Friday Die Day

Hello friends

 

Still keeping with Christmas and featuring Holiday Bell

for Friday Die Day this week.

 

This is a 3 piece die set and the approximate measurements are:

 

Leaves: 1.50 x .75 in. 3.75 x 2.00cm
Ribbon: 2.00 x 3.50 in. 5.25 x 9.00cm
Bell: 1.75 x 2.00 in. 4.50 x 5.00cm

This is how it looks cut/embossed.

 

For my card design I selected a white card base and stamped a sentiment

to the bottom (Altenew).

I then matted silver foil card and white card.

 

My card elements - white tag (Sapphire Plus die)

the bell cut twice - white and silver, the ribbon cut twice - red and silver,

a mini poinsettia, green leaf and two stamens.

 

The flower stamens inserted and affixed at the back represent the

clapper (I had to look up the correct word for that!)

I added the bells to the tag (edged the base of the tag with red card).

One silver ribbon die cut in place.

The remaining elements added, the finished card.

 

I'm liking the fresh look of the colours.

Also thinking this die set would work for wedding and anniversary cards.

 

Holiday Bell is available on the website here - again limited quantities

but more are on their way so please check back.

 

Take care friends and have a lovely weekend.

 

Build a Stocking

Hello friends

It has been a festive week!

I've been getting ready to teach a Chrismassy workshop on Saturday 

and this is one of the projects.

It uses Build a Stocking - one of the new Christmas dies. 

Lots of pieces in this die set and I've used every one in my project.

I matted gold mirror card onto an ivory card base and then an ivory mat.

I die cut the stocking twice to create a white cuff and added white dots with my gel pen.

The rest is cut from various colours and piled into the stocking.

The 'Be Merry' is from Naughty or Nice - I featured this die set

last Friday Die Day.

Build a Stocking is available on the website here, just a few left but 

more are on their way, they've been selling fast! 

Take care friends - please stop by tomorrow for Friday Die Day.

Hump Day Giveaway and Winner Announcements

Hello friends

Wednesdays come around quickly don't they?!

Today is Hump Day Giveaway and I'm also announcing last week's winner

and the Charity Kit winner.

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

Make Mine Lemon Lime

And the winner is...

PATRICIA YOUDELL

Congratulations Patricia, please let me know your postal address

(email me: christine.emberson@blueyonder.co.uk)

and I'll post your die set out to you.

If you would like to purchase Make Mine Lemon Lime,

it is available new and pre-loved on the website here.

(Free postage!)

This week's giveaway is a pre-loved set of Orange You a Tomato!

A fun die set that can be utilised for many fruity projects!

If you would like to win this pre-loved set please leave a comment on today's

post either on this blog or the Hope and Chances' blog here.

A winner will be picked out next week.

Orange You a Tomato is available on the website both new and pre-loved here.

And now onto another winner - for those of you who purchased a charity

kit a week or so ago please take a look inside your bags

to see if you have the winning ticket.

The number is...

If that's you, congratulations!

And oh yes, please email me your address christine.emberson@blueyonder.co.uk

and your goody bag will be sent straight out to you.

Lastly the Autumn Sale has begun on the website, more items

have been added and lots have been further reduced so please take a look.

Even more of a bargain with free postage and packing!

Lastly, lots of thanks for the messages and enquiries regarding Elliott,

he is doing very well at University.  Early days but he is loving his course.

He's off to Microsoft in London soon to see something new and techy.

I am grateful he is not living away from home, being Greenwich he 

can hop on the train or I can drive him.

Besides I would miss him SO much! 

I will be resuming my holiday pics soon as well as some new projects.

I thought today's post was busy busy without holiday pics too!

Take care friends - have a great Wednesday!

Lavender Bunch

Hello friends

Back on track and sharing with you Lavender Bunch today.

A very pretty die set teamed with Hemstitch Ovals

I discovered some pretty floral paper that worked well 

and the card came together very quickly.

Another one of my printed and die cut sentiments -

they are so handy!

Lavender Bunch is available to pre-order here.

Hemstitch Ovals is available to pre-order here -

an addition to the Hemstitch collection - Rectangles is available here.

I'm back in the cabin later today and getting ahead with Christmas samples,

I'm actually quite late with those! 

Take care friends.

Lavender Trike and Tallulah!

Hello friends

Featuring Lavender Trike today and that beautiful frame die

behind is Tallulah Frill.

I chose black card for the trike and lilac card for the lavender just tipped

with some distress ink.

Ivory for the frame die and a die cut sentiment.

Very simple to make and a little more 'fussy' than my normal style

but good to step out of my box occasionally!

Lavender Trike is available to pre-order here.

Tallulah Frill is available to pre-order here.

Today I'm heading up to London to celebrate a friend's birthday,

we have a themed afternoon tea and a chocolate tour tomorrow.

I really think it is diet starting on Monday!

 Take care friends.

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

 

This week's Friday Die Day features a new Christmas die -

Naughty or Nice.

A 5 piece sentiment die set and this is how they look cut from red cardstock.

I particularly like 'Be Merry' !

 

I delved down my box for some other die cuts and discovered

Fretwork Accents, Classic Oval, a snowflake from Create A Flake Six

and a mini poinsettia.

I placed a white mat onto a card front.  Added Fretwork Accents,

layered the oval and the sentiment to middle.

 

The finishing touch was the snowflake and mini poinsettia - easy!

 

 

Naughty or Nice is available on the website here.

Fretwork Accents is available here.

Create A Flake Six is available here.

 

There is a Christmas section on the website here,

more items will be added very soon -

also did I mention it is FREE postage and packing!

 

Take care friends - have a lovely weekend.

 

Annabelle's Trousseau

Hello friends

Lovely to see all the comments yesterday,

it's not too late to leave a comment on Hump Day Giveaway,

a winner is picked next Tuesday evening to be announced on the Wednesday.

Something new...

Over on the website is a whole new collection available to pre-order.

Chantilly Paper Lace.

The detail is gorgeous in this collection with different layering frames.

Beautifully designed by Becca Feeken for Spellbinders.

The die set I'm featuring today is Annabelle's Trousseau.

I've allowed the die to do the work, cut in ivory and layered onto some

pretty flowered paper.  The embellishments are silk flowers that I purchased in

the States and a typed and die cut and sentiment.

Annabelle's Trousseau is available to pre-order on the website here.

The entire Chantilly Lace collection can be viewed here.

Worth mentioning: with pre-orders we are guided by the distributor when it 

comes to dates, sometimes they are prompt, sometimes they are not! :(

Elliott is always on the case chasing them up so please be rest assured 

if you place a pre-order we will get them to you as speedily as we can.

Take care friends - please stop by tomorrow for Friday Die Day.

Hump Day Giveaway

Hello friends

I'm back in the routine so much so I even got round to defrosting the freezer yesterday!

The door got left open when I was away so it was all very frosty,

(it's one of those messages you would rather not receive!) 

Also pleased to announce Hump Day Giveaway is back.

This week the giveaway is...

A pre-loved set of Make Mine Lemon Lime

A fun die set designed by Debi Adams.

Yana from the Spellbinders office has made this gorgeous project 

using this die set.

If you would like to win this pre-loved set please leave a comment on today's post.

A winner will be picked out next week.

If you would like to purchase Make Mine Lemon Lime,

it is available new and pre-loved on the website here.

Wonderful to see so many people taking advantage of our new free UK delivery,

thank you! 

Take care friends - back tomorrow.