The Glitter Gossips Accelerate in to April

[crafty pants]

Welcome to April!!

Just a reminder that I will need the points in a post or updated siggy.
Thanks to those that have said already.




March's chat thread is here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=211644)

[crafty pants]

April Week 1 team challenge has been set by The Lavender Lovelies and can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=216360).


Hi and welcome to the April Week 1 challenge hosted by our team the Lavender Lovelies, we do hope you like the challenge we have set for you.

Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, 2 April, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books, therefore we would like you to use a fairytale / fantasy / or childrens book title theme for your layout.

Its April Fools day on April 1st so please 'fool us' , you could include some hidden journalling or maybe use something surprising on your Layout that wouldnt normally be used for scrapping.

Also in relation to April 1st ..... in 1891 the Wrigleys Company was started , As a bit of a giggle please use something 'wriggly ' on your layout , this could be ric rac or wavy lines maybe or even scallops .

As it is hopefully going to become more springlike please use spring colours on your layout , these do NOT have to be pastel , but we are thinking along the lines of blues, pinks, greens , yellows, white etc.

To celebrate the clocks changing this past weekend to British Summertime please use a clock or time on your layout , the time can be within the journalling.

So to summarise :

Fairytale / fantasy / or childrens book title theme - 10 points

April Fools element - something not as it seems or hidden etc - 5 points

To celebrate Wrigleys company starting on 1st April 1891 - use wavy lines on your layout - 5 points

Spring colours (do not have to be pastel) - 5 points

Use a clock or time on your layout - 5 points

Tru's layout (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154809)

Olive's layout (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154972)

Anita's layout (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155321&cat=503)

Jen's layout (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155471&cat=500&ppuser=7959)

[crafty pants]

April's house challenge is not in the forums yet however it is posted in the front page here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/index.php).

[kevie192]

No it's not new. We've been engaged since valentines day 07. I'll post come piccies of my new scrapping area a bit later on today if you'd like to see.

Glad the album went down well, it's always lovely to see someone else appreciate your work and the effort you've put into it.

My sig is up to date Sharon... I don't get any points for card do I?

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Here we go, I've posted pics of my new desk HERE (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=216589). Hope you like it!

[Tcake]

points up to date sharon. Tx

[crafty pants]

Fab area Kevin....and it is so tidy!!

Can some of the Magnolia/Sugar Nellie experts give me some advice please.
There is a great tutorial here (http://ingemg.wordpress.com/tutorial/) using prismacolor pencils, sansador and paper stumps. However I am confused as it soesn't say what type of colouring pencils to use....up until Kevin's post in the March thread I assumed it would be water colour pencils.
I got some sansador and tortillions (paper stumps) today and tried with the "cheap" set of water colour pencils that I have and it did work, infact because they were cheap (8.99) it worked better than with the water which left a harsh line. However perhaps it would work even better with the right pencils.
The prismacolor website is here (http://www.prismacolor.com/sanford/consumer/prismacolor/product/category.jhtml?cat=SNPRCat100001).

[Tcake]

Hi Sharon...I just use watercolour pencils and water!.....I have a set from WH smith and some Faber Castell watercolours....I don't really understand the sansador thing!....hope this helps
Tx

[mrsb]

love the new desk kevin , will it stay tidy ??.....no i bet it will not , mine is always such a mess

i was at a crop and a girl next to me was doing some colouring with very cheap pencil crayons and sansador , the sansador is an oil based carrier thing that blends the pencils together beautifully, and it does not mark the paper at all , this means you can get the nice shading , so you dont have to buy the expensive prisma pencils or such like , the girl at the crop was using this box of 50 pencils she had bought at "the works " for £3.99,graffix was the brand name .

[crafty pants]

Thanks for the info Kim.

I have this minute finished watching a fab tutorial on youtube here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCo9799dWo&feature=related)

I got sansador etc from www.artifolk.co.uk

[Sarah Mo]

New desk looks great Kevin, will it stay that tidy though :P !!!

Thoroughly confused about all these diff ways of colouring in, i had just presumed people used pencils :blink: :blink:

Did a 12 x 12 jigsaw page today, will try and get it photographed later, very fiddly to do, but a bit different

[crafty pants]

Sarah up until a few days ago I thought the same as you about the colouring in!!

[Sarah Mo]

Glad its not just me then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chocogirl0]

Hi everyone, sorry not been around for most of March, been busy with my NVQ - should be finished in a week thou, and have been spending alot of time with my new niece - she is perfect.

Have managed to do some LO, so will up date siggy for you.

Hope all is ok with everyone.

[KatieMcF]

just saying hi and I cant believe how fast the year is going by!

[crafty pants]

Hi Tasha, rather you than me when it comes to studying!!

[kevie192]

Sharon, what the other fab girlies have said is right.

Using watercolours and water is fine. Sansador is used normally for ordinary colouring pencils and not for watercolours, in order to make the colour blend as normal pencils don't blend with water.

The prismas are (I am let to believe) the highest quality colouring pencils on the market and that's why many people use them. For me, a good quality set of watercolours is all I need. I have a new set of Caran D'Ache Swisscolours and they're fab!

HTH

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Thanks Kevin. :)
I am begiining to understand now. I bought a cheap set of watercolour from Staples a few days ago for £8.99 / pk of 24 however I have just been in to my loft and dug out a more expensive set that I bought around 16-20 years ago when I wat at uni!! Need to try them out.

I am having a go at making my own background for inchies at the moment. Cam on here whilst the gel medium dries. I am trying something out for a CJ I am in. The one I received today is called Poems and Quotes, I have decided not to go for sentimental quotes but chinese proverbs as they are so tongue in cheek and witty. I am thinking about making inchies and putting proverbs on each.



And on that note I will leave you with a chinese proverb: Never employ a handsome servant ;)

[kevie192]

What on earth are inchies!?

[crafty pants]

Inchies are small 1" squares that are made the sam way as ATC's
see here:
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=inchies&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

I made mine by attaching torn pieces out of a book on to 12x12" card using gel medium, when almost dry I peeled back some of the book pages to reveal the reverse print underneath. I then painted the whole sheet with three shades of Adirondack paint. When dry I stamped a large background stamp randomly over the sheet. Plus I stamped a medium stamp and small stamp in the spaces with a contrasting colour.
Once dry if making inchies you would cut the card into 144 squares and then decorate in your chosen accent etc however I decided to cut mine into 1 1/2" squares and 3/4" x 3" strips.
I will print the chinese proverbs on to vellum, tear them and stick onto my background strips/squares.

Well I hope it works out. I am pleased with my background though, it came out really well.

[crafty pants]

Sarah have you told me your points and I have missed them?
I am emailing the spreadsheet tomorrow.

[crafty pants]

Anyone put any thought to our challenge?
I will try and browse sites for sketches this week.
It would be good if we could decide on it for the end of May so we have plenty time to get our own LOs made.

[kevie192]

Sounds great Sharon... I'd love to see when you've finished! :D

As for the challenge, a few ideas:

Something glittery
Something to do with talking/chatting?

Just a few ideas!

[crafty pants]

Sounds good kevin. Yes as soon as I have completed the CJ entry I will show you. I will also take a photo of my background before it was altered as I still have half a sheet uncut.

As for the challenge....yes I agree definitely need glitter...goes without saying!!

I thought that for the gossip part to represent gossip/talking they could use speech marks/quotation marks in the LO. ( these are very popular at moment...lots of stamps/tags on the market with speech marks)

Kim, or was it Sarah (;)?) had a good idea of including something to do with Independence day as our challenge is the July week 1 one.....so perhaps stars/stripes or red/white/blue or something totally different to do with independence day.

[Tcake]

Hi Guys....i'm likeing the ideas for the challenge.....Sharon you have some patience with the "inchies"!....fab cards Kevin, I see you have been well & truely bitten by the magnolia & sugar nellie bug!....hope everyone else is well....sorry haven't been around much, gramps hasn't been too good and had the day from hell at work yesterday...had Mariah Carey in signing CD's and she was the nightmare from hell celebrity!....
Tx

[kevie192]

I like the idea of quotes and also the american theme... sounds good to me!

It's very true Teresa, I've been bitten! Ordered the spring Magnolia kit now and spent FAR too much this month on scrapping stuff... Just about to place another order actually - Need a trimmer and some scissors... Some papers, flowers and brads jumped into my basket all by themselves!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Hi all,

Sharon I have a grand total of zero points for March !! Still I will be better for April as I have 10 already!!

Great cards Kevin, Hope your Gramps is a bit better today Teresa.

I have finally uploaded 2 of my LO's from the Feb crop and my Jigsaw that I did on Tuesday. The rest are on my blog, didn't think I had better exceed my 3 images a day !!!

[crafty pants]

Fab LOs Sarah. Especially love the jigsaw one.

[Sarah Mo]

Thanks Sharon, I was pleased with the jigsaw but it was really fiddly getting the photos to fit the pieces, it could have done with a clear template to help with positioning etc.

Well I am off to the hospital for an abdominal scan this afternoon to see if they can find out why I am losing weight and feeling nauseous, latest theory is it is something to do with the gall bladder :wacko:

But I am not allowed to eat from 8 am till after the scan at 3.30 (which is bound to be late !) and I am now officially starving !! not even supposed to drink, but if you do you can only have water. So am trying to keep busy, but I'm sure that is just making me more hungry.

Typical that today I don't feel nauseous so would actually eat :lol: :lol:

[crafty pants]

Good luck with the scan Sarah. Not so good for you just now being hungry.

[mrsb]

im liking the sound of the challenge allready sharon
sounding like a REAL bit of a challenge so far ,,,my ideas include kevies as well ...


***GLITTER
***SOMETHING TO DO WITH GOSSIP ie speech marks ,exclamation marks ,brackets.
***SOMETHING WHICH IS TYPICALLY AMERICAN
*** THE COLOURS RED WHITE AND BLUE
....also needs something else i think , am thinking something along the lines of ribbon or brads or similar to make it a nice round 5 items on it


well my MIL has ordered me the tsv today , the quickutz silhouette machine , its not the cutting machine i really wanted but seeing as its not costing me a penny i am not moaning , cannot wait to get it now

[crafty pants]

That is great Kim, even better when it is a gift!!

[KatieMcF]

hi all my pc is down again. I love all the challenge ideas esp independence day with my forthcoming move!

[Sarah Mo]

Great ideas for the challenge.

Kim would your mil like to buy me things as well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as long as its not cherubs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scan went ok, don't think it showed up any problems which is good but doesn't get me any closer to an answer about things. Will have to see what GP has to say in a week or so.

Sarah

[mrsb]

i shall ask her sarah , as you know it is not always good stuff she buys me i get lots of rubbish too . glad the scan went well

[crafty pants]

Sarah I take it that you don't like cherubs either :lol:
I am not a fan either. ;)

Glad the scan went well.

[crafty pants]

oops duplicate post.

[mrsb]

you are right sharon , sarah does not like cherubs or clowns :o i like some clowns , but sarah also knows my MIL has a collection of cherubs and angels in her little shrine she is 88 and i say she is trying to make peace with her maker before she meets him . the shrine is just waaayy over the top and looks tacky !!! i hate it with a vengeance :blink::blink:

[kevie192]

Kim, good luck with the silhouette when it arrives! I'm seriously thinking of buying myself a Cricut machine and using the new SCAL software so it can be used like a robo!

Got an order through from a sponsor today... Not really sure if I'm happy or not! I went for (amongst two other things) one BOY "Grab bag" and one GIRL "Grab Bag" and both packs had papers with loads of flowers on them and BOTH had only one lot of embellies... one was floral chipboard and one was Maya Road bloom slides. Struggling to find the male content there!

Kevin x

[mrsb]

thats not good kevie , give them a ring or an email , you never know , the bags may just have got mixed up in the stockroom.

i wanted the cricut , had asked steve to buy it me for the big C at the end of the year , i will not say it , its waaay too early !! but now MIL has bought me the silhouette i might not need it
have you heard that the software invalidates the guarantee , if so then it will be more worthwhile in ordering from the states and saving some dosh as that also invalidates the guarantee

[kevie192]

I did hear that Kim but I also heard that Provo Craft cannot legally invalidate the guarantee for using third party software.

It's like a printer manufacturer trying to stop people from using third party cartridges - it's not allowed as it's classed as monopolising. PC would not have any way of telling if SCAL had been used anyway.

Besides, I was thinking of getting one second hand and saving some dosh!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Was reading about the SCAL software last night and it sounds good, but as I have the design studio software I can't really justify another at the mo, maybe cricut will have to improve their software to try and compete.


Yep Sharon I hate clowns and cherubs, something really creepy about them.:nono: :nono:


Planning on having a bit of a clear out this weekend. there is a girl who is doing craft classes with disadvataged teenagers and is after some bits so seems like a good time to sort out :rolleyes:

Finished the front garden yesterday and it is looking really good. Just need a few more plants when the weather improves and then no more mowing a silly little square of grass (and weeds and moss !!) all year round

[crafty pants]

Great stuff with the gardening Sarah.

Oh boy Kim that shrine sounds scary!!!

Kevin I would send the store an email or phone and explain that you are not happy. The thing that puts me off grab bags, I'm terrified they are trying to pawn off poor selling stock.

I got my Cricut Expression on Friday, only took 5 business days to arrive from the US!! I paid £152 for it yet my baby cricut cost me £270 in the UK when first released!! I bought a UK figure of 8 mains cable for it and it works perfectly. I also bought the design studio software and the seller put it in same box and charged $90 postage. Was going to be $15 postage for the software anyway. All in all my total bill for the expression, software and postage was £230 which I thought was very good. I didn't incur custom charges either!!

Been at a crop all day and made 28 6x6" LOs for a swap I am taking part in for Scrapaganza, Holland. 28 of us are making LOs about ourselves and swapping them over there...should make a fantastic memento.

[kevie192]

Picked up my cricut machine today but I cant use it yet!! I don't have any cartridges and to use the SCAL software you need to have a cartridge in.

Still, looks pretty on my desk though! DOH!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Did you buy the expression or the baby bug Kevin?

I buy all my carts from ebay US sellers. can get them for £20 - £25 easily.
I am using bid assistant at moment to try and get paper dolls fro no more than $50 (£25ish). Kevin if you want to see the carts go to www.cricut.com click on products then choose cartridges and if you choose see cartridge sample you will get a PDF file showing what it does.

The Paper doll one is very deceptive as there is a lot more on the cartridge by selecting the function buttons for example the pirate shirt with function button gives you a pirate boat. I saw one today at the crop and I couldn't believe how much stuff is on it.....think it would be fantastic for kids cards etc

[kevie192]

That sounds excellent Sharon. I've got the baby but I'm sure after I've played with it for 6 months or so I will NEED the expression! I bought mine for £110 with 3 cutting mats and no cartridges second hand which I thought was quite good.

The price for your expression is excellent. Only issue is just think how much extra it would have been for the customs charges if you weren't so lucky!

Can't wait for my cartridge to arrive now so that I can get on and do some cutting!!!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Great prices on your cricuts. I havn't had mine out for awhile now, but i take it to all the crops as I'm too impatient to wait till I get home to do lettering !!

You'll have to let us know good the SCAL software is Kevin when your cartridge arrives. Havn't seen any cartridges I fancy at the moment, I 'm sure if my kids were younger all the shapes cartridges would be great, but I tend to just buy the font ones.

[crafty pants]

Kevin I chat on the Cricut thread...well if I can keep up as it moves so fast!....and from the ladies that have had customs charges they were all around £29 which including royal mail's fee of £8 for collecting the money.
The ebay seller that I bought from marked it as a gift worth $24.95 !!!!! Never asked her too either.

The popular US store on the cricut thread for buying carts from is H***m*** if you need the link I can PM it to anyone that's interested.

[kevie192]

Well that's not bad at all then! Well worth the risk I reckon. Wouldn't mind the link to have a look if that's ok.

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Could I have the link too, as i can't work out what the *********** stand for !!!!!!

[crafty pants]

I have Pmd you both the link.
Can't post it on the thread as it isn't a sponsor.

Anyone else wants it just let me know.

The cricut thread is here:

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4805925#post4805925

Be warned though....it moves VERY fast somedays!!

[Tcake]

Hi guys...just popping in to say hello....lost completely in the last few posts...don't have any technical equipment wouldn't know where to start!...have done a couple of bits which i've posted on my blog....loving the cards that you've posted kevin....must say that the shrine thing is really scary...hope you are all ok and enjoying your sunday...Tx

[kevie192]

Shrine?! Love the bits on your blog Teresa :D

Sharon, have you actually used that store or just bought from eBay US? I like the sound of that cart, might need to give it a go!

I coloured a magnolia this evening and decided that her face looked strange with a dark area over an eyebrow so applied more water only to completely ruin it and it's now in 4 pieces in the bottom of my bin! It was the petticoats one too, the only image of that I have and I really liked it.

As for the grab bags, I counted the value of the items and it came to £16. There is supposed to be £10 worth of stuff in each one and I had 2 so I emailed them to tell them I wasn't happy. Also said about it being mainly girly etc. I was expecting more embellishments than a few pieces of chipboard and a few flowery charms! Will let you know what they say.

My fire has been well any truly re-lit for crafting. I was not enjoying it so much of late but finding all the stamps and starting to colour and also now my cricut machine has really re-enthused me! Cant wait for the cartridge I've ordered to arrive on Tuesday. It's the "Plantin Schoolbook" one.

Hope everyone is well, will post pics and a review of SCAL when I get my cart and can use it. I very much expect those of you with cricuts big and small will want to buy it. From what I can see it's amazing!

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Forget to ask if anyone here is going to Ally Pally? I was planning on going but now I've bought my baby cricut I can't afford it!

[chocogirl0]

Hi, seem to have got on line at the wrong time again, all of you are offline.

Well hope you are all ok, i have had a great weekend, put a bet on the grand national which i never do as i hate it when the horses fall over, but anyway i won £55, my sis always bets on the national and she got 1st 2nd and 3rd, whats the odds on that happening? Unfortunately there were win only so only won for the horse that won but still amazing. (we couldnt work out how to do each way as it was online)

And my next bit of news is even better, Im in love....................................
with my new camera, not my OH (hee hee) I have been saving up for my 1st digital slr, for a while now, and for one thing or the other, things have come up and havn't been able to save much, anyway, my parents came over on Saturday and they had brought me the camera i was saving for, i was speechless, so i am now the proud owner of a Nikon D40. Havent a clue how to use it at the moment, as i know nothing about SLR's but i am enjoying learning (or not as the case may be) the manual expects you to know a bit about it so struggling but Im sure i will get there in the end. Im so pleased. If anyone knows of any good sites that are helpful or any tips that would be great. Anyway as no one is around to chat too, Im going to go and check out the Nikon Appreciation Thread on here and then going to go and play with my new found love.

One more thing, not sure if i told you all, but was at Wembley last Sunday for the final of the Johnsons Paint Trophy to Watch our local football team play (MK Dons) and we won. Its our first cup for our cabinet, and OH, my mum and me managed to get on the BBC News and Look East 3 times as we was coming out of the stadium - It was a talking part as well, so i have had my 5 seconds of fame (thought it was meant to be 15minutes)

Hope you are all having a good evening, hope to catch up soon. x

[crafty pants]

Great to hear from you Tasha. You have loads of good news to share!!
Well done on the Grand National win. I am sure you are already eyeing up some stash to spend it on :D
That is a brilliant surprise to get from your parents too. My DH and I bought a Nikon D80 at Christmas time and I too am getting to grips with it. I signed up for Cheryl Johnson's Masterclass however my PC broke one week in to it so I fell too far behind. I have just received week one from her Painting With Light course as I felt it was better for me to start there.


I also came across some great tutorials on the two peas website that lasted for 12 weeks.
It appears that the classes fromn the two peas website have been removed now that the course has finished, however if you PM with your email address I will send you the 12 PDF's.

[crafty pants]

you are right sharon , sarah does not like cherubs or clowns :o i like some clowns , but sarah also knows my MIL has a collection of cherubs and angels in her little shrine she is 88 and i say she is trying to make peace with her maker before she meets him . the shrine is just waaayy over the top and looks tacky !!! i hate it with a vengeance :blink::blink:

Shrine?! Love the bits on your blog Teresa :D

Sharon, have you actually used that store or just bought from eBay US? I like the sound of that cart, might need to give it a go!



Kevin I have copied Kim's post that will explain the shrine that we are talking about....sounds scary!!!

In answer to your question about the store, I have not bought from them yet, I have only bought from ebay US sellers however if you ask about H***m*** in the cricut thread the ladies there will tell you how reliable they are.

I have two Plantin Schoolbook carts as I bought one a few months ago and also got one with the expression. As soon as I posted on the cricut thread that I was going to be putting it up for sale on the marketplace I had a few PMs, then two local girls also offered to buy it!! Pending payment I have sold it to one of the members of the cricut thread. It is a fab cart Kevin, not girly, not childish etc you will use it lots.

Looking forward to hearing how you get on with the SCAL software, I am interested to know if it welds shapes etc. I really like the Design Studio software.

[crafty pants]

Forget to ask if anyone here is going to Ally Pally? I was planning on going but now I've bought my baby cricut I can't afford it!

No I'm not however not long now before I go to Scrap-a-ganza in Holland. I can't wait!! The class schedule changed slightly and I had to alter some of my classes.
The workshops are here (http://www.scrap-a-ganza.com/Class_Desc.php)
I am doing 8, 12, 15/16, 22, 29/30, 31, 33/34, 35/36 and 38.

[kevie192]

I've never been to a crop or class in my life. Maybe I should start!

Sharon, you can download the SCAL demo from the website and have a play with it. It comes with a few basic shapes and all you need to do is click a box and it will weld them no problem. For text it's the same, and click another button and you get the shadows ready to cut!

You can also use Inkscape, which a lot of the Robo owners use to design, to make your designs then take them into SCAL and cut them. Possibilities are endless and you're not limited by your carts either - you can make up designs or use pictures from dingbat fonts etc.

Congrats on the win Tasha - bet you already know what you're spending your winnings on! As for the camera, you can buy "Nikon D40 for dummies" from Amazon for £10. My dad has one for his D80 and says it is excellent. He recommend reading it and THEN reading the manual if you still want more info and you will understand more.

I registered interest for the PWL workshop last year to start at the beginning of 08 but unfortunately I was 'forgotten' off the list so did not get emailed when I needed to sign up. I was told it was MY fault! Apparently, there wont be any more this year either. I don't think I'll attempt to take any of her classes again.

I understand that shrine comment now. It confused me because I thought it was directed at me and I couldn't think what I'd written about a shrine! Sounds slightly scary to me :S

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Must also just add that some people have reported problems with their Cricut after installing SCAL, so do so at your own risk! There are also issues with the warranty, although I think that's a load on nonsense!!

Kevin x

[KatieMcF]

morning all

I hate back to school nights I never sleep on the first one and havent had any work anyways a lot of schools here on inset.

I feel like I may never craft again I have so much to do for the USA in the house so I have made a schedule lets see if I can stick to it!

think i may be looking for volenteers to donate stuff to when I move. craft wise that is! anyone interested!?

[kevie192]

Definitely Katie, always up for donations! :D

Wishing you all the best for the move, I know how stressful it can be - let alone moving that far!

Schedules are good - even if you dont stick to them 100% they'll help you to know what you need to do and the order to do it in!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Morning all,

Hi Tasha, great to hear all your good news. Will have to think about the SCAL software as my baby bug is still under warranty, once that has expired maybe I will get it as I'd hate to break it !!!

Not going to Ally Pally or Scrapaganza :( :( Would love to go to a show as there are so many nice bits around but never in the same on line store !! Which makes it really expensive with lots of p&p s to add on.

Had a good clear out of papers and bits yesterday so have 2 pizza boxes of bits to send off to the girl that does craft classes for disadvantaged teenagers. So actually have space in my cropper hoppers for once and rediscovered all sorts of papers that I had forgotten about.

DH has one of the hybrid digi cameras and that is too complicated for me to be bothered with , I'm a point and shoot kind of gal :P :P but DH would love a Digi SLR one day

[kevie192]

I find that too Sarah, it's really annoying if you only want two items but can't find them in the same shop!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Thanks for the offer Katie but I have waaaay too much stuff anyway.
Your schedule sounds like a good plan!!

Just going to email Tasha the PDFs for the Two peas 12 week photography course, anyone else want them?

[Sarah Mo]

I'll have them too sharon if thats ok, sure DH would like to read them.

Thanks for the offer of stash Katie, but I have far too much aswell !!

[kevie192]

Can I have them too please Sharon? Thanks! :D

[crafty pants]

Sure Sarah and Kevin just PM me your email address and I'll do it just now.
They are too big to upload as an attachment here.

[crafty pants]

Kevin I just got a message back from your email server to say that the size of the email I sent exceeds the limit you can receive. bear with me as I'll try sending them 2 at a time instead of 4 at a time.
I'll be picking my son up from nursery shortly but I'll do it after lunch if I don't get it down beforehand.

[kevie192]

That's strange... I dont normally have a problem with large emails at all. Sorry about the fuss Sharon!

[crafty pants]

Hmm, I just got the same reply about Sarah's email. I wonder if it was because I forwarded the ones I sent Tasha rather than start them again.

[crafty pants]

I am going to upload them here.
Bear with me as it will take a few posts.

The ones that are too big to uplaod here I will email them to you both.

Week one:

[crafty pants]

Week 6:

[crafty pants]

Week 11:

[crafty pants]

Week 12:

[crafty pants]

Kevin, Tasha and Sarah you should all have received your emails by now.
Let me know if there are any problems.


PS Kevin you had me in stitches on the Cricut thread...................loved the "MEN...eh?" comment ...............priceless!!! :lol:

[kevie192]

Heh, what a lovely group of ladies they are over there?! Not sure I'm up for getting my water brush out on camera though! :D:D:D

[crafty pants]

I know Kevin they are really friendly. I did tell you the thread moves fast!!!

Katie I got your email. I'll go and email them to you now.
You can get 1, 6 , 11 and 12 from the team thread as they were within the upload size limit.

[KatieMcF]

cheers sharon all recieved.

dont have a dslr so must hang on to them til I do!

[Sarah Mo]

Hi Sharon thanks for that,
I don't seem to have got the e-mail with 5, 7 and 8 on it so if you get a chance to resend it that would be great but no hurry.

[crafty pants]

Sarah I have just emailed them again to you.
Let me know if you do/do not get them.
That was the ones I had to email separately to Kevin.

[crafty pants]

Sarah, I just got a message saying that the email couldn't be delivered to your address so I have gone ahead and emailed them as three separate emails.
Let me know if they arrive.
Thanks

[Sarah Mo]

Hi Sharon, all come through now, thanks very much

[crafty pants]

That's great, now here is wher I confess that I have only read about 8 of the files ;)

PS I see so many lovey dove avators that I am confusing myself in some threads. So in order to put it in to my signature I have had to temporarily move my Glitter Gossips logo in there.....but it will be back!!

[chocogirl0]

Wow Sharon, that is just what i needed, thanks so much. Have printed the 1st 4 lessons off, so i can refer back to them, so easy to understand. Thanks again, really appreciate it. x

[mrsb]

sharon any chance i could have thos e camera things , i have saved the ones you have put in the thread here . when you hav time that is ,,no rush

got my new silhouette today , its fab but am having a prob with the prepaid download card i got with it , bit of a bummer but im sure they will sort it out for me

[kevie192]

Kim if you pm me your email I'll get them sent off to you, no problems. Saves Sharon doing it again :D

[crafty pants]

Aw thanks Kevin that is very kind of you.
I was just about to ask her to PM me her email address.

Let me know if there are any problems Kevin.

[crafty pants]

Kim I hope you get the silhoutte card to work. Let us know how it goes.

[kevie192]

I don't mind Sharon, I'm a great believer is spreading the knowledge and work :D

Kevin x

[mrsb]

thanks kevie i have pm'd you with my email .

no luck yet with the downloads and my card , i had a second email from quickutz last night to say they will let me know when the problem is solved :(:(:( i want my downloads

[kevie192]

OK they're sending now Kim. You should have them very soon. Let me know if you're missing any!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

April week 2 challenge has been set by The Spring Chicks and can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=217598).

Welcome to the Spring Chicks first challenge

It’s World Health day today, 7th April, and marks the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is an opportunity to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year.

http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/index.html

As their website site is blue, orange and white, please use 2 of those colours in your layout = 10 points

Use the sketch below = 10 points

http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/4/3/17/f_sketch4m_682a11d.jpg

Use any sort of ribbon = 5 points

Use 7 brads, eyelets or embellishments on your LO = 5 points

Your LO can be on any theme and we’ve deliberately left the sketch simple as it’ll be interesting to see how you interpret it.

Please see some examples from our team:

Valerie (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154444&cat=500&ppuser=16256)
Maddy (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154136&cat=500)
Nicky (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154462&cat=500&ppuser=18373)
Joyce (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154489&cat=500)
Lynda (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154676)
Heather (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154871)
Margaret (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154940)

Thanks for taking part, have fun!:)

The Spring Chicks team

[mrsb]

kevie thanks for the d'loads i got them all :wub:

[kevie192]

Morning all - how is everyone today?!?

Sharon did you get your paper dolls cart yet?

Kim, did you get the card to work in the end?

Hows the moving going Katie?

[kevie192]

Looking for tips now guys! Just wondering if anyone has tips for using:

1. Adirondack paint dabbers

2. Twinkling H2Os

3. Alcohol Inks

Also, does anyone here have a cuttlebug? Do I NEED one to go with my Cricut?!

Any tips gratefully received!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Kevin I ordered it at beginning of week so don't expect it till next week.

I'm in a rush at moment but when I get time I'll help you with the paint dabbers and the alcohol inks.
Never used twinkling H2Os so can't help there, but they are lovely.

[kevie192]

Thanks Sharon... Wasn't even sure you'd ordered one yet because last I heard you were bidding for them on the auction!

Kevin x

[KatieMcF]

the moving is.....not moving! :-S thanks for asking.

[kevie192]

Oh dear... I'm sending you positive vibes!

[mrsb]

yes kevie . finally ,late last night i sent yet another email to qk and a different guy dealt with it and just gave me a new number and invalidated the old card number , so i am now in possession of 50 new shapes ,etc and i have been playing this morning , i cut out a spider and a mouse

i use twinkling h2o's kevie , what do you want to know ??

i also use paint dabbers and alcohol inks , ask away if i can help i will
and sadly no you do not NEED a cuttlebug to use with your cricut , but nice try matey:lol::lol:

[crafty pants]

Thanks Sharon... Wasn't even sure you'd ordered one yet because last I heard you were bidding for them on the auction!

Kevin x

yes I was successful in one of my bids. I used bid assistant to bid for me and set my highest bid to $51, I was outbid on first 6 but got the next one for $46.50 so I was really pleased.

[kevie192]

Was just after tips and tricks and ideas on how to use them really. Anything is good!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Kevin I have searched these demos for you:

alcohol inks : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alcohol+inks&search_type=

paint dabbers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9orhD3s5eg


Dyan reaveley of blonde moments takes off the dabbers lid and uses a baby wipe to paint with (Huggies are best as they are not too wet or soapy). If painting chipboard, apply primer first.

[Tcake]

Hi guys...hope everyone is well...just a quick post...i've posted a few bits on my blog......i'm off to the marathon now to cheer my twin brother on...first marathon and he is running for children with cancer.
pop back later and let you know how he got on.
TX

[mrsb]

thats weird you saying about dyan using baby wipes as yestarday when i was in my room , i had used an ink pad on a template , it was a littlw tricky to use , but when i removed the template onto a scrap piece of paper to clean with a baby wipe , i got a perfect image on the scrap paper , and all i did was wipe it very roughly to clean :lol: it was much much better than the original image on the lo .:(

[mrsb]

kevie have you looked on splitcoast stampers for techniques with all the things you want to use , they would prob be far better than what i could tell you . i am better at showing rather than telling ,IYKWIM , but you are mor than welcome to come round for a cuppa and a craft session :lol::blink:

[kevie192]

Lol might just do that when I'm in your area! Can't say it'll be anytime soon though :D.

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Hi All,

Hope your brother did ok on his first marathon, Teresa, my friends hubby was running it for the third time. Can't imagine why anyone would want to run 26 miles though :wacko::wacko:

No tips on using any of the products, other than the baby wipes, which I have used for other acyrlic paints too. Quite messy but a nice result.

Made a memory jar, for someone Keith works with, for a new baby yesterday. I had a cream and a lilac but she wanted blue !! Shame they don't count for any points !!

[kevie192]

Oooh, can we see it Sarah? If you made a journal to go with it then you could claim for that :D

[crafty pants]

Oh wow Sarah, it sounds fab. Will you be putting it on your blog? I'd love to see how it works.
Been ages since I have read anyone's blogs, must remember to update my one.
Kevin, do you have a blog?

Teresa, how did your brother get on at the marathon?

[Sarah Mo]

Nope no journal to go with it. Basically it is an Ikea glass jar with ribbons and tags on the lid and 5 tag books inside for them to record what they want on. The teddy tag on the lid has space for time, date weight etc.

I made a couple for a craft stall and they seemed popular. There are loads of things that could be added to it (journal, hair/tooth envelopes etc) but I was trying to hit the balance between cost and time, as we all know that no one ever wants to pay what it actually costs!!

[Tcake]

Hi Guys...love the journal jar...my brother completed in 3hrs 51mins....atmosphere was amazing. i am so proud of him, he didn't get his place until February...he was 5 mins behind Gordon Ramsey and just in front of Ronan Keeting...will post some pictures on my blog hopefully this week.
Tx

[crafty pants]

Sarah what a beautiful gift and a super idea.
My two sisters are due in May and July and I have two friends (twins) who are due in June and August. Think I will make this for them, it is fantastic and different too.
Thanks for sharing.

[Sarah Mo]

WOW well done to your brother Teresa, will keep a look out for photos on your blog.

What a lot of babies Sharon!!! I love little ones, not enough to have anymore myself though, they grow into teenagers. My DD is currently having a strop for no reason at all !! What fun.......................NOT

[kevie192]

I love the jar Sarah. Such a lovely idea :D.

No blog here Sharon although I did think of creating one now that I have a better place to scrap and make stuff more often!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Hi Guys...love the journal jar...my brother completed in 3hrs 51mins....atmosphere was amazing. i am so proud of him, he didn't get his place until February...he was 5 mins behind Gordon Ramsey and just in front of Ronan Keeting...will post some pictures on my blog hopefully this week.
Tx

Well done to your brother Teresa, looking forward to seeing the photos on your blog.

[Tcake]

thanks guys..... he's raised about £2k for Children with Cancer
..my friend who I made the nappy cake for had her baby yesterday 10lb 2oz!! 1st baby.....home birth mum & baby fine.

[crafty pants]

oocha!! that's a big baby!!

[crafty pants]

April week 3 challenge has been set by the Scrap and Tickles and can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=218688).




This week's challenge has been set by is wot forms the Scrap & Tickle team.

In April 1581, the first circumnavigation of the globe was completed – although sadly, Ferdinand Magellan, the man who planned and led the expedition, never saw his goal.

So … use a map or plan of some kind on your LO = 10pts
The sailors must have sailed a lot of seas, so for using the colour blue = 5pts.
Use a hand-made embellishment = 5pts
Use ink on your LO (eg stamped image, inked edges etc) = 5pts
Use eyelets and/or brads - 5pts

We look forward to seeing your LOs.

Here are the links to ours:

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157069

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=156992&cat=500

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157047&cat=500&ppuser=12132

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157056&cat=500&ppuser=10986

Mine's stuck in my PC but I will post it as soon as I can!

[Sarah Mo]

thanks guys..... he's raised about £2k for Children with Cancer
..my friend who I made the nappy cake for had her baby yesterday 10lb 2oz!! 1st baby.....home birth mum & baby fine.

What a fantastic amount of money. And what a HUGE baby, Sam was 8lb 4oz and that was quite large enough !!

How did the decorating go Kim ??? Dawn will e-mail you but will pick you up about 9.15 for the crop. I will have to get organised for it

[kevie192]

Hi all,

Just one quick question - I've got £20 in my paypal and looking to buy some things that I wouldn't normally use and some cardstock with it.

Ssuggest things to buy and I'll see what I think in the morning. Small tool suggestions always welcome! I must add all I have now is the usual brads, ribbon, pp, card, flowers etc. :D

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

A few of the sponsor shops take Paypal Kevin.
I have just placed an order with Papermaze www.papermaze.co.uk they take Paypal.

How about chipboard? I can never resist buying chipboard!! shapes or letters.

[Sarah Mo]

My list of things to buy is always way too long !! How about one of the Bo Bunny chipboard word books, lots of scrummy new papers out there, I like the Bo Bunny and My Minds eye and Fancy pants. Acrylic stamps.................
I could go one for hours !!!!

[mrsb]

decorating going well so far , i am absolutely shattered though and dreading tmoro as i know i will be in a lot of pain .just catching up and then im off to bed

[kevie192]

Glad the decorating is going well. That's always a job that I hate! I love to look at it when it's done though and think "Look what I did!".

Decided not to spend the money in my paypal and save until next Friday which is payday and then I'll buy my cuttlebug :D Can't wait!!

I only really want it for the embossing as I have my cricut and SCAL for die cutting. Oh and I want to get some grungeboard so might get some dies to use on that because the cricut apparently won't cut it. Anyone used it yet? Show is some pics!

Sharon, did you finish your inchies?

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Right all... Hope you don't mind but I took the plunge and sorted out a provisional sketch for the weekly challenge. Have a look at it and see what you think. NOTHING is set in stone, I can change anything and everything really easily so just suggest away.

Not sure about the butterfly, just needed something to fill that space. What do you think?

Kevin x

[Tcake]

Hi kevin
I didn't think we were using a sketch as we had already allocated all the points?

T

[crafty pants]

Great work thinking of a sketch Kevin, you could put in a flower instead of the butterfly or another big star or a monogram etc. Could you try swapping the quote and the title around too?
I think we should use a sketch as I know that with other challenges the ones with sketches seem to be popular. Teresa I suggested we use a sketch right at the very beginning.

I don't think we should use something American and red, white and blue. Unless the something American is stipulated as stars or stripes. I feel it should be one or the other, think that was what was "thrown in the pot" earlier as a suggestion.

Out of interest as I am stumped, what would you class as typically American? All I can think of is coca cola, maple syrup pancakes and hot dogs...............can you tell I am hungry!! :lol:

Gosh, I sound like a right bossy boots :lol:

[crafty pants]

Here are all our suggestions/discussions about the challenge.


Anyone put any thought to our challenge?
I will try and browse sites for sketches this week.
It would be good if we could decide on it for the end of May so we have plenty time to get our own LOs made.

Sounds great Sharon... I'd love to see when you've finished! :D

As for the challenge, a few ideas:

Something glittery
Something to do with talking/chatting?

Just a few ideas!

Sounds good kevin. Yes as soon as I have completed the CJ entry I will show you. I will also take a photo of my background before it was altered as I still have half a sheet uncut.

As for the challenge....yes I agree definitely need glitter...goes without saying!!

I thought that for the gossip part to represent gossip/talking they could use speech marks/quotation marks in the LO. ( these are very popular at moment...lots of stamps/tags on the market with speech marks)

Kim, or was it Sarah (;)?) had a good idea of including something to do with Independence day as our challenge is the July week 1 one.....so perhaps stars/stripes or red/white/blue or something totally different to do with independence day.

I like the idea of quotes and also the american theme... sounds good to me!

It's very true Teresa, I've been bitten! Ordered the spring Magnolia kit now and spent FAR too much this month on scrapping stuff... Just about to place another order actually - Need a trimmer and some scissors... Some papers, flowers and brads jumped into my basket all by themselves!

Kevin x

im liking the sound of the challenge allready sharon
sounding like a REAL bit of a challenge so far ,,,my ideas include kevies as well ...


***GLITTER
***SOMETHING TO DO WITH GOSSIP ie speech marks ,exclamation marks ,brackets.
***SOMETHING WHICH IS TYPICALLY AMERICAN
*** THE COLOURS RED WHITE AND BLUE
....also needs something else i think , am thinking something along the lines of ribbon or brads or similar to make it a nice round 5 items on it


well my MIL has ordered me the tsv today , the quickutz silhouette machine , its not the cutting machine i really wanted but seeing as its not costing me a penny i am not moaning , cannot wait to get it now

[crafty pants]

Here goes my suggestions:

Use a sketch: 10 points
Use glitter: 5 points
Use quotation marks: 5 points
Use stars or stripes: 5 points
Use red, white and blue: 5 points

[kevie192]

OK, I'll sort it out tomorrow. Glad you appreciate my hard work!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

OK, I'll sort it out tomorrow. Glad you appreciate my hard work!

Kevin x


Been having a play too. Based on your design I have come up with this:

[Sarah Mo]

Hi All,

Both sketches look great , but agree about not having the butterfly. How do you design these little sketches ?? they are fab !!

Actually did some crafting today, made a mini book with photos from another one of the Disney shows I've made a section in the back to hold DVD of the show, so just have those to do now.

[crafty pants]

Your mini book sounds fab Sarah. I wish I could say I have crafted this month but I have done nothing since I made the backgrounds for the CJ I am doing.
Been working a lot and busy with the children now that the weather has improved, going to my caravan this weekend so yet another weekend with no crafting :(
BTW I used adobe photoshop elelments to make the sketch, first time I have ever done it. Kevin provided a great sketch and it motivated me to try it too as I love to play around on the PC.
Kevin I hope you don't mind me having a go too, don't want to "take over" but I am glad you did create one as I promised to look for one weeks ago but never got round to it. :blink:

I have just watched the double episode of Battlestar Galactica that I recorded on Tuesday....it was fantastic!!! But now I really must head to bed as I am working tomorrow and will need to get up at 6.30am :wacko:

PS Can you tell I am a sci-fi geek :lol: :lol:

[kevie192]

No problem Sharon, we may as well just go with your sketch now. Glad I motivated you to try it out though.

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Just updated mine anyway - it's attached. Have a nice day :D

[crafty pants]

No problem Sharon, we may as well just go with your sketch now. Glad I motivated you to try it out though.

Kevin x


hehehehe sometimes I need a good kick up the b**t now and again!! :D

[mrsb]

its looking good so far must say i prefer sharons sketch to kevies , sorry kevie but i just think that one will catch the eye more as the lo seems to "flow" and will inspire more peeps to take part .

how do you do that in psp or similar do you do it all in different layers ??

what month is our challenge month july , as we really ought to think about getting our examples started .....doncha think !!!!!!i am away for half of june

my new craft room is coming along nicely , all the units are in just the drawers to make up and worktops to put on , steve is out at the moment buying them , and he will be working on them later today , so i just might be in by the beginning of next week
i will post some piccies of course ,,,well a girl has to show off her new craft room dont she ??? and guys of course kevie as you showed yours off

[crafty pants]

Great stuff with the craft room Kim. (yes, in PE it is done in layers like digital scrapping)

Our challenge is July week 1.
Once we have decided on all the bits etc for our challenge I will "set them in stone" so we can all go and make our LOs.
What do you all think of:

Use a sketch: 10 points
Use glitter: 5 points
Use quotation marks: 5 points
Use stars or stripes: 5 points
Use red, white and blue: 5 points

............or should it be stars or stripes OR red, white and blue? then we would need to think of something else.

[kevie192]

I don't know why I bother. Why ask me to do it then do it yourself? Pointless.

I will stay out of challenges in the future.

[crafty pants]

I don't know why I bother. Why ask me to do it then do it yourself? Pointless.

I will stay out of challenges in the future.

Kevin I am totally shocked and extremely hurt at your comments.

I am astounded to be quite honest. I suggested we use a sketch right at the beginning, you came up with one and asked for suggestions as it was a provisional sketch. I asked you to swap the titla and quote around but in your reply I detected sarcasm in your comment below:
OK, I'll sort it out tomorrow. Glad you appreciate my hard work!

Kevin x

And as it was so much hard work for you I thought I would save you that effort again and create the sketch for you.

I am sorry that you feel that you feel hard done by and want to stay out of challenges in future, hey that's your call, you are a grown man and can make your own choice. I am however puzzled at your attitude as earlier today this was your comment
No problem Sharon, we may as well just go with your sketch now. Glad I motivated you to try it out though.

Kevin x



I am so, so hurt and this. I put so much effort in to being a team leader. I also try to be a good team member showing a genuine interest in others and their work. I can't believe this has been thrown in my face when I decided to help you.

You have taken the fun out of the challenge to be quite honest and the way I am feeling just now I want to quit the team. I am not happy to stay in an atmosphere.

[kevie192]

Sharon if you look at the March thread you will notice that soon after the challenge was suggested, I offered to put the sketch together and said:

Setting a weekly challenge sounds great I'm happy to pop the sketch together if you wanted once we've decided on some ideas?

To which you replied:

Kevin I'll have a scout around for some sketches and see what everyone likes then you can put it together professionally for us.

So when I put one together incorporating all our ideas I was astonished that you went ahead and made ANOTHER as if to say that mine was not good enough for the team.

If you didn't want me to do it then you should have said from the outset, not agreed to me doing it and then withdrawing and doing it yourself.

I'm not debating how much work you put in as team leader. We all appreciate your hard work BUT being team leader does not mean that you have to do EVERYTHING. I brought the ideas together for the challenge and you slated them. What you suggested was that we go with your idea, not have a vote on the ideas to make a decision.

As far as I am concerned, if anyone should leave the team then I am happy to do so. I never feel like many people appreciate my input to the group anyway. As far as I can see my only worthy contribution was the glittery signatures at the beginning.

I'm not for one minute suggesting that you are a bad person, all I'm saying is that you hurt my feelings by agreeing to me putting the sketch together and then undermining me by making your own AFTER slating mine.

To all other members of the team: I'm sorry to let you down. I feel that this team is not something I'm keen to be a member of at the moment and so I hope you understand and appreciate my decision.

I've removed my signature but will still check the thread from time to time as an observer, not a team member.

Thanks for a good time,

Kevin x

[mrsb]

oh dear kevie !!! stop throwing your toys out of the pram please . as far as i can see , sharon has used your sketch with a few little tweaks here and there , now be honest kevie , these tweaks certainly make the lo flow better, your sketch was good enough and the basis of it has been used , however sharons input just added finshing touches . i think between the 2 of you , you have come up with a really , really good sketch
in post 136 i think it is , you were ok with what sharon had done ,,,what changed ????
the comment you said to sharon above is rather nasty ( "just because you are team leader , does not mean you have to do EVERYTHING " ) and i honestly think you should apologise for it .
no-one in this team has to leave and i would hate that to happen , i think we do ok as a team really , not too ott and not boring ,we say what we have to say and dont waffle on and on about all sorts of c**p .

and to say that we seem to be unappreciative of your input , well i think thats a bit of an insult to the rest of us :(:(:(


i reckon we should just crack on as we were , use the tweaked sketch and come up with the rest of the points by agreement between us all , but i am fully ok with what has been suggested so far

come on folks , this is our first challenge the gg's have set , dont spoil it:love::love::love:

[crafty pants]

I am sorry you feel this way Kevin.

I never slated your sketch, when you made one you said it wasn't set in stone and that it was provisional and asked for suggestions so I asked you if you could swap the title and the quote around, I never said it was a bad sketch. I know being team leader means I don't have to do everything, only reason I went ahead and tweaked your sketch (note I didn't create a whole new one) was to save you "the hard work" and because I was still up and had the time to relax and do it , anyway I enjoy playing around on the PC.

I have never suggested that we go with "my ideas" If I can recall correctly the glitter was your suggestion as was something to do with talking ( which stimulated me to suggest quote marks) It was Sarah or Kim who suggested something American like stars/stripes, red/white/blue etc.

As you can see from my post below I pulled these together and asked what everyone thought:


Our challenge is July week 1.
Once we have decided on all the bits etc for our challenge I will "set them in stone" so we can all go and make our LOs.
What do you all think of:

Use a sketch: 10 points
Use glitter: 5 points
Use quotation marks: 5 points
Use stars or stripes: 5 points
Use red, white and blue: 5 points

............or should it be stars or stripes OR red, white and blue? then we would need to think of something else.



Kevin do you really honestly feel that the only thing you have contributed to the team is the signatures?
You have regularly chatted on the thread. I do not want you to leave the team and I don't want to leave the team either.
Please can we call a truce and forget this whole thing?

[crafty pants]

Kevin, I came on to PC this morning, knowing that you are an early bird hoping that you had responded. Perhaps you are having a long lie!! :)
No such luck here, I didn't get to bed until 2am, My DH has been away doing a course in London since last Sunday and only returned last night, just as well he was shattered and went to bed at 9pm or I'd have been in hot water.

I am off to caravan later today, I am glad to get a break from the PC to be honest as I have woken with a stonking tension headache. :(

I kept thinking of all yesterday's events, trying to make sense of them but feel it best to move on. I really hope Kevin that you have a change of heart and stay in the team.
If you really want to leave the team because you really believe what you stated yesterday......" I never feel like many people appreciate my input to the group anyway. As far as I can see my only worthy contribution was the glittery signatures at the beginning. then I wish you well however please don't leave because of sketchgate.

I had forgotten that I had responded to your offer in March saying that I would browse around for ideas and you could put them together, all I remembered this month was that I had a sketch to do and that I had better get a move on with it. With hindsight I should have been honest back in March and actually said "thanks Kevin for the kind offer but actually I really, would like to look for ideas and create a sketch for everyone to give opinions on but I will give you a shout if I need help putting it together professionally"
Hindsight is a great thing!!

Kevin are you in or not?

[crafty pants]

Okay then folks, can we please not let these past events spoil the team's atmosphere and first ever challenge.
Back on to the current suggestions for the challenge I would like some suggestions from you guys on the "Something typically American" and the "Red/White/Blue theme"

Do you think we could put this under the same umbrella for example if we said use something typically American for 5 points this could be interpreted as red, white and blue.
I have been racking my brains all night about typically American stuff and also thought of Mickey Mouse, use and Elvis Presley song title as your title etc etc...............I do keep thinking of coca cola too, so perhaps a bottle top.


All input welcome please!!

[Tcake]

Morning Sharon ....hope you have a break at the caravan.....
i'm not sure that we need to stipulate 'something American' as a feature as we have the stars & stripes and the red/white/ blue.....
We can put the 'american' celebration in the 'blurb' as our challenge falls in the week of independance day..but other than that i think it gets too specific and people struggle with that. Does this make sense?....have a lovely break speak after the weekend. Tx

[crafty pants]

Yes that makes sense Teresa.
I am sure I will have a relaxing time at the caravan if I can get away!! I am going with my youngest son as my DH is too tired after travelling a lot this week and wants to stay at home. He will take our oldest son to his swimming lessons on Sunday too. I have still to pack etc, also want to take along some crafting stuff to chill out with but I haven't even had my shower yet!! It is a 2 hour drive to our caravan it is in the Highlands. There is a great craft shop in Elgin which is owned by one of the sponsors Mrs Mac and I intend stopping in by on way up too. I need more hours!!
BTW Thanks for your PM yesterday too.

[KatieMcF]

wow guys sorry I havent been around things have been mad.

just reading back posts im notsure what happened that seemed to come out of the blue from kevin?

sharon i think you've done a great job as team leader, better than I ever did.

like the idea for something typically american as it gives a lot fo freedom.

[KatieMcF]

typically american ideas....coca cola, bagels, pretzels, waffles, landmarks, cowboys/indians, stars and stripes, red white and blue, famous ppl from there, movies.

[crafty pants]

wow katie that is some list!! Your body might not be in America yet but your heart sure is!!!

Perhaps it would give a "challenging twist" to our challenge if we do make that one of our things but we would need to state some examples like Katie has done above in the description. I love the cowboy indian option!! However knowing me I would play safe and opt for red, white and blue as my american thing :lol:

What do you all think of this then:

Use the sketch: 10 points
Use glitter: 5 points
Use quotation marks: 5 points
Stars or stripes; 5 points
Use something American: 5 points (this can be the colours red/white and blue, cowboys/indians, Mickey Mouse, american landmarks, bottle cap to represent coca cola, american movie theme, etc)

Teresa, you do a lot of the challenges do you think this would work then people (like me!) who can't think off a tangent could opt for the easier option of the colours red, white and blue.

[KatieMcF]

ha yes sharon it is though im still begrudging spending all my time tidying and packing!

im sure oh will come up with more when he gets up!

i think the general american theme will give more freedom in the sense of for eg if they went to see grease the musical or something like that they they can fit into the LO.

[Tcake]

that sounds great....people can use all sorts of Photo's for this.....leaves it very open for interpretation....have a great time in the caravan..,say high to Mrs Mac....she does the lovely Sugar nellie stamps mmmmm.....just finishing this weeks challenge just about to post in gallery and on blog......nice to see you katie...high to everyone.Tx

[kevie192]

To be honest with you, I've been very sensitive over the last week. Two looming essays and huge stresses at work (The whole department has been pulled out to help with an endowment maturity crisis and NOBODY know's anything about the systems or endowments!) It's all come at a bad time.

Since all of this was happening, I was really looking forward to doing that sketch - I really tried my hardest to make it different and unusual to challenge people's ideas. It was really nice to make it because other than that it's been work, work, work.

What REALLY upset me was the comment that "I prefer Sharon's sketch" and "Stop throwing your toys out of the pram". I KNOW I'm not even a tenth as talented as most of you on here. I thought that my forté was in the IT area but I guess I was wrong!

I really want to apologise to ALL of you. What I said last night was unacceptable - I know you appreciate my input just as much as I appreciate all of you. I love being in a team and a little scrapping "family".

So, I'm classing this in the same league as a family row. I argue with my sister all the time so Sharon, you've just become my adopted sister!

__________________________________________________ ____________
^^ That's me drawing a line under this. In future I will leave it a while to post and not let my mood drive me.

In conclusion:

Katie, I hope the moving is going better now.

Sharon, did you finish the inchies? If so, I wanna see!

The challenge has been hit on the head I think - the ones I enjoy most are those that really push me out of my comfort zone and challenge my ideas and this will do just that!

Oh and Kim... To make my sketches I used Inkscape. It's a vector image and I really like creating in there :D

Love to ALL of you!

Kevin x x


P.S. I'm looking to create a blog to put all my stuff on. What are your thoughts?

[crafty pants]

Right I really must go and dry my hair and pack my scrapping stuff. I am having problems accessing the scrapaganza site this morning too and am spending too much time on the PC :blink:
Hopefully when I return tomorrow you guys will have decided on the challenge suggestions sowe can get going.

Is everyone happy to use the tweaked sketch? Kevin provided a great springboard, the starting point of a sketch is the hardest. Hope he decides to stay and use it.

Teresa off course I will say hi to Karen (Mrs Mac) for you. Hmmmm do you think I will be tempted to buy some sugar nellies? I have none, last time I visited her shop I refused to even look at them as I knew it would be fatal :)

Catch you all later.
X

[kevie192]

You should definitely get some Nellies Sharon! Then when I get my magnolia stamp club next week we could swap some images :D

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Kevin, you have made my day!!
Thanks you so much for reconsidering your decision
Definitely agree we should draw a line under the whole sketchgate episode
__________________________________________________ ______________

I hope you have a better week at work this week too.
I did reply earlier about the inchies Kevin but it as probably gotten lost in the posts.
I haven't done any more with them other than create the background. Still have two weeks till the CJ posting date so I have time yet.

Have a great day everyone, my day just got a whole lot brighter!!

[KatieMcF]

everyone had bad days/weeks kevin. it takes a humble person to apologise. dont take what is said eg preferring sharon's sketch personally, im sure it isnt a slate on you. you set the groundwork from what I see anyways so it is a team effort.

i think the challenge is good as it is now.

[KatieMcF]

as for blogs im rubbisah at updating mine it was supposed to be for airing photography but my pc is down so cant use any photos at the moment!

[crafty pants]

Oh and yes Kevin, definitely start a blog!!
says me who hasn't updated my one in a month *oops*

off to Mrs Mac's I go.

[Tcake]

Definately start a blog kevin....i love mine and you meet lost of people through it. I now have 'blogger' friends in Malaysia, Australia, Italy & America...so definately do it. There is a thread on the site somewhere which people post blogs..however it is lethal as you open one and then you open their links and before you know it you've last 3 hrs!!
Posted my layout for this weeks challenge...it's on blog or in gallery..............have a great weekend guys. Tx

[chocogirl0]

Morning everyone, 'I dont believe it' ....... I have just missed you all again, typical, hope you all have great days. I am in and out today so hopefully will catch up with someone soon.

x

[chocogirl0]

I think the challenge you have all thought about is great. The sketch is fantastic Thank you Kevin and Sharon, I love doing the challenges and when i read the updated list above I thought it sounded really exciting, and with lots of scope. I reckon thats the best challenge i have seen for ages - and of course I'm not being biased. Well Done everyone.

[chocogirl0]

Still no one around ,

Loved your journal jar Sarah, very professional. i done one for my sister recently, but i just typed questions on to slips of paper and Amy and I rolled them up into a scrowl (sp). Sister never keeps to filling in the baby books but she is doing really well with this.

Well done to Theresa's Brother, that is loads of money to raise, bet you are all so proud of him.

Keep up the good work with your packing Katie.

And Kevin, wow you certainly added even more excitment to our thread - thats the thing with posting, before you get a chance to think about what you have typed its already been posted - we are all human and can be hot-headed at times, i for one have done it, at least all is cleared up now and i think it makes relationships even stronger - love ya honey, Wont mention the 'sketchgate' incident again.

Right Im off to walk the dogs with my lovely new camera in tow, my crumpler bag came the other day, am so pleased with it,.

x

[KatieMcF]

hiya tasha how's it going?

[kevie192]

And what's a crumpler bag?!

Kevin x

[chocogirl0]

Hi Katie and Kevin, a Crumpler bag, are bags that you can get for cameras, laptops, etc, The bag i got looks kinda like a normal bag, and are really well padded, It looks really cool, and just the right size for a camera and 2 lenses - not that i have got my other len yet, but its my birthday in June so fingers crossed.

[kevie192]

OK I've decided to create a blog - now all I need is a name!

Any suggestions?

I thought about:
Crafts by Kevin
Kevin's Krafty Korner
Kevin's Kreations

However, I don't really want one with my name in it!!!!! Any other suggestions?

I also liked "A Spoon Full of Sugar" but I think that's taken?!

Kevin x

[chocogirl0]

Just managed to upload 3 LO's into my gallery, havent uploaded for months.

Kevin will have a think for you on any names, but not good with things like that, as always struggle with my titles.

[mrsb]

phew !!! glad thats all sorted then .:wacko::wacko::blink:

and katie is right , what i said was DEF. NOT PERSONAL KEVIE just me being me and saying what i feel , totally honest and upfront is what i am .

how about My Krafty Korner if you dont want your name in your blog title kevie !

been to a crop today , had a fabby time , not many there for a change so we could really spread our stuff out , well i did anyway as there was no-one at the side of me .
did 3 lo's so 30 points for us
might get round to taking pics this week some time just got to recharge my batteries , for the camera not me .
just watched britains got talent , anyone watch it , the young lad named charlie green was fab wasn't he ?
while i was at the crop today steve has finished my new craft room , well almost just the window sill to paint now and then to fill it all up with my bits n bobs
had alittle spend at crop today so a few new bits to go in here too :lol:

[chocogirl0]

Glad your room is nearly finished Kim.

I watched Britains got talent, and yes the little boy was great, and the lady at the end was fab too. Must be awful to leave your children and come to another country - I couldnt do it.

[KatieMcF]

charlie green was v cool

when its in cardiff look for oh! he worked all the shows ushering.

[Sarah Mo]

Hi all,

Well i go away for 2 days to spend lots of time making food and drinks for 80 wet muddy teenagers and miss everything :lol: :lol: . Glad it is all sorted out as I think Sharon you are a great team leader and Kevin you are a great team member I would hate to have lost either of you. :love: :love:

Well good crop yesterday finished 4 LO's which I will try and upload tomorrow. Absolutely shattered though as i went straight on down to the band training camp and got home at midnight and was back down for 9 this morning :wacko: :wacko:

You should def have a blog Kevin, I'm not very good at coming up with names though, the kids named mine !! I prefered not to have my name in the title but that was just my preference. Which blog website are you going to join up with ????

Sarah

[crafty pants]

Hi all, got back a couple of hours ago. I had a very relaxing time at the caravan, the weather was so mild and warm I could easily have stayed up another day. ......and yes I was tempted by the stamps at Mrs Mac's shop on the way up. She is waiting for new Sugar Nellies to arrive, there wasn't a lot to choose from but I bought the little boy one (can't see a name on the card) I also bought three Bellas - cosmobella, mumabella and birthdaygirlbella.
I had great fun stamping and colouring them on Sat evening whilst I watched Shawshank Redemption. Kevin I was really, really bad as I bought a Cuttlebug whilst I was there....I blame you for speaking about them :wacko:

Great to hear from you Tasha, I'm going to look at your new LOs once I have caught up here. Sounds like a few of you have managed to fit in loads of crafting this week.

Kim, you will be itching to get in to your new room....am I right in thinking that you are like me and that you like to tidy stash??

Sarah, you must be shattered not getting to bed till late after your long day too.

Kevin as for blog names I haven't got a clue either but I did like the sound of Kim's suggestion "My Krafty Korner" it has a play with the letter K, which is your initial.
Whilst I was at the caravan I thought of something that you might be keen on doing once your blog is set up. How do you fancy creating some sketches just for our team to take part in if they want/have time? I felt really bad when I realised that creating the sketch was something you were looking forward to doing all last week. On my part the positive attribute of being a helpful person can also be a negative attribute. My youngest sister is a year younger than you and I realised how vulnerable you might be, with hindsight I would not have tweaked the sketch if I had known how hurt it would make you feel and for that I would like to apologise.

Once our challenge is past with I even thought that perhaps we could create a team blog. I'd be happy to set it up through Blogger. A blog can have any amount of authors so we could all post our work to it and if Kevin is happy to make sketches for us from time to time then our LOs could be uploaded there too. What do you all think? (after our challenge is over though!!)

[chocogirl0]

Glad you had a nice time Sharon, we have just booked to go away in our caravan to St Ives, nr Cambridge, cant wait as it will be the first time this year.

Glad you had a good time at your crop on Saturday Sarah - Have never been to a crop, it is something i would like to try.

Bit of a tricky question Does any1 know of any of our sponsors that use paypal for payment as i have some money in paypal to use up and dont really want to transfer it out plus its a good excuse for me to buy some bits?

Back to School tomorrow - Errr

Good idea about the team blog Sharon. Love the idea of Kevin doing the sketches, I like to follow sketches as i often struggle with that.

[Sarah Mo]

Glad you had a good weekend Sharon,

Team blog sounds like a great idea, i think there are a few teams that do it, only problem is that it means I will spend even longer on the computer than I do already :P :P :P

Hi Tasha, not sure which sponsors use paypal, but vaguely remember a thread on it recently

[chocogirl0]

Thanks Sarah, think i will do a search then.

[Sarah Mo]

here it is
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=163724&highlight=sponsors+paypal

[crafty pants]

I will subscribe to that thread Sarah, thanks for sharing. Handy reference!!

[chocogirl0]

Thanks Sarah, off to have a look now.

[kevie192]

Oh dear Sharon... You naughty girl!! Let me know how you get on with it. I think I'm gonna buy one when I get paid on Friday. I only want it for the embossing!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Kevin after seeing Tracy's cards in the Cricut card room - I just had to have one!!
Funny thing is that I don't even make cards!!! However I now have the Paper Doll cartridge and it is fantastic so watch this space as I feel some cards coming on!!!! And of course I will need to use my Bellas and Sugar Nellies.
Have you and Teresa been on the Sugar Nellie blog? There are superb challenges/ideas there for cards.

It is here (http://sugarnellie.blogspot.com/)

I'll be back later with the link for ths week's challenge. I am just off shortly to visit a colleauge that has been off work for a while with depression.

[kevie192]

Yea it's a great blog... Think I will treat myself to the next kit!

The funny thing is that I haven't got any Sugar Nellies or Magnolias yet! I'm still working from images that other people have kindly sent me.

You'll have to upload your first creation with the Cuttlebug on your blog Sharon, we'd all love to see it. AND it'd tempt me even further to buy one. I quite like the price of the embossing folders too - they're very affordable!

Anyone here make ATCs? I was think I'd like to try my hand at them. It's that sort of thing that can drive you to craft for craft's sake - not with photos or a specific card in mind. I like that idea. Also, there's a good Tilda and friends ATC challenges blog! I like doing challenges... they inspire me to try out new things!

Kevin x

[KatieMcF]

I like ATCs

[mrsb]

i am taking abreak from atc's at the moment , they are greta to have ,but what do you do with them once you have them ?? i have mine in a folder but i very rarely get it out to look at it . over the years i have collected some fantastic ones and some not so fantastic ones and some downright weird ones !!!! and i mean weird . fab little pieces of individual art though
well i am in my new room , or did i tell you that ...i have wayyy too much stuff i need a bigger room allready !!! must have a good sort out ..or stop buying stash , right im off to sort out !!:lol: as i have a big order of stash arriving some time this week ...eeek

[crafty pants]

I made one set of ATC's for a swap with the Design Collective organised by Jane Dean.....did you do that swap Kim? When I received everyone elses in return I thought they were excellent and mine were absolute pants!! I hate cherubs and guess what I did for my theme - yip CHERUBS!! bleuch ^_^
I can hear you all asking WHY did I make them.........it was the only small pictures I could find!! :huh: I did enjoy making the background though, I crumpled up and stamped on to plain white paper, ironed it then stamped some images and embossed with gold before attaching the cherubs etc

Here they are (I pity the people who got them):

[chocogirl0]

I didnt know what ATC were untill i googled it, their are lovely, had a look at your Sharon and their are very sweet.

Amy came home crying today, Thomas has got a day off on Thursday because of the teachers strike, and AMy's teacher is not striking so she has to go to school, she wasnt happy. Thomas was quite sweet to her actually, he said he would buy her a present on Thursday out of his pocket money, She was boo hooing and saying how it wasnt fair, to which he replyed 'Life isnt fair' and then when she was still crying 15 minutes later he then told her to shut up 'your getting on my nerves'

I work at the same school as them so i have got to take an unpaid day holiday to look after him, but hey a day off, I don't mind and i have only just gone back from our late easter break.

Hope you all had a fab monday.

Catch up with you soon.

[chocogirl0]

Sarah, that link was great, have spent my money, now just got to wait to receive it. I went to Scrap village, and got 10% off my order as it's the first time i have shopped with them.

Brought some glitter as well, as i haven't got any, and thought we may be including it for our first challenge.

xx

[crafty pants]

April week 4's challenge has been set by The Paper Addicts and can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219716).

sorry for the delay folks here is our challenge


To celebrate the 'International Creativity and Innovation Day' and the week following, the Paper Addicts propose the following challenge:

To celebrate the birthdays of three of our members, we challenge you to scrap a celebration theme (5 points)

Because you cannot have a celebration without some bling, add some bling to your layout (5 points).

To practise your creativity, add some stamping (10 points)

And finally we challenge you to use the sketch designed by our teamie Marie (10 points): http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154738&cat=500&ppuser=12276

To recap
celebration theme - 5pts
bling - 5 points
stamping - 10pts
our sketch - 10pts
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=154738&cat=500&ppuser=12276

We hope you enjoy our challenge. Be sure to share your LOs with us! Thanks for your participation.

we have some example los here
rak (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=156995&cat=500&ppuser=17539)
claire (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=153612&cat=500&ppuser=12329)
gwyn (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155743&cat=500&ppuser=14645)
marie (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155191&cat=500&ppuser=16243)
helen (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=153086&cat=500&ppuser=32198)
sam (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155509&cat=500&ppuser=12276)
jane (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157964&cat=500)

[crafty pants]

Tasha I am not surprised your daughter was upset especially when her brother was off. How old are your children again?

Bit of a disappointment that you will lose a day's pay too. Sounds like you have had a great spending spree though, I don't have a lot of glitter either.

Kevin I put in an order at Crafts U Love (http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/cuttlebug_embossing.htm)(a sponsor) for some embossing folders for the cuttle bug as they have a wide selection.
If you want I can emboss some paper for you. Infact that offer goes for anyone else. Just let me know.
I have these embossing folders:
Swiss Dots,
Baby Words,
Happy Birthday,
Divine Swirl,
Spots and Dots,
Tiny Bubbles,
Stylized Flowers.

[chocogirl0]

Hi Sharon, Amy is 8 and Thomas is 7. Thankfully she has calmed down now, but im sure i will have more tears on Thursday.

Yes i did enjoy my spending spree, brought some lovely papers, and some football brads for a LO on Thomas and for my MK Dons at Wembley LO. Cant wait for them to arrive.

[kevie192]

That would be lovely of you Sharon! Would help me decide :D

[crafty pants]

Kevin just PM your address and I can send a selection.
I have 3 of the folders at the moment from Mrs Mac's shop and I should hopefully receive the ones from Crafts U Love this week.

Are there any colours you wouldn't use?

[kevie192]

Oooh, Swiss dots is in HIGH demand and I can see why - So lovely and versatile. Can't wait to see what you've created with the embossing folders Sharon!

I've PM'd you my address - There's no colours I wont use. Thank you so much - it's very generous of you :D

Also, if ANY of my teamies would like me to cut something for them on my cricut/SCAL, I am more than willing. I can do any font that you can find and also dingbats so pretty much anything!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

I have made some Peter Pan characters for my son Peter's birthday card - he will be 5 on Sunday and is daft on Peter Pan at the moment.

I used the Cricut paper dolls cart and altered some of the clothes to suit my needs.

For those that have the cartridge: To make Peter Pan I used the caveboy's clothes and trimmed off a bit. Also put the pirate tshirt under it and clipped a bit to make the collar. His shoes are from the elf with the pom-pom cut off, the belt is from the indian headpiece as is the feather in his hat. The hat was trimmed down from another hat.
Hook's coat is from the three wise men, his hat is the girl's cowboy one with the top trimmed down. The frill on his shirt is fromn two of the pirate's waist scarves with the belt bit cut off. You get the dagger, moustache and hook with the pirate boy. Hook's hair is the mermaid's!!! and his sword is the knights....oh and both of them are wearing the prince's tights

The Lost Boys should be easy enough as there are "dressing up" outfits there. I am hoping that Zooballoo has a crocodile too.
His birthday card is going to have to be very long

[KatieMcF]

they are so cool

ph loves peter pan the book

[crafty pants]

Thanks Katie,

what does ph mean?

[crafty pants]

Ah got it I think you meant other half :D

[KatieMcF]

oops typo! :-S

[mrsb]

love those peter pan bits sharon.
got my camera batteries charged up again so i can take some pics now and upload them will maybe do that later on , some of my new room and some lo's

[kevie192]

Love the peter pan bits Sharon - really innovative of you!!!

If you don't have a crocodile, let me know and I'll cut one for you with SCAL. :D

Did you see the Magnolia's I'll be getting with the spring club? They're SOO cute!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

I have just been visiting a farm this evening with the kids church club I help at - we saw four baby lambs being born!!! everyone was so excited!!
Also saw cows and new born calves.

[crafty pants]

Love the peter pan bits Sharon - really innovative of you!!!

If you don't have a crocodile, let me know and I'll cut one for you with SCAL. :D

Did you see the Magnolia's I'll be getting with the spring club? They're SOO cute!

Kevin x


Thanks Kevin and if I need a crocodile I'll give you a shout :)
Where can I see the Magnolias?

[kevie192]

Here you go!

[crafty pants]

Wow, are you getting all them next month?

How can I find out about the stamp club?

[kevie192]

They were supposedly shipped on Friday so hopefully the end of this week or beginning of next! And the designs aren't available to buy on their own - we're uncertain if they will ever be!

I'll PM you with info :D

[chocogirl0]

Sharon the Peter Pan figures are great.

When you guys are talking about circuits, is that the same as a robo...? Might be a bit of a thick question but im getting really confused.

[crafty pants]

Thanks for the link kevin, I will get a chance to look at it properly tomorrow.

Tasha the Cricut runs independent from the PC whereas the Robo needs the PC. In order to use the Cricut you need to buy individual cartridges, which have tonnes on them.
In saying that however Cricut have now come out with software that allows you to weld (join) shapes together and do a host of other things as there is a USB port in the Cricut.

There is also a third party software called Sure Cuts A Lot that works with the Cricut too allowing you to cut any true type font from your PC, making lots of possibilities.
Kevin has the SCAL software so he could tell you more about it. I'd like to know if it can weld shapes together, hopefully Kevin can explain the recent version to us.

[chocogirl0]

Thanks Sharon so you buy a circut thing and then buy cartridges, not that I am going to buy one - well not at the moment anyway. How much does a circut cost? i am guessing at around £200?

[crafty pants]

The best deals are in the US Tasha. My mum bought me the original Cricut (it cuts up to 6x12") for my Christmas 2 years ago and it cost £270 from my local craft store. It now costs around £180 in the UK.
However I bought the Cricut Expression which can cut 12x24" from the US for £152. It would cost £300 in the UK.
The cartridges are around £45 - £60 in the UK but again I buy from the US at £25-£35 per cartridge.
Have a look at www.cricut.com if you click on products and then cartridges there is an option to view a sample of each once you click on one.

[kevie192]

SCAL lets you weld anything you want and shadows are created with the click of a button! You can also use Inkscape to make images and then cut them in SCAL - It basically lets your Cricut function just like a Robo!

I've finally made a blog! Link in my sig :D Hope you like it!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Here you go!


They are lovely Kevin, so cute.

Depite replying to your PM that I was off to bed and would look at the link tomorrow I have been and had a quick look just now. Do you know the images you are getting in advance?

[crafty pants]

SCAL lets you weld anything you want and shadows are created with the click of a button! You can also use Inkscape to make images and then cut them in SCAL - It basically lets your Cricut function just like a Robo!

I've finally made a blog! Link in my sig :D Hope you like it!

Kevin x


Can't see the link Kevin ??
I am off to bed anyway, don't want to be tempted to stay up any longer tonight :P

[crafty pants]

Ah I see the link now, it must have still been loading.
I'll have a quick look before I log out but will chat to you all tomorrow.
XX

[kevie192]

I only know those because someone else posted the picture. My guess is that someone in Sweden (that's where they come from) has received them and scanned them in so we can see what we're getting :D. They'd have been sent Friday in Sweden too.

Details of what we're getting is not released by Magnolia at all - it's a gamble but at that price nobody minds that!

Kevin x

[chocogirl0]

Wow, just had a quick look at the circut site - puts my Big Shot to shame.

Now off to look at your blog Kevin.

[chocogirl0]

Have looked at your blog Kevin, looking good . Unusual for me I was quick off the mark and have left you one of your first comments.

[Sarah Mo]

Blog looks great Kevin, love the cards too. I'm going to have to get some of these stamps but there aer so many nice ones to choose from.

Finally after 3 days I have managed to get my latest LO's on to my Blog.:wacko: :wacko: It seemed to be a problem with the website. :ph34r: Computers great when they work a real pain when they don't !!

[crafty pants]

Kebin your blog is fab. I left a comment on it last night.

My order came from Crafts U Love today but two of the embossing folders are out of stock...grrr, why didn't they say that when I ordered!! Kevin and Teresa do you want me to wait till I get them before I send you some embossed papers or shall I post what I can and send the rest later?

[Sarah Mo]

Sharon, which Scrap a Ganza are you going to ?? I thought there was only the one in Holland but just seen they are doing one in Stratford too.

[crafty pants]

Sarah I am going to the Holland one, it is easier and cheaper for me to fly to Schipol airport from Aberdeen than it is to fly to wherever in England and hire a car.

I paid for my flight using airmiles and cash. £25 of Tesco clubcard vouchers were exchanged for enough airmiles to get me on the lower tier. I also paid £60. Otherwise the flight would have cost £140

[Sarah Mo]

Just noticed the countdown on your sig how unobservent am I :P :P

[crafty pants]

Just noticed the countdown on your sig how unobservent am I :P :P

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Do you live anywhere near the Stratford one?

[Sarah Mo]

It's about 1 1/2 hours from here, depending on who's driving!!! Just don't think i can afford it this year , but worth thinking about for next year.

[crafty pants]

Just googled a map to see where you live - you are so close to Alton Towers too!! How long does it take you to get there.

[peechy]

hiya hunnies!!

2 entrants are not in the poll, The LO's weren't linked here and when i made the poll i went through here{the common room}:( (I did post last month to remind everyone to link here because some were nearly missed last month.)

there's 31 votes already counted so am not sure if it's feasible(sp) to shut the poll and re start it with the 2 entries that aren't included, however it seems a shame that the hard will go to waste... also the time taken to do the challenge.

what does everyone think?? shall i close the poll and do a new one or shall I just leave the poll up as it is??

Please try and post your answer in the Common Room ASAP :wub:

I'll post this in the bradette team threads too incase anyone misses it!

[Tcake]

:Dhi guys, just a quick post to say hello....i've added my marathon layout to my gallery for my brothers run.....Sharon happy to do what suits you with the cuttlebug stuff, will pm you my address..... Kevin there is as a Magnolia ATC swap open, Here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219913) is the thread.
hope to pop back later... HELLO :D to everyone.
Tx

[kevie192]

Thanks Teresa, I've joined it now :D Looks good to me!

Hope everyone else is OK. Sharon it's up to you about the cuttlebug stuff - I don't mind either way... Think I might just go and order mine now!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Just googled a map to see where you live - you are so close to Alton Towers too!! How long does it take you to get there.

Takes about 1 hour to get there in good traffic. Keith dropped Sam and 3 of his friends there for his B'day and picked them up later. Not my idea of fun, I don't like anything that goes faster than a carousel !!

[crafty pants]

I love theme parks! I am a real thrill seeker as is my DH and our kids :)

Kevin and Teresa I have embossed some already. I will email Crafts U Love to see how long the other 2 folders are going to take, if it is only a few days then I will hold on. If not I'll post what I have this weekend/Monday.
I am working today and tomorrow and also have my son's birthday party on Saturday. Also have a CJ entry to do for Tuesday and would like to look at some of the cybercrop classes this weekend. My son Andrew is going in to hospital on Tuesday for a small operation under general anaesthetic so bear with me if I am running late.

Catch you all later.

[crafty pants]

Here is a notice from Peechy that is posted in the Blue Brads common room:


Thanks hunnies!! love being a bradette:wub:

Ok so the new Poll is HERE (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=220144)!!! please let all your teamies know that it has been changed xxx

[crafty pants]

I just wanted to update you on the birthday books the class I teach have made. Not sure if anyone remembers me posting a few weeks ago to say that there was a small external fire at the school and that I had spent the whole day at work designing and cutting titles using the CDSS. ??
Well the books are finally finished :)
The children are going to sell each book for £4.00 to their family and all proceeds are going to their chosen charity. The charity is called the Starfish project and it is run by a local couple. They raise money to help look after and provide schooling for orphaned children in Ruiru, Kenya.

I have attached some photos of their birthday books.
Catch you all soon.
XX

[kevie192]

Aww they're excellent Sharon! Really professional too. You're such an inspiration that even the children are great crafters :D

Still not ordered my Cuttlebug... Gonna wait till I work out if I can really afford it or not! hehe.

STILL waiting for my magnolia spring club. I hope it comes tomorrow with my Wii Fit!

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

What is a Wii fit?

I still haven't heard back from Crafts U Love about my two embossing folders. Hope they will be sending me them next week and that I don't have to wait months ;)

Thanks for the lovely comments about the children's book's Kevin.

[kevie192]

Wii Fit is a new game/tool for the Wii games console. It comes with a balance board you stand on and tracks your weight etc. It has a personal fitness trainer and teaches you yoga, aerobics and more to help you get fit! Like an interactive fitness dvd.

That's not good about the folders Sharon! Hope you get them soon!

Kevin x

[Sarah Mo]

Fab birthday books Sharon i'm sure they will sell really well.

Picked up Wii Fit this morning for Sam for his console. Will have to wait for him to get back from school before playing with it (he's paid for it so can't take away that first go from him !!)

Ordered a few bits yesterday from Mod Scraps and Craft Obsessions, they were both dispatched yesterday aswell, so stalking the postie now !!

[mrsb]

i got my oreder from craftables yesterday too , lots of yummy stuff , loads of scalloped bazzill that i find hard to get . and a few cough cough !!! bottles of prima flowers as im running low .
sarah you shall have to tell me what the wii fit is like , oh and you kevie too , i fancy a go at that but its quite expensive so will wait for reports back .:ph34r:

i am settling nicely into my new room , keep finding a few other bits in the back bedroom though , and have to find space for it , now i have to shuffle a bit around to make room for my new bits :wacko::wacko:

[crafty pants]

The Wii fit sounds good fun. My boys hardly play their with the Wii, they prefer the Playsation or PSP, perhaps it is more suited for older children.
Sarah you are being very disciplined waiting for your "shottie" after your son has had his one :)


Great news Kim on the craft room front for you!!

Kevin I emailed Crafts U Love and this was their reply:

Your back order for either Swiss Dots/Perfect Paisley/Birds & Swirls

Sorry for the continued delay on the above Cuttlebug embossing folders. We have been informed by suppliers that the expected date on these items is now w/c 12th May. Unfortunately all suppliers including Europe & USA do not have these folders available as Provocraft are out of stock.

Blinking typical!! However at least I know that i wouldn't have been able to buy them anywhere else. I will post what I have to you and Teresa next week and send the rest on when I get them.

[kevie192]

Hehe! I ordered some card from the paper mill shop online this morning - you choose 5 types of card and they fill a box. Got one box of coloured and one box of white. I had a friend who sent me some magnolias stamped on card from there and I was really impressed.

STILL waiting for the Wii Fit. Emailed gamestation and they say it'll definitely come today! No stamps today though :(. I'm hoping the postman will bring them with my card tomorrow :D.

Also received my ATB Tape Writer today from the US. Was a bargain, much cheaper in the uk. It was only dispatched on Monday too!!!

Kevin x

[kevie192]

Aww thanks Sharon! That's also helped me to make a decision. I think I'll hold off on my cuttlebug for the time being because those are the 3 folders I REALLY wanted. I'll buy it when I know I can get hold of them :D

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

I agree Kevin, there is no point in spending the money if you can't get to emboss right away!

BTW what is a ATB Tape Writer?

[Sarah Mo]

Wii Fit seems really good, Sam actually let me and Beth on it first as he's gone out to do his paper round. I have a wii fit age of 39 :P :P :P :P :P
Which if you knew me is mad as i am so unfit !!!! All it does to work that out though is a height weight and balance test (with both feet on the board)

Tried a yoga exercise which involved standing on one leg and fell over :P :P Most of the exercises will be way beyond me as my hips are strangely rotated and I can't stand on my right leg without falling over !! But Beth is addicted already. The balance exercises are ok as so far they don't involve lifting a leg up.

I bet you will really enjoy it Kevin, it has lots of fun games as well as the sensible exercise stuff.

No packages from the postie today fingers crossed for tomorrow

[kevie192]

Sharon you can see what it does on this lady's blog here (http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com/2008/04/cute-card-thursday-challenge-4_05.html). The sentiment was made with it. I think it's quite neat :D

Fingers crossed that both of us get parcels tomorrow Sarah :D

Kevin x

[crafty pants]

Ah Kevin, I know what you mean now, it is a bit like a Dymo labeller.
Lovely blog there too, where do you come across the card blogs? That is what I need to browse through.

Sarah the Wii fit sounds good - I dread to think what my fitness level is. I did the sports test, where you bowl, play tennis and baseball..............my age was 70+ !!!!!!! :wacko::(:nono: not good at all! It was the bowling that let me down as I can't bowl for peanuts in real life and virtually. I have cervical spondylosis in the top of my spine and my throw is always "off" not sure if it is linked to my back or not. Speaking about backs, I was just commenting to someone this week that I think my slipped discs have finally healed, I had an MRI scan nearly two years ago that showed up two slipped discs and they have been bothering me in various degrees of pain levels, however for first time in ages I feel "normal."


My friend is emigrating to Canada and moves next week so I am off on a girl's night out tomorrow. We are going bowling (yes, I am crazy as my score is usually 30 something ;)) then having a meal before going to Bingo and then out drinking. I am really looking forward to it. Also got my son's 5th birthday party in the morning but thankfully it is being organised by the soft play place and all I need to do is turn up with my children and a cake :)
I am so tired tonight, I am sat in my PJ's already! so I am delighted I don't have a party to organise here.


Hope the posties come tomorrow for you two that are waiting. :)
Catch you all later.
X

[KatieMcF]

i would be in pjs if i didnt have to pick up OH from work !

[KatieMcF]

i would be in pjs if I wasnt getting hubby from work at 10pm. :-(

[KatieMcF]

oops.

[chocogirl0]

Hi, have been over on the CC forum, havent' managed to do any of the classes yet, but did manage to do one of the challenges. Its good fun thou.

Are we allowed to claim points for out team as well, and if so do we claim for 10 pts for SLO, or are we allowed to claim the points that are allocated to each challenge or class (it was 40pts for the challenge i have just done)

Hope you all had a good week, catch up with you all over the weekend.

x

[crafty pants]

Tasha you are allowed to claim points for the team but you have to wait until the cybercrop is over and they will tell you how much points each thing is worth. I think I read it in the Cybercrop question thread.
Also to claim points for your cybercrop team there is a points forum you need to visit too.