Adoring April with the RRRs

[Tillybud]

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The original thread was located HERE (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=216684).

The first post was....

Here we go teamies. Our new April thread :)

CJ
me Seasons
Sally whats your scrapping style
Sunday Touch
katy book of quotes
Siobhan random advice
Debbi fave group/singer
Laura The little things

Posting dates are as follows :
7th April
5th May
2nd June
7th July
4th Aug
1st Spetember
6th October

Please feel free to carry on......

[PinkLady]

me me me did i beat you all :lol:

[thesleepingrose]

I just spent AGES typing a huge post and when I went to post it said the thread was closed and now I've lost it!

Anyway, the brief version:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CATH!
Sorry things are pants for you right now, we'll all be sending you our best positive vibes, sweetie. We miss you, though and I hope everything starts improving for you, and that you have a lovely day today.

I've managed to crack a bone in my elbow, so have my right arm up in a sling for the next week or so and am off work today. Which won't go down well, as I've just moved departments at work and I'm off already. Have to figure out if I can do the job one armed, but at least the sling will be useful for carrying all those price labels in (I kept dropping them yesterday!).

I'm off to go feel sorry for myself (I can't even tie my hair back one-handed!)
Hope everyone else has a much much better day!!!

[PinkLady]

morning again :P wooooohoooo my parcel has just arrived from the usa the new love elsie range which is not going to be over here its called Emma and Josie its mega yummy, will take some pics in a bit and put it on my blog if you fancy a look :P

[Debbi2k]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATH.

I am sorry that everything is pants for you too....big hugs....and if you need a moan,we are all good listeners on here hun ;)

Thanks for the pink glittery letters.....and the extras.....DD will be so chuffed with her door plate now...well she will when DH gets the peice of wood sanded ;)

Right off too do some gardening while the paint fumes evaporate and then to finish a LO I did at MILs on Saturday.

Be back later...byeeeeeeeeee.....

[ceruleanblue]

Thanks for the pink glittery letters.....and the extras.....DD will be so chuffed with her door plate now...well she will when DH gets the peice of wood sanded ;)



You're welcome Debbi - make sure you show us the finished article:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATH:wub: Hope you are having a lovely day, and can put your worries to one side for a while:)

The broken elbow thing sounds a bit painful Laura:o Hope you're not feeling lots of pain from it:huh:

Hello to everyone else too - hope you are all enjoying a lovely sunny day like we are here.

Off to do some of the dreaded h-word as the house is empty at the moment so I can get on without interruptions:lol:

[Tillybud]

Evening girls.
Ds has a football match this evening so wont be on till around 8pm ish.

Sorry to hear about the elbow Laura. Take care and hope it soon heels.

See you all later if you are around xx

[SallyB]

Oh fishy, monkey Sis. I'm SO sorry about your elbow. You poor chick you. {{{{{{{hugs and special get well soon wishes}}}}}}}} to you hun.

Cath, it's wonderful to hear from you hun - only sad that you're not in a good place at the mo. The girls have said it - we're all here for you ~ any time.

Evening to everyone else! Finally I got round to going to the Doctors today ... fought with the receptionist to get an appointment .... and the reason I've had a headache for 10 days is cos I've got a blinking sinus infection! Great. So I got a prescription, took it to the chemist and they told me to buy sinutab which was about a fiver cheaper!! Marvellous! So taken a couple and they've not touched it ... but cumulatively I hope it'll start working soon.

Right off to have a mooch around.

S xx

[ceruleanblue]

Hey Sally, I took a peek at your minibook today - so gorgeous, and it also made me want a silhouette, rather than a robo. It looks so much easier to use. I spend far too long faffing with my robo to be bothered to use it much. I'm also tempted by a Cricut Expression at the moment, wonder if i could sell Robbie on the marketplace.....

I'm off to make up some wish-lists on sponsors websites as DH keeps asking me what I want for my birthday:D I don't think he would streatch to a new die-cutting machine though<_<

[Sunday]

Evening All!

Happy Birthday Cath... We're thinking of you.

I've had quite a nice day, as was home alone today and even DH collected DD from nursery this afternoon. So I made my mum a posh birthday card (pictured)... went to town a bit!!

I have also been working on a Sunday's Ribbon Storage Solution!!!!!

It's a DIY set of instructions to make your own storage. I'm still writing the blurb, but when I'm done I'm hoping someone can give it a test drive and give me feedback. Cos I would like to market it online (for a couple of dollars only), and I can't find anything similar online. I'll let you know when I am nearing completion of 1st draft soon I hope!

Oh and Sal... pictures gone to work address.

[SallyB]

Lovely card Sunday, she'll be everso pleased. And thanks everso for pics. Will retrieve tomorrow!! I'll try to test drive your ribbon storeage if you like .. I'm desperate to sort mine out ... although mine are lengths of ribbons as opposed to reels of ribbon - does that matter?

Here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157219&cat=500) is a lo I did this evening for today's CC challenge.

[SallyB]

Siobhan - I honestly think that the robo and the silhouette are EXACTLY the same machine. It's just that the silhouette can use images downloaded from the QK site and the GSD files - where as the robo can only use GSD files. Promise, promise - they are EXACTLY the same ... just distributed by different companies ... Justine (Just_a_Bean) my chum has a robo and she came over and took a look - we're "sharing" files - but I'm doing best cos I can use ALL of hers, and she can't use any of mine!! LOL!!!

[Tillybud]

Just popping in before i put my jamas on and go chill out. Not been sleeping well so im going to try and catch up by having an early night.

Love the card Sunday and your LO Sally. How quick were you with that Sally. :)

Have a good evening girls and see you tomorrow.

[Sunday]

Sal... nice LO, left a comment. As for the Ribbon storage... it is exactly for people who don't have or don't want to have their ribbons on reels! Reels take up a lot of space and if you want to "test" a ribbon on a LO, you have to unravel and then rewind the ribbon each time. My system you just pick up the holder full of the colour you want... say ... green and just run your hand through the ribbon, pick out the ones to offer up to the page and keep or discard what works and what doesn't in seconds... and all the ribbon stays on the holder. You can cut off whatever length you want and the rest stays on the holder! There is even an area on the holder for keeping really short pieces of ribbon (scraps under 12") so that everything stays together.
And I have also made a system to help with identifying for re-ordering.

Sorry did that sound like a sales pitch? LOL

[Tillybud]

You sell it well Sunday :)

[ceruleanblue]

Sal... nice LO, left a comment. As for the Ribbon storage... it is exactly for people who don't have or don't want to have their ribbons on reels! Reels take up a lot of space and if you want to "test" a ribbon on a LO, you have to unravel and then rewind the ribbon each time. My system you just pick up the holder full of the colour you want... say ... green and just run your hand through the ribbon, pick out the ones to offer up to the page and keep or discard what works and what doesn't in seconds... and all the ribbon stays on the holder. You can cut off whatever length you want and the rest stays on the holder! There is even an area on the holder for keeping really short pieces of ribbon (scraps under 12") so that everything stays together.
And I have also made a system to help with identifying for re-ordering.

Sorry did that sound like a sales pitch? LOL


You have to call it Rockin Ribbon Storage:lol:

[Sunday]

Well it's only made of card and a few staples plus a small folding bulldog clip to hang it by and I've been using the system for over 6 months now. Had some comments at my crop, so thought I might "share"... free with y'awl, but for a few pence for the templates and instructions on the web.

[Sunday]

You have to call it Rockin Ribbon Storage:lol:

Ha ha... that's a thought!

[SallyB]

Morning Ladies!
Sounds really excellent Sunday ... would definately like to give it a go!
Head hurts ... feel rubbish! Hey ho .... still at work - and have received the photo's - thanks everso Sunday.
Thanks for the comments on the lo. Really enjoyed it. I think "Silky" has re-ignited my mojo!! (There's the kiss of death!!!)
Hope you slept well Dawn.
And hope all of you have a lovely day.
Sal xxx

[PinkLady]

Morning all :D Feel pants today ;) and i have 2 medical students coming to see me they wanna ask questions :rolleyes: about my illness, but i guess someone has to teach them :P

I hope to get some scrapping done again today and finish off my nephews book nearly there :D

Laters all xxxx

[Tillybud]

Hello teamies, just popping in before i head out for lunch with the girls.
Yet another sleepless night for me so i went back to bed after the school run as im looking a bit the worse for wear now :)

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine.
Im off to the craft club tonight so if i dont see you later i will catch you all tomorrow :)

[Debbi2k]

Hi All,

Sal,I have your headache now......its been banging on for 2 days now.I go to sleep with it and wake with it.My doc gives me anti biotics when I get it usually but I am trying to get it to go naturally with some menthol crystals and olbas oil.The house stinks but its better than the paint stink.
Decorating is on hold now as my head hurts to much to keep looking up and down!!

I have finished the LO I was doing Saturday but can't post as my mate is in Cornwall on holiday so I will wait for her to come home and then post all my LOs over 2 days and get lots of points for the RRRs.

BTW I didn't take pics of my CJ so cam someone do that for me and email me so I can claim for my DLO? Thanks everso.

Off to lie down for a bit now so see you all later :)

[thesleepingrose]

Hiya evreebody!
Thanks for the get well wishes. It doesn't hurt much (especially with the co-dydramol) except when I move it, or roll over in my sleep. ouch! It's just really annoying not being able to do anything, although it has got me out of doing HW! Poor OH is reduced to being my hairdresser!

For all those with headaches, I hope they clear soon, and you have my sympathy. I know it's not fun having it for weeks on end. At least my anti-histamines have sorted out my hay-fever induced squashed brain feeling.

I'm going to tackle one-handed scrapping today - should be interesting!

Katy, have fun with the students.
Debbi, I will photo your CJ as soon as I have both hands (the left is not steady enough on it's own, feeble thing).
Dawn, enjoy lunch and crafting, and could you do me a huge favour and take pics of my CJ, as I'm in the same boat as Debbi and others and forgot to do it before it went.

Laters.

[aurora]

Hi,

Not been around for a few days, lost the thread and to be honest was feeling so rough, probably wouldn't have posted anyway. I'm at work with a splitting headache, doc has given me another prescription in the hopes to 'hit it on the head' :blink:

Spent the day in Brighton yesterday, so DD could get her application forms for the RAF, didn't find a single craft shop :angry: and I'd managed to save £50 for the occassion, and then spent it on a new pair of summer sandles B), got home in the afternoon and went straight to bed :ph34r:

I missed Sally's question on whether or not I could make the 4th July weekend at hers, sorry I can't - I have to go to Reading for a 50th birthday party - I really would have liked to have 'met' you all.

Will try to get back on later, I'm at work at the mo - IT police are watching :ph34r:

[SallyB]

You and me both AD with the IT police!! Reading is close .... you could come to us during the day and meeting your hubby later!!! Tehehehehehe!!!

My head is killing ... just been and bought sinutabs so hoping they kick in soon! Me no likey this at all!

I'm really struggling here today ... can't get motivated AT ALL! Just keep thinking of pretty, sparkly things! Pah ... not too many more mins til I get to go home!

If I feel like this 2moro, I really might take the day off ... think looking at a pc screen all day doesn't help!

Hey ho!! Back to work I go (again!!!)

S xx

[Tillybud]

Ive just joined the headache club. Felt it coming on while eating lunch:( Its probably just because im tired. Hey ho keep going and keep taking the pills :)

Sorry you cant make it Ad although as Saly said you could pop over for a brew :)

[Tillybud]

Oh BTW My Bia arrived:love::love:
Cant wait to get time to play with it :D

[Sunday]

Blimey... you all ailing with headaches!

Come on girls... where's your mantras.... "thankyou for my healing, thank you for my healing" Take your focus off your pain and realign your focus onto how grateful you are now it's all gone! And keep going. It works.

Healing, and de-stressing vibes to you all!

[PinkLady]

afternoona ll :D im fine me :P no head ache just chillin, the students came it was great fun taught them all sorts of things, then i WENT INTO TOWN IN A SHOP Wooooooooooooooooooo get me girls how cool is that i felt great so am going again tomorrow till i can master this cr*p :D

Right off i go again busy pottering about with bits :D

[thesleepingrose]

Go Katy, go Katy!

Well done you, you're coming on in leaps and bounds, and I'm so happy for you :D

Have been sleeping all afternoon, so only getting to the one-handed scrap now. Oh, I'm sooo lazy!

Hope everyone is feeling great by the time I get back. Hugs to all who need 'em.

[PinkLady]

Thanks Laura hun :D im waiting on dinner were having kebab :ph34r: tee hee

Im now woking on a lo, i need to im sooooo excited :lol:

Sorry to hear about your not great laura it must flippin hurt ;)

Come on everyone count to ten with me and your head ache will be gone it works for me ready set go

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10......

GONE see i work wonders me :P :P

[PinkLady]

where are you all this fine evening? do i have to spam the thread all by myself tonight tee hee :P

[PinkLady]

coooowwwweeee are you all hideing from me??????? :P

[Sunday]

Ah... I'm glad it's not just me that's the kiss of death on here sometimes LOL!

[PinkLady]

BOO im still here :P

[PinkLady]

off to bed we go do be do be do :lol: im on a high woooohooooo


Sorry all who are poorly ;)

Night Night xxxx

[Sunday]

Gosh even I'm flagging this evening!

[PinkLady]

Morning all im here again :P full of the joys again wooohooo :lol:

Anyway, whats everyone have planned for this day? i need to sort some washing and then i think were going to town yay cant wait :D

Then im going to craft later finish what i started last night.

Bye for now xxxxxx

[SallyB]

Morning all. My flipping head is worse! Stupidly I'm in work, but (a) it's REALLY busy, (b) my boss is away and I feel kind of "responsible" and (c) if not here, don't get paid = NO MORE STASH!!!
I took some of the sinutabs yesterday and promptly "lost my lunch"!!! So I'll try them again today and see how I go. If no better, think I'll get the Doc to give me some antibiotics. I've never had sinus probs before ... and frankly, don't want them again.
Hope everyone elses heads/arms etc., are all feeling HUGELY better.
Well done Katy ... slowly but surely sweetie.

Right have a lovely day one and all.

S xx

[Tillybud]

Morning teamies :)
hope headaches and arms are all feeling better although you still dont sound good Sally. Sending big {{{hugs}}} your way.
Well done katy for getting out. Thats a major achievement and one to be very proud of. keep going Sending you {{{hugs }}} too.

Just tidying up for me today and then hopefully scrapping later.

[aurora]

I'm at work, not much on which makes the day go soooo slowly. Almost wish I was at home doing my ironing :ph34r:

Won't doing anything scrapwise until I have completed the pile of ironing, and I have the day off tomorrow to tackle it :blink: I have to get it done, because I have to make a card for DH - its our anniversary on Saturday.

Katy, well done, take one step at a time, don't go too fast :wub:

Sally, sending you healing wishes :wub:

Dawn, have fun with your tiding up, want to do mine :wacko:

Sunday, I'm looking forward to your next lesson :wub:

Laura and co. {{hugs}}

[Debbi2k]

Hi All,

still got this darm headache....co dydramols won't shift it but I am glad they are helping your arm Laura...I have tried Katys 1- 10 idea but still no luck.Its really painful looking at the lappy screen and I fell sick with it tooo.
DS has been really good and when I nodded off earlier,he was stroking my head and saying'' nice nap Mummy,dr Shay is here'' LOL love his cotton socks...wish he was more like that every day instead of the constant fight we have with him atm......after 3 kids you would think I would know how to cope with 1 5 year old who thinks he is the boss....maybe its a male thing or maybe its a LEO thing....

Right off to sniff some menthol crystals and lie down in the dark before I get a migraine ontop :(

Have fun girlies XXXX

[Tillybud]

evening all:wub:
sorry to hear you still dont feel good Debbi. snding {{{ hugs }}} your way.

Ive been crafting all afternoon. Got my official CJ done and am half way through our own one.

Im going to carry on now as there is nothing on TV, Dh & Ds are playing computer games and DD has gone to the theatre on a school outing.

[ceruleanblue]

Evening everyone,

Sorry to hear there are so many headaches around. I've only got a metaphorical headache as I'm trying to get to grips with my new camera (:D) and the blinkin manual is 96 A4 pages. It's so big you only get it on a disk so I'm going to have to print it off at work:lol: I'm hoping to be able to take much better pictures of DS now. I got a tripod to go with it tooB) I feel very professional now, NOT!

Just waiting for dinner to be ready, I'm starving - bit late tonight:rolleyes: Still no scrapping done, it's been ten days now:huh:

Back later

[Tillybud]

Oh Siobhan 10 days with no scrapping. I would have withdrawal symptoms i think :(

[SallyB]

Well, I gave up and came home head got so bad. I'm wondering if there is a virus going round UKS!?!?!?! Deb, honestly my sweet, I know exactly how you feel ... I've been inhaling menthol and eucalyptus today - it's doing nothing, but then neither is co-dyrdamol, paracetamol, ibuprofen, diclofenac .... NOPE I've not taken them all in one day ,,,, just over the last 11 days that I've had this bloody pain! I tried the 1-10 thing too ... if someone told me lying on a washing line would help, I'd do it.!! LOL (AND NO, I'M NOT GOING TO NOW I'VE SAID IT!!!!!!)
Enjoy new camera Siobhan ... sometimes I think it's just best to point and shoot rather than read!! What did you get hun?
Right I'm going to have a quick play and then I'm back to bed cos the screen is making my eyes hurt! Oh god, I hope it's not an age thing!! LOLOLOL!!!

[Tillybud]

Have you tried those cooling eye gel pad thingys Sally. I use those when i have a sinus headache and they do help :) You can buy them in body shop or boots.

[ceruleanblue]

Dawn, it's not that I donn't want to, I'm just too tired in the evenings at the moment:(

Sally, my new toy is an Olympus SP-560UZ, it's a step up from a point and shoot, but not a DSLR. It has so many functions, i'll more than likely just end up using it on auto all the time:lol:

Anyhoo, that was the oven beeping, off to fill my face:P

[SallyB]

Sounds FAB Siobhan ... bring it with you in July ... I intend to take a gazillion photo's of you all to scrap HAPPY memories!!!

I've been using a icepack that Al uses Dawn - it does help actually ... but only whilst its there! Hey ho, I know it'll go and I'm thanking anyone and everyone who's listening for the healing at the mo let me tell you!! *giggle* LOL!! It's just nasty ... I feel drained and it's not like me to feel down. Sadly I have to confess to crying earlier - which really blinking helped getting congestion in my BRIGHT RED NOSE!!! LOL!! Silly moo that I am!!

[Tillybud]

I know the feeling Siobhan. Come 7pm im usually worn out but today for some reason ive been feeling quite good :blink: Hence why ive done so much today. You take care hun and get some rest :wub:

[SallyB]

That's good to hear Dawn. Glad you're feeling so much better. I think sometime emotional events can drag us down ... and with Kelly going home, maybe it just took hold of you a while.
*singing ---- The only way is UP, baby .....!* ... god you'll be glad you couldn't actually hear that! LOL!!

Right off now.... can't cope with the screen and I look really daft sitting here in my sunnies!!

Sal xx

[Tillybud]

Right im off for a chat with DS before he goes to bed. Have a good evening and hope everyones aches and pains soon improve.
See you all tomorrow. Friday again. Time is just flying by much too quickly.

[Tillybud]

Night Sally. Think we posted at the same time then :) xx

[ceruleanblue]

Poo, I missed everyone:wacko: I'm just surfing the web at the moment, anyone else around? Or is it my turn to be alone here tonight?

[PinkLady]

oh no i missed ya all DOH ;)

Hope all your heads are feeling better soon :D

Im bidding on ebay :lol: :lol: i just could not help myself :P

[ceruleanblue]

Missed you there Katy - hope you get what you want:D I've never bid on e-bay, only done the buy it now.

I'm off to bed now, have managed to refrain from spending money:lol:

Nighty night:wub:

[Debbi2k]

I am here just to say night to you all......sorry you are feeling so c**p Sal hun....try and think of frogs or something that wil make you giggle.

My head is pounding and DH is doing my head in which isnt helping so I am off up the stairs.

See you all tomorrow .....nitey nite xx

[PinkLady]

wooohoooo i won i won i won 4 things teehee, i won love elsie lola stamps to add to my collection at the bargain price of £4.69 and 3 swatch books of making memories rub-ons there soooooooo yummy :P

Anyway thats it from me for another day, oh and i went for a drive into town again im getting brave now :D

Night Night all love "n" stuff xxx

[Tillybud]

Morning girls :)

Hope you are all feeling better those that are in pain. :wub:

Have to nip to the bank this morning then im off out for lunch AGAIN:D Itys getting a bit of a habit us ladies who lunch:lol::lol:

Well done on the buys and the drive into town Katy. Keep it up you are doing so well :)

[PinkLady]

Morning all :D Have a nice lunch Dawn will be lovely :D

Im waiting for food shopping to be delivered this morning and gotta call a couple of places oh and do some house work :)

Then i hope to do some scrapping later on if i eve get round to it, for some reason there is not enough hours in a day, im sure someone is takeing them away from me ;) :lol: :lol:

[SallyB]

LOL Katy!! I think you're right - there's an "hour" stealer this way too!!

Feeling a bit better today ... been inhaling the menthol/eucalyptus thingymjig and it's definately "moving" whatever needs to be moved!! (TMI!!!) Hope you're feeling better Debs ... and hope DH starts to behave!!!

Well done on refraining from spending Siobhan .. it's TOOOOO easy to spend on line isn't it? I feel like it's not real money ... that's BAD!!!!

Lunching type Lady Dawn --- hope you had lovely time hun.

Catch up later on one and all

S xxx

[PinkLady]

Evening its all very quiet round here this evening ;) i have a rak give away on my blog for a bit achivement if you fancy having a look :P

[Tillybud]

OOOOOHHHHH katy i just llllloooooovvvveeeee those elsie buttons but i havent got a clue how to leave a comment on your blog hun:lol::lol:

Oh im thick sometimes :)

[PinkLady]

at the bottom of my post it says comments click that and you can leave it there but put your name so i no who you are :lol:

[Tillybud]

Ok i give up i tried everything but it just wont allow me to leave a cooment with my google details. Love the elsie buttons but looks like some other lucky person will be getting them as i keep shouting at my pooter and the kids are looking at me like ive lost the plot :lol::lol:

hhmmmm think they have a point:lol:

[PinkLady]

yay well done dawn your post made it :P

[Tillybud]

:unsure::blink: how strange it keeps telling me this end that its unable to do it :huh:

[Tillybud]

where i can only see Jo and eileen !!!!!!!!!

Its ok i see it its just in the wrong place :)

[Tillybud]

Where is everyone ??

[Tillybud]

Seems im this evenings thread killer so im off to bed to read:)

sleep well all and see you tomorrow xx

[ceruleanblue]

Doh, missed the chat and the RAK:P I'll read your blog in minute Katy;)

I've been playing with my camera tonight, but DH has not proved to be a very good subject as he is sat on the sofa playing golf on the PS3 - hardly makes for exciting photographs:lol:

Glad to hear your headache is on the move Sal, fingers crossed it goes right away:wub:

Reading a good book Dawn? I've started reading again as it doesn't require as much energy as scrapping:lol:

[ceruleanblue]

Well I tried to leave a comment, but I can't remember the password to my google account doh!

Really well done Katy - we're all right behind you. You go girl:D

[PinkLady]

Thanks Siobhan hun :D ive done a lo tonight have put it on my blog so i have some points now oh and my cj double page i did to :D

Night Night from me xxxx

[PinkLady]

Good morning all :D its flipping chilly here this morning, think i might go and hide back in bed :lol: dont need to be up this early.

Whats everyone up to today anything exciting?

Im waiting on a parcel for my mum, then were going out i think :D

[Tillybud]

Morning girls :)
I finished a LO last night too for the weekly challenge.

Off to football in a while with DS then some more scrapping i think while my mojo is still around.
Off out with friends tonight and both kids are staying out :D

[SallyB]

Afternoon all.
Just popping on to say HI!! Busy girlie at the mo. Head still hurting ... but it WILL go eventually.
Glad you've sorted the camera Siobhan, and if you're after a really compulsive read, I recently read A Thousand Splendid Suns (or something like that!!) and it was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ... I was actually sobbing at the end. It's quite easy to read, but the subject matter is quite heavy. BRILLIANT. Just started to read KiteFlyer (or whatever it's called) after finishing Chinese Lovers Dictionary (which is jolly funny!) ... I love reading!
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Catch you tomorrow - out tonight.
Sal xx

[SallyB]

Updated list of all stash required attached. S xx

[ceruleanblue]

Evening all, hope everyone is okay- it's very quiet on here:unsure:

Sal - I have 'a Thousand Splendid Suns' sitting on the shelf to read, and I've also read 'The Kite Runner' (found it a very sad indictment of human nature:(, but at the same time it was a good read, thought provoking). Not heard of the Chinese Lovers Dictionary, sounds interesting though;)

Thanks for the update on the stash list too Sal, my mum is taking DS all weekend, so lots of scrapping time for me:D :D Just need an injection of mojo:lol:

Off to watch 'Pushing Daisies' now, then probably off to bed after. Catch you tomorrow:wub:

[PinkLady]

evening all, it is quiet to ;) im so tired today i dunno why i slept all afternoon just could not wake up, i reckon dh druged me :lol: :lol:

Anyway im off again need more sleep, must be waking uo to early catching up with me.

Hope the weather is nice tomorrow, wanna wash the car and need to pull some weeds, then were going out into town so im told cant wait :D

[Sunday]

Just a quickie hello and goodbye apparently as you are all in bed!

Healing vibes to all you sufferers out there! :wub:

[PinkLady]

Morning all :D Had a cr*p nights sleep grrrr, think its coz i slept to my yesterday as i was soooo tired, never mind though. Im sorting my wardrobe out its a nightmare full of clothes ive not worn for like 2 years so i need to get rid i think :D

(((hugs))) to all xx

[Tillybud]

Evening girls :)
Not been around today as i took DD to the Trafford Centre as her birthday money was just calling out to be spent :lol::lol::lol:

Then i needed a lie down when i got back cos my back was aching and i was worn out:rolleyes:

Hope you are all having a good weekend

[Tillybud]

Hows everyone doing with their Cjs ?

hOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING OK :)

[PinkLady]

evening, well the cj nope not done it yet still no decided on what im going to do, but i plan on doing it over the next couple of days :D
dan has picked a winner on my blog for the rak :P

Im gonna try and get a early night im shattered been a busy bee, hope the weather is nice tomorrow i wanna do some weeding :D

[PinkLady]

Morning all, Blimey it has be quiet on here, hope your all well :D

Hoping for a nice day want to do some gardening, so fingers crossed :P

[SallyB]

It's piddling down here!! I did some gardening yesterday .. really enjoyed it .. but today my back is aching like crazy! Euthanasia!! That's what I am .. the argument FOR euthanasia!!
Hope you're all ok ..... very quiet at the mo aren't we!
Oh well, catch up soon
have a fandabydozy day one and all
S x

[Tillybud]

Morning girls how are you all today ?
Lovely sunny day here... FINALLY.... 1 load of washing on the line drying and another in the washer :)

Whos the lucky winner Katy ??

Hope you all have a good day.

[Tillybud]

Forget the question Katy i just had a look at your blog. Love what you have done with it :)

[ceruleanblue]

Blimey s'quiet 'ere innit:P

I'm having a really cruddy Monday at work, at least I've got the hairdressers to look forward to tonight. Nothing radical though, just a trim:)

On the subject of CJs Dawn, I haven't made an actual start yet, but I know what I'm going to do. It will be done in time for the posting though:) I've been thinking about the upcoming ones too - lots of ideas:wub:

Well, nearly time to get back to work, tata for now!

[Tillybud]

HHhhheeeellllllooooooooooooooooooooo is there anybody there :)

[Sunday]

Hello peeps... just about to post a page.. back in a mo!

[Sunday]

Ok here is the latest offering... (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157993)very quick... you can help yourself to the freebie background paper from the blog... see the blurb in the description of the photo.

Do we get points for 6x6s or is it only if in things like CJs?

[Tillybud]

You can claim points for anything 6 x 6 or above :)

[SallyB]

Evening all. How are we all today then? APART FROM QUIET!!!!
Been making cards again .... want to sell some to buy some more stash! LOL!!!
Right back to it then!

[Tillybud]

Hi Sally Hows the headache hun ?
I will buy a card from you. I need one for my friend in July but im useless at making cards. Just cant seem to get it right :(

[SallyB]

Oh flaming heck ... I keep meaning to say about the CJ, I'm done! Finished and completed this one!!! Ta-da! S xxx

[SallyB]

Oops sorry posted at the same time! You can HAVE one Dawn .. tell me what sort of thing you want and I'll make you one happily - although all the cards you've sent me that you've made are gorgeous.
head still hurts ... but bleurgh to it I say. Bored of it now!!! LOL
Hows your back after the "marathon" shop yesterday?!?!

[Tillybud]

Well done Sally. Its fun this CJ thing isnt it.

[SallyB]

Hmmmmmmmmmm .... your one was fun .. not sure how I'm going to do the others!! Like Siobhan, I've been thinking about them .... and so far am not getting any warm fuzzy feelings!! But think once I've got them in my hands hopefully MOJO will come from within! LOL!!!

[Tillybud]

I was the same when i started my official one last year and i got really worried about it, but once i got each book it just all fell into place. Ive only got 1 more to do then we will all have our own back. cant wait

[Tillybud]

Just enjoy them and dont worry about them. Have fun
Just dont anyone put any pics in the gallerys so that we cant see our own till we get them back then its all a big surprise and keeps the suspense going too :)

[Sunday]

Oh, that means I can't post them on my blog in case anyone sees! :(

[Tillybud]

Ooohhh no need to keep them hidden :)

[Tillybud]

Oops sorry posted at the same time! You can HAVE one Dawn .. tell me what sort of thing you want and I'll make you one happily - although all the cards you've sent me that you've made are gorgeous.
head still hurts ... but bleurgh to it I say. Bored of it now!!! LOL
Hows your back after the "marathon" shop yesterday?!?!

They are probably so nice as i dont think ive made any of them:lol::lol::lol:

My back ached last night but im ok today. Thanks:wub:

[Tillybud]

Right girls im off to sort kids supper out. Be back soon if you are still around and if not see tou tomorrow :)

[Sunday]

Blimey that's a late supper for the kiddies... mine's been in bed 2 hours already! :wacko:

[Tillybud]

Yes they are usually in bed by 9 but i let them stay up a bit longer tonight. Mine are 13 and 10 though :)

[SallyB]

Night Night Dawny Dawn. I'm off now too ladies ... got to do some Shimelle type scrapping ..... did I confess to buying her kit!!! *ashamedly hanging head* ... never "got Shimelle" iykwim, so I thought I'd do her class and buy her kit to see if I can understand her!
Laters taters
S xx

[Tillybud]

She doesnt do it for me either Sally .
Im off to bed for a read.
Sleep wel my friends and see you all tomorrow :)

[Sunday]

bye girls

[PinkLady]

Evening all :D Its been a busy day here, done all the gardening, cut the grass etc, then decdided to clean the car out and wash it then dh decided to polish it :D Then i went to my mums ON MY OWN wooohooo :P Then done all the washing was such a lovely day.

Im worn out now so im off to bed, i did make my brothers birthday card tonight for tomorrow tee hee a little on the late side :lol:

Night all xxxx

[PinkLady]

Morning all :P

Looks like its going to be a lully day :lol: its warm already in this room from the sun and its not even 7am.

Catch you all this evening :D

[Tillybud]

Morning girls. Lovely sunny day here too :)

Taking mum into town this morning so catch you all later :)

[SallyB]

Morning ladies. Lovely day here too - although I was woken up about 3am ish by torrential rain .... but I kind of like rain at night, cos everything is SO fresh in the mornings.
Back in the office .. deep joy!! Still only another 3 days to go cos got Friday & Monday off - HURRAH HURRAH HURRAH!!!!!!
Have a good one one and all.
S xxx

[Tillybud]

Happy Birthday SUSIE

[aurora]

Happy Birthday Susie


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[aurora]

It looks like a lovely day here too, pity I'm sat inside with my back to the window :(

Long days this week, as I'm back to my normal working schedule, 8-5 Mon - Thursday so I can take a half day on Friday.

Hope everyone is well. Will try to get back here this evening.

[Debbi2k]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSIE...

Hi All,still got the headache and still struggling with the CJ I am sorry to say....

Have nothing much to report here otherwise.I have popped in now and again to read the posts but been pretty absent otherwise,sorry all,I will try better next week.

[Tillybud]

Look after yourself Debbi and hope you soon feel better :)

Hows everyone else doing ??
Its very quiet tonight

[kyle]

aww ta for the birthday wishes:D feel old at 29!

thanks for the lovely card dawn, i love it:D

kids are driving me nuts today! hows everyone doing?

susie

[Tillybud]

Glad you liked it Susie. Sorryi didnt make it myself but i just can seem to get the hang of card making. Wish i was 29 again :)

Im off to get my jamas on and make supper for my poor starving kids :lol::lol:
Thats if DS can drag himself away from the football long enough to eat:D

Night night see you tomorrow

[Sunday]

Happy Birthday Susie!!! Just thought I'd get that in there before midnight! LOL

I'm off visiting my folks again till Sunday evening! So I hope you all feel better soon and see you when I get back.

Oh and no, I have started sticking and pasting into Sal's CJ yet... but will do so when I get back... am cureently at the sketch stage!

[PinkLady]

Morning all, sorry didnt get baxck yesterday, had such a fab day, beautiful weather and i went out again either further woohooo im so loving it :P

I dont think its going to be as nice today ;) but it is early after all, so we shall see.

Be back later this evening, if i ever find the time, can you tell i love the sun so much? it makes me feel fantastic :P

[SallyB]

Piddling down here in Ducksville!
Belated happy birthday Susie. Hope you had a lovely day ---- and you know, you can go off people y'know!! "feeling old at 29" ..... PAH!!! LOLOLOL!!! *jealous*!!!
Debbi sweetie pie ... hope you FEEL SOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER everso soon my lovelie. Hope you're ok. Let us know if there's anything we can do lovely lady.
Right am in the office (just by way of a change) so I hope you all enjoy your day ... will catch up later on.
S xxxx

[Tillybud]

Morning girls :)
Well i had all these plans to clean bathrooms and iron.BUT did the school run then sat chatting with DH over bacon butties and then turned my pooter on which was a really bad move as im now sitting here chatting :)

Hope you all have a good day. Craft club for me later.

[kyle]

well i do feel old at 29:lol:

had a good day so that was fine, got so much to catch up on, must put on my cj points before i forget

hope everyone is ok

susie

[ceruleanblue]

Hi everyone!

It's lovely here now, t'was a bit grey when i got up, but the sun is streaming in now. And even better, I'm working from home today and tomorrow:P

I so wish I was 29 again:lol: I feel twice my age most days:wacko:

I've now got three CJs sitting on my desk waiting for some glue and scissor action:lol: Maybe tonight if I don't get distracted by another book. Reak=lly getting abck into readin at the moment. I just finished 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' over lunch Sal - I cried buckets, and i've told DH not to buy me any more books by that author- they're too sad:(

Anyhoo, better get off as i have to prepare for a telecon at 2pm!

tata for now:wub:

[kyle]

am soo excited, mark has been offered a new job today, cant believe it as we both thought he had bodged it!

bit more money and will mean less travel, so less petrol, which is a biggie for us

more money to buy stash with:lol:

susie

[Tillybud]

Well done on your news Susie :) Nice to have some good news for a change.

DH has just been to sign on and basically got told that he cant claim anything until we have used his redundancy money :(

[ceruleanblue]

Congratulautions to Mark, Susie:D

Dawn - surely that can't be right? What if you use it to pay off some of the mortgage or something? You wouldn't have anything to pay bills then, would you? The DSS, or whatever they call themselves these days, can be so unrealistic sometimes. When I finished university, I went back
to live with my parents and tried to sign on whilst I was looking for work, but because I had left a bar job to finish my exams they told me I had intentionally made myself unemployed and therefore wasn't entitled to claim anything! I tried to tell them actually, my full time occupation had been as a student which had obviously now come to and end, but they weren't having any of it. Imbeciles:angry: Still makes me cross 14 years later:nono: Sorry to hijack:huh: Keep on at them, your DH has contributed enough to be entitled to more than the spotty jerks who've never worked a day in their damn lives. Sorry, this whole subject makes my blood boil:wacko: I'll go away and think calm thoughts for a bit...ommmmmm....

[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!

[Tillybud]

Ok girls re the last message ?? I just spoke to peechy and it isnt one of us so dont worry about it. :) Voting is up though if any of you have time to go vote :rolleyes:
Crop night for me so see you all later or tomorrow :wub:

[ceruleanblue]

Hmmpph, nobody went to this much trouble when my LO wasn't included in the poll, and I had uploaded to the correct place and linked to it in the thread:(

***steps down from indignant stance****

[Tillybud]

I did wonder myself why we had the message Siobhan as i know ones have been missed before. I will see if i can find anything out. maybe someone has put in a complaint.

[ceruleanblue]

Don't worry about it on my behalf Dawn. anyway, I've cheered up now - my neighbour just brought round some stash that the postman tried to deliver yesterday:D

[SallyB]

NICE ONE SUSIE!! That's a lovely belated birthday pressie ... Congrats.

Siobhan - I lent the book to my FIL - he came round last night and said he'd cried at it too! It is AMAZING though isn't it. And as for the dole thing ... please .... S>T>O>P! I can't TELL you how much they wind me up. I got told at 16 years old when I was about to be made homeless, that THE only way I was getting any sort of housing was if I was pregnant - and the twinkies there actually told me to go and get pregnant. SIXTEEN. It does my head in. To me, if you work and contribute NI etc., etc., all your life, you're actually penalised for it. We are a nancy state and it gets right on my flaming nerves and that's why I want to live abroad cos I go STIR crazy at this country. (Right I'm stopping now!!!)

Bizarre "peachy" message ... not sure I like people just coming on in and posting!! LOLOLOL!!! Feel a bit violated! TEHEHEHEHEHEHEH!!

Right off to do some stuff

Lots of love one and all.

S

[ceruleanblue]

... not sure I like people just coming on in and posting!! LOLOLOL!!! Feel a bit violated! TEHEHEHEHEHEHEH!!


Does make you feel a bit exposed doesn't it? I googled myself (with my IRL name) the other day, and some links to this thread came up, so just remember that anything you post here can be read by anyone with access to the web:ph34r:

Even worse, I then googled my username ceruleanblue and there are quite afew of us out there on different forums - some of which I'm not sure I would want to be associated with:lol: If anybody was cyber-spying on me, they could make some drastic assumptions about what I do in my spare time:blink:

[PinkLady]

Morning all :D sorry not been around much, been so busy here, and i keep going out now :lol: i hope the weather is better today it rained yesterday afternoon ;)

Will catch you all this evening, have a good day. xx

[SallyB]

Siobhan ... that made me LOL!!! I've never thought of googling my user name, but I did google my name and came across some stuff that I posted on Bucks County Council website (allegedly their INTRANET!!!) when I worked there a few years ago!!

Really lovely though, I googled my Dad's name and found some photographs of him when he was really young, playing hockey at our club (we all played!). I cried for hours! Couldn't switch the screen off!! LOLOLO!!!!

Hope you all have a good day. My head is hurting again. Oh and I've got to go to hozzy tomorrow (girly stuff) in follow up to the op I had in december. Going to make nice scrapping for my shimelle book (scrapping your day on the 25th of every month) - cos I've then got to come back from London hozzy and go to Amersham hozzy for physio!! COOOL!!!!

Lots of love

S xxxx

[kyle]

never googled my username but google my full name as this is a good way of finding if i am a winner of comps, come across some real weird stuff i can tell ya:lol:

sally - hope hosp goes ok tomorrow xx

susie

[Tillybud]

morning girls:wub:
Congratulations Siobhan for getting a LO posted in this months SI magazine. Well done hun. Fab LO too.

Im going to google my name after, i dead to think what will come up:lol::lol:

Had a very lazy morning as i havent been sleeping and woke up with headache this morning. DH did the school run so i made a brew and went back to bed. Only just got up but the headache has cleared:rolleyes:

Good to see you with us more Susie. Hope all is welll with you.:wub:

[ceruleanblue]

Ha you beat me to it Dawn:lol: Postie has only just deliverred my copyB) It was supposed to go in a couple of months ago, but got cut so they decided to use it for the circles theme this month instead. I'm quite chuffed to see it in there:wub:

Hope tomorrows goes okay for you Sal, and what a lovely surprise to find photos of your Dad so unexpectedly:)

Better get back to work now, I've just spent 20 minutes tidying up my stash in preparation for the cyber crop tomorrow - getting excited now:D

[SallyB]

OMG I've got to wait til early next week to get my copy ... but WELL DONE SIOBHAN ... that's number 2 isn't it!?!? Really, what is it like to have someone SOOOOOOOO famous amongst us! I feel humbled!!! LOL!! Really, really pleased for you darling - and please can I have your autograph! XXXX Did you win anything? WELL DONE. I'm chuffed to pieces for you.

Am at work still ... tired and bored today .... waiting for tomorrow so at least not here - although got to get up about 5.30 cos got to be in London for 9am! NICE!!!!!

Hope you feel better Dawny Dawn

S xxx

[SallyB]

Sunday - just for you ... although I know you're away. I think you'll like the daily inspirational quote I got today .. thought I'd share.

"The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors."
Anthony Robbins

[kyle]

congrats on the lo Siobhan, well done

lovely words there sally

i am soo bored today, cant wait for tomorrow as its payday and i get my birthday pressie from mark, an exercise bike woohoo:lol:

so need to shift some weight:huh:

will be touch and go whether we get petrol for the car though, our local asda has run out, hope tesco have some left as we need to fill the car up, costs us 80 pounds i think:blink:

susie

[ceruleanblue]

Blimey Susie, that's an expensive tank of petrol:blink: I can just about squeeze £50 worth into my Astra. I heard something on the radio at lunchtime about petrol rationing in Scotland. Wonder if it will hit down here too? Might fill up onmy way to pick DS up from nursery, just in case:huh:

[Tillybud]

I was fortunat eon the last ration as i was nursing then so we were allowed to get what fuel we needed. Hope it doesnt happen again though

[ceruleanblue]

We nearly got stuck in Scotland - we were on honeymoon up there when it all kicked off so we couldn't go out anywhere, and were really worried about getting home. We just had to set off and hope for the best :blink:Luckily we managed to fill up just outside Birmingham and we made it all the way home:)

[Tillybud]

Hope all goes well at the hospital tomorrow sally :)

[Tillybud]

Ds has a football match in a bit so see you later on if any of you are around. back about 8pm. Have a good evening my dear teamies :)

[kyle]

we have a toyota previa, so fuel doesnt last long in that, one of the reasons we are pleased he has got a job nearer to home

kyle driving me mad tonight, been trying to get him to sleep for the last 2 hours, been like this the past week so have left him to it with his 2 brothers, ugh i think i could scream:(

susie

[PinkLady]

evening all :P Susie hun just scream on here and let it out :lol: we dont mind at all :D im just going to have a yummy bubble bath, and finish sundays cj :D

[ceruleanblue]

Oh Susie, I feel for you. My DS usually goes off to sleep okay, but last night we had about three hours of crying, for no apparent reason, and he just wouldn't settle back down. Eventually I heard him fall over in his cot and he had fallen asleep mid-yell:lol:

Have a nice bath Katy, that seems like a really nice idea tonight. We have to pack DSs bags for his stay with Grandy & Grandy (48 hrs of bliss for me, tra la la la lee:D) Might see if I can fit a bath in after that's all done

[kyle]

thanks think i will need to scream:lol:he is now wide awake and keeps running about and shouting, will go up in a mo to sort him out:stop:

have a lovely bath katy, i love it when i use bathbombs from lush though, mmm lovely

susie

[PinkLady]

yummy me to, but ive run out grrr so had to make do with magnolia and silk cream bath :D

[kyle]

all out here too and our nearest lush is 50 miles away:( not the same without it:lol:

[Tillybud]

Evening girls. Back from footy :)

We have a lush quite near. My DD loves it

[ceruleanblue]

I must be the only one who doesn't really like the bath bombs:wacko: It's fun to watch them fizz, but I much prefer a big pile of bubbles to hide under - it keeps the water warm for longer too:)

Magnolia & Silk sounds lovely Katy, think I might treat myself to some nice smellies for my birthday

[SallyB]

See, I don't like them either ... but actually I don't like baths! I'm a shower dolly myself!! Ocassionally I'll have a bath but normally only when my back is in spasm!!

How's eveyone tonight?

Just going to put a thumbnail up in a mo, cos I've done my lo for the trading faces swap ... and feel REALLY nervous about it and just want to know what you think!!

S xxzx

[SallyB]

Be honest ... (if I've not killed the thread dead like I seem to do these days!!!) :blink: :wacko: :(

[Tillybud]

I like a soak in the bath in the rare moment i get time to myself, which isnt often :)

[Tillybud]

Gorgeous Sally. Love the scrolling on the top right and the heart journaling thingy.

[SallyB]

Oh thanks so much Dawn. I can't actually believe how nervous I am .. weirdo that I am!!

I noticed you've not received yours back yet either ... I've just emailed the lady who's doing mine ... for no other reason than to check she's ok, cos I've not seen her on for AGES ... Have you heard anything?

[Tillybud]

Heres the one i did :)

[SallyB]

That is simply gorgeous. I love the colour combination .. it's SO warm. And how clever to use so many pics .. feeling I might need to "lift" it ...!!!

[Tillybud]

I wasnt too sure about it Sally but then im always sssooo critical of my own work. I love those papers and im hoping to get some more when i got to a crop next week :)

[ceruleanblue]

Nice LOs Dawn and Sal. I think you had quite difficult photos to scrap Sally, and I generally find it difficult to use two photos on a LO. either one, or lots like Dawn had is much easier. I think you've done a fab job with it:D

Okay, gotta go and do something constructive about the packing, no time to do it in the morning

[SallyB]

Thanks Siobhan. That means loads. Enjoy the packing .. and think of the time you'll have to PLAY!!!! How exciting .. only one more sleep and it's CC time!!! Wahooooooooooby!

[SallyB]

I think my points are wrong ... check me out excited cos I've got them for a blinking change!!! Tell me what I should have someone please ...! :rolleyes:

I've done 2 lo's, 2 cj's, made one mini book and filled it and made a cj ... that should equal ////// A GAZILLION POINTS in my head!!! :P

[Tillybud]

Cant believe Friday has come round so quick.

[SallyB]

I know hun ... isn't it FANTABULOUSO!! Hehehehehe

[Tillybud]

Shame the weekends go so quickly though. Ds says that he should be in school for 2 days and off for 5 days :)

[SallyB]

Tell him to stand for Prime Minister ... I'll vote for him (as long as the same goes for work!!!)

Think I might pop off now .. knackered and got to be up early doors tomorrow.

Lots of love one and all

S xxx

[Tillybud]

Night Sally sleep well hun.
Take care tomorrow and see you here for the CC xx

[SallyB]

You will hun! Sorry got engrossed in another thread then!!
Dawn ONLY if you get the chance, will you let me know what my points should be! Daft buggar that I am I haven't got a bliging clue!!
S xxxxx

[Tillybud]

Looking at it i think... 2 CJs 25 points each plus 25 for making one = 75.
2DLOs in CJs 40
1 mini book is 50
1 LO 10

= 175 if my brain is working ok. Will check it tomorrow when im more awake.

[Tillybud]

Well thats me done too. Im off to bed to read and then hopefully sleep although i dont hold out much hope :(
See you all tomorrow for the start of another weekend :rolleyes:

[ceruleanblue]

Hah, it's all done now, so we're all set:)

Off to bed as well now, night all. Sal if you come on here in the morning before you leave, hope it's okay:wub:

see you back here tomorrow for the CC:D

[PinkLady]

Morning all :P sorry ive been running wild thats what happens when you let me out after 4 years :lol: :lol:

Ive not done any crafting, apart from make my cj and do my double lo, and ive now done sundays cj the double lo so i dont no what points that is either ;) my head is a scramble at the moment.

DOnt think il get much of the cc done, i have so much on at the moment.
Il be back later on, i cant seem to sleep very well grrr, i also have a meeting at 9 am so might try and sleep for a hour now :D

Massive ((snogs)) to my lovely ladies, love ya all. xxxx

[kyle]

morning katy

just ordered some dollars for florida next year, $1200 woohoo!!

anyway got to work out money today to see whats left after bills and i get my exercise bike today, yay! cant wait

speak to u laters:wub:

susie

[Tillybud]

Good morning girls :)
CC day yay. Few things to do today before it starts but will be ready for this evening :)

[ceruleanblue]

Mornin!

I've got to get through a three hour meeting before I can go home and start getting ready for tonight. Saw DS off safely with Granny this morning (just about managed not to cry as I'll miss him:mellow:) Got a couple of appointments this afternoon as well, so busy busy busy today:P

[Tillybud]

Enjoy the break while you can Siobhan. Time passes so quickly these days he will be back before you know it :)

[PinkLady]

afternoon all :D had my meeting already all is well, but got a flippin head ache now grrr, but i am well :P

Im now off to sort some bits out. Bye for now xx

[kyle]

hope u are all well today

dont know what came over me, but bought the wii-fit today, will try it later tonight, got it from tesco while in shopping, got my bike too, but mark will fix it up for me tomorrow

susie

[Tillybud]

Good luck with the bike Susie. Sounds hard work but then im a lazy devil:lol::lol::lol:

[ceruleanblue]

Susie - I'm with Dawn, that sounds far too active for me:lol:

Well, I'm all set for this evening now, all errands done. Only problem is my cheapy printer has a paper jam that I can't get to without taking it apart:blink: so I'll have to use the expensive photo printer all weekend - will cost me a fortune in inks:wacko:

Off to get a cuppa tea - anyone else want one?

[SallyB]

Evening all ... only another hour and we're OFF!!

Had a crap day. But that's another story.

CC TIME! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA!

Siobhan - enjoy your time off hun ... it's "you" time ... LUVERLY!!

Catch you all around sometime I'm sure.

S x

[Tillybud]

Hey Sally hows you hun ??

[SallyB]

OK. Now I'm freaked. I posted .. it was here and now it's gone. How does that happen!?

[SallyB]

Yeah ... ok. Bit drunk actually! Crap day. Never mind. It'll keep.
Just looking forward to playing and seeing what I come up with whilst drinking a very large glass of Pinot Grigio!!!
How's you hun?

[ceruleanblue]

Sorry to hear today was carppy Sal:( Hope the CC will cheer you up:)

Anyone died of thirst? I fell aslepp on the sofa after offering to make tea:lol: Kettle has just boiled if anyone fancies one

[Tillybud]

I saw you had posted and then it went missing. I thought it was my comp acting up :)

[SallyB]

Nope don't think so.. It's happening to me in other threads too!! How funny!

I'd love a cuppa Siobhan -- 1 sugar and fairly strong please!

[Tillybud]

Cuppa for me too please. Weak no sugar please :)
Ive got choccy bickies and ginger nuts if anyone wants some to dunk in their tea :)

[SallyB]

Oooooooooo a ginger nut please!! And I've got wine & nuts ...!!! Anyone fancy a glass of that and a few nibbles!?!

[Tillybud]

Ooooh i lurve nibbles :)

[SallyB]

THIS IS MAD!!! I post on the cc thread and then by the time it's up about another 50 posts have been made!!! What a giggle!!!

[Tillybud]

Crazy i know but it does settle down a little bit :)

[SallyB]

Eeeeek! EEEEEEEEEEEk! Ekekekekekekekekek!

[Tillybud]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[SallyB]

This is SOOOOOOO weird tonight. I'm having to Ctrl F5 everytime I go onto a new screen ... which is why I couldn't find the classes .. cos it didn't auto refresh!! Guess it's cos so many people are here.

******foot tapping******** still waiting for that tea Siobhan!!!! Tehehehe

[Tillybud]

:lol:I dehydrated waiting so drank your wine instead :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[aurora]

Hi All,

How is everyone, not posted for a couple of days, tried to keep up with the posts but too knackered to post.

Will now try to catch up on the rest of the forum and gallery

[Tillybud]

Hi Dawn how are you ??

[aurora]

I'm okay, struggled with going back to work fulltime, but I think that is mostly because I hate it there now, hoping there are some vacancies coming up in other departments soon :(

Also have to admit to becoming addicted to another website, I've been spending about 3-4 hours a day on Martin Lewis' MSE site, specifically to competition pages :blink:

[ceruleanblue]

I keep getting chucked off tonight - have only just managed to get back on, and i keep losing my posts. I am here, but somebody else should probably take over tea duty:lol:

Hi Dawn :)

[aurora]

Ahhhh, I keep getting kicked off now :angry:

Hi Siobhan

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[PinkLady]

good evening ladies :D im not doing the cc right now :( not well been in bed all afternoon :( but have fun all :)

[aurora]

Oh, I didn't realise it was the CC weekend, I've made plans :(

[SallyB]

Yup .. I got kicked off too. Blige!! HI AD!! How you doing? Doesn't sound good with the work thing hun. Hang on in there .. the op you had was a biggy and it's probably affecting you in ways not known to "man" kind!!! You know what I mean .. hormones and stuff. Chin up darling,.
I've subscribed to MSE for about 3 or 4 years now .. I reckon over that time following the relevant advice, I've saved about £4k. It's good!
Siobhan - it's ok, forget the tea .... I appear to have drunk the entire bottle of PG now!!! Ooooooooooop! Hic!"!
CC is crazy .. and the class which has just been uploaded is sewing .. I can't sew sober let alone drunk! LOL!!!! Anyone else having a go?

[ceruleanblue]

Oh no Katy, hope you feel better soon so you can join in tomorrow:wub:

AD - can you change your plans? CC is great fun, and you get loads done because of the deadlines. Mind you, having said that I haven't done anything yet as I have been doing a CJ entry tonight.

Sal -I've downloaded the instructions, but like you i'm not sure about sewing this late at night (no PG consumed here though:lol)

[SallyB]

Yeah, I've downloaded them too ... might doodle the stitching or stamp it!! LOL!! Anyway .. my head is killing (nothing to do with the pg honest ... its too soon!!!) ... so I'm off to bed .. and also this site keeps crashing and it's making me irrational! LOL!

Night night one and all.

S xxxx

[Tillybud]

Night Sally hun.
Ive just finished the pretty in pink class :)

[ceruleanblue]

Just saw your pretty in pink LO Dawn - lovely:)

I'm doing the blank cheque challenge first as I have had a LO in mind for a couple of weeks that fits the bill^_^

[Tillybud]

Ive just done the blank cheque and im off to bed now. Ds has an early kick off at football.
See you tomorrow :) x

[ceruleanblue]

Yay - just uploaded my first CC work. Off to check out the latest challenge and see if I can get inspired by the Pretty In Pink class - it's not happened so far:huh: The I think bed might be my next move.

DH has rolled in drunk, so a lovely beary breath night in store for me :lol:

See you tomorrow lovely ladies:wub:

[kyle]

LOL aurora:Dthought it was u i saw on mse, welcome to the world of comping:D very addictive isnt it?

anyway i have hardly any stash, so thats my excuse for slacking off with that, craft drawers are a complete and utter mess, need sorting through i think

was on the wii-fit last night and boy do i need to practice more! aaron loved it, he was doing yoga on it!

ta for now
susie

[Tillybud]

Morning my dear teamies. Hope all is well in your world :)

C**p nights sleep for me. Stayed up late doing CC stuff then woke in the night thinking of ideas for CC stuff. How sad am i :lol::lol:

Susie my craft room is a complete and utter mess not just my drawers. Keep thinking i will tidy it one day .... just never find the right day:lol::lol:

[ceruleanblue]

Morning my dear teamies. Hope all is well in your world :)

C**p nights sleep for me. Stayed up late doing CC stuff then woke in the night thinking of ideas for CC stuff. How sad am i :lol::lol:

Susie my craft room is a complete and utter mess not just my drawers. Keep thinking i will tidy it one day .... just never find the right day:lol::lol:

Me too Dawn, and I can't believe I set the alarm to get up for the 8am challenge:lol: DH is very sensibly still in bed nursing a headache, silly boy.

Looks like it's going to be a lovely day here today, sun is shining, birds are singing, no baby to look after (:mellow:) and a CC on UKS. What more could a girl want?

[SallyB]

Morning ladies!! My head is fine!! HURRAH .. should've drunk a bottle of wine a while ago obviously!! LOL!!! I've just not been inspired yet .. that's dreadful isn't it. I quite like the Mission Impossible one ... but think that would take a gazillion years. Might have a go at the pretty in pink .. but not use pink!! Trouble is I feel guilty being on here, when DOH is outside painting the front of the house! LOL!!!
We've chosen the stones for the outside of our house .. they're called Aura (close to a UKS chum of mine!!!!)
Right catch you later. Probably when Al goes to the theatre!!
Have fun one and all.
S xxx

[Tillybud]

Hi there.
Sally house painting is a mans job so you stay in you craft room and scrap :lol::lol:
Im going to have a quick nap as i feel drained. Catch you all later xx

[Tillybud]

Helloooooo is there anybody there :)

Just had a nap and im now getting ready for the 2pm class as i got the kit for that one. Might have a go at the up close and personal class later too :)

[SallyB]

Hi Dawny ... just popped on. I'm saving the classes ... I'm just SO not in the mood. It's such a gorgeous, gorgeous day that it seems criminal to spend it all indoors!! So, so far today I've done all my washing and that's out on the line and I've planted up some pots for the summer! And now, my back is knackered, so I'm going to check out the 2pm class ... see if it "lights my fire" and if not have a kip!!!
LOLOL! Glad you're enjoying it Dawn. S xxxx

[ceruleanblue]

Hi Dawn, I'm still here, all inked up now after completing the acetate book for the mission impossible class. Not sure if I have the materials necessary to make the box this weekend though:(

Might see if any of the other classes and challenges float my boat (haven't really so far:unsure:)

[Tillybud]

Im just doing the 2pm class although bit disappointed in it but seeing as i bought the kit i guess i better do it. WIsh id bought the one for the 12pm class instead :( Oh well onwards and upwards.

[ceruleanblue]

I'm just making up the hanging flower from this class - I fancy a bit of decoration for my room. Won't do the rest of the class though. I just can't seem to find the will to scrap any photos at the moment:mellow:

[Tillybud]

Ive just done the whole class. Im worn out :)

Might have a go at a challenge and do another class later.

[ceruleanblue]

We've decided to go out for dinner tonight so I'm off for a shower. Will probably be back later:D

[Tillybud]

Lucky you Siobhan. have a lovely time see you when you get back :)

[SallyB]

Do you know what? I'm sort of glad that you two aren't being major-league inspired either. I genuinely thought it was just me .. but having looked through the challenges and the classes ... as yet, nothing has really grabbed me. Maybe it's where I am ... but I cannot muster the enthusiasm to play at all.
I'm looking forward to seeing Annette's class tomorrow cos I love the stuff she does but other than that ....
How are you both doing? Still inky etc.,?!
S xx

[SallyB]

I've been and duly downloaded this afternoons stuff .. and re-read what I typed above ... and I agree with myself!! LOL!!! Right unbelievably, I'm off to bed cos I'm knackered ... obviously an hours' kip in the afternoon doesn't do anything to make me less sleepy!
Lots of love one and all
S xxx

[Tillybud]

Hi Sally. Ive just done the p9om class cos i liked that one. Im definitely going to do annettes class tomorrow :)

Im off soon as im reading " a thousand splendid suns " .
Sleep well hun and see you tomorrow :)

[PinkLady]

evening all, what a beauty of a day today, i spent it all outside only just got in really sat in the garden all evening :D ive looked at the classes, the only one i really like is the one cleo has done :D il have a go at that one i think tomorrow or when i get time, im off out tomorrow dunno where yet :P its wicked this new life of mine tee hee, hope your all well love to all, im off to bed so tired, thats what doing nothing but enjoy the sun does to ya :lol:

night night xoxoxoxox

[SallyB]

Morning all.
Good to hear you sounding so chipper Katy.
Well it's absolutely piddling down here I've been in the garden for the last couple of hours pottering, but had to come in when the thunder and lightening started .. closely followed by HEAVY HEAVY rain!
Just playing about today .. can't seem to motivate myself at all! Hey ho ... all in good time!! LOL. Hope you're all having a good day.
S xx

[Tillybud]

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Oh such joy i cant believe it think i will have a party to celebrate :lol::lol:

went to bed at 10:30 slept through and only woke at 9:30


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[ceruleanblue]

Hey Dawn I think you're my twin at the moment:D That's exactly what I did (except I got woken up at 7.30am by the alarm as i forgot to switch it off after yesterday - doh!)

We had a lovely meal last night, then watched 'Pushing Daisies' when we got back. Is anyone else watching this? It's so funny, I :love: it. Went to bed after that, and slept like a log, I feel so much better today:) Still not much mojo. I'm going to try Annette's class as well as I bought papers specifically to do this, although they don't really match my bedroom:. Suppose i could redecorate to match - do you thing DH would agree?:lol:

So glad you are enjoying your new found freedom Katy, it's ace to know you are out and about:wub:

Sal - we had a downpour here too, although a bit earlier as i was out at the craft shop buying a pot of white beads for the Beadazzled embellishment challenge. I've missed the deadline :huh: but at least I've made something I will use on a LO.

righty-ho, off to get some lunch, while pondering where the rest of the RRRs have got to recently. Where are you all? Come back to us soon...

[Tillybud]

Im just in thr middle of Annettes class. Just love her stuff.

It poured down here all morning but its starting to clear up a bit now thankfully :)

[ceruleanblue]

Blinkin' Nora I'm an idiot! I was going by the time on my watch today, but didn't realise it was an hour behind as I have not worn it since the clocks went forward, until 3.40pm:wacko: I only just managed to get my dream notebook in the gallery in time, especially as both cameras decided to die on me at 3.55pm :P

I also had to eat my dinner cold - I sacrified roast chicken to meet the deadline:lol:

All done for the CC now. A strangely unsatisfying experience this time around - very odd. I only got 210 points, Dawn you must have got way more than that? I just saw one post in a thread saying she had 510 points - you must have to be going non-stop to get that many:blink:

[Tillybud]

I only got 410 Siobhan. I saw some had over 800 which was wwwaaaayyyyy beyond me. I just pootled along at my own pace and only did a few things that I really enjoyed :)

[Tillybud]

Just off to eat roast lamb dinner.
See you at the party later. (pm so i will be there in my jamas :)

[ceruleanblue]

Whoah, that's some serious point collecting:blink:

[Tillybud]

Hi girls hows your day gone ??

My roast lamb dinner went from a meal for 4 to a meal for 6 and a little one.
My brother, SIL and grandson turned up :rolleyes:

[SallyB]

Grandson?!? Explain that to this bird please?!?!? Me no comprende?! :wacko:

I've been catching up on tv today ... and can proudly announce that I got the sum total of 10 points for the cc!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: And they were just for registering!! Tehe!

I've caught up on the first 2 episodes of Pushing Daisies Siobhan. It was LOL funny I thought ... I love the "partner" in crime when he got stuck in the window ... Pooh?!?! And just how STUNNING is Anna Friel? Wow ... she's grown into one gorgeous looking lady. Very funny - like it lots.

Right .... off to chill for a while now .... cos it's been oh such a stressful day!! LOL!¬!!! :nono: :huh: :lol: :lol:

Oh - and well done you two for being the SOLE representatives for the RRR's during this cc!! Very proud of you both. B)

Probably catch you all tomorrow.

S xxxx

[Tillybud]

My brother is 5 years older than me and his wife had her sone before she met my brother. Her son is now 24 and his son is 2 making him my brothers grandson. Does that make sense ???

[SallyB]

Ah ... I thought you meant that he was your grandson!! Ooooops Soz hun!

have you had a lovely time during the cc Dawn? Looks like you've done LOADS .... well done you x.x.x.

[Tillybud]

I have had a great time in between sorting the kids and thei social lives out:lol::lol:

Ive just noticed have done 13 things !!!!!!! Oh is that bad luck:lol::lol:
Hey ho:rolleyes:

Im just hoping i sleep as well tonight as i did last night:wacko:

How are you feeling hun ??

[Tillybud]

Be back soon. DH is working in his study so im just going making the porr starving kids some supper :)

[SallyB]

I'm ok thanks chumly. Just not in a crafty mood at all! Can't get myself motivated .... still got half of the Shimelle thing to do ...! God I'm crap at times! Hey ho ... other than that, I'm absolutely fine. I'm just looking through your gallery actually ... I love the Annette book Dawn .. that's GORGE. Well done you ... and if you did them in between sorting out the children .. well EVEN BETTER WELL DONE!

[ceruleanblue]

I thought Dawn had suddenly gained a grandchild too:lol:!

Well, my DS is back home and sound asleep in bed now. I'm pooped and he was only here an hour before he went to bed:blink:

I'm just pottering in my craft room, bobbing on and off here as it is too sloooow to be on here full time. I'd like to look in the galleries to see what other people did with the classes but it's driving me mad waiting for the pages to load. Anyone else having this problem?