Fruitloops Fool About In April :P

[zaranth55]

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[April Rose]

Sorry Ladies if you couldn't get on to the link for Lloyds but I went back to have a look and they have Body Fat Scales advertised for £14.99
hope you don't mind me telling you

[clairewill]

Found you!

Jo - more than happy to help with pretend shopping, that's the only kind I can afford at the moment!
And that's fine, will post my stash to Joanne by the end of the week.

[helen_a78]

i like pretend shopping too....so just shout when you need us

[*Laura*]

cool, im going to store some scrap goodies now and will post on thursday x

[*Laura*]

right I must do some ironing....so just popping on to say that I have uploaded a couple of new layouts, I had a play with my new ally pally goodies!

They are on my blog, but also I have had a gallery clean out, so they are also uploaded here, firstly Baby Max (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157114&limit=recent) and Stop the trafik (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157115&cat=500&ppuser=9652)
Hope everyone is having a good evening x x

[~Rachel~]

Found you all!!

hi guys, hope your all well, (((waves to everyone)))

thanks for the congrats on DSS, just uploaded the pics to photobox to do a LO for him,

Jo- will get my stash swap stuff out thursday if thats ok with you,pretend shopping is good with me!

Laura- your LO's are gorgeous as per usual! a what a sweet baby,

Am going to now attempt to get some pics on my blog, so see you later aligator! :)

[zaranth55]

*sings* i've been dreaming of a true love's kiss....

guess who got enchanted on dvd today and is sitting watching it in her pjs right now?!

[sillyscrapper]

oooo, I wanna see that Louise! My boys wouldn't go to the cinema with me! lol.

Jo, I love the idea of pretend shopping!

It's been a heavy day at work today, all store managers in the country have been called to a big meeting tomorrow - according to the grapevine it's to do 2 of the store management roles (there are 4 in most stores, we all 'manage' our own area). Its supposed to be good news for one and bad for the other and I have been told my role is definately one of them. Please keep your fingers crossed for me!

I am puzzled by the challenge. I don't travel really so am finding it hard to think how I could incorporate a map! might take all week! I'm determined to get some good points this month though so will do it somehow!

Which reminds me - when I was looking at points for box I noticed a message from an old UKS member who used to be involved in the admin of points, she was letting Scrapdolly know that she was getting points emails. She said it sometimes took a couple of weeks before she forwarded them so teams weren't getting their points listed. Apparently some of the spreadsheets sent out to teams had her details instead of the right ones - any chance that is what happened to our points? We know they were sent so maybe the wrong email was given? Just a thought.

[fionas]

Hi all,
Margaret glad you had some time to chat with your Sis and it was the good times you ended on, another bjg hug on way to you.
Rachel Congrats to James on the rugby good on him.
Great LO.s girls have left comments.
Laura interested in knowing what the workshop was about sounds fascinating,
Louise enjoy the film it's great. Night all x

[helen_a78]

sarah hope its good news on the job front for you...i am too puzzled with this weeks challenge, no travel or holidays for us so the map is a problem....it does say map or plan though (doesnt it?)...so whats everyones thoughts on a plan???

Laura - i have left comments, but as rachel says brilliant as always.

[cardlynes]

Hi Claire

I know that your doing the cyber crop goody bag, Ive done everything except my pen, any ideas what I can do, am completely stuck!

Thanks for the pm!

Joanne

[fionas]

Just a thought for the challenge, Havn't looked at the discription of the challenge but it could be the underground or in our area we have castle trail maps and whisky trail maps. Historic site maps. even your own street map. or a map of the places you have lived. These migh not be any use but it might get you creative juices thinkin out of the travel box. Night night x
Sarah fingers crossed xxxxx

[helen_a78]

Just a thought for the challenge, Havn't looked at the discription of the challenge but it could be the underground or in our area we have castle trail maps and whisky trail maps. Historic site maps. even your own street map. or a map of the places you have lived. These migh not be any use but it might get you creative juices thinkin out of the travel box. Night night x
Sarah fingers crossed xxxxx

thank you fiona.....that has got me thinking......watch this space, lol

[clairewill]

Joanne - all i've done with the pen is wrap ribbon around it, and then a load tied round the top. Looks a bit rubbish though so going to have another think tomorrow night, probably will attach a few beads or something! I haven't decorated my box yet either, was thinking of stamping swirls all over and sticking on a few embellieshments!

Sarah - have got my fingers crossed for you xx

Think I might leave this week's challenge, have got so many other things to complete this week!

[cardlynes]

Hi Claire

That sounds like all I will do, Ive spent more than the budget easily and its full of stash, I hope she likes it, found it really hard though as looking at all the layouts in her gallery she has a digital die cutter and thats pretty much all she uses on layouts, so Ive put loads of other types of bits in in the hope she ejoys using some other bits and bobs!

Are you sending your anonomously or are you putting something in so she knows who you are, I might do and envelope with 2 smaller ones inside so she can pick whether she wants to know or not!

Joanne

[clairewill]

Thats a good idea about the 2 envelopes! I was going to stick a journaling tag on the box with my name on, because I think we will all find out eventually anyway via the feedback!

Really looking forward to getting mine! x

[*Laura*]

morning all,

Thank you for all your lovely comments, you are too kind!

It sounds like you have been busy preparing your cyber crop goodies, is that next weekend then?

Fiona - The workshop was actually part of my Girlguiding UK weekend I did in March, as a group we were looking at ways in which GUK can incoperate the issue of human trafficking into existing GUK resources, and the possibility of setting up an international community action project in Belarus.

Sarah - Good luck, let us know what happens...

I'm off to Uni today so won't be online at all, catch up with you all later on though! x

[helen_a78]

morning everyone!
have a good uni day laura

[clairewill]

Morning everyone! Have just been catching up on all of the Cybercrop pages, haven't looked for a few days and missed loads, including a Shimelle kit that looks really good - scrap your day for 12 months. Going to try to make up my own version :) And OMG the timetable looks so full, never going to be able to keep up with that! Laura - it's the weekend after next, 24-27th April. Still need to complete my Mystery Kit challenge before then!

Joanne - have you read any of the Goody Bag thread? Some people are doing stash/papmper mixtures and some are adament that it is meant to be a pamper swap. Even more concerned that my swapee likes what i've bought!

Sarah - any news?

[~Rachel~]

Hi all, hope your all well,
Sarah- i must have missed a post you wrote, are you starting a new job?
Laura- have a good day :)

Hello to everyone else ((waves))
well have just done the tesco shop (Grrrrr!)
should do some housework really, but its such a beautiful day i think i might go out instead!!
managed to get a couple of photos on my blog- it was a nightmare as i couldn't get them in the right place! so it took me a few attempts!
going to try & get some more on later,

have a good afternoon all, see you later x

[April Rose]

Hello everyone hope you are all well

Sarah fingers crossed for you - hope all goes well

I go on to see about the cybercrop and come back off as quickly as I went on :unsure: haven't done anything yet apart from talk to the person who adopted me - ah well I will have something else to worry about soon which should take my mind off the cybercrop :lol:

[cardlynes]

Hi Claire

Just read your post no, havent been on there this morning, mine is mainly scrapping stuff as my swappee didnt have much likes and dislikes in the pamper stuff.

The person making up my bag pm'd the organiser and I got a pm last night asking me for more ideas, Ive got all my likes and dislikes in my profile and all the pamper stuff is stuff you can get in tescos so was a bit surprised!

[cardlynes]

Gosh its quiet on here today!

[helen_a78]

i was just thinking the same!

[*Laura*]

hia all, I have been out at uni all day and just got back from WW. Lost another 1lb! yay! I have lost 8.5 lbs now, in 5 weeks, that's a whole baby max!!! crikey!

[helen_a78]

well done Laura, hope you are proud!

[clairewill]

Evening, it is quiet today! Well done Laura!

Nothing to report from me, just been to tesco :( and had my dinner!

[sillyscrapper]

Hi all, thanks for all your crossed fingers - I think they worked! My job is changing- well its actually going to stay pretty much the same as I do much more than my job description but it means I will get paid more and have the whole staff and the jewellery dept as my responsibility instead of just the sales advisors. My friend who is also one of our 4 managers isn't getting it so good though so is going to look for another job :(
i also lose my day off this week as I have to go to a meeting to find out exactly what the changes are and how its all going to happen. Its a pain but at least I don't have to do another dreaded CV!

I have finally thought of an idea for the weekly challenge - I do alot of charity walks, mainly at night and over Exmoor so i might have a go at doing one of the routes as I always get a couple of pics of my team. might actually make a good LO! I'm too tired to start tonight though so will have a go tomorrow!
I have started gathering for our swap, but I can't remember how much things cost! I really don't want my parcel to look mean!

i hope you all have a good evening

[helen_a78]

well done on the job sarah...more money for what you are already doing is always good aswell.
I am still struggling/thinking about the weekly challenge, but your idea sounds a great one, looking forward to seeing your LO.

[clairewill]

That's good news Sarah! x

[sillyscrapper]

Definatly a big sigh of relief on the job front!

I have a question about the swop - are we supposed to provide everything to make a LO? The problem is that I don't have any complete alphabets for a title. I'm happy to buy some if we agree that we should provide everything needed.

[Scrappydo]

Hi Sarah

Congrats on the job!

You don't have to provide everything for a layout, just send bits you don't want or need anymore. I've put yours in the post today.

I've done the weekly challenge, although I didn't use a handmade embellishments, so I will only claim 25 points. I will up-load tomorrow. I did a layout of my kids at Manchester Airport last year, on the way to Disney. I am really pleased with it, considering it was based on our time at the Airport!

Laura, well done on the weight lose, I've got weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed.

Jo

[April Rose]

Hi girls

Hope you are all having a good night - just back from tesco, thought I would just stop and say hello and then have cuppa then bed I am tired tonight

Sarah that's great news about the job - good luck with it all

I know what you mean about the swap I've been a bit worried about it also wondering if the papers I've got are any good and the bits and bobs also

Laura great news on the weight loss

[fionas]

Hi all. Laura that sounds really interesting. I'm glad that guiding is moving forward and keeping up with what is going on in the world. I felt frustrated when i was a leader as Guiding was stagnating. Human trafficking is a huge problem believe it or not we got many calls to Childline about trafficking of girls for marrige abroad and other more sinister reasons.
Sarah so pleased for you on the job front.
Going up to the cottage on thurs with the whole family as it is a local monday holiday so it gives us a few nights there.
I have ordered the thickers from QVC a friend sent me the link they look fab.
Have a good night F x

[sillyscrapper]

Thanks Jo, I will be able to send yours tomorrow now!

Off to bed now as early start in the morning. Night all

xx

[*Laura*]

that's interesting Fiona, I didn't know you work(ed)/volunteer for Childline. How did you get into that? A lot of Guiding resources now feature activities about human rights and international issues, and WAGGGS (World Ass. for Girl Guides & Girl Scouts) have just launched a new initiative to support the crack down on people trafficking, so myh workshop was looking into ways GUK coudl support WAGGGS.

Cool buy on the thickers front! They are a good bargain from QVC!

Sarah - well done on the job

Lou - I am going to sort your stash and will probbaly post Thursday to reach you on Friday x

[fionas]

Hi Laura yes I was a volunteer supervisor with the Aberdeen base from its opening about 4 years ago. Recently gave up as was unhappy about the way things were going since NSPCC took over.They have decided to dispense with volunteer supervisors and are now not taking on supervisors unless they have a SS qualification or willing to be taken on as staff.Which I didn't want to do. I felt appalled that they were spending doners money unnecessarly when it should be spent on answering more calls. CL was set up to be virtually run by vols where any job preferably would be done by vols.I am sad as I loved it.
If you are interested just contact your local base and you will be invited to a Vols info meeting and if still keen you will be invited for an interview then its a 10 week intensive basic training then ongoing training. I did some fantastic trainings one Called ASSIST a two day training on suicide intervention. worth every moment. You dont have to be involved in CL to do it and I would recomend it to anyone who is involved with young or vulnerable people. Its a canadian initiative and it really works. I believe it is a free training and you should be able to find it on the internet. will have a look if you are interested.
Sorry bit of an epic. F x

[~Rachel~]

Morning, i'm off to work now so will pop on & off during the day,
hope you all have a good day.
will catch up properly later, but well done to Laura for the weightloss, :)
& well done Sarah on the job :)
Jo- am looking forward to seeing your LO's with the bits on i sent :)
will sort out my stash swop stuff later as i haven't had time yet! this week is racing by very quickly!
see you all later x

[April Rose]

Good Morning everyone lovely morning here going to put washing out and get some of the dreaded h....work done today

DD has just gone to her English tutor so will have to go and get her in about hours time

will pop on later to catch up with everyone

[cardlynes]

ohhhhhhhh, my gogo kit just arrived loving it!

[clairewill]

:lol: you'll be overloaded with new stash this week! Will be going to the PO tomorrow hopefully, have found a few things to send you which I hope you'll like! xx

[helen_a78]

just checking in, a bit later then usual- had toddlers this morning and we had a rushed morning getting out of the house.
My gogo has just arrived, just a one off so far, looks good though, i got the silver ink which i am pleased about.
Will be back later, i have a dd playing with my laptop!

[~Rachel~]

ohhhhhhhh, my gogo kit just arrived loving it!

oooh is it nice?? i bet mine will be there when i get home, (hopefully the builders will have taken it in for me, as the builder is my Brother in law!):lol:

[clairewill]

Feeling complely inadequate about my CC goody box now. Someone has just posted pics of the one they've received and it's amazing! Think I'm going to have to have another rethink tonight, don't want my swapee to be dissapointed :(

[cardlynes]

Hi Claire

Im sure that yours will be fine I took a look after your posting and decided that mine too was inadequate but then again when I looked carefully at what I had got for them its not at all, its actually quite good in its own right, Ive only decorated a gift bag to put all my bits in and its all wrapped up with little tags with poems on them about whats inside, Im hopig that my swappee likes them all but if not, theres not a lot that I can do now, Ive done my best!

So leave yours as it is it will be fine, and whoever recieves it will be grateful!

Rachel, I really love the journalling book that came in the gogo kit, its lush!

Claire still sorting your stash doesnt look much when its in its pile but definatly does come to more than £5.00, I hope that you like it all, if not throw it back and Ill send something else, will post out first class tomorrow when I go to post my goody bag!

[Scrappydo]

Hi loopies,

I've not had much of a chance to chat over the last few days as I've been busy counting the stock. I'm about half way through now so it doesn't see as bad.

I still haven't take a photo of the weekly challenge but will def. do so soon.

I've signed up for Shimelles CC class, which is to scrap one photo per month for a year I think I can manage that.

Weight Watchers tonight - I hope I've lost so fingers crossed. I let you know later.

Jo

[clairewill]

Jo - Didn't manage to get a Shimelle kit but I managed to buy one of the MM Calendar books before they went out of stock everywhere! That's what I thought - I can manage a LO a month, and haven't tried any of Shimelle's other classes yet so should be good.

Joanne - looking forward to getting my stash, am sure it will be lovely, you have great taste in stash! You already know what some of the contents of yours will be so hopefully you won't be dissapointed!! And your box sounds lovely, all the little thoughtful poems! x

[cardlynes]

I didnt get manage to get one of Shimelles kits so Ive ordered a calender from the US acution site, cost £8.33 hopefully it wont take too long to get here!

I did just whip out Claire and get a couple more edible bits for my bag when I worked out what was in it there werent many so Ive added a few more!

[helen_a78]

Joanne i am sure anyone would be pleased to receive your gift bag.
Jo, hope weigh in goes well.

[zaranth55]

hey gang!!

my lovely postie left my gogo box with the shop over the road so i've been playing with it! that book is lovely lovely lovely!!

managed to lose my coat today, with my car keys in the pocket! spent more than an hour walking round the hospital before i remembered i'd left it in the doctors' mess that morning! oops!!

[cardlynes]

Lol louise, glad you remembered where your coat was in the end!!!

The book is lush isnt it, I really like the kit this time more my colourways and style than previous kit, although I ended up enjoying that and making some pretty good layouts with it (well I thought that they were anyway!)

[cardlynes]

Claire will post out your parcel tomorrow, added a few more bits as I dont want it to look mean (bit like my cyber crop goody bag, that is brimming and I dread to think what I spent!) I hope you like all your bits and bobs!

[clairewill]

Am sure I will love it, and will post yours tomorrow too!

Glad you're all enjoying your gogo kits! I think that it's the same papers etc that i'll be getting in my gogo greetings kit at the end of the month (obviously in a smaller size!)

[cardlynes]

Had a brill morning today, we have been having issues with Charlottes behaviour with other children since she was about 16 months (she is now 3 1/4) the last two weeks of term her pre school teachers said she was being better, but today was the test of time! We went off to one of those kids ball pond places near where we live and usually Steve and I chase round like blue arsed flies (sorry dont mean to offend anyone!) and today, we sat the whole time on the sofas like normal parents do, never having to follow her round and watch like a hawk! I can believe it, it was sooooo nice sitting drinking cups of tea and chatting like parents do in those places (those of you that have kids know what those places are like, giant mothers meetings!)

I feel human again! please please please let this carry on, I might even gain some sanity if it does!!!!

Sorry Im just sooooo pleased as this has been a real uphill slog for me, I even stopped going to toddler groups and library story times because she was soooo vicious with other children and I got soooo embarrassed, maybe in a few months we can start going again, get her really well settled and I can meet people again!

[helen_a78]

joanne- so pleased you had a good time at the ball pool place with your dd, hope it is a sign of better things.

[Scrappydo]

Hi Girls,

Joanne, I'm so glad your DD behaviour is improving, what a relief - I totally agree play centre's are mothers meeting areas - they're great if you want a bit of a break sometimes.

I lost 1.5lbs at WW tonight, rather pleased with that I must say. I've just got to keep it up now!

Jo

[~Rachel~]

Hi,
Joanne-thats good news about your DD, most toddlers go through some awful phase at some point, so lets hope she has now grown out of it, :)
also i'm a bit annoyed as i was meant to get the go2pieces this month and they didn't come :( so have emailed them so we'll see if they have any left now,( but the kit is gorgeous though)
Louise- glad you found your coat :)

Margaret-will send your goodies out tomorrow also, (hope you like!)
i hope everyone does a LO with the goodies they receive, then we can all have a look!
hello to everyone else,
(dreaded housework tomorrow:(
my DD is on work experience this week at 'Ragdale Hall' a health spa near us, so she's really enjoying that, she wants to be a beauty therapist when she leaves school next year.

well done on the weight loss Jo :)

anyway see you later girls, off to watch the tv for a bit, x

[sillyscrapper]

Evening ladies, been a crazy day today! Hope you have had all had good ones, Joanne I'm so glad you've had a good day with your DD. Jo, really well done on weight loss. Louise, that sounds like something I would do!

Jo, I have sent your stash swap today and received yours when I got home. I feel terrible now because mine looks terrible compared to what you have put in! Thanks loads. The only trouble is I really like the papers - which is bad news because that means I will find it really hard to use! My favourites always end up getting put back as no LO plans seem good enough to be on such lovely paper!

[clairewill]

Morning guys!

Was going to do some scrapping last night but took so long to package everything up for stash swap, goody bag swap etc that I ran out of time! At least i'm keeping the little post office near work in business!

Joanne - good news about DD! Jo - well done on the weight loss! xx

[helen_a78]

jo well done on the weight loss.

[*Laura*]

morning all,

Sarah - What did you get in your stash swop? tell us?

Louise - Yours is all packed and ready to go, I will take it to the post office on my lunch break!

Re: Gogo: I didn't get my kit yesterday! It normally comes 2 days after posting...fingers crossed for today. I can't wait to get the little MM notebook, I bought one at Ally Pally, but the coloured one instead of the B&W version, and they are scrummy!

Jo - Well done for WW! We can all keep inspiring each other to keep going! Check out multipack quavers - only 1.5 points! mmmm. so much nicer than special 'low fat' crisps

Joanne - Sounds like you had a relazing time with your DD! Lets hope it continues.

Rach - I hope you get your go2pieces, I think they normally keep a couple spare for problems like this...any news from gogo HQ?

Re: Shimelle: I missed out on the kit too! :( but probably a good thing as I have stash coming out of my ears at the moment! :nono:

Re life: I have a mock uni exam next tuesday, work is quiet today so might try and get some revision done!

L x

[April Rose]

Good morning Loops hope everyone is having a lovely day so far.

Joanne glad to hear everything is getting a bit better with your DD

Congratualtions everyone on the weight loss and glad to hear who got the gogo kits are delighted with them

Louise sorry but had to have a little giggle about your keys - glad you remembered in the end

Looking after my nephew today but hope to get the swap off to you today Rachel - I do hope you are not to disappointed.

[zaranth55]

laura - that is a very busy post!! i think you covered absolutely everything!! I've got your bits ready but haven't packed them up yet so hubby will post them on his lunchbreak tomoro. with any luck they'll arrive saturday morning.

[*Laura*]

Happy Birthday Margaret! I hope you are having a good day x x x

[clairewill]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGARET!!

:nono: for not telling us!!

[*Laura*]

laura - that is a very busy post!! i think you covered absolutely everything!! I've got your bits ready but haven't packed them up yet so hubby will post them on his lunchbreak tomoro. with any luck they'll arrive saturday morning.

coolio, cheers chick.

Yours is off on it's travels, it should be with you tomorrow, but let me know if it doesn't arrive within a few days!

L x

[April Rose]

Thank you girls

But after 21 again and again and again :lol: you tend to forget - oh that sounds as if I am nearly 90 (forgetting) :lol:

I have two cards at the moment and a pressie from my sister - O/H and D/S are at work so won't see them until later D/D is just up, she is on school break just now - I have my crop tonight so will be going there (as I have to open the hall) so will probably get taken for dinner over the weekend if I'm lucky

[helen_a78]

happy birthday margaret

[~Rachel~]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARGARET!!! :wub:
have sent off your stash this morning,

hello everyone, its exciting all this swapping stash!

Laura- Gogo HQ says it will start in May, but i'm sure it was meant to start April...Mmmmm? nevermind, i got the add ons so shouldn't complain :)good luck on your mock on tuesday.

I don't seem to have enough time in the day at the moment to get any LO's done! but am determined to get stuck in to that lovely gogo kit!, (perhaps if i wasn't on here so much i'd get more scrapping done!:lol::lol:

[*Laura*]

I don't seem to have enough time in the day at the moment to get any LO's done! but am determined to get stuck in to that lovely gogo kit!, (perhaps if i wasn't on here so much i'd get more scrapping done!:lol::lol:
That is the problem with UKS!

I am not doing very much work today...

Do any of you guys get scrapbook insirations? Do you know when it's due out this month?

I have a confession to make....


.....I am going to be in it! :P

[cardlynes]

Happy birthday Margaret!

Claire your stash went in the post 1st class today, its in a 12x12 paper envelope so if your not around in the day tomorrow you may get a red card! Hope you like everything, Ive popped a note in telling you all the brands, be careful with one of the little bits inside they are sharp! I have put a note on the outside of them so you know which one to open with care!!!

[~Rachel~]

That is the problem with UKS!

I am not doing very much work today...

Do any of you guys get scrapbook insirations? Do you know when it's due out this month?

I have a confession to make....


.....I am going to be in it! :P


NO WAY!!!! how cool is that, i've only just got the recent one so the next one won't be out til 29th April, TELL ME MORE!!!!

[*Laura*]

Well... I did the 'Ready Steady Scrap Challenge' !

You know the one where you get a kit in the post and have to make a LO out of it! Well I did that!

Obviously I have no idea if I 'won' or not, they normally have 2 Los and one wins. You don't get an extra prize or anything though. I did get to keep the rest of the kit, they will send my LO back.....oh and I got paid for it!

I can't tell you what the kit was or what the LO is though....you will just have to keep your eyes peeled for my smiling mug in there!

[~Rachel~]

Laura thats fantastic! what did you have to do to be able to do that?
did they approach you? or did you get in touch with them?

[clairewill]

Wow! You're going to be famous!!! Was going to anyway but will definately make sure I get a copy!

Congratulations!!

[April Rose]

Congratulations Laura will have to make sure I get a copy

Rachel hoping to get the swap sent to you in tonight's post having bit of a problem getting out this afternoon - I am a bit worried about this Rachel in case you don't like anything - sorry - I have the same problem when I buy for anyone

[*Laura*]

Cheers! I was actually asked to do it by Shimelle, she sent me an email! I think it was cos I was doing her journal your christmas class, and she saw my LOs on my blog (as you post what you make to her forum, and my photos linked back to my blog) and she got my email address from the blog!

I replied saying "yes please" and the next day my kit arrived!

I think Shimelle and a couple of the SI team do this quite often....they often look through people's gallerys on UKS and PM them asking them to get involved. My friend Leanne (tinkypen) got asked to take part in the sketch challenge this way, she was in the mag a couple of months ago!

[clairewill]

Yes I think so too, I often have a read of UK Scrapsmack (very amusing if you haven't already seen it!) and that's how people have said that they get selected for SI, and then once your in it's quite easy to get in again. Well you definately deserve it, your LOs deserve to be seen and appreciated by the whole world! xx

Looking forward to seeing what your kit was and what you've done with it. And fingers crossed that you win!

[~Rachel~]

aah well done Laura, your LO's are certainly worthy of being published, i really love your style! will probably be seeing more of you in there then in the future, & we'll have a famous team member!!! :)

Margaret- stop worrying you silly sausage!! i'm sure i'll love it, i hope you like mine too!!

[helen_a78]

well done Laura...will have to get a copy....you deserve to be in the mag and i hope you win!

[*Laura*]

awww fanks guys! My LO is a little different to what they normally has in as the challenge, but the kit was very difficult to work with! That's all I am saying ...(for now!)

I read the smack blog too, very interesting read most of the time! The girls on there certainly seem to stay on top of what is happening 'in the land of scrap', though they can get very personal. I don't post, but lurking is fun! It seems there are loads of lurkers, 2000 hits a day apparently!

[*Laura*]

oh and check out the new blog header!!! would love to know what you think!

[helen_a78]

great blog header- you have been busy havent you

[clairewill]

awww fanks guys! My LO is a little different to what they normally has in as the challenge, but the kit was very difficult to work with! That's all I am saying ...(for now!)

I read the smack blog too, very interesting read most of the time! The girls on there certainly seem to stay on top of what is happening 'in the land of scrap', though they can get very personal. I don't post, but lurking is fun! It seems there are loads of lurkers, 2000 hits a day apparently!

I'm a lurker too, wouldn't dare post for fear of getting shot down! There was a useful thread this week about kit subscriptions. I've been eyeing up the Studio Calico kits ever since!!

I remember the kit in last month's issue of SI was all papermania stuff, was a bit yukky! But I'm know yours will be fab!

Blog header will have to wait until I get home!

[helen_a78]

I'm a lurker too, wouldn't dare post for fear of getting shot down! There was a useful thread this week about kit subscriptions. I've been eyeing up the Studio Calico kits ever since!!


I dont know the site you are talking about, but i have just ordered a one off kit from studio calico to compare with the gogo....will let you know when it arrives. It was only £30 including shipping!

[clairewill]

I dont know the site you are talking about, but i have just ordered a one off kit from studio calico to compare with the gogo....will let you know when it arrives. It was only £30 including shipping!

Great, thanks would love to know what you think of the kit (and see some fab LOs from it of course!) There were 2 international shipping options too, which did you go with?

[~Rachel~]

saw your blog header Laura, its gorgeous, how did you do that then??!!

right got to go & pick DD up from work experience, see you later x

[*Laura*]

Here is the Smack blog (http://www.ukscrapsmack.blogspot.com/)

WARNING: I am posting the link as a favour to all you fruities who have not heard of this blog, I take no responsibility for the content, and must warn you that the subjects on this blog are often offensive and unsmypathic!

I just lurk here.....lurking means that you just read a website, but never contribute to the forums or discussions.

Essentially this blog exsists for people to bitch about scrapping (and very often UKS and the people on here) It is claimed that UKS is too soft and that you can not voice your true opinions....hence the blog. I think that they are quite popular in America.

Keep an open mind, and if you don't like it, then don't go back.

Please don't kick me

L x

[clairewill]

Well put Laura, it can get very snidey, and offensive, particularly to UKS. But it can be a good way to catch up on who's who and what's what.

[*Laura*]

I agree with you Claire, it's interesting to read about what is happening in the 'celeb' world of scrapping, I have learnt quite a lot from that blog!

[helen_a78]

thanks for the link laura will have a sneaky look.
I actually didnt get a shipping choice for the kit, it was automatically added (i think it was the cheapest as well). Dont know about the great LO's but i will have a go!

[helen_a78]

Just had a look at an old scrapbook inspirations mag and go by that date, it could be out this friday...but dont hold me responsible for that....it is a guesstimate

[clairewill]

Oooh I love parcels! OH has just emailed me at work to say that there's a Pizza box waiting. This should be my Calendar book for Shimelle's class along with some papers that also slipped into my basket when I was ordering from Artbase!!

[helen_a78]

just came back to say i dont know the days of the week....and this friday would actually be tomorrow...wouldnt it?!.....please someone help me!!! also anyone know where my arrows are...i thought i had some stamp ones....maybe i didnt get round to buying them, oh well.
Claire enjoy your parcel when you get home.

[April Rose]

Sorry girls left to go and take a phone call from my sister in oz then got caught up with other things - need to go for now dinner to get ready going out just after six to crop - will try and catch up later or tomorrow morning have a lovely evening

[clairewill]

:lol: Helen! Yes hurrah it's Friday tomorrow!!

Enjoy the rest of your birthday Margaret, and the crop! xx

[~Rachel~]

Just had a look at an old scrapbook inspirations mag and go by that date, it could be out this friday...but dont hold me responsible for that....it is a guesstimate

it says in my last issue of SI that its out on 29th April, so thats a week on tuesday i think!

[April Rose]

Rachel, just wanted to let you know that the goodies are on there way to you hope they are not to disappointing take care girls speak tomorrow

[Scrappydo]

Hi girls,

You've been chatty today. Happy Birthday Margaret!

Laura - that's great news about SI. I sometimes provide a kit for it - wouldn't that be fun for you to scrap one of my kits!:lol:

I've now up-loaded this Week's Challenge here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157392&nocache=1). Not a great one, I don't really like the aeroplane at the bottom, but I thought it would be fun on a layout about the kids.

I'm still stock-taking :wacko:so I'll let you know when I am ready for you to 'fantasy shop'.

Jo

[sillyscrapper]

Hi girls,

Happy Birthday Margaret! Hope you've had a lovely day.

I've had heavy meetings all day about this new job role and a new store that is opening near me in November. Its given me a headache so I prob won't be on much this evening. Mind you, my PC is playing up so much I prob couldn't be on all evening even if I wanted to! It just suddenly turns itself off when it feels like it. Very annoying.

I can't get this challenge LO together - i can't find a route of any of my walks - they are all a big secret and you only get a few co-ordinates and clues at a time. I'm useless at free-hand so even if I knew the route I couldn't draw it. (These walks are done at night and over the moors so no hope of remembering!)

Hope you all have a good evening - will try and post a pic of the lovely stash Jo sent me later.

[~Rachel~]

hi all,
Margaret, enjoy the rest of your birthday, looking forward to getting my goodies! x

Hi sarah, sorry you had a stressed day today, have a nice hot bubble bath & chill out!!!

great LO Jo, x

hope everyone has a good evening x

[zaranth55]

Happy Birthday Margaret!! Hope you have an lovely evening!

Love the new header Laura - digital scrapping?

I've had a wonderful day at work today - feeling very fulfilled and productive! And then I got home to discover our wedding album had been delivered (do you remember the stress we've had getting them to put everything in in the right order?) except it's exactly the same album as we sent back because it was still not in the right order! They've enclosed a complimentary copy of the photos on cd but no explanation of what's going on!! I'm so annoyed! Andy's taking care of it and I think we may end up taking legal action in the end. I've just had enough - it's ruining my memories of our wedding!

Ok, rant over. Off to check out scrapsmack. Hope it's an inflammatory as you've made it out to be! :D

[clairewill]

Sorry to hear about the wedding photos Louise. I've heard so many horror stories about wedding photographers, and I can imagine it does ruin the memories a bit :(

Sorry to hear about the stressful day Sarah - but the new stash must help a bit?! Please show us a photo!

Laura - love the new blog header!

Jo - great LO

Margaret - have you had any birthday treats this evening at your crop?

I've just made a Mediterranean Shepard's pie from scratch (very unlike me), took ages but it was lovely! Quite proud of myself anyway!

[helen_a78]

sorry about the wrong date for SI, as i said i was basing it on an old copy.
Margaret hope you have had a good day/night.
Jo- going to have a look at your LO, mine is starting to come together so should get it finished by the weekend.
Louise, hope you get your wedding pics sorted out.
Sarah, hope you start to feel better, and tomorrow is a better day for you.

[cardlynes]

Hi Everyone

Hope your day has been ok, sorry about the heavy meeting, go have a bath, glass of wine and chill out Sarah!

Laura love the new blog header, wish I knew how to do stuff like that! Congrats on being published, look forward to see what you have done with the kit!

Claire, shepherds pie sounds great, making me feel quite hungry!

Jo, let me know when that virtual shopping si set up, but I also want to go shopping before the cyber crop, need some cardstock for real so dont leave it too long!

Louise, sorry about your photo's, I know what its like, my hubbys mate did the pics for our wedding and he didnt get half the shots I wanted,didnt even get one of me and my dad which I was really annoyed with and to be honest they werent that great either!!! Im sure that it will get sorted eventually, dont let it destroy all your happy memeries they are too precious!

[*Laura*]

morning all,

Thanks for the blog header compliments, though I must admit that I didn't make it myself! i paid someone in stash to create it for me!!! he he!

I got two kits this morning, so am going to be busy busy busy at my crop tomorrow! I got my gogo kit and my first US kit! Both very different!

Jo - Can't wait to fantasy shop, I quite often window shop at sponsors, add loads of stuff to my cart and then get too guilty and leave without buying anything! I think the kit I had from SI was from Jillybeans this time, how often do you provide a kit for them then?

Lou - I am sorry to hear about photogate, I hope you get it sorted! Maybe your fruitloop stash swap will cheer you up today! :lol:

Margaret - Did you have a good crop? scrap much?

I am off in meetings all morning, so back online later!

See you later alligator! x x

[helen_a78]

Morning everyone, i got a bit of the weekly challenge done last night, but was late back from brownies with a grumpy ds and then put him to bed, watched army wives and a bit of new builds from hell...and then went to bed, hope to get it finished tonight or tomorrow. Need to get my camera back from my mum so i will be able to upload pics. I find its easier for me to upload every LO to the gallery then i can keep up with the points easier...i am easy to confuse.

Laura which is your US kit...is it the one you showed us a link to a while ago?
as for the window shopping - i am always adding things to a cart and then deciding 'no, i dont NEED it right now'

[clairewill]

Hurrah it's Friday!! Anyone up to anything exciting at the weekend. I think the only plan so far with me is a haircut tomorrow (only a trim!!).

My MM Calendar turned up yesterday, although they said it was 15" by 7" it looks huge!! Can't wait to see what Shimelle has planned for it!

Had a bit of money to burn from selling a Cricut Cartridge so have bought myself a US kit from Story of My Own. Looked at loads of US kits (was tempted by something really funky but my scrapbooking skills aren't quite ready yet!) before deciding on their March one, it's full of the new Sassafrass and a gorgeous set of stamps to match! Hope it doesn't take too long to arrive!

Started on my CC mystery kit LO last night too. Once I got going it seems to be going ok, although I haven't decided on the photo or title yet, just been cutting the papers and ribbons up!

[April Rose]

Good Morning everyone

Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday

I am so excited I got a new camera - will need a lot of reading and help on how to use it - it's a Sony digital - so if anyone can help please

Went to the crop last night didn't manage to finish anything as we talked about the all day crop we are having and trying to organise that a little so fingers crossed that it will be a success

Laura - I was telling the ladies at the crop last night that you are going to be in SI and the blog is great - enjoy your meeting

Louise - sorry to hear about the pictures

Jo - just had a look at your challenge LO it's great

This computer is going slow at the moment, will go and see what I can get up to and look in later - hopefully it will be a bit better

[*Laura*]

hello all,

Rachel - I have a scrapagogo april go2pieces that I am looking to sell, I thought I would offer you first refusal! six pounds including P&P if you want it! Let me know!

Margaret - How exciting about the new camera! I love new toys! Check out the photography thread on UKS they are very helpful and some great free guides on how to use your camera are available there!

Claire - Have we all gone kit mad! :lol: I got a sweet spuds kit this morning, very bright and funky! I feel a bit scared!!! I will upload a pic to my blog in a little while! It's going be fun having a play with it though...I checked out the kit you are getting...nice...my fav thickers! and i love those october afternoon stamps! Deers are clearly all the rage! I got that deer paper in my sweet spuds kit! Can't wait to see what you make with it!

Helen - Its a sweet spuds kit...is this the link I posted? I can't remember!

[~Rachel~]

hello all, hoorah! its friday!! hope everyone has a lovely weekend

Margaret- has your stash swop arrived yet? i sent it first class so that means you will probably get it next friday!:lol:

Claire-can you show us a pic of your US kit??? i'm going for a peek on the site you got it from :D

i'm at work til 4 today but will stay logged on & keep popping in & out!:)

i'm trying to copy a joke E-mail i got onto this post but its not working? can someone tell me how to do it please???? the normal copy & paste thing isn't working, do you have to do something different when its an e-mail?

Laura- ooh yes i'll have it please, do you want a cheque or paypal?:)

[helen_a78]

yes laura it was the sweet spuds link.
Rachel- dont know about the email, i thought cut and paste would have worked.

i got an email about the gogo kit, it said you could download classes...where??...does anyone know the link? thanks

margaret, have fun with your camera.

[~Rachel~]

been thinking i'm a bit bored with our 'fruitloops' logo now! shall we make a new funkier one? & who wants to do it???:lol:

[*Laura*]

cool Rachel... if you paypal me at laurabuckingham@hotmail.com and I will pop it in the post to you today!

Helen - I think the pdfs are on the gogo club house!

[~Rachel~]

cool Rachel... if you paypal me at laurabuckingham@hotmail.com and I will pop it in the post to you today!

Helen - I think the pdfs are on the gogo club house!

Laura- all paid :) thanks

[*Laura*]

cheers rach, I will pop that in the post to you first class today! Do you want it sent recorded? L x

[clairewill]

Yep will show you all a picture when it arrives, but there's a detailed list on their website I think. And it was about £27 with postage, which is not too bad. You don't seem to get masses of stuff in the kit because of the stamps, but enought to make a few good LOs I should think! Deers are very fashionable at the moment, are owls on their way out?!! Laura - looking forward to seeing what you do with your sweet spuds kit, was it the one with apples in, or am I thinking of something else? I don't think i'd have enough cool photos to go with funky kits like that!

Rachel - no idea about the cutting and pasting sorry, don't know why that wouldn't work! And yes I agree about the Fruitloops logo - will speak to OH tonight to see if he knows how to do new flashing logos and i'll have a play.

Margaret - hope you are enjoying the new camera! What a lovely present!!

Joanne - did your new stash turn up? x

[~Rachel~]

Laura- if it doesn't cost any extra then recorded is fine, if it does don't bother :)

Claire- look forward to seeing what you OH can come up with re the logo,
Margaret-enjoy your camera, hopefully i'll have mine next week!?
Louise- hope you get your wedding pics sorted soon :)

[*Laura*]

I know what you mean Claire...the photo thing is a dilemma! i am planning to have a bit of a sort out tonight so I have some good ones to take to my crop tomorrow! I love the stamps you are getting with your kit, they are mega mega cute!


I have just updated my blog with a pic of the spuds kit!

[*Laura*]

Rachel - It won't cost any more, I just didn't want to give you the hassle of having to stay in/go to the post office! Its a very light parcel so no problem at all!

[~Rachel~]

Rachel - It won't cost any more, I just didn't want to give you the hassle of having to stay in/go to the post office! Its a very light parcel so no problem at all!

Ok just send it normally then :)

[clairewill]

What's everyone up to at the weekend? :D

[helen_a78]

just having a play with signatures...

this website http://www.familylobby.com/create-glitter-text-graphics.asp if you want to have a play...it doesnt advertise underneath which is good

[zaranth55]

ooh, i like that, helen! the colour's great.

laura - love that kit. the colours are so bright - i think something in the stash swap will go quite nicely with them!! hubby's popping it in the post at lunchtime today.

no plans for the weekend yet - gonna play with my gogo kit i think. talked hubby into going to asda last night (9pm) to buy glue when i realised i had nothing to stick with!! printed some photos too so plenty to get on with! might have to start with a scraplift or a gallery trawl though - severely lacking in inspiration. all the kit is so lovely, i really want to use it but i also really want to do it justice!

doing baby checks at work today - good excuse to cuddle perfectly normal babies (you have to comfort them after you make them cry!!) :D

[clairewill]

Hmm not sure i'd like that Louise, i would be scared the babies would be sick on me! And I don't have the slightest bit of maternal instinct!

I always have a look at the LO sketch sites when I need some inspiration if that helps you?

Helen - like the colour of that signature, is that a Disney font?

[helen_a78]

yes it is disney...only kept in on as i havent had chance to change it back...have a look at the site you may come up with something better, evie is demanding attention so will be back later....

[cardlynes]

Afternoon everyone,

Spent this morning in town, got conned into buying dd a wooden farm in elc, how I dont know, anyhow Im not £24 light (only wish it was 24lbs!)

My goodies arrived and I have just unpacked them, thanks soooooo much Claire, they are fab, have yours arrived! Will be busy with them all over the weekend, those alphabets are brill, but you certainly put more than £5.00 in didnt you!

My Cybercrop box also arrived, full of goodies Ill pop them on my blog later, as Im at my mums not at home!

[clairewill]

My goodies arrived and I have just unpacked them, thanks soooooo much Claire, they are fab, have yours arrived! Will be busy with them all over the weekend, those alphabets are brill, but you certainly put more than £5.00 in didnt you!


Maybe, but I wanted to make sure you would like it :D! And glad it's arrived safely! I haven't been home yet to check my parcels, but they may have been kept hostage by Royal Mail as OH won't have been in to answer the door!!

[Scrappydo]

Hi girls,

I've been busy again today but the stock take is nearly finished - I have counted every single piece of cardstock and paper and all the embellishments - I think I need a holiday!

Laura, I do the SI kit a few times a year and I've got some stash coming up in the May and June issues.

I finally got around to ordering my American Crafts Albums and they arrived today, so I've had a play, although I haven't put any layouts in yet. I've also received my MM Calendar for the Shimelle class.

Sarah - Wow! Thanks for the stash, I love it all! Especially that cute butterfly - it's too gorgeous to use, so I'll save it for a special layout. I'll try and take a photo of it all over the weekend.

Back later.

Jo

[*Laura*]

ohhhhh Jo...what american craft albums did you buy? All my albums are AC and I luuurve them!!!

Lou - has my swap parcel reached you yet? Can't wait to see piccies of everyone elses!

Rach - I sent your G2P first class today. p.s. thanks for the blog comment! :lol:

Re this weekend: I have a dinner date tonight. OH and a few friends, we are going for noodles and wine! yay! Then scrapping tomorrow. (after I have taken OH to the airport for 7.15am! yikes!) So will have the house to myself until sunday night so I can revise in peace!

He is not going away just so I can revise! He is off on a stupid boy trip to watch football!

[helen_a78]

same as most weekends for me, work tomorrow morning....followed by DH complaining about what are we going to do in the afternoon....any suggestions followed with a grunt (from DH) then deciding what we could do followed with a 'its too late now'....men! he is on holiday next week as well....how will i cope, lol

[Scrappydo]

Laura, I bought 2 12 x 12 Albums, one black and one blue and some 8.5 x 11 page protectors to use in them as well. I'm going to try and sort out some layouts tonight as I have all my scrapping from 2008 (that's 57 layouts) to file away.:unsure:

My mum is visiting for a few days so tomorrow night OH and I will go out for a meal, I can't remember the last time we went out together on a date! :D Then Sunday morning I have to take DD2 to a kids party at a play centre then will chill out on Sunday afternoon and evening. I don't know if scrapping will be involved but I hope so. I am determined to get my Disney photos from last year scrapped. In between times, I'll be on the web-site and UKS.

Do you think we should set a deadline for scrapping something with our swapped stash? Its the CC next weekend, so I was thinking of say by the end of April - what do you think?

Jo

[~Rachel~]

hi guys
jo-end of april sounds good to me, hope you enjoy your 'date' :)

i had a little red card waiting for me so it could be Margarets stash, or something i bought from marketplace:ph34r: or something else that i may have forgotten about!:lol: will have to remember to get to the sorting office early as it shuts early on a saturday.

i have nothing special planned this weekend, just chill & lots of sleep, hopefully as i'm so tired,
Laura-enjoy your peace & quiet this weekend!

i did a LO last night from the gogo kit, not that happy with it, especially as it started out as a 12x12, but i cocked it up & had to trim it down!:lol:
its here anyway if you want to look!
HERE (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157498&cat=500)

[zaranth55]

my lovely parcel arrived today and fit through the letterbox perfectly! thank you so much laura - everything's lovely!!! i can't believe you sent me a sharpie!! i'm very excited! (sad isn't it!!) everything's so bright and cheerful - i have no idea how i'll use it all! thank you!

baby checks were lovely - couple of little things that needed further investigation but otherwise all ok. the thing is... now i really really want a baby!! it's not just the babies - it's all the new mums and dads. they all look so tired but so happy too. i want a baby!!! :P

[clairewill]

And what does DH think about that Louise?!

Please do, it would be great to get to make some lovely baby cards and pressies for you! And think of the LOs you can do!! xx

Joanne - unfortunately royal mail have my parcel held hostage, but can collect tomorrow morning!

[April Rose]

Rachel your parcel arrived today you have sent far to much it was more than the £5.00 we had to spend or I will just have to come shopping at your craft shop :lol: Thank you sooooooooo much

[zaranth55]

hubby's not so keen. some nonsense about buying a house, getting some savings, planning for a family..... pish!

what do you think of this one? i like the pink glitter the best of the colours.

[~Rachel~]

Rachel your parcel arrived today you have sent far to much it was more than the £5.00 we had to spend or I will just have to come shopping at your craft shop :lol: Thank you sooooooooo much

:lol::lol: your welcome, Margaret, they were bits & bobs, so they don't really add up to much, & i have plenty of the blank books, so thought you might like to do something with one, anyway (DO YOU LIKE IT!!!)

Claire, mine is held hostage too :(

Louise- i knew you would go all broody today after being with all those babies!!:lol: just remember- what they are like when there screaming there heads off & you can't hand them back if there yours!!:lol: & not to mention all that poo & sick!!!:lol:
(like the logo by the way, )

OOH & thanks for the comments in my gallery girls x

[sillyscrapper]

Great LO Rachel! I have 2 sheets of that weird 'graph paper' acrylic, one in black and one in pink and I've never known what to do with it but you've shown me it can be used with great success! Thanks.

I'm glad your stash arrived safely Jo.

All this talk of kits arriving is making me wanna order some! However fate is intervening - my pc is still shutting down whenever it feels like it and usually as I click onto a sponsors link! Hopefully in about 6 weeks my promotion will have gone through and I'll be able to stop stash dieting!

I'm desperate for some decent sized alphabets - ideally i would love either a cricut or craft robo but that'll have to wait a while! Do any of you have either of these? I'm saving my pennies and will have to start thinking about which I want so i know how much to save. Robo sounds great as you don't have to buy additional carts, but seems a bit tempramental! Might have to look at some sizzix alphabet sets in the mean time! The ellison site has some discontinued sets cheap.

I'm off work this weekend, woohoo! Its very unexpected but I'm not complaining! Hope to get some scrapping done as I haven't done anything this week!

[*Laura*]

louise - you are more than welcome! I am glad you like the sharpie! They write on anything!!! re. the baby thing, I totally know what you mean...I get mega broody at times, think it's as i'm at premium baby making age!!! But it's not a good time right now, I have to agree with your DH about saving some money!

Sarah - you should defo try some kits, I love them! get a couple of different ones to see what you like. I would recommend scrapagogo as a good place to start! Also have you seen the post on general scrappintg about 'sir cuts a lot' its a software programme for the cricut so it can cut any font like the robo!!! that would be my choice!!! or...have you thought about getting some alpha stamps???

Jo - you should get some six x 12 PP too, they look fab in the AC albums

Right friends are about to turn up, so I'm off out for noodles and wine, I'll be back tomorrow night with some LOs to share!!!

[sillyscrapper]

Thanks for heads up on that cricut package - am going to find it right now! Hope you enjoy your evening Laura.

BTW, as I have 4 children between 11 and 2 i'm sure I can come up with some horror stories to keep your hormones at bay if you want me to!!! LOL

[helen_a78]

I dont have anything for cutting letters at the moment, i quite like the look of a new little machine coming out hopefully julyish time...i have forgot whats its called at the moment but one of the others will hopefully know what i am talking about...
louise dont talk about babies i keep thinking about no. 3 , one min i am all for it then i go off the idea, lol- never been very good at decisions.

[helen_a78]

just uploaded the weekly challenge here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157521)

[clairewill]

Sarah - i've got a Cricut so can (try to) answer any questions if you have them. Haven't tried the software yet, waiting for OH to put together our old PC for my craft room then can have it on permanently! You could always pick up a sizzix or a cuttlebug fairly cheaply to cut some alphas for the time being though? Or buy some stamp sets?

Completely stuck on a musical themed photo to use on my mystery kit LO. Have done it completely in the wrong order - LO first, photo second!! Need to scour some song lyric websites to see if anything fits!

[clairewill]

Just had an email about this event http://www.scrapbus.co.uk/booking.html, one of the organisers goes to my crop (and I think they are all on UKS).

Just wanted to let you know in case anyone fancied a trip to Wales (and of course a day in my company!) It's in Newport so only 10 minutes 'over the bridge'!

[helen_a78]

sounds great claire, think wales might be a bit far though...
oh pls someone tell me what that little nifty machine is called something beginning with an s i think.....its really bugging me now

[clairewill]

Helen do you mean The Slice. Little cutting machine that's due out later this year!

[helen_a78]

slice...thats it, many thanks claire i will be able to sleep tonight now.

[zaranth55]

don't worry claire - i've just set-up a LO then found a photo and had to rotate my LO to accomodate it! playing with my gogo kit. i'll have to wait til tomoro to finish it - hubby snoozing on the sofa so i think i'd better take him to bed!! see you all in the morning!

[sillyscrapper]

Morning Loops!

Claire that retreat sounds promising - my sister lives in Cardiff and has just started so I'll see if i can get her to come with me. Have you been to any of their events before? Haven't done anything like this before - used to go to a monthly CM crop but thats it! Has anyone been to a scrapaholics crop or retreat? My closest one is Exeter which is a bit of a hike but i have to go there fairly often anyway.

[zaranth55]

morning sarah! have a nice lie-in? i've just uploaded my first april gogo lo (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157561&cat=2).

[sillyscrapper]

Great LO Louise. I haven't looked at any of the classes on here. I like the challenges but thats as far as I've been. The photography forum has some great links to tutorials for my new camera but apart from here thats all I generally read. This place is so huge it's still a bit overwhelming - and hard to jump into threads when everyone knows each other already! I feel blessed to have found you gals who have all made me feel welcome.

[zaranth55]

i still haven't found everything on here - the girls were talking about the marketplace earlier this week and i didn't even know it existed!

shimelle (http://www.shimelle.com) is well worth checking out though - she does a christmas journal project/class every year which is how i found her. she runs other things through the year as well - at the moment there's a project/class about homes and in february she did a free journalling class with a different prompt each day.

one thing i do like about uks is the font of the week - been downloading nice fonts all morning!

[clairewill]

Morning Loops!

Claire that retreat sounds promising - my sister lives in Cardiff and has just started so I'll see if i can get her to come with me. Have you been to any of their events before? Haven't done anything like this before - used to go to a monthly CM crop but thats it! Has anyone been to a scrapaholics crop or retreat? My closest one is Exeter which is a bit of a hike but i have to go there fairly often anyway.

Morning everyone! Sarah - would be great if you could make it! I know it's a bit far for most people, but ideal because of your sister. They are a new organisation, this will be their first event which is probably why there aren't many details on the website yet.

I won't be booking until payday anyway!

Great LO Louise, that kit is just so stunning!

[April Rose]

Morring girls hope you are all having a lovely day so far

sorry forgot to sign out last night it looks as though I've been on here all night and not spoke to anyone :D sorry

When I hear all you girls talking about classes, etc on here I am totally lost - but I am going to go and have a look in the photography section to see if I can get any hints on the camera

[clairewill]

Joanne - just been to the post office to retrieve my parcel. :D :D it's perfect, really amazing!! Love everything in it, and you must have gone over £5 too! :wub: THANK YOU!! x

My CC goody bag didn't turn up this morning :(, so your package gets my undivided attention all weekend :)

There's now a photo on my blog if anyone wants to see...

[helen_a78]

hello everyone, very quiet morning at work so that was nice, was going to go shopping this afternoon but its soooo cold.
Thanks for the comments on the weekly challenge, i need to thank margaret for helping me to come up with the idea.
Margaret the photography forum is great, they helped me when i had a question about my camera.
Louise- lovely LO
Sarah, i still dont know my way around every where on here, but thats the good thing you can pick and choose and explore more when you need to

[cardlynes]

Hi everyone!

Claire, am sooo pleased you liked all your bits and bobs, did my best with the alphabets! Wasnt sure about the papers, but hopefully you can find something to do with them!

[clairewill]

Joanne - the papers are always useful, even if i use them for cardmaking!

OH has gone off to the pub so I have an afternoon of uninteruppted scrapping! x

[sillyscrapper]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who still doesn't know everything about this site!
I have finally got some scrapping done, here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157608&cat=503) is my weekly challenge. The plan might look simple, but believe you me it took me about 4 attempts! I really am rubbish at drawing - even if its only a few wiggly lines! lol.

I have also taken a pic of my scrummy stash from Jo. Thanks again!

[~Rachel~]

Hi ladies, how are you all?
Just got back from town, just had some lunch & a potter round, didn't buy anything, but did have a look at the camera i'm getting for my B.day, it looks quite snazzy & more importantly easy to use!,

Thanks for all the lovely comments on my gallery (i nearly didn't upload it as i wasn't very happy with it!)

Claire-the scrap bus trip sounds good, but i think i'm in London that weekend, + i really have to save up for the cruise if i want to do lots of shopping while i'm there! (and your stash from Joanne is lovely too!)

Didn't manage to get to the sorting office this morning, so will have to go monday, (i think its Margarets stash )

Sarah- nice stash!

Laura-got the go2pieces this morning,thank you, there quite nice, like the brackets)

Well DH is snoozing in the lounge, DD is staying at friends tonight, so a nice peaceful evening planned, also DH going to watch my nephew play rugby in Macclesfield tomorrow so he'll be out all day, so a day of chilling & scrapping planned :)

Sorry for the long post! :)

[helen_a78]

looks like everyones got some lovely stash.
not done much this afternoon, just a little shopping, hope everyones having a good weekend

[zaranth55]

evening all. been busy scrapping today. otherwise had a bath and went to the supermarket. i love the weekend!

[helen_a78]

louise- are you going to show us your scrapping you have been upto??

[*Laura*]

hia fruities!!!

Firstly, thank you soooo much for my stash parcel Louise, I love the animal stickers and the rik rak! And you are right the ribbons are the most hideous thing I have ever seen! How on earth am I meant to use them in a LO??? :lol:

I will blog a piccie later tonight!

I had a fab crop today and did 5 LOs!!! I am just working up the strength to scan and blog them! I had a great play with my new kit though and did lots of stamping.

L x

[clairewill]

Have been continuing to work on my mystery kit LO this afternoon. Am trying to think of original ways to use it, as I'm not that keen on it!

Looking forward to seeing the LOs Louise and Laura!

[helen_a78]

claire i know what you mean about the kit, i have a pic to use and i looked at the kit again today, i have no idea what to do with it....oh well i am sure we will come up with something....i dont like the look of the letters at all.

[clairewill]

Yes the letters are ugly aren't they - and I can't even really see which letter is which!! But I've found a new use for them, and cut my title on Cricut!

[*Laura*]

Helen and Claire... what did you get in the kit? and what is it that you have to do with it?

[helen_a78]

Yes the letters are ugly aren't they - and I can't even really see which letter is which!! But I've found a new use for them, and cut my title on Cricut!

i shouldnt even say but is the new use for them - the bin- i was going to do a search to see if we could use anything else for the title, i would need to either hand write, stamp, or use the pc.

[helen_a78]

Helen and Claire... what did you get in the kit? and what is it that you have to do with it?

are we allowed to say???

[clairewill]

It was a mystery kit and i'm don't think we're allowed to say the contents on here (but they were posted on Scrapsmack!). It's a purple/green theme (hmmmm), and the LO has to be a musical theme for our CC team. I'm using a song title from a musical film.

[clairewill]

i shouldnt even say but is the new use for them - the bin- i was going to do a search to see if we could use anything else for the title, i would need to either hand write, stamp, or use the pc.

:lol: no it wasn't the bin, they are on the LO sort of! Have you got any kind of die-cutter?

[helen_a78]

:lol: no it wasn't the bin, they are on the LO sort of! Have you got any kind of die-cutter?

sorry, hope you arent offended....no i havent a die cutter:(
hopeful of the slice (yay i remembered the name, lol)

[clairewill]

Helen - sorry didn't mean to sound offended!! The bin would be my second choice of place for them!

The slice does look good I agree x

[helen_a78]

Helen - sorry didn't mean to sound offended!! The bin would be my second choice of place for them!

The slice does look good I agree x

no, you didnt sound offended, but it was a naughty thing for me to say

[*Laura*]

ok....that's fine....I have no idea what a mystery kit is though....does everyone buy one and then make a LO for the cybercrop? Is that the general idea?

[clairewill]

One sponsor for each team was selling a mystery kit so, apart from the colour and theme, we didn't know what would be in it. There a section in the gallery to upload to, but the entries are invisible until they are revealed at the start of the CC and I think you can then vote for a winner (:lol: pick me!!). The kits are sold out but there's a non-kit version of the challenge too.

Probably wouldn't bother buying one next time though, not really worth £10!

Phew, need a cup of tea now!

[*Laura*]

ahhh I get it! I wasn't thinking of getting one, but wanted to know what you guys were chatting about!!!

[clairewill]

Have just discovered the Sure Cuts a Lot programme for my Cricut, so I can cut any font from my PC - how amazing would that be!! Just trying to test it out now, i'll let you know if I succeed!

[*Laura*]

cool! sounds fab Claire, good luck with that!!!

I have just uploaded 3 of my LOs from today:

To the Bar! (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157664&cat=500&ppuser=9652) and smile for facebook (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157666&ppuser=9652)and Check the Zoom (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157668&ppuser=9652)

I have been playing with my new kit!!!!

[sillyscrapper]

oooo! Def let us know how that goes Claire - if I plump for the cricut I will want that too!
I have just been sent email from local craft shop - they have new basic grey stash and bind-it-all's. I'm so happy I can finally see some decent stuff! The bind-it-all is on special at the mo for £45, does that sound special? Not that I need one of course but i love a bargain, esp if a scrappy bargain!

I think I've just about given up on the mystery kit - I look at it in dispair! The only photo's that might be slightly musical is some of my sister and I line dancing - do you think that would count?

I have uploaded another LO tonight - made from some of the bits Jo sent me. You can see it here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157665&cat=500). Just starting another with the great mini gift bags too! (I'm a busy bee tonight!)

[clairewill]

Ooooh love them!! :D Is that a single paper with the shooting stars in the first LO? And is the title stamped in the second?

Your LOs make the kit look like it was really fun to play with!

[~Rachel~]

Laura hun when you have a mo could you look at my blog & tell me how i get my slide show thingy properly as i only seem to have half of it showing!

its been driving me mad all night! so i'm logging off now as i'm stressed!!! but please if you know what i'm doing wrong let me know!! i'll check back in the morning x ( fab LO's BTW x)

night ladies, :)

EDITED TO SAY GOT INSTRUCTIONS FROM A LOVELY PERSON ON HOW TO DO IT, THANKS

[clairewill]

oooo! Def let us know how that goes Claire - if I plump for the cricut I will want that too!
I have just been sent email from local craft shop - they have new basic grey stash and bind-it-all's. I'm so happy I can finally see some decent stuff! The bind-it-all is on special at the mo for £45, does that sound special? Not that I need one of course but i love a bargain, esp if a scrappy bargain!

I think I've just about given up on the mystery kit - I look at it in dispair! The only photo's that might be slightly musical is some of my sister and I line dancing - do you think that would count?

I have uploaded another LO tonight - made from some of the bits Jo sent me. You can see it here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157665&cat=500). Just starting another with the great mini gift bags too! (I'm a busy bee tonight!)

I think that price for the Bind-it-all sounds good for a B&M shop Sarah, my way of saving money is I use my mum's when I go home. Or should that be I go home when I want to use mum's!

I haven't used a musical photo Sarah, it's just going to have a musical title.

[*Laura*]

yikes...I am really sorry Sarah but I don't know the answer to your blog question, I should think it is because the width of your template and that of the slider don't match, but other than that I can't help you I am afraid. I don't have a slider thingy. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you!

Thank you for all the comments guys, you are lush!

Claire - Yeah the paper is just one sheet! (I added the lace cardstock and the elements on top obviously) I think it's urban lily paper! I got it in my US kit, so thought it was perfect for a night out photo!

[helen_a78]

Have just discovered the Sure Cuts a Lot programme for my Cricut, so I can cut any font from my PC - how amazing would that be!! Just trying to test it out now, i'll let you know if I succeed!

how did it go??

[sillyscrapper]

Just thought I'd let you know that I have finished my 3rd LO today (which is a record for me! I usually titivate a page for so long before sticking it takes me 2 days to do one!) It's the first time I have done an 8x8, but i fell in love with a DCWV All dressed Up album, so had to have a go. You can see the album below and the LO here. (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157679&cat=500)

[clairewill]

how did it go??

:lol: well, the software looks good and very easy to use. But I needed to update the software on my cricut to be able to cut, which meant downloading something else. Then my laptop overheated and turned off. It's still not behaving and is driving me insane. So am off now to give us time to both cool down!! I'll let you know in the morning x

[zaranth55]

hey gang, i've left comments in your galleries. finished 2 LOs today - one's already up and i'll photograph the other tomoro in the daylight. halfway through my take on the weekly challenge so i'll finish tomoro and show you then.

laura - aren't they horrible?! cannot imagine how anyone could use them! the animal stickers are gorgeous but i have no idea how i could put them on a LO and i thought you'd have better luck. seems they might go with your new stash - all those lovely colours!

off to bed now - hubby's half-asleep watching shawshank. goodnight gang! see you tomoro.

[sillyscrapper]

Is it me or is the site running V slow tonight? Thanks for your comments on my LO's.
I have just ordered 108 prints for £5.50 - including p&p @ 99p! I'm so chuffed. Can recommend and get us both free prints so if you're not signed up to anyone let me know and I'll send the link!

Off to bed before this bleedin' pc turns itself off for the 5th time today!

nite nite

[sillyscrapper]

Good morning! The sun is desperatly trying to get out here - hope its going to be a nice day! My children are bugging me to go out today so will prob take them for a walk. Might try and swing a drive by the craft shop!
I can't believe how late I stayed up last night - after turning off the pc I sorted my albums. I actually filled my first album, but then emptied half of it again by putting all my children's LO in a seperate book. It's funny to look at my early LO's now that I have learnt so many new techniques and have access to so many different tools and stash.
Hope you all have a nice Sunday - be back later.

[helen_a78]

Claire, hope you have better luck with the software/computer etc today.
Sarah we have the rain here today, we have tesco delivering later...so wont be up to much today.

[*Laura*]

Sarah - Who did you order your prints from? I normally use photobox. But if you get good service from somewhere else I could be tempted! I am glad you had fun sorting your albums! I sooo need to do that too! I had a big sort out a little while away and put all my LOs into about 4 AC D ring albums, they were all (roughly) chronological, but then as I started making more I have just been adding them to an album in the order I have scrapped them, so need to slot them into the correct album.

I have run out of album room, so really need another couple of AC albums, I quite fancy the new corduroy (sp) ones!

Louise - I do love the animal stickers, and wil try to use them soon to show you!

Right I need to do some revising today...but no doubt I will be popping on and off!

[clairewill]

Morning all, finally got it cutting at about midnight last night, but so pleased! It's not just fonts, I think it will do pretty much anything if I can find the dingbat font, like swirls and disney characters and leaves! Hurrah!!!

Would spend all day playing but OH has invited some friends round for a roast dinner (which I'll probably have to cook most of!)

Forgot to tell you all about this (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157546&cat=500&ppuser=34979) LO which I uploaded yesterday. It was for the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog challenge!

[helen_a78]

thats not fair claire....you have a new toy and you have to cook dinner! Pleased its work well for you....isnt the cricut more expensive then the robo for the initial outlay??? will have to have a shopping browsing minute.

[clairewill]

I had my Cricut (it's only the baby one) as a hand me down christmas present from my Auntie who bought the Expression - I was very lucky! I think second hand baby ones are around £130, my mum wants to upgrade to an Expression soon too so I was checking out the second hand prices for her!

The cartridges can be quite expensive though, and I think I will still need the ones i've got, becuase the software doesn't cut anything complicated from what I can tell, and wouldn't be any good if I was in a hurry!

Still in my pajamas at the moment, have sent OH to the supermarket so that's not too bad!

[helen_a78]

so do you find the cricut small one ok for cutting titles, can you get them big enough...and one more question if you dont mind, do you waste a lot of paper??

thank you

[clairewill]

Yep it's great for titles - look in my gallery, most of them are done like that!

You waste paper sometimes, especially when you first start, but it's not too bad. I've got quite clever at cuttting from the tiniest scraps! And with this software, you can see where things are on the cutting mat so you can arrange it where you need to.

Right, should go and have a shower and get dressed!

[helen_a78]

thanks for the info claire, hope you have a good dinner!

[zaranth55]

morning all - just finished my LO for this week's challenge (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157737&cat=2) and uploaded the other one (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157738&cat=2) i finished yesterday. trying to decide if i should go to the gym or to starbucks this afternoon... hmmm.... hard decision!

[*Laura*]

go to the gym!!! that's my vote! (and that's where I will be off to too!) You will appreciate it on WI day!

[clairewill]

My vote goes for Starbucks - Sundays are for resting and relaxing!!

Here is my first successful Cricut cutting with my new software... :D

[helen_a78]

My vote goes for Starbucks - Sundays are for resting and relaxing!!

Here is my first successful Cricut cutting with my new software... :D

thats fantastic- is that our new logo???

[~Rachel~]

Afternoon ladies,

:( well oh my lordy lord! i fell down the stairs! well half the stairs, with a basket of washing in one hand & full cup of coffee in the other:wacko: as you can imagine (the bloody mess i made!!) as for my poor bottom, i'm in agony, DH says i must have banged my coxsis (sp) i am stiffening up as i write this!
just spent ages sponging the walls down & the carpet, & myself! i was drenched & had only just got dressed! what a start to the day!:lol:

Claire-love the fruitloops thingy you did (could we have that as our logo?)
Louise- go to starbucks :)
Hi to everyone else, hope your having a better day than me!!:lol:

[helen_a78]

rachel - hope you feel better soon, i think the rest of the afternoon should be spent resting!! Least the washing was to be washed. Maybe a heat pack on your bum would help??

[clairewill]

Ouch Rachel, poor you :( I know it hurts, I fall down the stairs on my behind quite often (I have really awful balance and spacial awareness!!!). Never with a cup of coffee though :(

I hadn't planned on that being our new logo, I just couldn't think of anything else to test it out with!

[sillyscrapper]

awww! Rachel - hope you're feeling better! Use your recovery time to have a good 'browse' of some sponsor sites or do a LO or two!
I have just got back from walking/shopping with the angels - they cost me a fortune! I can't believe the craft shop was closed - they've always opened sundays before! Couldn't buy anything interesting for me (I did get a bread bin and new bathroom scales but i don't call that interesting!) But, the good news is I'm going hunting on the sponsor sites. A cheque i had completely forgotten about is sat in my bank account just dying to be spent!
Trouble is there are so many I don't know where to start - its a real shame yours is down at the mo Jo. But the drought is coming to end now and I have a promotional pay rise coming soon! woohoo!!!

[~Rachel~]

thanks girls, it would have been quite funny if it wasn't for the almighty mess i made!:lol: & the painful bum! i was all alone in the house when it happened so at least no-one could laugh at me!! but my DD did when she came home! (charming!)

[April Rose]

Hello everyone I didn't sign out again yesterday - will have to go back and catch up in all the gossip

just came on and someone on the home page came up with a ribbon storage idea was just having a look and I hope this works thought you might like to see it it also shows her crafting area
here (http://http://valentines-sharni-clair.blogspot.com/2008/04/ribbon-storage-idea.html)

will be back shortly when I have read what you have all been up to

[helen_a78]

Hello everyone I didn't sign out again yesterday - will have to go back and catch up in all the gossip

just came on and someone on the home page came up with a ribbon storage idea was just having a look and I hope this works thought you might like to see it it also shows her crafting area
here (http://http://valentines-sharni-clair.blogspot.com/2008/04/ribbon-storage-idea.html)

will be back shortly when I have read what you have all been up to

good storage idea for ribbon, my ribbons are only loose lengths though so i got one of those book rings and plastic tag things from rebeccas scrapshop, which works for me

[zaranth55]

haven't done either!! we're watching airplane while eating a healthy lunch - so a compromise!! i have some work to do anyway - working next weekend and on nights the week after. sigh!

poor rachel! you prob have bumped your coccyx :P try some ibuprofen (topical gel if you've got it) and a hot water bottle. good excuse to lie on the sofa and get dd to pamper you!

i like that logo too! very pretty!

[~Rachel~]

thanks Louise, i love 'airplane' (if its the one i think it is) i'll always remember the first time i watched it as a kid, i nearly wet myself at the 'saturday night fever' copy!!! such sillyness but very funny!!

[April Rose]

Rachel what have you been doing to yourself :( have a nice relaxing bath take care of yourself

What camera are you getting - I thought that you would have got the stash on Friday - I had to put what I have sent you in a box as it was all I had to send it in :(

Claire will have to take a picture of all the lovely stash that Rachel has sent me - can you tell me a bit more about the cricut programme that you have been talking about

Laura are you going to be doing anything that the Comedy Kings are doing for the cc

[~Rachel~]

Hi Margaret, thanks for the good wishes re: my fall, :wacko:
i did get a red card on friday but didn't get the chance to get to the sorting office so i'm going tomorrow,so will have your stash then!! :wub:
i'm getting the same camera Laura has i think, its a Lumix (panasonic) bridge, not as complicated as a SLR, but i think its better than a compact, will be great for my cruise,:)

Hope everyones having a nice Sunday, my bum still really hurts!!:lol:
but i'm going for a hot bubble bath soon, so that should help,
will pop in later, bye for now x

[cardlynes]

Evening All

Just uploading my layous I did today using my lynden papers, you may recognise some of the flowers claire!

Ive also uploaded the stash Claire sent me onto my blog!

[sillyscrapper]

Hiya gals,

Just finished a LO to match my Family page, I'm planning to make a family album. 5 Generations (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157818&cat=500)
I have also been shopping - got a mini kit and a doodlebug kit on the way from Cleo's, and some BG chipboard flourishes and a Grayson hall (college press I think) stack kit from scrummy stash cafe. Could have kept going and going....
Hope you're feeling better now Rachel.

[April Rose]

Can I ask do you all shop on line for your stash or go to craft shops - is there loads of craft shops near to you.

I have only bought off line once for the bloom swap I was in, but when I see all the lovely papers everyone has curiosity has go the better of me

My nearest craft shop is 17 miles away and they tend to stock mostly docraft products

[cardlynes]

Hi Margaret

I online shop most of the time! Ive 2 shops near me, one that only stocks docrafts products which I am not into any more! and the other which carries the same/similar lines since i started crafting 5 years ago!

I have a few sites that I use quite a lot and some run loyalty programmes where you claim points for amounts you spend, so its a way of getting free stash eventually! Jo has some yummy lines and her service is fab! Speaking from experience of course!

I also post on here if I want something in particular so I can get the best deals from sponsers!

[*Laura*]

I agree with Jo, I tend to stick to the same few UKs sponsors who have a wide range of stock, good P&P and good customer service. I have my favs!

I have also used a site in the US that was good, I have occassionally bought off ebay too!

I don't tend to randomly buy stash that often though, as you may have used I rely on my kits for general stash and then shop online if I am after something specific. Then I can 'top up' IRL at craft shows (like Ally Pally) or occassionally me and my friends will do a day out to a sponsors shop and make a day of it!

So basically I hardly ever just shop online for generic stash, I have to know what I want! Otherwise I would be there all day and its too hard to tell what stuff looks like online and I have had some accidents where somehting looks great online but is not what I expected when I got it home!

I love my kits though, more often than not the surprise element works for me! Though having said that I have offically left scrapagogo, I am getting the may kit but that will be my last. Going to try out some other kits for a bit of variety!

[helen_a78]

i am another that shops online, fingertips is nearish to me but i havent visited yet - maybe be