The Craft Room, Derby: DAY THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO

Friday

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO - The last Friday of 2024

Good morning. I have just got back on to sorting out my photographs, can you believe that I have 34,184 that all need sorting. It really is a never ending task but it is something that will get done eventually. I had to empty my telephone photos to release some space, as you do.

After a wonderful day with sister and co yestersday, today is going to be a busier one but so much fun.

Oh here is the cake that I took with me yesterday too

It was a chotolate sponge cake with a chocolate icing, no cream at all. Made with oil as I still stick to the Cypriot cake recipes as I find them very light. It certainly went down a treat and there wasnt too much left either. The little ones ate it with pink custard!!

I purchased some Hyacinth bulbs from a wonderful garden center I went to in Denestone with some friends a couple of months ago. I have never purchased them before but I got them home and put them in fresh soil into some extremely pretty plant pots that I have in the conservatory.

I have watched them grow and taken such pleasure in watching the bulbs get leaves and then the flowers opening up. I do wish I could bottle up the smell of the conservatory. Every time I walk in it smells wonderful.

Quite a few folk have had birthdays in December and here is one of the cards that was sent out.

The card was created using the Stampin' Up! bundle (a stamp set and dies) called Attention Shoppers. There are so many diffferent cards that you can make with this set it is just perfect for almost any occasion.

I started off with the card base and a piece of Basic White card. I added a layer of Basic Black card between the card base and the Basic White.

Using various blenders I coloured in die cuts of the wine bottle, flowers, plant pot, and shopping bag. The trolley is in two secions, the wheets and the basket so this was cut out of Smoky Slate. The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped in versamark onto Basic Black card and heat embossed with white before trimming it down. I had a great afternoon of die cutting lots of elements and colouring them in and now they are all ready and waiting to be used on cards everytime I want to make one. Full details of what I used are below but if you would like to make a card similar please, do get in touch and you can join me in the craft room to create one.

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

If you would like to pop into the Craft Room to see what is available please on the sales dresser, do let me know and you can call in for a brew and a browse, it would be lovely to see you. If you are not sure where I am, let me know and I can send you my address .

If you click on the image below a new window should open up and you can have a browse through the September - December brochure.

If you click on the image below a new window should open up and you can have a browse through the Scrapbooking September Brochure.

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.