Hump Day Giveaway

Hello friends

Brhh it's a tad chilly in Kent, hope you are keeping 

warm where you are.

On the upside I've barely stepped out of the house so catching

up on lots of paperwork.

Thank you for all your kind words regarding my tellyland return,

very much looking forward to it although admittedly a tad nervous.

Now to the job of today and that is 

Hump Day Giveaway Day!

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

Sketched Blooms 2

And the winner is...

Betty McAlister

Congratulations Betty, please email: 

hope-chances@live.co.uk

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

If you missed out it is possible to purchase
Sketched Blooms 2 here and there is also Sketched Blooms.
Love these D-Lites, it's how I would draw flowers.

Now this week's giveaway is Poppies - a brand new set.

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.

Poppies is also available to purchase on the website here.

Take care friends - have a great Wednesday and keep those mittens on!

Nordic Tree, New Classics and Telly News

Hello friends

Hope you all had a good weekend, goodness isn't it cold.

Bella is keen to wear her jumpers when out walking and quite happy to keep one

on indoors too.

My lovely Dad has done the walking while I've been very busy creating in the cabin.

A bit of a newsy post today.

Firstly, thank you so much for making the second Hope and Charm-ing collection

a great success.  I really enjoy putting these together.

I'm currently sourcing charms for the next one which will be in a couple of months.

Second, today's crafting offering is Nordic Tree.

This is one of the Folk Art dies designed by Lene Lok.

I've die cut in white card and used a variety of distress inks to colour.

It's very calming craft.

So maybe my sentiment is a little late - Happy New Year! 

I'll be honest I was making up samples and this sentiment was just laying 

on my craft desk, waste not.

Nordic Tree is on the website here, all the Folk Art dies are due in stock very soon

and available to pre-order here.

We have also taken delivery of the new Spellbinders Classics.

I'm loving these - each set has either scored and pierced edging,

scalloped and pierced or dot and dash design edging.

Makes matting extra special.  

The full set of Classics can be seen on the website here and are in stock now.

Now to some telly news.

It's been just over a year since I last did 'my thing' and I'm delighted to say

I'm returning to tellyland.

This time it is Hochanda so new tellyland for me!

My first shows will be on 8th and 9th March and I'm thrilled,

hopefully you can tune in.

Wishing you all a great start to the week, 

Hope and Charm-ing - the second collection

Hello friends

Just stopping by to tell you the second Hope and Charm-ing collection
is now available on the website.
This time the collection is Florals.
Who can resist flowers?

If you missed the first one (which sold out very fast)

I'll just explain what Hope and Charm-ing is all about....

It is a collection of charms with a theme.

This second collection is Florals and contains a minimum of 30 beautiful 

embellishment charms made from a mix of antique silver and bronze.

Also included is glass cabochons and wooden embellishments.

Why charms?

I've always enjoyed adding little charms and embellishments to my projects

but get frustrated with poor quality. 

So since last year I've been sourcing high quality charms.

Why a theme?

So maybe I'm a little OCD... I thought it would be nice to have

the charms in themed bags, that way easier to locate when making projects.

I also fell in love with these linen bags and decided every bag should 

coordinate with the contents.
If you purchased the first collection you'll know the bag comes with a little printed
tag too that details the name of the collection.

For more details please pop over to the website 

and see the Floral collection here.

The third collection will be available in a couple of months,
there will be 6 collections a year.

Take care friends - have a lovely weekend.

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

This week for Friday Die Day I'm featuring Kurbits.

This is a one piece Die D-Lite die set designed by Lene Lok for Spellbinders.

The approximate measurements are:

2.60 x 4.00 in. 6.60 x 10.20 cm

This is how it looks cut/embossed.

I've cut it again in green and then in red, trimmed the red

so that I have the two central flowers.

I've mounted the green onto a black card mat and overlaid the red flowers.

You may be able to see that I've just tipped the edges with distress ink.

With a white gel pen I've gone around the edge with little dots.

Mounted onto a white card front and added a stamped sentiment (Altenew).

Simple and effective.

Kurbits is available on the website here, the delivery date says March

but they will most likely be in stock next week.

Have a lovely weekend, prepare yourselves for the really cold snap coming in,

just when I thought I could pop my mittens away...!

Take care friends.

List Addiction and Charity Kit Winning Number

Hello friends

My name is Christine and I'm addicted to...making lists!

I've probably admitted this addiction before but I confess it is getting

worse, I run two diaries, a weekly planner and a daily to-do list

and I'm not even going to tell you how many sticky notes I have everywhere! 

The nice side of this condition is that I enjoy decorating notebooks

and this is one that I created for Scrapbook Adhesives by3L.

All the details are on their blog here.

These lined little pads come from Wilkos around 20p each - bargain.

I also like the addition of Photo Corners to projects, available in a variety of 

colours on the website here.

Feel free to check out the full tutorial on their blog here and if you have time

leave a comment.

Now to announce the winning number from this month's charity kit.

There are still some available on the website here

featuring the very cute die set Camper Van.

Please have a rummage in your kit bags and see if you have this number...

If so, congratulations and please email me at hope-chances@live.co.uk

with your details and a goody bag will be on its way to you.

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

Home and Hump Day Giveaway

Hello friends

I'm back home after a very busy trade show in Birmingham.

I'm pleased to say it was a great success and everyone

is excited about the forthcoming new Spellbinders products.

I will be sure to keep you all informed of what is ahead,

right now the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil machine is eagerly awaited.

More details very soon.

Now to the job of today and that is 

Hump Day Giveaway Day!

Last week's giveaway was a pre-loved

set Summer Canopy.

And the winner is...

Margie (MargiesBlueHouse)
Congratulations Margie, please email: 

hope-chances@live.co.uk

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

If you missed out it is possible to purchase
Summer Canopy here.

Now this week's giveaway is...
a pre-loved set - Sketched Blooms 2

A delightful die set featuring these two happy flowers.
I've used one of them on this recent project along with Picket Fence.

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.

Sketched Blooms 2 is also available on the website here.

Take care friends - have a great Wednesday.

I'm catching up with blog posts and the washing today!

A single bright flower and butterfly

Hello friends

I hope you are getting the sunshine where you are,

it has been lovely to open the curtains and finally see some brightness.

It means I feel I can share a Spring like project...

Today's card features Botanical Butterfly, this is one of the Flower 

Garden Collection dies designed by Sharyn Sowell.

I chose to cut it from silver foil card, mount onto Hemstitch Rectangles.

Keeping the card neutral with grey and ivory I then added 

a single bright flower - Cinch and Go Flowers III.

The patterned paper is from a 99p store paper pad (bargain!)

and then added one of my typed and die cut sentiments.

Items used today with clickable links:

Botanical Butterfly is available to pre-order here.

Cinch and Go Flowers III

Sentiment Sheets

As mentioned heading to Birmingham today, I'm dosing myself up with

every cold remedy going - never a good time to get a cold but honestly

this is really bad timing! 

Have a great Saturday and take care friends.

Friday Die Day

Hello friends

This week's Friday Die Day features 

Dimensional Floral Panel, this is one of the Flower Garden Collection

dies designed by Sharyn Sowell.

It is a 5 piece die set and the approximate measurements are as follows:

Frame: 3.65 x 5.00 in. 9.20 x 12.70 cm
Bow: 1.20 x 1.65 in. 3.00 x 4.20 cm
Medium Leaf: 0.50 x 0.75 in. 1.20 x 1.90 cm
Small Flower: 0.61 x 0.70 in. 1.60 x 1.70 cm
Small Leaf: 0.45 x 0.60 in. 1.10 x 1.50 cm
Large Flower: 1.10 x 1.10 in. 2.80 x 2.70 cm

This is how each piece looks cut/embossed.

I decided to use all the white pieces and add distress inks.

I die cut additional flowers and leaves and coloured again with distress inks.

Mounted the yellow ribbon and large flower to the top.

Added more flowers and leaves.

Stamped a sentiment onto a white 5 x 7 card mat and affixed

the floral panel with 3D Foam Squares.

Added a further 5 x 7 pink patterned paper mat and mounted onto a 

white card front.

The finished card.

Loving all the detail, especially the veins on the little leaves.

Dimensional Floral Panel is now in stock on the website here.

We've taken delivery of quite a few items earlier than expected,

some of the new Die D-Lites have arrived too and 

the Elegant 3D Vignette Collection is flying out the door.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, I'm off to Birmingham for the 

Stitches trade show, I shall be demoing my heart out for 3 days!

Take care friends.

Hump Day Giveaway

Hello friends

Thank you for your kind comments regarding Elliott,

he's definitely on the mend thank goodness. It turned out to be one of those nasty

flu viruses that is doing the rounds and both Mitchell and I seem to 

be taking our turn now, we could form a coughing group,

but to be honest it isn't harmonious!

But to nicer things...

it's Hump Day Giveaway Day!

Last week's giveaway was a pre-loved

set Get Well Soon Scalloped Circle

And the winner is...

Anne (Brighouse, W.Yorkshire)
Blog - Paper and Ink

Congratulations Anne, please email: 

hope-chances@live.co.uk

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

If you missed out it is possible to purchase
 Get Well Soon Scalloped Circle here.

This week's giveaway is a pre-loved set 

Summer Canopy.

Perfect die to stencil through with your inks.

Can be used with Tree die available here

 or indeed with a stamp/drawing.

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.

It is also possible to purchase Summer Canopy here.

Take care friends - have a great Wednesday!