Gift cards and In Colors

Good morning, we have a bit of a wet day forecast for today.  That wont bother me too much as I have quite a lot to do inside the house.  I cant believe that the rain has brought out so many flowers and the grass needs cutting once more.  It has really done wonders for the garden.

Our Zoom get togethers are going really well.  There is always an invitation for you to join us, whether it is to have a go or to watch to make the cards later.    When I send out invitations for Zoom get togethers I will include a list of a few items needed to make the projects.  This is the gift card holder and matching envelope from last week.  Dawn created the holder some time ago and when I made it up, it really needed a matching envelope so I put my thinking cap on. As I had only used a small amount of pretty paper on the card, there was just enough left for the envelope.

 

Here are just some of the cards that folk who joined me on Zoom made

We are making tri fold cards this week and our next get together is tomorrow, Saturday 20th June at 3pm.

I have already mentioned all the lovely colours that Stampin' Up! have introduced.  I have told you about the wonderful joining offer but I dont think I mentioned the additional rewards that hostesses get this month when their order reaches £200.

There is an additional £20 given to hostesses if their party orders get to £200 so what are you waiting for.  Give me a call, I will be very happy to have a virtual party for you and your family and friends.  Please do get in touch if this is something you would be interested in and we can have a chat about it.

There is a Stampin' Up! In Color Share happening.  For £15 a month you can get your hands on just one of the colors, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness, Cinnomon Cider, Misty Moonlight or Just Jade and then over the following four months, you will receive another color.  In  your box you will get an ink pad, 4 sheets of A4 card, 8 sheet of 6 x 6 double sided designer series paper, 2 sheets of each of the 4 patterns, a strip of 20 enamelled dots as well as 4.5m of ribbon.  There is currently one place left in the share and then if there is enough folk who would like to do this, I shall start another share.  It is a great way to get your hands on all the wonderful colours, a little at a time.

If  you would like a little more information or wish to join in the share, please get in touch.

I had best go and start my day, thank you so much for having a read and I hope you have a fantastic Friday.  Tracey x

Magenta Madness, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee

Good morning, woke up to a very wet Derby.  It must have rained in the night but I didnt hear a thing, sound asleep.

Yesterday we continued with the painting of the outside of the house, that is all the back done now but rain may stop play today.  By doing just a little bit at a time it is not such a daunting task and what a difference it makes.  Today we shall have to sweep all around the outside as mr and mrs blackbird have made a right mess.  They seem to be into everything at the moment and we have soil everywhere tut tut.

Stampin' Up! have introduced 5 new colours into my world, Bumblebee, Cinnomon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. 

To show you these new colours I made 5 cards out of brand new ribbons, new patterned papers and new little coloured dots.  I think if you click on the picture to make it bigger you will see all the new patterns on the papers, we have dots, wood grain, something that I am calling patchy and some words.  Someone on facebook designed the cards and showed them and I just replicated them as they are all so pretty.  Unfortunately I cant show you these in person at the moment but I am sure you will like them even more when you see them in real life.

If you would like to get your hands on a little bit of this pretty paper, a few sheets of card and some ribbon that all matches, I will be very happy to send some your way.  Please get in touch to find out more.  My details are below.

We are getting together on Zoom today to make a gift card / cash holder.  It is mums birthday this weekend and she would like an Alexa. I said we would give her some money towards it so I shall put some cash in this card for her.  I also made a matching envelope.  I love these so much that I thought I would share the way that I made them with everyone.

If you would like to join us today at 2pm or on Saturday at 3pm please let me know.  If you are not yet sure on how to use Zoom I will be very happy to show you.

Stampin' Up! have a great promotion or two for the month of June.  Should you wish to join Stampin' Up! and my team, you could get your hands on all of this, for the price of £99:

• £130 of Stampin' Up! products that you pick and choose yourself.
• An office kit of catalogues, brochures and order forms worth £45.
• FREE delivery to your home address.
• Your choice of a bundle either a stamp set and punch bundle or a stamp set and die bundle.

This is really a great opportunity to get your hands on wonderful products and see if you want to  build up a business with wonderful craft supplies to share with family or friends and new friends you have yet to meet or to be a hobby demonstrator where you purchase future products just for yourself.  You wont know until you try it and if it is something you have been pondering over for a while, you have nothing to loose.  To find out more, to ask 1001 questions to see if this is right for you, why not give me a call and we can arrange to have a chat.  It would be lovely to hear from you.

Well I had best go and start my day.  Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday x

Our Zoom get togethers

Good morning and where did the weekend go?  What a hectic few days we have had, although they have been lovely days too.

We had the new catalogue launch on Saturday, all via Zoom and Rooms and what a clever bunch we have become.  I never thought I would become confident in using these but hay I have done it and so have many others in our group of crafting friends.  It is wonderful to see each other, to have a laugh and to craft.  If you havent had a go yet let me know.  I shall happily introduce you to Zoom and to Rooms but dont blame me when your social life becomes busy....during lockdown.

We have a crafty get together twice a week on Zoom.  We meet up, we chat, we craft with the stash that we have to hand and have a lovely time.  Last week we made closing gate fold cards that had a locking mechanism which was originally designed by Nicola Mason.  Amanda Charlesworth made a card out of it and shared it on social media and it would have been rude not to have a try at this.  These are the ones that I have made,  here I used the Flowers for Every Season papers which are new along with the Magenta Madness Ribbon.

 The papers on this card are from the Forever Greenery paper pack which co-ordinates lovely with the Forever Fern stamp set.  The stamp is from my stamp of the month, Forever Fern.

 Here I have used the same stamp set again but this time, I teamed it up with the Just Jade papers from the new In olours.

 These are just some of the cards and a scrapbook page, that the ladies made with me over the last week.

What an amazing talented group of ladies we all know.  If you would like to take part in our card making session this week either on Wednesday at 2pm or Saturday at 3pm (you are welcome to come along to both), let me know and I can send you an invitiation.  We do these on Zoom.

I am doing some shares of papers, cards, inks etc. with all the new lovely In Colors  from Stampin' Up!  If you fancy joining in with us, you are most welcome to.  The price is going to be £15 for 5 months and you will get a lovely bundle of products in the new colours each month 

I know that lockdown is easing but for me I am afraid it isnt.  I am keeping myself to myself for another few weeks due to the injections I am taking but I dont mind, I still have a few cupboards to sort out.  It also gives me more time to practice making posters to share, which I am doing bit by bit.

At the end of June we shall make 3 cards using the new stamp set called Forever Fern, the stamp of the month.  Anyone who purchases this set over the next week or so from me will receive an invitation to join the group to make these cards.  I will also post out some elements to enable your cards to be finished off.  Please let me know if you would like to take part in this so that we can get your stamp set ordered and I can get your 'card packet' ready for you.



If you would prefer to have a sample of 3 different papers this month, we are sharing Flowers for Every Season, Forever Greenery and the 2020 - 2022 In Colors.  Just let me know and we can order one, two or all three of those for you.








Phew, I think that may be enough information for today but if you need help with anything at all please dont hesitate to get in touch.

I shall be placing my next order on Friday 12th June for a delivery into The Craft Room but dont forget, you can order yourself via my shop any day and at any time and it can be delivered straight to your door.  If you would like some help with ordering, I am always happy to help.

Off to start my day, we have a new radiator being fitted as part of the Sitting Room refurbishment which started in January and I am being banished to the Craft Room, isnt that a shame.  Thank you for having a read and I do wish you a wonderful day, despite the weather.  Tracey x



 Please click on the Shop Here image to go straight to the Stampin' Up! shop

 

Hello New Catalogue

Good morning and what a lovely morning it is. I was up so very very early as I am excited that Stampin' Up! have a new catalogue out today and I just want to share the news with everyone.

The new catalogue from Stampin' Up! is super.  In my opinion, it is the best one yet.  Stampin' Up!  have also got a new catalogue released today for those just starting out to craft too called make beautiful things.  I have an online copy of both of these.  If you just look to the right of this post you should see them but, just to be sure, I will add them to the bottom of my post today. If you would like a real copy of the catalogue (I just love to turn the pages) please let me know and I will get one to you.

I shall be holding my very first on line catalogue launch on Saturday and if you fancied joining me it would be lovely.  Having never done this before I really dont know how it will go but unless I try, I will never know.



As we are in a new month, I have a new hostess code.  Should you place an order in my online shop, please add this code into the box.  Thank you

To celebrate the start of Stampin' Up! year, there is a promotion for the rest of the month for anyone that would like to join my team.  Stampin' Up! are offering not just free delivery of a starter kit to your home, £130 worth of products for a price of £99 but you can also choose any bundle (stamp and punch or stamp and dies) at any price on top, for FREE.  I would love to have you in my team and if you have been thinking that this may be for you, now is the perfect time.   You can get the benefits of being a hobby demonstrator, ordering just for yourself or you can have a go at introducing your friends and family to crafting.  Why not get in touch to find out a little more?

And, just to top it all off, Stampin' Up! have another promotion.  When you shop or host a party in the month of June and your sales reach £200, you get an additional £20 to spend on more crafting goodies.

Goodness, so much news.   I also have In Color shares, papers shares as well as Craft-Time on Zoom classes that include stamps, which I can tell you about in more detail at the weekend.

Thank you so much for having a read today, did you get to the end of this?  Such a lot of information.  Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday....I am off to play.  Tracey x

Just click on the image and it should take you straight to the catalogue

 If you click on the image, make beautiful things, it should take you to have a look at this brochure which is for those just starting out to craft, lots of lovely things. Of course, if you are a seasoned crafter you are most welcome to purchase the items too.

Scones and crafting

Good morning,  its going to be another sunny day today in Derby but this will change in a couple of days to cooler weather with a possibility of rain.  I cant say that I will mind too much as the gardens could do with a good downpour.

No crafting yesterday, I didnt even go into the craft room, lots of other chores needed doing in the house but the day did start with a coffee in the garden with my sister.  She came round for scones, so I made them at 8am for her to pick up.  I promised her some last week but we didnt see her, so we ate them.

I had my last Zoom catch up for May on Sunday and it was lovely.  I managed to complete the last of my matching cards and envelopes and here they are.

We all had great fun making them and this week, we shall have another make, one tomorrow and another on Saturday.  If you would like to join in on our zoom sessions, you are more than welcome.  Just get in touch and I will explain how it all works.

I am free all day today so if you would like to collect the new catalogue, which goes live tomorrow, please let me know and we can arrange for you to get one.

Well I am off to spend the day in the craft room, in between a few little jobs.  I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for having a read, it really is appreciated.  Take care Tracey x