World card making day ~ cards

Saturday was world card making day & it would have been so rude not to have celebrated the day with friends & even ruder if I hadn't designed a couple of card making projects to share with them & you.

I am so loving this Good friends set it is so versatile.


Stampin' Up sets usedGood Friend

ColoursWhisper white
Tempting turquoise
Rose red
Old Olive
So Saffron
Elegant eggplant

Somethings crashed on my laptop

I have been such a bad blogger lately, but I do have an excuse as something keeps crashing on my laptop.

See thats why I am struggling to blog at the moment

Eaton park in the evening

After a huge Sunday roast we went out for a walk in Eaton park on Sunday evening Camera in hand we took a few pictures, Dan sat very patiently & was rewarded with some lovely pictures of a heron by the Koi pond.




I do love the colours of Autumn

I am still learing all of the extensive range of features that my Camera has & this is the first time I have taken my camera out in the evening light.

Philosophy for Life!!

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, 'WOO HOO, What a Ride!'

Lists

Christmas Lists

Are you a list maker? I am and a compulsive one at that especially with Christmas just around the corner, I will even add items to the list just so i've got more to tick off.

I have a work in progress book that I will add pictures off as soon as its finished.

I found this amazing list book whilst blog hopping.

Click this link to see the tutorial for Christmas Lists

The above picture is from http://poppypaperie.typepad.com

World card making day celebration

WHAT

World Card Making Day is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to:

• Celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family
• Kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season

WHEN

The first Saturday of each October, kicking off the holiday card-making season, the most popular time for creating and sharing handmade greetings.

WHO

The card-making community worldwide, including hobbyists, beginning card makers, manufacturers of card-making products, retail sellers of products, educators, and press are invited to come together to celebrate this holiday and creative passion.

WHY

It is a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making.

HOW


Come & celebrate world card making day
I am having an open house to showcase the brand new Stampin' Up catalogue and all of the lovely new sets of stamps.

1pm ~ 4pm Saturday 3rd October


Come and make & take a card project to celebrate world card making day.

If you want to order a copy of the new Stampin' Up catalogue & idea book they are just £4.95 & can be posted direct to your home.
Please contact me.

I have in my hot little hands...........!!!! & am now taking orders

I have just received delivery of my new Stampin Up catalogues
The lovely new catalogue is valid from the 1st of October but I am now taking orders ready to submit at the first opportunity.
Please contact me for further information

Stampers 10 challenge

For our September meeting I set my Stampers 10 group a challenge called "Anything but a card"

So here are the entries

Bookmark By kate
Using The Stampin' Up cheers to you set.

Badge By Alice
Using the Stampin' Up Pick a petal set

Calender By Angie

Using the Stampin' Up Boho blossoms punch

Banner By Lydia

Using a stamp from the Stampin' Up set Seasons of Joy

No glue folded box by Joanne

12 x 12 papers from the Stampin' Up range

Well done everyone
I have loved seeing all of the different interpretations of this challenge watch this space & I will be announcing the winner of the £10 Stampin' Up voucher.

Stampers 10

Last night was my stampers 10 with my lovely ladies, this months hostess was Joanne who not only supplied the sweets & biscuits but also taught everyone how to make a no glue box from scrapbooking papers.

During the evening we made a card wallet & two cards



The sets we used
Baroque
Baroque motifs
A beautiful thing



Colours
Elegant eggplant
Pale Lilac
Whisper white

New Arrival

Once again the Lovell house has been turned upside down, but in the nicest possible way.
We have a new arrival.



The new arrival now has a new name, she is called Maddison which has already been shortened to maddie.

Sneak ~ A ~ peek

As promised sneak a peek
of some samples made with one of the brand new Stampin' Up sets from the new catalogue which is available from October 1st



More samples will be added throughout the next 48hours so please check back again.


Dazzling diamonds & heat & stick powder make this whale so sparkly.



This is such a versatile set & by changing the colourways it makes a great masculine card.

Two birds would make a great engagement or wedding card.
Bon voyage
You've flowen the nest { students going off to Uni }


I am currently taking orders for this set ready for the 1st October
The set of 8 stamps is £22.95 + £3.95
I can accept direct bank credit & cash until 30th September
For payments made before 23rd September I can also accept Pay pal payments to the e-mail address below or cheque.

The new ideas book & catalogue can be ordered ready for dispatch in time for the launch.

Please contact me at
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk ~



I have had great fun today playing with this set, some of the inspiration is from cards on Splitcoast stampers.

Something to look forward too in the new year

Something to look forward to after Christmas

I am starting up a brand new Stampers 6 club with effect from January.
Heres the deal!!

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I need 6 ladies to join the club who commit to spending a minimum of £25 a month (plus P&P) for 6 months January - June.
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Each month one of the 6 ladies will be classed as the "hostess" for that month and will receive freebies of the minimum of a Level 1 stamp set and £15 worth of goodies from the catalogue. Dont worry being hostess simply means you get freebies that month, it doesnt mean you have to let us all come round to your house!!!!!

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You will receive a free Stampin Up catalogue at the start of the club and any further mini catalogues that might appear during the club run { hopefully a Sale a bration mini in february again }

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Occasionally I will send out challenges and prizes to some lucky winners

Do you like the sound of it ???
Please mail me for more information or to register a place before they fill up !!!!!

Scrapbooking with Stampin' Up

Just for a change I thought I would incorporate two of my passions scrapbooking & Stampin' Up.


The first set I used was Wild about you which is sadly being retired on 30/9/09
Colours : pretty in pink, Bashful blue & So Saffron


For the second layout I used a combination of two sets
One of a kind & True friend.
The designer series papers I used are spiced cider.

Total Randomness

Todays sample Stampin' Up cards are full of randomness, various sets, various colour palettes & card orientation.

I had a strange day yesterday as I still dont feel 100% and had to go back to the doctors, I had a Stampin' Up parcel en-route from germany which contained a copy of the long awaited new catalogue. The DHL guy arrived mid afternoon and that was it, down tools & sat on the sofa deciding on my first order, but the more I looked the more my wish list grew.
Also in the package was one of the new sets that I can use to make sneak peaks with so watch out on Saturday for the first of my sneak peak posts.

Sets used

Live your dream



So swirly wheel

Oval all & For Father ( For father is retiring on 30/9/09 )
True friend

A beautiful thing

Circle of friendship

Canvas ~ retiring 30/9/09
For father ~ retiring 30/9/09