Bijoux Belles Bounce Into April

[Teaghen]

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Well here we are girls a new month and a new thread
Team members are

Teaghen (Tracey)
KayDD (Kay)
CelestialWillow (Laura)
Maria in France (Maria)
mimah (Sally)
Nic (Nic)
TwinkleToes (Jo)
janetlinda56 (Janet)
paddycat (Lulu)
susieb (Susi)

Monthly Challenge can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1500&Itemid=50)
Week One Challenge can be found here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=216360)

Points have been added to the spreadsheet so you can now all clear your signatures of your March points

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

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

[janetlinda56]

Another thread already ! Thats all the chatting we bid last night.

[CelestialWillow]

Jo: I thought about doing the Scrap Your Day thing, but as I don't have a colour printer I'd have to take pictures and then save them up for goodness knows how long before I could scrap them!

[KayDD]

I love the Shimelle classes I did the christmas journal after a fashion last year, and am already preparing it for the end of this year. I will certainly have a go at this one but the kits are all sold out so I'll have to have a go with my stash.

Well done on the roll girls, I'll catch up later off out for the day.

[TwinkleToes]

oh... we've rolled!!!

I'm sort of glad the kit was sold out! Not that keen on the papers in it!!

I'm happy to do it from stash... Have "just" the paper stack I'd like to use for it!!!

Question is.... do I try and buy the memory makers book though or not.. hmm..... (bought some 7gypsies covers at the weekend!)

CW - I would offer to print and send them to you - but after the last debarcle(!!!) else I can highly recommend the little canon sephyr printer I've got... bought at Chrsitmas as a bargain and LOVE it!!!

Can also see AGAIN why I'd like a bind-it-all

[CelestialWillow]

I did a set of birthday ATCs today! They're fun, aren't they? I may have to join an ATC swap at some point.
I just need to do the backs and I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it.

[TwinkleToes]

I think you can get stamps for the backs.. or download and print a template and then ink over it?

Do we get points for ATC's??

[janetlinda56]

Maria, is the best one to ask, I think she makes lots !
No points for ATC's

[janetlinda56]

Crafts u love a sponser have theese, hupe it helps http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/clear-stamp-FRCL068.gif

[CelestialWillow]

I put just as much work into my 10 ATCs as I have on a single LO, seems a shame there's no points. I understand not giving points for card making because some people make heaps and heaps to sell, but ATCs can't be sold... ah well. They're fun anyway. :)

The stamps are a good idea, but I'm trying to avoid the temptation of stamping. :(

[janetlinda56]

Can we see your atc's please.

[Teaghen]

Hi everyone

Can't beleive it this rotten cold that I really thought had gone has came back with avengance:( feel yucky and I have so much to do.

Hope everyone is else is having a better day than me

[Maria in France]

Wow, youve all been busy chatting - lots to catch up on.
Places -I used to spend family holidays at Dawlish as a child, very close to my heart. have been back there since and have coincidentally just printed some photos of it to scrap. Love the area around Looe also, went there for a pony camp when small and entranced by the palce ever since.Also rented a cottage/log cabin thingy in the Cairngorms and spent a fantastic holiday there with our beloved dog (no longer with us but was a Bernese mountain dog). Would also like to get DH ona crusie (we should start a petition - Bijoux Belles want cruises or something). No more exotic hols these days but my brother has just moved to Singapore so thats a possibility if we save up the dosh. Meantime I at least have skiing on my doorstep in the winter (and the end of season meal to look forward to on Saturday). Have really enjoyed hearign abotu everyones favourtie places and shall look forward to seeing some scrap pages of them.
- well done on your weight loss Kay, you should be chuffed. I have had a logn campaign but was getting nowhere in the end so have given it up for a while and am now moving in the wrong direction!
-Lulu, I loved that LO and couldnt see anything I'd change.
-shimelles class, yes Id like to do it, with my own stash but am worried about how well it will work without the book. will watch for it anyway. do you have to sign up for this (or any otehr cc classes ) or do you just decide on the day and do them if they appeal? Have entered the cc bingo now too (i hope).
- atc backs - a stamp is the best thing really, thats what most people do. or make something on the pc but the most important is to write the title, edition and your name on the (undecorated) back somehow. sometimes i write a message like 'happy birthday' or 'thanks' if its for something specific.
- do we know the date of Mimah and Nics birthdays yet... I know Mimahs is soon because Kay said about the party.
-no points for atcs. there is a good and simple swap thread on Uks where you just sign up each month by 7th and send two to the person below you on the list, receiving two from the person above. its nice because you never knwo what you are going to get. From next month it will be listed in the swaps forum (its currently under 'altered art, atcs)

well thats me caught up. gotta go and do some work (i work part time from home doing admin work) but will check back later!

[janetlinda56]

The thing I liked about the 7 day cruise that we went on was , another day, another counry, Spain-Vigo, Portugal-Lisbon, France- La Rochelle, Gurnsey -St. Peter Port, even if it was only for the day.

[CelestialWillow]

Can we see your atc's please.

Sadly, no. :) I've done them for our birthdays so I suppose I need to keep them under wraps as a surprise.

Is Mimah our first birthday?

Maria: Thanks for advice about the back. I'll look into the swapping thing as well.

[KayDD]

So sorry I forgot to come back with Sal's birthday it's on the 25th. Her party is the 26th and she'll kill me if I've just got that wrong, but I have a bad habit of muddling it with St Georges day I don't know why. I have checked and that is correct.
Just off to do the CC sketch warm up I hadn't noticed until now.

[Teaghen]

The 25th of April! better get started on those ATC's :)

[susibee]

Hi everyone - again I seem to have missed so much!

Jo - I think the scrap your day once a month is a great idea and it's something I think I'd like to do. In 20 years time, it will be interesting to look back to see what we did!

Laura - you were quick off the mark with your atc's! I have a stamp for the back and if you like I could stamp an A4 sheet with it and send it to you. You could then photocopy them and stick it on the back.
Are we making 10 identical ones or 10 different ones?.

Tracey - sorry to hear your cold hasn't gone. You need to rest and take it easy!

Lastly, are we just sending an atc for the birthday or was it a card as well, and where do we get the address from? I can't remember if there is a data base with addresses in it. I'll have to get on with mine this weekend.

[Maria in France]

Forgot to say i hope you're feeling better Tracey, and that your cold hasnt really come back - at least it left you alone whilst you were on your trip - maybe its all those different germs...

I think we are waiting on birthdays for Mimah and Nic. If we are sending things (cards or atcs) then dont forget i need more notice than you guys cos of beign over here. also we presumably need a giant pm session exchanging addresses unless anyone has a better way - Tracey mentioned a spreadsheet.

Yes Janet, that sounds attractive but its the food thats really attracting me. My parents are on a cruise at this moment for 7 days, on the suez canal. My father is in poor health (Parkinsons and now Cancer too) and so this is one of the ways they can still get around - travel has always been their big hobby.

[Maria in France]

sorry, cross posted.

i am going to make a diff atc each time I think. I think a card with an atc inside sounds good and will make no diff to the postage etc, but dont want to be bossy, what does everyone else think?

[Teaghen]

Have started a spreadsheet, if everyone PM's me their addy i will add these to the sheet and send it out to everyone.

[Maria in France]

have done so, thanks Tracey, but dont feel you have to do it tonight if you arent feeling well.

[Teaghen]

have done so, thanks Tracey, but dont feel you have to do it tonight if you arent feeling well.

It's Ok Maria, just a bit of copying and pasting really :)

[TwinkleToes]

Evening all... home in daylight! What a novelty!!

Tracey I'll send you my address, then I just need to work out what to do for an ATC.... *eek*

Another question - do we get extra points or any points for using the weekly font?

I'm hoping to have a play with Laura's recipe book idea tongiht...

AND if I can my silhouette! It's still in the box MUST get it out!!!

[Teaghen]

AND if I can my silhouette! It's still in the box MUST get it out!!!


Mine is too Jo, isn't it awful

[CelestialWillow]

Jo: Weekly font is 5 points each time you use it. You can use any from the current or previous month.

Susi: I may do the backs as I go along, so I'll be OK. But thank you for the suggestion! I shall probably give in to the pressure and invest in a suitably sized journalling stamp.

I've done 10 matching ATCs as I wanted to try my hand at a set.

Maria: I'm happy to do card and ATC - but the card will probably be bought rather than hand made. :)

Tracey: I'll pm you my address, but really you should be in bed if you're under the weather.

[Teaghen]

I'll pm you my address, but really you should be in bed if you're under the weather.

It's Ok I am :), I'm on my laptop, I am all comfy under the covers, and DH has just brought me a lemsip and a mug of hot chocolate

[CelestialWillow]

It's Ok I am :), I'm on my laptop, I am all comfy under the covers, and DH has just brought me a lemsip and a mug of hot chocolate

I do that! I love being in bed with Sarah Jane... erm... that's what I call my laptop and I just now see how dodgy that sounds! :nono:

[Teaghen]

I do that! I love being in bed with Sarah Jane... erm... that's what I call my laptop and I just now see how dodgy that sounds! :nono:

lol :lol::lol::lol:

[TwinkleToes]

Laura.. had to smile :o)

Tracey, get snuggly good tv tonight too... so ideal night for a laptop and duvet night!

[CelestialWillow]

Just to let you all know that I'm to Bristol to see my folks tomorrow and will be back on Monday afternoon. They have dial-up (augh!), so I try to avoid internetting, it really can't handle forums like this.

So, in case you wonder why I'm all silent for a few days, that's where I'll be. Thought I'd mention while I remember! B)

[Maria in France]

Have a nice time Laura, and a nice snuggle up Tracey.

re cards, well i certainly dont think anybody should feel they have to even send one and it really wouldnt matter what sort it was, ie home made or bought - as Janet said, its the thought that counts.

ive got to ask though.... why sarah jane?

[KayDD]

Have a good time and a great visit.

I've sent you a pm Tracey and really hope you feel better soon.

I think I'd better go and start my ATC's its been a while since I've made any, I think I'll go for a set but it depends on supplys really.

Who is the next birthday after Sal - do I have a little while or do I have to get moving?

[janetlinda56]

Just popping on to say hello, tried to have an evening away from the computer, hopefully DS2 will upload my LO for this weeks challenge before he goes to bed.

[KayDD]

I'm looking forward to seeing them Janet. I love looking at everyone's work and getting more inspiration.

[janetlinda56]

Here it is
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157417&cat=500&ppuser=4965
Its good to get the feedback as well.

[CelestialWillow]

I've done one of the cyber crop sketches. I did a digi and I'm not happy with it, so I've put it HERE (http://pics.livejournal.com/celestialwillow/pic/001xzx81/)in my own gallery, rather than up on UKS.

Maria: I named my laptop after Sarah Jane Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Jane_Smith) from Doctor Who.

[susibee]

[QUOTE=CelestialWillow;4863472]I've done one of the cyber crop sketches. I did a digi and I'm not happy with it, so I've put it HERE (http://pics.livejournal.com/celestialwillow/pic/001xzx81/)in my own gallery, rather than up on UKS.

I really like the layout, I don't know why you are not happy with it and I'm loving the way everyone is using circles. I think they are going to be my new best friend.

Does anyone else give their laptop a name? Mines just laptop! Maybe I will think of something to call it. My craft robo is called robo cop (like nearly everyone elses).

I've made my first card with my Tilda stamps tonight. I would upload it, but dd isn't here tonight and I can't do it. She has showed me enough times but I still get it wrong. How will I manage when she goes to Uni?

[susibee]

I forgot to say Laura, have a good weekend in Bristol.

[susibee]

Can someone tell me how I do a thumbnail after what I have just written please so I ca show a picture?
Thank you

[TwinkleToes]

Laura, I like the LO too... think the colours work really well...

and hmm... must have a think about circles...

My laptop is just "my laptop" although I'm a techy have to admit I'm not that attached to it... my CAR now that's a different matter!! Looking to change it soon and finding it VERY difficult!!

Guess I should do a LO of my baby... and I'll keep in suspense until then hee hee hee :)

I've had a nice couple of hours playing...

I've covered the back and front of my recipe book and now MUST get the silhouette out to sort out the "recipe" lettering for the front, so guess that'll be over the weekend! once done you can see it (will still need embellishing etc)

Next it's pages, recipe sheets and tags for the insides with a few pics when available!

Colour scheme is a paper pack (http://www.scrapbookshop.co.uk/acatalog/info_DCDP08.html) i fell in love with and bought months ago... with a contrast of bright red...

Have to say it's coming together EXACTLY as I saw it in my head - which is a bit worrying! Hoping it will be a great learning experience and am enjoying it!

As a thought do the front and back, and all the other pages for that matter count as LO's? They're 8x8 so guessing they will.....

Hope you feel better tomorrow Tracey!

Night all!

[TwinkleToes]

Susi... I haven't done it...

BUT I think if you go to "advanced" rather than quick reply...

Press the little paperclip to attach something and select the file...

I "think" that should do it!!!

[mimah]

Hi all so sorry not to have been on, havent managed to get on the laptop in the evening as DD1 is doing assignments for Uni and DD2 is on the desktop. Also I think I have been out every evening and busy all weekend - cant really remember except Sunday when I was with Kay and friends at Ally Pally and met Susi - which was lovely, so nice to put a face to a name.
I seem to have missed so much and have quickly scanned some of it but will either get Kay to give me a nudge in the right direction over things and fill me in or try and read it tomorrow (I think I have got a night in!!) Did pick up about the birthdays so will pm Tracy.
Hope you are feeling better Tracy. My DD1 has come down with a bug and I really cant afford to get it as I am having some tests in hospital next week and really dont want to delay things.
I have managed to get more LO done as I am trying to get my scrapbooks together for my party next week. One of me through the years (some pics are rather scary!!) and I have finally finished my sky dive album (after 18 months) so am quite pleased. I did a photo board last year for DHs birthday and it went down well, so thought I ought to get myself organised for my own as dont think DH or DDS will do anything like that!
Anyway less of my waffling on. I hope you have a good day tomorrow and I will chat hopefully tomorrow evening.
xx

[susibee]

I think I have just managed to upload 2 LO's, one of which should be here
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157436&cat=500

I don't know how to do 2 links, but I'll try. The second one should be here
[URL="http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157435&limit=recent"]

[susibee]

I am so useless on the pc, it astonishes me. I will try again and do he link. It should be here
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157435&cat=500

[susibee]

Susi... I haven't done it...

BUT I think if you go to "advanced" rather than quick reply...

Press the little paperclip to attach something and select the file...

I "think" that should do it!!!

I've just had a look at the advanced but I don't understand it. I will wait for the return of my dd tomorrow! Thank you anyway.

[susibee]

Maybe this has worked. If it has, there should be a picture of my Tilda card. If there isn't I give up and am going to bed.

[susibee]

Yippee!!

[Teaghen]

Susi to attach a thumbnail you look at additional options which is below the typing box and click manage attchments, another box will pop up and you then browse and upload from your computer, hope I've explained that OK, any problems just give me a shout

LauraHave a lovely time in Bristol

Sally lovely to hear from you :)

[Teaghen]

Cool Susi you managed, really gorgeous card :)

[susibee]

I am so pleased with myself for doing that!
I am also very pleased with all my little Tildas and now I have made one card, I'm not going to stop!
Right, bed for me, I have work in the morning.

[Teaghen]

Night Susi

[janetlinda56]

Tracey, I hope you are feeling better today.
Laura, have a great weekend.
A weekend of taking ceilings down, knocking out 2 windows and replacing them with 1 window is what we have in store here.

[CelestialWillow]

Colour scheme is a paper pack (http://www.scrapbookshop.co.uk/acatalog/info_DCDP08.html) i fell in love with and bought months ago... with a contrast of bright red...

I have that pack! :) I was thinking about doing a Book of Me with it, but ended up using it for my first Geek Book (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=155178&cat=500&ppuser=36302). Still have heaps of it left.

[TwinkleToes]

Laura - I noticed the other day they have another black and white set out and was tempted to get it... I also have another one (http://www.scrapbookshop.co.uk/acatalog/info_DCDP11.html) I love - all moody browns and reds......that will probably get used for my "25th day a year" thingy me bob...

Biggest problem last night is I realised how much red paper / card I will need.. so need to go on a hunt today f I get chance :)

Have a good weekend with the P's

[janetlinda56]

How is every one today ? Its rather cold here, you can tell I am here on my own , telly's off and I have got music playing, doesn't happen when any one else is here.

[Teaghen]

Hi Everyone

Your right Janet it is really coild here today too, not really feeling much better this morning, have had nice hot bath and a lemsip so hopefully will feel a little more human shortly.
No plans for today just going to keep warm and cosy, whats everyone else up too?

[janetlinda56]

I am just thinking of putting the heating back on, it doesn't normally go back on untill 3pm !

[KayDD]

Hi everyone I have just iindulged myself to a last day of holiday treat and stayed in bed till I'd read a whole book! How wicked is that.

I hope everyone is well, and Tracey you are feeling a bit better?

I have just uploaded my warm up sketch class for the CC and it's here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157477&cat=6686) if you want a look.

[janetlinda56]

Lunch is just about done, decided on a pastie !

[Teaghen]

My heating is already back on Janet and I'm still cold, lovely LO Kay :)

[Maria in France]

Hi all, Hope you're feeling better Tracey,
- loved the link to Sarah Jane from Dr Who (she came after my Doctor Who period)
-what is a silhouette then?
- really enjoyed looking at other peoples work, think posting the links in here is a great way to do it and as someone said, its nice to ahev soem feedback too. I liked them all - couldnt see what was not to like about Lauras tasteful digilayout. Janet, I liked your weekly challenge and Susi i reallly loved the purple flowers on yours - how did you do those? Kay, was the pink stamped too or was it already on the paper with jsut the black stamping added.

I think sketches are the way forward for me, they take me half the time to do if Ive got a sketch.

sounds like youve got a busy weekend of brickdust ahead Janet! gotta go and plant on some little mini plug plants that have just arrived (for my tubs) then i am hoping to finish a folding out mini-book I started ages ago and got stuck with.

I must also get on with that nice recipe idea, i was so keen on it but have done absolutely nothing about it.

[janetlinda56]

Talking of recipes, do you know how to make "flan" Maria, its something DHand I always have when we come to France, the only way to descibe it is egg custard tart but heavier ?

[susibee]

Maria, the flowers, basket and leaves were all cut with my Craft Robo and coloured using H2O's. Good luck with your mini book. I am going to my crop tomorrow and no idea what to take. If I could think what to do for my atc's I could make them but it takes me ages to come up with the right idea.
A silhouette is like a craft robo.

It's cold here too, and I put the heating on as soon as I got in from work.

[Maria in France]

yes Janet, what they call 'flan' is actually called creme caramel in the Uk. you can buy a pakcet mix to make it and its easy and delicious (but have no idea how to make it without the packet mix).

I often choose it as a dessert in restaurants because it slips down so easily, even if you are full

[Maria in France]

which does everyone think is better craft robo or silhouette? (ive only got a sizzix sidekick) and, at risk of labouring the point, what the heck are H20s?

[Teaghen]

which does everyone think is better craft robo or silhouette? (ive only got a sizzix sidekick) and, at risk of labouring the point, what the heck are H20s?

The silhouette is just a rebadged craft robo, so they are basically the same machine, the craft robo is supposed to have better support but the silhouette allows you to buy and download templates from the quickutz website, as far as I can tell they are much of a muchness IFYWIM i went for the silhouette as i really like a lot of the quickutz designs.
H2o's are scrummy twinkly paints there is a video on using them here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tfs161xLXU)

[Maria in France]

Oh thankyou so much for that Tracey, people are so nice and helpful here. I jsut went and watched the video and they do indeed look delicious, such lovely colours. something else to go on the wish list i guess!

thanks for the info about the machines too. My mum has a cuttlebug and swears by that but i msut say i find the sizzix sidekick a bit of a pain and hardly use it, so am loathe to buy something else like it but am considering all options. The dies seem expensive too for the cuttlebug and sizzix.

[Teaghen]

Never tired the cuttlebug, but do have a few cuttlebug embossing folders which are brilliant :) I have a big shot, a sizzix, a tag-a-long and a quickutz squeeze as well as my new silhouette which is still in the box :blink:. Love my Big shot the best as it can cut chipboard, but sure the silhouette will be fantastic when I eventually unpack it :D:D

[TwinkleToes]

Maria, I agree with the cost of the cuttlebug... I bought one, two weeks later I bought the silhouette and sold the cuttlebug (thanks susi :o) )

I think the cuttlebug is great if you do embossing (i don't), but not so good if you like alphabets (I do!!)

BUT mine is still in the box and I MUST get it out as it needs to cut out "recipe" for my recipe book!!

Right - I'be had enough this week and just told my boss I'm off home in a mo early!!

A nice run, a coffee at the gym, them chips and gardener's world... perfect!!

[janetlinda56]

I have a big shot, brought loads of dies at Christmas, still not got around to using them !

[KayDD]

Thanks for the lovely comments on my LO I really appreciate them.

Maria that was a patterned paper with the florish stamped in black and the middle line stamped in brown.

[janetlinda56]

How are you feeling tonight Tracey ?

[janetlinda56]

Heres the LO that i USED LOADS OF RIBBONS ON
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=157531&cat=500&ppuser=4965
Theres also a LO of me eating that lovely flan, in my gallery.

[mimah]

evening all what some lovely work you have been doing - I always find it amazing that we all do such different work with essentially the same basic products. It really is great to see what you all do.

Hope you are feeling better Tracey.
The flan sounds lovely - is there a low calorie version?? Kay keeps a close eye on me at the moment with regard to what I eat so that we continue to lose weight together... she is doing so well but I do have the odd weak moment or two!

I have done another LO tonight and will try and upload it. I have got a scrapbook to finish pulling together for my party next weekend, instead of doing a photoboard like I did for DHs birthday last year. Only about six more pages to do...
I also have three leaving cards to do - seems to be the time for people moving to new pastures but have now got a reputation for doing the leaving cards and its difficult trying to come up with new ideas for each one, still, I always did like a challenge. There are also the birthday cards/ATCs to do to... In actual fact my list could go on and on. Does anyone else have the same problem??

Hope you all have a great weekend. I am off to see my aunt near Worcester tomorrow for the day but am planning on playing for majority of Sunday.

[Maria in France]

Yes Sally, I have the same problem. Lots of Unfinished Objects, more ideas than any sane person could scrapbook, loads of techniques i want to try plus things like cards and atcs and challenges. DH wonders when i am going to 'come and sit down' but how can you sit watching boring telly when there is all this to do?

Janet, I thought your ribbons layout was absolutely marvellous. very well done, you must be pleased with it. I enjoyed the flan one too, because i could see what you looked like, which wasnt how i imagined.

I too am really enjoying seeing peoples work and it is also rather nice doing it and knowing that a fellow crafter may see it - makes you try that little bit harder i think. I look forward to seeing yours when its uploaded Sally.

have a nice wewekend everyone... its our ski club 'end of season meal' tomorrow night, which usually goes on until the next morning! I rarely go out in the evenings these days so it will make a nice change.

[janetlinda56]

Maria, the Flan LO was done using fabric !
I am looking forward to doing another Ribbon one, this time using wider ribbons,

[Maria in France]

Wow Janet, have just been to have another look - i like it even more now! I had thought that was mulberry paper. such nice colours, you must be very plesaed with these two layouts.

[janetlinda56]

The FLAN lo was an old one , just thought I would share it, it was done for a weekly challenge ages ago, which said use fabric! which I did !

[Teaghen]

Hi everyone
How are you all today. I'm just back from lunch out with some friends, wasn't really feeling up to it but glad I went as DH took me to The papershop and I got a few goodies :) I got the DCWV Rockstar & All Dressed Up pads, The Basic Grey two scoops 6x6 pad and a box of card, so not a bad trip at all

[Maria in France]

Wow Tracey, you sound like you've got a similar paper addiction to me! I hope you are feeling truly better. Bet the paper helps. I think 6x6 paper pads are so great because i never want to tear into my 12 x 12 for say a card, or as accent paper.

Ive been gardening again (yawn yawn, but a necessity in a garden this size ) but I did manage to make the two cards I had to do last night and am unusually pleased with one of them. Read my book for a while in the garden during a sunny spell - Its a Michael Crichton thriller called 'Next' and Im really enjoying it (I raid the charity shops for paperbacks when i am in the Uk because obviously i cant get english books easily here - in March i came back with a good haul).

Now Im off out to the ski club end of season meal which will go on all night. Unfortunately Ive got to go up to the village first thing in the morning too! I may have a sore head tomorrow.

Ive getting stuff together for my next layout, its going to be a page of a renovation project that i had help with from both my uncles . The photos are very 'ordinary' though, so I shall have to jazz it up somehow. It needs manly embellishments too which I never find easy.

[susibee]

Hi all,
Tracey you sound to have had a good stash buying day! and Maria, how I envy you your garden. My dh and me would love to move to France like you but we are waiting for the children to leave home! Enjoy your night out.
I've been to my crop today and managed to make 4 atc's and that's about all!
Tracey, I think you must be in the same cc team as Cassie who organises our crop!
We are going to Ikea tonight to get my dd and new bed etc. We went in last night to look and I came back and looked on the internet to see how much mattresses were and saw that today only they've got 21% off everything in store, so we might as well save a few pounds.

[janetlinda56]

Pizza has just arrived!

[KayDD]

Hi everyone, I made the set of 10 ATC's last night they are not very intricate but I needed to get something off my list IYKWIM. I hope you'll like them when they come your way.

I've done another few LO's yesterday and today and am off to carry on this another job on the list now just thought I'd say hi. Have a lovely evening.

[janetlinda56]

I have been trawling the i-net for a friend on here for some sewing machine software, without much sucess. Perhaps I should try looking again tomorrow, we only managed to get the ceiling taken down in the bathroom, the windows will have to wait untill next weekend.

[TwinkleToes]

Evening All!

Just had to smile Susi... We've done Ikea today too... TWICE... (read on...)

Well up at a sensible time after our compulsory lie in (for that read..snuggle and watch Saturday morning kitchen!)

Off to Derby for a Train show (OH forgot I'm there tomorrow for a 10k Grrr!), then across to Bridgemere garden centre (can you see a weekend theme here for us!?)... then back down the M6 to Ikea Wednesbury (waving to my parents on the way)...

Surprising got most thing we wanted (and some we didn't!) apart from some large IVAR shelves... so via Coventry Ikea on the way back... they had one shelf and a box!! then realised time was now nearly 10pm... (wondered why we were hungry, no way I wanted to cook when home so off to takeout Pizza Hut (can use the excuse of carb loading for race tomorrow :) )... and literally just home and unpacked car...

Where did the day go!!

Up early tomorrow to get to derby for a 9.30 race!! Rediculously early time for a 10k, but hey at least I should be back for lunch time..

Anyone know any decent scrappy shops between warwick and Derby, eg lichfield etc?

right.. off to catch up now!!

[susibee]

Ikea was manic - I have never seen it so busy. We got my dd's bed, quilt and lights but no duvet or anything else. It was worth queueing for over half an hour to save £80 or so. We got in the worst queue ever. The young men 2 in front of us didn't have a credit card that would be accepted, so they had to go with the manager,the people right in front of us were paying cash, except it was card only till so they got carted off and when it was finally our turn, the bed was in 3 boxes but the cashier didn't know how to put that through!

I have managed to do another 2 atc's tonight - it would have been muh quicker to do 10 the same but hey ho!

Have a good race Jo - I couldn't run 100 metres, never mind 10km! I'm looking forward to monday, fingers crossed!

[Teaghen]

Hi everyone just popping on before I head to bed. Quite gutted I missed Ikea but there was no way I could persuade DH to take me, glad some of you got bargains:) Jo good luck for tomorrow.

Night Night al :)

[mimah]

morning all
Had a lovely day with my aunt yesterday and didnt get back until nearly 11.30pm. Had a lovely walk round Worcester but then a really good catch up back at home whilst the rain came down outside!

Into my room today to work on my list so hopefully will report back later on progress. Kay is coming to join me this morning which is great as she keeps focussed - after we have caught up on everything!!

DD1 has two assignments to finish today but hopefully will let me have the laptop back this evening so I can come on and chat some more.

Sounds like there have been some great shopping trips. I love ikea but craft shops need to be done when DH not around as he cannot understand taking so long to look in just one shop although handy if he offers to pay!

Good luck with your 10k run Jo. I have only done one 10k (with Kay)and that was too many but it was in the name of charity so managed it in 91 mins - not bad considering I dont really do that much exercise

Good luck with your search for sewing machine software Janet hope you find what you are looking for.

Wishing you all a great day
Sal
xx

[janetlinda56]

Good afternoon, we have been busy in the bathroom here again.

[Maria in France]

oh er, bit hungover after last night.

As usual, enjoyed the meal with skiing freinds at the club . Didnt get in until 2am (extrememly rare for us to even go out in the evening these days, never mind until that time) and had to get up early this am to go to the village churchat 9am -its a tiny church and hardly ever has any services and this was a special one to celebrate the electrification of the bells (previously a chap actually went and rang them each day at midday)and the (dont laugh) repainting of the virgin (statue). Some local VIPs had been invited and as i am on the council our mayor asked us all to be present. I am not religious but it was quite a pretty service, attended by all the village. This was followed by a 'glass of friendship' over in the village hall, and before i knew it it was 1pm again! lunch and a sleep and thats most of my Sunday gone.

good luck with the run Jo. well done for even trying. Im off to try to finish my layout.

[janetlinda56]

Sal, looks like your cat wants to join in as well, just like mine.

[janetlinda56]

Sounds like an interesting morning, Maria.

[Maria in France]

Well I finished my Layout of the uncles helping us put the beam up. I dont think its anything special, the photos arent great and it was difficult to find anything to go with it but I am extrememly pleased with the 'tag' in the middle with the tools on.

The trouble is I really do want these photos scrapped to go in the book but I didnt want to use pages and pages on it.

will put a thumnail in (hopefully) but I am not uplaoding this one to the gallery

[KayDD]

That looks like a good LO Maria I know what you mean though I have plenty I feel I should scrap but are not really up to the std I'd like, trouble is that just means they stay in the pile and I avoid them and do other ones I prefer.

[janetlinda56]

It still makes a good LO, I see they have the all important cup of tea.

[susibee]

Maria, the LO is fine. It tells a story and you'll look back in years to come and remember every bit of that day.

I've had no time for crafting today, other things to do like my husband's books ready for the accountant, my paid ironing, dog walking and now I have a big pile of typing for dh. I have a birthday card to make for my nephew for tuesday and 3 cards for a commission to do like yesterday, so I'd better press on.

Hope everyone has had a more relaxing sunday (except for Jo who must be shattered too!)

[TwinkleToes]

Evening all!

Thansk for the race wishes.. Race was great! Well worth getting up at "stupid o'clock" (6.30am!) and a sunday for!!

Wet and cold to start, but as always I soon warmed up, and had run!

You'll soon get fed up of wishing me well - I am a runnign junky!!


Sounds like you've had fun today! Maria sounds like you certainly have! and I agree - I love the tag :)

[janetlinda56]

I'm please that the race went well for you.
I have been busy tonight, trying to get all the bits together for these ATC's.

[susibee]

We will need the address for Sal won't we? Wasn't it her birthday this week?

[KayDD]

It is on friday Susi, I have gioven it to Tracey, I hope she's going to get a second to pm it out to you all, if not let me know and I'll cover this one for you if that helps?

[Teaghen]

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around today I had an awful night last night so have spent most of today in bed, don't really know what happened I went to bed as normal then got really bad stomach and back pains. I was then really sick but this only made the pain worse, pain eventually settled in my chest and I was struggling to breath, I have to say it is the worst pain I have ever felt in my life, including worse than childbirth :blink: DH wanted me to go to hospital but I didn't want to go. The pain eventually eased enough to sleep around 6am. I think now it must have been indegestion but I had no idea this could be so painful having never suffered before.
Sorry i haven't sent our Sallys addy, I was waiting to try to get the spreadsheet completed but I will send it now.

Hope everyone is well and well done on your race Jo :)

[janetlinda56]

I hope you are feeling alot better now ,Tracey,
Its time for me to go to bed now, hope you all get a good nights sleep.good night
Janet

[KayDD]

Oh Tracey you poor love, I hope it doesn't recur, did you eat something that was different, that you could avoid in case?

Thanks re Sal's addy.

Night Janet I'm off myself in a mo. So night from me too.

[Paddycat]

Hi ladies,
Hope you're all fine and have enjoyed the weekend, what a great variety of things we all get up to!
CW How was Bristol?
Jo Well done on the run - vowed never to do it again myself, shin splints way to painful but really admire all those that do.
Janet Really pretty ribbon Lo for your boys, and the Koblenz one reminds me of several morning-after-the-night-befores!
Susi Your LOs of your folks are lovely, and well done learning the uploads, I'm still dabbling and missing several!
Sal My list of To Dos just gets longer and longer too - even worse since I joined UKS and met you guys! So many ideas but no time to nail them all!
Maria Your village life and garden sound fab - I hanker after similar but will have to wait years now with babes to raise! I made my bed as the saying goes.....
Had a wonderful time at DH's BF wedding on Fri - DS was an absolute angel but have masses to scrap now and want to make the happy couple a star book like the one in SI this month. Will be going to a motorcycle track day with DH this week so think the camera will be out again there too.
Anyway, sleep well all, especially you Tracey and I'll catch up again tomorrow, rugrats permitting :P

[Paddycat]

Forgot to ask, are you all doing anything specific for this, think it's 1st weekend in May? Have received kit from Artbase and thought I'd take a photo or few on the day to be recorded on a LO using the kit. Any other ideas?

[susibee]

Poor old you Tracey, as if you haven't had enough to cope with, what with your cold. I got really bad indigestion when I was pregnant and used to carry a bottle of gaviscon around with me in my bag so I could take a swig! I felt like an alcoholic furtively drinking from my bottle! I hope you have a better night tonight.
Thanks for the address.
Right, I don't know whether to go to bed or make a card! Decisions, decisions!

[susibee]

Lulu, have you made a star book before? I made one for a friend's christmas card and they look fab in real life. They will be thrilled with it. Don't forget to upload it for us all to see.

[TwinkleToes]

ohhh Tracey! Hope you're feeling better tonight!

Sounds like you're run down and your body is trying to get the better of you! Get some echinea, that might perk you and your immune system up a bit!

Lulu - shin splints ouch! had those and knocked me out for a few weeks a couple of years ago.... then a nasty calf tear last year that took me out for 3 months... no idea why we daft runners do it - but the endorphins are addictive and have to admit ti keeps me sane!!

Have no plans for national scrapbooking day yet - need to have a think I guess!

Too many things and not enough time at the mo!!!

[janetlinda56]

I have just signed up for the june/july birthday swap, I have done this for the past 2 years .

[susibee]

Hi Jo
I have just pm'd you but I'm not sure if you will get it or not because my internet connection just died for a few seconds.
I'll try again.

[Maria in France]

Aww Tracey, that sounds really frightening as well as painful. If it recurrs i think you really ought to go to the doc. I did have a similar thing once and did go to casualty because the pain was so bad but like yours, it eventually subsided and a battery of tests proved nothing the matter except possible IBS which i might have, but have never been convinced about. Anyway, I reckon Jo is right, echninacea might be worth a go - my mum swears by it and never seems to get coughs or colds or tummy bugs. Either that or maybe a particularly nasty virus that has given you this recurrent cold and now this?

Lulu, I made a star book a while back, it was not the easiest thing but agree it looks fantastic when done. I was very pleased with the finished item, well worth the effort. When you cut/glue the edges, get them as accurate and lined up as you can cos thats what makes it stand up straight (this is the voice of experience).

What is the birthhday swap then janet? do tell us about it and how it works.

national scrapbook day, er, no thoughts currently but up for doing something if everyone wants to. its right on top of the cc though I think.

regarding the cc, they seem to have stopped putting the daily challenges up-I keep checking the page and it stops at the sketch which was last Tuesday.Am I missing something?

I think the shimelle class thing comes up today too, that someone on here was talking about, so will go and see if i can get that, i fancy that.

regarding my layout, yes Kay, that is exactly waht has happened and i have picked those photos out of the pile time and time again and not scrapped them and so I vowed not to get any more printed until i had scapped my existing pile a bit . So there might be some more less than perfect shots come up too, but its all part of the story i suppose, like susi said. I found last weeks font very good (grutch shaded) and i never usually like them.

Laura, I hope you had a nice time at your parents, we missed you.

dont forget girls, its voting this week for the monthly challenge. It was hard to choose but i really do beleive this sort of stuff is what drives us to produce better pages!

sorry all my posts are so long, i havent got the hang of brevity - never have had.

[Maria in France]

forget that about the cc challenges not being updated, they have updated it all now, perhaps she was away or something. I have sent my bingo words in twice now and am still not on the list!

[janetlinda56]

Maria, the birthday swap works much the same as the advent one, you need to sign up, them the host sends you the name and address of the person you sent a present to, normallyy to the value of £10.00 plus a hand made card. You have to check out their likes and dislikes so that you know what to buy and you keep it a secret untill you sent the present.

[Maria in France]

Oh I see Janet. well thats a no for me then! (no stash shops here). do let us knwo what you send/get in due coruse then.

[janetlinda56]

Have you seen this Maria
http://scrapbooking.conceptforum.net/
You might find some thing here,I have joined this forum, only I couldn't spell when I joined so there I am janetlida56, I missed the out of linda.

[TwinkleToes]

Morning all...

i don't want to play today! Know it's going to be another nasty week! Grr...

Anyway - This weeks challenge is up (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219716)

And shimelle and posted the first instructions (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219716) for those without the kit...

and voting (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219699) is now open! - Isn't Kay doing well!!

I'm liking this weeks challenge - Might mean I'll do my niece's first birthday done!!

oh...and susi got the pm - see you later!

[janetlinda56]

morning Jo, how are you today,I am off to work soon, just hope the rain stops !

[KayDD]

Hello, I'm stunned at the voting at the mo, but very thrilled byt a weeks a long time and there's got to be loads of voters to go yet. It is super to see so many of our LO's in the selection though, well done team and lets keep our fingers crossed that one of us does well for our teams first monthly challenge!:lol:

Thanks for the links it's so much easier, Janet do you know where I go to have a go at the birthday swap please?

[Maria in France]

Janet, thank you so much for that - scrpabooking is not a big thing here at all and I had never thought to look for the forum in french. That was kind of you and I have saved the site for a closer look later when ive got more time.I will defintiely join in though, if only to learn what thigns are called in French and to learn where you can buy things here.

The challenge looks good this week, a nice sketch to work from and Ive downloaded the Shimelle instructions too (but not from your link JO - for me that leads back to the weekly challenge!) although i think I might just do it in an 8x8 album ive got spare, with a couple of extra pages because I dont have a bind it all and it seems rather alot of pages for bookrings. What is anyone else doing?

Nice to see one of us doing so well on the challenge and a good showing from all of us - Kay you deserve it, that layout is fab.

Hope Tracey is ok

[janetlinda56]

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219686,
this a link to the birthday swap

[Teaghen]

Hi ladies
Thanks for putting all the links up Jo
Sorry I'm a bit quiet still not feeling 100%. You will have to bear with me when my M.E is bad I sleep alot but luckily my good days far outweigh the bad days now so hopefully be back to my old self in a day or two.
I'm actually really gutted I'm supposed to be on a child protection course tonight but there is no way I'm going to manage it and the next one isn't till December, suppose I'll just have to wait.
Right off to have a peek at the weekly challenge :)

[Maria in France]

Tracey, dotn you worry about a thing. I would never have known you have ME as you seem to have so much energy. Of COURSE we will 'bear with you'. As I see it we are lucky to have you in the first place.

jsut concentrate on resting and getting better, we'll still be here. Please dont add to your pressure by thinking of doing things you dont feel up to.

sorry you missed your course.

[TwinkleToes]

no problem Tracey...

Don't stress - I think we can look after ourselves if needed :)

We promise not to fight.....too much! ;)

[janetlinda56]

As if we would fight ! It wasn't me miss honest.

[susibee]

Hi everyone
Tracey, sorry to hear you're still not feeling brilliant. Hope tomorrow finds you feeling better.

Kay, well done so far in the poll. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Jo, it was lovely to meet you tonight even if we did get asked to leave Starbucks! I have had a little play with my toy and it's fab. Even dh is impressed. I hope my embossing folders come tomorrow, I have had an email today to say they have been posted. I haven't checked the photo yet but watch this space.........

[TwinkleToes]

Susi - glad you're happy with your toy!

It was great to meet you - and hope the piccie doesn't damage your camera!!

Have to admit you inspired me to get the silhouette out of the box! So I've spent the last couple of hours making friends and playing nicely... OH appeared home... and grunted so think he's intrigued but won't admit it ;), did a nice be double star and got the comment "couldn't you do that with a pair of scissors"... hmm,, YES - but just wait till I do lovely alphabets!! doh! Men!!

Managed to cut paper and card (yay!), so really happy and have a big grin on my face at the mo!!

Head full of what to do... oh and "thanks" to the "enabler" that was discussing BG papers at the weekend.. nipped to shop at lunchtime for a couple of pieces of card.. and erm... they'd got some new ones.....and I erm.......ended up buying 3 6x6 paperstacks! I never buy less than an 8x8 (shows I was having a bad day!!), but they are lovely! hee hee hee! can't wait to get them in the silhouette!!

[janetlinda56]

Good morning, sounds like fun is being had with that new toy.

[Paddycat]

Hi girls, another week, another challenge! Enjoyed this one as it turned out to be so colourful:D http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158088&cat=500

Hope you're feeling better Tracey? Thanks for the tips about star book Maria, noted and hope I can get it right...

[Teaghen]

Hi ladies
Well feeling slightly better today, thanks for all being so understanding :)
Lulu you LO is great really fab colours.
I'm really chuffed as I managed to finish my Mystery Kit for the CC last night, I couldn't sleep so thought I'd put my time to good use. It's a weight of my shoulders, I have been worrying I wouldn't get it finished.

[Paddycat]

Pleased to hear that Tracey...is it sunny where you are? I find that a UV top up helps no end ;-)

[Maria in France]

Hi all, glad you are feeling better Tracey.

worked on making a 12 page booklet for the shimelle class yesterday but havent got it finished. Will continue today and then hopefully have a crack at the weekly challenge, inspired by lulus good work.

[Teaghen]

No it's pretty dull today :( had some good news though Dh just phoned to say he had bought us a new car, our old one has been on it's last legs for a while now, I need a new car too as we only have one at the moment so hopefully soon :)
here is our new one :)

[Maria in France]

well that looks nice tracey. I know nothing at all about cars tho.... waht is it?

[janetlinda56]

Its warmer here today, thats when the wind dies down. I haven't even thought of this weeks challenge yet.
Maria, when you look on that French forum, check out their LO.s in this forum, vos oeuvres.

[janetlinda56]

well that looks nice tracey. I know nothing at all about cars tho.... waht is it?

Acars a car to me , rubbish with makes.

[Teaghen]

well that looks nice tracey. I know nothing at all about cars tho.... waht is it?

Lol I know nothing about card either Maria, it's a Hyundai Santa Fe, I just liked it beacause it is roomy, Brodie is 6ft 2 and he struggles with legroom in a lot of cars, but this one will be great, specially when we are taking him to football with all his gear, will be great for Boo too:)

[janetlinda56]

How are you feeling today Tracey ?

[Teaghen]

How are you feeling today Tracey ?

Not to bad Janet, a lot better than the last couple of days anyway which is great, sure by tomorrow I'll be back to normal :)

[susibee]

Lulu, nice LO, I have left a comment. You were very quick!
Tracey, glad to hear you're feeling a bit better. Nice car. We are on our third Hyundai and they've never been any trouble.
Maria, are you working from some instructions for Shimelle's book? I thought I'd do this challenge making the pages each month then hold it altogether with book rings.

[janetlinda56]

We have a skoda fabia estate.

[Maria in France]

susi, yes, i downloaded the pdf called 'getting ready' which you can find
herehttp://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=219697

the first bit is for if youve got the kit (i havent) but she says to read it and it gives you a good indication of what you are aiming for. then she talks about making your own. I am using a ribbon bound album to which i have added a couple of pages to make 12. it does sound as if she wants us to make the book first, then on wednesday there are more instructions coming, then Friday we take the photos. In my case if i make the book first there is far more chance of me finishing it.

Janet, you speak more French than i do!!!

Tracey, how do you pronounce 'Teaghen'. I seem to recall it is the name of one of your children, and I dont want to keep saying it wrong!

[Teaghen]

It's pronounced Te as in be gin as in begin, hope that makes sense, it's my youngest sons name:)

[Maria in France]

Thanks Tracey. Janet, Ive just joined up and been over to have a look. they have a nice sketch for April too in the sketch section. This is such a find and I cannot beleive I have lived here for 6 years and have found nothing and you have found it for me!

[TwinkleToes]

Afternoon guys... Weekly a$$ kicking in Oxford over.. back in redditch now.. yawn....

Glad you're feeling better Tracey...

as for Cars - I'm a little biased.. being an engineer in automotive.. gives me a tendancy towards being a petrol head :)

I bought papers for my SHimelle Class yesterday... and will probably go for a "ringed" book.. just need to work out what or how....

Has anyone else got "simple scrapbooks" for May/June? I got in Borders at the weekend.. and it has a lovely template for a book that might seem ideal and in an unusual shape.. I'll trya and get an image scanned and show you... but think the silhouette may have a use for it! Else a standard rectangle will be fine!! Friday could be a fun day! the first "25th"... :)

[Teaghen]

as for Cars - I'm a little biased.. being an engineer in automotive.. gives me a tendancy towards being a petrol head :)




just out of curiosity what are you biased towards Jo, I will be car hunting for me soon, I have always wanted a VW Beetle (my dream car) but would appreciate any advice :)

[KayDD]

Sorry didn't get in here yesterday and flying visit now before work tonight too. Sal and I are doing the Shimelle class from the CC too. We spent some great time together yesterday setting the whole thing up out of bazzill and patterned papers with mountboard.

I have the Simple scrabooks on subscription and got it for Sal for Xmas too so I know just what you mean, it's easy to do our way too though.

Tracey I hope you're feeling better and of course everyone is here for you 100% we all have off days but some have one or two more than others. It really doesn't matter apart from not liking to hear you're poorl of course. I hope that all reads right, I'm not good at the words to express myself always.

Sal and I did the weekly challenge too but I'll have to upload that later or tomorrow.

[Maria in France]

yeah come on Jo, Id love some pointers too about whats good and whats not. what about giving us say, your top budget buy, your top small car and your top estate.... or something.

[TwinkleToes]

rofl well guys...

It all depends what you want a car for.. if you're buying new or second hand.. how long you're going to keep it for.... if you're bothered about depreciation...... what kind of spec you like.. if you're blingy or boring... if you like toys or just 4 wheels....

So give me some pointers and I'll let you know my thoughts.....

Be warned I can get dweeby when it comes to cars.. if I start to see a glazed expression I'll shut up!

Right I'm off to meet a friend for a coffee and a gossip and unlike last time hopefully not get chucked out!!!

ttfn

[Maria in France]

oh thats easy for me....
I want to buy it secondhand, I want it to be very reliable and last ages, like 10 or 15 years (obviously it would need new parts in the meantime which i wouldnt mind as long as it kept going), be economical to run. I prefer small to big. Oh and one BIG thing, I can only drive automatic so it has to come in automatic. I dont do many miles but quite a few short trips.

mostly I just want it be reliable and to not cost me money or need replacing.

so whats my ideal car then in your opinion Jo ? sorry if this sounds like an interrogation. I am smiling but dont know how to do the smiley thing in the post. Id love any ideas, even what to avoid if you dont want to recommend anything.

[susibee]

Hi Maria
Thanks for the link. I'll try and keep track now.

Kay/Jo is Simple Scrapbooks an American mag? I haven't seen that one. I had a copy of Scrapbook Trends which I enjoyed and wouldn't mind that on subscription. Perhaps I ought to drop a few hints to dh for my birthday!!

Back to my cards......... what should have taken me a couple of hours has so far taken me 2 days and I have 2 more cards to make!

[janetlinda56]

Maria, no French here , I have posted in English, I asked them where I could look at some of their LO'S was told where to look.
Thers also a German site I visit,again no German, I post in English and normally they reply yo my questions in English.They also use alot of English titles on their LO's.

[TwinkleToes]

Maria...

I'd look at something like a clio.... especially as you're in France.. advantage that as it's a renault, and useless trim will have fallen off in the first 12 months... small, but folding seats so no issues there... spares readily available and cheap..... and dependant on the mileage would last a while... also an auto is possible... and (I hate to say) only likely to have been owned by a woman with limited mileage requirements so not a lot of wear and tear....

Insurance sensible too.... how's that?

[TwinkleToes]

Susi - yes it is an american mag... has layout inspirations and ideas.. and an insight into the wonderful papers available in the states...

Kay - have to admit I'm thinking about a subscription as the price is unbeleiveable cheap in comparison to the Borders price... so think that'll happen next month!

[Maria in France]

Thats great advice Jo thanks. current car is a peugeot 106, so not dissimilar.

Thankyou so much for taking the time to give an opinion though - said 106 is 15 years old and on its last legs, so could be looking at replacement this year. Clio is likely to be available here, as you say - although automatics are very rare here!

will have a look at simple scrapbooks too, it sounds good. i currently get Scrapbook Inspirations on subscription but it has got so 'samey' and is full of adverts. no more free gifts either, and when there is one they wont send it to me here and cant be bothered to answer an email about it. I cant enter any of the comps because they are Uk only, so would be no worse off with an American one. My mum gets 'craft stamper' on subs and she reckons thats excellent.

clio keeps appearing on watchdog with a problem about bonnet flying open - is this just scaremongering, or maybe one particualr model/type in your opinion.

[CelestialWillow]

Hello all, hope you've had a nice few days. Haven't had much of a chance to read through things and catch up. I'll do the rounds of your galleries later. :lol:

So, my Dad and I have start planning our American road trip. We provisionally booked a few overnight stays. After a couple of nights in Vegas (probably at Circus, Circus as it's the cheapest on-strip hotel) we'll be going to Grand Canyon North Rim and staying in a cabin at Jacob Lake Inn (http://www.jacoblake.com/). Some of the reviews are a little negative, but they seem to come from people who are expecting large cabins that are hotel-like. We're not expecting that, so it should be OK. We would have stayed at the Hotel on the North Rim, but they're full that day, so choices are limited anyway.

Next night we'll be at Grand Canyon South Rim. Again there weren't many options left when we came to book, so we're in the non-aircon (oh dear) Maswik Lodge (http://www.grandcanyonlodges.com/maswik-north-south-698__78.html), in the tinier South side. Still, each of these places will only be stayed in for a night, so I'm planning on just dealing with whatever is thrown at me!

The next night we'll be on the road to Albuquerque. We're staying one night in Holbrook at the Wigwam Motel (http://www.wigwammotel.com/cozyconemotel), which was used as the model for the Cozy Cone Motel in the movie Carz! CUTE!

We've not booked anything after the Albuquerque stop, although my Dad is tempted to end the trip, which will be a night back in Vegas, at Hooters Hotel (http://www.hchvegas.com), which amuses him greatly!

All my assignments are now in, so I have some days of breathing space before the next batch (archaeology) arrives, so I'm going to finish off the weekly LO.

[mimah]

Hi
I have just spent the past hour(ish) catching up on everything on here, I have been a) unable to get on laptop at DD1 is getting her assignments finished as they need handing in this week and b) had to have some tests at hospital yesterday (results on two weeks) but had to do preparation prior to them. Kay (who is such a brill bestist mate) never realised I was such a wuss at taking disgusting tasting drinks!! but thanks to her I got a good on my report for my preparation!!

Tracey - sorry to hear you have been poorly but really hope you are feeling much better now.
Maria - I have a Peugeot 206 now but had a 106 (until DD1 passed her test in Dec!) and have found them both really reliable and economical. DH works for a Peugeot garage and says that the 206 especially really holds its value.
Laura - that is an amazing sounding holiday you are planning with your dad = lots of scrapbook pages/mini books to follow....

Kay and I have both got the Shimelle 25th day book ready. We have made our own and will be using our new BIAs as soon as they arrive!!
I have also done the ATCs and only have two pages left to finish my scrapbook ready for Saturday.

Sorry for the long posting will try and keep them much shorter in future:wub:

Take care all and have a good day

[TwinkleToes]

Maria, I have to admit I hadn't heard that issue - but there are always issues with new cars (especially new models - hence I'm always busy!)...

That's the advantage of buying an oldermodel - they're normally already sorted out in the warranty period!! Smart an issue when they launched a model...whereby their rear window kept shattering when cold... Mondeo had a problem with breaking.... a peugeot 306 I had years ago had issues with overheating... there are always issues..... just some companies are better at dealing with them than others :o)

I'd steer away from the latest 206's as they are not necessarily built to last 15 years now (i.e. on MINI we only have to supply parts for 10 years service), clio's have a better rep... and hold their value even better than the Peugeots... (depends on the models)......but in France this may be different......

As for magazines... I've ot been very inspired by any of the UK Mags (funny it's the same with knitting - all the decent ones come from the states!)....

I've had a look at the craft stamper one(ormaybe that was another one - if was american AGAIN!!), and agin full of inspiration, but more for cards and altering when I've looked so not for me - but some lovely stuff in it!!

CW - your trip sound superb!!

Mimah - where did you get your BIA from? I've been looking around and am thinking of getting one from the states at the mo as the prices and packages are better!! seems to be a pricing monopoly here in the UK!!

[susibee]

At the risk of sounding stupid, what is a BIA?

Laura your holiday sounds fab, I bet you can't wait!
Sal, don't worry about the long emails, it's all very interesting and helps us all to get to know each other.
I've had Craft Stamper for years - at one time it was the only stamping mag about but since all the other card making mags have appeared, I think it's gone down hill. American mags are far and away superior to ours.
I should be at work today, but I have got the worst cold I've had for ages, and just feel like sleeping at the mo. Talk about feeling lazy (and guilty). I am going to have some soup, hope you all have a good day.

[Maria in France]

Thanks again for the pointers Jo, will bear it in mind.

would be interested to know what other scrapbook mags people have... looked at that 'simple scrapbooks' but its bi-monthly and so not such a great deal.....

Laura, Im envious of your trip ALREADY!!

Sally, all my posts are that long!!! LOL.

would also like a BIA. and one of those machines called 'the slice' from making memories.

[Teaghen]

Hi Everyone

Feeling much better today thank goodness

Laurawelcome back, your holiday just keeps sounding better and better, I'm green with envy :)
Sally hope all the tests come back OK hun
Jo Would appreciate your thoughts on DH's new car and an honest opinion of the Beetle, before I commit to one :)
Maria I have a BIA and I love it, it's so easy to use, I'm hoping to get the Slice when we got to Florida.

I have just read the info on Shimelles class sounds great I'm so looking forward to doing this, will be a great record of the year.

Teaghen is off to Scout camp on Friday so have a huge amount of packing to do for him, I can't beleive the amount of stuff they need to take :wacko:

Right off to have a wander around the forum :)

[Maria in France]

Susi,
BIA is a bind it all.
the cheapest ive seen them in the uk is £39.99 , somewhere that sounded like 'graficus' or 'graphicus' perhaps.

Tracey, do they know how much the slice is going to be yet?

I reckon shimelles class will be good anyway, but even more fun for us as a few of us seem to be doing it. ive got my book ready to go now, its a ribbon bound book, but not very big. will have to size down the photos accordingly.

cant beleive our luck having a car expert in our midst!

[Teaghen]

cant beleive our luck having a car expert in our midst!

I know poor Jo will be sick of all our questions.
No idea how much the slice will be yet, I did here someone say about $160 but that might just be gossip. I think it looks so cute, but then I thought the same about my Design Runner that I bought in the States last year and I haven't used that as much as I thought I would although I do like it:) I'm so bad for gadgets, I see them and it's like a compulsion, I have to have them :D

[CelestialWillow]

My take on this weeks challenge is here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158230&cat=500).

I think my laptop just died, it's making odd noises and has turned blue. :(

I need to invest in a cutting machine of some sort. Hand cutting alphabets is getting annoying! I need something that won't cost me a fortune in additional dies, though.

[janetlinda56]

My internet went down this morning , had to wait until 2pm to ring ds2 co he could telll me what to do with the modem. Talk about withdrawal symptons.

[CelestialWillow]

Did this (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158239&cat=500)last week before I went home and forgot to take pictures.

[Teaghen]

My internet went down this morning , had to wait until 2pm to ring ds2 co he could telll me what to do with the modem. Talk about withdrawal symptons.

Glad your back up and running Janet.

Laura hope your laptop is OK

[janetlinda56]

When I was shopping this morning I came across A us magazine called scrapbooks etc, has any one else seen this one.

[Teaghen]

When I was shopping this morning I came across A us magazine called scrapbooks etc, has any one else seen this one.

Nope not heard of that one Janet

[susibee]

Maria, thanks for that. I don't think I need one do I?

Laura, my daughter met her internet friend for the first time in 2006 and she lives in Hamilton! Small world.

Janet, I've never heard of that mag either.

I've also never heard of the slice??? So I can't possibly want one of those either!

[Maria in France]

Ahh Susi, I bet you would want a slice if you saw one. they look like really neat cutting machines that work off memory cards rahter than dies. you use a glass cutting mat under it and its electronic. I bet you would want one!

Laura, I am needing to buy a machine too, but the dies seem expensive, well the alphabets anyway, and i dont find my sizzix sidekick cuts all that well at all. I am drawn to this slice, but not its pricetag. I like the idea of cutting any letter at any size too - with the machines you are held to the size of the alpha.

DH might be able to be persuaded to buy me a BIA for my birthday perhaps. I always think i might not use it but I am always making little books and stuff and it would be great for calendars too.

loved your layouts Laura... why is it called squee? or is that a placename? and I was impressed that you had stamped for the weekly challenge because you said you wouldnt stamp!

Janet, I know what you mean about feeling marooned without the computer, i just cant cope with that.

Have downloaded the latest shimelle sheet but am not sure that a photo of my alarm clock is going to be all that interesting or different ANY month! Have put my camera battery on to charge anyway as per her instructions.

Have finished my weekly challenge except for the journalling and I am waiting for someone in my family to remember the name of the place where we all went to this huge wedding. I will post it when I have done it, meantime have emailed the wedding couple (who will think me bonkers) for the details.

[TwinkleToes]

Tracey - DH's new car - have I missed it?

As for the beetle.. hmm.. I used to love the old one, not keen on the new one.. hated the old one.. love the current one...

The problem with the beetle is they haven't updated it lot since they launched it 10(?) years ago..... it's what we term a "hairdressers" car.... aimed at a particular market that are more bothered about it's "prettiness" than what it's capable of.... or any issues that may arise...

BUT because of this they aren't that good on residual value (wacky colours that are fashionable today arent so fashionable tomorrow!) and can also cause problems for spares as everything has to be especially sprayed to match you're not likley to get one at a scrap yard!!

So you have the opportunity to grab a decent market in the secondhand deals.. BUT with the launch of the fiat 500 (especially it's price!) is likely to pull people away again from the beetle... so potentially more issues there....


Right off to fat class in a bit - I'd better have lost this week!!!

[Teaghen]

Tracey - DH's new car - have I missed it?



Thanks Jo. DH's new car is a Hyundai Santa Fe. We get it tomorrow :)

Good luck at Fat Class :D

[Maria in France]

Cor Jo, you know your stuff dont you!

Here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158264&cat=503) is my weekly challenge - very pleased with this. Finished up with a much better page than i expected. You cant really see in the photo but the small circles are stamped and embossed with holographic embossing powder which sparkle nicely now.

have just signed up for coast adn seaside atc swap which sounds good too.

[Paddycat]

Evening everyone, hope you're all fine, computers behaving and creative juices flowing. I'm enjoying following the thread even if I can't always join in due DS/DD duties! Your LOs for the weekly challenge have been great and I've left comments for all the ones so far I think.
Cars are a black art to me but thankfully DH is pretty good and I have a VW Corrado that we're keeping for posterity - it landed on the Top Gear cool wall as super cool I think! B)Oh Laura, it's a purpley blackberry colour so we call her Bramble!
As for the conversation about slices etc, do your machines do what my Cricut does, but maybe for much less money? The different carts are all so expensive! DH is off to USA in June so hope he might bring a couple home for me...
Am going to try an ATC tomorrow, day at home chilling after day at trackside today - DH likes to ride his bike off the road but still as quick as he can so we all go to watch, take a picnic and make a day of it.
Take care folks, catch you later:rolleyes:

[janetlinda56]

Its been a bit hetic here tonight,MIL having problems again, she is 84 and having all sorts of problems, couldn't get into her house tonight, she had a fall, but she had left her keys in the inside door locks so we couldn't get in.

[janetlinda56]

I was going to be creative to night , but all my plans went out of the window.

[KayDD]

OH Janet that must have been awful. I hope you've got it sorted now.

[Teaghen]

Janet hope everything has been sorted now.

Maria you LO is FAB

Lulu Your car sounds LUSH

I've had a quiet night in front of the telly, it's been lovely :)

[janetlinda56]

Fortuneatly she managed to get to the door, when the police and amblance arrived but because she told them she was ok, nothing was done, she had been drinking again and was in a right state, a real worry, sorry to moan.

[Teaghen]

Fortuneatly she managed to get to the door, when the police and amblance arrived but because she told them she was ok, nothing was done, she had been drinking again and was in a right state, a real worry, sorry to moan.

Awww Janet thats what we are here for, it's not moaning it's sharing have some (((hugs))) sounds like you need them

[TwinkleToes]

Oh Janet - hoep you're evening improves..

Tracey - I'll get back to you tomorrow about the santa fe - only a quick visit..

oh and lost 2.5lbs this week - yay!!!

[janetlinda56]

Thanks Tracey.
Remind me what do I need to put on the back of the atc ?

[Teaghen]

Jo thats fantastic. Well done you :)


Janet You put your name, the theme, the date & number in series eg. 1/10.
Pretty sure that's all :) well it's all thats on my ATC stamp anyway

[KayDD]

Tracey That's what I put on mine too.

Janet I'm so sorry you're having those probbies, but please moan away we are all here for you. ((((((HUGS))))))

Well done on the weight loss Jo, I lost anothe pound too so still going the right way.

[Teaghen]

Well done Kay, that's brilliant :)

[KayDD]

Thanks Tracey, how do you get the oscars?

[CelestialWillow]

Laura, my daughter met her internet friend for the first time in 2006 and she lives in Hamilton! Small world.
Her name isn't Kat is it?!

[Paddycat]

Well done Jo and Kay! As they used to say at a fat club I went to..."and next week we'll see a little less of you!"

Janet, hope things settle down with MIL. The worry is awful for you but ((((hugs)))) from me too.

If I can find one, I'll scrap a photo of Bramble... DH should be putting her back on the road very soon, she's in need of new shocks apparently ;-)

[CelestialWillow]

aura... why is it called squee? or is that a placename? and I was impressed that you had stamped for the weekly challenge because you said you wouldnt stamp!

It's "Squee!" as in an exclamation of happiness! :D I've edited it to point that out!

[Teaghen]

Thanks Tracey, how do you get the oscars?

You get an Oscar for each challenge you complete during the CC

[janetlinda56]

Thank-you for all of your kind thoughts, I am ready for bed now, see you all in the morning.

[Teaghen]

Night Janet

[Paddycat]

Sleep well hon.

[susibee]

I have just uploaded my effort for this weeks challenge but I'm having problems putting in the link. No idea what's going on. I hope this works.

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158324&limit=recent

[susibee]

Janet, hope your MIL is okay after her fall. She sounds a real character!

Jo and Kay, well done with the weight loss.

Laura, my dd friend in Hamilton is called Laura! She's coming over to visit this summer as a surprise for my dd.

Lulu, the colour of your car sounds lush.

Right, me and a hot lemon are off to bed, hopefully feeling better tomorrow.

[TwinkleToes]

Susi - hope you're feeling brighter today!

Weather is horrendous today.. very windy but trying to be bright in Warwick, here in Redditch it's pouring down...

Grrr..........

[mimah]

Mimah - where did you get your BIA from? I've been looking around and am thinking of getting one from the states at the mo as the prices and packages are better!! seems to be a pricing monopoly here in the UK!!

Kay and I have got them from www.graphicus.co.uk. They are £39.99 +p&p (£3.50) but as we ordered them together it only cost one lot of p&p.

Hope this helps but please dont tell me if you find them lots cheaper! the usual price is £49.99. :lol:
However, when you are looking around if you find a "round it all" I am looking for one of those. It is a new toy from Zutter and rounds chipboard and heavier cardstock than the normal little corner rounders, I know it has only just come out in the States but when I asked at Ally Pally no one had received any details.

[mimah]

Hi me again
DD1 took her laptop to her friends last night so couldnt get on and have had to resort to our main computer which is a nightmare as it is so slow and it keeps deciding that I dont want to read the forums by just shutting them down!! extremely frustrating:rolleyes:
I lost 1/2 lb last night so am still on the downward trend - well done to Kay and Jo for their losses.
Janet hope your MIL is ok and that you are too (((hugs)))
Susi hope you are feeling better today
hope everyone else ok and have a good day and not get too wet!! Kay is coming to play today so hopefully will take some more photos and upload some more bits as soon as DD1 gets back with her laptop
I feel much more human today, so much so that I have already cleaned out the understairs cupboard (bit scary at 7.45 in the morning!!):wacko:

[Teaghen]

Hi everyone
Sally glad your feeling better today, and well done on your weight loss. I'm definitely getting back on my diet on Monday, have been so Norty:ph34r: just find it so hard when I'm feeling ill.

I was filling in the points sheet last night and we are doing amazingly well, and thats before the CC :blink:, just a reminder though ladies a couple of you have done 2 mini books, if you do anymore this month we have to scan / photograph all the pages and send them to Scrapbunny all the info re points etc is in this thread (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=101693)

Right off to meet my friend for a few hours, will speak to you all later :)

[CelestialWillow]

I doubt I'll be doing any more Mini Books this month! :)

Laptop has definitely died, her hard drive has given up. John is going to try and fix her tonight. I hope I don't lose everything that's saved on her. :(

[susibee]

Hi all
Well done Sal on your weight loss too.
I am feeling a bit better today, thank you for asking. My sore throat has gone and been replaced by a cough. I'm going to have another lazy day today so I can get back to work tomorrow.
The weather here is okay at the mo, it was pouring down about half an hour ago but the sun has come out, so I hope it stays out long enough to dry my washing.
Enjoy your day everyone.

[TwinkleToes]

Well typically it stopped pouring here... then autogladd man came to replace my windscreen and the heavens opened... fortunately their base is only round the corner.. so took car there and very happy chappy bought me back...

Nice to see someone happy in their work!!

I've just been planning what I'm going to do for Shimelle's scrap you day... off to get a new memory card "just in case" and will try to sort out book at Crop tonight...

Have to admit it's making me want a BIA even more!!! but might just be Crop-a-dile play time, big eyelets and ribbon instead for now....

and need to do ATC's... gosh where has this week gone!!!

Thanks for the link Mimah... Cheapest I'd found it was £41... but will have another mooch... haven't seen the other toy though!

[janetlinda56]

Good afternoon, hope every one is having a good day !
My copy of scrapbook inspirations came this morning, haven't had chance to look at it yet.

[susibee]

My copy of scrapbook inspirations came this morning, haven't had chance to look at it yet.

Mine too, I've had a lazy hour browsing it. It makes me realise I have a long way to go and alot to learn. I love Jane Deans work, it's so quirky and fun.

[janetlinda56]

DS2 always has a look at the magazines, he can spot A Jane Dean a mile off.

[janetlinda56]

Every one has been very quite here today, hope you are all ok.

[susibee]

I'm okay Janet, how are you and how is your MIL?

I have just been reading the instructions for the Scrap your Day challenge and I was going to do a 6" x 6" book but it says to take 20 photos - well, I'd never fit 20 on a page so now I'm having a re-think. Do I do 6" x 12" or do I do normal 12" pages? I'm in a quandry.
Who else is doing this challenge?

[Maria in France]

Hi all, been tied up all day giving the hosue a major clean (we had people coming to dinner which always sends me into a tailspin). all went well.

Glad you're feeling better Susi, and sorry to read about your MIL Janet and your laptop Laura. So Tracey, did the new car come and is it nice?

Im doing the shimelle thing too and have the same concernes as you Susi -I made a ribbon book whcih is about 5 inches high by 9 inches long and cant see how I am going to get more than a couple of photos on each double spread. hard to say but she is telling us in those instructions to stand fruther away, so the picture will be smaller, or at least the thing we are photographing will be smaller and I reckon there will be alot of cropping involved. I mean her own kit book is only 6 x 12 and she does say it didnt matter what size it was. If mine turns out to be ridiculously small i shall have to think again.

I didnt think i was going to be doing anything remotely interesting tomorrow but now two thigns haev come up, although i doubt if i'll have the nerve to get my camera out on the second thing. As far as I can see Kay, Sally, Susi and I are definitely doing the challenge and I think Tracey and Laura might be as well. Dont recall Jo, Janet or Lulu saying they were.

tracey, when you say we are doing well on points, waht is considered a good score, and how many do we have so far? also when it says they want proof it you ahev doen more than 39 layouts, well do they mean each person or as a group. I mean we must have done that easily as a group.

[susibee]

Maria, if Shimelle's book is 6" x 12", that is in effect one 12" canvas if you use 2 pages. Even so, that isn't alot of room for 20 photos is it? Like you said, we are supposed to have some of the background left in our photos, so we won't even be able to crop them too much apart from the obvious ones like the alarm clock or cup of coffee. I can see what's going to happen with me, I'll start off small, then get half way through and decide to make it into full size layouts and take as many pages as it takes!
My day isn't going to be exciting - 5 hours ironing, making shepherds pie for tea, out in the evening for coffee with my husband and dog walking! Never mind.

I suppose what ever the size we use for the Lo we'll still be able to count the points won't we?

Did you have french people over for dinner Maria? It's funny how we feel the need to clean when we have visitors!

[KayDD]

Hi Sal and I are all set up for Shimelle's class tomorrow. We have really followed the kit lines she had for sale. We built our own 6x12 pages out of bazzill and patterned papers. It's easy and from reading yesterdays photo prompt I think we'll be cropping the 20 pics quite heavily unless I've misinterpreted it.(wouldn't be surprised at that).

I'm having lunch with the birthday girl tomorrow so that'll be good for the pictures too. I know she is chuffed to bits with the team envelopes that have been arriving in the post girls, but she's being extremely good and waiting for tomorrrow to open them up.

Did I miss a post somewhere along the line I haven't a clue when the rest of the birthdays are?

Another of our friends (Shirley) has a LO in SI this month I thought it looked great when I was scanning through Sal's copy today, hope you all like it too.

[TwinkleToes]

Evening all! Manic day... and crop in Cov tonight.. (got there and hour late thansk to work but at least I made an appearance!)

They gave back CJ's they'd been soing and some were absolutely stunning! Very inspired! (so much so - just signed up for the newbie CJ - *gulp*)

I bought a BIA, and papers today... Laura Ashley, and a couple of dovecrafts, literally just in (couldnt' resist!!)

Have evrything to sort out the Shimelle book -mines going to be 12x6...

I've also got new batteries and a new memory card..

also warned evryone at work that I'll have my camera and not to think I'm weird (or should that be weirder!!!)

Right I'm off to bed and read my book, need a destress tonight!!

Night all!

[susibee]

Hi Kay
I've just seen your friend's LO. When I first looked through the mag I thought how neat her writing was and loved the sewing. Is she just a normal reader or is she on the magazine team?

[Maria in France]

i never get my SI until eons after everyone else but I will look out for it.

Susi, I see Jo is doing the class too, so thats nearly all of us actually. Glad Sal is chuffed Kay, she is the 'guinea pig' so to speak. No, you havent missed anything Kay, at least I dont hink so.. tracey is doing a spreadsheet and will let us all know in due course. You are next up I think anwyay, unless Nic turns out to be before you.

gosh i hope this shimelle book Ive made is going to work...i spent ages decorating it. Not sure what we count it as - a Layout ? or maybe its a minibook but not until its finished? I havent counted my decorated but empty book as anything yet. I expect I will pritn the photos smaller, my goodness they will have to be minute if I am going to get 20 in! I am sure it will all become clear.

I will be checking intothe cc but not until sat am. Not sure the maire will apprecaite me snapping shots of his 'inaugral' speech tomorrow night! Happy Snapping Everybody.

[Maria in France]

oops, forgot to say, do let us know how the cj goes Jo, and well done for joining it. Did you go out planning to buy a BIA or did it just happen!

and no, it was English people I had to dinner - friends of ours staying nearby (but not with us). frankly its a good job someone comes to dinner every now and then or the house would be a real tip.

[Paddycat]

Maria you're a girl after my own heart...housework comes SOOOOO low down my list of priorities (except the hygiene aspects of course) but what's a bit of dust...
I've been tackling the star book tonight, thus the late finish. Have also signed up for the '25th' challenge with Shimelle but not entirely sure what I'm meant to be doing! Asking BF to make book out of my own stash with me next time I see her.
I'll keep it brief as going away again today (Fri) for the weekend but before I go, let me be the 1st (online anyway) to wish Sal a very Happy Birthday today, have a lovely day Sal and my ATC will follow soon I promise.
Have a good weekend everyone, speak to you again Monday.

[janetlinda56]

Happy Birthday , Sal, no I haven't gone mad, re-the stamps, that what comes of sending a man (ds2 23) to do a job.

[Teaghen]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY :D:D:D


http://www.birthdayart.com/happybir.gif

Hope you have a fantastic day :D

[KayDD]

Happy birthday Sal

I'll see you later Sal.:wub:

Susi Shirl was asked to do that LO for SI from work that had been seen on here and is being paid for it! She's chuffed and we are for her. She is a very talented lady and deserves the recognition, so it's a real treat all round.

I've taken three of the Shimelle shots for the start of the 25th need to get up now and do a bit more!:lol:

[Maria in France]

Can't do the fancy stuff - Tracey your 'Happy Birthday' is fab! but of coruse
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY just the same.

think its rather nice that so many of us are doing the scrap your day thing and also nice that we have someone whose birthdya is on 25th (I see Jo is also a 25ther).

Lulu, have a nice weekend. dont worry about the book for the shimelle thing, she says you can use anything, even an 8x8 album with a coupel of extra page protectors (you need 12 s