The Craft Room, Derby: May 2024

Monday

DAY ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY - Free shipping and continued birthday celebrations

Good morning. Another warm day today. I am busy doing family stuff again today which is a great way to start the week. I think my birthday celebrations have overlapped my sisters celebrations and we are having a great time.

I shall be meeting up with friends later this evening for our wander and put the world to rights. These meet ups really do keep me going and keep me sane, I look forward to them so very much. It always helps that there is a cuppa at the end and a sit down.

Free Shipping will start tonight (with a £60 order) or if you are able to collect from the Craft Room, do get in touch. You can add your order to one that I shall be placing and collect it from me. You dont need a minimum order spend. This offer will start at 11pm tonight which is perfect for all the night owls. If you need a bit of a hand with this or would like a little more information, do get in touch, all my details are below.

Here is a card that I made to celebrate my dads 80th Birthday. You may have to click on it to see it properly.

This was another BIG card that I made. It is an 8x8 card base with Real Red card as a mat behind the card front. The stamp I have used is an old one from my stash and its been stamped with Memento Ink and coloured in with Stampin' Blends. The sentiment was generated on the computer. He loved it. I send out so many cards and it isnt often I get to see folk open them so it was nice to see dad open this card.

There were 11 of us that went and spent the afternoon with mum and dad. We all took food with us to share and eat so dad didnt have to do too much. Mum was very quiet but I put that down to her not being used to having us all there at the same time.

This is the cake that he shared with everyone. Mum and Dad freeze any cakes they have left over, in slices so that they can have a treat whenever they want which is a great idea as the cakes are so big.

Would you like to join us at our next Kit Night get together? If you havent got a kit why not take advantage of grabbing onetonight/ tomorrow, with free postage. Let me know which kit you would like and I will organise it. Clcik on the "Kits Collection" image below to see what is available or if you would like a little help, please get in touch. My contact details are below

If you would like to see what kits Stampin' Up! have available, just click on the picture below and a new page will open up.

You can find lots of nice things, in the Online Exclusive section of the Stampin' Up! store just by clicking on the image below. It will open in a new window for you. These products cant be found in any of the brochures nor catalogues.

If you would like to have a browse through the whole of the Stampin' Up! shop, you can click on the image below and it will open up a new window for you to have a look through.

Have you managed to get your hands on a new 2024-2025 Stampin' Up! catalogue? If you havent you are most welcome to pop into the Craft Room, Derby and pick one up but in the meantime, have a browse through the one below. Then get in touch so we can arrange for you to get a proper copy if you would like one.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

I would love to hear from you.

Sunday

DAY - ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE Textured Floral 60th Birthday card, celebrations and a trip to London

Good morning, love waking up to the sunshine although mr. weatherman says its going to rain. Lets hope for more sunshine for yet another day here in Derby.

Well, what a bit of a rollercoaster few days. Tuesday was my birthday and I am overwhelmed by all the cards, throughful pressents and messages that I received. It was a super day, hubby took me out for lunch, I went out in the evening with friends for a couple of hours and had visitors in between. Photos are to follow over the next couple of days.

On Wednesday we got on a train and went off to London to see a show, another wonderful experience to celebrate both mine and hubbys birthdays now that we are both well enough to do so. We had the most amazing time and saw lots of things we had never seen before. We went on driverless trains, walked late at night with no coats as it was so warm and enjoyed every minute of it. Looking forward to the next time we can go.

Then yesterday was my dads and my sisters birthday, he was 80 and sis was 60 and we are having a weekend of celebrations. So its been a busy time but so nice to spend it with family.

In between decorating some cakes I have made for my sister, I hope to catch up with the blog and facebook and get a card or two written for some special birthdays later this week, things that I really do enjoy doing.

Here is the card that I made for my sister to celebrate her special day.

It is a large 8 x 8 square card using the Textured Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! The words were generated on the computer and I created a wreath using many different coloured flowers and foliage which were hand cut out. I loved making this and she was so pleased with it. Lots of sparkles from the various gems in the centers of the flowers.

Did you know that starting at 11pm on Monday (tomorrow) for 24 hours Stampin' Up! are having a FREE SHIPPING day.

If you would like to add something to an order I will place on Tuesday, please do get in touch with me before 4pm on Tuesday evening. If you would like to place your own order that would be wonderful. Should you need any help then please, do get in touch as I am always happy to help if I can. My contact details are below.

Well, I had best get on and start my 'to do' list before going out for lunch, there will be 19 of us, wow. Thank you so much for having a read and I hope you have a smashing Sunday.

If you would like to see what kits Stampin' Up! have available, just click on the picture below and a new page will open up. I shall be very happy to order one for you or you are most welcome to order one to be delivered direct to you.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

I would love to hear from you.

Monday

DAY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR - Thoughtful Journey

Good morning, what a warm start to the week. Up at just gone 5am and it is already 15 degrees outside, phew. Hoping for a little rain tonight as we have re- seeded the lawn on the back of the house. This is the second time as the birds helped themselves to the first lot grrr. We have discovered a carpet that you pop over the lawn when you have seeded it to prevent the birds coming down so we shall see how we get on with that. But water is needed. It is rather strange as this 'carpet' is white so everytime I look out of the window I think it has rained.

We didnt get to see the Northern Lights that were seen in Derby over the weekend but I so wished we did. We had no idea that they were expected but wow, some stunning photos were seen on the internet.

Did you watch the Eurovision? Oh I did, I do love it each year. It seems that not too many folk sit and watch it any more but we used to have parties with lots of friends round. I enjoyed it despite all the hooo haaaa about the politics. It was light hearted, very interesting clothing, or not and the winner deserved to win.

I have been lucky enough to have a play with lots of bits and pieces in the craft room over the last couple of weeks and this is one of the Thoughtful Journey cards that was made.

For this card you take one of the beautiful sheets of 6x6 Designer Series Papers and cut it into a square measuring 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".

You then cut it into 4 strips – the first one is 1/2 ″, the next is 3/4″followed by 1″. This will then leave a strip at 1 and 1/4″

On a card base you add a layer of card that co-ordinates with the image you have decided to cut down.

Then you add a panel piece of a different coloured card and stick the strips onto the panel piece. The sentiment is from Sentimental Park stamp set and I use the new Happy Little Things dies, which are so cute, well I think they are. A full list of everything I used is below.

Well I have a busy day today but such a nice one too. Hairdressers, pharmacy, doctors, dentist, seeing the folk, meeting up with friends for a natter and a stroll followed by a coffee with another friend this evening. I cant wait.

Thank you for having a read and I hope your have a wonderful start to your week. Tracey x

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

I would love to hear from you.

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Sunday

DAY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE - Kit nights

Good morning, how are you enjoying the lovely weather? I do know that not everyone likes the heat. Personally I like the sun being out especially when we can get the gardens looking nice but not too hot that I am looking for cool places to sit. The problem I have is trying to find the time to sit out and enjoy it. Hopefully today we will.

It has been a wonderful but busy week, arent they all. I have spent some amazing time crafting with friends and we have made some lovely cards but today I am taking the time to catch up with myself and get things organised for a busy week ahead, slowly.

At the get together last sunday, quite a few folk said they were getting confused about where to find details of all the dies as they were not in one place at the back of the catalogue as previous years so, I have spent the time to add another section to my blog where you can find all the dies that SU have available at the moment. This doesn't include the clearance items as these se out so quickly so you will have to look at that seperately but to help, I have added a little button below.

We have a Kit Night once a month and on Friday we got together with our kits. We had a brilliant night. If you would like to come to the next one it will be on June 7th, just let me know in advance should you wish to purchase a kit.

Jan is a very talented at knitting, sewing and lots of other hobbies but this was the first time she had sat down and made cards on her own and wow, she did so well. I do hope she doesnt mind me sharing her photo on my blog

Well I had best go and make a start on my day. Dont forget that if you dont already have a demonstrator helping you, I would be very happy to offer any assistance that I can. Thank you so much for having a read. Tracey x

Wednesday

DAY - ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE A day with friends, Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper and a Stampin' Up! Kit Night

What a busy few days I have had. Getting ready for the catalogue launch / open house certainly took a lot longer than I anticipated. Oh I love organising everything but whether it is because I am getting older or getting more distracted, I didnt expect it to take so long, oppps. But it was well worth it.

We had a smashing day, lots of lovely folk in and out, demonstrations, makes and takes as the drinks were flowing all day long. The weather improved and so the sun shone for us. It is so nice to be able to catch up, in person with everyone. Lets hope we can continue to do this.

So now I am in the middle of the 'clean up' so to speak. Trying to catch up with emails and messages, put things back in their right place and get rid of the piles of paperwork I seem to have created. Of course it also means that I get a little more time to keep the blog up to date, which is something that I really enjoy doing.

Here are a few photos of the day, you may have to click on them to get them a bit clearer.

I was lucky enough to share the brand new Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper. Here are the cards that were made and demonstrated.

Everyone there had a go at making one of these cards, the papers really are wonderful. For more details on these, have a look at the product list below.

I shall share the other cards we did over the next few days.

Whilst we were having a look through the catalogue, a few folk were disappointed that there were no images of all the punches together including the online exclusive, all the dies together including online exclusives etc. etc. and I promised to see if I could get this organised. If you look at the top of the blog, to the pages section, you will see a section called Stampin' Up! punches. This includes all the punches that Stampin' Up! offer in one place. If you would like a printable version of this please get in touch and I will email it over to you. All my contact details are below.

Do you have the new catalogue? If you dont already have a demonstrator and would like a catalogue then please do get in touch and I will happily send one out in the post to you. If you are local to Alvaston, Derby and fancy collecting a catalogue, do let me know, always happy to pop the kettle on for a cuppa and a crafty chat at the same time. My contact details are below.

We have our monthly Kit night this Friday. You are most welcome to join us if you fancy putty a kit together and having a bit of a laugh. Get in touch to find out more or to book a space.