in keeping with
something a little different...
I have a pre-loved set of Hip Llama to give away.

It is a fun die set with the optional sunglasses to make your llama
hip or not!  Here's the card the office has made with a pun too.

Hip Llama is also available to purchase on the website here.

If you would like to win this week's giveaway

please leave a comment on today's post 

A winner will be picked and announced next Wednesday.

Take care friends.

It looks like a fountain!

Hello friends

Today it's Kurbits 2 or as I'm calling it the 'fountain die'.

This die set really lends itself to paper piecing 

and I favoured inserting darker and toning colours for this card.

Again that mirror card makes an appearance,

I fear I alone have depleted world resources of mirror card recently!

Kurbits 2 is in stock on the website and available here.

Thank you for your suggestions for charity kits, very grateful

and it looks like I may be going down the gift bag route soon-ish.

Also...if you subscribe to our website emails you will hopefully be updated 

regarding the 'snowy orders' 

(that's what we are calling them, orders placed before and during the snow). 

If not, I'll quickly recap here.

If you are waiting for a 'snowy order' (excluding pre-orders), 

despite us processing them our mailbags

apparently sat in the cold local Post Office until the little red

van could come and pick them up - hurrah, they are on their way...

or so we thought!

But sadly no, it appears that when there is an incident of "inclement weather"

Royal Mail's system is that as soon as they are back at work, they deal with

current mail and they get to the backlog "as soon as they can".

This means that if you placed a second order during the thaw that is likely

to arrive before the first order.

It's not ideal at all and so sorry!

Sadly the situation is out of our hands.  The majority of mail is now

finally being dealt but we are sad and Elliott will tell you

that I've been angrier than an angry thing! 

Truly hope you will understand and, as always,  if you require any further 

information please do not hesitate to get in touch via the website or email

hope-chances@live.co.uk

Phew...now let's think of something nice - oh yes

please stop by tomorrow it's Giveaway Day.

Take care friends.