Alter That Bi Monthly Kit

[MaryAnne]

Alter That Bi Monthly Kit

Alter That is a new Bi monthly altered art kit offering great value for money.

Each kit will have a different theme and contain a project with instructions of how to make it ,you will also have lots of other themed items in the kits for your own ideas and projects.

The 1st kit has the theme of ATC's (artist trading cards) and the project is to make a little keepsake book to hold a set of ATC's.
Things included in this first kit are gatefold and bingo atc's to decorate , a Catslife Press ATC's stamp , papers and envelopes for project , large sticker sheet , transparency sheet of butterfly wings , a couple of suprises

Kits are £15 including P&P

Future kit themes
MAY - ATC's
JULY - Alcohol and Games
SEPT - Ladies
NOV - Christmas
JAN - Slides and Colour
MARCH - Asia
MAY - Slide Mounts and Cards
JULY - Little Things

Buy a kit as a one off ......... see if you like it .............then sign up for either 2 , 4 or 6 kits , Sign up for 6 kits and get a free mini birthday kit on your birthday

thanks
3djean (http://www.3djean.me.uk/)

[nejxr25]

Morning ladies , here is your thread to chat about the new kit .

The 1st lot of kits are been posted this morning so start stalking the postman.

let me know what you think of it and how you got on with the project , it's an easy one this month :lol:

[Gill W]

Oooh in time for the crop on Saturday, looking forward to getting this, thanks Jean :)

[scrapjax]

Can't wait to get mine!!!

[mystydog]

Hi,

Where do I order this kit?

I've just cancelled my normal monthly kit as it seemed to be getting the same old thing.

This kit sounds like my cup of tea!

Sue

[lala28]

hi

just send Jean a pm or look at her website (loads of fab things to alter etc)
www.3djean.me.uk

Lynne

[mystydog]

Thanks Lynne.

I was having problems with the web site, but it is loading now.

I've left a PM and also left my telephone number on the answerphone.

Sue

[lala28]

it takes a while to upload but once its there its quite quick, ive gone a bit mad getting the kit and other bits and peices but it all seems so nice

cant wait to get it now, i'm sooo impatient

lynne

just noticed - this is my 500th post

[robinsmadmum]

web site not loading for me:(

[nejxr25]

i know there is a problem with the web site , sorry , it is very slow at the moment to load the initial page , were not sure why but trying to sort it out , i suggest you pop and make a cupper whilst its loading the front page , after that it works fine .(and it's worth the wait :lol: :lol:)

[robinsmadmum]

left it loading while I went to pick DD up from school and yeah its loaded will pm you with order if thats okay

[Wisher]

i am really excited about this kit - hope it comes tomorrow - my postie doesn't seem to do Saturdays lol

[~mable~]

waiting for the page to load...will you deliver to me via bfpo address if i place an order????

[nejxr25]

not a problem tracey i will post any where

[robinsmadmum]

Hi Jean

have you got my pm?

[~mable~]

not a problem tracey i will post any where


thank you:D ...still waiting for page to load....so ill leave it going for a bit:)

[SuzieR]

i've ordered this too! can't wait to get it and start playing :D

[~mable~]

its been 2 hours now and nothing is happening...ill try again in the morning...need to see this kit:unsure:

[Mrs O]

Hi, oooh I've ordered this kit too and just noticed the thread, so excited now as it might just be here tomorrow, will have a restless sleep now :lol:

[nejxr25]

tracey 2 hours is a bit much ,it's slow but not that slow about 10 mins at the most ,i am very sorry

[ellejay]

Hi Jean - you have your own thread! Brill. Cant wait to get this kit either.:wub:

[lou]

did not load for me either

[~mable~]

tracey 2 hours is a bit much ,it's slow but not that slow about 10 mins at the most ,i am very sorry


dont worry, im just hoping there might be a may kit still available:unsure:
still cant get onto your site:(

[Mrs O]

Hi everyone, rec'd my kit today, yippeeeeeee, gonna have a proper look and play, speak later..........Sharon x:wub:

[suffolkscrapper]

hi all - i received mykit today and its just fab!!! i really got into the altering lark during cc and im really excited to see some of my fellow samba sisters lol **** waves **** to SuzieR and jackie-n-cara and lots of other familiar faces too :D- anyway im off to wyverstone all day crop tomorrow so am going to love making the atc storage book for my 3 atcs that i received during the cc :D
thanks jean for putting together a fab kit and my birthday is - lmao 7th may re subscribing for the year ;)

[fionaken]

Hi,
have just order kit, plus one or two other bits that jumped out at me.

[scrapjax]

Wow!!! Got mine today and it is fab!!! Love it!! Hi Cherry hun!! I agree the ATC storage book project looks fab!

[nejxr25]

so glad to see that they are starting to arrive and that you are all happy with them , hope you have fun making the little book , it's not too hard (honest).let me see pictures when youve done them please , that would be great .

[culpepper]

received mine today- wonderful stuff and loads to do - will really enjoy making the book and its such a good idea :)

[ellejay]

got mine too!
what a lot of stuff!!!!
cant wait to play though no idea what to do with it all:lol:

[Pink Chocolate]

Got mine yesterday too, what a fab kit and a nice refreshing change from the same stuff again and again that the other kits seem to provide.

Cant wait for the next one.

[SuzieR]

got mine first thing this morning! (had to open door to postie in my pj's and just out of bed hair :lol: ). It's fab Jean! So much in there! Can't wait to have a play with it :D

[~mable~]

just managed to order one...cant wait for it to arrive (sometime) :D

[culpepper]

just spent the morning getting my stash ready for a crop cos I was tired last night - decided to take the kit to show it off and see if i can get it done :)

[Owl]

Not got mine yet. Waiting for quite a few things but no post at all today:(

[robinsmadmum]

got my kit this morning and of course had to play before going to bed now I'm up early:huh: to play again before getting ready for another night duty:( and all I want to do is play

[suffolkscrapper]

wow - finished making the atc holder/book today at wyverstone crop and its fab! loved making it and it was sooo easy to do! will post a pic tomorrow - thanks jean for a fab kit :D going to really love getting these :D

[nejxr25]

glad it was easy to do cherry , they might get a little harder as time goes by , you never know :lol:

[suffolkscrapper]

hahha jean - you going to be taxing my manual dexterity then?

[Owl]

Oh, can't wait to get mine. Hope Royal mail get their act together and I get it on Tuesday ( along with the three other parcels I am expecting :D )

[Mrs O]

Hi, Jean I am going to do mine at the Moxley 12 hour crop on Saturday 6th May, so will let you know how a complete novice gets on or not :lol:

[nejxr25]

you should get it done in 12 hours :lol::lol::lol:

[Gill W]

Fab kit Jean, I just need to find time to use it now! I loved the vintage card, it even had my name on it :)
Gillx

[Owl]

Got mine today, great kit:D . Royal Mail did manage to scrunch up the card a bit but should be ok for the ATC holder. And even caught the postie before he tried to squash it through the letterbox so must have happened earlier on in transit. Just sent off my CJ too, at mercy of RM :( I did put it in a box, then in plastic zip bag, then in jiffybag ( paranoid or what!)

Look forward to having a play.:D

[Mrs O]

Got mine today, great kit:D . Royal Mail did manage to scrunch up the card a bit but should be ok for the ATC holder. And even caught the postie before he tried to squash it through the letterbox so must have happened earlier on in transit.

That happened to mine as well, the Tim Holtz doo dad card was all bent and creased as was the papers and card stock, I am trying to flatten them out at the moment before I use them on Saturday. My jiffy bag had been folded in half and put through the letter box :(

[nejxr25]

sorry ladies about the bent item off to sort some pizza boxes so it wont happen again , (mind you it doesn't help when posties fold things in half)
i did make the paper covering the card a little bigger just in case corners got bent , but did not think it anything else would be damaged .

right pizza boxes here i come

[beckymischief]

I just been told about this is it too late to order atc kit please

[scrapjax]

Mine arrived ok, amazingly with RM!!!!

[Gill W]

right pizza boxes here i come


Jean, they even manage to squash pizza boxes too :o I think they have employed someone whose job it is to sit on them :lol: :lol:

[Owl]

LOL

I must admit I rush to the door when postie comes if I am in as he tries (sometimes for several minutes ) to crush, squash, bend items that are obviously too big into the letterbox. Sometimes they get stuck and I struggle to get them out. This morning I opened door in time to prevent this but he was about to fold a 12 x 12 card backed envelope in half to get it through! Never yet tried with a pizza box though;) They just get left out in the rain:(

Frustrating when car is in drive and am obviously in, would be quicker to ring bell. I'm obviously too scary;)

[Hysteri-CAL]

Front page won't load for me at all ................ I NEED to see the kit !!!! :(

[Owl]

Does load eventually, content is :
Can't see picture of kit there anymore as has been updated as sold out.
"
Welcome to my card and scrapbooking site .Please take the time to have a look around and don't forget to keep popping back ,as we will update the pictures at least once a month with new things.
Post and packing is free , if you don't see what you want just drop me a line .
Need to see a bigger picture of an item just click the image.

NOW IN STOCK- Catslife Press Rubber Stamps

MAY ALTER THAT KIT - SORRY NOW SOLD OUT

The next kit in the Alter That series is to be posted 1st July orders for this kit must be placed by 15th June .

Each kit has a different theme and contains a project with instructions of how to make it ,you will also have lots of other themed items in the kits for your own ideas and projects.

The July kit has the theme of Alcohol and Games and the project is to make a a necklace out of a dominoe.
Things included in this kit are a Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink , beer mats , bottle tops, things to decorate the botttle tops , 2 Catslife Press rubber stamp ,all different types of dominoes , a couple of suprises not shown in the picture (picture coming 7th May, so watch this space) and lots more ...........

Kits are £15 including P&P first to be posted out 1st May onwards

Contents may vary (eg. vintage cards, papers )

Future kit themes
MAY - ATC's - Sorry Sold Out
JULY - Alcohol and Games
SEPT - Ladies and Angels
NOV - Christmas
JAN - Slides and Colour
MAR - Asia
MAY - Slide Mounts and Cards
JULY - Little Things

Buy a kit as a one off ......... see if you like it .............then sign up for either 2 , 4 or 6 kits ....... sign up for 6 kits and recieve a mini birthday kit on your birthday.

To place an order just email me with what you would like and how you want to pay ,either PAYPAL or Cheque .
"

[Owl]

Jean,

probably worth investigating A4 type size boxes ready for the change in postal cost (assuming it is going ahead). You can get a size chart from Royal Mail to see what size costs what as a pizza box will become expensive to post and probably not needed for Alter It kit.

[SuzieR]

I've just made my ATC book! :D Just need to decorate the cover and then will take a pic and upload it. (.. oh, and make some ATCs to go in it! :lol: )

[Hysteri-CAL]

Thanks Savvy :wub:

Jean - if you see this message - would you save me one of the next kits please. I've waited since my last post for page to upload and it still hasn't :(

Will subscribe to the thread now anyway and wait for your reply. Thanks - Cal xxxxxxxxxx

[nejxr25]

cal i have pm'd you ,

the 3rd kit will need a pizza box and until RM sort out the new system i think i will use pizza boxes (i work with RM people so find out things a bit quicker than most people about whats going on )

the problems with the site are still ongoing it takes about 10 mins to load but once it has its fine (it's worth the wait) , we are working on it ,
a taster photo of the next kit should be on theer next week , i will keep you all informed

[Owl]

Ah, an insider to Royal Mail:ph34r: I would like the next kit too Jean, can you put me on the list, will pay by paypal if ok?Do you prefer us to email or PM you on orders?

[SuzieR]

I've just finished decorating my ATC holder - uploaded here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=75297&cat=3874). It was great fun to do! :D

[~mable~]

I've just finished decorating my ATC holder - uploaded here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=75297&cat=3874). It was great fun to do! :D


its fab....cant wait to get my kit:D

[Mrs O]

Suzie, it is fabtastic, well done, I shall be having a go with mine on Saturday at our 12 hour crop, hope it turns out as well as yours..............Sharon x

[lala28]

thanks so much Jean fo a fab kit, there is loads , i bought the surprise kit too and at £4 its a bargain

i will pm you, but can you sign me up for this kit forever and ever and ever (do you get the feeling i love this kit)

am going to tackle the atc holder at the weekend and will upload a piccie if i can find my camera

Lynne

[nejxr25]

savvyowl - you can pm me or email me it is up to you

suzie the book looks great , i think they are so canny , ideal also for little birthday books as mentioned on the project sheet.

[culpepper]

I've finished the book but i'm feeling ill so i will upload later :)
I also want to sign up for the kit forever :D I missed the superise kit- is that on the website?

[~mable~]

still cant load your website:( i feel im missing out:unsure: !!!!

[nejxr25]

there is a suprise bag for £4 on the site you get bits of things to use,

tracy i realy am very sorry about the web site i know its taking long but it should eventually load .

i will moan to DH again tonight and see what he can do , im sure it is looseing my business.

Pam i will pm you about the kit

[~mable~]

there is a suprise bag for £4 on the site you get bits of things to use,

tracy i realy am very sorry about the web site i know its taking long but it should eventually load .

i will moan to DH again tonight and see what he can do , im sure it is looseing my business.

Pam i will pm you about the kit


i left it for 4 hours yesterday....and it didnt budge !!!! have a good moan to your dh for me !!!:P

[Owl]

Made my book, it's great. Must get more of the mini envelopes and make another one. Nearly out of doublesided tape and don't think I ordered any in the order I'm waiting for. Better find a free P&P sponsor and replenish supplies.
Thanks for the kit Jean and instructions perfect, even I didn't make a mistake!

[Owl]

Very poor quality picture of my book as don't have my camera so used mobile.

[nejxr25]

this looks great helen , if you want more envelopes go to WHSmiths as they are the right size for the atc to fit , others ive bought have been to small , they come in packs of 50 , so you can get a few out of that.

had a moan to DH and he is off work Friday and his 1st job now is to sort out the web site , you will all be pleased to know

[culpepper]

pics of the book I made from the kit
the second pic shows it with some of my ATCs in :)
really enjoyed making this Jean!:wub: it even impressed DH!

oh- and the ribbon I added cos i wanted to carry it around with me :)

[nejxr25]

these books are turning out great thanks for all the pictures of them ladies , it realy is nice for me to see you have all been able to manage and understand my instructions

[Hysteri-CAL]

I might try and make one from my own stash - they're gorgeous !!! Well done girls !

[culpepper]

The instructons were great jean- easy to understand and the pictures helped :)

[~mable~]

hope your dh gets its sorted jean:D...

[nejxr25]

cherry , your birthday kit is on it's way , should get to you tommorrow but DONT open until your birthday

jean xx

[suffolkscrapper]

oh wow - thanks jean lol - oooooohhhhh how exciting - and i promise not to open b4 sunday :D

[SueC]

Already had a surf of your site and was tempted but spoke to Kathie yesterday who has this kit and it sounds fantastic. Going to order tonight (got to go out this morning) but so sad I missed the May one :( No hope of extras is there Jean :unsure: :) pretty please :) Anyway, sounds fab and think a few other things will end up on my list :D

Edited to add - if nothing else could I buy a copy of the instructions for the ATC book?

[suffolkscrapper]

morning all - well darn it all i missed the postman yesterday jean so i think the parcel ticket i have here must be for my special birthday box you have sent me - v excited - mind you hubby did take me stash shopping for my birthday so guess it was worth missing the postman for lol :D

[nejxr25]

happy birthday cherry , it will be something extra to open tommorrow

sue i have pm'd you about the kit and instructions

[Pink Chocolate]

I loved this kit, have been waiting for someone to do an alteriung kit as opposed to the bog standard papers and card kit etc which all seem to be pretty much the same contents. This is something different and def what I was waiting for.

[Mrs O]

Jean, I have a confession to make, you know I said I was going to make the ATC book at my 12 hour crop, well I never got round to it, even 12 hours isn't enough to get things done :lol: will definitely have a go in the week and let you know how it goes......................Sharon x :)

[nejxr25]

as long as you had a great time at the crop , that's the main thing .

i am off to start making the project for the next kit , how i love messing around , i am so glad you ladies like the kit , the next ones selling fast and i haven't even put a taster picture up , thanks for all the suport
xx

[SueC]

OK got my other web window open loading up your site to get my order placed - not going to miss the next one :D

[suffolkscrapper]

jean - do i have to keep letting you know that i want the kit or is our last email confirmation that i want the kits forever lmao!

[culpepper]

Ditto me re the kit forever

[nejxr25]

pam and cherry your down for the next 6 kits so no need to have to email or pm me , it's sorted , many thanks

[culpepper]

oo six kits :D :wub: something to brighten my day every couple of months :)

[Wisher]

and me...the last one was so seriously fab...about time we had an altering kit coming - I have only one complaint...it should be MONTHLY lol

[Gill W]

Finished my ATC book, Fab kit Jean:D

[puddlepants]

oooh, may have to do this, been looking at kits but too much paper for my taste (prefer fabric) but would MUCH like an altered art kit. Perhaps i could convince dh the 6 month kit is a bday present to myself?
I'll check the site out again when the coast is clear and place an order.
annie

[nejxr25]

oooo love the book Gill , these have turned out great .

[suffolkscrapper]

jean - how can i say how utterly fab my birthday box was :D im not gonna say what was in it incase i spoil the suprise for everyone else but all the bits and pieces are scrummy! i would never think to buy some of these things myself so huge thank yous jean:D and i agree with everyone else MONTHLY kit jean lol - like youre not busy enough already haha

[nejxr25]

glad you liked it , they will all be very similar to yours , so thanks for not letting on , hope you had a nice day

[suffolkscrapper]

it was lovely ta :D

[Hysteri-CAL]

I can't wait to get my first kit !!

[nejxr25]

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For all those who missed out on the ATC kit or just want more , i have now put together a mini ATC kit , there is a picture of it on the front page of the web site with a list of contents.



We are still having problems with the website , have found out why and are working on it , so please be patient it is taking about 10 mins to load (always worth the wait )once it's loaded it works fine

[Hysteri-CAL]

Jean - i still can't get into the site :(

IGNORE ME - I got in !!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY !!!!!!!!

[~mable~]

im still being patient jean :rolleyes: ...still wont load.

[~mable~]

morning.....

yeh, i can get on your site now....its a bit slow, but im patient.:D

[nejxr25]

yeeeeeeeeees at long last tracy , it will be worth the wait , and talking of waiting keep an eye open for the postman tracy

[~mable~]

yeeeeeeeeees at long last tracy , it will be worth the wait , and talking of waiting keep an eye open for the postman tracy


oh, how exciting...my kit...yipeeeee:lol: :D

[Hysteri-CAL]

My mini kit arrived today - its fantastic !!! I've already been playing !

Thanks Jean xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :wub:

Please sign me up for a lifetime of the full kits if the mini one is anything to go by !!! I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

[nejxr25]

glad you like it carole , pm me or email me if you want the 6 kit option

[Hysteri-CAL]

glad you like it carole , pm me or email me if you want the 6 kit option

Have emailed you Jean - thanks again xx

[nejxr25]

web site is now working ok , back to normal loading speed , thanks for everyones patience , new kit sneak preview goes on tomorrow night

[fionaken]

yeeeeeeeeees at long last tracy , it will be worth the wait , and talking of waiting keep an eye open for the postman tracy



Does that mean mine's on its way too? Cant wait - hope so.

[nejxr25]

yes fiona it does , posted today the last 6 of this kit

[fionaken]

Kit arrived thismorning - thanks - looks good -cant wait to play with it.

[MagiKae]

Received my kit this morning :) Thank you!!! Going to have a play in a bit!!!

[nejxr25]

A sneaky taster picture of the next ALTER THAT kit is now on the web site.

This kits theme is Alcohol & Games

Posting date for this kit is the 1st July , and just over half of the kits are already sold.

You will also be pleased to here that the website is now back up to speed , thanks to all those who were patient when loading the site over the pass week or two *(it's always worth the wait )

[suffolkscrapper]

oooh jean it looks gorgeous :D and i spy an alterable jigsaw set there ;) ive really admired peoples set of jigsaws when theyve been completed in a swap. - Perhaps we should get a subscribers swap going to do a themed set of altered jigssaws what do you think?

[SueC]

Looks yummy! :D I like your idea about a swap Cherry :)

[nejxr25]

sounds like a good idea , never thought of that , glad you like the look of it , and there are quite a few things missing:P Carn't let you see everything your getting :lol:

[puddlepants]

looks great, can't wait to get it.
annie

[suffolkscrapper]

well it looks fab and with bits missing lol - shall i start a list of whos interested in a swap jean - or can you host it lol - must admit my track record with hosting swaps is lousy lol - i am hopeless at it lol!

[Gill W]

Oooh Jean, you tease:lol:

[culpepper]

I've always wanted to do an altered jigsaw swap :)

[SuzieR]

I am soooooo addicted to alcohol inks after Bonanza! Can't wait for 1 July! :rolleyes: Kit looks great Jean!

[nejxr25]

cherry im a bit busy to host the swap at the moment , if you get it all sorted i dont mind if they are then posted to me and i will sort it from there

so in other words if you get it sorted i will host it ,does that make sense ????

sounds like the bonanza alcohol ink class was good , second time eve herad about it , i have loads of the inks on the site and i sell them as singles so you can choose your own colours (if the colours not on the site just email or pm me), there will be more tim holtz stuff coming this week .

[suffolkscrapper]

ok no probs jean i will do that and ill send you that pm too lol!

[SuzieR]

sounds like the bonanza alcohol ink class was good , second time eve herad about it , i have loads of the inks on the site and i sell them as singles so you can choose your own colours (if the colours not on the site just email or pm me), there will be more tim holtz stuff coming this week .

(i can't get the 'stop' smillie for some reason!) but anyway ... I'm not listening ... I'm not listening ... I will not go and have a look ...:huh:

[suffolkscrapper]

So far i can see that the following people are interested

Suffolkscrapper
SueC
culpepper

Im assuming its a 9 piece set jean so that would mean we need 9 people to take part so do pm if you are interested. Jean ill have a go at hosting it and feel free to give me any advice re hosting a jigsaw swap. As far as i can understand it each person chooses a theme and everyone decorates one piece in that theme. I guess the tricky bit is making sure that all the pieces are numbered correctly and named with a theme :D so any one else interested let me know :D If we get 9 names then we can go ahead i guess :D

[nejxr25]

go on add my name , and yes they are 9 pieces , i could number them on the back before i send them out to the people who want to take part if that's any help , so there all the same

any way i will have a think as to how the numbering works , thanks cherry

[puddlepants]

I'm game to join in.
annie

[suffolkscrapper]

fab thats great everyone - we have so far -

suffolkscrapper - cherry (me!)
SueC - Sue
culpepper
nejxr25 - jean
puddlepants - annie
Carole4312 - carole
SuzieR - suzie

just two more needed :D

[Hysteri-CAL]

Count me in as well please cherry ! :)

[SuzieR]

Oh go on then Cherry, put me down for it. I've been umming and ahing, but I guess I might as well! :D

[Gallifrey]

Am I too late to join in?

I didn't know about this thread, and have just opened a PM frm Sue....:unsure:

[nejxr25]

glad you found us kathie

[Gallifrey]

Yay! I have another place to lurk!
I daren't come in this part of the boards too often....I might spend money!!

[MagiKae]

Am I too late for the jigsaw swap?

[lala28]

me too if i'm not too late

Lynne

[JanTWells]

Cherry Good luck with the jigsaw swap, I did the one earlier this year and it was great fun. You will need to number the pieces and it helps if you have the theme written on the back as well - avoids confusion at a later date. I would suggest you write on the back with permanent pen as when you alter the pieces paints and inks can seep through to the back and if you have written in pencil (as I did) the pencil can become obliterated.
The swaps were hosted by helenpp so she can probably fill you in better on the pitfalls than I can.:D

[Wisher]

oooh i would like to join in a jigsaw swap please - if it is full - would you do a second group? and jean's offer of numbering the pieces sounds a great way of making it foolproof - I need that lol

[suffolkscrapper]

Jan thanks for the advice and i will definately pm helen - as a fellow nooby jan you know only too well how i am with swaps lol! but i am going to be super organised for this one :D

OK so group 1 consists of :

GROUP1
suffolkscrapper
SueC
culpepper
nejxr25
puddlepants
carole4312
SuzieR
Kathie
MagiKae

I will start a list for Group 2 and hopefully we will fill it - well try our best anyway :D Perhaps Jean has an idea of how many subscribers are also on UKS and can pm me if she thinks we can fill two groups?

Group 2

lala28
Wisher

[MagiKae]

Ohhhh fabby :) Can't wait :)

[nejxr25]

i know there are enought subscribers to the kit to fill 2 groups , its wether people want to do it , i will put a note in any emails i send out aboutthe kit , ok , thanks for organising it cherry

[SueC]

This is exciting - I have just "found" altering recently so this will be my first proper "altered" swap :D

[scrapjax]

Count me in too!!!!

[Gallifrey]

Cherry...thanks!! :)

[~mable~]

recieved my kit last night....thanks jean...dont know when ill get to 'play' though, all depends on my ds:rolleyes:

[nejxr25]

glad it arrived ok , im sure you will find the time

[~mable~]

glad it arrived ok , im sure you will find the time


ill make sure of it!!:lol:

[fionaken]

Last bit of my kit arrived today Jean - Thanks.

[nejxr25]

thank goodness for that , now i can start sorting the next one

[scrapjax]

Can't wait for the next one!!!!

[suffolkscrapper]

Jan thanks for the advice and i will definately pm helen - as a fellow nooby jan you know only too well how i am with swaps lol! but i am going to be super organised for this one :D

OK so group 1 consists of :

GROUP1
suffolkscrapper
SueC
culpepper
nejxr25
puddlepants
carole4312
SuzieR
Kathie
MagiKae

I will start a list for Group 2 and hopefully we will fill it - well try our best anyway :D Perhaps Jean has an idea of how many subscribers are also on UKS and can pm me if she thinks we can fill two groups?

Group 2

lala28
Wisher

So have added one more to group 2

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara

I have thought about this and how its going to work
* Jean if you dont mind could you do what you suggested and number the pieces for the participants that way everyone will have the same piece numbered the same IYKWIM.

* Then when we received the kits if each swap participant can mark their theme on the back in permanent marker pen on each individual piece.

* Next post all the jigsaw pieces into me with a SAE.

* I will then send out one of each set to each participant.

(the next step is down to you all to decide how long you want to complete each piece - I was thinking maximum one a week but that might not be enough time for some people)

* When you have completed your 9 pieces you send them back to me with a SAE

* I then send you a beautifull set of 9 pieces decorated in your theme :D

If anyone has any suggestions as to if we can do this in a better way then feel free to pm me. This will be my first jigsaw swap and it was the most logical way i could think of lol :D but ive never been known for my logical skills hahah

[nejxr25]

if any of you ladies can not wait i have the jigsaws in for 1.20 for 3, they are not on the site so if youwant any just email me from the site or drop me a pm

cherry you sound like you have it sorted , well done and thanks

[SueC]

Sorry just trying to get my head round the actual swap here. I send Cherry the "blank" jigsaw all with different numbers but all with my theme written on the back. Then I get a pack all with one number in but different themes on the back to decorate and send back so finally I get my original jigsaw back but each piece decorated by one other in the swap. Is that right? :blink: :unsure:

[SuzieR]

I think that's right Sue! :wacko:

[nejxr25]

ooo im confused now , i thought we decorated our own jigwas in our theme and then sent all of it to cherry and she then divided it up

CHERRY help confused


jean xx

[suffolkscrapper]

ahh well that would work too but the ones ive seen - you pick a theme send em out and everyone decorates in that theme - then when you get em back youve got 9 jigsaw pieces all decorated by different people but in one theme so they co-ordinate - you can then frame them and they look scrummy gorgeous - does that make any sense??? lol

or we could do it your way instead jean - and that way we will get 9 scrummy pieces all in different themes that will form a set much like an atc swap - equally scrummy lol -

its open to the forum who wants to do what and ill go with the majority :D so please definate comments about what you prefer lol none of this ill go with the majority lol :D cos then the majority will end up being my decision and i dont do decisions lmao ;)

[suffolkscrapper]

Sorry just trying to get my head round the actual swap here. I send Cherry the "blank" jigsaw all with different numbers but all with my theme written on the back. Then I get a pack all with one number in but different themes on the back to decorate and send back so finally I get my original jigsaw back but each piece decorated by one other in the swap. Is that right? :blink: :unsure:

thats exactly what i was thinking :D but re my last post - its open to debate at the mo - im happy to go with the flow so to speak :D

[nejxr25]

no i like your idea better then mine , i just wasn't sure how it worked , ignore me and i will follow what you say cherry:wacko: :wacko:

[Gallifrey]

OK...I get that!
Now for a dum question...Jean are you the one sourcing the jigsaws for us to play with?

[Hysteri-CAL]

I'll go with anything. The only comment I have, is that we will be sending out twice ... once with the blanks, and once with the completed ones.

I thought if we all did our own theme, and sent them to cherry we'd get nine different ones back .... which is what would happen .. if we sent blank ones with OUR theme on ... we get 9 back in different themes ...

*hopes to god someone understands what I'm saying*

Soooooooooo if we all send 9 in one theme, we will get 9 mixed theme ones back ! :)

[SuzieR]

double :wacko:
someone just tell me what to do! :rolleyes:

[nejxr25]

carole that's what i said :lol:

kathie there is a jigsaw in the next kit

ok so im confused again :wacko:

[MagiKae]

Whichever way round - all the pieces will be different anyway :)

I'll go with the flow :) Just tell me what to do :lol:

[Gallifrey]

I have seen (not taken part in) a themed jigsaw swap...yes it did mean more than one posting, but seeing the linked pieces on the same theme meant that the finished product was stunning! :)

[JanTWells]

I'm butting in with my two pennys worth here, I took part in the original altered jigsaw swap where we each had a chosen theme and the finished jigsaws were lovely, I think if you go with 9 pieces from different themes you may not get a cohesive finished result - possibly more of a mish- mash.
The one I did is here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=66979&cat=500&ppuser=12074)to give you an idea of what a finished one could look like.
I know the swap I was on (I think we had 4 or 5 groups) was not easy to organise - I think Cherrys plan is good.

[culpepper]

oh thats nice :) I think I would rather go with a theme so that I have a coherent finished one i can frame and put on the wall :)

I already know my theme is going to be dragons :)

[dancingfrog]

Hi

Sorry to butt in here, but I subscribe to the kit and if there is space would love to do the jigsaw swap

Jayne x

[suffolkscrapper]

ok so ill make a decision here and go with the two postings so that you will get 9 pieces back all decorated by different people but in one cohesive theme :D
and jayne ill add you to the list hun as grp2 is only partialy filled at the mo so untill its full its not definate to go ahead but im sure as we go along it will fill up :D

[suffolkscrapper]

Group 2 (SO FAR)

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog

[Hysteri-CAL]

Cool - can't wait for this to start !!

[Annie]

Not a subscriber (yet, give me a while LOL) but would love to try my hand at this. Seems like a CJ in ultra miniature! Any chance I can play or is it subscribers only? And could I get a jigsaw without the rest of the kit?

[nejxr25]

annie , i have the jigsaws for £1.20 for 3

just a note ladies these jigsaws are not very big , so wont take long to do

[suffolkscrapper]

Group 2 (SO FAR)

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog

Happy to add Annie to group 2 :D since everyone said yes lol :D

Group 2

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog
Annie

[Annie]

Thanks ladies :)

I will have a look at your site later, Jean, to see if I *need* anything else LOL. Just back from an all-day seminar for work, so need a cuppa and a chill.

[Annie]

Jean, have sent you an order in, but need an addy for cheque :)

[scrapjax]

Jean - are the ATCs and box back in yet?? Daren't go look at your site cos its just too tempting!!

[nejxr25]

yes jackie i thought i had sent you an email , if you still want one can you pm me and we will sort it out , only pink came in though no purple

[Annie]

Jean, your package has arrived, thank you! The jigsaws are so iddy biddy - they are cute! I am guessing since there are only 5 people in group 2 still that group 2 may not happen, but at least I can play LOL.

[nejxr25]

glad they arrived ok , i just hope they are not too small , im sure that we can get more of the subscribers to the kit join in , i will put a note in the kits about it when they go out

[Annie]

No they are not too small - just cute :)

[SueC]

Maybe the smaller group could do a couple of pieces of the jigsaw instead of one if there isn't enough people? When is it July!! I am so excited waiting for my kit :D

[nejxr25]

yes july , i have spent most of tonight drilling holes in things for your kits and this weekend i am doing the project sheets , so i am aiming to post them out so you get them on the 1st july , rather than post them on the 1st july

[Owl]

Hi,

What's the plan on the jigsaw swap, do we all keep to the same colour or theme or is it random? Just can't quite get my head around a jigsaw of completely different pieces, obviously not been into altering long enough! Happy to have a go though. Jean if I order it can you put in extra jigsaw in the kit so can still do a jigsaw to keep?

[suffolkscrapper]

well i guess it is time to think about themes isnt it lol :D shall i start the ball rolling?

mine is going to be - under the sea i think :D - ill be able to display it in the bathroom :D - no insult intended - im having a new bathroom fitted and when its done something sea like will look loverly :D

[puddlepants]

I think my theme will be clothing (preferably cult, vintage, unusual) as I want to put it in my sewing room and I've just joined Wardrobe Refashion 06, a blogspot where you vow to not buy clothes but reinvent what you already have.
annie

[nejxr25]

helen just let me know in pm or email about extra jigsaws £1.20 for 3 , if anyone else wants etra things off the site at the same time the kit is going out , just let me know

now i need to think of a theme or colour

[suffolkscrapper]

I think my theme will be clothing (preferably cult, vintage, unusual) as I want to put it in my sewing room and I've just joined Wardrobe Refashion 06, a blogspot where you vow to not buy clothes but reinvent what you already have.
annie

ooh i have the perfect stamps for that :D

[Hysteri-CAL]

Just to let you know Jean that I've changed my name from Carole4312 .. thanks xx

[nejxr25]

i did wonder who hysteri-cal was on the thread

[Wisher]

Just to let you know Jean that I've changed my name from Carole4312 .. thanks xx

lol - that is clever!

[Annie]

No idea about theme LOL. Happy to do more than one piece, or equally happy to put more than one jigsaw into circulation as I bought the 3-pack.

[SueC]

Is it July yet, is it July yet?? Can you tell I am excited and can't wait for the July kit :lol:

[scrapjax]

Oh me too Sue!!!

Jean - got the ATC tins today! Thanks! Have got to hide them from DD though cos she wants to store her bits in them!!

[nejxr25]

glad the tins arrived ok , juky will be here soon enought girls , you will be pleased to know that the kit is all here and im starting to put them into boxes and address them next week , so you should get them for the 1st july

[MagiKae]

Ohhhh can't wait :)

[suffolkscrapper]

oooohhh fantastic jean - i CANT wait!! lol we were discussing today what would take precidence (sp?) over scrapping etc the only thing i could think of was child birth hahahahahah

[nejxr25]

start getting excited , it wont be too long now , you should all have them in 20 days (and counting )

[dedicatedtina]

Just ordered July kit. can I join in jigsaw swap please?

Tina

[suffolkscrapper]

oooh welcome abord tina :d happy to have you :D

[suffolkscrapper]

Happy to add Annie to group 2 :D since everyone said yes lol :D

Group 2

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog
Annie

Group 2

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog
Annie
dedicatedtina

[dedicatedtina]

thanks Cherry. Very excited as only just started doing altered stuff. Have been doing ATC's for 2 months now and part of an ongoing swap. Just love this!!

Hurry up July!!!

Tina

[Owl]

Oh, just seen I'm not on the list. My rather vague post was a yes please:D

[dedicatedtina]

I'm happy to two jigsaws for Group 2 if necessary to make up numbers.

Jean could you add a pack of jigsaws to my kit please. Just send me a Paypal invoice.

tina

[nejxr25]

not a problem ,i have sent you all an email about 2 add ons to the kit extra jigsaws and metallic alcohol inks at reduced prices, so i will put yours jigsaws through at the reduced rate tina

[dedicatedtina]

thanks jean

Tina

[puddlepants]

should I have received an email?
annie

[MagiKae]

Can't wait for the kit to arrive :) :) :)

Jean, take it, PayPal is still not playing... I'll wait till tomorrow (don't want you to think I'm not paying - just waiting for the amended invoice :) )

[Hysteri-CAL]

Jean - i'm struggling to get my paypal payment through. Will have another try tomorrow. Cal xx

[nejxr25]

looks like there is a problem with paypal i have been unable to send any invoices out all day , dont worry if you are having trouble also , will try again tomorrow

[nejxr25]

annie i have pm'd you

[scrapjax]

Has mine gone through ok?? Got the invoice and a message back from paypal saying I've paid.

[nejxr25]

yes yours was fine jackie , thanks

[MagiKae]

Jean, I've paid for the kit. Can you send me another invoice for the alcohol ink, please? - Fingers crossed PayPal lets you... :)

[nejxr25]

paypal is working a little better , will only let me send out old type invoices not the new ones ,

[Wisher]

hi jean

i have had two cancelled invoices come through...what is happening - is it because they didn't get paid straight away?

[nejxr25]

gill i have pm'd you

[scrapjax]

Not long go now!! Nearly July - yay!!!!!!!!!!

[nejxr25]

jackie there are 10 days left , but they may start going to the post office at the end of this week , or is that too early for you lot :lol: :lol:

[suffolkscrapper]

hahhahahah i should hardly thinks so jean - cant you tell we are itching to get at it again - after last kits stunning stuff!!!!!

[SueC]

oooh, ooh, Sue jumps up and down in excitement - don't think I can wait even that long :lol:

[nejxr25]

it's suuuuuuuuuuuch a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnng walk to th epost office it might take me a week :lol: :lol:

seriously i am going to start sending them around Friday , might tell you when might not depends how kind im feeling :lol: :lol:

[Mrs O]

Oh Jean you are such a tease, I am really looking forward to seeing this one, can't wait, please don't keep us in suspense!!!!!:wub:

[nejxr25]

im too busy drilling holes in 180 bottle tops for the kit to tell you what day
posting day will be :lol::lol:

[SueC]

:blink: how many??

[scrapjax]

Will be postie stalking from monday then!!!

[nejxr25]

some where posted yesterday ladies , and the rest will be done over the next 7 days in time for the 1st July , and there is also some one with a birthday on the 1st july , so that will also be getting posted this week

[puddlepants]

my birthday's on the 13th - will my extras arrive with the kit or later? I'm very excited about it.
annie

[MagiKae]

Got mine this morning :) Gorgeous!! Gorgeous!! Fabby stuff again!! Can't wait to start playing!!! Thanks, Jean :wub:

[nejxr25]

annie it will come in time for your birthday , not with the kit

nice to see they have started arriving and that you like it

[Hysteri-CAL]

OMG - i can't wait !!!

Jean, did my payment go through ok ?? Paypal were playing up and then my bank played up when my card got cancelled accidentally ?

*fingers crossed it was ok*

[Mrs O]

Hi all, sorry didn't post yesterday, went to a fab crop in Great Barr, their 1st ever one.................anyway just to say I rec'd my kit yesterday, fantastic, thanks again Jean, mind you still haven't used the first one yet :lol: :wub:

[nejxr25]

too busy chatting at the crop i bet , i mean who realy gets anything done at a crop :lol:
the projects are easy and dont take long , so try doing one on a night , i always think it's nice if you go to bed with a finished project

[suffolkscrapper]

ooh im soooo excited lol :D

[suffolkscrapper]

i always think it's nice if you go to bed with a finished project

ummmm i could say something here - but i shall resist the temptation hahahaha

[bertbaby]

Ohhh, can't wait for mine to arrive..... I want to get playing!!!

[Annie]

So Cherry, what is happening with the swap, hun? I am happy to do 2 groups if it helps fill things up, cos then you could move someone to group 2 iykwim.

[suffolkscrapper]

jean is sending a message out with the kits to subscribers who dont post on here so give it a few days and maybe we will be able to fill up group 2. In the mean time if everyone who is signed up for the swap could put there uks name, theme and group number in permanent ink on the back of there jigsaw pieces and then send them to me at 65a london road, brandon, suffolk, ip27 0el that would be great :D

[suffolkscrapper]

just picket up my kit - LOVE it jean and I am going to make a purple/lilac bracelet to wear to my friends graduation ball at the end of july so i think it will be very unusual! purple glittery vintage lovelyness lol :D

[JanTWells]

My kit arrived this morning - thanks Jean its absolutely brilliant - cant wait to have a go at it :D

[scrapjax]

Right wheres our postman!!! I WANT MY KIT!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Inky Angel]

This is the first one I'm signed up for so looking forward to receiving it :)

If there's a swap going on then count me in :lol:

[song]

Emm I like the sound of these kits - esp after reading your post on the home page. Is it possible to sign up for 1 to see if I like it as I'm new to altered art?

[Owl]

Got mine this morning. Thanks Jean, fab as usual, can't play with it till weekend though.:(

[bertbaby]

Got my yummy kit this morning!!! Can't wait to play....... Sooooooo excited nowxxxxx

[MagiKae]

I'm going to wear my domino necklace when I go out with my SIL on Saturday :)

Jean, you are tempting again, aren't you? New Catslife Press stamps.... :) :) :)

[nejxr25]

nice to see these kit are arriving , there are still about 14 to send out yet , so please dont worry if your has not arrived yet , they should be with you by the 1st july

it would be nice to see pictures of those project again girls if you dont mind , i just love seeing what you do with the kits.

cherry and everyone in the jigsaw swap do you think the pieces are big enough , i have been worried that they are a bit small , what does everyone else think

[suffolkscrapper]

jean - i think its a great place to start with the smaller size :D they will be lovely when they are all decorated :D i think they are fab :D

[nejxr25]

ok lets go for it

[SueC]

I've forgotten how we are doing the jigsaw swap now? :unsure: Do we send blank ones to Cherry marked up on the back and then she sends out to everyone else to do their piece on that theme and then back to Cherry to send the full jigsaw home?

[JanTWells]

Cherry have you got a full list now for the second jigsaw swop, as I am quite happy to do another one if it fills the list and gets the 2nd swop off the ground.:)

[dedicatedtina]

Hi everyone,

Jean received my kit yesterday. Am ready to do jigsaw swap. What do we do? Remind me please!!!

Tina

[suffolkscrapper]

re swap

can everyone please mark on the back of their jigsaw pieces their ukscrappers name, and theme with permanant marker and post them to me at 65a london road, brandon , suffolk ip27 0el

i will then send out 9 pieces to each person numbered the same but with 9 different themes.

can you please include sae for the return posting ta :D

how long does everyone want to complete? I go on holiday the 2nd and 3rd week of august so either we go for completion before then or after. Im thinking after which gives us nearly a week for each piece :D

[suffolkscrapper]

Group 2

lala28
Wisher
Jackie-n-cara
dancingfrog
Annie
dedicatedtina

[suffolkscrapper]

GROUP1

suffolkscrapper - under the sea
SueC - angels
culpepper
nejxr25 - summer
puddlepants
carole4312
SuzieR - blue
Kathie
MagiKae - native american