The Craft Room, Derby

Tuesday

DAY TWENTY EIGHT - Frames and Flowers and cards

Good morning. It is amazing how waking up to sunshine puts you in a wonderful mood immediately, not that I am ever really in a bad mood but it does put a spring into my step.

After a few chores this morning, we are off out for the day. We want to make a few purchases, have lunch out and I shall be taking a book with me to sit at read.

Have you seen the Frames and Flowers Speciality Designer Series Papers? In the pack, which is currently £9.50, you get 3 sheets of double sided designer papers which are 12" x 12" in size. They are all floral and greenery on one side and all purpose patterns on the other side. There are also another three sheets of die-cut greenery elements/ephemara which can but used to compliment all the projects you use the papers on. Some are just the right size to fit a card front.

We had a few get togethers a couple of weeks ago and created some wonderful cards. All we had to add was a card base and card layers. Here is the first picture of what was made and there will be plenty more to follow.

Pretty Peacock card and ribbon along with Petal Pink card and ribbon were added to the Frames and Flowers along with a sentiment from the Unbounded Love Stamp Set. I really didnt think that embellishments were needed. To create the deckled edges I used the retired Deckled Rectangles.

If you wanted a pack of the Frames and Flowers I can certainly help with creating a few cards either in person or online.

Well, time to make a start on my day, thank you so much for having a read. Tracey x

Stampin' Up! News and Offers

If you click on the image, it will also open up in a new window.

Then there is an additional Scrap Booking Brochure which will open up if you click on it.

Lots of new Online Exclusives have been added. To have a browse, click on the image below and it will take you to a new window for you to have a look through

And not forgetting two new kits that have just been released

Should you place an online order during the month of January 2025 please do add the Hostess code below and I shall send you a little thank you in February. If you need help place an order, do get in touch with me, my contact details are at the end of the post.

Should you wish to place an order online, you can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the shop. Please do get in touch with me if you would like any help. My contact details are at the end of the post and I really am happy to help as much as I can.

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

I would love to hear from you.

Product List

Frames & Flowers Specialty 12" X12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163765]

£9.50

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

[150886]

£10.75

Petal Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Soft Polyester Ribbon

[159192]

£7.50

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

£10.75

Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon

[162588]

£8.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£13.00

Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163378]

£24.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

£28.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£5.75

Bone Folder

[102300]

£7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£27.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£4.00

Stampin' Pierce Mat

[126199]

£4.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

£11.25

Color Coach™ (English)

[166481]

£11.75

Bone Folder

[102300]

£7.50

Saturday

DAY TWENTY FIVE - Happy Birthday

Good morning and whoop whoop it is the weekend.

Next Friday will be the very first 2025 Derby Dabblers craft group get together. Do you fancy an evening with like minded folk? Grab your choice of craft to keep you busy for a few hours or just a magazine, there will be lots of folk to chat to. You will need a cup/mug for a drink and that's it. To find out more, head over to the Derby Dabblers Facebook Page to see what everyone gets up to.

Here is a card I made recently for our Grand daughter

Lots of different elements were used and I must say I do quite like creating a card that is totally out of my comfort zone,. The card base and the colours and the stencilling are all Stampin' Up! The flowers themselves are not. It wont be long before I am making a few more of these.

Everyday Arches is a stamp set that can be found in the Online Exclusives. It has dies that co-ordinate as a bundle as well as a whole suite too. The suite includes the stamp set and dies, Designer Series Papers, embellishments and if that wasnt enough, there is ribbon too. To have a browse through the Online Exclusives, click on the image below and it will take you to a new window.

If you didnt know, the products in the Online Exclusives are not shown in any of the catalogues nor brochures that are published.

Thank you so much for having a read today. Tracey x

Stampin' Up! News and Offers

If you click on the image, it will also open up in a new window.

Then there is an additional Scrap Booking Brochure which will open up if you click on it.

New Kits that have been released in January

If you would like to get in touch with me, here is where I can be found.

I would love to hear from you.

Friday

DAY TWENTY FOUR - Delightful Wishes Birthday Card

Good morning and what a lovely morning I have woken up to. Clear blue skies but not for long, there is rain forecast so I will make the most out of the lovely weather while I can.

I am so please to announce that I am a Yaya again. This is grandmother to the latest addition to our family Maximos. He arrived on Monday at 7lb 4 oz and on Wednesday mum and baby returned home. Not long enough in the hospital in my opinion but times change, which I do understand.

So now we have lots of hours watching him move and make noises. He was born with the most thickest mop of hair I have ever seen and it is jet black, just like his dads. We are told that his dad was the same when he was born.

Alexandros, who is now 7 months old now is a wonder and is sitting up, shouting and recognising us which is amazing. He seems to be so big in comparison to Maximos too. Oh the joys.

Well I had a little play with the Delightful Wishes Stamp set and co-ordinating dies along with some of the Floral Delight Designer Series Papers. I saw a card similar to this on my facebook but can I find it again to give credit to the designer, not a chance. Facebook does play games with me sometimes.

Anyway, I started with a 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" thick basic white card base. This was originally an A4 sheet of Basic White Thick card which I trimmed down, scored and burnished. On top of this I added a layer ofLemon Lolly card, well its just so Spring like and bright, which is just what was needed. Then came a layer of Basic White card. I ran this piece of Basic White card through the embossing machine, sandwiched in between the retired Stampin' Up! Subtle Embossing Folder.

I cut a square of the very pretty Designer Series Paper and marked up two sides and scored in between them so that you could see the wonderful checked pattern on the reverse side of the paper. I find scoring gently helps the paper not to fray at the edges.

Next out came the tags dies and I cut out a tag from another piece of the designer series paper as well as a tag from some Lemon Lolly card. I stuck the two tags together at a jaunty angle and threaded some of the new Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon through the holes.

I stuck the Designer Series Paper in the center of the card, well as center as I could tell only using glue across the edges away from the fold. I popped the tag inside the little diagonal area so that it stuck out.

Next came the die cutting of one of the flowers and the leaves which I stuck together and added to the right hand side of the 'pocket' I had created. I used Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive card stock for these.

I made the card with my sister in law in mind so I typed out the sentiment on the computer and trimmed it down adding a Lemon Lolly background piece.

I can honestly say that I loved making this card and cant wait to have a go at making a few more. Details of all the elements I used are at the end of the post and, if you would like to make a similar card over a cuppa, do let me know so that we can arrange a time to do this.

Thank you so much for having a read today. I do hope you have a great start to your weekend. Tracey x

Stampin' Up! News and Offers

If you click on the image, it will also open up in a new window.

Then there is an additional Scrap Booking Brochure which will open up if you click on it.

Lots of new Online Exclusives have been added. To have a browse, click on the image below and it will take you to a new window for you to have a look through

And not forgetting two new kits that have just been released