Rain at last....

Yay its raining and the snow is starting to disappear. Well my week off has been a washout regarding getting my christmas shopping done. If we get up early enough tomorrow, and the roads remain clear, we might venture out to try and find some pressies. I was meant to be helping my upliner, Victoria, at a craft fair tomorrow but she had to call it off due to the weather. Still, something to look forward to at a later date

Now for another card. I did this one as a convention swap. Boy did it take ages to make 25 of them as the card invovled the masking technique and all the images and pieces were stamped indiviually. It was heartbreaking when I made a mistake right at the end of the card and had to start again. Luckily this only happened about 3 times...phew.



The stamp set, Make a Monster, is a new one in the current SU catty and such fun to work with. All materials used were SU and consisted of the following:
Very Vanilla, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise card
Inks - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and Rose Red.
Scalloped Edged boarder punch and word window punch

Thanks for taking time to look at my blog.

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Tracy -x-

2 step bird punch Card

Oh my its STILL snowing, will it ever stop? I haven't been out of the house since Tuesday evening when I walked, yes I said walked..lol, up to the shops with hubby. The white stuff looks lovely but I hope we get some rain soon so that it clears quickly as I'm back at work Tuesday. If it keeps up I'm going to have to do my christmas shopping online :-(

Here are a few pictures of my garden yesterday, its even more covered today!!!



Anyway, I said I'd pop some pictures on here of the cards I have done recently for people and here's the first one. It was for a friends birthday last months. Hope you like it.



All products used are SU and include 2 step bird punch, new scallop punch, stamp sets Vintage Vogue and Greenhouse Garden. Cardstock is Cherry cobbler and very vanilla plus various inks were used.

Thanks for looking.

Big warm hugs

Tracy -x-

November christmas class

Hello everyone,

Brrr how cold is it? I am so glad I picked this week to have as annual leave... I detest driving in snow so couldn't have timed it better. Whats even better is that hubby is off as well so, if there's any driving to be done he can do it...haha

Well, what a busy time its been for me, hence not posting for ages. I am now back at work full time and boy is it busy. I have also been to the SU convention in London at the beginning of November and it was a fab experience. I met a fantastic bunch of ladies, received some great swaps and had a few days away from the family. It was inspiring to hear of the other demo's success and how they acheived it, thank you all.

Now for my November class. It was another christmas theme and I had a blast. The class was small but I find that much better as I can focus my attention on my ladies who are just starting out as crafters but they always give 100% in everything they try.



The stamp set used was Contempo Christmas with the matching punch and wheel. The class should have lasted 2 1/2 hours but turned into 4, so you can tell what fun we had. I had to laugh at my sister in law. I'm sure she won't mind me telling you she hates cutting out so had a "fit" when we had to cut out the tiny trees... she made us laugh sooooo much our sides hurt, thanks Steph. All the items used are SU.

I will be posting more pictures over the next few days both of cards I've made and of the garden covered in snow, it looks so pretty.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and read my blog.

Big warm hugs

Tracy -x-

Where does the time go...

I can't beleive its nearly 3 weeks since I last posted!!! Such a lot has happened since I was last here. I finally returned to work last week having been off for quite a while. If felt very strange the first day but seemed better the next. I'm doing phased return so easing in gently.

I've also helped my upliner, Victoria, at a couple of crafting events and workshops. Boy were they hectic but fun. It really is nice to meet lots of lovely ladies who enjoy crafting like I do. On top of this I've been making my card candy and general swaps for the SU convention thats being held on the 4-6 November. Its in London so a couple of nights away from the family will be a nice treat.

Here's one of the swaps I have made, will show the others at a later date:



I have used Make a Monster stamp set, its so fab and especially suitable for male themed cards. All products are SU and are available from the current catalogue.

On top of all this it was my birthday last Wednesday and I had a great day with lots of lovely cards and pressies. Tonight I'm off out for a meal with hubby so might need the paracetamol in the morning...haha

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, hope you've enjoyed it and will be back.

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Tracy -x-

Serene snowflakes class

I've just had some family and friends around for a morning of crafting and we had a blast, just the tonic I needed as not feeling too well today. It was a bit hectic at times but I felt that everyone enjoyed themselves, the cheesy chip butties went down a treat, even my youngest commented on how nice they were...lol

We made a variety of products, as you can see from the photo, with the main theme being the Serene Snowflakes stamp set. All products were SU except the treat bags and the base cards.



Now I need to concentrate on my swaps for convention at the beginning of November and what to do at my next get together on 13 November, wish me luck.

Thanks again ladies for coming, it was a pleasure to see you all and have some fun.

Til next time, love and hugs

Tracy -x-

Vintage Vogue

Oh my, where has the month gone, it'll soon be christmas.

Now what have I been up too.... not a lot really....lol Well thats not exactly true as I've been doing my card candy swap for the SU convention in November, work on my diploma and a few cards. I was at a SU training event last Friday in Manchester and had such a fab time, met a lot of lovely ladies and, by joining in the swaps, have some lovley cards for ideas for future classes. Myself and Victoria, my upliner, stayed over as we didn't fancy the journey back very late at night. It was a wonderful night away from the kids (for Victoria that is mine are a little older) and, instead of making the most of it by catching up on our sleep we spent the night chatting. For a short while after the training had finished we had the delightful company of 3 other SU demos, Monica, Jo and Paula, thank you ladies it was really nice getting to know you. We finally got to sleep at 4am and we were both up by 7. Boy was it a long day on Saturday but worth it.

I've been making a few cards and last Wednesday was my friends birthday, this is what I came up with.



I used all SU items other than the ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by.

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Tracy -x-

Fresh Cuts card

Its been quite a while since I was last here so thought I'd pop on and say hi. I'm still off work and getting really bored now, roll on the 20th Sept when I have my scan.

On Saturday I had my sister and friend round for a crafting class and had a great time and such a laugh. My sister-in-law was unable make the class so we did one the week before and that was a good time as well so thank you ladies. I'm really looking forward to our next class in October where there will be more of us which = more laughs and giggles.

My sister-in-law had to go into hospital last week for an operation so I made her this card. She is home now and recovering well thank heavens.



All items used are Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment.

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Tracy -x-