Day 1 - Black Friday Offer!

Hello friends,

Happy Monday to you all.

Today's post is to tell you about our first Black Friday offer,

the boys and I have worked hard to sort out some big savings.

Today's deal is a machine combo, the Platinum 6 Die Cutting machine AND

the Glimmer Hot Foil System.

Both match wonderfully and work in harmony together.

To purchase both separately it would cost over £200,

today only £159.99 - saving over £40!

So possibly a treat or a gift and remember free P&P.

We can only run the offer until midnight and another offer

will be available tomorrow.

Over on the website we've got Glimmer Hot Foil Plates reduced too

so excellent stocking fillers.

Wishing you all a great start to the week, after a wonderful day

yesterday with my friends in Milton Keynes I'm back down to earth

with a bump, trip to the tip first thing for me!

Take care friends.

A Purple Poinsettia...

Hello friends

How is your weekend going?

Mine is speeding by as usual but I did take a little bit of time out 

to create some flowers for gift tags. 

I opted to use Cinch and Go Poinsettia

as it makes a pretty all year round flower - not just the familiar poinsettia.

I die cut using watercolour card and coloured with distress inks.

A mix of Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord. 

Spritzed and manipulated a little bit.

Small yellow brad to the centre, attached to Fancy Scalloped Circle.

Added to my tag. Simple, pretty and purple!

Cinch and Go Poinsettia is available on the website here.

Fancy Scallop Edge Circles is here.

Also please look out for special emails arriving in your inbox 

starting Monday - it is our Black Friday offers.

We've spent a lot of time working out how to get the best 

offers with the maximum savings so please keep an eye.

To receive our offer emails please subscribe here.

Take care friends,

have a wonderful Sunday.

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

This week's Friday Die Day features one of the new

Sharyn Sowell dies launched this week on Hochanda.

The collection is Great Big Wonderful World and this die set is

Love Grows

The approximate size of the die is: 

3.75 x 5.25 in. 9.50 x 13.30 cm

It is a large die that fits a 5 x 7 card front.

This is what it looks like die cut as one piece.

I've chosen to snip it into three sections, discarding the middle piece.

My card - a 5 x 7 ivory card base, mats of chocolate brown cardstock

and patterned paper (available on the website).

All affixed in place with E-Z Runner Grand.

I've positioned the pieces onto my card front and glued down.

I then positioned a bow - yes a bow! 

Not sure what came over me as I rarely use bows!! 

Finishing touches, little pearls and a decorative pearl to the bow

held in place with a 3D Foam Circle.

Items used today with clickable links:

Love Grows

Anna Griffin patterned paper

E-Z Runner Grand

3D Foam Circles

You can view the full collection here

and Love Grows is available here (special price at the moment).

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, I'm preparing 

December's charity kit and then visiting my crafty friends in 

Milton Keynes, what are you up to?

Take care friends.

Making Wednesdays nicer with a giveaway!

Hello friends

It's that time of the week again, here we go...
Last week's giveaway was an embossing folder -
Ripples, new in its packaging.

Thank you for all the comments and the winner is...

Samantha Squires

Congratulations Samantha please email: 

hope-chances@live.co.uk

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

Now onto this week's giveaway.
Again, a brand new item in its packaging, it's one of the hot foil plates -
Your Future is Bright

Remember these plates work in other hot foil systems
and most designs can also be used for letterpress techniques.

Over on the website this plate along with all the others
have been reduced - yes we are still trying to minimise our stock
before moving it over to the new website!
Take a look at the Glimmer bargains 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.

(Please claim your prize within a month of announcement).

Take care friends.

On Hochanda today...

Hello friends

I'm catching up after an extremely busy weekend of 

workshops in Essex and Peterborough.

I had a lovely time at both and thank you to all those

who came along.

If you are a Hochanda viewer you may have caught 

Spellbinders new collection launched last night with Julia Watts -

Great Big Wonderful World.

There's more shows today 9am, 1pm and 5pm featuring these dies,

here's some details of the very delightful designs.  

They are all designed by Sharyn Sowell from her original paper cuts.

 

They depict everyday wonderful life through a silhouette style.

We have them arriving today and you can browse

the full collection on the website here.

Today back in my cabin to actually do some craft as opposed to 

lots of paperwork :) 

Take care friends.

As I head out the door...

Hello friends

Just wanted to say hello as I head out the door to 

another workshop day, this time in Peterborough.

Yesterday I was 'Glimmering' all day at Crafts Plus in Basildon, Essex,

very busy workshop in the morning and a demo in the afternoon.

Lots of thanks to those who came along and as usual I meant 

to take photos and forgot! 

I can share with you the projects we made.

A mix of occasion cards.

All these hot foil plates are available on the website here

including many more lovely designs - Becca's latest plates too.

Mitchell has been on the website and reduced all the prices,

plates now starting at £4! 

Take care friends, have a lovely Sunday and I hope it isn't

thunderstorms where you are.