Love, Hearts, Banners and Spring

Good morning, well I went and joined a really friendly group of slimmers yesterday and now my journey begins to loose a few pounds each week to see if I can get a little healthier.  I am still having trouble with my legs being three times as big as they should be.  Once I finished the steroids I expected the weight I put on to just vanish but urmmmm it didnt.  Fingers crossed that I do it correctly and it works.  Going to the group is so inspirational and listening to everyones week and how the diet has helped them really spurs you on.

Yesterday was so busy I didnt have time to catch my breath.  After the meeting in the morning we had a gardener pop over to visit us.  We are getting re quotes on the garden at the back.  If you know of someone who could take everything away and start again please, do let us know.  Then the Financial Advisor came.....well it is that time of life.  Avon lady popped in for a vist followed by a 'new front door' man.  We may need some building work doing in the hall before we can have a new front door fitted, why does one job always lead to another?  If you know of a builder that would be able to remove a false ceiling as well as a couple of pillars, again, please let us know.

Today I am in the craft room, ALL DAY.  I havent been in for a couple of days and have withdrawal symptoms.  Actually it needs a good clean up and all setting up for our crafty night this Friday.  There are still 2 spaces available if you fancy joining us to make a couple of cards, lots of crafty chatter and home made cakes.  Please get in touch if you would like to come along to reserve your seat.

As promised here is my smashing banner for February for The Craft Room.  This was made by Sheila for the month of February and it is wonderful.  Thank you Sheila.

I am trying to keep the room decorated with red, love, happiness for this month.  Then in March I shall pack all the decorations away and start with the Spring/Mothers Day theme.  I find it really nice to make things for the craft room and just adore all the little things that everyone else makes.  Of course this time next year, the box will come out again and we will get great pleasure from being reminded of what has been made in previous years.

There is a flypast today, sometime between 1.15 and 1.45.  The Tornado will do a farewell fly past over Alrewas and whilst we may not be able to see it, we should be able to hear it.

Finally just look at these, thank you they are stunning.

Spring has sprung in our house.

I still have lots of lovely items on the sales dresser.  If you would like to come for a browse please do.  If you need details of where I am, please ask and I can give you directions.

Well, I had best go and start my day in the craft room.  Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday.  Tracey x

Hearts and Grand Parents

Good morning and here we are a new start to the week.  I am hoping the lovely weather continues so that we can get a little gardening done each day.  I had some new gardening tools for Christmas from Christiana......  They have very long handles so I am hoping to get the garden looking the best that it can this year.

Paul is working mornings again this week so we have the afternoons and the evenings together, chance to get lots of little jobs done as there are still plenty to do.

We had a day out again yesterday mind you, I didnt get up until nearly 10am.  Well not quite true.  We both decided we were going to have a lie in but at 6am the house alarm went off.  We flew out of bed as fast as we could, I followed Paul to turn off the alarm and the box said 'front room'.  We went into the front room but the windows were in tact, nothing out of place except a chuffing big spider sat next to the motion detecter OMG.  My brave hubby hoovered it up and let it go so I went back to bed.
We eventually went to Ikea and got some new chairs for the kitchen and another pair of doors for the craft room, so another little move around is needed in there.

Speaking of craft room, it is red, love, heart theme this month in our crafty space and Julie has made these lovley little beaded hearts for the tree.  Arent they sweet, thank you so much Julie.

We have other lovely things that have been made and I will share them with you during this week.

Here is another card that I adored making last week.  The photo isnt the best but I loved colouring in this image.

I used Stampin' Up! colours and just lost myself doing it.  Very theraputic and of course, congratulations to the new grand parents.

Stampin' Up! still have some wonderful offers on if you werent already aware.  For every £45 you spend you can get lots of different products FREE.  If you have thought about joining the Stampin' Up! family now is just the perfect time.  It will cost £99 and for your money you will get an office kit worth £25 and you get to choose products up to the value of £170.  If that wasnt enough, you can get all your goodies delivered direct to your door FREE OF CHARGE.  If you dont already have a demonstrator and would like to find out more about this please do get in touch.  I still believe that joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best things I ever did.  Not only do I get lots of crafting goodies to play with, I get to do a bit of travelling and I work (if you can call it that) the hours that suite me but the number of wonderful and true friends I have met over the last 10 years is amazing.  I will happily explain how this could all work for you.

Now I need to get a move on as I am joining Slimming World this morning......it has to be done and I am looking forward to it.  Thanks for having a read and I hope you have a great day.  Tracey x

Happy Birthday card

Good morning and the weekend is just around the corner.  No plans this weekend as yet though. Does anyone know of any crafting events?

It is just 0 degrees outside at the moment but we are due to get up to 13 degrees.  I hope to get the little fairy garden sorted today with a little help from Paul of course.  I couldnt do it on my own as bending down makes me dizzy.....another side effect of the injection but we can live with that.  Lots of little plants need cutting back, broken signs removing etc. etc.

Here is a card I made for a birthday, fingers crossed she has received it by now.  I sent it by post and sometimes the post is fantastic but other times, not so good.

My little stash of this type of card is growing and growing as I cant stop making them.   If you are stuck for a card for any occasion, just pop round and see if there is something here for you.

I still have lots of lovely items on my sales table although the stamp sets are going rather quickly.  If you fancy popping in later today I shall be home.

The Sale a Bration party with Stampin'Up! has just got bigger.  They have released even more products that you can get for FREE when you spend £45 or more.  I have put up a new brochure on the right hand side but if you click HERE it should take you straight to the Stampin' Up! page.  If you need any help at all please, just get in touch.

Well I had best go and get myself ready for the day, I am at the hospital first thing and a few chores need to be done first.  Thanks for having a read and if you fancy a cuppa and a crafty chat later please do call in. Tracey xx

Love you to the moon and back

Good morning and it is cooler today.  Yesterday we got up to 8 degrees but today it was just over 1 degree. Paul made it through his first morning back at work yesterday and I made it as well.  It did help that I had company for the morning so thank you Jayne and George, it was lovely to spend time with you.  Today I am on my own so I am going to see if I can drive to the Range.  I have a couple of things to return.

Happy Valentines day to everyone reading this.  We are having a red/love theme in the craft room this month as we all love someone, parents, children, husbands etc. etc.  Here is the card that I made for Paul for today.

I did enjoy making it and Paul really liked it too.  He got me a lovely card and we got a LARGE box of chocolates to share.  This evening we shall be cooking a really nice meal, starters, steak and a pudding before settling down to watch Pauls favourite programme......Death in Paradise. 

As mentioned previously, Thursdays get together on 28th is now full.  Friday 22nd is very busy and there is only one space left.

Plenty of room at the weekends get togethers, Sunday 24th February and Saturday 2nd March.  Just let me know if you would like more informaton.

Thank you for having a read today.  I am off to do a few morning chores before trying to drive to the Range.  Have a great day Tracey x

A special 30th Wedding Anniversary Card

Good morning to this start to a new week.  Some of you may start your week on a Sunday as has been pointed out but for me, it starts today.  Mr. Weatherman says 8 degrees with cloud and some sunshine so that will do me fine.

As it is a Monday it is a day of cleaning and of course, wash day.  I am keeping my promise of no cleaning at a weekend and it is working.  Yesterday we were brave and we went out for the day, yes the WHOLE day.  It started with a very wet, cold and blustery visit to Mercia Marina.  It blew the cobwebs off and all the canal boats were lined up looking pretty (too cold to hold camera up to get a photo).  We actually managed to buy a kitchen clock from Zing.  Zing is a really beautiful shop full of pretties. I even managed to go up the stairs, now that is a first.

This was followed by a roast Sunday lunch, a visit to see Rob and the girls and then another visit to see my sister and her family.  Paul and I, my neice and her two little ones as well as my other neice and her boyfriend all arrived at the same time, oooppps.  Then it was a light snack, Endevour and bed.  A really good day and it has left me feeling refreshed and ready to do the chores.  Of course once these are done I hope to get to do a little crafting.

Trisha managed to get her very special card made over the weekend and it is a stunner.

I loved the tissue background (yes it is tissue and so pretty), the wording has been created with the Labeller Alphabet from SU and sets the card off perfectly.  If anyone has any questions about this lovely card just let me know and I shall pass them on to Trisha.

There are a couple of places left on the crafty night on 22nd February.  If you would like an evening of creating a couple of cards, tags and lots of chatter and laughter, please do get in touch. 

Thank you for visiting and having a read today.  Tracey x

Unicorns, baking and christmas cards phew

Good morning.  It seems as though we are in for more rain and more wind today.  I will wrap up warm.

Last night was the first 2019 Christmas Card and Chatter get together, something I was really looking forward to and it was wonderful.  Sheila was crocheting away (I think she may start to teach folk how to do this), Pam managaed to get her card finished, Tricia put together all the bits for the card that she needed, Diane and I managed to get a few Christmas cards started and Denise and George joined in with the Chatter side of the evening.  It was so nice just to sit there with like minded folk crafting.  The next evening will be on March 8th  and it would be lovely if you wanted to join us.

 

Yesterday I tried my hand at baking and decorating cakes, well at least I tried.

 

 

Today I have a choice of things I could do.  Go to the Birmingham motorcycle museum craft show.....quite a few lovely things to purchase.  Go to the Swadlincote Scan and Cut meeting, lots of lovely ladies but to tell you the truth, I am not sure I am ready for either.  I think I may just a have a few hours in the craft room with my own Scan and Cut and re familiarise myself with it.  I havent had it plugged in for a few months.

But first we have to take Pauls car to the garage for a service and MOT.  He has only been driving it since July without a MOT!!! We have been lucky not to have been stopped. 

Off to start my day.  Hope you have a good day whatever you do and thank you for having a read.  Tracey x

Sale in the craft room

Good morning and it is a windy one today, outside that is.  The wind or the flying debris (it wasnt my fence) was blowing down the street and it woke me up.  I do like an early start so I dont mind too much.

Yesterday morning we were out and about rather early.  It was a trip to see the doc and I am under strict instruction to have lots and lots of water throughout the day, some new medication and I am to see him again in 2 weeks.

We called in to see mum who is doing well.  She was at the hospital in the afternoon and so far so good.  The chemotherapy is still playing havoc with her magnesium levels and could do so for many months even though she has finished chemotherapy.  She has to have blood tests next week at the hospital, wait for the results and if all is okay, she can leave.  If not, she will have to stay to have an infusion of magnisium.  I am so pleased we are lucky enough to have the NHS.

Here is another card, that has already been posted out and received I hope.  It was one of those in the kit.

Lovely elements to it and I enjoyed putting it all together.

If you fancy a bargain or two, I am having a sale in the craft room.  Please get in touch if you are free to come over and have a browse.

I have already started advertising some of the items on well known internet sites.  I think it is such a shame that I am not using all these pretty things and so I hope they will go to new homes rather soon.

Thank you for having a read today.  I hope you manage not to get blown away and have a lovely day.  Tracey x

Swirly Bird Thank Yous

Good morning.  Yesterday I got up to it being 8 degrees outside and this morning it is only 0.1 degrees.  Not sure what is happening with the weather but as long as we dont get snow, I will be happy.

Well it is official, my new car belongs to me.

We finally got the number plates on at the weekend.  Previously you had to screw them in to the bumper to make sure they were tight and secure.  Now they are stuck on with 3D sticky pads, honestly.  I was so worried that they would come off.  I wondered about using my hot glue gun on it just to be sure they are stuck but it would be a problem if I had to take the off again.....oh well.  Give me a wave if you see me out and about.


I havent shared this months thank you card.

I have used swirly birds stamp set, a bit of free hand drawing and the matching dies.  I made quite a few and really love them.  I timed myself too, 6 hours.  Yes 6 hours to make them bit by bit of course but well worth it.   I am even going to share a video of how I made these, just in case  you may be interested.  I am excited about doing it, I just need Pauls help to start with as I havent got the faintest idea about editing a videa, but I am willing to learn.

Dont forget this Friday it is Christmas card and chatter evening.

Space is limited so if you havent already let me know you are coming, please get in touch.  It also reminds me how many cakes I need to bake too.  I shall be trying my hand at little unicorn cakes this week.

I shall be placing a little order tomorrow evening.  If there is anything that you would like please do get in touch.  Postage is just 50p if you have it delivered to Alvaston with the rest of the orders and then you nip in and collect.  You are welcome to a cuppa at the same time as well as browsing the craft sale items.  Oh yes I have lots and lots for sale.  I have so many stamp sets looking for new homes if you have chance to visit over the next few days, please do.

Thank you for having a read today, I do hope you manage to stay warm enough.   Tracey x 

Product List

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

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Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock

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Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

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Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

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Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

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Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive A4 Card Stock

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Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker

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Stampin' Trimmer

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Liquid Multipurpose Glue

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Paper Snips Scissors

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Big Shot

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Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets

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Wedding Anniversary and Sales

Good morning and it should be the day of rest.  I am going to try and get back into the mind set of doing no housework or anything else llike that on a Sunday, just cook a lovely Sunday lunch and enjoy the day, well we can try.  It is also extremely cold outside so I shall not venutre out just yet.

Today is the day where all the family go to church in Cyrpus and mark the 40th day of loosing Christiana.  There is a service at the church and then a priest will be at the graveside and give blessings and waft insense everywhere for a while.  After this follows a close family gathering at Daddys house with the twins looking after things, similar to a wake but only for an hour or two. 

Today it is also the 40th Wedding Anniversary for brother and sister in law.  They are currently on a cruise but I managed to make this card for them and hand it over, before they left.

Not my usual style of card but I loved doing it. I seem to be able to make a few cards recently but I must take care not to over do it as I do still have Rhuematoid Arthritis although it isnt as bad as it has been.  I dont want to do too much and get those pains back again.

The sale in the craft room continues, along with the making of thank you cards, birthday cards and maybe later a little video.  If you are free today and fancy a browse and a cuppa, please let me know and I can put the kettle on.

 Thank you for visiting today and having a read.  I hope you manage to stay warm and have a lovely Sunday.  Tracey x

Card in a kit

Good morning and brrrrr you need to wrap up this morning.  It is so very cold in Derby but no snow which is good.

We had a busy day yesterday, as we always do but managed to get out in the morning for a while.  The afternoon was busy with visitors again that was lovely, I do like catching up with folk and of course, they got a bargain or two in the SALE.  Yes I have a sale of quite a lot of pre loved crafting items.  If you would like to pop over this weekend or the beginning of next week please do.  Today I shall be in the craft room after 1pm for a few hours.

I purchased a crafting magazine which had a lovely card making kit inside and here is just one of the cards from the kit.

Whilst the cards are nice, the elements are thick, pretty and some are gold foiled, there are no envelopes and the cards are a strange size. 

Mum has been back to the hospital and they are very pleased with her.  The Chemotherapy has finished but she is still struggling with some of the side effects.  She will have more scans etc. in April and we shall just be keeping our fingers crossed.

I am trying to decorate the craft room for the month of February in a red / love / heart theme.  I shall be making some different sized hearts for the little tree but I am stuck for other ideas.  If you can think of anything please let me know.

Off to start breakfast and get ready for the day.  I do hope you manage to stay warm and than you for having a read.  Tracey x

Happy Birthday Cuz

Good morning.  The felting on Thursday went well although I didnt finish my bunny.  I have to finish it at home but it seems that most folk didnt finish it on the day.  However I found it rarther difficult as my hands dont work that well.  I got up yesterday and wow, my hands and my shoulders really ached and I struggled for most of the day so if I decide to do felting again, it will be in small doses.

Yesterday was a busy day with a trip to the vampires first thing.  We have to find out why my legs are still so swollen and so full of fluid. They have been like this since last July but as you can imagine, I had other things on my plate so I didnt look after myself properly.  However  I am back to the doctors on Wednesday to see what the results are and what we can do.

Here is a card that I made for my cousin.  It was her birthday a couple of weeks ago and we made this card in a class last year.  I just love it so was pleased to pull it out of my box and pop it in the post.

I shall be in the craft room most of the day today.  We have a lot of birthdays coming up so I will go and try to be creative and make a few cards.   If you fancy calling in for a cuppa, to collect your goodies or just to see what I am up to, you are most welcome.

There are only another couple of weeks of Sale a Bration left.  This is where when you spend £45 on Stampin' Up! products you get a free item of your choice from the SAB brochures.  It also means that there are only another couple of weeks left to join the Stampin' Up! team.  I think this is the best time to join as you not only get £170 worth of products delivered directly to your door free of charge, it is also the right time to create your own little business, working the hours you want, doing what you want to do.  Or to be a Hobby Demonstrator where you purchase your own Stampin' Up! goodies as and when you want them at disocunted prices.  If you would like to find out more, get in touch today to arrange to pop down to see me in The Craft Room.

I will go and get myself ready for a lovely day, despite the rain that is forecast.  Wishing you a smashing Saturday and thank you for having a read.  Tracey x

White rabbit .......

White rabbit, white rabbit, white rabbit.  Good morning and so far we are lucky enough in Derby not to have any snow.  We dont have the freezing fog either this morning.  I havent seen the news yet for the rest of the UK but I do hope that everyone is okay with this weather.

Yesterday we managed to do the total spring clean/sort out/throw out of our bedroom and what an achievement.  The craft room has just one more shelf for me to look at and then that room has been done too.  Of course, I couldnt have done all this without Pauls help.

My 7" crafting space has now been increased as my working desk has been cleared, well it was but I got a few things out last night to play with.  It may be covered again now but these things will soon be put away.

I wanted to share what Jane made me which is absolutely wonderful.

It is so nice that I was afraid to use it but then thought, it has been made to be used.  Thank you so much for this Jane.  Lots of lovely Stampin' Up! elements on this too. 

Off for a little pampering this morning and then this afternoon and evening will see me in the craft room.  If you would like to call in, please do.  I shall be finishing lots of half made cards as well as preparing the thank you cards for the month.  There are lots of pre loved crafting items for sale on the dresser and across 2 tables too.

Thank you for having a read.  Hope you stay warm today, Tracey x