The Craft Room, Derby

Monday

Another new week with Christmas and Birthday cards

Good morning, and another start to another week. I am up far too early today so it will be a nanny nap on the beach for me later.

It was Tricia’s birthday recently and here is the card I made for her.

I used the lovely Wonderful World stamp set and co-ordinating papers along with my favourite stamp and die set, Charming Sentiments. I don’t know the name of this style of card but will be making a few more in October. If you would like to join me on for a Facebook Live on how to make this card, I will soon have details of the date.

The Cozy and Bright Christmas card kit is now available from Stampin’ Up!

You get all the elements to make the cards including

Cozy & Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set
Acrylic Stamp Block
Classic Stampin’ Spot: Poppy Parade
Predesigned projects
Step-by-step instructions
Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting). Including printed die-cut sheets: sticker adhesive sheets & non-adhesive sheets
Makes 12 cards of 1 design
Gold foil accents
Folded card size: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" (14 x 10.8 cm)
12 preprinted envelopes
Enough adhesive to complete projects
Linen thread
A 9-7/8" x 6-1/2" x 1-3/4" (25.1 x 16.5 x 4.5 cm) printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go

The kit is £22 and the stamp set will last years. Click on the shop now button for more details.

Thank you for having a read today and I hope you have a lovely start to the week. Tracey x

Please dont forget, should you place an order with me via the online store, pop in the Gift Code under the area it asks for a host code.

Are you free on Saturday 1st October? Do you fancy an afternoon of crafting with Stampin' Up! Watch this space for more details, its all online too.

If you fancy having a browse through the Stampin' Up! Shop, here is a direct link to it.

Any queries, please do get in touch

Here is the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you click on the picture below, it should take you straight to the catalogue to have a browse through

Here is the Annual Catalogue that you can click on and it will open up in a new window for you to have a look through. Please do let me know if you would like to purchase anything if you are not confident in ordering yourself on line

Saturday

Happy Birthday Aunty Val

Good morning from a lovely breezy balcony in Oroklini, Cyprus. Yesterday was such a relaxing day, coffee in the mall with my sis in law, a couple of hours on the beach followed by a Graduation ceremony for our future son in law, then dinner out with our daughter and other son in law to be. Phew, we are cramming lots in.

Today will be slightly different with a relaxing morning at home followed by the beach for a few hours this afternoon. We are then going to see some groups playing music on 26 stages along the beach front, as there is a full moon tonight, I am so looking forward to it.

Today is Aunty Val’s birthday and this is the card that I sent out to her.

The stamp set used is Blessings of Home from Stampin’ Up! I saw the original card on Pinterest and fell in love with it so had a go at making it myself. Fingers crossed Aunty Val received it as it was posted a while ago.

No crafting again for me today but I will be baking this morning, ready to decorate the cakes on Monday

Should you place an order with me via the online store, pop in the Gift Code under the area it asks for a host code.

Are you free on Saturday 1st October? Do you fancy an afternoon of crafting with Stampin' Up! Watch this space for more details, its all online too.

Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a lovely day. Tracey x

If you fancy having a browse through the Stampin' Up! Shop, here is a direct link to it.

Any queries, please do get in touch

Here is the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you click on the picture below, it should take you straight to the catalogue to have a browse through

Thursday

Charming sentiments and Julies Birthday card

Good morning, another wonderful day of sunshine. A trip to the beach a little later today. Some sorting out to do first, a visit to the charity shop and catching up with the washing. One of the benefits of having lots of sunshine is that the heat dries the washing in a matter of an hour or two. Craft box has been sorted and all put away again, I am so pleased that nothing is getting damaged by the heat and that the glues are all still working fine.

Speaking of crafting here is a card that I made for Julies birthday which is today. Julie is on holiday in Turkey but she took it with her and has opened it, so I know it is safe to share with you.

This card was created using the stamp set Wonderful World which was FREE with Sale a Bration, along with the co-ordinating papers. The stamps were gently scribbled on using Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Write markers. We had a Stampin’ Social get together earlier in the month where we all had a play with these markers. It means that you can use them rather than ink pads and the bonus is, you can have more than one colour on every stamp. The image was then mounted on to co-ordinating card (don’t we just love the way that Stampin’ Up! has everything to match and co-ordinate). A strip of the free papers was adhered to a card base and the image was attached with dimensionals. Did you notice the sentiment? I used my new favourite stamps and dies Charming Sentiment.

The stamp set is £22 and the bundle is £49.50

Some new deals for the week

Please dont forget, should you place an order with me via the online store, pop in the Gift Code under the area it asks for a host code.

Are you free on Saturday 1st October? Do you fancy an afternoon of crafting with Stampin' Up! Watch this space for more details, its all online too.

Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a lovely day. Tracey x

If you fancy having a browse through the Stampin' Up! Shop, here is a direct link to it.

Any queries, please do get in touch

Here is the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you click on the picture below, it should take you straight to the catalogue to have a browse through

Wednesday

My glassware creations

Good morning, it’s a bit warm on this here verandah but that isn’t a complaint. I love being with the girls, it’s so nice to have quality time with them. We cram so much in whilst we are here, here being Cyprus.

Everything Stampin’ Up! Still goes ahead though, like the amazing Weekly Deals

Not forgetting the Perfect Partners offer that is currently running.

A few weeks ago I went to a class to learn how to create something with glass.

I made this with careful tuition from Jyoti. Once the glue is dry and the 1000's of glass pieces are stuck together, Jyoti puts it in the kiln and then she bends it to form the curve.

This is what I went home with. I enjoyed the experience so much that I went back again a few weeks later and created these.

Both of these pieces are in my new hallway which is just about finished and I am so very pleased with it. I shall share photos of that on another day. I really cant recommend the craftyglassstudio in Ockbrook enough. Jyoti is such a great tutor, it is a wonderful enviornment to learn in and some lovely samples to choose from.

Well I had best get my skates on. Lots to do today but hopefully we shall be ending the day with a splash in the sea and I am keeping my fingers crossed it wasn’t last Tuesday. We had mini tornados, rain like I have never seen before, the roads turned to rivers and thunder with lightening to make your toes curl. So many trees and road signs got blown away.

Thanks for having a read, not sure when this will get published, internet is not the best. Tracey x

Monday

Happy Birthday Elaine

Good morning. I am so pleased that it is a little cooler today as we are hoping to chop down the height of the holly bush today. We have already made it a little thinner but we used up two brown bins with all the waste and had to wait for them to be emptied again. A lovely job for us straight after lunch.

I am off to Burton this morning, a shop called Dunelm. I got mum her new towels for her newly fitted bathroom last week and the shop didnt have any matching bath mats. We have to have the ones that are rubber backed so that they dont move and no one slips on them. So it is a trip to Burton. On my way there I am dropping off my assortment of plants so that they can be looked after whilst we are away. Then its a visit to mum and dad. I cut dads hair for him, its using a trimmer but I can always getting looking a little tidier. Unfortunately mum had yet another fall yesterday, such a worry.

Once the hedge has been cut I hope to spend a couple of hours in the craft room to finish off a few bits and to tidy things up. It wont be used whilst we are away so I like to make sure its all nice and clean for when I get back.

Here is a card that was made recently for Elaines birthday.

It is part of a 'one sheet wonder created using lots of different Stampin' Up! stamp sets, blues and soft succulent green with just a touch of yellow to brighten things up.

There are only 2 days left to grab yourself a Sale a Bration gift. All the details are below. I shall be placing orders tomorrow lunchtime if you would like something to be delivered to Spondon. If you need any help at all, I shall be in the craft room this afternoon, please do get in touch.

If you have been thinking about joining Stampin' Up! there are only two days left for you to get the amazing Planner Kit. Again, all details are below.

Thank you for having a read today and I do hope you have a wonderful Bank Holiday Monday. Tracey x

Please dont forget, should you place an order with me via the online store, pop in the Gift Code under the area it asks for a host code.

Did you know that if you wanted to join Stampin' Up! during the month of August you get £130 worth of products as well as this planner kit all the for the price of £99.

Includes a planner, notebooks, and stamp set • Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Gray Granite, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam

2022 July–2023 December Making Plans Planner

Includes 8" x 9-1/2" (20.3 x 24.1 cm) faux leather carrying case, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (14 x 21.6 cm) planner pages, monthly divider pages, page lifter, 4 sticker sheets.

Making Plans Notebook Trio

3 creative journals. 5-3/4" x 8" (14.6 x 20.3 cm) each.

Making Plans Stamp Set

28 photopolymer stamps (suggested clear blocks a, b, c). Includes the “© Stampin’ Up!” image so you can easily make and sell your creative projects under our Angel Policy (AC p. 119).

Just click HERE to fill out the joining application and get the starter kit. If you would like to find out a little more about this please, do get in touch with me, my details are below.

Are you free on Saturday 1st October? Do you fancy an afternoon of crafting with Stampin' Up! Watch this space for more details, its all online too.

If you fancy having a browse through the Stampin' Up! Shop, here is a direct link to it.

Up to the end of August, with every and any order of £45 or £90 you get to pick a FREE gift from Stampin' Up! as it is Sale A Bration. Click on the brochure below to see what you would like.

IN ADDITION you can now pick one of the following as a Sale A Bration gift.

Any queries, please do get in touch

Here is the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you click on the picture below, it should take you straight to the catalogue to have a browse through

Friday

Natures Harvest

Good morning, and what a lovely start to the weekend I have planned today despite my 4.30am start.

I am off to Dunelm first thing as mum wants some new towels to go into her new bathroom. I am off to find a rubber backed bathmat so that she can decided on towel colours once the bathmat is found. We cant risk her having a bathmat that doesnt have a rubber backing as they are very slippy. Once the bathmat colour has been sorted, we can then get the towels purchased. There is method in her madness, excuse the pun. She then wants fruit and quite a bit of it so I will be getting that too.

This evening we are all having a crafty get together.

Why not come along and join us, it really will be a lovely evening. A game of bingo always causes a laugh or two. Get in touch if you would like to find out more, my contact details are below or just turn up.

I was so inspired by a set of projects created by Kim Fee recently, using Natures Harvest stamps that I made this.

First of all I stamped out the images using stazon ink on to post it notes and cut round them.
The flowers were then stamped out onto Basic White card and I put the post it notes on top to cover them up.
Using a blending brush and Coastal Cabana ink, I gently added colour around the flowers. This did take quite a lot of time as I was being very gentle.
I got a water brush and flicked some droplets of water onto the card so that they would show up.
The largerst flower heads were stamped out once more, again on to Basic White card and fussy cut out.
The sentiment was stamped in versamark and sprinkled with white embossing powder before heating up and cutting out with my new favourite dies.
All the post it note masks were then removed and the extra flower heads were put onto the card using 3D foam pads (dimensionals).
Everything was stuck to a Basic Black card base.

I really am so very pleased at how this turned out. A full list of what I used is below and should you wish to purchase anything, dont forget we still have Sale-a-Bration so you could get FREE Stampin' Up! goodies too.

I had best get myself ready for a lovely day and I hope yours is too. Thank you so much for having a read. Tracey x

Please dont forget, should you place an order with me via the online store, pop in the Gift Code under the area it asks for a host code.

Did you know that if you wanted to join Stampin' Up! during the month of August you get £130 worth of products as well as this planner kit all the for the price of £99.

Includes a planner, notebooks, and stamp set • Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Gray Granite, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam

2022 July–2023 December Making Plans Planner

Includes 8" x 9-1/2" (20.3 x 24.1 cm) faux leather carrying case, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" (14 x 21.6 cm) planner pages, monthly divider pages, page lifter, 4 sticker sheets.

Making Plans Notebook Trio

3 creative journals. 5-3/4" x 8" (14.6 x 20.3 cm) each.

Making Plans Stamp Set

28 photopolymer stamps (suggested clear blocks a, b, c). Includes the “© Stampin’ Up!” image so you can easily make and sell your creative projects under our Angel Policy (AC p. 119).

Just click HERE to fill out the joining application and get the starter kit. If you would like to find out a little more about this please, do get in touch with me, my details are below.

Are you free on Saturday 1st October? Do you fancy an afternoon of crafting with Stampin' Up! Watch this space for more details, its all online too.

If you fancy having a browse through the Stampin' Up! Shop, here is a direct link to it.

Up to the end of August, with every and any order of £45 or £90 you get to pick a FREE gift from Stampin' Up! as it is Sale A Bration. Click on the brochure below to see what you would like.

IN ADDITION you can now pick one of the following as a Sale A Bration gift.

Any queries, please do get in touch

Here is the new Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you click on the picture below, it should take you straight to the catalogue to have a browse through

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