Santa tag Sunday

Goodness where did yesterday go?  It seemed that as soon as I got up, cooked a couple of meals, ate them and it was time to go back to bed.  Gone in a puff. Lets hope that today lasts a little longer, it should do as I have been up since 5...silly me.

The decorating is well under way.  One and half walls papered and mess cleaned up.  I did manage to get out to buy a few bits that we needed, as well as some bits that we didnt need but I havent been to the roundhouse yet, that is for today.

Here are a few more tags that I have made using the Best of Christmas Stamp set, did you get this?

 If not get in touch as I have an extra one here at home, (someone purchased it twice) or you can go straight onto the ON LINE SHOPPING and order it to be delivered straight to your door.  If you need help with online ordering, please give me a call.

This is a spring type card, it springs up.  We made this one with Gina some time ago and this is going to be going out this Christmas.

Right, best got on with a few chores before helping Paul again.  I will get to the roundhouse today, by hook or by crook.

Thanks for having a read and have a lovely day.

The wallpaper table is out

How is your weekend going so far?  Mine is as busy as ever, just the way we like it.

Had a lovely coffee and catch up yesterday afternoon, just what I love best.  Then after a quick clean up (no floors done cause of decorating), it was washer on, heater on and tea on.  Then I went and picked up mum and we went to the craft fayre.  I got a few things for Santa to deliver and I had my nails done, nice surprise.  I saw lots of loving things that I would love to know how to make....if only I had more time sigh....

Today is decorating, wrapping up things for Santa and off to another craft fayre.  Tonight it will be a well earned rest with feet up watching x factor.  That reminds me, I must get some tickets as I usually get some for Pauls Christmas Stocking.  I am thinking of going to see the X factor show in Ireland this year, we have never been to Dublin!!

Here is another Christmas card that just needs a sentiment.

I have embossed onto wonderful foiled paper and love the result, I hope you do too.

Thanks for having a read and have a lovely Saturday

My weekend just started

It is Friday and the weekend for me has arrived.  I am so looking forward to it as I am getting to spend it with my hubby, decorating.

Okay so in between we have to do the food shopping, go to a crafty fayre tonight and an event tomorrow.  Sunday sees us visiting family and on Monday, we hope to have finished. 

Last night I met up with a lovely bunch of ladies for a crafty session and I made some wonderful things, well, they are nearly made.  I just need to finish off a few bits and then I can show you.  But, not to let the Christmas cards down, here is another.  All made with SU products apart from santas sleigh.

Sorry its just a quick post but got to answer a few emails, take some bookings for the card making class and talk to my daughter.  Have a lovely Friday and thank you for having a read today

Thursdays Christmas Bits

A frosty morning was forecast for today but it looks quite mild out there.  The temperature is over 8 degrees, I think someone got it wrong.

I had my flu jab on Tuesday.  I didnt know I was going to have one, the doc just said oh, while you are here, would you like the flu jab because if there is an epidemic, you will be protected.  Of course I said yes, especially with Christiana coming over.  I dont want to give her the flu but goodness me, my arm is like a balloon, bright red and painful,

Thankfully it is Thursday and after today, there is just one more day at work, phew.  We have a busy weekend of decorating so, if you fancy putting on your overalls and giving a hand, you really are welcome.

Last night I lost another 1 and 1/2lbs, way to go.  My sister, Diane , won the Miss Slinky Award and I am so proud of her.  She has lost 2 and half stone but, she is always there for everyone, helping them out.  She deserved the award and I have told her. 

Tonight I am off to meet up with some crafty friends to make a couple of cards for a couple of hours, its always nice to do that. I shall be leaving Paul with the plaster yikes.

Here is todays Christmas card, a little different but loved making this one

 And another little tag, I really am loving the kits that I am using up.  All making a little more space in the craft room.

Well thank you for having a read today and I hope you have a great day.

The scales

Hello and thank you for visiting, you know what today is?  It is weigh in day at Slimmer's World tonight and I am hoping that the scales show how good I have been this week.  If they dont, I shall just be good for another week.

I had a lovely afternoon and evening yesterday, saw lots and lots of friends.  If you didnt make it, sorry but hope to see you very soon. *waving to everyone who had a cuppa with me*. 

Isnt he cute.  I loved this little stamp when I saw him and I knew that I had to have him for my collection of Christmas stamps.  This collection is far too large now but hay, it doesnt matter.  At the moment my craft room can take the many Christmas Stamps that I own. 

We have begun the decorating and guess what, Paul has to go away again soon. So its skates on and trying to do as much as possible before he goes.

Its going to be Derby Dabblers Christmas fuddle on Friday 13th December.  Derby Dabblers is a craft club that has been running for a number of years and it would be lovely if everyone could come along.  We shall all sit and make some last minute Christmas tags as well, if you want to that is.  Please get in touch if you would like to find out more.

Thanks for having a read and I hope you have a great day, the weather is forecast to be nice

Tuesday at Tracey's

Good morning and its going to be a lovely day today, it's Tuesday at Tracey's.  I am hoping to get a bit of baking done, get the kettle on around 2pm and then it is an afternoon and evening of siting down to chatter, crafty chatter of course.  You are most welcome to call in and, if you need directions, give me a call on 01332 721877.

I shall be having quite a few retired items for sale as well as ribbons, ribbons and more ribbon, if that wasnt enough.  If there is a reel of ribbon that you have been after for a while, now could be the time to get it as I am offering 10% all orders of ribbon today.

Well I went back to work yesterday, a bit of a shock to the system but I did it, so I will have to go back again today. I am sure I will soon get back into the routine.

Here is a card I made some time ago, I love that it is just black and white.  

And of course, we need another Christmas card Tah Dah

I am hoping to share a Christmas card with you each time I put on a post on my blog, that should keep me busy.  It may not be a perfect card but I loved making this and that is what making cards is all about, enjoying it.

I do hope that you can make it for a cuppa later as it really would be great to see you.  It may take you a little bit of an effort, it may be cold and damp but you will enjoy the chatter and the gossip. And if you cant make it, maybe next month.  Thanks for having a read and have a wonderful day

Monday all day

It's here, Monday, the first day of a new week and I know its going to be a lovely one already.  I am out on 4 days this week and I have 2 nights in with friends so its going to be busy too, just what we need.

It's Tuesday at Traceys tomorrow, you are most welcome to join me and some crafting friends either in the afternoon or the evening.  I have been practicing my cake making tah dah

I worked all the measurements out for Slimmers World diets, got syn values, made the cakes and then realised I had to double the value of syns....I thought that 2 ounces was 25 grammes but it isnt, it is 1 ounce to 25g. Each cake works out to be about 5 syns each, scrummy.  I shall have a few of these out tomorrow.


Here are a couple of cards that I made with Gina Martin.  Gina is a lovely lady who helped so many of my friends and I discover the art of stamping scenes.  I loved making these cards and I do hope that I will get time to make a few more of these in the very near future, but not this week.

Fancy coming along to a card making class? making some new crafty friends?  and a couple of cards of course?  If so, I have crafty week starting on Monday 25th November and ending on Friday 29th November.  Each evening (except Wednesday) from 7.30pm and on Thursday afternoon at 2.00pm as well.  More details can be found be clicking at the top of this blog under events.  Come along, you will enjoy it.

Thanks for having a read on this Monday and I hope you have a lovely day, whatever you are up to.

Frosty Sunday Morning

After such an early start yesterday I have had a bit of a lie in today which is a good job as at 7am this morning it was only 2.8 degrees brrrr, Winter is on its way. It is definately frosty outside.  When I lived in Cyprus (yes I lived there for about 16 years), one of the things I missed was the sound of crunching grass when you walked on it after a frost.

We had lots of lovely visitors yesterday and I am sure we will get more today.  Off out to do a little food shopping (boring) this morning and then hopefully we shall start the decorating this afternoon.  I say hopefully as Paul's man flu has returned, oh oh.

Here is another cheeky little Christmas card, I have made quite a few of these as sitting there colouring in is so relaxing.

 In my final efforts of sorting out my crafting space, I have come across the very first cards I made.  Now a lot of them really did have to go into the bin because they had become unstuck, gone a funny colour etc.  This card has survived and it is the very first card that I ever used glossy accents on.  I was amazed by glossy accents on that evening.

Thanks for visiting today, I do hope that all is well in your world.  Have a lovely Sunday and if you are off to the NEC, have fun.

Saturday and it looks like it will be a rainy day

Yesterday was a bit chilly and very damp but the forecast is for it to be even colder today brrrrr.  The sky has been a lovely red colour this morning oh oh.

I went to Aldi and got a few bits yesterday, again thinking that a walk around, outside of the 4 walls will do me good and again, it did.  So I think I shall recommend this to anyone who is going through any kind of stress to just put your coat on and go somewhere different for an hour.  I went to Aldi last week with mum and discovered a lot of things cheaper than what I usually pay,  milk £1 instead of £1.29, lettuce 49p instead of 89p, bran flakes well under £1 instead of £2.10. I decided to go and get my fruit and veg and some other bits, just to try.  Last week I got a toilet cleaner cheaper than toilet duck and it is a lot better too.

Then I nipped into the florist.  I love flowers as most ladies do but I have gone right off the supermarket ones, mainly because they are all chrysanths at the moment.  So I got these.

After putting all the shopping away and doing a few more chores, it was back to the craft room for an hour, just sorting out, I reduced my 8 year collection of Christmas card bits from this

to this.

I cant believe how things just pile up and pile up but not no more *giggling*.  That means that I have a box of stuff to give away. 

The SU orders finally arrived YEAH.  They are now all sorted and ready.  I shall send out an email to let everyone know.  I love looking through all these wonderful wonderful items.  It gives me so much inspiration.

Well, I had best go and start my day.  I was up at 5am for some silly reason.  Have a wonderful Saturday and thank you so much for nipping in and having a ready today.

That Friday feeling has returned

Good morning and here I am, with that Friday feeling.  It really does feel like a Friday today, maybe its because I am back behind a desk on Monday at work, that it feels like Friday.  Yesterday I was very naughty.  I decided, at the last minute that a wander around the NEC would probably do me good.  You know, get away from it all, change the four walls that I have been looking at, just to do something different so, I went.  I actually caught the train there so that it would be even less stress and I can really recommend it.  If you get a train ticket Derby to NEC the cost is £30 return.  If you get a ticket to Coventry, which has to call through the NEC, the cost is £15 ish.  HUH?  I know but that is what I did.

I met some wonderful ladies, especially at lunch time.  Total strangers to start with but I have found that crafters are usually a friendly bunch who help each other out (okay, I know that there are a few exceptions but non yesterday).  I had a gently wander around the show, took in some demonstrations, had a relaxing coffee and a chat to other ladies and it did me a world of good.  Today I feel so much more positive about things.  *waving to everyone I met and spoke to yesterday*

Here is another tag, I dont really know how many tags I make and use over Christmas normally but, out of curiosity, I am going to count up this year. This one is already stuck to a wrapped up present.
 
And of course, another kit card.

The man in the brown van is coming today, at last.  I am really not sure why the last SU goodies have taken so long to get here but they will be here later today.  I shall hurry with my chores so that I am all ready for him.

Next week is going to be a good week for me, lots planned already.  Tuesday I am having Tuesdays at Traceys and I am going to be having all my ribbons around me so, if you like ribbon and a bargain please feel free to call in.  I also have a new baking tin so I will be making some little cakes, scrummy.  Thursday I am out crafting with some friends, Friday I am at a Christmas market with mum and Saturday I am going to another Christmas market with Paul....phew.   I hope at the end of the week I will be just about ready for Christmas.

Thanks for having a read today, I hope all the ladies I met yesterday have found the blog and get some inspiration and dont forget, if you need help with anything, just get in touch.  Have a great day

Getting ready for Christmas, bit by bit

Good morning and what a wet day yesterday was.  I cant believe that we had so much fine rain and drizzle all day long, lets hope it soon goes away.

I thought I would show you a couple of tags that I made recently.
 

In my efforts to use up all my crafting items and to cut down on costs of Christmas I made these from some decoupage kits that I have had for a few years.   I am also going to wrap up the childrens presents in brown paper (I will stamp on it in bright colours) tI am sure that kids really dont care about the paper, as long as there is something inside that they like.

Here is another card that I made up, from a kit.


 I dont normally use kits but I fell in love with this one and it has sat in a box for a few years. 

So Katerina came and Katerina went.   Here are her before her hair colour and after her hair colour photos, not as orange as she had hoped but still a lovely colour.  Guess who didnt want her picture taking?

She had to rush back last night as she has a lecture today and the thought of getting up early to attend it was a scary prospect for her.  It took us nearly 3 hours to take her to the train station and get back.  The traffic was awful.  She missed one train that she was hoping to get on.  I was late for fat club (1lb put on) but at least we got home safe and sound in the end, even if it was very late.

The NEC starts today, are you off there?  If you are have a safe journey and a wonderful day.

Thanks for having a read today and I do hope that all is well in your world. 

Midweek Musing

Good morning on this dark morning.  Rather damp out there and I have just read that a friend had to scrape the ice off her car last night brrrr, makes me feel cold just thinking about it.

My youngest daughter is still with me (still in bed of course, well she is a student) but she is helping with her bright and bubbly nature.  Today she is off to have her hair coloured so I hope to take a before and after photo, if she lets me.

I am still not really crafting, just sorting and putting away and looking but I did finish another couple of cards off last week, or was it earlier this week?  Who knows

 
Both of these were made last Christmas and put in the to finish box.  Lots of glitter, which is what I like.  I guess with only a few weeks left until Christmas, I have to get my skates on and get the box of Christmas cards topped up, otherwise I may have to buy some, yikes.

I hope that all those having a read are well and please, do drop me a comment to let me know that you have been as I will come to visit your blog too, if you have one.