New papers & ribbon sampler ~ Share

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Details here for these beautiful ribbons & papers

These ribbons and papers are only available in the mini catalogue until September.

With men in Mind open house

Yesterday I held an open house on the theme with Men in Mind, here are the projects we made.
i ended up making 5 card samples for the card project Using the For Father set & each was slightly different, this encouraged my crafters to make their cards slightly different & everyone agreed that they liked this format of workshop.


Recipes To follow

Fathers Day verses

Today is my open house

" With men in Mind"

With Fathers day just around the corner I thought it would be fun to create those hardere male cards. These cards can be used for any occasion just by changing the verse.

So I have been scouring the internet for fathers day verses.

You were always there as I grew up
You taught me good from bad
You were my rock to lean on
I'm so proud that you're my Dad
***
You were always there as I grew up
And even though you're barking mad
And completely off your trolley
I'm so proud that you're my Dad
***
Dad, you need to relax, you're looking stressed
So this card is sent to say
I'll try to get out of the house for a while
To help you enjoy your day
***
A Father means so many things...
An understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support
Right from the very start.

A constant readiness to help
In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness
No matter what comes your way.

A special generosity
And always affection, too
A Father means so many things
When he's a man like you...
***
As a child you walked before me,
To lead by example.
As a teenager you walked behind me
Looking out for my back and being there when I needed you.

As an adult you walk beside me
So that, as two friends, we can enjoy life together..

Happy Fathers Day, Dad
***
I never got to choose you
But what great taste, Mum had
She picked the bestest hubby
And I got the bestest Dad
***
Any man can be a father
It takes someone special to be a Dad

You're special, Dad
***
Dad, you've given me two things
One is roots, the other's wings

Happy Fathers Day, Dad
***
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong
***
Dad's have pictures in their wallets
where their money used to be.....
***
I never had a chance to choose the man to be my Dad -
But I sure thank my lucky stars for the taste my Mother had.
***
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men
who aren't nearly good enough...
so they can have grandchildren who are smarter than anybody's.
***
All that's good in what I do.Is everything I learned from you
***
When I was a kid, I wanted to be just like you.Handsome, popular, and brilliant. Thanks for the genes, Dad.
***
Dad, raising me, you learned to live with pain.A pain in the neck, a pain in the posterior, and a pain in the wallet.
***
D.A.D. stands for Dashing And Debonair.C.I.B.S.M. stands for Can I Borrow Some Money?

Free stamp from Stampin Up ~ See how

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This promotion runs from 1st June until 31st July

You can also qualify for this special offer by holding a virtual party, collect orders from your crafting buddies & submit a combined order of £250 & you wil qualify for a free background stamp worth £14.95 that is a bonus on top of your other hostess benefits.
Contact me for further details

Come & have fun & join my stampers 10 ~ Updated

There are no spaces left on the current stampers 10 we will be starting in July.

Please leave a comment & I will add your name to the list of the next stampers 10.

There are still spaces left on the marker share ~ please contact me for details.

Would you like to join a Stampin' Up! Club?

A stamper’s club is an opportunity for you to build up a comprehensive Stampin Up collection over a period of time(either 6 or 10 months) without breaking the bank and ensuring you still receive the fantastic hostess benefits associated with a qualifying order.

You would commit to a ten month membership, agreeing to spend £15 per month from the catalogue. (That’s £3.75 per week - the price of a magazine!) More is allowed, and if you know that you will want to spend at least £30 per month, then you can take two slots

A qualifying order each month has a minimum value of £150.

For this the hostess is eligible to the following FREE benefits:

One level one hostess stamp set of her choice (these are sets that cannot be bought, they can only be earned with qualifying orders of £150 or more)

At least £15.00 worth of free product to be spent in the catalogue

Free catalogue 2008/9 worth £4.95

Free mini catalogue

Free postage (hostess month only)

Each month a DIFFERENT member gets to be the hostess and collects all the free benefits associated with that month's total.

I will hold the workshop with make & takes at my home & all you have to do as hostess of the month is to provide soft drink & some nibbles.

If you wish to join the stampers 10 and don’t live locally that’s not a problem, you can still qualify for the hostess benefits. You dont even have to attend the group if you dont want too. Distance orders need to made and posted 7 days before the meeting.

To run this club we would need either:

10 members to commit for 10 months with a minimum spend of £15.00 plus P&P.

Or

6 members to commit for 6 months with a minimum spend of £25.00 plus P&P

When does it start?
As soon as I have enough members, the club can start - so if you know anyone who would be interested please tell them. Internet access is not essential for membership.

Each month I will run a challenge on my blog. If you send me a picture of what you make with your kit, then your name will be entered into a draw for free goodies from the catalogue

For further information please contact me at

lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

or

http://lavender-stamper.blogspot.com

Thank you

And finally

I have finally made up my mind, after 18 months of dithering & chosen my DSLR camera, everytime I came close to a decision of what camera to choose someone would say how they loved their Canon, Nikon, Sony etc... so off I would go again and compare their choice to mine.

Well Friday I had finally made up my mind & choses the Sony A200.............& I love it, so I'm off out in a bit to see what I can take pictures of, so i'll be back later with some test shots.
Have a lovely day in the sun.

Offer ends today

The current special offer that Stampin' Up are running for the £99 demonstrator kit ends on Sunday. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Become a demonstrator for only £99 with the limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit!

Paperwork must be received by Stampin’ Up! by June 1.

An appology

I have a huge appology to make to anyone who knows me & has had a recent birthday or has a birthday in the coming months, if you dont get a handmade card it's nothing personal. I have fallen in love with scrapbooking.
I have piles of photos to scrap from the last couple of months & thats without the 1000's on my laptop that i will have access too in the next week or so when I get a new lead for my laptop.

I have been off today so after the housework I have managed to spend some time working on a couple of layouts .

From Corfu last year.


The night before Abi turned 14

Learning everyday

They say that you learn somethng new everyday, well a while back I learn't the hard way by making a scrapbook page & whilst I was deciding if I liked the layout I used the hairdryer in the same room & blew the layout everywhere.
Todays layout is another 6" x 12" I was working n the layout last night, but I remembered to stick it down before I dried my hair..... I learned the hard way.

Lisa is............... In love with scrapbooking

I am just loving Scrapbooking, I am snapping away everyday & kicking myself on the days that I forget to take my camera with me & then we have the perfect scrapbook moment or I see something & the perfect title pops into my head.


No prizes for guessing what the journaling strip is recycled from.

Update on shares / Stampers 10

Just a quick update

Mini catalogue paper & ribbon share 1 space left ~ goods in hand I can post the same day as payment clears.

My marker pen share has 3 spaces left.

Stampers 10 has just 4 spaces left.

If you are interested in any of the shares, Stampers 10's or ordering any Stampin' Up products you can e-mail me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

ILWS Swap 6 ~ Group 2 cards

I have just been running a card swap over on ILWS

The swap was an open theme & I received some really beautiful cards,
here they are to inspire you.

If you fancy taking part in a 10 card swap using Stampin' Up products just check out the swap section on ILWS.

I still cant believe my baby is 14 today

Fourteen years ago today I was a very busy lady, I still cannot believe my baby is 14 today, instead of a card I made her this 6 x 6 album celebrating some of the hilights of her year so far. I started it at the crop yesterday & finished it last night.

My First crop

Yesterday was my first ever crop............................Yes I know 18 years as a card maker & I had never been to a crop. Jane came over & picked me up as I wasn't sure where to go. Off I went with my new bag & trimmer, you know how it is you cant just turn up with a tesco bag, especially as I work in the trade & as an independant Stampin demonstrator. I hadn't a clue what to put in my bag, so I took a bit of everything, I think I forgot just as much as I took & ended up having to borrow essentials like a black pen & glue pen..............Live & learn I will be better prepared next month..........I promise.
The crop was great, I did get a couple of pages made, but picked up some cool ideas as well as spending loads of time chatting.
I started Abi's Birthday book, I decided to make her a 6 x 6 album of some of her highlights of the year so far, I was really pleased with the finished book, but I was up until gone 11 last night finishing it as I had chatted more than I'd cropped.
Thanks Jane for coming to get me & Alison I had a great time & am looking forward to the next crop.