It doesn't feel much like Christmas

Today has not gone as planned, I think my house needs a revolving door and a secretary to take calls & prioritise them. I have spent the whole day on a mission to make swaps for Sundays training event in Peterborough. I eventually got into my Craft room just after 9pm tonight.
I had in my mind the set I wanted to use, the swap theme is Christmas so I knew I wanted to utilise a non-Christmassy set, so I just had to decide on a colour scheme.

Colour Coach  © Stampin' Up

I reached for my colour coach, this is such a handy tool to help you with colour selection, I love so saffron so chose this combination of 

So Saffron 108611

Rose Red 108613

Wild Wasabi 111850

Confetti White 106557

The non-Christmassy stamp set that I chose was 

Itty Bitty Bits Wood 117056 ~ Clear 120060

This is a set of 9 small stamps that are really versatile, the set also has 3 companion punches to match the shapes, so I thought that it would make the cards quicker to prepare. 

The design was already in my head so i just had to prepare all of the components, what a task that ended up being. I made 32 cards to swap each card had 15 small round heart baubles which were embossed with Silver embossing powder + a silver heart bauble on the top of the tree. So I needed 480 heart baubles & 32 star baubles. Nearly three hours later with the distraction of Facebook and phone calls, I had my 512 baubles embossed, cut & ready to assemble.

I managed to finish my swaps just before 2am, I knew I couldn't leave them until Saturday as I was working all day & I had a Spanish student arriving in the evening, so boy am I going to be tired tomorrow.

The Greeting is from the Contempo Christmas stamp set also stamped in Rose Red.

The next training event in Peterborough is on 21st October, I hope to be more organised. If you fancy finding out more about Stampin' Up & would like to attend the event please let me know.

June Stamper's 10 meeting

June is the first month for my new stamper's 10 group, a couple of new ladies have joined but most of my Ladies this is their 3rd or 4th group. When people join my groups part of my offering to them for their commitment is to provide them free of charge with all of the current catalogues. I know like me they read them from cover to cover many times over, some even tag their pages, and have systems of hi-lighting for the products they already own and wish list items to avoid duplication.

One of the questions I always get asked is where do you find your inspiration, well basically anywhere. even paint colour cards. I thought for the first meeting I would case a couple of the cards from the current Idea book & catalogue and see if they could spot them.

The inspiration for the Cased cards is on page 61 of the current Ideas book & catalogue.

Cardstock

Certainly celery

So Saffron

Pool Party 

Confetti White

Inks

Certainly celery

Basic Black

Rose Red

Stampin' Write Pens ~ Certainly Celery, Rose Red

Embellishments

Victoria Crochet Trim

Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding

Linen Thread

Bitty Buttons

Stamps

Just Believe

Tools

Beautiful Wings Embosslit die

Square Lattice  Embossing folder

Perfect Polka Dots embossing 

Sizzix Big Shot

Cutter Kit

They did notice when flicking through the catalogue to place their orders.

Now Booking

Sunday24th June at Hethersett Village Hall

Theme - Summer Mini

A whole day crafting
Cost - £25
Everyone attending will receive a copy of the fabulous summer Mini catalogue.

If you reserve your place on this event and pay in Full before 22nd May you will receive a £5 discount voucher valid on orders placed at the event. This voucher is valid on purchases over £30.

The day will be split into 2 sessions 

With an option for those that are interested in scrapbooking you will be able to choose a scrapbooking class. 

Anybody that wants to just make cards there will also be a morning and afternoon session of cardmaking.
Future Dates:

Saturday 6th October

Saturday 1st December ~ Christmas gift event

And don't forget for every event you attend you will receive a FREE raffle ticket which could win you a

BIG SHOT BUNDLE.

(Draw to take place during December's Event)

All DAYS HAVE VERY LIMITED PLACES SO BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

Book your place by contacting Sharon or Lisa 

BE IN WITH A CHANCE TO GET A FREE BIG SHOT IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
As a thank you to our loyal Stampin' Up event customers we have organised a Grand Christmas Loyalty Raffle which is our way of saying thank you for supporting us throughout 2012.

Big Shot Bundle Value £100

You will not be able to purchase tickets for this very special raffle, they can only be earned.

 You can get tickets in five ways.
~ 1 ticket for each event booked and attended

~ 1 bonus ticket for pre-booking a forthcoming event on the day of the current event

~ 1 ticket for each order of £30 placed at an event

~ 1 ticket if you bring a friend to an event ( that friend cannot have previously attended one of our events )

~ A special bonus of 5 tickets if you attend all 5 events in 2012

The Draw will take place during the Christmas event to be held on 1st December 2012

Simply Scored the must have tool

Introducing Stampin’ Up!’s original scoring tool—designed exclusively by and for Stampin’ Up! With etched grooves every 1/8" (3.2 mm), and the ability to score card stock up to 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm), the Simply Scored scoring tool helps you create perfectly measured score marks.  It’s great for creating multiple projects or projects with a variety of score marks!

Features of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool

• Comes with a high-quality stylus instead of a plastic bone folder.
  • Stylus is ergonomically shaped and features a comfort grip.
  • The high-quality metal tips on each end of the stylus—they come in two sizes—glide smoothly over your paper.
• Features a unique set of place markers that let you mark your score lines when creating multiple projects with the same score lines.
  • Includes three place markers.
  • Additional place markers can be purchased for flawless scoring.
• Includes a hidden storage compartment in the back of the base to hold your scoring tools.
• Accommodates card stock up to 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm).
• Demonstrator preorder: 1-30 April 2012

Product Details

• Item 122334; £25.95
• Simply Scored includes
  • 1 scoring board
  • 1 stylus
  • 3 place markers 
• Dimensions of scoring board: 38.5 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm 
• Additional products available: 
  • Simply Scored Metric Scoring Plate
    • Item 127531; £10.95
    • Plate slides securely over scoring tool
    • Left side of plate includes scoring tracks every 1 cm and five specialty tracks to score standard metric card sizes
    • Metric ruler at top of plate has markings down to 1 cm
  • Simply Scored Stylus
    • Item  125624; £3.95 
    • Dimensions: 5-7/16" (13,8 cm)
  • Simply Scored Place Markers (pack of 6)
    • Item 125625; £2.25
    • Dimensions: 1/4" x 1" (6,4 x 25,4 mm)

If you would like more information of this or any other Stampin' Up Products, business opportunities or stamping events please drop me an e-mail at Lovellsinnorflk@hotmail.co.uk

As crafters we like nothing better

When crafter's all get together we share & create. Last week at Leamington Spa regionals we made some fabulous projects designed by the Stampin' Up team. I have been dying to share these with you but I couldn't do that until after the final regional training event at Leeds today, it wouldn't be fair to spoil the surprise for those attending today's event.
There was something for everyone in the crafting session of training
A Mixed Bunch Scrapbook page

My beautiful Daughter at the beach

A Card Mixed Bunch Daisy 

& finally a 3d project

All of the projects were made using our FREE stamp set Mixed Bunch.

Stamp beautiful, unique flowers or create an entire flower garden in no time with this intricately designed six-piece set. Makes a thoughtful gift! Coordinates with the Blossom, 3/4" Circle, and 1" Circle Punches.

Bordering on Romance ~ Summer Mini

I love my job as a Stampin' Up demonstrator one of the great things is being able to pre-order all of the new products a month before catalogue releases. Bordering on Romance is featured in the new summer Mini & is one of the first sets I ordered.

Accents are a quick and easy way to give any project a bit of extra panache. This versatile five-piece set coordinates with our nostalgiac Twitterpated product suite, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Folders.

This card uses

Cardstock

Whisper white

Crumb Cake

Poppy Parade

Tangerine Tango

Ink

Whisper white Craft ink

Stampin' Write markers

Pear Pizzazz

Stamps

Bordering on Romance

Tiny Tags

Tools

Paper snips

Heat Gun

White Embossing Powder

Jewelry tag punch

Embellishments

Basic Rhinestones

Victoria Lace ribbon

All of the above products are available to order through me from Stampin' Up

Sharing more swaps from Leamington regionals

Here are some of the fabulous swaps that I was lucky to receive at the recent training event, these are all on a general theme from the ideas catalogue products.

This treat holder has 2 hersheys kisses inside.

Magnetic keyring

Notebook

A beautiful coaster

I have always believed if I gave 20 people the same set of stamps I would see in return 20 different projects, this selection of swaps highlights the different interpretations people have, what wonderfully creative people I meet doing my job.
To find out more about what I do please e-mail me at Lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Sharing Summer Mini Inspiration

As promised here are some of the swaps I received at the recent training event. 

Tea Shoppe

Elegant Bird

Open Sea

Up Up & away

Twitterpated papers

Bright Blossoms

Bright Blossoms

Bright Blossoms

Bright Blossoms

Tea Shoppe

Tea Shoppe

Tea Shoppe

Tea Shoppe

Bordering On Romance

Love & Laughter

Twitterpated

Baby Prints

Thank you to everyone who swapped with me at the Leamington event, I will post more of my swaps tomorrow.
If you fancy joining my Stampin' Up team please contact me to discuss your creative journey.