Calling all S.A.D's (Stash Addicted Dieters) for Use up your Stash 'therapy'

[suttyscrappers]

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Hi...My name is Andrea and I am a S.A.D !!
I am in deperate need of 'stash therapy' and i agree to stick to the following rules......

* i am allowed to purchase adhesives as required
* i am allowed to attend my monthly crop (£10)
* i can have £20 each month as a budget as long as i complete at least 1 LO per week. This money may roll over from month to month to add up to allow for spending at a retreat or craft fair.
* i can earn £2 per 12x12 LO completed AFTER the compulsary weekly one
* i can earn 25p per card made
* i can earn £2 per pound of weight lost ( i want to lose a stone )
* i am allowed to purchase kits for CC's

Welcome to all who wish to join in for using up our stash in 2008...... yes ladies that means actually CUTTING into those papers!!
So we have a couple of weeks left to stock up on essentials and get that last 'fix' before we get down to scrapping and chatting instead of surfing and shopping:D.
In readiness for the new year i am setting myself the tasks of completing any half finished LO's and also im going to scrap my 'rules' so there is no hiding from them lol!
So i encourage you to sign in let the scrapping begin.....

Team List


suttyscrappers
tree_saw
cw18
helenmurp
Fiona2277
faeryscrapper
Quackas
BernieTuffs
Baa-me-chick
jo.bee
Suky
Jennyap
Cassia
TwinTrouble
Scrapcomber
Beadie Am
dancingfrog
leeann21
suzysuzy1
arianwen
SarahYoo
joanold
bevb
louloucrafts
scrappyyo
debly
katy75
Tillybud
Eileen C
Kerrsa
Josieanne
scrapysteph
happysnapper
catslovelycats
kerry*
humbug
bevvie
Retired Nana
coxabey
hsanders
Wisher
Kirsti
essexcrafter
donna2606
weblet_h
tcoker
Alibri
sarahbert1536
Happy Hazel

Challenges WEEK 7
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4529888#post4529888


Challenges WEEK 8
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4559527#post4559527

Challenges WEEK 9
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=210893

Challenges WEEK 10
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4625634#post4625634

Challenges WEEK 11
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4659680#post4659680

Challenges WEEK 12
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4692920#post4692920

Challenges WEEk 13
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4730868#post4730868

Challenges WEEK 14-17 inc
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=4773382#post4773382

Stamped images poll
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=211228

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

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

[joanold]

Who's going to be first?

[fiona2277]

helloooooo!!!

[joanold]

Oooh, it's me. i've never been first before!

[fiona2277]

theres a 1st for everything!!!:lol:

[joanold]

I've spent all evening searching for a set of photos that I can't find. i'm getting so frustrated! They are in a little album so can't get lost down the back of somewhere very easily.

[Kirsti]

I had a sneaky feeling we would roll as soon as I tried to post!!

Hi Joan, No I havent got anything ready yet! May not worry too much about photos tho - cos I usually end up wasting hours looking for the right one & never finding it - will save loads of time if I dont worry about having pics for the classes & just take a few that I want to do something with in the free time ;)

[fiona2277]

right off to read i think?? see you all later Maybe??

[joanold]

Taht sounds like a good idea. I've got plenty of photos that I want to scrap.

[Tillybud]

Hi girls just popping in to say goodnight.
Hope you have all had a good day. Catch up with you tomorrow xx

[jo.bee]

Andrea - thats fab news. You will have to let me know everything about it cos I am thinking of going next year - but just as a beach bum as my dad lives close by and I can stay with him - and possibly drag my stepmother with me. Someone on the scottish thread is going I think.

[suttyscrappers]

sorry i deserted you tonight girls...ive been reading the scrapaganza threads!
I cant believe we get our goody bag in a mimi tote. WOW

[suttyscrappers]

Andrea - thats fab news. You will have to let me know everything about it cos I am thinking of going next year - but just as a beach bum as my dad lives close by and I can stay with him - and possibly drag my stepmother with me. Someone on the scottish thread is going I think.

will do Jo and if its good i will go again next year. My parents live close by but i hate driving in the dark and want to be able to stay up late and crawl into bed!! :lol: DH says he will take me and collect me too.

[jo.bee]

Do they run it every year?

[Kirsti]

Well, its official - I have caught the Stickles bug! Bought 7 at AP, never had any before & am now merrily Stickle-ing anything that doesnt move!!

[jo.bee]

I have a friend on Facebook - thanks Kirsti!!

[Kirsti]

:wub:

[suttyscrappers]

This is the first one in the UK...but if its as popular as Holland then it should run again

[jo.bee]

Hope they do.

Just noticed that there is yet another Sugar Nellie swap open - so don't think I will bother with mine - can have too much of a good thing.

[suttyscrappers]

off to bed.....so much for me having a rest from the pc today!!

[Alibri]

Hi girls - just home from work! I've switched on the TV and am watching the documentary about Heather Mills - very interesting!

[cw18]

I'd like to ask a HUUUUGE favour of everyone, and pick your brains if I may?

I'm trying to work out the balance of drawers and cupboards I'm likely to find I need (looking at 5 drawers to a unit, which means they're not incredibly deep - not sure whether to get 40cm and gain cupboard space, or 60cm and drop cupboard space), and also just how much storage space I'm likely to realistically need -- I'm already more than aware I will have to start selling off/passing on stuff I've had for ages and have now realised I'm unlikely to ever use as I pack it all into the room after I (hopefully) fit it out.


I'm trying to mentally work my way through my stash and tools to figure out what 'goes where', but I'm sure I've missed off HEAPS of stuff I've got buried!!!


So could you lovely ladies please cast your eyes over the following list and let me know what you think I've missed off? Any (and all) input would be very gratefully received, before I discover I've made a stupid - and expensive to rectify - mistake in my judgement :wub:



In drawers
Ink pads (most used - Colorbox, clear embossing & black permanent)
Heat gun
Prismacolors (and paper stumps), water colour pencils (and water brushes)
H2Os
EK Shape Cutters
Coluzzle tools and templates
Tearing Rulers
CR spares (sticky sheets and blades)/Big Shot spares (cutting plates)
Adhesives
Doodling templates
Dymo machine and tapes
Journalling and alphabet stamps (fancy keeping these more "to hand" than my other stamps)
Chipboard shapes (don't have many, as I generally cut my own with my Sizzix dies)

Alphabets (stickers, rubons and stencils) ? see last category
Printer paper (possibly in top cupboard)
Photo paper (possibly in top cupboard)
Acrylic paints (could in boxes in top cupboard)
Embossing powders (could stay in current box in top cupboard)
A4 papers and cardstock (could go in boxes in top cupboards)


In bottom cupboards
Sizzix dies
QK dies
Cuttlebug dies and embossing folders
Sizzix and Fiskars texture plates
Albums - full, in progress and empty (smaller than 12x12 could go in top cupboard)
Sewing machine
Stamps (possibly with some in their current drawer units alongside paper storage?)
Craft Mates bags (currently 4 of) with brads/eyelets (possibly in 'leg area' under worksurface?)


On worksurface
Laptop
Printer (bulky all-in-1)
Craft Robo
TV
(VCR - may ditch if run out of space, but would prefer to keep for now)
Freeview
DVD player
Radio/CD
Big Shot
See-D stamps (in metal CD towers)
MM Trimmer
X-Cut A4 guillotine
X-Cut 12" guillotine


Pots on worktop
Journalling pens
Scissors/Craft Knives/Pokey Tool
Standard rulers
Paint brushes


On shelf between units (for 'pretty' look)
Prima flowers in bottles
Blossom kits in purses (may hang these on boards at bottom of list?)
Button jars
Stickles
Glitter


In top cupboards
Magazines
Books
Ink pads (in boxes - those not in drawers)
Peel Offs (in binders/peel-off boxes) - yep, I use them!
Decoupage sheets (in binders)
Brass stencils (in binders and/or boxes)
Lace templates (in binder or box)
Other embellishments (in boxes, sorted by colour as they are now - but with ribbons, fibres and buttons now elsewhere)
Card blanks, envelopes and inserts



In specialist units (against 3rd wall)
12x12 papers
12x12 cardstock
12x12 acetate overlays


I also have some B&Q boards (with hooks) to go up on 3rd wall
Anything hangable, including....
Ribbons (on storage from Rebecca)
Fibres
Alphabets (stickers, rubons and stencils) ? if not in drawers, dependant on packaging
Blossom kits (if not on shelf between units)

[Alibri]

I can't really think of anything you've missed out, Cheryl - wet glues, perhaps? (ie Glossy Accents etc) ....

[cw18]

I was including them in with adhesives -- foam pads, foam tape, masking tape, PVA, GA, DG, DSST, Herma, Glue Dots....... any more? (will probably have normal sellotape and parcel tape in their too, for packing up goodies for other people ;) )



forgotten my light box :lol:

[faeryscrapper]

That's a pretty comprehensive list Cheryl! Can't think of anything else :unsure:

[cw18]

Thanks :wub:

This is looking promising then, as I was convinced there was a whole "group" I'd missed somewhere :rolleyes:

[faeryscrapper]

I must have missed it as well then :lol:

[coxabey]

Cheryl - my mind is reeling! But I honestly can't think of anything you might have missed. I'll have another think while scanning my room tomorrow and shout if anything jumps out at me.....

I've been helping DH with a job application all evening (more moral support and spell checking than anything else!) so am toddling off to bed now - would be great if he got it as he's been with his current company since Jan 99 and it's really time he moved on!

It's my weekly day off tomorrow, so I can have lots of fun playing, and finishing my CC planner and my 'colour book'!

[cw18]

Cheryl - my mind is reeling!
It's amazing how many types of things we accumulate isn't it :lol:

I've been helping DH with a job application all evening (more moral support and spell checking than anything else!) so am toddling off to bed now - would be great if he got it as he's been with his current company since Jan 99 and it's really time he moved on!
If it's what he really wants (which I assume it is if he's applying for it), then I'll keep my fingers firmly crossed :wub:

It's my weekly day off tomorrow, so I can have lots of fun playing, and finishing my CC planner and my 'colour book'!
Have fun :)

[jo.bee]

I spent ages last night (with DHs help) updating my CV for a job I was applying for. Sent it away today and have had an email saying the vacancy has been withdrawn - not a happy bunny.

[cw18]

:( (((hugs))) for Jo

[Kirsti]

he's been with his current company since Jan 99 and it's really time he moved on!


:D That makes me feel really old & part of the woodwork! I have been at my firm since 1992!! Been married, divorced, had DS & got married again in that time!! :lol:


Sending good vibes to both Tash & Jo's DHs :)

[faeryscrapper]

1992????? In that time I've finished my nursing training, got divorced, got married, been to university (twice) and worked for 2 very large book stores :wacko:

[cw18]

I last (voluntarily) changed companies in September 1998, and didn't envisage changing again.

But having said that I was with my previous company from October 1984, and had gone to work there as it was a company most people spent their entire working life with as much as for any other reason...... Only left after the department was TUPEd to a company with a totally different structure and work structure. As I've just had that happen again I don't know where I'll be in 2 years :(


Everyone's currently going through Performance Reviews (I don't get one this time, as I won't been back at work for 3 months by 25th this month), and one chap I work with got marked down on a couple of areas I thought were most unfair -- especially as this company is totally new to us, and it appears those who've been at work haven't had expectations explained any better than I have.

Apparently we all have to come up with one good suggestion for improving the company's performance and balance sheets every 6 months -- and this should include ways of sending more of our work to the staff in India. So that effectively means in order to get a pay rise we have to farm our own work offshore to the point they lay us off for lack of on-shore work :wacko:

[Kirsti]

Here are the first 2 cards I have made with my Hanglar stamps, plus a Wedding card for a colleague which I have made tonight with my Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge...

(ETA - Pics are not all at the same scale! Middle one looks huge but is in fact the smallest card!)

[cw18]

They're smashing Kirsti :wub:


I'll be busy making baby cards on Thursday/Friday. Our neighbour is being induced on Thursday, and they're hoping she can deliver the twins without needing a section. When she was telling me last night she sounded very, very nervous about the idea of a section, and I think she deserves this part to go well for her as she's had pre-eclampsia in the early stages of pregancy and then gone on to develop gestational diabetes. I can't help but think she deserves for something to be straightforward for her :wub:


And I'm still nowhere near done with the baby albums :o May have to see if I can turn some of the CC classes into pages for them :rolleyes:

[Kirsti]

they're hoping she can deliver the twins without needing a section.

Twins! My eyes are watering & my legs are crossed just at the thought!!

Hope it goes well for her :wub:

[cw18]

One boy, one surprise :wub:


I can't WAIT to meet them -- I love babies in general, but I adore twins :rolleyes:

[jennyap]

Hi girls,

Wow what a long list Cheryl! Only other thing I can think of is regular punches? But as you have so much die cutting stuff you may not have any of those :lol:

I've got a couple of baby cards to do - two friends just had babies on consecutive days. Not as bad as twins, but one was 2 weeks early, and her little boy was 8lb 9oz!

[jennyap]

Looks like I've killed the thread - must be a hint :lol:

Night all :wub:

[fiona2277]

twins wow!!! right of to bed nitey nitexx

[Kirsti]

was 2 weeks early, and her little boy was 8lb 9oz!

Ouch!


Nite all
x

[cw18]

Wow what a long list Cheryl! Only other thing I can think of is regular punches? But as you have so much die cutting stuff you may not have any of those :lol:

See.... I knew I'd forgotten something !!! Thanks Jenny -- yes I have (more than) a few of those as well as my die cutters :rolleyes: Possibly an area to trim down on when I'm trying to fit everything in though :unsure:

I've got a couple of baby cards to do - two friends just had babies on consecutive days. Not as bad as twins, but one was 2 weeks early, and her little boy was 8lb 9oz!
Ouch! DD was 7lb at 2 weeks early. DS1 was 9lb at 5 days late. DS2 was 8lb 6 at a week late. Dread to think how much bigger that 'little one' could have been, and my heart goes out to her with a baby that size :blink:

[Alibri]

I have nearly been in my job three years - which is a bit of a record for me, as before that, I unfortunately had to change jobs (forcibly) nearly every year for eight years! I am now applying for another job, but still within Probation, as they are as good as any to work for ....

[sarahbert1536]

Morning!

Can I ask if I was the only one going through Cheryl's list thinking don't have that or that and then wondering just what I do have because I seem to have so much stash :lol:

Off for my crop today so really need to get myself into gear. Shower first and then try and pack. And I'd probably better print some photos too :)

[jo.bee]

Morning.

Work today.

DS2 was 9lb 9 oz - I was told when I had 6 weeks to go that he was already 6 1/2 to 7 lbs then. And it was an ouch!!

[faeryscrapper]

Morning all :)

Forgot about punches - I have loads of them but use about 5 on a regular basis, think I might sell the rest :rolleyes:

[Alibri]

Morning, all!

I definitely find the punches I use the most are the basic shapes - circles, squares, stars, and flowers ..... but I had to have another look at your list, Cheryl - and said "yep,yep yep" to nearly all of it, with the exception of some of the card making stuff!

Best go - Pilates calls. See you later this evening!

[suttyscrappers]

ive got a boring day of stitching endless badges onto scout/cubs uniforms ready for my kids St Georges Day parade tonight.

My DS2 was 2 weeks early and weighed 9lbs!! Quite a shock after 2 skinny 7 pounders!!

[Tillybud]

Morning girls.
H for me this morning if i can drag myself away from the pooter long enough :)

[faeryscrapper]

Morning Dawn :)

I've been up 3 hours now and achieved nothing :lol: We're leaving just after 11.30 to meet my cousin and great-uncle for lunch so I suppose I should go and do something!

[Tillybud]

Much the same for me... been up ages and achieved absolutely nothing.
Enjoy your lunch Fae.

[Scrapcomber]

Here are the first 2 cards I have made with my Hanglar stamps, plus a Wedding card for a colleague which I have made tonight with my Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge...

(ETA - Pics are not all at the same scale! Middle one looks huge but is in fact the smallest card!)

Love that first card, are the Hanglar stamps the ones you can only buy in Sweden ?

Morning Dawn :)

I've been up 3 hours now and achieved nothing :lol: We're leaving just after 11.30 to meet my cousin and great-uncle for lunch so I suppose I should go and do something!

Same here really, although I have put a load of washing on, and washed up from last night (workshop left no time), I am going to print out 'Men in Black' title for my LO next on my craft-robo.
I must admit it has it advantages having the workshop at home, last night one of the ladies wanted some blood dripping letters for the 'Tower of Terror' page she was doing and I just downloaded a free font and cut them out with the Craft Robo, they did look great set on black

[jo.bee]

I'm at work - but popping on cos I've been left all alone!

[jennyap]

Morning girls. Andrea you have been winding me up with talk of Scrapaganza, I really really want to go now :(


Ouch! DD was 7lb at 2 weeks early. DS1 was 9lb at 5 days late. DS2 was 8lb 6 at a week late. Dread to think how much bigger that 'little one' could have been, and my heart goes out to her with a baby that size :blink:

We were all hoping she'd be early for that reason - she was big quite early on so it was no surprise he was that size.

[coxabey]

If it's what he really wants (which I assume it is if he's applying for it), then I'll keep my fingers firmly crossed :wub:

It's with a massive global pharmaceutical company in their IT department, so it would mean a massive pay rise and 'big company experience' - he wasn't actively looking to work for that company, but his brother works for them in the US and let him know about the vacancy. His brother has also helped him write the application in the 'right' language so fingers crossed!

I spent ages last night (with DHs help) updating my CV for a job I was applying for. Sent it away today and have had an email saying the vacancy has been withdrawn - not a happy bunny.

Oh Jo! I remember the feeling only too well - hopefully, it'll be a case of 'a door closing and a window opening elsewhere'

My DS2 was 2 weeks early and weighed 9lbs!! Quite a shock after 2 skinny 7 pounders!!

My eyes are watering! DD was only 5lbs.........and delievered under the effects of full strength epidural as they had just finished prepping me for a section when she popped out!

It's absolutely chucking it down and freezing here today - to think that I came home in just shirt sleeves yesterday..... right off to play in the scrap room to cheer myself up!

[Scrapcomber]

All I will say about my 3 is that they were consistent, being 10, 12 and 14 days late repectively and all over 8lb 3oz. and yes I looked like a balloon at 5foot nought. :lol:

[cw18]

Can I ask if I was the only one going through Cheryl's list thinking don't have that or that and then wondering just what I do have because I seem to have so much stash :lol:
:lol:

Believe me -- I've been trying to work out how come even I have so much stuff if I've not missed anything else off that list :wacko: Think the main culprits here are my dies (the Sizzix ones do take quite a bit of space), and my 12x12 cardstock and patterned paper.

But I may change my mind as to what I have excessive amounts of if I ever manage to get everything into one room (or enough into one room I can get the rest neatly packed into boxes by type of stash!)

[coxabey]

:But I may change my mind as to what I have excessive amounts of if I ever manage to get everything into one room (or enough into one room I can get the rest neatlt packed into boxes by type of stash!)

If it's any consolation, it's making me feel quite good about the amount of stuff I have............:rolleyes:

[cw18]

Always glad to help :lol:

[jo.bee]

Mine fits on one 6 foot shelf unit, a 4 drawer plastic cabinet thingy and 2 12x12 RUBs!!

[coxabey]

Always glad to help :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Postie has just brought my alpha stamps from Gorrila Crafts - they're so cute! Smaller than I thought they would be, but I'm actually more likely to use them (does that make sense??)

[cw18]

Is that the new 99p ones? I have a couple of small wooden sets that look very like these, and they're great for small tags for cards :)

[jo.bee]

I got some of the new 99p clear ones - they are really dinky and cute.

[coxabey]

I got 3 of the wooden alphas and the clear flourishes - I think they'll be great for cards and for mini titles

[Tillybud]

Just popping in to sayhello.
Ive managed to clean my bathrooms, do the ironing and vacuum downstairs. Please be careful you dont knock of my halo :lol::lol::lol:

Poor DH has just gone to sign on for the first time. He was dreading it :rolleyes:

[suttyscrappers]

well ive finished sewing badges on and now im completely boggle eyed!!!

off to get some lunch now

[Scrapcomber]

Just popping in to sayhello.
Ive managed to clean my bathrooms, do the ironing and vacuum downstairs. Please be careful you dont knock of my halo :lol::lol::lol:

Poor DH has just gone to sign on for the first time. He was dreading it :rolleyes:

It is not a very pleasant experience, EDS totally hated doing it, and the last time he was unemployed didn't, good job he has understanding parents who he could move back in with and not a family to support :rolleyes:

well ive finished sewing badges on and now im completely boggle eyed!!!

off to get some lunch now

How many times did you prick your finger?

Cheryl, I need to completly redo my craft room, but the thought of moving everything out first to do so, put me off. It needs the sash windows refurbishing and the radiator moving as well as a purpose built work top that will take into account the awkward wall angels.

[cw18]

Have to admit that the thought of having to find somewhere for what's actually made it into my room is my biggest nightmare over the whole operation !! If I had the money to spare (and my back would cope with it) I think I'd be seriously considering renting a storage unit for a couple of months :wacko:

[jo.bee]

Just popping in to sayhello.
Ive managed to clean my bathrooms, do the ironing and vacuum downstairs. Please be careful you dont knock of my halo :lol::lol::lol:

Poor DH has just gone to sign on for the first time. He was dreading it :rolleyes:

I'm signing on again at the mo - but what the hell - I have paid my National Insurance contributions. I was used to being sworn at as a member of staff in there but I was actually sworn at by another "customer" on Friday - because I wouldn't let him have my appointment as he needed to be seen earlier as he had somewhere to go. Wasn't as though I really wanted to be there either!!

[coxabey]

oooh - very quiet on here today! Sun is now shining and temperature has gone up nicely - going to sit outside for a bit and recover from the mad scramble to get my cc planner finished - I've done all the pages just have to 'thread' them onto the jump rings and tie the ribbons on.

[Scrapcomber]

I am getting classes ready, when I work out which ones I will have a go at.

[suttyscrappers]

im still procrastinating.....only half done my MK (and probably wont get it done) and have sorted nothing for the classes i want to do....im still ploughing through the aftermath of having the kids off for thr holidays

[jo.bee]

I don't prepare anything for a cyber crop - I wait till the class goes up then decide if I'm going to do it or not - and then have a rummage to see what I can find.

[suttyscrappers]

I don't prepare anything for a cyber crop - I wait till the class goes up then decide if I'm going to do it or not - and then have a rummage to see what I can find.

that sounds like a good plan for me too Jo :lol::lol:

[Scrapcomber]

I am going to sort out papers I think then at least I will know what I have, ATM ones I have got in a kit are in 2 different places and then others are somewhere else, back to basics as the saying goes.

[fiona2277]

hi all, i have been shopping for the day, got to make 2 birthday cards tonight, which reminds me is i use staz-on on acrylic will it stay or smudge??
i am sort of organised for the cc just waiting for some deliverys!! my nyc photos turned up today so got some photos at least

[jo.bee]

Stazon should stay put on anything I think.

[fiona2277]

thanks i thought so but wanted to check

[coxabey]

I'm definitely doing four of the classes (have put together kits for them but haven't decided on the photos yet!) and I have question marks against another two. Will see what the challenges are - but not sure I can manage more than that to be honest! It is the Saturday that will be the busiest I think!

[cw18]

I don't prepare anything for a cyber crop - I wait till the class goes up then decide if I'm going to do it or not - and then have a rummage to see what I can find.

100% the way I work too :)

[cw18]

which reminds me is i use staz-on on acrylic will it stay or smudge??
I used Stazon on OHP transparancies to make Christmas cards.... then Art Institute glue and very fine glitter on the back.

[joanold]

Hi all,

Cheryl, the little box came today. The bits are sooooo cute. I haven't the faintest idea what I am going to do with them yet, but they looked so interesting, and different, I couldn't resist them. A very big thank-you for running the competition and supplying the prizes.

[sarahbert1536]

Hello

I have just got back from a hard six hours scrapping in a hot conservatory. I got five LOs done but I am exhausted now. It was almost too much trouble to drive home and I think I am going to work out of my bags for the next few days because we've got our monthly crop on sunday

[cw18]

Thanks for letting me know it arrived Joan :wub: Have fun with them :)

And the best way to try something is to get it for free :lol:

[coxabey]

la la la la - dancing a happy dance around the scrap room! My cc planner is finally done! It's here if you want to see:

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showpost.php?p=4892674&postcount=188

[joanold]

Especially for you Sarah

[fiona2277]

love the cc planner Tash really funky

[cw18]

Love the planner..... do I spy stickles on the blossom????

[faeryscrapper]

Evening :)

[Tillybud]

Love the planner Tash :)

Wonder if any of you can help me. I asked on the thread for cricut questions but got no reply..... on the tags books and boxes cricut cart there is a flower which cuts with a slit at the top. Cant for the life of me figure how to cut it without the slit. Tried every button and failed :(Can anyone help ??

[faeryscrapper]

Fab planner Tash - what's on your survival list?

[faeryscrapper]

Love the planner Tash :)

Wonder if any of you can help me. I asked on the thread for cricut questions but got no reply..... on the tags books and boxes cricut cart there is a flower which cuts with a slit at the top. Cant for the life of me figure how to cut it without the slit. Tried every button and failed :(Can anyone help ??

I've not got that cart - sorry :(

[cw18]

basing my answer of how the Craft Robo works, you probably can't unless you have the Design Master type software (or possibly the Sure Cuts A Lot if that will load in cartridge shapes). I would imagine you need it hooked up to a computer to delete those cutting lines :unsure:

[faeryscrapper]

Dawn, can you not cut one out with the slit and then use it as a template???

[coxabey]

Love the planner..... do I spy stickles on the blossom????

but of course!!!! Gotta have some bling for the oscars! :lol:

[Tillybud]

I have the free design studio but cant figure the dam thing out :lol::lol::lol:

[Tillybud]

Dawn, can you not cut one out with the slit and then use it as a template???

:wacko::wacko:why didnt i think of that fae. Ooohhh im thick sometimes :lol::lol::lol:

[coxabey]

Fab planner Tash - what's on your survival list?

remember to eat and drink, have fun, take frequent breaks, don't try to do all the classes, have fun, make sure DH and DD have all the food they need readily available, make sure I have lots of snacks, have fun!

[coxabey]

hmm - guess I better go bath DD - she's managed to mash mandarin segments and bits of banana into her hair...........

[cw18]

lovely :blink:

[faeryscrapper]

:wacko::wacko:why didnt i think of that fae. Ooohhh im thick sometimes :lol::lol::lol:

:lol: I'm the same!

[Tillybud]

hmm - guess I better go bath DD - she's managed to mash mandarin segments and bits of banana into her hair...........

Is that a new type of conditioner :lol::lol::lol:

[faeryscrapper]

hmm - guess I better go bath DD - she's managed to mash mandarin segments and bits of banana into her hair...........

Ewwwwwwwww :lol:

[Tillybud]

Crop night for me so im off. See you all tomorrow :)

[fiona2277]

have fun see you later

[fiona2277]

is there anything special i should know before i try embossing on acrylic??

[cw18]

if you mean with a heat gun -- it'll almost certainly warp!!!

[cw18]

actually -- that probably depends on how thick your stuff is :unsure:

[coxabey]

lovely :blink:

yup!

Ewwwwwwwww :lol:

I agree!

Is that a new type of conditioner :lol::lol::lol:

ha ha! when she's older and complains about having curly hair, I'll remind her of her first experiments with 'natural' beauty products!

[sarahbert1536]

Especially for you Sarah

I love those photos!

is there anything special i should know before i try embossing on acrylic??

only use the thicker acrylic and move the heat away the minute it turns - this is what I was told but I've not had a go yet!

[faeryscrapper]

ha ha! when she's older and complains about having curly hair, I'll remind her of her first experiments with 'natural' beauty products!

Awwww - you need photos :lol:

[coxabey]

Awwww - you need photos :lol:

How's this (from Saturday night!). Don't think I would recommend tomato sauce as a face pack........

[jo.bee]

She looks as though she has got it in her eyes in the second one!!

[coxabey]

She looks as though she has got it in her eyes in the second one!!

that's why she's crying - I think! Either that or she decided enough was enough (it certainly was enough for me!). I really must find a plastic apron for meal/bath times.......

[faeryscrapper]

How's this (from Saturday night!). Don't think I would recommend tomato sauce as a face pack........

:o :o :o :lol:

[coxabey]

:o :o :o :lol:

the joys of 'self feeding' - hopefully, it will only last a short time!!!

[faeryscrapper]

Awww, bless :wub:

[Alibri]

I don't prepare anything for a cyber crop - I wait till the class goes up then decide if I'm going to do it or not - and then have a rummage to see what I can find.

And me too! :lol:

[Alibri]

Adorable photos, Tash! Evening, everyone. Off to watch The Apprentice ...

[jo.bee]

Just finished my Shimelle book and tidied away all the mess I made - going to watch last nights Waking the Dead.

[coxabey]

I'm dithering about doing Shimelle's record the day thingy - will sleep on it and then decide tomorrow.......

[fiona2277]

mine is ready with exception of papers need to be stuck but i have used a page map so it will be easy to put together when my papers get here

[Tillybud]

Just calling in to say night night. Been to crop and managed to get the weekly challenge done.
Hope you all had a good evening.
See you all tomorrow :)

[jo.bee]

Haven't started on the pages yet - all I know is that I'm using BG Mellow cos it matches lots of the pics I take.

[coxabey]

Haven't started on the pages yet - all I know is that I'm using BG Mellow cos it matches lots of the pics I take.

If I do decide to make the book, it'll be from cardstock with book rings

If you run out of the BG Mellow or need more, let me know - I'm not too sure about the papers I bought from that range........

[fiona2277]

mine is card stock too think ill use book rings but i had to return some things to the range the other day and got a credit note so a bia is calling me!!

[coxabey]

well, maybe I'll make up the cardstock and see if someone will be kind enough to bind them together for me!!! :lol: :rolleyes:

[Alibri]

I think they're a great investment, Fiona - I really dithered a long time, but can see so many imminent uses .... :)

Who watched the Apprentice, then? I think the wrong girl went - it should have been Jo .....

[coxabey]

toddelling off to bed now - my 4.30am wake up call is catching up with me........!

[jo.bee]

If I
If you run out of the BG Mellow or need more, let me know - I'm not too sure about the papers I bought from that range........

OK - thanks.

[faeryscrapper]

Off to bed - yet another early start in the morning :wacko:

Nighty night all :wub:

[fiona2277]

nite all who are off, im just stickling a card then im off too

[Beadie Am]

I'm off to bed too - just finished card for step-mil's birthday. Major break from my normal card style!

The first pic is the card, the second is the card with a removable dangly thing (stamped and coloured memory glass in a frame as a dangly ornamenty thing). I'm a little nervous about sending it through the post cos of the glass, so it's been smothered in bubble wrap and card!

[cw18]

That's a loevely card :wub:

Don't blame you for wrapping it well.... would be a shame to have RM spoil the effect of your work :(

I've recently taken to adding bubblewrap when I send a decoupage card - even though I don't do thick layers - after a couple of those got "mashed" in the post :o

[jo.bee]

Beautiful card.

here (http://mrsbeee.blogspot.com/2008/04/scrap-your-day-by-shimelle.html) is my cover for my Shimelle book - have left it plain but might add to it later.

[fiona2277]

morning all I love wifi now lectures will intresting!!

[faeryscrapper]

Morning :)

Off out again - hopefully! Think I've managed to convince them to either go to the Designer Outlet (with a Paper Mill) or Monks Cross (with a Range) :lol:

[jo.bee]

Have fun Fae.

[fiona2277]

have a good shopping day faex

[faeryscrapper]

We're not going - Mum said 'it's raining, you'll get wet' :rolleyes:

[fiona2277]

are you elergic to rain:LOL:

[faeryscrapper]

I melt - like the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz :lol:

[fiona2277]

cool LOL

[faeryscrapper]

Not very convenient when swimming ;) :lol:

[Scrapcomber]

Fae tell them you need the fresh air :lol: what a disapointment.

DH brought home a car mag last night, so we are going to bite the bullet and buy me an automatic so I can carry on driving :) so do any of you know any automatics, that are MPV's and drives like a racer :lol:

[Alibri]

Morning, all! I think they're all pretty good now, Lynne. When it comes to updating my car, I think I will get an automatic - driving around in London traffic does my head in, changing gear every 5 seconds!

Wish I had more time to be crafty at the moment, but shopping for my nephew's birthday present calls before work, so best go and get on with it! Have a great day.x

[Scrapcomber]

Hi Ali, are you geared up for this weekend?

[fiona2277]

lynne I have a free lander that's automatic and fab do drive very sporty and fast

[Scrapcomber]

I am off to make cookies for a charity sale tomorrow :)

[Tillybud]

morning girls how are you all ?
Im having a very lazy day today :)

[jo.bee]

Afternoon - very quiet here.

[fiona2277]

im at uni but going home in a bit, need to get loads done b4 the cc tomorow!!

[jo.bee]

I'm home - have done the hoovering and all the ironing - and DH has gone to get the boys from school - so I should really get off here and finish my Shimelle book.

[fiona2277]

JO, GO AND DO YOUR BOOK!!!!!! :lol:

[jo.bee]

OK - as she runs off...................

[fiona2277]

hehe :lol::lol:

[jo.bee]

One bit of paper stuck down!!

[fiona2277]

and how many to go???

[jo.bee]

That was the first page - so quite a few.

[fiona2277]

oopps!!! well 'stick' at it!!! hehe

[cw18]

I'm at the bus stop.... so that's me done until Tuesday :)

Can see bus not turning up, 'cos I want to get home and see if my Magnolia stamps have arrived! Already 5 mins late!!!

Had text from DS1 earlier saying he might be home this weekend! I've done what I can to put him off, as I neeeeed the space for CCing :rolleyes:

[Tillybud]

Afternoon girls. Hows things ?
Dh has a football match tonight so wont be arouind till later.
Cant believe the CC starts tomorrow. The time has just flown by:wacko:

[cw18]

just got on the bus home.... 5 of us at the stop had given up on it, but it was just a mere 24 minutes late :o could have ben worse though.... next wasn't due for anoth 22 mins, and is prone to being a single decker !

[Scrapcomber]

Are you all ready for the cubercrop Cheryl? I have just finished my batch of cookies ready for tomorrow, and I will take photo now while the light is good to go in my Shimmel book.

[cw18]

depends on what you mean by ready :unsure:

I've got a mountain of card and paper. I've got photo paper, and pics on my laptop and some CDs. I know where my paper timmer, scissors, DSST, GA and foam pads are. And I've got loads of blosoms in different colours and sizes to hand as well.....

That's about as ready as I ever am :lol:

[Tillybud]

Im as ready as i will ever be but just going to go at my own pace. What gets done gets done :)

[faeryscrapper]

Afternoon!

We went out after all but didn't get to the Paper Mill or the Range :(

I do have new slippers and 2 new pairs of pj's though :D

Off for a cup of tea then I must finish my Shimelle book!

[Scrapcomber]

I was going to do my Shimmel book this afternoon, but haven't got enough white card stock and it looks all different shades of white, so will pick some up at my class tonight. :)

[cw18]

*** BABY UPDATE ***

Car was on the drive next door when I got home, but I decided to see if hubby had any news before risking knocking. Hubby saw him come home (was washing pots, and our kitchen is at front), so had been out to ask -- just as well I didn't knock as sounds not long back, and was planning an hours kip then back out to visit.

Don't have all the details yet, but hubby thinks he said 2lb 4 and 2lb 8 (which I think sounds light for twins at 37 weeks, so waiting confirmation) -- but they have ONE OF EACH :wub:


I'm sooooooo pleased for them, as they knew they were expecting one boy but were both secretly hoping the other would be a girl. Talking to them seperately, all the girls on his side in the last few generations are by marriage (only had baby boys), so she wanted a girl for his family. He wanted a girl so she has a girl to pamper and dress in pretty clothes.


Hubby's comment was "I suppose you'll be sorting a card out now. That'll get your creative juices flowing I guess" -- to which he got, "and I've already started on pressies, but now I know what they've got I'll have to get a move on finishing them" which left him looking very stunned :lol:

[Tillybud]

Congrats to the neighbours Vheryl :)
Ds has a footy match in abit so wont be around till later. Have a good evening :)

[jo.bee]

Have done 5 months now - got to go to the hospital but will be back later.

[jennyap]

Awww fab news Cheryl :)

Have done 5 months now - got to go to the hospital but will be back later.

Hope everything's ok Jo!

[Scrapcomber]

Lovely news Cheryl, hope everything goes well for them. :wub:

[Scrapcomber]

Decided to log out now as going to Crop tonight so need to think of tea for DH before I go so he can do it when he gets back at 7.30pm. He said make it "idiot proof" :lol:

[faeryscrapper]

:lol: My H would have just said 'make it' - and got a shock!

Fab news about your neighbours Cheryl :wub:

[faeryscrapper]

Anybody know how you password protect a computer?

[cw18]

I did mine as I set them up.....

Which version of Windows are you on?

[sarahbert1536]

Evening

Am just settling down to have a go at my Shimelle book, got some really nice 6x6 papers this afternoon that I am going to try and use as the basis for it. I bought twenty sheets but I think that was quite restrained considering that they were 2p each! They are English Paper Company and my LCS is selling them off

[jo.bee]

Awww fab news Cheryl :)



Hope everything's ok Jo!

I'm fine - it was only for my routine contraceptive jag - but the nurse and I always have a good chat about books we have read while she is doing it!!

[suttyscrappers]

hi girlies
had a busy day today with mum and dad here (dad decorating for me and me having to take mum out wherever she wants to go!)
After school we were supposed to go to the senior school to get DS1 fitted out for his school uniform but as we got there we found DD in tears complaining that her hand/wrist hurt. It appears that a boy she has had previous issues with (him playing pranks etc on her) frog marched and pushed her into a set of lockers and as she had her hand outstretched she has fractured her scaphoid bone and is now in plaster after being at A&E for 3 hours.
What with this and our insurance company still dragging their feet with our bathroom my blood is near boiling point:angry::angry::angry:
I am going back to the school first thing in the morning to find out what they are going to do about it

[suttyscrappers]

Oh and fab news about the neighbours babies :wub: i bet they are so dinky and cute :wub:

[jennyap]

((((hugs))) Andrea, really is about time you had something go right :( Not surprised you're mad, I'd be fuming.

[cw18]

((hugs)) to Andrea and DD

Hope the school take it seriously and act on it !!

At least you've got the CC to look forward to ;)

[suttyscrappers]

and im not prepared for it at all !!!!
Im not an evening scrapper as im normally getting tired so trying to do the classes tomorrow night should be fun:wacko:

[bevb]

Hi!! Am trying to catch up but not having much success:wacko: Been busy with work and a few issues at home, will hopefully be about over the weekend.
Lovely news about the babies Cheryl, hope they are both ok.

[cw18]

Lovely news about the babies Cheryl, hope they are both ok.
Me too !! I'm hoping to get more info tomorrow after "Daddy" has caught up with some sleep :lol:

It's silly, but I feel as excited as when I became a Grandma for the first time :blink:

[coxabey]

It's silly, but I feel as excited as when I became a Grandma for the first time :blink:

Awwww! I bet you do! Brilliant news about their having one of each! I have some gorgeous 'petit newborn' babygros and vests from Mamas & Papas which I can send up if you're interested (they're all washed and ironed).

Andrea - so sorry to hear about your DD. What a horrible little boy - deserves a good smack on the bum. Hopefully the school will discipline him

I skived off a bit at work today and used the office binding machine to make up an album for Shimelle's class. Will hopefully be able to decorate a few pages before the upload deadline tomorrow night........

[jo.bee]

I'm on month eight - either I'm on a go slow or its taking far longer than I thought it would. Off to find some xmas paper for the December pages.

[cw18]

Just seen the new "Daddy" as he and the grandparents got home from visiting. He was glad I caught them, as "Mummy" has been pestering to know if he's told the neighbours -- and me especially :lol: But he thought 9pm was too late to knock on the door :o

They were delivered by emergency section -- I think this morning. The little girl was born at 7:51 and weighed 2.8kg (just under 6lb 3oz) and the boy at 7:52 weighing 2.4kg (about 5lb 5oz?). So hubby remembered the number parts of the weights, but took them to be pounds (as that's what he works in) rather than kg :rolleyes: "Daddy" is hoping they'll all be home Tuesday or Wednesday, as long as the twins start feeding better.

Saw some piccies of them on his camera, and they're sooooo cute :)

He seemed surprised that I picked up really quickly on the fact the girl has a much rounder face than the boy, but that was how we told a set of girl twins my parents once fostered apart :rolleyes:

[fiona2277]

how cute, congrats to the new parentsxx

[coxabey]

WoW - they both weigh more than DD did!!! She was just 5lb (or 2.2kg)

[Alibri]

Hi Ali, are you geared up for this weekend?


Erm - no Lynne - not at the moment, but about this time tomorrow, I will be .... :ph34r:B) Got to get through a team bonding day tomorrow in London first! :lol::blink:

[Alibri]

Lovely news, Cheryl! Evening, everyone .... just got caught up, and now off to watch ER ... early start tomorrow, as I have a team building day in London, but then home and get ready to go go go! :D Night all.

[fiona2277]

off to bed for me too, need the early night or ill be asleep tomorow!! got a day at uni, then pick up the Wii fit and fit in some shopping so need all the sleep i can get me thinks!!

[Kirsti]

well I really shouldnt be on here as I am still trying to finish packing my stuff for the weekend! Hope you all have a good time with the CC - Joan & I will be at Paradise so I will try & catch up on Monday or Tuesday :)

Fae, No ransom money arrived as yet I'm afraid :huh: I will have gone before the postie arrives tomorrow. Am sure it will be here over the weekend so will be able to post out to you when I get back on Monday :wub:



Enjoy the CC everyone!

[joanold]

Oh, you are good, Kirstie.

i haven't a thing packed, washing still in machine, not a photo ready yet either. i have managed to find my wedding photos and have just scanned them into computer, so will make a CD of them and print them out tomorrow at the shop. i thought they would do for the album as they are all b&W.

I'm not working in the morning until 12 so hope to do everything then. i've still got to download a map too.

[cw18]

Hope you both have fun Kirsti and Joan :wub:

[Tillybud]

Morning girls :)

CC weekend YAY. Are you all ready ??

[jo.bee]

No - of course not. I am going out tonight now so won't get much done. I will just look at the classes and do them in my own time if I fancy them.

Off to photograph my Shimelle book.

[cw18]

As ready as I'll ever be without a tidy and organised craft room -- which means no kits made up, and little idea where much of anything is :rolleyes:

[jo.bee]

Finished and uploaded my Shimelle book - here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158601&cat=500&ppuser=18531)

[jennyap]

Morning, I won't be CCing today as I've got a retirement party to go to, but I've got my Shimelle book (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=158583&ppuser=17913) done too :)

[cw18]

well done Jo :wub:

[jennyap]

I'll have to look at yours later Jo, can't see photobucket hosted images when I'm at work! I'm sure it's lovely though if the cover's anything to go by :wub:

[jo.bee]

I'm out to a friends BBQ later - sort of last minute thing so I won't be doing much this evening either.

[Tillybud]

Love the books Jo and Jeny. Well done :)
Im off to craft central later for just a few bits :)

[fiona2277]

hi all at uni but sort of ready for cc but sure all plans will go to pot when this eve comes!

[faeryscrapper]

I did mine as I set them up.....

Which version of Windows are you on?

Windows XP??? 'Tis not for me - my Dad is having trouble with someone at his 'club' where he's chairman and wants to password his pooter :huh:

[faeryscrapper]

Grandad's not very well so not sure how much I'll be around - would be the bloomin' cc weekend :rolleyes:

[jo.bee]

Poor grandad - give him a hug from us!!

[Tillybud]

Big hugs to grandad Fae. Hope he soon recovers

[cw18]

((hugs)) to Grandad

[cw18]

Password protecting -- he needs to set up a user account......

Start
Control Panel
User Accounts

I'm looking at my Vista, but I think XP works the same as my 'Classic View'

There's a toggle for 'turn user account control on or off'
It should then ask for an Account Name (need to make sure he's set up as an administrator), and prompt for a password

BUT -- I think it was Windows XP (as well as Windows Me) that my kids could bypass the Logon when the PC booted up !! It came up with a box for entering an account name and password, but it they clicked on the 'x' in the top RH corner it let them onto the computer anyway :wacko:

[faeryscrapper]

Thanks Cheryl, shall pass that on to my Dad :wub:

Think I'm going to have a nap otherwise I'll be asleep before the cc even starts :wacko:

[fiona2277]

(((hugs))) to grandad hope he is better soon

[suttyscrappers]

Oh bless poor grandad Fae
Loving those Shimelle calendar books.....wish i had grabbed a kit now, but have always felt that Shimelles style was a bit too 'out of the box' for me. I mean it looks great when she does it but i have tried it before and just ends up looking like i just threw the stuff at the page!

I have been to DD school this morning and we have both written statements as to our side of events and i am now waiting for them to interview the rest of the group and look a cctv. The boy in question is removed from lessons this morning to until it is decided the outcome and to whether the school feel the police should be involved.
DH is all for getting him excluded. He is a special needs child with adhd who is constantly disruptive to classes but i feel guilty. Im all for having specials needs children in mainstream school as DS1 is special needs for his learning and development and was statemented for for 5 years but he is quiet and insular, not aggressive and distupted, like this boy is
I feel sad at being in this sort of position again where an injury is involved as we have not long finished a 3 year lawsuit for same daughter after she was at an indoor play area and the tyre swing she was on collapsed with her still on it and it landed on her ankle breaking it.
I think some people are just jinksed with these things!!! I dont know yet if im in the mood for ccing

[faeryscrapper]

Oh Andrea, sending you lots of big (((((hugs))))) :wub:

[fiona2277]

oh andrea I hope it all sorts it self out for you,your not having a good year so far is DD ok today?

[Scrapcomber]

Afternoon everyone, Fae hope grandad is feeling better soon

Jenny and Jo love your books, still making mine so I had better hurry up.

Andrea, maybe it would be a good idea if the teacher got the children in (minus parents) to talk them them both together, dont remember your DD's age but you may find it was this boys inapropiate way of trying to get her attention. ;) Hope you can sort it out.

[jo.bee]

I have been to DD school this morning and we have both written statements as to our side of events and i am now waiting for them to interview the rest of the group and look a cctv. The boy in question is removed from lessons this morning to until it is decided the outcome and to whether the school feel the police should be involved.
DH is all for getting him excluded. He is a special needs child with adhd who is constantly disruptive to classes but i feel guilty. Im all for having specials needs children in mainstream school as DS1 is special needs for his learning and development and was statemented for for 5 years but he is quiet and insular, not aggressive and distupted, like this boy is
I feel sad at being in this sort of position again where an injury is involved as we have not long finished a 3 year lawsuit for same daughter after she was at an indoor play area and the tyre swing she was on collapsed with her still on it and it landed on her ankle breaking it.
I think some people are just jinksed with these things!!! I dont know yet if im in the mood for ccing
DS1 was being bullied at school by an older boy (and physically much larger) who the school said was "emotionally immature" and in such likes to play with the younger children. I think one day DS1 had had enough and as this child had been trying to lift him off his feet by his hair and at one point was trying to lift him by having his hands around his throat. DS1 hit back - 5 times - in the face - and of course he was the one that was in the wrong. Cue mother going into school!! The fact that this child has problems isn't my problem - its the parents and the school! But had to admit to the headteacher that as DS1 does karate 5 times a week then he knows how to punch - properly. We have also told him that he never starts fights but he can finish them. It seems to have worked in this case as DS1 is no longer being bullied - to my knowledge.

Hope you get a satisfactory ending to this.

[Scrapcomber]

I am going for lunch, with photograph and then finish my book, I am covered in green ink.

[suttyscrappers]

oh andrea I hope it all sorts it self out for you,your not having a good year so far is DD ok today?

she says its a dull ache but had some pain killers and still wanted to go to school....she is a girl and likes the attention it will get her!! (but she was asked this morning not to talk about how it happened too much until they had investigated the incidednt
thanks everyone for all your hugs :) but some good news we finally got a full schedule of works for the bathroom today so things should start getting sorted

Ive done most the ironing so feel a bit more prepared and wanting to CC. I have got to nip out in the morning tho to sort out DS new school uniform as we didnt get chance to do it yesterday!

off to get all the kids and find out the outcome of todays interviews ;)

[jo.bee]

I'm off to get the boys from school. DH has a phone interview at 3 at home from the States so we are not allowed back until he is finished. Think I will take the boys to the park if its not raining - with camera of course for my Shimelle book.

[cw18]

DH has a phone interview at 3 at home from the States
Grief! That would be one heck of move :blink:

Or are they one of those American companies with UK offices that doesn't trust the UK offices to do the interviewing for new staff?

[faeryscrapper]

Still plodding away with my Shimelle book - taken tons of photos today though :wacko:

[coxabey]

Still plodding away with my Shimelle book - taken tons of photos today though :wacko:

So have I! I've even taken a picture of my payslip and my new bite guard!! Now I have two hours to decorate a couple of pages before the deadline (glad to see I really don't need any decorating as we're supposed to put so many photos on each page) so that will hopefully make it easier!

[faeryscrapper]

I'm just going to upload what I've done - if I wait until I've finished the whole book I'll miss the deadline :wacko:

[Suky]

Fae, I've just uploaded the finished cover. Haven't quite finished the insides, need some more Daisy Bucket Magical moments and pale pink card to complete. That will have to wait until I visit Crafts U Love in a few weeks :(
Have been off work today :ph34r: Really am feeling yukky tho' so haven't taken as many pictures as I would like. Forgot breakfast so will take photo tomorrow morning :)
Off to Sainsburys now, been there once but forgot some of DH's bits and I need some cash for my crop tomorrow. Yup, it's CC and I have an all day crop and am going to the theatre tomorrow night, me, who almost never goes out at the weekend :D

[jo.bee]

Grief! That would be one heck of move :blink:

Or are they one of those American companies with UK offices that doesn't trust the UK offices to do the interviewing for new staff?

Its an Aberdeen based company but the Ricky (who was a girl!!) who was interviewing him had to go to the states at short notice. DH said it went well but he thinks they are after someone with a degree in engineering - have to wait and see. After that phonecall had finished he got one from another company wanting him to go for an interview next week!!

[cw18]

Sounds like he's got skills a lot of companies are interested in Jo, so hopefully not long before he's offered the job that's perfect for him :wub:

[jo.bee]

Just seen some more of Rachelles stamps - and they are gorgeous.

[Scrapcomber]

Its happening already, I had just typed out a long speel and the page disappeared :o
So here goes again

Good news on the bathroom front Andrea :)

You don't need your photos on the album to upload Tash, I have just uploaded mine incase there are problems later.

Fingers crossed for your DH Jo.

[faeryscrapper]

Just seen some more of Rachelles stamps - and they are gorgeous.

Garrrgggggggggghhhhhh, don't say that - I really am broke for the next few weeks :wacko: She better not put them on sale any time soon, I even deleted the email about the new Sugar Nellie stamps being in stock without reading it :(

[faeryscrapper]

Shimelle's journal can be uploaded with just a few of the pages finished - which is exactly what I'll be doing shortly!

Off to make an early dinner :)

[cw18]

the email yesterday was about the new designs going up, as well as restocks..... and I bought ((cough, cough)) a few ;)

Ordered Teddies Two!!! for a birth congrats card for our neighbours. Want to get the rest of the card made up so I just have to stamp and colour when it arrives ;) Wasn't sure whether to risk it or not, but have had an email today to say my order's been posted already, so I should be able to get the card complete before Mummy and babies come home :)

[Scrapcomber]

You are not going to believe this but my original post has just come back, with all the quotes I had listed to remind me :wacko:


Shimelle's journal can be uploaded with just a few of the pages finished - which is exactly what I'll be doing shortly!

Off to make an early dinner :)

I have just prepared mine, will switch the oven on in a mo, roasted root veggies, pork joint with apple stuffing and rosemary potatoes.

[suttyscrappers]

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I have just prepared mine, will switch the oven on in a mo, roasted root veggies, pork joint with apple stuffing and rosemary potatoes.[/QUOTE]

oohhh yummy. I could eat all that.....and ive only just finished my dinner
Ive had a bath and have got my Pj's on and feeling more relaxed and ready to crop. Is everyone else organised???

[Suky]

Have uploaded non kit MK and you will be proud! I used all old stash! A true SAD LO, I even used a photo I have had for several years. Off to update my points in my siggy now.

[Scrapcomber]

Suky will go off and have a look :)

I am waiting for DH to walk through the door at 7.30pm with camera in hand :lol: It is very much part of my day, he can also take a photo of my boot. :lol:

[Beadie Am]

Password protecting -- he needs to set up a user account......

Start
Control Panel
User Accounts

I'm looking at my Vista, but I think XP works the same as my 'Classic View'

There's a toggle for 'turn user account control on or off'
It should then ask for an Account Name (need to make sure he's set up as an administrator), and prompt for a password

BUT -- I think it was Windows XP (as well as Windows Me) that my kids could bypass the Logon when the PC booted up !! It came up with a box for entering an account name and password, but it they clicked on the 'x' in the top RH corner it let them onto the computer anyway :wacko:

Apart from the user account control, which is a Vista thing (and genuinely deliberately done by MS to annoy people) that would be where you go in XP too.

You can stop people bypassing the log on screen with XP but I can't remember how off the top of my head. I also can't recall if it's only in XP Pro or if it's in XP Home, too.

To properly properly secure it, you'd need to also turnoff fast user switching, and then remember to press ctrl+alt+del and choose "lock computer" every time you walk away from it - normally something you'd only set up in an office environment, but if the chap's worried about other people in the club using the computer...

[faeryscrapper]

Ordered Teddies Two!!! f

Ah, I already have that one :)

[cw18]

I considered getting it in my last order "just in case", but couldn't see myself using it if the twins weren't one of each -- so I bought a different one instead back them. Sods Law that I "need" it now :rolleyes:

[fiona2277]

Ah, I already have that one :)

SO DO I!! YOU LOT HAVE BEEN A BAD INFUANCE WITH STAMPS!! BUT I :wub: YOU FOR IT:P

[cw18]

but stamps are non-consumables, which makes them an investment :ph34r:

[Beadie Am]

but stamps are non-consumables, which makes them an investment :ph34r:

So very true, and what I keep telling myself!!!

[Scrapcomber]

Nearly time to roll and on a cybercrop too. :)

[jo.bee]

These stamps weren't from Funky Kits - lots of different ones.

Back from the BBQ - had a fab time - just looked at the first class and not keen on it.

[cw18]

me neither Jo! Can see the LOs in use held by the figure, but not as stand alone :huh:

[suttyscrappers]

the first class isnt me either.....i was put off from the kit as soon as i saw the mannequin bit as i dont really do altered stuff