The Craft Room, Derby

Wednesday

Tuesdays at Traceys - Thank you cards and more

Good morning, a few more photos stored away this morning in my attempt to sort them all out. It seems that I dont need to do them all as soon as possible as we wont loose them when hubby wipes the computer clean. He is hoping to do this at the weekend so I will be keeping my fingers crossed all goes well. I will still spend an hour a day on the photos though, it is a job well worth doing.

Today I am in the craft room getting ready for a get together tomorrow but I wont be doing too much. The arthritis is playing up quite terribly in my right hand so lets hope the medication doesnt take too long to work.

I am sure that I am not the only one to have far to many 12x12 pretty papers, which I have been collecting for over 15 years. So I thought that it is time to use them up one way or another. With this in mind and wanting to 'Revive Retired Products' this months Thank You cards have been made using a retired designer series paper from Stampin' Up! called Pressed Petals.

A base card was created using Soft Suade, Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzaz card stock. A Very Vanilla layer was added on top of that, followed by the very pretty Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper.

A 3/4" strip of card (the same colour as the base card) was adhered across the Designer Series Paper and put on top of this was a Very Vanilla banner with the sentiment taken from the retired stamp set Feels Like Home.

A bow made out of some co-ordinating twine was added with a very small glue dot. I was inspired by a card I saw on facebook using some very nice papers and will use the same design again. If you make a card using these papers or this design please do send it to me so that I can feature it on the blog.

As if I dont already have enough papers, another set have been released by Stampin' Up.

It isnt just papers either, there are stamps, dies, cotton papers, pretty gems and ribbon. Here is a link so you can see them in more detail, just click on the image below.

https://www.stampinup.uk/products/eden-s-garden-collection-english?demoid=5000246

Did I mention that Stampin' Up! have an amazing joining offer? The starter kit is £130 worth of products that you get to pick yourself from the catalogues. The whole kit, plus catalogues, brochures and other bits and pieces gets delivered to you, FREE of charge and the best thing is, it costs £75. Yes that is correct, you pay £75 for £130 worth of products. So if you wanted the WHOLE of the Eden's Garden Suite, you pay £75 and pick anogher £52.50 worth of products. To find out more please do get in touch as I am always very happy to help.

WEDNESDAY 10th November 10am-1pm and again 6pm -8pm

Cuppa, cake and craft chat. Why not pop in to say hello, collect an order, place an order. See what's new. Catalogues for you to take away, speciality papers to browse through and bundles to have a look it. Not sure where I am? My details are below so just get in touch and I can give you directions.

Here is a direct link to the shop, should you wish to have a look around or place an order. Just click on the basket below and hopefully it will take you straight there.

Should you order from the shop directly (rather than ask me to place your order), please do remember to add in the 'host code' which is below.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here are my details.

Thank you so much for having a read today. I hope you have a great day. Tracey x

Sunday

Lazy Sunday morning and some pinwheel tower cards

Good morning, up early for a Sunday but I dont mind. I do like a slow start to the day and nothing can be slower than trying to organise photographs. I have quite a few to sort out, file away and put safe, happy memories.

Stampin' Up! have an amazing offer which will last during the month of November.

You may need to click on the image to read it a little better. If you have you considered buying the starter kit and joining Stampin' Up! the price for the starter kit is £75 and for that you get £130 worth of products that YOU CHOOSE from any of the current catalogues. Plus, it is delivered to your door FREE.

If you would like to join and get discounts on your orders, then that is great, you get 20% discount on all orders you place (take 20% VAT off the catalogue product price to calculate the net figure). Should you wish to sell some products to friends you can do that too.

You can also join and start your own business working the hours you want.

Alternatively you can purchase the starter kit and then decide if you wish to continue and if it isn’t for you, no one will ask for the kit back. If this is something that you have been considering and you would like to have a chat about this, please feel free to get in touch. I am having an open day on Wednesday, tea at Traceys and I can explain in more detail, just pop in for a cuppa.

WEDNESDAY 10th November 10am-1pm and again 6pm -8pm

We had a great Crafty Week, which was spread over 2 weeks. Still only small groups of folk coming into the craft room and due to Covid being so rife at the moment, I am asking everyone to try and get a lateral flow test before we meet up. I feel sure it would put everyone's mind at rest and we can all concentrate on the wonderful time we have together and the creations we make. I really would hate that one of our get togethers could be the source of an outbreak if we could prevent it.

So here are some photos, there are a lot of them, of the Pinwheel Tower cards that were made.

They do look rather complicated but were very easy once we all understood how to put them together. They fit in a 5"x7" envelope perfectly. A great way to show off some wonderful Stampin' Up! papers.

We have a Mastering Masks get together this week, you may have to click on the image below to make it a little bigger to read.

There is one place available in the morning if you would like to join us (first come first served basis). Please get in touch to let me know you would like to come along. It is a little late to get the mask of your choice prior to the get together but happy to order it on the day. If you dont have a mask to use, I have one or two you could have a play with or you are welcome to bring your own with you.

Here is a direct link to the shop, should you wish to have a look around or place an order. Just click on the basket below and hopefully it will take you straight there.

Should you order from the shop directly (rather than ask me to place your order), please do remember to add in the 'host code' which is below.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here are my details.

Thank you for having a read today, Tracey x

Here is a list of all the products that I have used to make the cards shown above. I will be very happy to answer any questions you may have about these.

Product List