Everyday Enchantment Day 4 Sale-A-Bration

When I awoke this morning it was hard believe that we are still in February which technically is still winter, the sun was shining and it was even quite warm, how beautiful I hope it's the sign that we are going to have a good summer this year.
Well despite the lure of the sunny weather I have the 4th card for the Everyday Enchantment showcase.

To make this card I've used the following Stampin' Up products
Cardstock
Pool Party
Whisper White
Ink
Poppy Parade
Papers
Everyday Enchantment papers
Tools
Scallop Square punch

1 1/4" square punch
Paper Piercing tool

Scallop trim Border punch
Mat Pack
Stamps 
Fresh Vintage ~ SAB
Embellishments
Mini Silver Brad
Ruffled ribbon  ~ Lucky Limeade

I'm off to make Paul a coffee as he's making the most of the sunshine and tidying the garden.


If I can help you with anything Stampin' Up then please ping me an e-mail.

Everyday Enchantment Day 3 Sale-A-Bration

Welcome back to day 3 of the Everyday Enchantment Showcase.

Today's card is a very quick and easy card to make, if you've forgotten somebody's special day. The card was original inspired by Monica, I love her blog, Most days I get up in the morning, make a drink and my Porridge & check out my favourite blogs, I love Monica's Projects as they are so classic & stylish.
The flower on the card is one from a batch I had left over after teaching the scrunched 3d flowers at my workshops last year, so this card was really quick to make up. The technique on the main panel is called the embedded technique I first saw it on a sample at Peterborough Training back in January.
To do the embedded technique you glue all of the elements onto the panel & then run the panel through an embossing folder, for this card I've used the square lattice folder.

To make this card I've used the following Stampin' Up products
Cardstock
Pool Party
Whisper White
Poppy Parade
Ink
Poppy Parade
Papers
Everyday Enchantment papers
Tools
Scallop Square punch
Fancy flower punch
Paper piercing tool
Mat Pack
Square Lattice embossing Folder
Sizzix Big shot
Stamps 
Elementry Elegance ~ SAB
Embellishments
Antique Brads ( in the centre of the flower)
Scallop dots ribbon ~ Old Olive
Shimmer mist made with Champagne mist Shimmer paint.

For the flower I have used 5 layers of card punched with the fancy flower punch, you can use all of the same punch as I've done here or you can layer up different size punch out like the 5 petal punch & Boho Blossoms punch.

Everyday Enchantment Day 2 Sale-A-Bration

Welcome back to day 2 of my everyday Enchantment Showcase.
Todays sample includes another set of stamps from the Sale-A-Bration promotion that is running until 31st March.

This card uses the following items from the Stampin' Up Range.

Cardstock

Whisper White

Pool Party

Pear Pizzazz

Poppy Parade

Ink

Calypso Coral

Papers

Everyday Enchantment ~ SAB

Tools 

Eyelet Border Punch

Scallop square Punch

1 1/4" Square Punch

Extra large Tag punch

Stamps

Fresh Vintage ~SAB

Itty Bitty Bits

Embellishments

Basic Pearls

Very vanilla Seam Binding

I hope that today's card has inspired you to get creative. If you would like any information about anything Stampin' Up please e-mail e at Lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Everyday Enchantment Day 1 Sale-A-Bration

The Everyday Enchantment papers are one of the free products that you can earn during the Sale-A-Bration promotion that runs until 31st March 2012.
To celebrate the first time that Stampin' Up have added beautiful papers to the promotion I will showcase them over the next 7 days here on my blog.
Today's card also uses one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets called Outlined occasions.

To make this card I used
Cardstock
Whisper White
Pool Party
Calypso Coral
Ink
Basic Grey
Stampin' Write Pens
Blushing Bride
Calypso Coral
Lucky Limeade
Pool Party
Poppy Parade
Papers
Everyday Enchantment ~ SAB
Designer series paper stack ~ Brights
Stamps
Outlined Occasions ~SAB
Tools
Beautiful Wings Embosslit
Scallop trim Border punch

If you would like to see further samples with everyday Enchantment papers then check back tomorrow. If you would like further information about any of the products or promotions or becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator then please e-mail me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Valentines For Hubby

For the first time ever Stampin' Up have added a paper pack to the Sale-A-Bration promotion & it is such a beautiful pack it will be a shame when the promotion ends & the papers are no longer available.

I saw an idea whilst browsing on pinterest and someone had made a beautiful picture with a similar layout to this card, but they had used the beautiful wings embosslit die & cardstock. Well or valentines day I used the Heart to Heart Punch & made this card.

Cardstock

Pool party

Calypso Coral

Crumb Cake

Poppy Parade

Whisper White

Ink

Poppy Parade

Tools

Heart to Heart Punch

3/4" Circle Punch

1" Circle Punch

Embellishments 

Basic Pearls

By cutting an assortment of hearts using the different Double sided Everyday Enchantment papers I achieved the effect of texture, some hearts are stuck directly onto the card using Tombow adhesive & some hearts are overlapped & layered using the Stampin' Dimensional's.

How did you have yours ?

I had buttermilk pancakes, just like Starbucks & I served them with Crispy Bacon & Maple Syrup

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 150ml/1/4pt buttermilk
• 175g/6oz self raising flour
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• pinch of salt
• 15ml/1tbsp vegetable oil for frying
• crispy bacon and maple syrup to serve
• Method

1. Beat the eggs and buttermilk together in a large bowl. Sift over the flour, sugar and salt then quickly mix to form a smooth thick batter.
2. Heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan. Gently drop large spoonfuls of the batter into the hot pan and cook for 2 mins until the base is crisp and golden. Flip over and cook for a further 1-2 mins. Keep warm in a clean teatowel and repeat until all the batter is cooked. It makes about 12.
3. To serve, stack 3-4 pancakes per person on plates, stacking them up with crispy bacon. Serve with maple syrup.

Another day, Another post

Good Morning, I think taking some time off from work has done wonders for my Missing Mojo. Last year I only used 3 days on my annual holiday entitlement & as a family we had a lot of stress going on I Dont think I realised  how much it had all got to me. This last 12 days I have spent time catching up with friends & crafting. This week being half term I have Abi home from sixth form to share creative time with.

 The first card uses Build a blossom from the current catalogue & I've paired that with the lovely set called Charming from the Spring Mini Catalogue. This card is probably best being hand delivered as I've used double layer dimensional s on the flower to add layers of depth.

On page 124 of the main ideas book and current catalogue is a product called textured impressions embossing set ~ designer frames. I had previously overlooked this pair of embossing frames. When Sharon & I did an event back in December she had left these two embossing folders in my box by accident & they have been sat on my shelf ever since. So I thought I would have a little play with them & I guess now they will have to be added to my wish list. On this card I have embossed the frame in Calypso Coral, I think it really pops off the page. The other Embosslit is the beautiful wings folder which is a must for both card-makers & scrapbookers. With 5 sizes of butterfly each with a different texture,its great to add a butterfly if you have any stray ink on your cards or a little mark where it shouldn't be, that's a top tip I picked up from one of my ladies at the event on Saturday.

Create a Cupcake

Happy Valentines Day to mark the occasion I am sharing with you my new Love of the Spring Mini Catalogue

The Create a Cupcake stamp set The set is available in Wood Mount 121915 £20.95 & Clear Mount 121982
Here are the cards that I made using this set, Including the three sets of words in the set.

Stampin' Up Training event Jan 2012

I know i'm more than a little late with this post as the Peterborough training event was back at the beginning of January, But work has been manic with Sale & then stock-take. So today is one of the first opportunities I've had to finish the projects & edit the pictures.
I love these training events as the are both crafting & business based, Sharon & I got up very early on the Sunday morning & went & picked Marie up, its the first event I've ever been too with two of my down-line & it was a lovely day.
The business training was lead by Bekka, so as well as being informative it was also fun.
I thought you would like to see some of the projects that Monica & Bekka had designed for us.

 This card holder is made from a single A4 sheet of card in one of the current In-colours Island Indigo. The papers used in all of the projects come from the Designer series Paper stacks, there is one for each of the colour families including the two In colour families.

The second project was a lovely card using one of the new sets from the Spring Mini catalogue that is decorated both on the inside & outside.

Outside

Inside

This card uses The My friend set from the Spring Mini Catalogue 122585 £24.95 (wood) 122587 £19.95 ( Clear )

 This card uses the full heart punch & the 122362 Lace ribbon Border punch in such a creative way I just love the simplicity of this card & it could be adapted for any occasion.

 Another new stamp set from the Spring Mini Catalogue is the create a cupcake, I have to say of the new sets this is one of my favourites,

The last card that we made at the training event is this beautiful valentines day card. Which is made with the You are loved set from the Mini catalogue 123777 £28.95 ( Wood ) 123779 £22.95 ( Clear Mounted )
If you are interested in viewing any of the products in the mini catalogue please click on the link.

Sale~A Bration is HERE

Click here to view the catalogue

If anyone would like any information about the above promotion please contact me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

What a Wonderful Event today

A huge thank you to everyone that attended our Stampin' Up Extravaganza event today. We're so glad that you braved the freezing Temperatures to join us. We worked you hard today but we hope that you enjoyed the projects that we shared with you.

As promised Here are the pictures of today's cards with the product Listings for easy reference.

We spent the morning making a birthday card box that started life as a cat food pouches box.

Then inside the box we made monthly dividers with a dated calender on so you can add the birthdays for each month.

Product Details

1 cat food box, the type the food pouches come in.

Cardstock

124391 Pool Party £6.25

121693 Pear Pizzazz £6.25

106549 Whisper White £7.50

Ink

115657 Soft Suede £4.95

122938 Pool Party £4.95

119784 Pear Pizzazz £4.95

Stamps

115358 Just Perfect Alphabet £20.95

127155 (W) Spiced Paisley £20.95 ( Spring Mini )

125817 (C) Spiced Paisley £16.95 ( Spring Mini )

Designer Series Papers

124003 Spice Cake £9.95 ( Spring Mini )

Tools

119873 3/4” Circle Punch £9.75

119868 1” Circle Punch £9.75

115971 Blossom Party Die £16.50

119882 Scallop Edge Punch £14.25

119864 Round tab Punch £15.50 

That took us most of the morning so after a short lunch break we were ready to start the first of the six cards that we made.

The inspiration for this card came from Monica & Bekka at a recent Stampin' Up Training event. Thank you for sharing Ladies.

Product Details

Cardstock

124391 Pool Party £6.25

108601 Pumpkin Pie £6.25

Designer Series papers

126154 Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Ink

105216 Pumpkin Pie £4.95

Tools

122362 Lace Ribbon Border £18.25

119883 Full Heart Punch £15.50

Stamps

123777 You are Loved £28.95 (W) £22.95 (C)

Accessories

119247 Basic Pearls £4.50

118481 Crochet Trim ~ Victoria £6.25

 Product Details

Ink

122939 Calypso Coral £4.95

Cardstock

124392 Calypso Coral £6.25

124391 Pool Party £6.25

106549 Whisper White £7.50

Designer Series papers

126154 Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Stamps

Fresh Vintage 125115 (W) 125117 (C) (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools

119275 Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border £14.25

116631 Paper Piercing Tool £3.50

105826 mat Pack £8.50

Accessories

118481 Crochet Trim ~ Victoria £6.25

117273 Antique Brads £5.50

Product Details

Cardstock

Soft Suede 119982  £6.25

Very Vanilla  106550 £7.50

Pool Party  124391  £6.25

Ink

River Rock 109010 £4.95

Chocolate Chip 100908 £4.95

Accessories

Blossom Party Die 115971  £16.50

Boho Blossom Punch 119858 £15.50

Mini Silver Brads 122941  £2.95

Victoria Lace Trim 118481 £6.25

Stamps

Fruit & Flowers 122605 £18.95 (W) 122607 £14.95 (C)

( Spring Mini Catalogue)

Fresh Vintage 125115 Sale-a-Bration

Product Details

Cardstock 

Soft Suede 119982  £6.25 Very Vanilla  106550 £7.50 Pool Party  124391  £6.25

Ink / Stampin’ Write Pens

Pumpkin Pie

Pear Pizzazz

Chocolate Chip

Designer Series Papers

Spice cake 124003 £9.95

Accessories

Designer Buttons - Spice cake 124113 £6.50

Basic Pearls 119247 £4.50 Victoria Lace Trim 118481 £6.25

Tools

1 1/4” Circle Punch                                                     

Blossom Party Sizzix Die 115971 £16.50

Stamps

Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration 125115 (W) 125117 (C)

Build A Blossom 121923 £24.95 (W) 121994 £19.95 (C)

 Product       Description

Cardstock

Very Vanilla  106550 £7.50

Pear Pizzazz 121693 £6.25

Ink / Stampin’ Write Pens

Pumpkin Pie ink pad 105216 £4.95

Stampin’ Write Pens

Pumpkin Pie

Pear Pizzazz

Chocolate Chip

Designer Series Papers

Spice cake 124003 £9.95

Accessories

Designer Buttons - Spice cake 124113 £6.50

Basic Pearls 119247 £4.50

Tools

Fun Flowers Die 121812 £28.95

Word Window Punch 119857 £14.25

Modern Label Punch 119849 £15.50

Stamps

Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration 125115 (W) 125117 (C)

Product Details

Cardstock 

Island Indigo 124390 £6.25 

Very Vanilla  106550 £7.50 

Pool Party  124391  £6.25

Ink

Island Indigo 122937 £4.95

Tools

Lace Ribbon Border 122362 £18.25

Accessories

Ribbon Baja Breeze Seam Binding 122331 £6.25

Stamps

Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration 125115 (W) 125117 (C)

I really hope those of you that were able to share the day with Sharon, Abi & I that you had fun, we value your feedback so please let us know your thoughts.
The next All day Stampin' Up Extravaganza is on Sunday 29th April booking for this event is now open. 
Dont forget that Sale-A-Bration is now on & that means FREE stamp sets can be earned until 31st March 2012.
If you would like further information on events, Products or becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator please contact me.