New Crop starting this weekend

Yes the rumours are true I am starting a new crafting group / Crop Called Creative Moments

The group is a social crafting group so everyone is welcome whether you are a card maker, Scrapbooker, Patchworker, Knitter etc.....Basically if your craft is portable then come & join us.

The first meeting is Saturday 2nd October
10.00 ~ 16.00
Where the United reform Church, Jessop road, NR2 3NG

In the large hall to the side of the church
Cost £5 including light  refreshments
( lunch is not included ) but there is a parade of shops very close which includes a Dominos pizza & Chinese.

Sharon a fellow Stampin' Up demo will be doing a make & take Stamping class ~ A small charge for this class, just bring your own scissors.

Karen from Craftbuddies will be bringing her papercrafting shop so you will be able to stock up on craft stash.

October 4th is also World Card Making day
Be amongst the first to see the newly released products at the  launch of the brand new Stampin' Up catalogue

Scrapbook Layout challenge ~ I will post a layout or colour challenge on my blog on the 15th September. To take part make a layout using the sketch at the crop or bring a layout with you. Layouts will be displayed & a winner chosen, I will provide a prize for the winner & photograph the layouts for my blog for inspiration for others. The prize this month is a lovely Stampin' Up Christmas papercrafting kit.

At each meeting I will have sale tables available so if you have an overstock of craft items that you wish to sell then feel free to use one of the tables.

Octobers meeting will have a scrapbook layout challenge so watch out for details on the creative moments blog.
http://creativemoments-crop.blogspot.com/

Please let me know if you would like to join us as places are limited.
you can contact me

E~mail
lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk
Mobile
07722779399

Many Thanks

A new crop is coming to town

Yes the rumours are true I am starting a new crafting group / Crop Called Creative Moments

The group is a social crafting group so everyone is welcome whether you are a card maker, Scrapbooker, Patchworker, Knitter etc.....Basically if your craft is portable then come & join us.

The first meeting is Saturday 4th September

10.15 ~ 15.45

Where the United reform Church, Jessop road, NR2 3NG

In the large hall to the side of the church

Cost £5 including Light refreshments

( lunch is not included ) but there is a parade of shops very close which includes a Dominos pizza & Chinese.

Karen from Craftbuddies will be bringing her mobile scrapbooking shop 

Please let me know if you would like to join us as places are limited.

you can contact me

E~mail

 lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk

Mobile

07722779399

Phone

01603~462057

I look forward to seeing you there

Crop day

Saturday was a bit different as I was invited to a new crop, well it's been going a while but i've never been before.


Looking up the hall to the gallery.
It was in a really lovely old barn on a place called Horstead.


Abi & Angie scrapbooking, looking down the hall from the gallery.

Looking down from the gallery

Abi & Angie Scrapping & eating sweets

It ran from 10 ~ 4 so I actually managed to get a couple of projects nearly completed.
here is the first one its a flip flop book from a 12" x 12" piece of Stampin' Up Kraft card.


Cut the 12 x 12 card into three strips measuring 4" x 12"


Score all three strips in 3" from each end, so your panels are 3" ~ 6" ~ 3"
Crease all of the folds well, when they fold too the centre if the ends overlap trim them with a knife & metal ruler or guillotine so there is a tiny gap.


Then put two pieces together and using a wet glue stick the two 3" panels together & hold for a minute to make sure they wont move whilst drying.


Repeat at the opposite end an stick the two 3" panels together, when the book is dry fold all thel flaps over until your left with the folded book in the first picture, then using a ruler and scoring tool score 1cm in from the spine on what you want to be your front cover, this allows room in the spine for the pages to expand & embellishments to be added.
With my book I added papers and inked all of the edges as I am very much into the vintage look from inking at the moment.
The new Vintage vogue stamp set looks lovely with the flowers matted to make vintaged paper flower embellishments.
I will add another picture as soon as the book is finished.


Kraft card is available from Stampin' Up & is available to purchase through me.

crop day

I love crop day
Its the one day in the month that Abi & I get to spend time alone together, eat junk food & chat to other crafters.

I even managed to complete a double layout, I think this is the first layout I have managed to complete in about a month, maybe even longer. Well I had to finish it when we got home, despite being super organised this morning I had a bit of a headache, I think that extra glass of wine may have had something to do with it! ! I forgot to print off the photo's I wanted to use.


The layout uses the Stampin' Up set Circle circus, Just perfect alphabet, The Stampin' Up circle punches & the Bold brights colour palette.

Alison had even baked a yummy Coffee cake which melted in the mouth as we had two birthdays, everyone sang Happy Birthday to Daphne & I, it was a lovely day. Thanks go to Ann who came & collected us so we could take extra stash with us.

All of the products used in this project are from Stampin' Up & are available to purchase through me.

Crop day

The third Saturday of the month is crop day at Alisons crop.
In the morning Alison had arranged a photography workshop with Suzanne from Inspired Norfolk.
I now have my camera off the auto settings for probably the first time since paul bought it for me.Abi was our model & after she got over her initial shyness she did enjoy the experience.
Everyone took some beautiful pictures & Alison has put some on her blog.
Here are some of my favourites that I took.

Before photoshop

After photoshop with deep blue & split toning ( Thanks Dan )



Alisons Montage from yesterday
If you are interested in the next photography workshop, you can contact Alison via her blog for further information.

No layouts to show from yesterday as I didn't manage to finish anything during the crop, but the way the snow is coming down today I will probably be able to find some time today to sneak up to my craft room & play.

Just 13 days to go

Just 13 short days to go to the big day & for once I feel in control in Christmas & not the other way round, with Christmas being in control of me as it usually is.
Today Abi & I went over to Thorpe marriott to the crop & I managed to complete 2 layouts for Mum's album whilst chatting with Alison.


When I got home my lovely little netbook had arrived, did I say it is a beautiful festive red. I love it.

Crop this Saturday In Norwich

Anyone want to join us at the crop this Saturday ~ The lovely Indigo mill are bringing their shop with all of their new Australian papers.

Scraphappy
This saturday
1-5
£3.50
Thorpe marriott village hall next to Tescos.
Contact Alison
Club Blog: http://norwich-scraphappy.blogspot.com

alison@scrapping4fun.co.uk

If you would just like to come along and shop then please do, if you would like to stay and shop and crop then please feel free to do that too!! Everyone is Welcome.

Also this month one of our lovely ladies Michelle will be available to show you how to make a great little mini book to put your ATC's in and if Jane has time she might show you how to make a few ATC cards to put in the book!!

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.