February's Crafty Giveaway

Well February is speeding along, we've already given our first workshop at Samuel Taylors, Embsay, looking forward to a full class at Brighouse and lots of interest in the exploding sewing themed box at Leeds and we are ready to prep for March's workshops when Janet comes over to play in my craft room on Thursday. Exciting times!

A while back Janet and I were having a great time experimenting with our new favorite purchase - Tim Holtz Distress Markers, making a few little gift sets of postcards. We felt all grown up cos the pens and stamps we used made us feel like we could make 'proper art' What do you think?

We thought that with the cost of posting our multi layered cards nowadays, postcards would be the way to go.  This then is a set of postcards in a great little folder which you could give to friends complete or post individual cards out to special peeps in your life.

We have loved making these and have sent a few cards out, some with these stamps and some with hobby art stamps, now every time we travel over the moors to the Craft Range, Janet looks out of the window and comments on the scenery, made specially to look like our countryside stamps!

If you'd like a chance to win this set leave your link below and we'll choose the winner at the end of the month. Don't forget to become a follower and check back to see if you have won.

If you are around Leeds  pop in to see us on Saturday (the 9th) at Samuel Taylors, Roseville Street store and bring any stamps you are struggling with so we can (maybe) help you get more out of them. Our first workshop in Leeds is filling quickly so if you fancy having a go at making the exploding box, make sure you phone and book soon.

Love and Hugs to crafty folk wherever you are

x Michelle & Janet

so our first crafty giveaway winner is........

Thanks for joining in with our first crafty giveaway.  We also had a couple of entries on our face book page too which was fantastic.

The winners have been picked in order by Random org

The winner of the Distress blending foam complete book is

No 2 Stella Owen Hibbert

and the 2 kits to make up yourselves are......

No 13 Emma Oliver

and No 5 Sherry Brown.

Well done ladies - do get in touch by emailing us at

lovinink.lots@gmail.com

For those of you who loved the idea of organising your blending foam this way - Michelle has prepared a download which will be on the blog very soon.

Thanks for joining in and watch out for the next Crafty Giveaway made by Michelle for February!

New Year, New Ideas!

It's been a funny old week for Lovin' Ink this week, we had a lovely day at our Stamping Club, exploring different techniques with Embossing folders with some of the loveliest people you can imagine.

The snow, however put paid to our planned Stamp Clinic on Saturday, and we were left twiddling our thumbs, feeling deprived at not being able to share our day with the crafty customers of Samuel Taylor's in Leeds. Still we have rescheduled for the 9th Feb so if you have stamps that you struggle to use, bring them along on the 9th and we'll do our best to change your mind about them.

We also start our new workshops in February, on the 2nd we'll be making this wonderful embellishment box at Samuel Taylor's, Embsay

 and making some but not all of these lovely flowers and buttons.

Staying with the sewing theme we'll be making these exquisite exploding boxes at Samuel Taylors, Brighouse, on the 16th Feb and Samuel Taylors, Leeds, on the 26th of February.
Click here for more info

We'll also be having a go at making this penny roller card

So excited about making these and teaching the wonderful inking techniques we used to make them! Hope you can join us!

Stay warm, stay safe and have a happy, crafty week
X Michelle and Janet

2013 Crafty giveaway number 1

 We did this project with our stamping club last week.  When Michelle first produced the inside for this book a few years ago I laughed at her - honestly her stash is organised within an inch of its life - she would be great at Craft room makeovers! Anyway over time I have come to see what a useful tool this is especially for all lovers of distress inks.

 The front covers are adapted from lots of folks input - not least the lovely Neil Walker and our lovely pal Linda who gave us some much needed tips last September.

here is the inside.  A print out with specially sized boxes to fit in the blending foam for the Tim Holtz distress tool. All neatly labelled with the ink names (including seasonal ones) bit of velcro to hold it in place. On the back page there are 6 free spaces just in case 

(you never know what Tim has up his sleeve for new releases!)

So this is the first giveaway.

Just add your name to The linky tool and don't forget to follow us so you can find out if you won!

Draw will take place on 1st of Feb at 5pm so you have until then to enter.

Monthly Giveaways

Over on Facebook there has been lots of activity about giving Random acts of kindness throughout 2013 - Michelle and I think its a brilliant way to share with folks we only "see" on the internet but that have still given us so much support.

Therefore next week we will announce our very first monthly give away.

We will upload a picture of the gift and invite you to join the Mr Linky and pick out one winner 

(who must also be a follower of the blog)

When the closing dates comes a winner will be picked at random to receive a gift made by either of us.

The winner will be announced on here 

(thats why you need to follow us to be kept informed in case your win!) 

and the pressie posted out to you.

Do watch out for the announcement - its a useful, practical gift on its way that quickly will become part of your must have craft kit!!!

See you soon

Janet x

Special thoughts for a New Year

Janet and I have been busy over the holiday, reflecting on the wonderful year we've had with Lovin' Ink, and working out what we need to do to make this year as special. So many times, we come back to the knowledge that it's not what we do that make special moments happen, it's what we share with you all that ticks our success button.
The friendship, support and joy we find in sharing our love of paper, ink and stamps with you, is what makes our days with you such a pleasure.

This then is our aim for the year....

To make the year a year of sharing fun and laughter with very inky fingers as the bonus.

Much love, happiness and peace in the new year with a HUGE thank you for playing along with us on our journey.
X Janet and Michelle

Blog Candy Winner

Well it's time to announce the winner of this fab blog candy kindly donated by Craft Range,

Janet has drawn the winner and the lucky person is
<a href='http://silverscrappers.blogspot.co.uk/' target='_self'>Elizabeth</a>

Thanks for joining in Elizabeth, if you get in touch well arrange for the parcel to be delivered.

Watch this space everyone as The Craft Range will be drawing the winner of the die cutting machine shortly.

Hope you're having a great day in this horrible weather! Keep smiling!

X Michelle