DAY THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE - Goodby 2025

 

 

Good morning, an early start for us, looking after the little one for a couple of hours before a bit of a dash around the supermarket.  Home for a couple of hours, sorting out a storeroom.  It has become piled high with all sorts and not all ours.  If I can clear a little of it I will be happy.  Then its family time this evening, we shall order food in and stay awake as long as we can.  Phew, what a busy day to end the year on. 

Tomorrow we shall start afresh, the way we mean to carry on, with a few changes here and there. 

 It was a lovely friends birthday on Christmas Day and this is the card that I hope that Mr. postman left for her.  I created it using the Stamped One Sheet Wonder technique and loved the way it all turned out.   

I do believe that I need another day in The Craft Room creating more One Sheet Wonder cards ready for 2026, ohh let me just put that on my calendar  now.  So on Monday, 2nd February, we shall have a Make it Monday - One Sheet Wonder get together from 9am - 1pm, I had best pencil a day prior to that to remove any insects that may have taken up residence opps.

All in all it's been a wonderful 2025 for me for lots of reasons.  I am so looking forward to 2026 to see what it brings and hopefully it will be another crafting year, lots of travelling and even more time spent with friends and family.  

Thank you for having a read today and I wish you a wonderful end to 2025 x

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE

 

Good morning and what a lovely morning it is.  The sun is shining,  it's not too cold, fresh is a better word to describe it and it is the start of a brand new week.    

I have been suffering with an ear infection for just over two weeks and as I have never had one before, I have been unsure as to what to expect.  I do believe that I am over the worst of it but every time I sneeze or blow my nose the pain is intense.  I still have a 'full ear' feeling and everything is very muffled but I cant judge where sounds come from and it's becoming comical.  I ask the hubby just this morning about the loud motorbike I heard out on the street, he started laughing and told me it was an airplane, opps,  That is the second time I have done that, oh well, fingers crossed another couple of weeks and it will be back to normal.  

Here is a card I made for a friends birthday recently, I do like a card with a lot of white space so this was lovely to make.  I used Stampin' Up! write markers to stamp it out and a wink of Stella to colour it in, although you cant see the shine in the photograph.

 

I shall be having a morning of creating with Stampin' Up! Write markers at the beginning of February if you wanted to join us. Watch this space for more information nearer the time. 

I dont seem to be able to keep up with the blog at the moment but will continue doing the best I can.  Children, babysitting and going out seem to be getting in the way, opps.

How about these for some colourful Christmas cards. A very busy two step stamp set and sentiments saying Merry. There is a white shaddow with the die and the Merry was cut out from gold card. They all have a Cherry Cobbler background base card. Something a little different but really like this style of card. 

Thank you for having a read, hope you have a smashing day.  Tracey x

 

 

 

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For the month of December the Product of th Month is True Blue 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.   Lovely blues and they co-ordinate perfectly. 

 

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 You can flip through the new catalogue online by clicking on the image below.  If you would like to collect a proper copy from the Craft Room, please do get in touch so that I can pass one on to you. 

 

 

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 You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE 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.

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Festive Make No. 15

Still catching up on the Christmas makes to share with you.  

Festive Makes No. 15

How about these for some colourful Christmas cards. A very busy two step stamp set and sentiments saying Merry. There is a white shaddow with the die and the Merry was cut out from gold card. They all have a Cherry Cobbler background base card. Something a little different but really liked the different style of card. Hope you do too x

FESTIVE MAKE No. 21

 Catching up sharing a few Festive Makes with you for 2025.  

Festive Make No. 21

 Oh what fun I had with these. The base card was Old Olive, looks darker in the photo but it isn't. I stamped this image out in Black Stazon Ink on to Vanilla Card Stock and went to work colouring them in with the Stampin' Up! Alcohol Blends. I sent them out to a few knitters that I know. I will certainly be making a few more of these next year.  I realise that I haven't shared all the festive makes with you so will do a few independent posts through the next few days to catch up.  

DAY - THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE - Merry Christmas

 

 

 

Good afternoon and a very Merry Christmas to anyone and everyone that reads this.  I must say that our Christmas morning was amazing.  After quite a few sad Christmases, today,  being with the girls and their sons (husbands too of course), it was full of excitement, laughter and surprises.  We were hoping to go for a walk around 7am but it just poured it down with rain so we gave up on that idea.  We made it to Sophias house just before 9am and there were so many presents under the tree.

We had a take away coffee and got to work on some unwrapping, it was wonderful.  All this was followed by a buffet breakfast and more laughter.  Of course Nana and Grandad got lots of time to play with the little ones before they all went off for a 'large' family Christmas lunch. 

Hubby and I came home and set to cooking a traditional English Christmas Day lunch with all the trimmings, no cranberry sauce though, oh well, we cant have it all.

I still have a few Festive Makes to share so here is Festive Make No. 25 

 These cards are a slighltly larger size at 5" x 7" and I absolutely loved making them.  I stamped onto water coloured card using Saddle Brown Stazon ink and then left if for a whole day to be sure it was dry.  Then I grabbed my Stampin' Up! inks, dabbed the ink pad onto an acrylic block, added a little water and stared painting.  The whole process was so relaxing and enjoyable, definitely a style I will be coming back to next year.  The stamp is from my stash.

Tonight it is a quiet feet up kind of night, watching some Christmas T.V. and starting again tomorrow.  I do hope you have had a wonderful day, thank you for having a read. x

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For the month of December the Product of th Month is True Blue 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.   Lovely blues and they co-ordinate perfectly. 

 

 If you would like to find out more about the Product of the Month please do get in touch.

 

December Kits 

 

You can flip through the new catalogue online by clicking on the image below.  If you would like to collect a proper copy from the Craft Room, please do get in touch so that I can pass one on to you. 

 

 

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 You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE 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 receive my newsletter and be added to my email list of friends do let me know.  I would hate you to miss out on all our get togethers and socials.  Always lots of new friends waiting to be met. 

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DAY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT - Birthdays and Festive Makes

 

Good morning, I am up at silly o clock today but thats because I was coughing and I have a very painful ear.  Yesterday I woke up to fluid weeping out of my left ear which caused a panic, never heard of this before.  After a mad dash to the pharmacist, he confirmed that I have an ear infection but, he cant give me antibiotics.  So we made an appointment and the Urgent Treatment Walk In Centrer and saw a doctor there.  I left with a presciption for antibiotics and started taking them yesterday.  The pain is still there, it is still weeping and I am just hoping theat the antibiotics start working soon.  In the meantime, I shall continue with paracetamol for the pain as well.  Then I have this tickling cough which is so annoying.  My face is quite misshapen and swollen, hope it goes back to normal soon. These things are most certainly sent to try us.  

 

Here is a fun card that I made for a wonderful friends birthday yesterday.   You can use any image to make this card.  By blending an aread and then stamping the sentiment 4 times moving it along each time created a great layout.    Add a few flowers or petals and some embellishments and it all comes out lovely.

  

 

Another Festive make, this time is no. 14

I had to get the posh paper out for this one. These cards have been created using the Shimmery White card from Stampin' Up! Unfortunately I can no longer get hold of this and I am always on the look out for an alternative so, should you know of anything please, do let me know. First of all I created a background using Crumb Cake ink and a blender through a 2 3/8" hole cut out with the punch. The Tree was then stamped in Saddle Brown Stazon ink. When it was dry I took the ink pad of old olive and gently went over the tree branches with a water painter, the baubles in Cherry Cobbler and the star has just dazzling diamonds on them.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is one that was in my stash. Baubles had the glossy accent all over them to make them stand out and I just had a great time with these cards, I made quite a few of them too, slightly larger at 5" x 7".  

 

 

We have family visiting us today, the son will pop over at some time after lunch and we have brother in law calling in.  I do have to visit mum and dad as I have a M & S Christmas cake to pass on to them, a bit of a treat.

Thank you so much for having a read.  Tracey x 

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Product of the Month for December Here are all the details about it.

 

For the month of December the Product of th Month is True Blue 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.   Lovely blues and they co-ordinate perfectly. 

 

 If you would like to find out more about the Product of the Month please do get in touch.

 

Brand new Kits have arrived

 

You can flip through the new catalogue online by clicking on the image below.  If you would like to collect a proper copy from the Craft Room, please do get in touch so that I can pass one on to you. 

 

 

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

 

 You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE 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 receive my newsletter and be added to my email list of friends do let me know.  I would hate you to miss out on all our get togethers and socials.  Always lots of new friends waiting to be met. 

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

 

 

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN - More festive makes

 Festive Make No. 13

You cant beat Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake card to make an impression. This is another card that was designed for us at a recent crafty get together at a friends house and, the bonus, we were all gifted the embossing folder to create even more cards with it. The fa la la really sets it off which has been created with a vellum background and gold letters on top. I think I shall have to use this set at my next 2026 Festive Friday night.

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX

 

 

It seems that I have made a bit of a mistake with the day numbers in my heading§Good evening, phew, what another busy day, I thought things were slowing down but, its not to be.  Today it was a mad dash to the doctors to get blood test forms.  For us to have a blood test, you have to pick up a form from the doctor and make an appointment to have blood taken and tested.  Getting the appointment seems to be a rather difficult process as the system has changed.  Never mind, I am sure I will figure it all out in the end.

Lots of lovely folk visited this morning, we swapped cards and pressies and then we went out doing the santa visits.  Dropping off cards and pressies to folk that we wont get chance to see over the weekend, its always nice to see everyone.  Then we went for our Christmas lunch and it was lovely.  The two of us put the world to rights, planned our weekend and really enjoyed it.  

Festive Make No. 12

 This little festive make is the oldest Christmas Stencils I own. In fact, it was the very first one before I really knew what stencils were. It was free on a magazine and I always do half a dozen or so of them every year. These are 4" x 4" cards, with a Cherry Cobbler Base card. The actual stencils are created on Very Vanilla card. The noses have got a couple of coats of a glossy coating which dries clear and shiney. All put away now until next year.

 

I have had a couple of hours in the Craft Room so now its time for feet up and chill for a while.  I seem to have an awful earache.  I have taken panadol but now its ringing so I think its time to call it a day. Thank you for having a read.  Tracey x

 

Stampin' Up! news and offers   

 

It is the last day of FREE POSTAGE from Stampin’ Up! on qualifing orders. With the amazing Last Chance offers, gorgeous brand-new kits, and the fabulous Online Exclusive range, plus the bonus of earning Stampin’ Up! Rewards on orders of £20+, it’s the perfect moment to stock up!

If you don’t quite have £60 worth on your list right now and you're local to Derby, just let me know — I’m happy to arrange a group order so you can still make the most of the savings. Get yourself ready for that magical “in-between” stretch (26th December – 3rd January) when time doesn’t exist and crafting becomes a must. There are a few links below for you to click on to view my Stampin' Up! Shop.

 

Did you manage to have a glance ot the updated Last Chance list? If you click on the image below, a new window will open up and you can see at a glance what is available.  If there is something you would like, I wouldnt hang around too long because once its gone, thats it. 

Product of the Month for December Here are all the details about it.

 

For the month of December the Product of th Month is True Blue 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.   Lovely blues and they co-ordinate perfectly. 

 

 If you would like to find out more about the Product of the Month please do get in touch.

 

Brand new Kits have arrived

 

You can flip through the new catalogue online by clicking on the image below.  If you would like to collect a proper copy from the Craft Room, please do get in touch so that I can pass one on to you. 

 

 

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

 

 You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE 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 receive my newsletter and be added to my email list of friends do let me know.  I would hate you to miss out on all our get togethers and socials.  Always lots of new friends waiting to be met. 

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

 

 

DAY - THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY F0UR - Birthday cards and Festive makes

 

 

 

Good morning,  I am pleased to report that all the little odds and ends managed to get finished off yesterday, phew, thats a relief.  Do you get bogged down by half finished jobs?  They always seem to be on my mind so it really is lovely when they get done.

I dont have so much running around today, which is a good job as the Rhumatoid Arthritis is bothering my knees.  Its a good opportunity for the doctors to see this when I am with them later this morning. 

I didnt make it in the craft room yesterday but hope to do so later in the day as I have a few surprise birthday cards to organise, whish is always a pleasure.  I see a one sheet wonder could be the answer.  Speking of birthdays, it was a lovely friends birthday last weekend and here is the card that I passed on. 

 

I loved creating this and putting the different elements together. I have a pot with bits and pieces in that I have created but not done anything with.  I have made this card in the past but just not put all the bit togther so it was wonderful to finally finish it.  In fact I created three of them, all slightly different but with the same colours and elelments.  I think I call them my PHDs, projects half done.

Continuing with the Festive Makes, we are on No. 11 today

 This started off as part of a card kit and then I got distracted, as you do. When I found it again, I had misplaced the other elements so I stamped a piece of card and mounted it all on to night of navy card.... it worked, thankfully.

Tthank you for having a read today and I hope you have a wonderful day. Tracey x 

 

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FREE POSTAGE from Stampin’ Up! on qualifing orders has begun. With the amazing Last Chance offers, gorgeous brand-new kits, and the fabulous Online Exclusive range, plus the bonus of earning Stampin’ Up! Rewards on orders of £20+, it’s the perfect moment to stock up!

If you don’t quite have £60 worth on your list right now and you're local to Derby, just let me know — I’m happy to arrange a group order so you can still make the most of the savings. Get yourself ready for that magical “in-between” stretch (26th December – 3rd January) when time doesn’t exist and crafting becomes a must. There are a few links below for you to click on to view my Stampin' Up! Shop.

 

Did you manage to have a glance ot the updated Last Chance list? If you click on the image below, a new window will open up and you can see at a glance what is available.  If there is something you would like, I wouldnt hang around too long because once its gone, thats it. 

Product of the Month for December Here are all the details about it

 

 

For the month of December the Product of th Month is True Blue 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.   Lovely blues and they co-ordinate perfectly. 

 

 If you would like to find out more about the Product of the Month please do get in touch.

 

Brand new Kits have arrived

 

You can flip through the new catalogue online by clicking on the image below.  If you would like to collect a proper copy from the Craft Room, please do get in touch so that I can pass one on to you. 

 

 

For Scrapbooking and Memory Keeping products please click on the image below and a new page will open up for the Memory Keeping section of the online store

 

 You can click on the image below and a new window will open up where you can have a browse through the WHOLE 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 receive my newsletter and be added to my email list of friends do let me know.  I would hate you to miss out on all our get togethers and socials.  Always lots of new friends waiting to be met. 

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