Card Inspiration

Monday

DAY SIXTY FOUR - Notes of Nature by Paula

Good morning and hello to a new week.  I cant believe it is -2 and we are off the hospital.  Hubby broke his finger many weeks ago and we are having regular check ups, excercise plans etc.  It is healing but taking its time.

Yesterday I went for my walk a little earlier than normal because it is really getting lighter earlier in a morning.  It was bitterly cold, just zero degrees and with a slight mist, it was spooky.  However, the sight of flowers and different colours certainly made it worthwhile.





Hubby has been busy with his 3D printer and is helping by making me a few labels for the seed trays that we are slowly filling up.  Each year I have to purchase more labels, write on them what is in the trays and then make more when planting them on.  Fingers crossed by making labels for me this way, they will last a few years.  I will let you know how I get on.

Hubby has said should anyone want any of these labels, he will happily make them for you and put the names on that you ask for.  Do let me know if you could use a few


I want to share a card with you that Paula made at a recent Creative Crew get together.  She has used the Notes of nature stamps and dies to create this wonderful card.

Card base using basic white very thick card (perfect for card bases and watercolouring)
A Basic Black layer, leaving a border of white all the way round
A Bubble Bath layer that has been stamped in versamark, white embossing powder all over and then set with a heat gun.  Boy dont we love to the see the ink 'turn'.  This is one of my favourite techniques.
Two additional sprigs from the co-ordinating dies in Basic White card.
An extra stamped out, heat embossed and die cut flowers in Bubble Bath have been adhered using 3D Foam Pads/dimensionals.
Finishing off with a sentiment on Basic Black that has been heat embossed.

The Notes of Nature set is in the Stamin' Up! Mini Catalogue.  I have listed everything used to make this card below, just click on the image that you are interested in to get more details.

If you would like to place an order to purchase this set, or anything else from Stampin' Up! there are various ways to do this.

  • You can telephone me on 07814 771281.
  • You could send me an email (tracey.rossos2@hotmail.com)  I will be very happy to process your order for you and get it sent to your chosen address.
  • You could pop in and see me in The Craft Room, Derby and have a cuppa and a chat whilst getting your order sorted.
  • You can place your own order by clicking on this button.   It will take you directly to the Stampin' Up! Store.  You choose the items you want.


 

  • You will need to create an account the first time you use this ordering process but it will remember you so you dont have to do it again.  Should you place an order online, please do add the monthly hostess code as I would love to send you a thank you card  should your order be £20 or more, a free gift.
  • All orders delivered to your chosen address do have a £6.95 delivery charge no matter how large or how small your order may be so it could be worth having a glance through all the catalogues and online exclusive products before placing your order, just in case there is something else you would like.
  • Orders delivered to The Craft Room, Derby and collected by yourself from there (with a cuppa and a chat) have a 70p delivery charge.  
  • Please note that payment is due at the time of ordering on ALL ORDERS. 

Thank you so much for having a read.  Hope you have a great start to your week.  Tracey x

 

Did you know that Stampin' Up! have lots and lots of kits available.  If you click on the image below a new page will open up and show you what is available.  You could always join me in the Craft Room with your kit to make up the projects during our 'KIT' get together.

 


The January - April Mini Catalogue is below for you to have a look thorough on line.  You just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.
You are more than welcome to call  into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 


Of course, there is always the annual catalogue with so much inside it.  Again, you just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.

You are more than welcome to call into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 

The Stampin' Up! Online Exclusives won’t be found in any of the catalogues.  These products are brilliant to spark your creativity and expand your crafting collection, all from the convenience of the online store. 

Just click on the image to see whats currently available and please, do get in touch if you have any queries.

Dont forget to nip back on 5th March to see the new products that are being added.


 

 

 I would like to send you a thank you for placing an online order with me and using the Hostess Code.  I gather all the online orders placed throughout the month using the Hostess Code and pick a free gift for everyone that placed an order to send out to them along with a hand made card.



 

 

 



 


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Sunday

DAY SIXTY THREE - Painted Wishes

A cold start to the day but I have lots to do that will keep me warm.

All the plants outside have had a good battering from the wind and rain but today is the day to put the seeds in for the French Marigolds.  

 



We have a small triangle in front of the house and at the moment it is full of daffodils (some broken).  I need to get the marigold seeds planted as it will need at least 70 to fill it up for the summer.

Hubby is helping as usual and he has made me our first seed plant label on his 3D printing machine.  I usually have to write out lots of labels which dont last until the next year so fingers crossed this one will last.


 He is currently making quite a few of these so, if you would like to try some, please do let me know.  He is asking £2 for 10 and you get to pick the 10 names on the labels.  That will keep him busy.

I think I have mentioned before that Stampin' Up! have lots of kits in the Online Store.  Here is a card from one of them called Painted Wishes.

 

I started this last week at our monthly crafty night Derby Dabblers and love it.   I shall get great pleasure in finishing off the others that I have started.

As it is Sunday it is a Sunday roast for us.  I am not too sure how many other folk have the traditional Sunday Roast, I think I am the only one in my family.  I do invite the family most weeks to join us but my cooking must be terrible ooops... but I enjoy it.

Thank you for having a read today.  I hope you have a super Sunday  Tracey x

Did you know that Stampin' Up! have lots and lots of kits available.  If you click on the image below a new page will open up and show you what is available.  You could always join me in the Craft Room with your kit to make up the projects during our 'KIT' get together.

 


The January - April Mini Catalogue is below for you to have a look thorough on line.  You just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.
You are more than welcome to call  into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 


Of course, there is always the annual catalogue with so much inside it.  Again, you just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.

You are more than welcome to call into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 

The Stampin' Up! Online Exclusives won’t be found in any of the catalogues.  These products are brilliant to spark your creativity and expand your crafting collection, all from the convenience of the online store. 

Just click on the image to see whats currently available and please, do get in touch if you have any queries.

Dont forget to nip back on 5th March to see the new products that are being added.


 

  If you would like to look through ALL the wonderful products in my Stampin' Up! shop, by clicking on the image below it will take you straight there.  It will open up a new window.

 

 

 

I would like to send you a thank you for placing an online order with me and using the Hostess Code.  I gather all the online orders placed throughout the month using the Hostess Code and pick a free gift for everyone that placed an order to send out to them along with a hand made card.



 

 



Friday

DAY SIXTY ONE - White Rabbits along with Notes of Nature Bundle

 

Happy new month.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that we get a little bit warmer weather now that Spring is just around the corner but it wont arrive today.

 

The greenhouse has had a clean and a tidy up.  The seed trays have been washed and one has been filled.  The sweet peas have been planted.  All we have to do now is wait for 21 days and keep our fingers crossed.  I have also put some in a pot in the kitchen window sill, love the idea of starting to get things ready to add colour to our garden.  I will keep you posted.

Unfortunately mum is in our local hospital.  Her blood sugars are sky high and her oxygen count is very low so she has been in for a few days. We are hoping that she will be home today feeling a lot better.

I went to our local community get together earlier in the week for a game of bingo and to play Uno.  I cant tell you how much I laughed and boy did I need it.  Such a fantastic evening and to top it off, I managed to win whoop whoop.  Bingo and Uno night is held once a fortnight and is a great place to get out to, socialise with others and more than anything, have a laugh and get a bit of normality.  I certainly feel so much better after our get together.  If you are local to Derby and fancy a few hours out every other week please, do get in touch with me and I can let you have all the details. 

Not much crafting has been done this week but I did manage to create another card for a birthday later in the month using the wonderful Notes of Nature bundle.  


 

  • It started off with the Fern embossing folder as a background.  
  • A strip of the Notes of Nature Designer Series Paper which has beautiful gold writing on it.  
  • I mounted this on some Pebble Path card and raised it on dimensionals.
  • Die cut out a few of the leaves from the bundle in the pretty distressed gold papers.
  • Die cut out birthday wishes from the same distressed gold papers.  
  • Put it all together making sure that some of the leaves were not glued down so that they could fall over the Designer Series Paper and stick up a little.

I really did enjoy making this card and love the bundle. All the information of what I used is at the end of this post.

Did you know that Stampin' Up! have lots and lots of kits available.  If you click on the image below a new page will open up and show you what is available.  You could always join me in the Craft Room with your kit to make up the projects during our 'KIT' get together.

 


The January - April Mini Catalogue is below for you to have a look thorough on line.  You just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.
You are more than welcome to call  into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 


Of course, there is always the annual catalogue with so much inside it.  Again, you just need to click on the catalogue image and it will open up in a new window.

You are more than welcome to call into the Craft Room and pick up a proper copy if you are local or why not get in touch and I will pop one in the post to you. 

The Stampin' Up! Online Exclusives won’t be found in any of the catalogues.  These products are brilliant to spark your creativity and expand your crafting collection, all from the convenience of the online store. 

Just click on the image to see whats currently available and please, do get in touch if you have any queries.

Dont forget to nip back on 5th March to see the new products that are being added.


 


 

 If you would like to look through ALL the wonderful products in my Stampin' Up! shop, by clicking on the image below it will take you straight there.  It will open up a new window.

 

 

 

I would like to send you a thank you for placing an online order with me and using the Hostess Code.  I gather all the online orders placed throughout the month using the Hostess Code and pick a free gift for everyone that placed an order to send out to them along with a hand made card.



 

 


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