Good morning and brrr it is cold outside. Yes I have been out already and put the heating on in the craft room as I am making an early start in there today. It is -2 here and only going to get as warm as around 7 degrees, so a cold day. Now it is a different story for Cyprus, they are getting a lovely 18 degrees today but a little shower in the morning. Hope the girls are at work by the time it showers.
At our get together last week Denise made these lovely cards with the Poppy Suite from Stampin' Up! Along with the pretty stamps, papers and dies, 2 new punches were used to and to be honest, I cant stop playing with them.
They are just perfect for lots of sentiments and can be used together. If you would like to come and have a play with the Poppy products, please get in touch as we are having an afternoon and an evening of just poppies next Thursday 13th February.
I shall be placing a litle order later today, is there anything that you would like from Stampin' Up!
If there is just let me know before 6pm and I shall get it organised for you.
Dont forget that tonight is is Christmas card and chatter night. It would be lovely to see you if you fancy an evening of crafting be it card making, knitting, crocheting or any other craft for Christmas.
Should you need directions to the venue, please get in touch.
Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a fantastic Friday. Tracey x
Good morning, still up early but an hour later than yesterday, fingers crossed it wont be too long before I get back to a normal sleeping pattern, if there is such a thing.
Operation craft room should be finalised today, at last. The sales dresser is over full and has spread out to two side as well, opps. Bargains galore. I discovered even more things yesterday in a box that I had put to one side. Me and my boxes. I am pleased to say that Paul has put some boxes in his studio for him to use, I have put some back in the craft room but there are still a lot to part with and as I am being brave this week, they are being advertised for sale, given away and some donated to a local nursery school....so brave.
Stampin' Up! introduced some new products yesterday to co-ordinate with Sale a Bration items as well as some catalogue items.
So many to choose from, I have a couple of favourites, the Birthday cake dies as I think this can be used for lots of happy ocassions. Of course the Natures Thoughts dies has such a lot of elements to it and can be used in co-ordination with lots of stamp sets. Choices.
Here is a card that Julie made last week during our evening with the Peaceful Poppies. The meerkats arrived too.
A great effect in which Julie used the masking technique. If you are not sure what this is, I would be very happy to show you. The meerkats are part of a stamp set that is FREE during Sale a Bration (until the end of March). When you spend £45 you can get this set FREE or you can choose another products from the brochure, again, lots of choices. If you havent already received your brochure please do let me know and I will get one to you. Alternatively you can pop round to mine and collect if you are local.
Today is another busy one, arent they all? I am having a blind lady come visit me, as in a lady that makes and sells blinds. She has a blind that fits right into the window recess of the craft room door and hopefully it will help during Summer when the sun shines through on our get together evenings. We are off to visit Aunty Jean who lives around the corner. She is 91 years old and not in the very best of health and of course I may have to potter in my favourite room of the house.
Thank you for having a read and if I can help in any way at all regarding crafting, please get in touch. Have a wonderful Wednesday (it is Wednesday isnt it)? Tracey x
Good morning, I went to bed early last night so up at the crack of dawn today. In fact, I am up before dawn has broken.... nanny nap later. Derby is going to be 10 degrees today with sunshine, whoop whoop. We may get the windmill repaired and some sweeping up around the house, so much rubbish has been left due to the windy weather all outside under the hedges, (unless it is the school kids). Larnaca is having a very decent 18 degrees today with sunshine too.
Yesterday it was my neices daughters birthday and she was 14 years old. She had a lovely birthday party last night and there were 22 of us out for a bite to eat. It was wonderful. I really do like being amongst so many people that I love. Here is the card that was made some time ago for Alice which I tarted up, added glitter and some bling.
I think she liked it, she had lots of wonderful presents and was so excited. I made a little money envelope too as she was hoping to buy an ipone (or was it an i watch) with her birthday money...well something really expensive.
I have had the die for this little envelope for so many years and I really dont know what I would do without it. If ever you see one come up for sale, its a great investment.
Today Stampin' Up! have released some new products that co-ordinate with existing things from Sale a Bration and the mini catalogue. I am hoping that there is a video here for you to watch...me and technology are not the best but I am trying.
If you would like to order any of these items (or other Stampin' Up! goodies), please click on the icon to the right hand said that says 'place an order' and this will take you to the Stampin' Up! shop. (Dont forget to use the Hostess Code ). Alternatively you can pop round to see me, give me a ring or send me an email and I will be very happy to help you. For every £45 you spend with Stampin' Up! until the end of March, you can choose a FREE gift.
Well I had best go and get another cuppa, too early for breakfast. The last of the sorting of the craft room will take place today. I have 4 boxes of half finished projects to sort out, really 4 boxes. How bad is that? I also have to find a way of keeping samples that I have made nicely too, there are just so many of them, any suggestions welcome.
Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday. Tracey x
Good morning and here we are, another start to another week. I am still getting up just after 5am in the morning but I do start yawning from tea time, oopps, never mind.
Today we are hoping to put back up all the lovely little wall hangings in the craft room. The walls do look a little bare without them. The craft room now feels so much cleaner, fresher and a little roomier if that is possible. I have sorted out everything in there and I think I have to admit that I have an addiction to baskets, boxes and tins.
These are what I have collected, emptied and sorted out this last week......what do I do with them all? I am refusing to put them in the loft as 'just in case' so today I must really put the ones I want back in the craft room and use them, the others I must part with....feeling very brave.
Here are another couple of pretty cards that were made last week using the painted poppies stamp set from Stampin' Up!
I believe that these can be used for any occassion and can be in any colour.
If you would like to purchase these stamps, I have an online store and you can order them by clicking on the PLACE AN ORDER sign. It will take you to the main Stampin' Up! page. If you need help with this, I am very happy to help, just send me an email, tracey.rossos2@hotmail.com. If you use the hostess code when you place your order, I will happily send you a little thank you as well as a card but please, do leave your details. If you would rather pop round and see me give me a call, I am really happy to to put the kettle on and have a crafty chat and I can even order the things for you to collect from me. Nothing is too much trouble.
If you would like to see the stamps or maybe have a play with them, I am having a PLAY DATE on Thursday 13th February, a session in the afternoon and another one in the evening. Not sure what a PLAY DATE is? The stamp sets and dies will be available for you to make cards with in The Craft Room. There will be a few of us coming up with new ideas for cards and paper projects during the sessions, there will be lots of samples to follow but no class instructions. You create what you would like to create but lots of help on hand if needed. For more infomation, please get in touch.
Well I had best get a wiggle on. I have quite a bit of catching up do and visiting before putting those baskets, boxes, bags, tins away and listing the others on well known selling sites. If you are looking to purchase tins, boxes or baskets, get in touch.
Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a great start to the week. Tracey x
Good morning and thank goodness the wind has stopped. We have a decorative windmill in our garden and yesterday it started to 'clang'. Paul tried to sort it but couldnt so he said he would look at it today. Well by last night the noise was awful so he had to dismantle it, didnt want to upset the neighbours too much. The forecast for today is 11 degrees, rain but no wind so he may not be able to fix it today in the rain. Larnaca however is getting sunshine with 18 degrees. Oh well.
We had a lovely day yesterday in The Craft Room with lots of visitors and a big thank you to everyone that came along. If you didnt make it, I know that Saturdays are sometimes too hectic, I will be happy to show you the samples of all the wonderful cards we made last week and pass on the new mini catalogue and the Sale a Bration brochure. Our next get together is Tuesday 11th February, Tuesday at Traceys.
One of the stamp sets that we played with last week was the Peaceful Poppies which is amazing. Another new favourite and these are what Diane created.
They are both lovely and thank you so much for your help.
So The Craft Room got painted, sorted, a little move around and nearly finished. I have so many wonderful wall hangings but we didnt get time to put them back up so that will be a job for later in the week. Once those are up, I shall share photographs. I now have to 'de craft' the house. I took everything into the house that was out on shelves etc. I then sorted out the craft cupboards and put empty boxes into the house. The crafting items I would like to sell are split between the craft room and the house so its time today to put it all away. My hubby is so wonderful he hasnt said a word.....yet.
Well thank you for having a read today, I hope you have a smashing Sunday. Tracey x
Good morning and I am an early bird today. It is because I am excited as today is the day I have an open house. It is also a White Rabbit, White Rabbit, White Rabbit day being the 1st of February, I wonder what kind of month we shall all have. Mine will be totally different from January as we shall be starting the decoration and renovation of our sitting room next week......but dont tell Paul just yet. It is also a new era for our country, no longer in the EU. We shall have to see what changes come with this.
Just so that you know, Derby, which is where I am, is expecting a chilly 10 degrees today with sunshine but rain tonight. Larnaca, where half of our family are however will have a lovely 19 degrees mmmmmm, perhaps we came back from our time with the girls a little too early.
It would be lovely to see you if you have time for a cuppa. If you havent been before and would like details of where the event is being held, please email me at tracey.rossos2@hotmail. com and I will send you the address and directions. If you are a local demonstrator, someone who just wants to see what all this about or just fancy a cuppa and a crafty chat, you are most welcome.
We had a lovely evening again last night, made a few smashing samples from the new Timeless Tulip stamp set. This is what Anne made.
The tulips have been raised but my photography skills dont capture just how pretty this is. A new favourite set of mine and you will be able to see more cards made with this set over the next few days.
Aunty Jean was 91 years old yesterday so we went to visit for an hour. I have told her that I will go back next week as she is starting to get a little lonely. She is in pain from arthritis so cant get out now and she doesnt have visitors every day. It is the least I can do especially as she lives just around the corner.
Well I am off to fill up my sale table, yes I am selling off quite a few retired Stampin' Up! bits and pieces as well as some older non branded stamps. I am really looking forward to saying hello to everyone that visits. Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a lovely weekend. Tracey x
