GirlieWirlie Newbie CJ *HOST SMURFIE*

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GirlieWirlie Newbie CJ

Organizers Name smurfie (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/private.php?do=newpm&userid=8210)

Signup: Completed
Status: Running

Posting Frequency: Every Three Weeks

Completion By: 5th June 2006

Posting Schedule:
1st posting: 21 November 2005
2nd posting: 12 December 2005
3rd posting: 9 Janurary 2006 (allows for Xmas)
4th posting: 30 January 2006
5th posting: 20 February 2006
6th posting: 13 March 2006
7th posting: 3 April 2006
8th posting: 24 April 2006
9th posting: 15 May 2006
Final Posting: 5 June 2006

Rules for Mailing: Posting of CJ, in a heavy-duty, bubble padded envelope which will take the reuse and abuse by Royal Mail!
It is recommended CJ is placed in a sandwich/ziplock bag to protect it from the elements.
Posting should be 1st Class with proof of posting and on the dates listed above
Details
Newbie CJ. Own Themes

Participants:
1. mandm
2. Samb
3. krystal Majik
4. Noodle
5. Mina
6. Bethlee
7. Emmak
8. wyrdthing
9. rjcarterohanlon
10.snipper

[Noodle]

Afternoon all,

Just signing on the new thread!

Hope you are all having a lovely day,

Hxxx

[samb]

Hi Hannah, just signing in too. Will be making a start on the next CJ tonight and should be ready for about Wednesday:lol:

[bethlee]

Hiya,

Signing in too, hope your day is going okay for you all. :)

[RozRoz]

why do we have a new thread?

[bethlee]

Roz - Hiya, how you doing? Cor, I posted a long message on our old thread, to find that we have then started a new one! :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's the reason why lots of threads are being closed and re-started, if so wish, SMAX (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=1893386#post1893386) will explain why.

Hope everyone is well. I have come down with a cold, something I don't have very often, suddenly started about 11am this morning, I found that odd! :rolleyes:

[snipper]

I read your long message Beth, you narnar.

I haven't managed to get to the Post Office today, but will do my best to go tomorrow.

[Emmak]

Hi all. Just signing in to the new thread. I'd better go and see if the old one is there so I can read Beth's message!

Anne-Marie, a CJ is in the post today and on it's way to you. I'm out tonight at Rosemary Connely (not being doing to well on the whole dieting lark!) but I'm hoping to get the other CJ out to you this week, fingers crossed.

We've just put our house on the market so now I'm going to have a mad blitz at cleaning and trying to find a home for all of our junk! Not sure what I'm going to do with my crafting stuff as there is no way I'm going to pack it away and out of sight!

[bethlee]

Phew..........thought I hadn't subscribed to this new thread, and thought I'd lost everyone, fank goodness your all here. :)

How are you all, tis very, very quiet here?

[RozRoz]

posted the most precious cj off today.

[snipper]

Beth - have finally posted lyrics to you today.

Thanks Roz - will look out for it and let you know.

[Emmak]

Anne-Marie, I hope you received the CJ that I posted the other day.

[Krystal Majik]

Just signing in, hope you are all okay - wheres all the thread gone?

[Noodle]

I think it still there but locked as it got too big.... Threads are limited to 500 posts now as it sows the site if people are always writing on & viewing loooong threads.... :)

Hope you guys are all having a lovely week..... H xx

[bethlee]

Hiya everyone, how ya all doing?

Eleanor - Received the CJ today, was here when I got back from shopping, silly postman left a note to say it's in the dustbin! :rolleyes:

Had an awful morning..........shall I bore you all? ;)

I thought it'd be a good idea to get up early and be at Asda for about half 8, well, that's early for me, so me and Martyn were up at 6.50, bless him, he doesn't grumble, just gets up when I call him, and goes in for a shower. Anyway, had brekkie and left abou 7.50 and got to Cwbran about 8.15, so I thought, ooooh even better, quick whizz round, and we'll be back early enough.

T'was about 8.45 when we were just going round the corner where the fruit isle was, and I heard my registration number being transmitted over the tanoid, don't usually take notice of them when they come in, it's usually a lady saying in a very welsh accent........."Helor shoppas, good morning, and welcum to Asda, Cumbraaaan, today's offa is some nice welsh lamb.......blah, blah. I know I'm welsh, but when you hear some accents, especially from Swansea, they are really definitive, and sound every word.

Right, basically following this tanoid announcement, some person had tipped and splattered paint over the right rear door and wheel arch/wheel of my car. I felt like the hulk, and thought I was gonna explode. Turns out it was emulsion, cos although it was starting to dry, it peeled off fairly easily. The security men turned up, and said that they'd take a photo, and that I could report it to the police, and they could check with CCTV to see if they can see the vehicle drive off. They also offered to clean/valet it too, which is what they do on the car park underneath the one I was on, not sure who employs them, but anyway, I didn't have to pay, think it came to £26!:blink: :blink: . So, I left it with them and collected it an hour or so later. The security bloke, bless him, he was ever so kind, think he was a bit lonely, but he rang me twice in Asda to ask how long I'd be. I thought, hang on a minute, how quick can you get the shopping done for a family...........hee, hee. Anyway, the 2nd time he rang, I said I'd be about 20mins, and I wanted a wee too!:lol: Met him down by my car after, and they gave me a receipt, and he was chatty with Martyn, and talking about not eating too many easter eggs. They got it off, though there is some under the wheel arch, and the car is only 18 months old, but that's irrelevant, if only the person who had done it, could have had the guts to go into Asda and report it, then I wouldn't have felt so annoyed. I would have reported it, and offered to pay to have it wiped off, as I would have felt so guilty otherwise. They must have taken the tin/plastic tub with them, cos it wasn't there, just a sort of white/cream paint all over the floor.

Right, that's my excitement for the day, oh, and when we got back to town, I had to pick up my hubby's prescription, cos they're closed till Tuesday, and town was manic, so we diverted up by Martyn's school, and there were about 3 cars in front of me, and all of a sudden there was a woman in the middle of the road, waving her arms to the car in front, then at us, saying, "Go away, go away, go away", so I a drove past, my window was half way down, and I said, "what's the matter with you?" and carried on driving, I was still a bit annoyed over the incident with the car, but she did looked very stressed, poor thing, and I wonder if she was having a break down, I've been very close to one of those, and it's horrid. Martyn said then as we drove past that she used to teach in one of the schools he was in. So, maybe she was having a bad morning, bless her.

Thanks for listening to me go on and on, this is the equivalent to reading 2 pages in one of your novels, but as it's online, we can call it "reading time with Beth Lee", today's story is about the effects that splattered paint can have on you.................:lol: :wacko: :rolleyes:

[samb]

Hi all, hope you're well.
Just to let you know Hannah that the Favourite Place CJ is just off to the post office. Hopefully you'll have it Saturday:D
I've had a day off today so been busy scrapping for once! Just deciding what to do in the seasons CJ:huh:

[RozRoz]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz snore zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[RozRoz]

hee hee only joking beth

[samb]

Sorry Beth, didn't mean to sound rude by not commenting on your day, but I never read the post till just. What a morning you had!:P

[bethlee]

That's okay Sam. :) It has been a action packed day for sure.

It only occured to me though driving home in the car, that I had placed a tray of beef cubes in the top of my trolley, (the seat part), plus there were one or two other things in there too, as I hadn't even started the shopping properly at that time. Anyway, when I left my trolley with the CS desk, the woman said it would be okay there. When I came back for it, it was there, and at the side of her desk, didn't think anymore about it, and carried on shopping. Realised coming home that I couldn't remember packing the beef into the bags, so I guess that someone had swiped that from me too! Didn't think about it walking around, to check the few items in the trolley. Oh well, whose to know what happened to it.

Hopes for a better day tomorrow. ;)

[RozRoz]

Eleanor, has the CJ turned up yet, fretting here, nearly no nails left.

[snipper]

Hi Roz - it's here today (no post yesterday), gosh - gonna struggle with this one - there's such scrumptious work in here, you all have some gorgeous preciousnesses.

[samb]

Hannah, have you received the next one from me or are RM going to keep you waiting until Tuesday?:D

[snipper]

Emma - can you tell me what you used to do the 3D dotted swirls in a coppery colour. Whatever it is I want some, it's a lovely effect.

[Noodle]

Hi all - Well NO post yet today! :( - Been staying in so I dodn't miss it (can ypu tell it's CJ time!) I'm waiting for lots of parcels & thought they should be here today :(.

Will let you know if it arrives Sam - May well be Tuesday whilst I'm at work!!!

[samb]

Hi all - Well NO post yet today! :( - Been staying in so I dodn't miss it (can ypu tell it's CJ time!) I'm waiting for lots of parcels & thought they should be here today :(.

Will let you know if it arrives Sam - May well be Tuesday whilst I'm at work!!!

Probably!:rolleyes: I've nearly finished on the next one and then it's just yours Hannah:D Do you want me to send the next one on to you as soon as it's done or shall I wait a while?

[Emmak]

Hi all. Beth, I'm sorry to hear about your Asda incident but how great that they cleaned it for you. I can imagine how mad you were though that no one had the guts to report it.

We have friends with us for the weekend, so I'm just popping on line whilst everyone is in the shower (not all at the same time obvisously!). I have all of last night's dishes waiting downstairs for me so that's something to look forward to!

Has anyone heard from Anne-Marie? I just want to check that she received the last CJ. Is it the 21st that she goes on her hols?


Eleanor, the bronze sparkly stuff is a Pepeo paint thing. I'll try and find out the exact colour later and apologies as I've still not made the missing 'o' for that other LO and I've forgotten what the size was now!

[wyrdthing]

Somehow I completely forgot to subscribe to the new thread and was just starting to wonder why I hadn't got any e-mails about posts on the other one :lol:

Sorry, Emma, I got the CJ last week and have done my entry for it ready to post on Thursday (only time I can get to a post office). Sorry to panic you like that :(

I don't have a post on the first page to do the "Where's my CJ" anymore :lol:

Anne-Marie

[Krystal Majik]

Well dearest MIL has gone home thank god! Will get Eleanors CJ finished off tonight took it on holiday with e and managed to do the bulk of it but forgot my ribbons and bits - best laid plans. Hope you are all okay. x

[Noodle]

Hi all,

The CJ has arrived!!! Yay! And it is ANOTHER lovely one, love everyones pages :).... So many lovely favourite places..... Well I got home early & collected it from my friendly neighbour (he is soooo nice :wub: keeps all my parcels safe for me!) & have..... well nearly finished it! Ho hum, over-excitement strikes again. That said I'm not loving my page half as much as the other entries :rolleyes:

So Sam I guess if you have Emma's almost ready I would love to have it posted on, I'm really not sure what to do on Em's so probably having a look will give me a bit more inspiration!

When will you be ready for Anne-Maries Emma?

(Packing yet AM?)

[wyrdthing]

Okay, I might be a bit lost but I think this is the update on where we are with the CJs:

Hannah has Anne-Marie's CJ and is almost ready to post it
Emma has Jacqueline's CJ ready to post (keeping until A-M back from hols!)
Anne-Marie has Roz's CJ and will post on Thursday
Jaqueline has Eleanor's CJ
Roz has no CJs
Eleanor has Mandy's and Beth's CJs
Beth has Sam's CJ
Sam has Hannah's and Emma's CJs

The following CJs are finished and/or are with the last person before they go home:
Hannah's Coloured Tag
Mandy's Most Precious
Beth's Font

The following CJs have one more entry and/or are with the person-before-the-final-person before they go home:
Emma's Favourite Season
Anne-Marie's Favourite Place
Jacqueline's All Dressed Up
Roz's Things that make me Cry
Eleanor's Garden
Sam's Lyrics

If any of that is wrong (think I may have lost track a little!) let me know. Otherwise, we look all set to finish on 15th May!

The CJ has arrived!!! Yay! And it is ANOTHER lovely one, love everyones pages :).... So many lovely favourite places..... [snip]
(Packing yet AM?)
Oooh, so excited about getting my one home soon :) Packing - well, I packed everything into my big suitcase but it's almost half empty so I am still deciding whether to have a half-empty suitcase and spend lots of money (I don't have) over there or to squeeze it all into a smaller suitcase and have no room to bring anything home but less to carry :lol: Oh, the trauma :lol: :rolleyes:

[snipper]

Just a weeny correction from me A-M, I have Beth's and Mandy's.

Beth has Sam's (that's the lyrics one, right?)

I know Beth knows what she's got but it looks like I'm hogging them, lol. Actually, I am now, cos I'm hanging on to both of these till the end now.

Also, I managed to remove Jacqueline's and Roz's pages from Mina's journal, so will send those back to their creators as soon as I find their addys.

[bethlee]

Yep, the list sounds right, (says me who doesn't have any ideas with lists etc), and yep, Elaenor is right, I have Sam's CJ here. Been here for a week and not touched it yet, school hols are in their second week this week, so may get time toward the end of the week. :)

[wyrdthing]

That's good - I didn't think you would have three still, Eleanor, but I missed the bit in the thread where it got sent on :lol:

[Krystal Majik]

The list looks good to me too Anne Marie! Will be poppijng off to the PO later today with Eleanors CJ, got it finished last night! Just one more to go (wish there was an excited smiley)!!!!!!:P

[bethlee]

Hiya all, how you all doing? Jacqueline, glad you had a nice time away, back to it now though eh? :rolleyes:

Just wondered if you Terry Pratchett fans could tell me about a good ghost, thriller type of book, that my son Martyn could start reading. He's read a few books, but up until now, his choice has just been random, as he didn't really know what he liked, but I think, from what he said yesterday, he'd like to start reading some ghost/thriller stories. I showed him 2 of the few selection of TP books in Ottakers yesterday, but he didn't seem all that fussed, and said he wanted to finish the one he's on now, which is the story re the current film of King Kong, so I said ok then. I used to love reading, and would do more now if I could concentrate, so I'm trying to encourage him to start reading more, as it will be so beneficial to him once he starts big school in September, (11 years old).

Anyway, I thought I'd ask on our thread, as most of us have kids, so thought it would be nice to see what your kids read, all depending on their age of course, but just to have a rough idea.

Thanks a lot. :)

[snipper]

Well Beth - I've got a couple of scaredy cats in my boys, they're not at all keen on ghost/thriller stories, but I'll ask DD when she comes in (she's just turned 16 and reads everything from Enid Blyton to philosophy to chick lit to National Geographic)

[Krystal Majik]

Hi again, well Eleanor your Cj is one step closer to coming home, that's it winging its way to Roz for the last entry to be done - I'm sure you will love it as all the entires are stunning.
Roz please could you take a photo of my entry for me, forgot to do that before I posted it off - duh!!!
Beth, Blair (13) loves books he's really into anything and everything but loves all of the Anthony Horowitz, David Clement Davis, Eoin Colfer and Philp Pullman books he's also reading novels that refer loosley to his topics at school like things about Volcanoes, The Jews/Nazis etc etc. In fact I can't keep Blair going in books but on the other hand theres Kyle who i can't get to pick up a book, will speak to Blair re Terry Pratchett as he has a quite a few of his books but I am NOT entering the pitt that is his room if I do I might have to pick something up or have a tidy round and I am currently fighting a losing battle with him on the cleanliness front - YUCK!!!!

[Emmak]

Hi all. Feel like I've not spoken to you all for ages! Thanks for the update Anne-Marie, very organized of you and I hope you have a fantastic hol.

Hannah, I'm ready for the next CJ whenever you want to send it. I'll be doing the cyber crop this weekend so I won't have chance to do anything with it until next week, so there is no rush.

I've just found out that Vodafone have not cancelled my phone contract and have charged me two extra months so now I'm trying to fight it out with them. I know I went into the store to cancel it, so it's a case of whether they believe me or not and seeing as they are such a big company I think I might be fighting a losing battle but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[snipper]

Emma, I've done your missing O, so you can forget about it. I very carefully prised up your page and gutted a tiny piece of the red, and cut a new o with my super duper new swivel knife on the glass mat. Tis done, all replaced and no-one will ever know (except that I've just told everyone).

The same thing happened to me with Vodafone, I wonder if this is something they do on a regular basis. After I cancelled I also stopped the direct debit, and then when the bills kept coming and I had no proof that I had cancelled, I was advised to cancel in writing, and by email, keeping copies, and pay up. I didn't pay straight away, but when the threatening letters started to come - we caved in. You just can't risk having a bad credit reference can you? Good luck anyway.

[bethlee]

Thanks girls for the feedback on the books. I think if it was up to Martyn, he wouldn't read at all, and I feel that it is just so imortant to read as much as you can, doesn't matter what it is, just the fact of learning new words. Reading is lovely, just wish I could concentrate to do more of it. :)

Sorry to hear about the phone company probs Emma, they're real pains in the bum. Hope it's sorted for you soon. :)

[wyrdthing]

Just checking in to say that I've posted Roz's CJ today so hopefully that will arrive tomorrow or Saturday. See you in a couple of weeks! :)

Anne-Marie

[samb]

Have a lovely time :D

[Noodle]

Just checking in to say that I've posted Roz's CJ today so hopefully that will arrive tomorrow or Saturday. See you in a couple of weeks! :)

Anne-Marie

Have the most fabulous time hun, will be thinking of you :)


Ok, should get to the PO later so will post AM's CJ on to you Em, then it's nearly home! Yay. I haven't got a photo of it (camera has gone....well wrong!) & also haven't got a photo of my Garden one for Eleanors CJ..... SO, if anyone has them & is able to email me a photo I would really appreciate it :).... But it's no problem if it's not possible.

Catch up with you all soon......

Hannah x

[Emmak]

Hi all. Eleanor, that was very ingenious of you! Thanks for doing that as it would have taken me forever to remember to do so.

Anne-Marie, have a fab time and I look forward to hearing all about it when you get back.

I kind of sorted the Vodaphone thing out. The guy in the shop offered to meet me half way and pay half of the costs. Trouble is that the contract will now run for another month as well! And they credited the account that hubby is now paying so will need to get money back from him but at least it's sorted now!


Hannah, I look forward to seeing Anne-Marie's CJ (wow, it's almost home now!) and I'll take a photo of your entry for you.

[Krystal Majik]

Have a great holiday Anne Marie x

OOH last one then on its way to me - excitin!!!

[RozRoz]

hello everyone, Jacqueline I'll take pic and send to you, let me have your email addy though please sweetie.

Beth, my son is 11 and is loving the Lemony snickett books at the mo, they might not be scary enough for you son though by the sounds of it.

I'm happy with the chart as well,thanks for doing that, must be a nightmare.

[bethlee]

Roz - thanks for the book advice, it's so hard to know what kids fancy reading, unless they know themselves, isn't it? Actually Roz, I think the books he's been looking at are too scary for him anyway, and I think he may be in for a huge shock should he read one of them. He's a clingy boy anyway, if he reads the horror ones, I'll be carrying him round with me! :lol:

Will tell him anyway, thanks. :)

[samb]

Hi all, hope you've all had a fab weekend. Did everyone Cyber Crop?
Well done on your prize Hannah :D
It was nice to get some LO's done this weekend as I usually spend most of my time doing CJ's lately (and surfing the WWW of course!)

[Noodle]

Hi all - I had a fab time in the CC & love the prize that DOH's LO won for me :D. I actually have 12 x 12 LO's in my Gallery now :o. Only because we HAD to upload them :lol: - Anyway I'm working so can't stop, will have a look at everyones CC creations later :). (I have had a quick browse in Emma & Sams already, some LOVELY work girls!)

Oh Emmma, I didn't post the CJ as you were CC-ing over the w/e, it's here all ready to go, I might not get it sent till tomorrow but I'll let you know.

Hope you all had a fabby w/e CC-ing or not :D

Hannah

*waves to Nicky in case she pops by*

[Emmak]

Hi all. Did everyone enjoy the CC? Hannah, I saw that you had won a prize, so well done to DOH for getting into the spirit of it. I couldn't tempt dh for love nor money. I've not had a look at the gallerys yet, I'm off to do that now!

[Krystal Majik]

Loved the CC, really inspired me!!

Roz, did you get the CJ that I sent to you?

[RozRoz]

Jacqueline, sorry no sign of CJ yet, when did you post it.

[snipper]

Oh no, little stirrings of panic here. Please no, not now, not so near home.

[RozRoz]

Eleanor, don't say that, you will make us all panic, I'm sure Jacqueline posted it recorded, so we can trace its whereabout. lets all keep our fingers crossed it comes here soon. my postey is really lazy :blink:

[RozRoz]

just in from work, and parcel slip through the door, fingers crossed its CJ as I'm not expecting anything else. can't collect till tomorrow as says leave for 24 hours, so I'll let you know tomorrow pm when I get in from work.

[Emmak]

24 hours! Wow, they do like to make you wait in suspense!

[Krystal Majik]

Hi everyone, really sorry I havent been on, Kyle had an accident so he's been keping me busy - I sent Eleanors CJ recorded 1st class on the 19th April at 11:34am the reference number is DK 8964 2235 3GB - will go and have a look and see if I can find it.

[Krystal Majik]

Just tracked it - it says that they tried to deliver on the 26th and that they left a while you were out card - so much for 1st class am well hacke off and am going to complain!

[RozRoz]

Jaqueline, so sorry, forgot to take the card with me today when I went to work, I'll collect it tomorrow and let you know, I'm off all day, so should have it early.

[bethlee]

Oh Jacqueline, so sorry to hear that Kyle had an accident, how is he, is he okay? Let us know. :)

Nearly finished on Sam's CJ, been thinking, and trying to fit it in for nearly 3 weeks, so, so sorry if it's gone past the sending date. Will post on Monday.

I was wondering about the pages that we've completed, and will be sending on to the person who should be receiving their own back, as I have Sam's here, and will be posting it back to her, and because some of us will not have seen the last entry(ies), I wondered if it was a good idea to post a piccy on here, of what the last entry was like, IYSWIM? :wacko:

[snipper]

When I get mine back - and that's a very positive when, not an if, then I shall scan all the pages and put the whole thing in my gallery. Maybe others will do this?

I just have Mandy's to do now, and 2 sets of pages from Mina's to return to their designers. And Mina's basic journal to do whatever with - she didn't do her own pages in it, so I probably won't bother to return it to her actually, thinking about it. Unless anyone thinks I should?

What happened to Kyle Jacqueline?

[Emmak]

Eleanor, I'd just keep hold of Mina's CJ, you might be able to use it in the future. Not that I hold a grudge but I wouldn't waste postage sending it on to her.

Jacqueline, I hope Kyle is ok soon.
Hannah, have you posted the next CJ on to me? Just wondering whether I should be keeping an eye out for it.

[Noodle]

Ah, knew I had forgotten to update one of the threads.... I will post it tomorrow, have been without a car & stranded for a few days (looooong story), it has finally been fixed today :) - Promise I will confirm when it has actually been left with RM. It's lovely :love: - So don't frighten the postie just yet!! :lol:

[Krystal Majik]

Eleanor glad you're being positive went to the PO today and complained regards their 1st class service - to say that I was wasting my breath is an understatement but I felt sightly better when I left!
Am I right in thinking that we hold onto the last CJ until the 5th of May then we all post on the same day or did I dream that bit?
Kyle is on the mend - he was playing football when the ball caught him in the stomach, he fell to the ground and knocked himself out, broke 3 teeth, cut inside his mouth, burst open his top lip, grazed his face, knee, hand and side - he's all swollen and bruised although yesterday he managed his first solid food. Been to the dentist and his teeth have ben rebuilt and he has to go back to the docs where they will decide if he requires stitches after the swelling goes down. All of this before 9am on Monday morning.........

[snipper]

Good grief Jacqueline, doesn't do things by halves does he? I guess it looks worse now than Monday. Hope there's no long term damage.

Yes, I think that's right, hang on to the last one until final posting all together (or as near as we can manage, given that stuff happens, as you well know, and you too Hannah).

[samb]

Hi all, Big hugs to Kyle:wub: . The joy of being a Mum to boys :D
Beth, hold on to mine, please don't post it as there is no way that I will be able to resist opening it.
Hannah, sorry but I havn't managed to finish the next CJ. Will definately get it done over the weekend and posted off to you on Tuesday.
Can anyone confirm when the final post date is please?

[Emmak]

I'm not sure about the final posting date but I don't think it will be the 5th of May as I have Jaqueline's CJ here that Anne-Marie didn't want posted until she got back (as I'd finished it a couple of days before she was on her hols) and she's not back until 2nd May. I don't think she is the last one to do an entry in it either as there are only 7 LOs in there.

[Emmak]

Did anyone enter the recipe swap for the CC? I have an extra copy of my recipe and I don't really want to throw it away, so I just wondered if anyone here wanted it.

[Noodle]

I think we all went off schedule a bit with the posting dates, due to whizzing my CJ round & catching up on the missing ones. So I guess once Anne-Marie is back (hope you are having a fab time by the way!) we can all agree a date?

I still need to do my LO in Emma's before it will due back. And don't have it yet, so that would make the 5th difficult. As with Anne-Maries CJ, I haven't managed to get it to Emma yet, so it will still need the final LO.

What about saying the 29th May? Or is that tooooo long? It's the first posting date on Emma's new Cj! SO thought for those of us doing it we could post our final & first CJ's at the same time. Just thought that would make it quite an symbolic event :lol:

Hmmmmm thinking about it, that's quite a long wait I guess.... well just a suggestion, I'll go with the general group concensus.

Hope you are all ok - And hope you son is getting better Jacqueline :( I am thinking of him, poor thing.

Have a good w/e

Hannah xx

[Noodle]

Oh, and I didn't enter the cake Swap Emma :(...... Out of interest, what did you choose?

[Emmak]

Hannah, I did chocolate cheesecake. It's a fave family recipe and absolutely yummy! I was thinking of doing a swap based on the recipe card idea but instead of a recipe making a card with a technique or product on it, e.g. flowers, brads, stiching etc. Everyone would make 10 copies and then all swap. Not sure if it would work or not though. What do you all think? The idea would be that you could turn to it if you were ever stuck for inspiration.

[Noodle]

I like the idea!.... We are doing a team addy/atc card swap at the moment & I thought it would be nice to have a collection of cards hanging off a hook on my shelf for inspiration! (the team addy ones all have a hole top LH corner so we keep them together on a book ring). BUT....... I don't want to spoil my next CJ completely..... There is an element of this as part of it :ph34r: .

MMMMmmmmmm chocolate cheesecake! Sounds yummy :D

[snipper]

I'm happy with 29th May, if everyone else is. We weren't due to finish till June anyway were we?

I've heard from Nicky - she reads what we're up to, just doesn't post, and she will be around on posting day, whenever we decide that is, and will do the ratings after that. She sends her love to all.

Hugs to you Nicky.
xxxxxxxx

[bethlee]

Jacqueline - what about your poor little lad eh? Poor thing, hope he's feeling loads better soon, best to rest and he'll heal quicker.

I'm happy with the posting date, not stuck mine into Sam's CJ yet, so I know I'll have some time.

Chocolate cheesecake mmmm..............I love chocolate anyway, and any type of cheesecake, could I have a copy of the recipe Emma please? Would you like me to send you something for it, no probs if you do. :)

Just finished cleaning up and down stairs, and the bathroom, hate that job! :wacko: Gonna have a quick look on here, then have some lunch. The boys have gone rallying today, I was gonna go, so I could take some photos with my sexy new camera, hee, hee, but I've got ironing here, not much, but enough, from the easter break, as we all spent a few days with each other and going out as a family, as we don't get chance much, cos of Si working O/T, so that was lovely, hence though leaving stuff not done. Plus I need to get to grips with my camera, aperture etc, so I didn't wanna spoil any photos.

Hope your all having a nice weekend, take care and maybe catch up with you all later. :)

[Emmak]

Hi all and Nicky :). Beth, sure I'll pop it into the post for you next week. I hope you're having fun playing with your camera. I've had mine for 3 years and I still don't know how to work it. Plus I now need to buy a battery charger for it and that's going to be about £30. Ekk!

I've just found a bargain in my local charity shop and got lots of bags of stamps and inks at £3 for each bag. In amongst them was a Fiskers circle cutter still in the packaging, some decorative edging cutters and two other Fiskers cutters but I have no idea what they do so I'm about to go and have a look at the Fiskers website and see if I can find out. I'm dead chuffed as I've been after a circle cutter for months.

Edited to say: hurrah, I appear to have a oval cutter and a shape cutter as well. Now I just need to find some bargain templates, so if anyone knows where I can get them from, please let me know. Thanks!

[snipper]

I'd ask in the marketplace Emma - lots of people buy these and don't get on with them - I love my circle cutter, tho. But there might be someone with templates galore glad for you to take them off their hands.

[Krystal Majik]

Hi everyone, hope you're all having a good day we have been trailing around garden centres today, Kyle is most definetely on the mend and is up to all sorts again which is a relief as its not the same without my smiley cheeky chap!!!
I have Roz's CJ ready to post so any date is okay for me.
Beth what camera did you buy, I just got a Canon EOS during the holidays and have not got to grips with it all yet.........panic!!!!!!
Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend - its grumpies birthday on Monday so guess I'll have to pull it out of the bag and be a super duper wife just for one day!

[bethlee]

Emma - thanks for that, will look forward to it, can you bake it aswell for me, then I can taste it as soon as it comes through the door! :lol:

Jacqueline - I have the new Fuji S9500, (hee, hee, I did type Fuki first), :lol: :wacko: it's got a x10 optical and a 9mp on it, couldn't believe it, it's fab. My old Fuji had x10 optical, but only 2mp, and I can sure see the difference with this one. Took a close one of Martyn a few weeks ago, and was experimenting then, but it is lovely. Need to learn depth of field, in order to have a blurry background effect etc. Feel free to ask any questions, I'm most definately new to it, so praps we can learn together. :)

[RozRoz]

Jacqueline, I have the CJ safe and sound. Glad kyle is on the mend.

29th is ok for a posting date for me, think this is the last one for me to do.

Emma can I have a copy of your receipe as well please.

Was suppose to be away this weekend at Art from the Heart, but it got cancelled, so now I'm painting my kitchen and kicking myself wondering how I ended up with that job. ahhhhhhhhhh ;)

[Emmak]

HI Roz, do you want a copy of the recipe card or just a Word doc with it on. I only have one recipe card that I was going to send to Bethlee but I think I have enough stuff to make another one.

[bethlee]

Hiya Emma - I don't mind what you send lovely, word doc or the recipe card, or even the cheesecake itself! :lol:

[RozRoz]

Emma, I don't mind what you send me, word or card, either would be fab.

[Emmak]

Sorry for hijacking this thread for the L&H Cj but I just wanted to let you know that I've pmd all the addresses out now so please let me know if you haven't had one yet! I'll adapt Anne-Marie's fab 'where is my cj' title nearer the posting date when people are a bit more sure about titles (if they are having one).

[bethlee]

Thanks Emma, got my addy.

So what's this then about AM's "Where is my CJ title"? I think I must be sleeping, or not paying attention. :lol:

[Emmak]

You know the spreadsheet that Anne-Marie did for this CJ (I think it's on the old thread)? Well she emailed it to me so that I could use it as a template for the love/hate cj so we know where our cj is at any particular moment in time.

[bethlee]

Yep, I'm with you, know what your talking about now. :lol: Thanks Emma. I need one made up to tell me where I am with all these CJ's and stuff at home to do! :lol:

[samb]

Hi all. Hope you're all well:D
Emma, could I have a copy of the cheesecake recipe too please? Word doc is fine:D
Emma I hae a Fiskars Shape Template Banners 2 here, still in its packet if you want it? I think it was a freebie at a crop I went to but have NO idea what to do with it!! PM me you address if you want it and I'll get it on its way to you :D

29th for the last posting date is fine with me too :D

[Emmak]

I just spotted that a few of you were online so I thought I'd pop in and say hello! Baba is asleep so I'm off to try and finish some scrapbooking whilst I have five minutes peace and quiet. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.

[Noodle]

Oh Hi Emma! I'm off to the PO at Lunch time, so soon time to stalk that Postie.... But this will be the final CJ for you :o, how will we cope? (well maybe cos we'll be doing the L&H soon :D)
Hope you get some nice peace & quiet!

[bethlee]

Morning all. Oooh, that reminds me, I need to sign into the L&H thread, or else I won't know what I have to do, so many things going on at the min, I can't keep up! :lol:

[wyrdthing]

Hello :) Well, my body clock thinks it's 8.30am with very little sleep but thought I'd try to stay up until a more normal bedtime - day off work tomorrow fortunately...

Need to catch up on loads, sorry if I'm delaying anyone. I think I'm the last person for Jacqueline's CJ (and ready for it whenever it needs to be posted) - the next posting date was 15th May but I'm happy with 29th if everyone else is, gives us more time to get the last one perfect? :lol:

Had a fantastic time - saw bears, met Pierce Brosnan (okay, I was too nervous to go up but DH got his piccie taken with him...)

Anne-Marie

[bethlee]

Anne-Marie - Have you received a pm from me? I sent it on the weekend. Just hoping you can let me know what I asked, :wacko: then I can send what I've done, onto you, if that makes sense? :rolleyes: :) Thanks lovely.

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie - Have you received a pm from me? I sent it on the weekend. Just hoping you can let me know what I asked, :wacko: then I can send what I've done, onto you, if that makes sense? :rolleyes: :) Thanks lovely.
Yup, sorry, will reply tomorrow if that's okay? Not really with it today :lol: :wacko:

P.S. Oops, forgot to add Nicky sends her love again & says she is still with us :)

[bethlee]

A-M - Yeah, no probs lovely. :) I'm not quite with it today either, not had much sleep.

[Emmak]

Hi Anne-Marie, Pierce Brosnan, lucky you! I'll try and get to the post office this afternoon to post Jacqueline's CJ on to you.

Great to see you back around again after your lovely hols.

[Emmak]

Hi all. Hannah, I received Anne-Marie's CJ this morning although I have not had time to open it yet - saving it for when I can relax for five minutes!

Anne-Marie, I posted Jacqueline's CJ to you by recorded post yesterday so hopefully it should be with you soon.

[Noodle]

Glad it arrived safely :) - I always wait till I have a few minutes before I open the CJ's, *need* time to oooh & ahhhh over them :D. Well I am just waiting for my last one too! Can't quite believe we are nearly at the end! :o

[samb]

Hannah, I've completed the next CJ and with a bit of luck my DH will post it today to you :D

[Noodle]

Oh how exciting! There's no rush, we have 3 weeks still :D, but I am really excited to get to see Emma's finished! I am going to take a photo of al the pages in mine when it come back & make an Album on my UKS Gallery so everyone can easily view them all together :). Soooooooo exciting!

[Krystal Majik]

Hello again, good idea about the pics in the gallery, will miss doing this one it has been really good fun. Am I right in thinking we have to post on the 29th, is everyone going to confirm that they're ready for that date or will we just go for it?

[RozRoz]

think we should wait for everyone to confirm they are ok with that date, just incase something unexcepted happens, thats my thoughts on it, so stop throwing pillows at me now and tell me to shut up. :lol:

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie, I posted Jacqueline's CJ to you by recorded post yesterday so hopefully it should be with you soon.
Have a note through the door today with a missed recorded delivery - usually the postie just leaves the recorded stuff, must be someone covering today :lol:

Is it just because I've just come back from a nice cool seaside city (lovely weather, but cool) that I find it swealteringly hot or is it just hot today? :rolleyes:

[RozRoz]

Stop showing off cause your having nice weather in England, its rotten up here in miserable Scotland, we had rain today :unsure:

[wyrdthing]

Stop showing off cause your having nice weather in England, its rotten up here in miserable Scotland, we had rain today :unsure:
Depends on your definition of nice weather - I don't like heat ;)

[samb]

Hannah, he remembered to post it so you should have it tomorrow or Saturday:D I can't believe he actually remembered!

[Emmak]

Stop showing off cause your having nice weather in England, its rotten up here in miserable Scotland, we had rain today :unsure:

At least it's stopped snowing up there ;). Anne-Marie, it's gloriously hot today. I had suntan lotion on babas and then went off in search of a summer growbag, which of course no one had in yet! Also tried to find myself some sunglasses B) but these superlarge ones seem to be all the rage at the moment and they just don't suit me.

Anne-Marie, I hope it's not too inconvenient having to go and collect it. It's just that it was so near the end that I thought I'd send it recorded so it was trackable. Your CJ is lovely, I'm sure that you are going to love it when you get it back. I love the little postcards that you used. Did you make them or did you buy them like that?

[Noodle]

Oh Sam give your DH a big hug from me! I'm sooooo excited :D.

Emma, Anne Marie MADE the little postcards! Aren't they fab :D, I loved them sooooo much I asked her to send me the back design so I could make some of my own :wub: (haven't made them yet tho :unsure:)...

I loved that CJ (although think my LO may be too simple :(... I get overwhelmed by every one elses scrumptious stuff & just get scrapping block :()

Anyway, looking forward to seeing your CJ soon - Still have NO idea what I am going to do, best get thinking.

Hope you are all ok, 26 degrees here today, but I have a horrible cold & didn't really appreciate it :rolleyes:.

Hope your canada trip was fab Anne Marie :), nice to see you back safe.

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie, I hope it's not too inconvenient having to go and collect it. It's just that it was so near the end that I thought I'd send it recorded so it was trackable. Your CJ is lovely, I'm sure that you are going to love it when you get it back. I love the little postcards that you used. Did you make them or did you buy them like that?
Not at all, I'll just phone to get it redelivered tomorrow - just realised tomorrow is Saturday, I thought I had ages to wait because I was only back at work yesterday and forgot that it was a Thursday! Better to know it's safe after all the work that's gone in :)

Really looking forward to getting the CJ home, the time has seemed to fly by! I made the postcards - cut startdard postcards in half and stuck a backing on! Will be nice to see how it's all ended up.

Edit: oops, wrote this before reading Hannah's post! Had a great hol - wish I was still there but also glad to be back if that makes sense :lol: If only I could be in two places at once...

Anne-Marie

[Emmak]

Hi all. Hannah, your entry in Anne-Marie's CJ was lovely and not at all simple. I loved the accordian file that you made. Anne-Marie, could you email me the postcard file as well please? :) Thank you.

Hannah, for mine you don't have to do a season, you could do what you love about a particular season, for example wearing flip flops. I'm sure that whatever you will do will be fab.

I'm going to have a long hard think about what to do in Anne-Marie's CJ today and hopefully get started on it over the weekend.

[Noodle]

Thanks Emma - I *think* I have my idea for your page now (well it's between two now!!!) - Thanks for your comment re Anne-Maries CJ. I think I am going through one of those phases..... I seem to be using mainy paper... athough I have boxes of stash & don't have a problem using it usually... I just seem to be doing more "palin & simple" kind of looking things..... Then I worry that it doesn't look like I made an effort! :lol:

Anyway, that said I did a zoo LO the other week, just paper again :rolleyes: but a bit more messy & inky, so maybe I'm getting back to normal :lol:.... Ah well going to go home for lunch between 12 & 1 (as that is when the postie arrives!!!...usually 12:30 ish) Gonna stalk him in case your CJ arrives :D. Wil update later.

Hope you are all having a great Friday xxx

[Noodle]

Postie has just been....... It's here! And bloomin lovely it is too :o - Don't want to go back to work!!! Just want to stroke it... Every page is just delicious (my what a talented CJ group you are :D)

[Noodle]

Oh Emma, I have had a glorious 2 hours doing my entry for your CJ :D (finished work a bit early!! Yay)... Now I *should* be doing the entry for the Disney Obsessed Cj group, but am STUCK STUCK STUCK on that one :lol: & your hints earlier gave me an idea of what I could do, so I have! Oh your book is soooooo beautiful, I :wub: you all for the love & time you have put into each others books. (sorry maybe I'm getting a bit mushy!!!)

[RozRoz]

OMG Hannah, you won the BOM Challenge, well done, can't believe I'm in a CJ with somebody who is so talented, but knew from the moment I saw your layout that it was a winner, it was so heartfelt and made me cry for what you have been through, but look at you now, yes, abso brill, well done.

[wyrdthing]

Congratulations Hannah :wub: Definitely well deserved.

And hey, we will all soon be the proud owners of this talented winners artwork ;)

[Noodle]

:wub: thanks! I'm soooooo shocked....

[bethlee]

Congratulations Hannah, and to be honest, and I'm not just saying this, as I hate bluffing and bluffers, but when I first clicked on your LO, I said to myself, "This is going to be a winner, it has to". (Yes, I often talk to myself)! :lol: Seriously, that is what I thought, funny how we get these inclinations, isn't it? I checked out loadsa LO's, lots were fab, but yours was amongst only the very few that I thought was the best. :)

[snipper]

Lol at Beth, I said it out loud too, but to anyone who'd listen.
Sometimes you just 'know' don't you.
Good for you Hannah. Well deserved.

[samb]

Well done Hannah. It really is a winner!:D

[Emmak]

COngratulations Hannah you talented girl! I've not seen the post yet but will pop back on line later today and check it out! I'm being shouted at to get off the computer, opps!

[Krystal Majik]

Well done Hannah - knew you'd win too your LO was so gorgeous and so honest, had a lump in my throat when I read it. Told you before too that I love the photo of you.
Hi everyone else, hope you're all having a good day!

[Noodle]

Thank you all :wub:. Well I have finished Emma's CJ entry..... after a major mistake that I had to rectify :lol: don't look too close at it Em!

And will take a photo tomorrow when it is at least light.... Then it will just be the wait :o. How excitiiinnnnggg!!! There really are beautiful Lo's in Emma's Journal, I really love them all, such a lovely theme :).

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend, catch up with you soon, H xxxxxx

ETA: sorry about my over use of the word Lovely & it's derivatives in the above!!!! :lol:

[Emmak]

Hannah, wow, that was quick! I'm going to make a real effort not to peak at your LO when you post it, so that it will be a lovely (that word again!) surprise when it arrives back home. I've just realised that it means I'll need to complete my entries for it now and do the cover when it gets back! I'll do as you are planning on doing (what poor grammar) and take a photo of the completed book once I have done my entries for it as well.

[wyrdthing]

I've had Jaqueline's CJ since Saturday, realised I haven't posted to say it's safe and sound and being drooled over :)

Anne-Marie

[RozRoz]

I've not started on the CJ I have yet, but promise to do it next week and have it all ready to post,have to start the other one as well, so I have my work cut out for me, ahhhhhhhhhhhh don't know where the time goes :wacko:

[samb]

Hi
Hope you're all well. Just wondered if anyone was off to Bonanza this weekend? I'm a volunteer on the Saturday and taking classes on the Friday. Let me know if you're going and we'll have to try and meet up:D

[snipper]

Wish i was Sam - oh how I wish I was. have a wonderful time for us stay at homes won't you?

I'm all done now, just finished the last entry in Mandy's.

Anne-Marie, could you pm me your addy please - if I had it i don't any more, and I need to post something to you don't I?

Right - I'm off to wrap YS's presents for tomorrow. He doesn't mind Christmas wrapping luckily.

[Noodle]

Hi all, hope you are all ok.

I really wih I was going to Bonanza & it would be so fab to meet you :(, ah well maybe next year? Any of you going please have the most fabulous time :), I will think of you cropping away (or volunteering!)

[Emmak]

I'd love to be going to bonanza but it's my sister's wedding this wkd, so I'll be doing that instead. I'm doing a reading and will be going alone as hubby has to go to his sister's wedding which is the same day!!! I'm a bit worried about how I'll cope with Robert but I'm hoping that he will behave.

[samb]

You'll probably have a fab time Emma. I remember taking the boys to a wedding when they were about 3 months old and I hardly held them all day. Everyone was fussing and cuddling them. It was fab!:rolleyes:
Where's Beth lately? Come and say hello Beth!

[Noodle]

Good luck with the reading Em, at least you will have your family around to help with Robert...... Just seems a shame out of all the weekends in all of the years.... Both sisters decide on the same date to get married! Will send you lots of calm & reassuring telepathic thoughts!

[Emmak]

Thanks Hannah, I think I'll need them but hopefully,like Sam said, someone else will always want to give him a cuddle! His sister was originally getting married in April but changed it without checking. Really bugs me as she knew Alex's wedding was not long after her original date. Breathe deeply and let the bitterness go...!

Right, off to tackle Anne-Marie's CJ now.

[RozRoz]

I'm going to Bonanza, can't wait, leave tonight as staying with a friend who lives near there, I'm in classes on both Friday and Saturday and I'll be about the Art from the Heart stand any other times as one of there designers, so would love to meet up.

Emma, good luck with the reading, I'll be thinking of you.

[Noodle]

Oh have a fantastic time Roz :D, guess you'll be seeing Kirsty then, give her a hello hug from me! It will be great if you & Sam get to meet!

*wishes she was coming too*

[Krystal Majik]

Wish I was going tooand I will definetely be going next year, I am trying to book up for CKU in September so fingers crossed!
Emma you'll be fine and so will Robert, my boys had a ball at my sisters wedding and were the centre of attention much to my sisters disgust!!!!! Not love lost between us!
Kids are off school tomorrow so we're off to town for some clothes and bits ready for DS1 trip to London - starting to feel wobbly about him going away, just seems like yesterday I was teaching him how to cross the road.....

[bethlee]

Hiya everyone, *waves frantically* :lol: I'm still breathing! :lol:

Hope your all doing well. Nice to see that some of you are going to Bonanza, wish I was, maybe next year, we could all meet up, that'd be a challenge, wouldn't it? Let's not forget okay?

Good luck to those who are going and helping out. :)

Jacqueline - My son is in year 6, and they are due to go to London on July 17th, for an overnight stay, and break up for the hols then on the 18th July, but he doesn't want to go. He said he's a bit funny about coming down in the morning, and having to eat his breakfast with all the others, ahh bless, he's so much like me, poor kid! :lol: He has no bros or sisters, neither have I, so things like this are hard for him. I said it will be a new experience, but he said he would prefer if we went as a family, god, he is so old fashioned, honestly. :rolleyes: They were going to see the London Eye, Shakespeare, Downing Street, The Lion King musical, and The War Museum, and maybe one or two other places. Where's your son off to?

Forgotten what else I was going to say now, so I'll have to pop back when I remember. :rolleyes: :wacko: Awful to lose your memory like this, innit? :lol: Too many nuts I say....................!:lol:

[Krystal Majik]

Blairs off to London leaves next Sunday and comes back Saturday morning, they are doing the London Eye, parliament, Thorpe Park, London Dungeons, Covent Garden, Tower Bridge, natural History Museum, Hyde Park and a show every night We Will Rock You, Les Miserables, Woman In Black and Lion King and they are having some fabby meals etc - Year 6 what age is that Blair is going into 3rd Year he is 13 (almost 14) - so worried know he'll be fine but cant help feeling upset its yet another step he's taking without me - aaaagh!

[wyrdthing]

My son is in year 6, and they are due to go to London on July 17th, for an overnight stay, and break up for the hols then on the 18th July, but he doesn't want to go. He said he's a bit funny about coming down in the morning, and having to eat his breakfast with all the others, ahh bless, he's so much like me, poor kid! :lol:He has no bros or sisters, neither have I, so things like this are hard for him.
I'm the youngest of five kids and I'm just like this but my husband is an only child and he loved things like that and surrounds himself with friends! Guess it's related to our natural personalities too, not just the brothers and sisters. Last year I found out I have Social Anxiety - one of those common things that no one's heard about :lol: - which is why I've always found social interaction difficult. At that age there is no way I could have done something like that as the thought of sleeping away from home would have made me feel quite ill so I can relate to the feeling! I hope your son doesn't get too bothered about it and enjoys the day. I went on the London Eye last year (my "hen" do: me and my best friend did that, some shopping and had a meal out) and really enjoyed it even though it was pouring with rain :)

[bethlee]

Anne-Marie, I'm a bit social phobic, especially since having Martyn, as I then had severe PND and now Anxiety crept on abot 3 years ago, blimming awful, yet I love chatting to peeps, it's just the "getting me outta the house" problem, I will think of all sorts of excuses not to do it, but am starting slowly, by giong to a 2nd crop meeting at the end of this month, with some lovely girls from Bristol. So, I understand how you feel too. :)

Jacqueline - Martyn just turned 11 in Feb this year, so that's probably why it's only an over night thing. I hated school trips and always wanted to stay home with my Nan and Grampa, who lived with us then. My Nan would cook me and Grampy lovely egg and chips, and cut the thinnest of fresh bread and butter. I used to have a whale of a time, now you can't beat that, can you? :lol: I would like Martyn to go, despite worrying, and I can't show my fears onto him, as he takes on everything, and is an awful worrier, and moreso since my Dad died last year, something we are all trying to cope with.

Be on later okay, gotta take Martyn to school. :)

[Krystal Majik]

OOOOOH Beth just seen your pic - Andy Garcia oooooooooooh yum!

[bethlee]

Jacqueline - Heeeee, he is a bit of alright, don't you think? Espesh his pose, oooeerrr! :lol: :P

He could sit like that for me anytime, and all the time! :lol: Did you also know that he said to producers etc that he would never do sex scenes........unless they were with me!? :lol: :lol: Nope, he won't do them, just normal kissing etc, but no rude scenes. Bless him. ;)

[bethlee]

Actually, everytime I look at him, my ovaries start to twitch.....welll OVARY, as in one, cos I haven't got my right one! That's why I'm lopsided...............no, I'm not really, just more intelligent about film stars! :lol: :lol:

[Krystal Majik]

Surely it was me he wanted for sex scenes cos I'm so totally irristable, I have no ovaries or womb so no chance of unwanted pregnancy just pure unadultered pleasure.
Love him in any film but When a Man Loves a Woman - OH MY GOD - WOW - phew feeling a wee flush coming on................................................ .....
OOps sorry I'm lost in wishful thinking.....................................aaaaa aaaah!

[bethlee]

Lol Jacqueline :lol: Haaaaa, no protection, no inception for you then, if you had your chance with him, hee, hee. What are we like eh? This thread is turning into a passionate discussion bout Andy Garcia, mind you I could talk and drool..............slluuuuurp...............about him all night! :lol:

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie, I'm a bit social phobic, especially since having Martyn, as I then had severe PND and now Anxiety crept on abot 3 years ago, blimming awful, yet I love chatting to peeps, it's just the "getting me outta the house" problem, I will think of all sorts of excuses not to do it, but am starting slowly, by giong to a 2nd crop meeting at the end of this month, with some lovely girls from Bristol. So, I understand how you feel too. :)
:wub: I get out of the house with work but getting up some mornings is hard! But that's completely normal ;) Completely agree with you on the chatting too - can talk the hind leg off a donkey, and yet can spend days at work barely saying a word :lol: I imagine you to be a really bubbly person in real life from your posts :)

Andy Garcia - I was wondering who it was in the pic. So, what's he been in? :lol: Well, that means you two don't have to fight me for him at least :lol: :lol:

[bethlee]

Anne-Marie, funny how you should say about imagining I'm bubbly in real life, because (1), yes, I guess I am, and (2) the bereavement counsellor that is coming to see me, re my Dad's death, has also been trying to encourage me to do things like try and get out of the house etc, maybe I need to get a little job now, and generally, just positive things like that, and I told her that my personality seems to show when I'm on here or anothe forum that I go on regularly, (Bumblebeecrafts), and when in school, even though I wasn't exactly the well known popular kid, I always seemed to be the one that everyone would have a laugh with. Now, I'm far from the sort of person to blow my own trumpet, (well, for a start, I can't play one!), :lol: so despite the stress and illness since I had Martyn, I always try to laugh things off, or see the funny side of things, as so did my Dad, we always had a laugh and joke together, and would take the mickey over my husband, he'd just ignore us, cos he knew what we were like. But, I guess sometimes, I could just sit and cry for ages, funny really, don't you think? See, I can feel it in my throat now that I wanna cry, daft old goat! :lol:

Ermmm, as for Andy Garcia, he starred with Al Pacino, (my first love), ;) in The Godfather, brill film, also in Internal Affairs with Richard Gere and Steven Baldwin, ummm what else................Jennifer 8, Hard Rain with Michael Douglas, (think it was hard, the title that is!), :lol: Is everyone asleep, or shall I just stop there? ;) Oceans 11 with George Clooney, see, now he doesn't do anything for me, he's nice looking, but there's something I'm not keen on with him though. I tell you who I do like too, is, Mark Ruffalo, now he starred in Collateral with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise, brill film, and also as a cop in another film, can't remember name, with Meg Ryan, (I think)! :rolleyes: Also, Benicio Del Toro is not bad, though a bit odd looking, he starred in The Pledge with Jack Nicholson. But Al Pacino is my all time fave, he is mentioned in SamB's CJ, which will be going back to her, re music. He's in my fave film called HEAT with Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore, to name just a few.

Okay, time out, think that's enough of reviews from the filmaholic tonight! :lol: :lol:

Cast your votes on the third strike please...............;) :D :lol:

Thanks for reading girls, I can't wait to win the Oscars, would be chopsing non stop! :lol:

[wyrdthing]

Yup, definitely bubbly ;)

I do know who Andy Garcia is really, I just couldn't remember what he's been in and looking him up on IMDB he's in films that are very good but that mainly I haven't actually seen - think I need to catch up on some of them (can you believe I haven't actually seen any of the Godfather movies properly all the way through?! Or Heat and I've been told by loads of people that's a great film.) Ah, but he is in The Untouchables (completely awesome movie) and Dead Again (I remember liking it but probably not a great movie) - I knew I must have seen him in something :lol:

We're having a movie night tomorrow for DH's bday but the films on the list are Harry Potter 4, Wallace and Gromit Curse of the Wererabbit (DH choices), A History of Violence and Night Watch (my choices, probably won't actually watch!) We're filmoholics too and we'll probably watch anything but with different "favourites", although a lot of our top films are the same :)

Oh, yes, sorry, this is the CJ thread isn't it? :P :rolleyes: I will stop jabbering then :lol:

[bethlee]

:lol: We're film buffs too, just love a saturday night, with a bowl of munchie crisps, and watching the latest movie. But over the past few weeks, I think we've rented out all the top films, so there's not much out at the mo for us to watch. :lol: This results then in both of us having a little argue over what to watch, and hubby goes under the stairs, which has a door, so you can walk into it, and we have all the dvd's, videos on shelves in there, so he calls it our dvd gallery, typical man or what? So, I just let him think he's important, and he goes in there and brings out about 20 dvd's and goes through everyone of them in front of me to see what we want to watch, by this point I have to look interested............when really, I'm seething behind closed lips, with a false smile! :lol: Tbh, he'll watch anything I fancy, it's me whose the fussy one, though we have both learnt over the years to give and take, so it works out quite well then. :) I like coppy films, police chases, spesh american films.

Jus wondered, as we're in a bit of a dilemma, with regad to holidays. Not been abroad since we married 14 years ago, and thought it'd be a nice change considering all the stress and illness that's gone on over the years, and my poor Dad passing away last year, that we could fly off somewhere, and more than that, take Martyn, as it would be a lovely experience for him to know what it's like to fly, before he's the age when he won't want to come. I got some brochures yesterday for places within Europe, quite fancy Italy or Spain, (aren't the staff in Spain on strike or something at the mo?):unsure: but I also got a brochure, which the woman gave me on FLORIDA. That would be really lovely. We just don't know where to start, and I know there are deals on teletext, but I just don't know what the places look like. Also, with all the packages and deals to see the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Sea World etc, there are so many things, how do you know what you fancy if you haven't been before. I'm guessing the operators whether on phone or in the shop will ask or tell you what's in each deal?

Is it a daft question to ask if it's worth going to Florida, or is this classed as swearing!? :lol: Also, wondering if the flight would be too long, considering it's our first proper holiday as a family, and hubby is very nervous bout flying, and I wouldn't want to put Martyn off either. I don't mind it at all, as I used to go to lots of places when little. I just think life is short, and I'm always worrying about this and that, and what for? My dad always said he'd love to go to America, but never did, and now he's not here.

Sorry, for the rambling, just wondered if anyone could give me some feedback on anywhere, would be grateful. :)

Thanks girls.

Catch you all later. :)

[wyrdthing]

Morning :)

Oh, yeah, we are exactly the same on films - one or other of us will grab about 10 we fancy watching and then the other person gets to choose what we're going to watch. Except by the time we've chosen it's late so we don't watch anything :lol:

I have no idea what to recommend as a holiday - I love Canada of course and would absolutely recommend it but it's a 7-10 hour flight depending where you go in Canada or the States and then 5-8 hours time difference to deal with so that might be biggie - I find it so tiring, not while you're there so much but definitely when you get home! Definitely worth it though. Vancouver has everything within walking distance or a short bus ride pretty much - mountains, sea, aquarium, parks, gardens, shopping, bears, film stars, art deco skyscraper - and more things only a little further afield - whale watching, skiing...

I've never been to Florida so can't help and in my adult life my holidays have been in Ireland, Scotland, Canada, New York, Amsterdam (once), Jersey (once) and the UK so can't comment on Europe either ;)

Oh, suppose I better start tidying the house for the guests. DH isn't home from his drinks out last night yet :lol:

[Noodle]

Well I have been to Florida 6 times in the past 5 years :lol:...... And am totally addicted :D. I could ramble on for ages but would just say DO IT!!! especially with Martyn the age he is, he would have an absolute ball. There is alot to see & do, but it's mostly possible in 2 weeks. Driving is easy (I have been the only driver on the past 2 hols.... if I can do it anyone can!). I can give you tons of hints & tips if you want them, but probably best not to fill 3 pages of this thread!!! Or everyone will drop off. I have always found Vigin the best value to book the holiday, but Keith Prowse tend to do better prices for Universal/Seaworld & Discovery Cove tickets.

Check out the sites: www.thedibb.co.uk (alot like UKS & very friendly) & www.allearsnet.com for loads of Disney advice. I'll PM you more if you want to know :).

I also love Canada & Vancouver/Victoria area especially and have had some fantastic holidays and times over there. It is breathtaking in it's beauty, the city, the lakes, the mountains etc.... It has great facilities for outdoor lifestyles, boating, rafting, hiking, ski-ing etc.....

I LOVE Italy & have a cousin who lives there so am v.lucky & go often..... I could walk around Venice forever & have spent a few weeks there.... never get bored of it... been to lots of Northern Italy too (although not South & am dying to go there!).... For a family break I would be tempted to say think about somewhere like Pula in Croatia, it is really relaxed, lovely weather, great inexpensive italian food & architecture.... but cheaper. You can do a day trip to Venice from here & also ideal spot to visit areas of Bosnia & Slovenia (Lake Bled is stunning)......

And I like Spain, particularly Granada, The Alhambra Palace & Cordoba, all beautiful.....

Urm I feel like a travel agent so will shut up now!!! Just leave another message if you want any more info on any of the above!! :D

Hope you are all ok & those at Bonanza are having a fab time :D.

[bethlee]

Thank you Hannah, yes please to any more info, that would be really helpful. Just need to persuade hubby that we WILL like it wherever we go, and that he WILL be fine on the plane. I can understand though, we haven't flown for 14 years, so it will be odd, and I'm just asking myself the questions like, if I book, will I want to back out, because of all this anxiety etc? But I know I need to do something like this, to get over situations in life, otherwise, how long do I put it off? It would be great for Martyn, cos although he's 11, he's still a bit of a babby, and although very sensible, is very young about things that some of the boys go on about in his class, and you can imagine what that is!

So, thank you Hannah, that would be lovely, will check out those sites too, and thanks to Anne-Marie too, hope I haven't forgotten anyone? Oooh, it's like the Oscars, isn't it? :lol:

[Noodle]

I'll Pm a bit later Beth..... You'll have to forgive me though I could talk about Disney & Florida forever!!! Wish you lived nearer as you could come to The Scrapping Angels Retreat easily then.... I know a few of the peeps going & they are all lovely :wub: I bet it would a fab laugh with you there too - I'm not staying at the hotel though as it is only down the road :). Oh that said if anyone wants to go they can stay with me for free! I can do a wicked breakfast :lol:

[bethlee]

Awww, that would have been lovely, wouldn't it? I have no scrapping friends where I live at all, (I can see you getting the violin out now), :lol: Watch this space though, cos I'm trying to do that "getting out of your comfort zone" thingy, (nearly said construction zone), :lol: :wacko: :rolleyes: after this anxiety, and it's really, really hard, but I drove to Stroud today, with DH navigating, (and losing his mind);) and our son in the back, bless him, it was a total of 3 hours there and back, and he was as quiet as a mouse. There is a 12 hour scrap next saturday, and I'm going to pop along, on10 - 4.30 I spect, as I don't wanna be driving back in the dark, as I am not sure of the area etc, and me and signs don't go, it's as if they are BLANK! :lol: Anyway, rambling on again, so if I can master going to these places, one day I might be able to visit you! :rolleyes: OMG she says. ;)

You go on about these holidays as much as you like, I won't mind at all. PM me when your ready lovely. :)

[Krystal Majik]

Good for you Beth, I tend not to drive if its somewhere I don't know, even if I dont know a place my sense of direction is a bit off and we end up lost and the kids fall asleep in the process!
Watched Andy last night in Heat - ooooh yum! Just had to couldnt resist......
Hannah - wow a world of knowledge on travelling, you must hae some fab photos and scrapbooks!
Starting to get ants in my pants for the CJ to end - can't wait to see my CJ!

[bethlee]

Jacqueline - I'm smiling here, cos I don't think Andy was in Heat, Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore, (main actors), were in it, did you mean another film? Bless your little heart. :wub:

I absolutely love the shoot out scene, and in one part when it's in slow motion, focused on Al Pacino holding his gun (ooeerrrrr!), the camera stays on him for just seconds, and you can actually see the dial on his watch, top watch too. Oh dear, how sad do I sound?

I haven't seen a few of Andy's films though, so if anyone has seen a few, I'll have to see if I've seen them too. I'm signing off now, cos I'm definately sad! :lol: Hubby just said now that we could watch Heat tonight, so think we will. We hired out Runaway Jury last night, with Gene Hackman and John Cusack, that too was another good film. :)

[Emmak]

Hi all. I have to admit that I don't think I've seen any Andy Garcia films either. I went to see Confetti last week though and it was quite good fun. Filmed in a documentary kind of way but I still enjoyed it.

I've just come back from the wedding and Robert was fantastic. The only time he cried was when I was changing his nappy. The only downside was that he insisted on waking up at 5.30 both nights!

I really need to catch up with my scrapbooking now. Hope you are all well and enjoyed Bonanza if you went. Beth, your next scrap sounds like a marathon one, have fun at it. My next local one is not until june and I'm desperate to go to another one.

[RozRoz]

I'm back from Bonanza, had a flipping fabby time, me and kirsty had a good laugh and I even managed to do two of her classes, which was fantastic as she is my hero, now i'm off to catch up on the thread and see what you girls have been upto, so I'll be back later to comment or add my pennys worth

[samb]

Roz I can't believe you were at Bonanza and I never got to meet you !

[RozRoz]

wow, caught up, lots like lots going on, Beth how did your reading go, don't think you said.

Andy Garcia, I know him, have met him a few times and been out on the odd occassion for drinks and meals, he is a brilliant bloke and is so nice to talk to and everything, he is really interesting and quite clever too, which did surprise me at first.

OK, I'm joking but had you all going there, sorry. I do know a few famous peps though, but nowhere near as interesting as Andy Garcia, best one is probably dougray scott, bet none of you know who he is though, he is a scottish actors, was in MI2 with Tom Cruise, and know quite a few of the interior designers off the telly. OK, thats me had my 5 mins in the spotlight, so I shut up showing off now.

Did I tell you I was at Bonanza, :lol: it was flipping fabby :lol: Sam, I never saw you sweety, but hope you had a good time, what classes did you do?

[wyrdthing]

I do know a few famous peps though, but nowhere near as interesting as Andy Garcia, best one is probably dougray scott, bet none of you know who he is though, he is a scottish actors, was in MI2 with Tom Cruise, and know quite a few of the interior designers off the telly.
Definitely heard of Dougray Scott - lucky you ;) Just out of curiousity, does he go by his real name or Dougray in real life? I've always wondered whether actors with stage names aquire the stage names in real life too...

Well, this weekend we watched the Wallace and Gromit movie, A History of Violence and Night Watch - no Al Pacino or Andy Garcia in sight I'm afraid ;)

[Krystal Majik]

Sorry Beth I meant Al Pacino (SP?), its your pic it keeps on starting at me and luring me in, and I will not resist Mr Garcia, had a rake last night and found Oceans 11 going to watch it tonight and then I think I'll have to go and buy Oceans 12 so I can have a wee Andy/George and Brad moment!!!!! Love all the films based on John Grisham books - I am a John Grisham addict and long for his next books to come out and he can't write them fast enough for me!
Dougray Scott is a honey too, Roz did you go to school with him? I went to school with a guy who works on QVC (Simon Biagi) and Ross Kelly went to my school too, but used to think they were creeps and lets just say things havent changed! My claim to fame I shared a lift with Robson Green and didnt have a clue until it was too late!

[Emmak]

Hi all. I'm not sure that I can match any of those claim to fames. I've seen quite a few famous people but the only one that I've had a conversation with was Keith Chegwin when he came to film at our school and persuaded us to walk around the roundabout so he could film us and then did a runner. How foolish did we feel afterwards!

I've just got the journalling on Anne-Marie's CJ to do and then it's finished. How are the last entries going? Are we still aiming for the last of the month?

[snipper]

I'm done Emma, I just need to send pages back to Jacqueline and Roz (the ones they did in Mina's - perhaps you 2 could pm me your addys, in case I don't have/can't find them) and it IS Anne-Marie we're sending the wink wink pages to isn't it? Or have I lost the plot now.
Then I just have Mandym's and Beth's to send on the final day back to their homes.
Does that sound about right?

And I have no claim to fame unless you count going to the same school as the neighbour woman in birds of a feather (see I don't even know her name and she was older than me anyway, and I got expelled, so she would probably not want to have known me).
Oh and I rubbed Barry Sheene's bottom (amongst other things) when I looked after him in ITU after his horrendous accident at Silverstone many years ago.

[Emmak]

Not heard of Barry Sheene but love the idea of you rubbing his bottom. I know who you mean in BoaF, was it Lesley someone or other?

[Krystal Majik]

Roz I am sooooooo releived at your comment on my entry in your CJ, I know its not very deep but it really does make me cry and I didint want to bog you down with all of my woes and beleive me I could have hit you with a whole CJ full of them and He has got a lovely body and bottom!!!!!

[Emmak]

Hi all. Just got back from WW and have told hubby that he'll have to feed himself from Tues from now on. I'm putting the weight that I gained down to the fact that I ate first!

Hannah, could you let me know what the measurements for my CJ cover and pages are please? I'd better make a start on it otherwise I know what I'm like, I'll have all your lovely entries and then won't do my own for another month or two! Thanks.

[Emmak]

Beth and Anne-Marie, I sent you both something in the post the other day could you just let me know if it arrived ok please? Thanks.

[wyrdthing]

Beth and Anne-Marie, I sent you both something in the post the other day could you just let me know if it arrived ok please? Thanks.
My brain is all over the place - I thought I'd already said but I haven't :wacko: Sorry, yes it arrived the other day and is gorgeous thank-you :)

[bethlee]

Emma, here's a million apologies for not letting you know. Yes, I received it last week, may have been Friday. It's the god's honest truth, I've seen it in the hallway on the chest of drawers, to take in the kitchen, and do you think I remember? All I see when I walk down or up the stairs is the recipe and always think, "oh those colours are lovely together, I must put it in my recipe book in the kitchen..........." Head like a sieve honestly. Thank you very much though Emma, was very kind of you. I'm bowing down in apology, can you see? :lol:

[Emmak]

LOL at the image of you bowing Beth! Thanks girls, glad that they arrived safely. Anne-Marie, you may have let me know, my brain is up the clouds somewhere at the moment as well! Someone else wanted the chocolate cheescake recipe as well but I can't remember who it was now!

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie, you may have let me know, my brain is up the clouds somewhere at the moment as well!
Don't worry, I had forgotten I hadn't told you because I thought I had but then I remembered I hadn't - and if that makes any sense, do tell me :lol: :wacko:

[RozRoz]

Emma it was me, I wanted Chocolate Cheesecake receipe.

OK, I've finished the CJ - How does your garden grow, but have a confession, I'm not posting it, its far to nice :lol:

Only joking, what did we decide for a posting date? head is up bottom and I can't remember :wacko:

[RozRoz]

here is my entry for the how does your garden grow, should any of you want to have a sneaky peek, sorry the pics are rubbish, I have not mastered the art of good photography get.
First view : http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=77412&cat=4561&ppuser=10429
Second View: http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=77413&cat=4561&ppuser=10429

Does anybody know how to do the Here thing, where you only see the word here and you click on it and it takes you to the link?

I have no idea,

[snipper]

I AM NOT LOOKING.

I don't want to see it till it's home Roz.

To do the here thing...
Upload your pics. Highlight the url and press control and c. Go to the thread you want to post in.
Click on quick reply. Type what you want to say, e.g.

I have just uploaded a lovely LO, here

Then highlight the word here, and click on the icon you can see above the box you're typing in, which looks like a blue ball with swimming goggles on.
That takes you to a box where you can put the url you saved, by pressing control and v. When you click ok, your highlighted words will appear in your post linked to the url.

[wyrdthing]

I have at last uploaded my entries for Eleanor's, Roz's and Jacqueline's CJs - so avoid my gallery if you don't want to see them ;)

Just need to do the tag for All Dressed up and stick it in the book and it's ready to be posted home :)

[snipper]

Anne-Marie I posted on the forum - will you see it? I've probably lost it again now.

[RozRoz]

Eleanor thank you so much for those directions, I'll copy them into my diary so I know how its done in future

[wyrdthing]

Anne-Marie I posted on the forum - will you see it? I've probably lost it again now.
I'm having a slow brain day - took me ages to work this out :lol: Yup, seen it :)

[Emmak]

Roz, what a lovely entry. I agree that Eleanor' CJ was very beautiful, a great topic idea. Anne-Marie, I've not had chance to check out your LOS yet but will do so in a bit. Hope you are all well.

[RozRoz]

I know somebody had the entries we had done for Mina's CJ, but can't remember who, and if I pm'd them my addy, can you let me know please.

Who rates us after this is finished, and once we have been rated, are we able to host a CJ?

My team want to do one, but can't cause nobody has a rating for a CJ, they are all hoping that I get a rating and can be the host for a team one.

[snipper]

Roz, hun, you're as bad as me - but on this one I actually know what I'm doing (better make the most of it) - your pages from Mina's are wrapped up in the hall, waiting to go tomorrow, also Jacqueline's, plus the pages going to Anne-Marie (shhhh). And then I have Mandy's and Beth's all parcelled up for the journey home, waiting for the nod - from - um, someone. Who?

I'm sure Nicky is coming back on to rate us all once the Cj's are home - that was the plan anyhow.

[RozRoz]

Eleanor, brilliant, thanks sweety.

Does anybody know the posting date for this CJ so that it reaches home. Want to make sure I don't mess up and miss the date and have Eleanor beating my door down :lol:

[Emmak]

Hi Roz. Originally the posting date was the 15th and then it was extended to nearer the end of the month, but I'm not sure of the exact date. I hope it's not too late as I need to have a rating from Nicky before everyone can post the cjs in the love/hate swap.

Can we agree to post on Friday (26th)?

Edited to say: have we actually all finished anyway? I tried to read some of the previous posts and the following are ready to post (I think!):

Me
Roz
Anne-Marie
Hannah
Eleanor

but not sure about Beth, Sam, and Jacqueline.

Hope no one thinks I'm taking over, but I just wondered if actually we were all sitting here with finished CJs waiting to be posted!

[snipper]

Hi Emma - just adding that Mandy is not doing pages, she has a completed Cj to go back to her though, on my hallstand.

Jacqueline, Roz and Anne-Marie - various pages are coming your way - went off recorded today - hope it doesn't put you out.

[Emmak]

Thanks Eleanor. I must have had a bit of a memory blank there!

[wyrdthing]

Can we agree to post on Friday (26th)?
I've finished one but can only post on Saturday morning I'm afraid (and if I don't get there until 9am it doesn't go until Tuesday!) plus there are other things coming in the post to me during the week so it's better for me if it's Saturday so they have time to get to me ;) However, I have no problem getting to the post office before 9am on Saturday if we make Saturday the posting date as I'm off early to meet my mum to go to Blenheim craft fair and wander round the gardens whether it's pouring with rain or not :lol:
Jacqueline, Roz and Anne-Marie - various pages are coming your way - went off recorded today - hope it doesn't put you out.
No problem for me, I'm only at home Thursday morning so won't get it until then I'm afraid, I'll post when I get the delivery slip :)

[Emmak]

Ok, well I'll aim to post yours back to you on Friday Anne-Marie as Saturday morning is always a bit of a rush to get to the PO before it shuts and I'm never that organized at the weekend! So does that hopefully mean that we will all get them back by Monday? How exciting.

[wyrdthing]

Ok, well I'll aim to post yours back to you on Friday Anne-Marie as Saturday morning is always a bit of a rush to get to the PO before it shuts and I'm never that organized at the weekend! So does that hopefully mean that we will all get them back by Monday? How exciting.
Tuesday because Monday's a bank holiday :) Are we going to post here when they come and then open them together, or open when they arrive?

(Saturday and the post office is easy for me as it's a village post office so doesn't have the huge queues, opens until 12.30pm and I don't have any children to worry about :lol: )

[wyrdthing]

Sorry to reply to myself but... Eleanor, I have what you sent me (the postie just put the recorded envelope through the door this time - so it must have been our usual postie :lol: ) Oh, and did I mention that it is gorgeous, and that I am a Muppet and took off your message before reading that it said "this is the LHS" - d'oh :rolleyes: Just to make sure I have it right, the side with the name at the bottom is the RHS? :unsure:

[snipper]

LOLOL Anne-Marie, yes that's right. You didn't really need that note did you, see? Glad it's arrived safely.

Still chuckling.

[Emmak]

I keep forgetting that it's a bank holiday weekend! We're going to a county fair on Sunday so really looking forward to that, I just hope the weather improves.

I don't mind when we open them, I guess it would be nice if we all opened them on the same day, or at least don't post that we've opened them until the same day!

[bethlee]

Hiya - I'm nearly in the land of the living! :lol: Have packed up Sam's CJ today, and is ready to post. I think I will post it Friday sometime, so should be with Sam on Tuesday, all depending whether it goes 1st or 2nd. Hope your all okay, and not too damp cos of the weather. :)

[Krystal Majik]

Right so we've to post the last one on Friday, don't think we are on holiday on Monay we get one at the beginning of June instead bt maybe the PO will be shut and I am never posting anything on a Saturday again as it has a habit of not leaving the building!!111

[Emmak]

Oh no, is your post office a bit of a pain then? I normally post at my local corner PO but I've noticed that anything posted there seems to take longer than if it goes from the main PO. Even though I always get there well in advance of the last collection time.

Getting very excited now. are we all going to put pictures in the gallery? I better get a move on with the missing pages for my CJ. I may have to do it slightly differently as I no longer have all of the parts for it!

[bethlee]

Hiya girls, I've had a poo of a morning, dog has barked at nothing in particular, and if you know what yorkies bark like, you will get my drift. He's driven me to tears. The printer has played up, the PC is sorta like "sticking", think it needs defragging, seems to be delaying and not catching up with itsellf, if you know what I mean............................:rolleyes: Sorry for the whinge.

What I was coming on here to say was, as I was going to the PO this morning after school, to post our Passport apps, and I've still brought them back home with me, cos I only asked the woman to see what the complete p&p would be and total cost of passports etc, but they can only do that by the check and send service, I couldn't believe it, and wasn't in the mood to do it at the side then join the cue again, so I left it, and did it when I got home. £7 per application to check them, and then, they don't really check them, just flick through them.

Anyway, what I was going to say was, I decided to post Sam's CJ today, as I won't be going near a PO before saturday, I hope that is okay with everyone? I posted it 2nd class RD, so, it will probably get there for saturday anyway. Let's hope Sam can contain herself not to open it till then. :wacko:

I've also posted something else that we were doing, to Anne-Marie! ;) ;)

Just needed to sort stuff out here, and when things are waiting to be posted etc, it starts to play on my nerves, as if it is staring at you! :lol: God help me when I have my flanalette nightie on then! :lol:

Hope that is okay with you girls, please say. At the mo, I just wanna scream and run away. Hubby said to go for a walk, or go out in the car, but theres so much to do here, so I didn't go in the end.

Does anyone know, (that's if they have the Quickutz hand tool), if the part where the copper plate is, (on the blue model), if it should be slightly loose, despite being screwed in tightly? Had one delivered this morning, and it's a bit wobbly, and wondered if it was supposed to be like that? Fank ewe o much. I'm a going now. :lol:

[Krystal Majik]

Whinge away Beth thats what we're here for!! Sorry I don't know about the quickcutz as I don't have one .........YET!!!!
Anyway just wanted to say thank you to Eleanor I got my pages from Minas CJ yesterday and forgot to let you know!
Will post Roz's CJ on Friday morning first class recorded so hopefully it'll arrive on Saturday and not go walk about like the last one did!!! My post Office is a small village one and the ladies get caught up in gossip etc and forget about the parcels they put on shelves at their feet etc etc and its only when you go back to enquire they go - ooops really sorry but I forgot to put it in the bag this has happened quite a few times to me and others so you need to go early and not at a weekend to be guaranteed good service!!!! Hvae to say though the ladies are really nice and you'd forgive them anything!

[RozRoz]

Are we allowed to open them on Saturday? if they arrive.

I went to the post office today to post to Eleanor and to Anne - Marie and the damn thing was closed, forgot 1/2 day on Weds, so I'll post tomorrow 2nd class.

[RozRoz]

I've posted off all my bits to the appropriate people today, they went 2nd class recorded so you should get them on Saturday, I'm so excited, can't wait to open mine when it arrives.

I just want to say thank you to all of you girls, this has been a fab CJ group to be in, and I'm honoured you have all put a bit of yourselves into a book for me to keep, I promise not to sell your little works of art. :lol: Seriously, thank you so much. :wub:

[snipper]

Awwwwwww, Roz, we're all overcome now.
I think we've done so well to weather the storm (y North Sea waters) and hiccups we've had. Especially those who had extra work to do. Can't believe they are on their way home.
I, too, posted mine this afternoon, recorded signed for, to Beth and to Mandy.

Fingers crossed for a swift safe delivery.

[bethlee]

Ooooh, lovely jubbly, can't wait to get mine now, even though I picked a weird theme, my excuse is it was my first proper UKS CJ, and thought I'd be different by picking something different!:lol: I didn't have no idea what I was doing for my own pages, and didn't put much thought into it, so I know you girls would have done it justice, and made up for it all. :)

Sam should hopefully receive hers tomorrow or saturday at the latest.

When did we say we were going to open them? :)

[Krystal Majik]

OOOH exciting will be posting Roz's tomorrow, can't wait to get a hold of mine now. Think we were going to look on Saturday but not sure! Anne Marie did you manage to do those pics for me? Hope you've all had a nice day!!!

[wyrdthing]

Anne Marie did you manage to do those pics for me?I knew I'd forgotten something - not taking the pics, I did that. Just forgot to send them to you!! Can't now as hubby is working on my PC (poor thing, will be working all night :( ) and I'm disturbing him as it is :lol: but will write a note for tomorrow! :)

[Emmak]

hi all. I echo Roz's comments, it's been fab working on this CJ with you all. I can't wait to see the finished product! Anne-Marie, I'll be posting yours out to you recorded this afternoon, so hopefully it should be with you on Saturday.

It's peeing it down here which is such a shame because it was lovely yesterday. Oh well, I'll just have to get wet!

[Krystal Majik]

I'm all wet after my trip to the PO with Roz's CJ sent it guaranteed delivery so should be with you tomorrow Roz!:rolleyes:
I'll miss this CJ and everyone, have had so much fun and the CJ popping through my door (or being left in the bbq) has been the highlight of the month, everyone has made such a huge effort so thank you all!!!!!:wub:

For those that arent moving onto the Love/Hate CJ I hope our paths cross again :ph34r: and for those who are see you on the other side x;)

[bethlee]

Just to say that my CJ has arrived home today, postie brought it about 1.10pm. :) Dying to open it, but will resist, and if we're opening tomorrow, it will be when I get home from a crop at Bristol, so will be lovely to look forward to. :)

[Krystal Majik]

Beth I wouldnt be able to resist I'd have to take a peek - can't wait for mine to arrive now but as we don't get our post until late afternoon and I just know if I get my hopes up it won't come but my fingers/knees/toes are crossed for tomorrow!!!

[Emmak]

Hi all. I feel it's a bit of an end of an era,
I really do hope that we will still see each other around on the boards though.
Beth, how exciting that your's has arrived already. Anne-Marie, I posted yours first class recorded today so hopefully it will be with you tomorrow.

[wyrdthing]

Beth I wouldnt be able to resist I'd have to take a peek - can't wait for mine to arrive now but as we don't get our post until late afternoon and I just know if I get my hopes up it won't come but my fingers/knees/toes are crossed for tomorrow!!!
I'm sorry :( I can only get to a post office on Saturday so you won't get your CJ until Tuesday :( I did post before that I couldn't change to today but I will get to the post office as soon as it opens tomorrow. I will try very hard to hide mine if it arrives so I can wait in penance!

Also, the other thing ;) will be late as my post doesn't arrive until until late too so I won't have all the pages to get it finished in time for the post tomorrow but I think I can get it posted on Tuesday if I beg DH to take it:rolleyes:

[snipper]

That's fine Anne-Marie - we're all grateful to you, a few days here or there is nothing is it now we've come down this road together. Besides, the person isn't aware so won't be wondering.

[bethlee]

Hiya Anne-Marie, I've tried to send you a message, but it's saying that you've exceeded your stored message quota, (I'm gonna get one of them soon), :lol: so I'll see if I can save my message to send to you once your freed some space, okay lovely? :)

[wyrdthing]

Hiya Anne-Marie, I've tried to send you a message, but it's saying that you've exceeded your stored message quota, (I'm gonna get one of them soon), :lol: so I'll see if I can save my message to send to you once your freed some space, okay lovely? :)
Hi there, yup have lots of messages telling me I have no room for messages :lol: How did it get up to 200? :wacko: I've deleted a load so should be okay now. Thanks :)

[bethlee]

Yep, thanks Anne-Marie, it has now gone flying through cyber space straight to you. :)

[Krystal Majik]

Anne Marie don't worry, please open your CJ straight away, I'm not worried as I know it'll be worth the wait!!

[wyrdthing]

Anne Marie don't worry, please open your CJ straight away, I'm not worried as I know it'll be worth the wait!!
Oh, it is very gorgeous :) Talking of which, better make sure it's safely packaged up for tomorrow - I really would forget my head if it wasn't screwed on at the moment ;)

[Noodle]

Hi all, well Emma's CJ is all neatly packaged & in the hands of RM, 1st class recorded so fingers crossed it will arrive tomorrow :D. I have a wedding tomorrow so don't know what time I will be about. I will log in to catch up on the excited CJ opening messages though!

Thanks girls, it's been a blast.

[bethlee]

I wanna open mine nowwwwwwww. :) But, I will wait honest. :ph34r:

[wyrdthing]

Sorry, completely off topic but I thought you'd all get a laugh out of this one. DH has had a tough week at work and was going to the pub after work today but said he'd be home 7.30-8pm ish. So I just checked my phone messages wondering where he is and have this one left at 8pm:
[male voice] Mrs [myname], we have your husband. We are not letting him return home. We are going to take him out and viciously make him drink beer. All night. You may not see him again. Until possibly tomorrow morning... [laughter in background] See ya.
[lots more laughter from several inebriated males in their 30's]
[DH, background, sarcastic voice] Well, that's alright then. I'm in the clear...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[samb]

Thats the kind of work friends I could do with, after the week I've had at work :D
Hannah, sorry but didn't make it to the post office in time today but it will go 1st class tomorrow and trust me, it will so be worth the wait. You have a gorgeous CJ on its way home to you.

Beth, I received mine today and it is so hard not to open it:wacko:

[Noodle]

Thanks for letting me know Sam, I'm not around tomorrow anyway & no worries I'll love it whenever it arrives, will still log in here to see your messages :D, have you been poking and squeezing the package yours is in? Like Christmas?

[samb]

It's arrived back with me in a box and it's killing me not to open it. DH has said if I hold the box once more he's going to hide it!:wacko:

[Noodle]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[RozRoz]

:lol: B) :lol: :lol:

[wyrdthing]

The last post on a Saturday from my village post office is 9am. And the post office opens at... You've guessed it, 9am :rolleyes:

So... I got there at five to and it did make the post :D First class recorded, shame it's a bank holiday :(

[Emmak]

hurrah, mine has arrived as well :D and I have to confess that I've opened it and it's ... Ok, I promise not to reveal all until everyone has their's but huge thank yous to you all.

Hannah, I wondered if you'd sent it recorded becuase the cheeky postman took the sticker off the front (but left the one on the back) and put it under our recycling box on the front porch. mind you, I'm quietly relieved that he didn't ring the doorbell as ds had a semi-decent night's sleep last night so I had a bit of a lie-in.

I'm off to London this afternoon so I may not have chance to pop in before I go. But I'll try to!

[Emmak]

Mmm, for some reason my green light is not showing, even though I'm online. Very odd!

[Noodle]

Well I can see your green light :wacko: - Anyway I am relieved it arrived safe! And pleased the postie didn't wake you from a lie in :lol: - Have a fab time in London.

I'm off now too.... am mid getting ready for the wedding, so will catch up with you all soon, xxxxxx,

[Krystal Majik]

Have a fun day all whatever you are doing, I picked up Blair from his trip to London and he is still excited, he's a quiet wee soul normally so its nice to see him so animated, he took his camera so I could scrap his trip - well to say that its not going to be easy is an understatement - hmmmmm I could do a whole book on the Natural History Museum but you'd never guess he'd been anywhere else!!!!
Anne Marie our PO isnt on holiday this weekend - they take the local holiday which is next monday!!!:rolleyes: Hope your hubby made it home safely, marks out 10 for originallity its always safer to get someone else to phone!!!:P

[snipper]

Well, I'll have to come clean, and i can't remember when we agreed on, so I've opened mine.

Wow, wow, wow. I am privileged to have been amongst such a circle as you girls who I now consider my friends.
I will treasure this journal as long as I have eyes to look at it and hands to stroke the pages.
Thank you so much, all of you, from the bottom of my soul.
This is a most special book, into which each of you clearly put time, thought, effort, style and a little piece of yourselves.
My love to you all.
.

[bethlee]

Oh Elaenor, I'm cwying now after your sentiment. :lol: Been out all day, but am going to open mine later, and restrain myself from commenting until your all ready. :)

[bethlee]

OMgoodness, what can I say about my CJ? I absolutely :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: it.

The other thing I can say is that when we started the CJ, looking back on it now, and just thinking after looking at all your beautiful entries, that I don't think I knew what I was supposed to do, not having done a proper one before. I didn't even put down on my pages what font I was, or why I liked it or them. I just stuck silly print outs of them, no flowers, cos I didn't have any then, till I saw Eleanor's lovely book, and saw all the lovely primas on the front cover, I had hardly any pretty ribbons, and certainly no IMAGINATION, my entry was so basic. Also, no excuses because my Dad had not long died, but I don't think I was thinking straight, and just did it anyhow, so ALL OF YOU LOVELY GIRLS ARE THE ONES THAT MADE MY CJ THE GORGEOUS ONE THAT IT IS. :wub: So sorry to have put you to shame, but I've learnt loads since the past 6 months have passed, and have learnt more about myself, and techniques, so the inexperience of my first CJ and lack of embellys is slowly making up for itself. Hope you'll be happy with my entries in your CJs'.

Thank you girls. :)

[RozRoz]

I can't wait any longer, have ripped my box open and have pawed all over my flippin fabby dabby book, it is stunning, you all made me cry, I'm so honoured to have been in a CJ Circle with such talented girls, I love everything about my book and will be showing to anybody who crosses my doorstep from now on.

Thank you all so much for the time, effort and love you put into my book, I hope you are all as happy with yours when they arrive.

Can't wait to start the next one with you all now and for those of you who wont' be joining us, please don't forget us and pop in for chats and gossip.

I wish you all the best of success in everything you do, you talented hot mommas. :wub: :wub: :wub:

[Noodle]

Hey all, I'm back from a lovely wedding & wanted to catch up on the "grand opening" & am sooooooo excited for you :wub:, thank you for your sentiments, I have loved all your CJ's & have also been learning new things with every single one.

I have always been in awe of the beautiful pages made by each of you :love:.

[Emmak]

Hi all. Hurrah, now some of you have opened yours I feel I can talk about mine! I agree with Beth, the Los are gorgeous and I've been amazed at the ideas that everyone has come up with! I've learnt so much on this CJ and have become much more experimental because of it.

I loved all the little poems that people wrote about various seasons. Beth, did you write yours, it's lovely. Your entry was the first one in my CJ and it had plenty of imagination in it, it's so pretty. Jaqueline, I loved the little wooden flowers and brads that you used (and that Scenic Route paper is one of my faves).Anne-Marie, I loved the credit card, and Roz your pumpkin is fantastic, Eleanor, I loved the wire and beads, Sam your LO is so yummy and fresh and Hannah I loved all the embossing and flaps on your entry. Even hubbie was impressed with the finished CJ despite yawning every time I mentioned it to him previously!

Everyone has been so warm and friendly on this group that I've loved doing the CJ despite the occassional hiccup that we've had and I can't wait to start the next one with you. But those who aren't doing it, please pop in and keep in touch!

[wyrdthing]

Anne Marie our PO isnt on holiday this weekend - they take the local holiday which is next monday!!!:rolleyes: Hope your hubby made it home safely, marks out 10 for originallity its always safer to get someone else to phone!!!:P
Oh, that's good news, I have my fingers crossed that you got it today? Hubby was home before 10pm thinking I was annoyed with him, it's such fun winding him up :lol:

I had to open mine and have looked through it several times, sorry I haven't posted earlier, no excuses but it's difficult to find the words to give each entry justice. I am in love with my CJ and am looking forward to doing the love/hate CJ with most of you - Eleanor, I hope you come and chat on the thread sometimes :)

Even though these words don't do any of the LOs justice, I would like to thank you all individually...
Jacqueline - your house is gorgeous, no wonder you love it. I love the little film strips of pictures and the colours.
Roz - you've made me like vintage style! I love the little doors opening onto the bath pictures and all the words beginning with the same letters. Your bath is lush too.
Eleanor - thank-you for sharing your childhood pictures, it's such a lovely touch. I love the little tags with the beach photos from different years.
Beth - I love the way your layout has curtains framing it, it gives it such an intimate feel and the colours are lovely too. Your living room is gorgeous and welcoming.
Sam - lucky you to have an excuse to visit Jamaica. I love the little tab with the hidden photo and the summery colours.
Hannah - thank-you for sharing all your other favourites too, I love all the things to open and look at and the colours are gorgeous.
Emma - DH wants to know where the lighthouse is :lol: Your colours are so fresh and warm, it's a lovely bright end to my CJ. I love the pictures. Also thank-you so much for the gorgeous ribbon and buttons - the colours are lush :)

Thank-you all for sharing so much of your lives in the pages, I have learnt so much from this CJ and got to see so many gorgeous entries as the journals have had their brief stays in my house. It's nice to know that I get to keep everything in this one :lol: ;)

Anne-Marie

[Emmak]

Hi all. Anne-Marie, I'm glad that yours arrived home safely. I loved looking through it and seeing all the beautiful entries before me. The lighthouse is actually in Jersey but I figured that as Jersey is part of the UK it still counted;) .

[Krystal Majik]

WOW!!!! I got my mail early today and it's my circle journal and oh my goodness I am so chuffed with everything that everyone has done, thanks so much to everyone!
Anne Marie, I love your wedding pic, your dress is beautiful and I'm sure your bridesmaid dress is going to be gorgeous you'll need to post a ppic when its all over, stunning colour!
Emma, your wedding pics are fab, no wonder you fell in love with your dress, love the colours in your LO and the sprakly doodled bits - beautiful!!!
Hannah, I love your LO especially the pic of you getting ready and all the girly embellies!
Sam - OMG what a superb photo, love the Maddona bit too - Were you a cover girl before children?
Beth I love your LO with the bright girly colours and the dress shaped tag, great pics!
Ellie - WOW - stunning!
Roz - Fabby pink girly pics, gorgeous ribbon and primas my fav at the mo!

Thank you all, now who can go and show!!!!!

[samb]

Hannah, please please please say that you have received yours?:D

[Noodle]

Um.... not yet! :D, I'm sure it will be here soon! Have you got yours Sam?

[samb]

Noooooooooooooo!!! That was not the answer I wanted. Yes I have mine:P Going to open it tonight. I have been so good and I knew today was going to be really bad at work so thought I waould save it to cheer myself up:rolleyes:

[Noodle]

Well how was it Sam?????? Do you love it? (I ony saw our entries in this one :(... then it was off on it's long adventure.....)


ETA - DO we know if Mandy has received her CJ?

[bethlee]

I believe Elaenor was posting to Mandy. I do hope Mandy posts to say that she received it safe and sound, would be nice to know, don't you think? :)

[snipper]

Re Mandy and the CJ I posted - I have been on Royal Mail site, it tells me that the parcel has been received and signed for at the other end, but that's all I know. I'm hoping she hadn't moved house. She was on the boards on the 19th I think, but hasn't posted since January.

[Noodle]

I was thinking about her possibly having moved.... But hopefully it arrive safely to Mandy if it has been signed for..... If you do read this Mandy, hope you like your book, it was lovely to do & I hope you are doing ok, lots of love to you.

[samb]

Hannah, have you received yours today?

[Noodle]

I don't know am at work all day - No escape at all today & am busy busy busy (although I have found myself checking up on here again :lol:... was just checking that Michelle had found the love/hate thread.....)

Anyway how was your CJ Sam? I am dying to know!

[Noodle]

Oh..... not here yet :(. Maybe tomorrow.... I'm out all day tomorrow (working, not fun!) so will let you know after work :).

[samb]

Hannah, I can't believe the RM. I posted another parcel with yours and that one has arrived.:( I'm so sorry:(

[Noodle]

Don't worry Sam, you can't help it! :D. Anyway.... How on earth was your CJ!!!!!!

[samb]

OK Ladies, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!

First of all I want to say a big big Thank- You to everyone for doing a page in my CJ and also for looking after it so well. It's arrived home in perfect condition:P

Hannah - What a start to a CJ. I love the hidden journalling and the photo of you is fab. What a beautiful song too. Thank You
Emma - Love the way you have hidden the journalling behind the circle. What a fab idea. Gorgeous pic of you and baby and what a lovely happy song. Thank You.
Anne-Marie - Fab, Fab, Fab. I adore the orange and black colour scheme, the pics are fab and your song is so different. I've not seen the film but I just may have to now. Thank You.
Jacqueline - Wow. What a fab LO, I adore the song and the mini CD is fab.What a unique idea. The papers and the embellies are gorgeous. Thank You.
Roz- How adorable are the papers that you used? Again I love the hidden journalling and the heart embellie is sooo pretty. I love the song and quite often sing it to the boys. Thank You
Eleanor - Sexy Momma!:lol: Gorgeous photo of you. Love the flowers that you used on the LO and the sewing. I so have to get a sewing machine. I don't think I know this song so I'm going to try and find it on the WWW. Thank You
Beth - Superb. The papers are beautiful and I love the way you've used the sheet music. What a fab final LO in my CJ. Thank You

I will take some photos later and upload them all into the gallery.
Thank You so much for this fantastic experience:love:

[Noodle]

So it was "ok" then? :lol: :lol: :lol: - Glad you love it :D