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Save a Bundle

2012-11-03T05:30:00.000+00:00

Today's featured bundle is called Everyday Happenings & with all of the bundles featured by buying all of the products together you save 10 % - 15%

Buy Both the Calender case & the pages together 129936 for just £6.95 saving 10%

To order your Everyday Happenings Bundle please contact me on lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

INK - Redible offer

2012-11-02T14:16:00.000+00:00

From 1 November through 16 December, host a minimum £325 Stampin’ Up! party and get a FREE collection of ink pads*—a £44.50 value—in addition to our other fantastic benefits!

Your Party Sales**	Free Ink Collection	Hostess Credit	Items at 50% Off
£325	Yes!	£50	1 item
£400	Yes!	£65	2 items
£500	Yes!	£80	3 items
£750+	Yes!	£120	4 items

*Neutrals Collection not eligible

**Does not include shipping & handling

Contact me today for a party booking

Free Christmas gift from Stampin' Up

2012-11-02T14:06:00.000+00:00

Merry Christmas from Stampin’ Up!

It’s only November, but Stampin’ Claus is giving you an early Christmas present: a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you buy the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set and Candlelight Christmas Speciality Designer Series Paper Bundle.

Choose from the following options:

Item	Description	Retail Value	Special Price
132260	Christmas Gift (wood-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	£49.70	£42.45
132261	Christmas Gift (clear-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	£43.70	£36.45
132262	Christmas Gift (wood-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	£62.70	£55.45
132263	Christmas Gift (clear-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	£57.70	£50.45

This special offer is only good through 30 November 2012

Free designer series papers for 6 months

2012-11-02T08:46:00.000+00:00

For a six month period when you join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator you will receive a FREE Designer series pack of 12” x 12” paper (worth £9.95) of your choice.

So why not join and reap the benefits of becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator:

Offer valid Dates: 1 October – 30 November 2012

you get to select your own starter kit items from any current catalogueup to the value of £130, plus £45 worth of business supplies. All of this will only cost you £99.

there is no commitment for place any orders
or stay with Stampin’ Up! once you have signed up.

In addition to receiving £130 worth of catalogue products for only £99 you will receive 20% off every order that you place.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like any further information or just for a friendly chat about the benefits of becoming a demonstrator.

Signing up just got easier Click here You can now join Stampin' Up online

Whats your favourite Christmas Stamp set from the current catalogues?

2012-10-31T17:32:00.001+00:00

I have managed to spend all afternoon in the craft room, that said it wasn't a particularly productive afternoon, I was trying to work out how I had made an Australian Gingerbread garland, I have a 2nd attempt drying so more about that tomorrow.

I eventually think I worked out what I had did wrong, so then I moved on to some more Ornaments keepsakes cards, so it looks like I have another favourite set.

So out of the two current catalogues what is your favourite set?

Whilst pondering the Australian Gingerbread Garland I came across a wonderful blog by a lady called Patty Bennett, she had made a great card using the Holiday frame embossing folder and the white shimmer paint. I cased the card & then changed the colour way for a slightly different look.

The glitter border is the glimmer paper that is great as it doesn't shed the glitter.

Although it is quite hard to see on the very vanilla cardstock I have used the white shimmer paint on a sponge dauber & rubbed it over the raised impression left from the holiday Frame embossing folder.

The colours used on all of the cards are from the new in-colours for 2012 -2014 Gumball Green & Raspberry Ripple

Do you have a favourite Stamp set that you always reach for?

I may not be there.....Or Maybe I AM

2012-10-31T13:23:00.001+00:00

I found something to make you smile

2012-10-31T12:53:00.000+00:00

Stampin' Up are not just a fabulous company, they are a fabulous company to work for, they are in touch with reality & here are some images from there recent advertising campaigns, I love them.

This is my absolute favourite

If you would like to work with a great company & share the creativity please contact me for further details, there is a special offer running throughout October & November.

Stampin' Hugs until next time.

What a funny week

2012-10-30T11:33:00.000+00:00

This week has already been a very strange week for me, firstly i'm home alone all week. Paul is away for work, Abi is in Cologne for half Term with my Sister in Law & Brother In law & Dan although he hasn't lived at home for two & a half years is over In America with the Company he is working for during his year in industry whilst doing his Degree. I too was supposed to be in Germany with Stampin' Up from Tomorrow, but sadly missed out as the places filled up in record time, So I have the next six days off work & intend to make the most of them.

As if all of that isn't unusual enough in this ever busy household I went to a haunted Inn at Bungay on Monday night to do some Paranormal Investigating. The Inn which I wont name was strange, it was a huge building date back many hundreds of years, but we were the only 3 members of the public in the bars, which I guess for a Monday night maybe wasn't so strange. But when we walked in it was like walking into a movie set where they had the remnants of the set from the Adams family & Scooby Doo a scary Movie ! We kept lifting up the net curtains to make sure that the dry cleaners across the road was still there & we hadn't entered a parallel dimension, because it sure felt weird.

After the guided tour we were free to wander round unaccompanied, we did some experiments and took some readings & at one stage the EMF meter went off the scale & the temperature reading dropped by 20 degrees, The readings cannot be explained, but I felt nothing except incredibly cold, usually I have experienced strange noises like a skipping rope swishing or the smell of Lavender or the smell of cookies baking & even on one occasion I found tears streaming from my eyes for no apparent reason, looked round & two other women in the group were experiencing exactly the same thing, but I can truthfully say that all I felt was cold. I wonder if we were invited for publicity purposes & the characters in the bar were genuine employees. Maybe I will never know but it did take me hours to get warm again when I got home.

Well I intend to make the most of my time home alone and get Christmas samples made, some crochet for the blanket i'm making done and also some sewing. I intend to make some Christmas Bunting & also some felt decorations for the Christmas tree I usually have in my hall, although I do need to find a new slimline tree this year as my black Fibre optic tree died last year. I think the felt decorations are the wisest choice as the two youngest cats are such characters i'm sure the tree will be decorated & re-decorated many times before the big day.

Well so far today I have managed a couple of cards & a small garland which id currently drying, so here are the cards I'm sharing today.
Back out with the scentsational seasons set today after finding some amazing inspiration on the internet.

Well we are nearly at the end of another month, Have you started your Christmas cards yet?
If not I'm running a Christmas card Making class on a Thursday night during November & Early December, drop me a line for further details.

Stampin' Hugs until tomorrow

Save A Bundle

2012-10-28T14:57:00.000+00:00

In the Current Autumn & Winter Catalogue Stampin' Up first introduced the Save a Bundle promotions. The bundles are designed to Co-ordinate & save you 15% on he individual prices.
Over the nest couple of weeks I will share with you the 7 bundles from the Autumn & Winter catalogue.

Today's bundle is my Favourite Scentsational Seasons Bundle

Purchase together the Scentsational season stamp set & the Holiday collection Framelits for just

Wood mounted 129945 £ 31.95

Clear Mounted 129946 £ 28.95

Contact me today at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk to order your money saving Bundle

A Little something

2012-10-26T06:30:00.000+01:00

I forgot to share with you earlier in the week a little something I was given at last weeks training event, it's so cute it now has a blog post all of its own.

The die can be found on page 194 of the current catalogue.

It has been made using the Petite Pocket Bigz XL die for the big shot & a set of lovely stamps called Ornament Keepsakes.

How cute is that as a table favour for the Christmas Dinner table.

Page 194 ( Annual catalogue ) Petite Pocket Bigz XL Die 123131 £34.95

Page 3 ( Autumn & Winter catalogue ) Ornament keepsakes Stamp set
Wood 128048 £30.95 Clear 128051

Ornament keepsake Bundle
priced to save you 15%
Purchase the Ornament Keepsake bundle stamp set & Holiday Ornament framelit Dies together.
Wood Mount Bundle 129949 £43.95
Clear Mount Bundle 129950 £38.95

Inky Hugs until next time

Christmas Card Making Club week 2

2012-10-25T11:30:00.000+01:00

The set used for these cards tonight is Ornament Keepsakes, which has co-ordinating Framelits.

Well here we are again, week 2 of the Christmas card making club has just drawn too a close. So before I head off up the wooden Hill for the night I thought I would share with you the cards I made with my Ladies tonight.

All of the cards tonight used the Ornament Keepsakes set of stamps & the co-ordinating set of Framelits.

If you would like to join us on our Christmas Card Making club I have a few spaces available.
2nd & 4th Thursday of each Month at 7.30pm

15th November
29th November

13th December

During each session you will have all the materials except adhesives to make 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs.
You will be able to complete at least one of each design in class & will have the stamped & punched kits to complete at home the remainder of the cards.

The session will last 2 1/2 hours and cost £9
If you book all 4 sessions & pay in advance you will only pay £32

Light refreshments will be provided.

There are 6 places on each class so please register your interest,
e-mail
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Floral District Inspiration Station

2012-10-23T13:48:00.000+01:00

It's me again, back to share more inspiration from the training event at Peterborough, you know the drill by now, cup of coffee in hand & scroll through some of the great projects made by fellow demonstrators to share in the inspiration station.

I am now able to credit the talented demo as Victoria, Thank you for sharing your work is inspiring

Christmas Inspiration Station

2012-10-22T12:14:00.000+01:00

Well as promised I will today share with you some pictures from the Inspiration Stations at Sunday's training event at Peterborough. These were all made by some of my fabulously talented fellow demonstrators.

Little bars of Green & Blacks chocolate cleverly concealed

Ferrero Rocher boxes

|Looking back on this post I realise its very picture laden so I will add more Inspiration Station pictures tomorrow.

Thank you to all of the demonstrators that took the time to make these projects to share with us at the inspiration stations, amazing to see what can be achieved with card & paper

Inky Hugs

Training Day at Peterborough

2012-10-21T09:10:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I spent the day at a wonderful quarterly training event held in Peterborough which is organised by Monica & Bekka. The training events are both fun & inspiring, its lovely to meet up with like minded Ladies & Men ( we now have 3 males attend our events ). The day is a mixture of crafting & business sessions all of which are optional.

On the day we made 6 projects, a mixture of cards & 3D projects.

Cards from Peterborough

Papillon Potpourri
Wood 123757 £16.95
Clear 123759 £13.95

Elements of Style
Wood 118611 £24.95
Clear 120045 £19.95

Card cased from a project made by Shelli ~ card flat for posting.
Friendship Preserves
Wood 127910 £19.95
Clear 127913 £15.95

Card opened and free standing

Layout & 3D projects

Layout made using Afternoon Daydream Simply Scrappin kit 126927 £18.95

Folded gift bag made from a sheet 12" x 12" card

The bag un-folded showing the stamping inside

Close up of the embellishments used to decorate from the Simply Scrappin' kit

Mini Book made from 3 pieces of Designer series paper
6" x 12"

As always with the training events there is an overload of Inspiration & this event had amazing Christmas crafting ideas using products from the current catalogues, pop back tomorrow when I will share my photographs taken at the fabulous Inspiration Stations.

Until then Inky Hugs

Not much happening here today

2012-10-21T08:00:00.000+01:00

I'm sorry I'm not here personally, as you read this I will be on route to Peterborough with my downline, to enjoy a training day run by Monica & Bekka. So in my absence here is yet another Scentsational Seasons card, Cant you tell that I just love this set.

Scentsational Season
Wood 121026 £16.95
Clear 121190 £13.95

Inky Hugs until tomorrow

Something New For Saturday

2012-10-20T07:15:00.000+01:00

I'm not here right now, the great force that is my main employment has decreed that I shall work another Saturday, so I thought I would share something with you in my absence.

126904 £6.25

I love this paper stack which was introduced in the Autumn & Winter catalogue. With a great price tag of just £6.25 you get 48 sheets of paper ( although it feels like card ) & if that's not enough to get you excited the sheets are double sided.
There are 12 different double sided designs with 4 sheets of each design Fun holiday colours. Versatile designs.
The pages are great for card making as each sheet measures 11.4cm x 16.5cm
The co-ordinating colours are
Cherry Cobbler,
Crumb Cake,
Early Espresso,
Island Indigo,
Lucky Limeade, and of course Very Vanilla.
Many of these sheets are suitable for all year round, not just for Christmas.

If you would like to order one of these paper stacks please contact me.

Stampin' Hugs until next time

Still trying !!

2012-10-18T12:27:00.003+01:00

As hard as I try this week I still cannot escape from this colour palette & papers, I am trying honest, but I have seen so much inspiration around that I just want to create everything I see at the moment.

So here are today's cards, but you cant guess what colours I've used?

Can you guess what the up-cycled item is on this card?

The inspiration has come from one of my fellow Su demonstrators in Texas, I love the simplicity of her cards.

Big Hugs until tomorrow

Stampers 10 meeting

2012-10-18T11:49:00.000+01:00

Tonight was my once a month Stampers 10 meeting & we had nearly a full house, It was lovely for me to be surrounded with special Stamping friends as well as my daughter Abi who joined as, she usually works on a Thursday evening.

Well I'm sure if you've been following my blog over the last couple of weeks you will guess which stamp set we used tonight, yes you guessed right Scentsational seasons, I think that this is my new Christmas Favourite, especially with the Framelits making it easy to cut out your stamped images in No time at all.

Top Tip ~ To make a very quick & easy Background for any card that is guaranteed to match perfectly you need two simple items that I'm sure all of you have in your craft stash. A pencil with a rubber on the end & a Versamark ink pad.

Simple using the rubber as your stamp, dip it into the versamark ink pad and randomly dot all over your card front remembering to stamp off the edges.................Cool and guaranteed to co-ordinate.

The second card that we made tonight is an Origami Christmas Tree, very simple yet very effective, this tree has 5 sections measuring 9cm, 8cm, 7cm, 6cm & 5cm square. Here is a link to the tutorial I used.

The smallest squares are a little tough to fold & a bone folder is a great tool for getting sharp creases.

The next stampers 10 evening is on Thursday 8th November I look forward to doing it all over again, the theme once again for the evening will be Christmas.

Inky Hugs until next time

Are you feeling Festive yet?

2012-10-16T20:40:00.000+01:00

Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

I know many of the Ladies that I see have started making their Christmas cards, some are even more than half way through their cards.

As for me I've started making mine, I have sketches ready for some more, but I have a bit of a problem, I just love the scentsational seasons stamp set & the co-ordinating framelits. so all of my cards at the moment are using the same set, even worse I am loving the new in-colours especially Gumball Green & Raspberry ripple.
I thought I would share with you some of the cards that I've made that fall into those two categories.

Three cards all in the same colour palette yet three totally different looks.

Check back tomorrow to see if I manage to find my way onto a different colour palette or even to dust off another stamp set.
Hugs until tomorrow

Holidays are coming

2012-10-15T12:11:00.000+01:00

I haven't seen that advert yet but I know that the Holidays are coming. As soon as the Children all went back to school in September all the parents & grandparents that came into the store at work were all talking about Christmas & I know that will go up another gear at the end of October after half term & Halloween.
Also I keep having to hoover the floor in the craft room so I don't lose the kittens under a layer of glitter.
So with all things festive I thought I would share a few cards I have been making with my current favourite set & colour palette.

Snow festival DSP

Be of good cheer DSP

I am just loving the colour combination of Whisper white on Gumball Green & Raspberry Ripple, I will be back tomorrow with some more festive cards.

Hugs until tomorrow

Christmas Card Making Club

2012-10-11T20:30:00.000+01:00

Tonight is the first meeting of the Christmas card club, over the last few years I have realised that we all leave most of our Christmas preparations until the last minute, with that in mind I decided to run a Christmas card Making Club, starting early enough to hand craft all of your Christmas cards.

These are tonight's cards

All of the cards made tonight are using the new stamp set called scentsational seasons which have a matching set of Framelits dies.

127814 Holiday collection Framelits £20.95

121026 Wood Mounted Scentsational season Stamps £16.95

121190 Clear Mounted Scentsational season stamps £13.95

Special value bundle price for Stamps & Framelits 15% discount

129945 Wood mounted bundle £31.95

129946 Clear mounted bundle £28.95

I will Be running a Fortnightly Christmas card Club, If you would like to join me on one or all of the remaining sessions the details are below.

2nd & 4th Thursday of each Month at 7pm

11th October
25th October
15th November
29th November
13th December

2nd & 4th Friday of each Month at 10am ( minimum 3 attendees )

12th October
26th October
16th November
30th November

During each session you will have all the materials except adhesives to make 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs.

You will be able to complete at least one of each design in class & will have the stamped & punched kits to complete at home the remainder of the cards.

The session will last approx 2 1/2 hours and cost £9
If you book all 4 sessions & pay in advance you will only pay £32

Light refreshments will be provided.

There are 6 places on each class so please register your interest, stating whether you are interested in a morning or evening session.
e-mail
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

World card Making Day Event ~ Part 2

2012-10-08T05:51:00.000+01:00

Can you guess which set the tree wreath comes from?

I am now fully rested & un-packed from Saturdays Worlds Card making day event with Sharon on Saturday & as promised I will share with you the Christmas cards that we made in the afternoon session. The afternoon session went on until 5pm and over ran a little bit as we actually say down to eat lunch with our lovely ladies & listen to their thoughts on the newly released annual Stampin' Up catalogue. I think many of the ladies are as over whelmed as we were when we first saw it a month ago at the launch in Reading.

These trees are so sparkly made with Heat & stick powder & dazzling diamonds to bling them to the max.

So here are some of the cards that we made in the afternoon.

The first card is a swing card that looks far more complicated than it really is, after talking with a friend of mine and watching her make this card I realised just how simple this card is to design using the Framelits & she also gave me a couple of foolproof tips so I could share this card with you, I love this design, I think i will be trying it with some other stamp sets, s thank you Naomi.

The same card as above laying flat ready for posting.

Both Sharon & I would like to thank you if you attended our all day event to celebrate World Card Making day & of course the release of the new Annual Stampin' Up catalogue.

Our last all day event for 2012 is being held at Hethersett village hall on Saturday 1st December between 10 - 4ish. Places are filling up fast. This will be gifts & cards on the day, as requested by you. On the day there will also be the Draw draw for the Big Shot package.
Book your place now with either Sharon or Myself.

World Card Making day ~ Event Part 1

2012-10-07T12:49:00.000+01:00

How did you celebrate World Card Making Day?

Sharon & I spent the day with some of our Lovely Ladies at Hethersett Village hall Sharing what we love all things Stampin' Up & paper & Stamps.

In the morning we used the lovely Orchard Harvest Suite to make some very different cards using the Perfectly Preserved Stamp set.

Perfectly Preserved Stamps & co-ordinating Framelits
Clear Bundle £39.50
Wood mounted Bundle £35.50
15% Saving on individual purchase

Orchard Harvest Designer Series papers 126895 £9.95

We teased everyone until Lunchtime, and kept them waiting for the knew catalogues, we knew they would be as excited as we were to see the HUGE new annual catalogue & we had a lot of projects to get through. There are so many nice sets and co-ordinating items that Stampin' Up have gathered together in suites we were literally spoilt for choice & had trouble narrowing down the samples we had made to fit it all into a single day. So if you attended our event you may see cards shown here that we never got around to sharing with you.

Here are five very different cards made using the Perfectly Preserved Stamp set & the matching Framelits.

How do you like the variety that this set provides, Sharon worked very hard on this samples to share with you how versatile that set was. We had both been to a training meeting at the beginning of October & were discussing with other demonstrators sets that were not top of our list or promotional sets that we had earned for free & this set was one of those that most demonstrators weren't immediately drawn too & like us many demonstrators made that a priority to share what you could do with this super versatile set.

Hugs until tomorrow when I will be back with part 2 of this post.

Christmas Card Making Club

2012-10-07T05:00:00.000+01:00

CHRISTMAS CARD MAKING CLUB

Do you leave all of your Christmas cards to the last minute?

Would you like to be organised enough to send all handcrafted cards this year?

From October I will Be running a Fortnightly Christmas card Club.

2nd & 4th Thursday of each Month at 7pm

11th October
25th October
15th November
29th November
13th December

2nd & 4th Friday of each Month at 10am ( minimum 3 attendees )

12th October
26th October
16th November
30th November

During each session you will have all the materials except adhesives to make 8 cards, 2 each of 4 designs.

You will be able to complete at least one of each design in class & will have the stamped & punched kits to complete at home the remainder of the cards.

The session will last 2 1/2 hours and cost £9
If you book all 4 sessions & pay in advance you will only pay £32

Light refreshments will be provided.

There are 6 places on each class so please register your interest, stating whether you are interested in a morning or evening session.
e-mail
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Patio Party Suite

2012-10-02T17:31:00.000+01:00

I love my job, I get rewarded for sharing what I love. In a promotion earlier in the year I got some
lovely freebies for recruiting a new demonstrator.

Make A Cake stamp set

Beautiful Patio Party designer papers

Itty Bitty Banners stamp set

All of the above three items were free just for sharing what I love, Included in the bundle was a reel of ribbon as well.

So here are some of the cards I made with my new stash.