New Year CJ *HOST KATIEM*

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New Year CJ

Organizers Name KatieM (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/private.php?do=newpm&userid=2287)

Signup: Open
Status: Running

Posting Frequency: Every Three Weeks

Completion By: 5th August 2006

Posting Schedule:
1st posting: January 21st
2nd posting: February 11th
3rd posting: March 4th
4th posting: March 25th
5th posting: April 22nd (4 weeks, allowing for Easter)
6th posting: May 13th
7th posting: June 3rd
8th posting: June 24th
9th posting: July 15th
Last posting: August 5th (CJ's return home)

Rules for Mailing:
Posting of CJ in a heavy-duty, bubble padded envelope, which will take the reuse and abuse by Royal Mail
It is recommended CJ is placed in a sandwich/Ziploc bag to protect it from the elements.
Posting should be Recorded 1st Class on the dates listed above.

Details
Each Member to decide on their own theme for the CJ.


**Please leave the first message below this for the host to post!**

[KatieM]

Here are the 2 groups for the New Year CJ! Tracy (winterbaby) has very kindly agreed to be the group leader for Group 2, so you have soemone in the group keeping a look out for any worries!

Group 1

KatieM posts to
boltbunny posts to
scrap_happyuk posts to
lowrygirl posts to
cropkat posts to
Racheal posts to
kiansloveruk posts to
SuzyB posts to
Sara-Jane posts to
amcmen who posts to KatieM

Group 2

winterbaby posts to
MicheleP posts to
adele posts to
kathb posts to
chocolatecandy8 posts to
tinah posts to
smartiepants posts to
weezie posts to
SarahH posts to
Nadine who posts to winterbaby

1) KatieM The Everyday Things
2) MicheleP Vegetarian Recipes
3) amcmen My Favourite Song
4) adele
5) kathb Christmas
6) chocolatecandy8 Down in Fairy Dell
7) tinah My Favourite Month
8) Nadine
9) smartiepants Things you have always wanted to do
10) winterbaby Pets
11) boltbunny Home Sweet Home
12) weezie My Favourite Photograph
13) lowrygirl
14) cropkat Title: Around the World in 80 days. Theme: Vintage travel to Foreign Destinations
15) Racheal Flowers
16) kiansloveruk
17) SuzyB I Believe
18) Sara-Jane things we collect or collected when we were young
19) SarahH
20) Scraphappy_uk

Kathryn :)

[MicheleP]

Hi Kathryn
Have pm'd you and am happy to post internationally. A paperbag cj sounds interesting, but I think I'll decide on my theme before deciding on that!
Thanks for hosting

[amcmen]

Morning. Have pmed you. Will work on my title and get back to you.

Anna x

[adele]

Morning i have PM'ed you too.

[kathb]

Just wondering if I could have a go.
Would love to do something beachy
Thanks

[chocolatecandy8]

have pm you
hopeing to do a 8x8 pink pig journal
my theme is DOWN IN FAIRY DELL .
YES GIRLS ITS A FAIRY CJ

do we have a cj group name yet ?
and a signiture ?

[tinah]

I've sent you a pm. :D

[smartiepants]

Hi Signing in.

My topic is things you have always wanted to do.

probably A5 size.

Lisa

[winterbaby]

Waaaahoooooo, Thanks for the PMing me the link Katie, I think you'll do fine as a host for this cj mdear. Just off to PM you back now ;) :)

[boltbunny]

I will join. Yeah!!! I will send you my topic later this week.

Lori

[winterbaby]

(((REALLY BIG WAVES))) Lori can you see me yet :lol: that's me right there, the tiny little dot on the other side of the world waving at you :) Welcome ;) :)

[chocolatecandy8]

hi lori glad your here lol
im ok with international to

[winterbaby]

Hi Katie, just to let you know that my username has changed from scrapbookmad to winterbaby okeydokey ;) :) I'll PM you again as I never thought my request would have been done so quickly.

[KatieM]

I have all your Pms and will try and sort out the list tonight when I have been to see Harry Potter!!

Kathryn :)

[chocolatecandy8]

enjoy the film katie

[tinah]

Oh you lucky thing . Enjoy it. :D

[lowrygirl]

Kathryn, Have pm'd you. will let you know my theme when I've thought a little longer.
Louise

[boltbunny]

Hi! There are so many topics, I don't know what to do!! :lol: I am at work and I'm thinking......

[boltbunny]

Hi Tracy...I see you!

[KatieM]

I didn't get chance last night to put the list up, but thanks to my elder deciding to play at 4:30 am I am now awake, so have put my time to good use (only hope I'm not so tired that it is all utter drivel that i have written! :lol: )
There is a list of people on the front page of the thread now.

Kathryn :)

[tinah]

Oh dear I'm glad mine are all to old for that, though now it's a case of getting them to bed in the first place. :rolleyes:
I've decided my theme will be; My Favourite Month.

[chocolatecandy8]

lol boltbunny do me a fav look at my thread and see if u can tell me what papers/pictures she used please. i love this really want to scraplift it but asked seller what she used and she just said ill ship to uk
hers the pictures.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Christmas-Paper-Bag-Album-in-Black-White-Vintage-Look_W0QQitemZ8236458855QQcategoryZ11792QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem

[weezie]

Katie, thank you for the pm. I'm looking forward to take part in another cj. I'll have a think about my theme.

[KatieM]

Tina, just hoping he will sleep well tonight!! I've updated the first post with your theme. I really like all the themes already chosen.

I suppose I should think of one too! I was going to go with something to do with New Year Resolutions, but thought again as we won't be finishing until the summer so it won't be that topical.

Kathryn :)

[kathb]

I too have beeen up with a 2 year old since 5.05am and its not snowed !

Can my theme please be Christmas. Gives scope for anything really.

Thankyou

[MicheleP]

I'm struggling a bit with my theme! Was thinking of recipes.... just finished a recipe one in my team and it's great. I'd prefer something practical.. you know, something I can use, so maybe I'll have another recipe one.
Yep... decided... mine's VEGITARIAN RECIPES if that's ok Kathryn.

[chocolatecandy8]

ive also been up with dd 2 all night we both had that tummy bug
we had snow but only a dusting
we never get alot here

[MicheleP]

Hope your tummy bug goes quickly Karen. Nothing worse than feeling yukky, especially when the kids are demanding attention.
It's just started to snow here

[amcmen]

It must be that time of year - I was up with my eldest - 9 as he had a heavy cold, and everytime he lay down started coughing, then my youngest - 2, decided that 5.50 is a great time to demand breakfast!

Still working on my theme!!

[boltbunny]

Karen,it is a lovely book. I can't tell what the paper is though.

I think, I may make a paper bag book for my journal. I saw some colored paperbags at Walmart's yesterday....

I am still thinking of my theme...hmmmmm

[weezie]

Guess I'm lucky. :lol: My 5 week old slept 6 solid hours last night. Probably for the first and last time. :lol:
I'm still thinking about a theme, but I think it might be something along the lines of my fav. photograph. Will have another little think.

[KatieM]

Hello there!
Sorry to hear people are under the weather. Hope you all feel better soon (((hugs))).
Will update the first post with the themes.

We don't have snow here and probably won't have much (although it will still cause chaos for the southerners! :lol: )

Hope to get back online tonight and have a good old natter!

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

We have a bit of snow here but not too bad, weather people are saying it's set to get worse, a really cold winter for us this year and you can bet your boots if it snow's I'm gonna take loads of pics to scrap as snow doesn't stay with us for very long living next to the coast an all.

[lowrygirl]

I'm off work today DD has also got a sickness bug. i have ever washed so much bedding in my life, as soon as I changed her bed she was sick or worse again!

[winterbaby]

(((Big Hugs))) for you and your DD Louise, hope your both better soon.

[smartiepants]

It's just started snowing and settling, not looking forward to collecting my son from school.

Big Hugs to everyone who is poorly and hope you all get better soon.

I would love to make a paper bag journal but wouldn't know the first thing on how to make it.
Lisa

[Racheal]

Can I join in please, just finished first ever cj and really enjoyed it. will pm you
Racheal

[chocolatecandy8]

louise me ds dd and baby have all had the bug in the last 4 days all ive done is wash bedding and pjs all week .
whooooooo coloured paper bags like the sound of that
wish i lived in usa lol

[KatieM]

Up to 15 bods now, so hopefully we can get enough to make 2 groups. I have put on my theme. The Everyday Things. Those things that are not out of the ordinary but are really special to us.

I have a lot of large paper bags (16x10x5.5 inches - that's 41x25x13.5 cm) if anyone would like to do a larger paper bag book.
Lisa, they are really easy to do (must be if I can make them :lol: ).

Kathryn :)

[lowrygirl]

I've just made myfirst paper bag book as a present for my sister, it was great fun and turned out pretty good if I do say so myself! (I'll try and upload some piccies later).

Kathryn, I like th sound of the large bags - do you have them for sale?

[Racheal]

Hello everyone
sorry to read all about your illnesses and sleepless nights, here's sending you all best wishes.
think I might do something along the vintage line.
Racheal

[chocolatecandy8]

kathryn id like to buy some large bags if u can spare some please

[amcmen]

Hi Kathryn.

Could my title be - my favourite song please. Thank you.

Anna x

[lowrygirl]

Anna - love your avatar, I have the same picture of DD in the bath.

[amcmen]

Thanks - that's my youngest, Daniel - he's not a sweet as he looks. My children seldom are! I took the photo when we were at my parents' in Spain as they have incredibly soft water and the bubbles come up like you see the bubble baths on films. We're in Bracknell and have such hard water it's hard to get any lather, let alone bubbles!!

[boltbunny]

Hi ya'll (trying to say in a southern accent, but can't because I DON"T have one :lol: ). It's the same here in South Carolina...if the roads are wet watch out. If it snow's , a very rare occasion, you are doomed. I have lived all over the us from New York, Puerto Rico to Hawaii and the worst drivers have to be here!!

I found some more paper bags at walmarts, in the craft section. They were colored, brights and pastels. I am trying to decided what to do. I have never made a paperbag book before, but I know they are easy to make...

I probably will be the last one with a theme. I keep saying...I want to do this, no that! :lol: I am leaning toward, home sweet home.

Karen, I like your winnie the pooh avatar.

Lori

[KatieM]

Hi Lori,
I like the sound of the home sweet home theme!
We don't have any snow where I am, and my little boy sooo wants it to snow!

Kathryn :)

[tinah]

I've got part of mine done and if it doesn't get any warmer I think I'll get it finished off today as I'll be staying in in the warm. :D

[MicheleP]

Hi everyone
Sorry I've not been chatting much, I've had a manic week full of meetings and report writing. Having a stay at home day today though.
I love paperbag books. I've made loads of them, mainly for gifts for my two best friends and for my daughters, but have been thinking that they wouldn't be very practical for the kitchen if I did recipes.
Would it be ok if I did a hard backed 6x8.5 book... or is that too much for posting???

[tinah]

Well I've been busy today and apart from my entry my CJ is done.Not sure what I'm going to do for my entry yet but still plenty of time. :D

[KatieM]

Michelle, it is up to you how you would like your CJ to look, and if you are after something you can use then obviously it will need to be durable. I've just posted one about that size off (still in the UK) and it was £2.15. Don't know how much that would be to USA.

Tina - you HAVE been busy! I haven't really started to think about mine, apart from it being a paper bag book. I think if I made it this early there would be chance that I wouldn't be able to find it come the posting day! :lol:

Louise and Karen - just Pm me your address and I'll send you some bags. No charge for them :D

Kathryn :)

[tinah]

It would cost over £6.00 to send to America Airmail.

[boltbunny]

I have been to wal-marts today and snagged a few of the paperbags they have in the frozen section. The ones that you can put your ice cream in. They are larger than the lunch ones.

How many are going to be in a group? I need to know before I decide to use the smaller or larger bags.

Are we going to have our very own blinkie?

[KatieM]

Lori, well done for snagging some bags. I won't know for sure how many each group until the closing date for sign up. If we don't get any more from now then it will be 7 in each group (which will shorten the finishing time) but if we get it up to 20 then it will be ten or anything in between - not very helpful really am I? :lol:

I would love a blinkie, but have no idea how to make one (I know it was mentioned earlier in the thread), so if any of you are whizzes on the old pc..............

Kathryn :)

[weezie]

i've decided on my theme: my favourite photograph
I've got a fair idea of how I want my cj to look and is just waiting for the postman to deliver my blank journal.

[cropkat]

Hi All

I've been trying to keep up with all my advent stuff & other comitments so I haven't had chance to digest all that's going on here.

I've thought of a theme for my book - Around the World in 80 days. Sounds grand but would like a book of different destinations as long as we all do somewhere different.

Also, are we doing a paper bag book? I've got some but I don't think I have enough for a CJ. I'll need to go order some more (more shopping - oh dear).

Have a good one everyone!

[tinah]

I've done mine in a 5 X 7 Sara Book.

[smartiepants]

I have started to make mine approx 6 x 6

Lisa

[amcmen]

You're all far too organised - I haven't even thought about mine yet!!

[MicheleP]

I think to save on postage costs, I'll do mine the 6x8.5, but I'll put a soft cover on, and replace it when I get it back to something more durable for the kitchen.
OR I could do it ppb... and put a hard cover on that when I get it back! mmmmm... decisions... help!!

[KatieM]

Another 2 themes have been put into the first post. Wow! I am so excited about this CJ - the themes we have are so interesting and will really make me think.

Michelle - I have no idea what to do for your CJ! :lol: Useless aren't I? I like the idea of a hard backed paper bag book..... will look great! Do you want us to mod podge our pages to make them waterproof against any splashes?

Kathryn :)

[MicheleP]

Are we going to have 2 groups then Kathryn... one of 7 and one of 8, or are we waiting for another to join us to make 2 groups of 8?
I'll do a ppb... need to buy more bags... so (please forgive my stupidity) I'll need how many bags????
Don't be bothered doing anything to protect pages.. I will be very careful with it :) just need a hard cover so it will stand on my shelf :lol:

[boltbunny]

I haven't done a darn thing today! :lol: The weather is weird here....I finally made it outside at around 3. It's what we call an Indian Summer...really mild. Almost feels like tornado weather. :blink:

I really am leaning toward Home Sweet Home as my theme. Last year I bought a lot of "stuff" with that theme....now only if I can find it! I am off of work this week so I will start digging tonight.

[KatieM]

Are we going to have 2 groups then Kathryn... one of 7 and one of 8, or are we waiting for another to join us to make 2 groups of 8?
I'll do a ppb... need to buy more bags... so (please forgive my stupidity) I'll need how many bags????
Don't be bothered doing anything to protect pages.. I will be very careful with it :) just need a hard cover so it will stand on my shelf :lol:


Not supidity!! I'm not quite sure yet Michelle. The closing date isn't until the 14th December, so we may get more people. There will certainly be 2 groups as 15 is way too big a number to have in 1 CJ. I'll put out another call nearer to the date if we haven't had any more, sorry to not be of any help to you until then. I suppose if one is making a paper bag book then at least you can make the cover and so on and just add another bag or two into the middle when we have the confirmed numbers.

Kathryn :)

[KatieM]

I haven't done a darn thing today! :lol: The weather is weird here....I finally made it outside at around 3. It's what we call an Indian Summer...really mild. Almost feels like tornado weather. :blink:

I really am leaning toward Home Sweet Home as my theme. Last year I bought a lot of "stuff" with that theme....now only if I can find it! I am off of work this week so I will start digging tonight.

Gosh, how does it feel to do nothing??!! :lol: Can't remember what that is like! Even when I was really poorly last month I had to drag myself out of bed to help with the boys!

I hope there are not any tornadoes around Lori! :o
Is that your house in your avatar? Looks lovely!

Kathryn :)

[Racheal]

Hello All
Well, my daughter has persuaded me to do a flowers theme. Hope that is ok with everyone.
Racheal

[KatieM]

Have updated the first post with everyone's theme, if I have it (I hope!). Hope everyone is well.

Kathryn :)

[adele]

still thinking what to do mine on but as we still have got a while i thought that would be OK.

[KatieM]

still thinking what to do mine on but as we still have got a while i thought that would be OK.

We've got loads of time! You don't need to have decided until you are going to make your CJ to post, so no need to rush. I have chosen my theme, but I bet it will be REALLY close to the posting date when I get round to making it! :lol:

Kathryn :)

[boltbunny]

Hello ya'll,as they say here in the south!

Kathryn (do you also go by Katie?), I usually don't have a minute where I am doing "nothing", but since I am off of work this week, I don't feel the pressure of having to get my arty projects done in a time frame. I am a critical RN and work Tue-Thurs, 12 hour night shifts, so I am usually gone from 6pm until 830-900am the next day. On my days of work, I do nothing but work, sleep and eat. By the time my days off come around I am trying fit in chores, arty stuff and life! I only have one child, an early teen and she's pretty independent. Plus my hubby pretty good at helping out.

Whew!! Didn't mean to bore ya!

Yesterday, I started going through my scrapbooking stuff and was regretting it something terrible about 300. I got some organized, but gave up!! It made me realize I do not need to go shopping for anything else!! I had stuff I had forgot about.

Here I am rambling again!

Later,
Lori

[winterbaby]

Ramble away Lori, we usually like a good natter on here, well I know I do anyway :lol: I've made my cj just haven't decorated or done my instructions, layouts and sign in pages yet. Catch up with you all later ;) :)

[lowrygirl]

Hi all, I haven't been around much because any time on the PC has been spent frantically searching for a Pink Nintendo DS for DD for Christmas. Panic over, my colleague managed to pick one up for me in London yesterday.

Kathryn - will PM you now about the bags.

[chocolatecandy8]

wow your lucky im looking for the blue one with the dogs game
i havent even started my cj yet

[amcmen]

I really hate the frantic looking for Christmas presents. I start buying quite earky, in the desparate hope that there won't be the hassle, but my boys say they want things, then at the last minute change their mind, and then I can't find what they want.

Hubby works for EA Games, so the two of them are so spoilt when it comes to PS2, Xbox and GBA stuff. This year I think I will buy them pyjamas!

[smartiepants]

Tell me about it, my boys are constantly changing thier mind, but little do they know that Santa has already been shopping and is not taking anything back. :nono:

Lisa

[chocolatecandy8]

well girls after trying for 3wks to buy a blue ds with dog game i gave up
so ive bought the mario ds set and now got to try to buy a nintendodogs game amcmen
any chance dh knows if theres a new stock going into the shops before the 24th
and ive bought the papers for my cj

[MicheleP]

Hi everyone
Our team cj - my first - has just finished. We had a 'grand opening' on the thread last night! it was brill. i'm really pleased with it :). All my team mates seem to be pleased with theirs too.
I've ordered the paper bags for mine now, but it wil lprobably be the xmas hols before I have time to put it together.
My shopping is a bit of a nightmare by the time I buy for all the children I need to buy for. And I'm orgnanising the children's xmas party for our foster carers support group. Need to buy those presents too... and wrap them all for Santa to give them out!
Better get on with it I suppose!!!:lol:
Have a good day everyone :)

[winterbaby]

Morning all, just come in from work and am going to have a lovely cup of coffee and a warmed up mince pie :) mmmmmmm...mince pie...sorry girls just drooled all over my keyboard :lol: Catch up with you all later ;) :) oh and Merry Christmas :)

[weezie]

I've started mine. the front cover is just about done and I've started my signing in page. I've got to try and fit it in when Max is asleep.

[adele]

Hi Girls
Can somebody please tell me - did we say we were doing paper bag books for our journal or is that just optional?

[MicheleP]

Adele... it was a suggestion earlier in the thread, and I think a lot of us have decided to use them to keep postage costs down. That was my reason anyway... plus I like doing them and I think it might be quite novel! So it's a personal choice... to answer your question. Someone else is doing a sarabook I think!

[adele]

I havent done a paper bag book before - so i dont mind trying one. I will have to go and see if i can find instructions and where to buy some bags. Is there any bags better than others?

[MicheleP]

http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/blpaperbagscrapbooks.htm

This was in the library.
There's also instructions by Caroline from the cc to make one.
As for bags.. it depends on the size. Carolinezcrafts have a good selection

[adele]

thanks off to have a look

[KatieM]

Adele, I have some larger paper bags - 16 x 10 x 5.5 inches if you would like some for this CJ Pm me your address and I will send you some. The surface of each 'page' will be about 7 x 10 inches by the time you have created the 'spine' (well, you know, the bit where they are all joined together!! ).

Will be on later to chat when the boys are in bed. Simon is away tonight and I need something to occupy myself!!

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

I went to see if I had enough papr bags to make up a book for my *Pets* theme cj and I don't so can anyone tell me where I can buy some more as I quite fancy doing a bag book cj now :) TYIA

[KatieM]

Tracy, quite a few of the sponsors have them... er let me try to remember! Scrapshed, U can scrap it, scrapitudes, kankan - I think they all do!
I do have the larger sized ones if you would like some of those.

Kathryn :)

[KatieM]

Hello ya'll,as they say here in the south!

Kathryn (do you also go by Katie?), I usually don't have a minute where I am doing "nothing", but since I am off of work this week, I don't feel the pressure of having to get my arty projects done in a time frame. I am a critical RN and work Tue-Thurs, 12 hour night shifts, so I am usually gone from 6pm until 830-900am the next day. On my days of work, I do nothing but work, sleep and eat. By the time my days off come around I am trying fit in chores, arty stuff and life! I only have one child, an early teen and she's pretty independent. Plus my hubby pretty good at helping out.

Whew!! Didn't mean to bore ya!

Yesterday, I started going through my scrapbooking stuff and was regretting it something terrible about 300. I got some organized, but gave up!! It made me realize I do not need to go shopping for anything else!! I had stuff I had forgot about.

Here I am rambling again!

Later,
Lori

Managing to catch up with your messages now Lori (I enjoy a good ramble - I'm rather an expert myself!!) Your job must be pretty intense at times! Its good that you can get the chance to relax.
The idea of going through all my crafting stuff :o We have been talking about moving (well, maybe renting to get in to the area of the school we want our son to go to! :rolleyes: ) and I must admit I went a little clammy thinking about ALL the junk we would have to pack away!! Not a pretty idea!
My parents are coming down the middle of next week and at the moment you just can't see the bed in the spare bedroom, never mind sleep on it!

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Thanks Kathryn, off to have a look at suggested sites ;) :)

[boltbunny]

Can't you but the bags at the grocery store? You buy about anywhere here...the dollar tree, dollar general, walmarts....

And they are cheap. I think I bought a package of 50 for $1.00....just incase I wanted to make a paperbag book.

[KatieM]

Can't you but the bags at the grocery store? You buy about anywhere here...the dollar tree, dollar general, walmarts....

And they are cheap. I think I bought a package of 50 for $1.00....just incase I wanted to make a paperbag book.

You can go off some people, you know! :lol: Paper bags are not that easily available for us over here. We pay around 70 - 80p for 10! I now know what to ask for when my friends go to the USA! It is the same with paintcans. We have to go to the sponsors for them.

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Boltbunny you lucky thing you, being able to just walk out the door and walk into any store for paperbags when ever you need them and getting them as cheep as that as well :D wish we had stores like that here in the UK :)

[chocolatecandy8]

i agree wish uk did the bags at the stores i cant start this cj untill i get some
how many bags will we need for this cj ?
dont panic if i cant get any bags ill do a 8x8 pink pig book

[KatieM]

i agree wish uk did the bags at the stores i cant start this cj untill i get some
how many bags will we need for this cj ?
dont panic if i cant get any bags ill do a 8x8 pink pig book

I'll get your bags out to you hopefully on Monday - Tuesday at the latest. I haven't forgotten. I had to wait for Simon to go to the warehouse to get them and then the end of the week wasn't a good time.

Kathryn :)

[chocolatecandy8]

whoooooooo thankyou any idea how many id need for the cj
and how much do i owe u?

[lowrygirl]

I'll get your bags out to you hopefully on Monday - Tuesday at the latest. I haven't forgotten. I had to wait for Simon to go to the warehouse to get them and then the end of the week wasn't a good time.

Kathryn :)

Kathryn, Thanks - no rush, I haven't thought what to do yet!

[KatieM]

I think I used 7 for a CJ with 10 people in (I put card in the tops of the bags for the signing in places and each person could do a double page)

Nothing Hun - they are a gift :D

Kathryn :)

[ditzzy]

is it too late to join in please ? am alraedy in one which is my very first but if no one minds a beginner i would like to join here as well . Please let me know so i can start planning!! Thankyou Alison

[KatieM]

Hi Alison. I think that the rules are that as a newbie CJer you need to have completed one whole CJ before you can sign up to do more than one at a time, but please feel free to check to make sure I have got it right!! I'm sorry about that - I don't like not being able to say yay, come on board!

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Kathryn, if the offer for some of your bags is still on could I be cheeky and ask for some please, let me know how much they are also please?

[ditzzy]

Hi Alison. I think that the rules are that as a newbie CJer you need to have completed one whole CJ before you can sign up to do more than one at a time, but please feel free to check to make sure I have got it right!! I'm sorry about that - I don't like not being able to say yay, come on board!

Kathryn :)

I had a horrible feeling I had read that somewhere too, but you cannot blame a girl for trying!!![ Although I wasnt trying to cause trouble just wasnt sure.]
Oh well maybe next year if my circle journal goes well this time [Fingers crossed!!] Thanks for replying and good luck with the journals. :)

[KatieM]

Kathryn, if the offer for some of your bags is still on could I be cheeky and ask for some please, let me know how much they are also please?

They are just a wee gift for the people in this CJ who would like them, so if I don't have your address PM it to me and I'll get them packed with the others to send either Monday or Tuesday. I'll send out 10, just in case there are any accidents or the such!!

Kathryn :)

[KatieM]

We have another CJer to join us - kiansloveruk (Kim). Welcome to the CJ. Any questions feel free to ask and we'll do our best to answer!

Kathryn :)

[Nadine]

Hi Ladies,

Been lurking but thought I should sign in and say hello to you all!!

Still have to come up with a theme for my journal.

[winterbaby]

Thats really kind of you Kathryn, I've just bought some from ebay though but not quite sure what size they are, they look big but then again the picture is a close up and they were only 50p for a twelve page book, three bags in total, and so I bought a few to combine the pages. Never done a paper bag book cj before so I think I will have a lot of fun :) Hi Nadine and welcome :D

[KatieM]

No Problem Tracy.
Hi there Nadine! Good to see you. At least you have plenty of time to think about your theme. Well, I say plenty of time but I find it (time) has a habit of racing off way quicker than you think it is going!!

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Are you going to have two groups Kathryn, as we are really starting to grow now :D

[KatieM]

Oh yes - two groups! We would be waiting for ever to get ours returned if we had a group of 16!! :o

Will sort out the groups when the closing date has passed, so we will all know what we are doing well before Christmas.

Kathryn :)

[MicheleP]

I ordered my paper bags from Caroline, and I'm hoping they won't turn out to be too small!
I've just finished making a couple of ppb's... my poor dh has done all the housework today as I've done nothing else... well I did see to the babies :lol:

[lowrygirl]

i think my theme is going to be 'Show me something new'. I'd like everyone to try a new technique. Do you think it will work?

[KatieM]

Oooh, sounds interesting Louise! A reason to spend ages playing with new goodies!! I like!!

Michelle, I'm sure the bags will be a good size. I have put entries into paper bag books before and there is plenty of room.

I'm getting excited about this... so many different themes! I may have to put myself into both groups so I can do them all!! :lol:

Kathryn :)

[SuzyB]

Hello ladies

If you still have space would you mind a really really nervous CJ newbie joining in?

Sounds like so much fun doing a CJ but it also scares me to death! Will mean me probably asking some really dumb questions but hopefully will pick it all up quite quickly, would that be ok?

[KatieM]

Hi there Suzy,
We would love you to join us. Send me a PM to make it official and I'll pop you on the list! Questions are not a problem - we'll have all asked them before I'm sure!
I must warn you that CJs are rather addictive though - you will find yourself scanning the threads for more and more :lol:

Kathryn :)

[SuzyB]

Will PM you now :D thank you

[lowrygirl]

Suzy, I'm coming to the end of my first CJ and was really nervouse at the start whether I'd be good enough and would keep up. It has been fab!! I've seen some wonderful LOs and tried to do something new for every entry (hence my theme for this one). Go for it girl!!

[SuzyB]

Im just reading up on everything I can find now to get some idea of what goes on and trying to think of a theme now - its so exciting!

[kiansloveruk]

Hiya Everyone!

This is my first CJ...so really unsure of exactly what I need to do.....but I think I will make a 6 x 6 mini book, using book rings to bind...that ok?? Also I had the idea of A Favourtite Technique for the theme, but see lowrygirl is doing something like that :( Not sure what to do as my theme now....oh well :P Unless we can both do it but be put into different groups???

What do I need to do, before I post my CJ?? Make a cover, the book, is it a sign in page...and my entry??

Speak to you all soon...and trust me, I will....I can talk for England :P

Love n Kisses

Hop-along Kim :D

[KatieM]

I've added another team member - Sara-Jane. Helloo to you!

Kim - I see no problem with you doing the technique CJ - I can always put you and Louise into different groups as you said.
I think you have covered all you need to do for your CJ;
1) Find or make a book
2) Decorate the covers
3) Make an introduction page (what you would like for your theme, if you want acid free or not, if you prefer handwritten journalling, don't mind lumpy pages and so on.)
4) Make your sign in page(s). Some people put in blank tags or the like for the team to decorate - your choice entirely.
5) Put in your own entry.

I would also make several copies of a photo of yourself as many people like the contributors of their CJ to put a photo on their signing in page. (I know I do!)

Another handy thing is to put in the dates of the postings onto a calendar/in your diary, so you can keep track of when you should be posting, especially if you are in more than one CJ. It can get very confusing!

Hope that is of help to anyone who is not sure of how to go about it.

Kathryn :)

[KatieM]

I'm packing up the bags to send tonight. I have Louise, Karen and Adele down as wanting some - were there anymore people?

Kathryn :)

[SJK]

hello girls ive joined up for this Cj too need to get my thinking cap on and think of a theme
sj xx

[KatieM]

Another member of the CJ has been posted in the first thread. SarahH is joining us too. That takes us up to 19 people, so if we get 1 more we will have 2 groups of ten. More than that we will have to split into 3 groups and that's something I'll panic about... er I mean think about when the time comes! :lol:

Kathryn :)

[SuzyB]

Still trying to think of a theme here!

Are we going to have a blinkie too ?

[KatieM]

Still trying to think of a theme here!

Are we going to have a blinkie too ?


I did tentatively mention to DH that I would like a blinkie, but didn't know how to make one (flutter eyelashes!!) I know we are busy this week but I will keep asking him, but if any of you bright sparks can make one, that would be great!


Have bagged up the bags :blink: for those who asked for them, so DH will post them tomorrow (isn't he fab!)

Kathryn :)

[weezie]

I've spent the last couple of days grapping every moment when Max is asleep to do some work on my CJ. I have now done the cover, instruction and sign-in pages.

[winterbaby]

Hi Sara-Jane and welcome to our New Year cj :)

[chocolatecandy8]

wow girls your on the ball i havent started yet

[boltbunny]

Katie, please go ahead and mark me down for home sweet home.

Is Sarah-Jane, my friend from the atc group?

[SuzyB]

Katie, can you please put me down for the theme 'I believe' finally decided on one.... I think :)

[SarahH]

Hi, just saying hello! I'm no19 and will get back to you all with a title later this week.....

Saz x

[SarahH]

may have your last place filled if only she would get off the phone tonight! Will pm you tomorrow Katie if I can...

Saz x

[SarahH]

Last place filled ! Scraphappy-UK would love to join. She is off line at the mo but I can pm you her details. Is that ok?

Saz x

[KatieM]

I got your PM Sarah. I've put Julie onto the list!

Wow! We have 20!! So 2 groups of 10 then! Will sort out the groups as soon as I can, but my parents are coming to stay this week and I can't get to the computer much so may not be able to do it until the end of the weekend.

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Hi all :) and hi to our last member :) welcome to our New Year cj ;) :)

[SJK]

hi all
ive decided on theme things we collect or collected when we were young my list is endless
when i was younger it was anything from pencils to trolls and now its the me to you bears and postcards etc
jsut to give u time for thinking lol
sj xx

[KatieM]

I'm collecting grey hairs.... does that count? :lol:

The bags went out today. Sorry for the delay. Younger DS is poorly with temp and runny nose and needing LOTS of attention, so nothing is being done here!

Kathryn :)

[lowrygirl]

Kathryn, don't fret about the bags - I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say I'm just grateful that you're giving them to me, I don't mind waiting.

Hope DS is soon on the mend, it's that horrible damp time of the year when the bugs seem to be in full force.

[chocolatecandy8]

kath i agree with louise i hope ds gets better soon this last mth ive had dds with temps runny nose head cold then cure that for tummy bug .
lets hope it all passes ready for crimbo

[KatieM]

Thanks ladies. He has to be better for Thursday 'cos he is in his first nursery Christmas show! (I have tissues ready and camera on standby - we had to fill in a form to say he could be photographed and if people don't fill it in then no-one can photograph their own children in the show! :blink: )
At my school we have the policy that your child will be photographed and if you don't want them to you have to send in a letter.
I REALLY hope he gets better though - we have had interrupted sleep for the last 6 nights thanks to the two of them and I was up at 4:30 this morning as he couldn't sleep. Poor lambs, although they can sleep during the day!!

Kathryn :)

[chocolatecandy8]

received bags today thankyou

[SarahH]

It is still a 'working title' but it will be along the lines of 'Who are You?'. More details when I have finally decided.........!

Saz x

[adele]

I have recieved my bags too. Thank You

Silly question time.
do i leave the pages blank so people can cover them what colour they want? or do i cover each page in card already?

[kiansloveruk]

Oh good question Adele, I wanna know that too.

Love n Kisses

Kim :D

[Nadine]

I would say to leave them blank then people will put in there layout on the colour that suits what they are doing.

[SuzyB]

Oooh getting excited now, my journal should come tomorrow so I can make a start on it :D

Kim, just out of interest, what part of Manchester are you from?

[KatieM]

I would say to leave them blank then people will put in there layout on the colour that suits what they are doing.

Yep, that's what I would do, unless you really want it to be co-ordinated and people to 'just' decorate your pages for you. I have done one CJ where the owner wanted the blank pages covered in specific colours and she gave a certain manufacturers design to let us know in advance what to look for in our stash. Looked fab! I think most of us actually used the same style of papers so it was very co-ordinated!

Kathryn :)

[adele]

Another daft question time.

what happens with the openings for the bags? are they used for slo? or do i use them for other things? Sorry all the questions
TIA for help

[MicheleP]

I had thought to put tags into the openings and use them for the sign ins... does that make any sense???

[adele]

Yes that makes perfect sense but this bags that have been kindly sent are quite big and they would have to be extra large tags. but maybe you have given me an idea .
Thanks

[lowrygirl]

Kathryn, Thanks for the bags - I had wondered how we could do CJ entries on tiny bags (the size you normally use) I now know - They're HUGE!!

[KatieM]

:lol: They are rather larger than the usual that's for sure Louise!
I have used the smaller ones for a CJ and they work rather well. The area on each page is about 4 x 5 inches (I think)

I think I may use 1 of the openings to put an introduction card in and another to put in a signing in area - the rest can be used by any of the rest of the group who would like to put in extra.

Kathryn :)

[SJK]

hi all these paper bag books sound so fab!!!!

has anybody got any instructions for the making of the paper nag books

bolt bunny im not sara-jane from the Atc thread i think theres about 3 or 4 sara(h)jane's on ukscrappers

sj xx

[chocolatecandy8]

theres a thread on general somewhere about doing paper bag books
girls anyone found us a blinkie yet and a name ?

[SJK]

thanks very much for letting me know will try and find it

[chocolatecandy8]

girls ive started decided to do a 8x8 pink pig journal . hope u dont mind going to use my bag books to make a christmas bag book to put my crimbo photos in did a 12x12 scrap book last yr so the paper bag book will be different going to have all my photos printed b/w and use black/white papers

[SJK]

ive planned mine gonna make it next week so i dont loose track after christmas
sj xx

[SuzyB]

Hello ladies

Well Ive finally got hold of a journal and am just painting the cover hoping to be inspired when I suddenly thought, how many pages will it need?

Sorry if its a stupid question, am a CJ virgin and want to get it right :unsure:

[winterbaby]

I think there will be 10 of us in a group so you will need a two page introduction, a two page layout for yourself and two pages at the back for all of us to sign in, we all need to do a two page layout so you will need in total about 24 pages, some people add extra pages just in case of mistakes, rarely happens, but nice to have the option. Hope this helps you Suzy, and don't be afraid to ask as it's no good jumping in head first if you don't know what your doing ;) :)

[SJK]

hi suzy your journal sound very interesting (painting it) ive started buying stuff to decoarate the front of mine

sjxx

[SuzyB]

Thanks for answering that - well Ive got 21 pages in mine but have thought of an idea to condense the sign in page so just might have to add a couple more pages before it goes off.

I know to decorate the cover, but do you normally do the back aswell?

Hi Sara-Jane, lol not very interesting really, just painted the cardboard covers white, thought it might lend itself to a few more ideas like that, although so far, it hasnt LOL

[KatieM]

Suzy, it is up to you as to whether you want to decorate the back cover. I usually do and I think most of the ones I have received do, but it is all your choice as to what you want to do. :)

I don't think I'll be able to start mine until after next week as I STILL have to finish teacher's presents! :rolleyes:

Kathryn :)

[MicheleP]

I won't be starting mine till I see if I've got the eyelet setter I've asked for :) Hopefully one of my ds's or my dd will oblige. Otherwise I'll have to think of another way to put my bags together. Have bought the papers I want to use, but need some more embellishments... hopefully they'll be in my presents too. I've dropped enough hints :lol:

[chocolatecandy8]

girls im finished all ready to go ive done a 8x8 pink pig journal

[boltbunny]

Finished! I haven't even started yet!

[kathb]

Neither have I am going to create over christmas

[SuzyB]

Yay! After a week and a half of faffing around with a million small pictures to try and do the cover of my CJ, Ive gone back to basics and as suggested by my team leader Crystal, gone with my normal style of simple. Dead chuffed with it and have done front and back covers. Just gotta think about intro, sign in and my LO now.... :unsure:

[Racheal]

Hi all
Sorry I haven't been chatting much, been really busy at work.. It's the time of year. Hope to make a start on my cj very soon.. Have the idea's just need to put them into practise.

Racheal

[smartiepants]

Have you decided who is in each group yet? So I can get my thinking head on.

I am going to attempt my cj after christmas or before if I need a little me time IYKWIM!! ;)

Lisa

[SJK]

rachael you soound like me u know what u wnat but havent put it into pratice yet
im so bad for changing my mind so often
sj xx

[scrap-happyuk]

Hi Girls,

Not stuck my head round the dorr here yet - having PC probs ATM, but don't stress...they are being sorted as we speak !

Haven't chosen a subject yet, still thinking.

can any of you tell me how big your "big bags" are that you've been chatting about?

Juliex

[lowrygirl]

They're BIG - 40cm x 25cm approx.

[KatieM]

Hi there New Year Cjers!! Sorry I have been so quiet this week. Like many of you I have been juggling Christmas, School, small people, illness, and whatever life decides to throw at you and just haven't had the time to devote to sorting out the groups. Anyhow, I'm just off to PM you all to ask you to e-mail me your UKS ID, real name, address and telephone number (for my eyes only :ph34r: ) so I can organise the groups!

Kathryn :)

[KatieM]

Wow! You girls are quick!! I hadn't finished sending out the PMs before I received some back. Sorry to be a pain, but could you e-mail them to me and then I have your e-mail address as well. Thank you!

Kathryn :)

[SuzyB]

Do we upload images of our CJs or are they a secret til they are all finished?

[chocolatecandy8]

well id rather wait untill cj pops through my door its more exciting

[KatieM]

The Cjs I have been in are normally kept a 'secret' from their owners until they have been returned. I never remember to photograph the pages I do mind you :rolleyes: but will definately photo the finished book.

Kathryn :)

[weezie]

katie, i've e-mailed you. I'm really looking forward to doing this cj. I've done my cover and sign-in page/instructions. i've yet to do my own entry.it's trying to fit it in with a little boy who wants attention and feeding. :)

[MicheleP]

It'll probably be after Christmas before I get mine started. How are you so organised??? Mind you .... I have 2 of those little ones looking for the same kind of attention:lol:

[SuzyB]

Yay, just finished mine - one more question though - when you sign in, what details do you need to put on?

[KatieM]

Yay, just finished mine - one more question though - when you sign in, what details do you need to put on?


Its up to you Suzy. Normally there is at least name, UKS ID on them and possibly the date of completion of your page, but I have also seen sign-in pages with location and a little about the person's life. I suppose it depends on how big your sign-in area for each member and what you want to know, if they are willing to put it. I also ask for a photo.

Hope that helps,

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

I must remember to email you my details Kathryn :) and MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone, not long now :D

[SJK]

ive dyed all my pages for mine given it the antique look and using the good ols tea

[scrap-happyuk]

They're BIG - 40cm x 25cm approx.

WOW Lowrigirl - all your paper bag books are gonna take forever to fill!! I thought when it was suggested to use paper bags we would be making the usual 4x4 ones :wacko:

I will have a rethink about the size of my book now!

JuileX
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[boltbunny]

Hi everyone....

Been gone over the weekend to Charlotte. Still haven't started mine. I still need to find my materials in the cupboard!

I usually do mine at the last minute. I seem to work better under pressure.

[lowrygirl]

I think I measured them right! You don't need to do a double LO if that helps, i think afew of the girls in this thread have had them off Kathryn, so be prepared

[SuzyB]

Do we know what teams we are in yet, I could just wade through the other posts but Im being lazy :)

[KatieM]

I haven't sorted out teams yet - still waiting on about 5 addresses, but when I have them and have sorted out the teams I will post here and also amend the first posting to say. :)

Kathryn :)

[SuzyB]

Brill, thanks Kathryn :D

[SJK]

someone told where to find instructions on making paper bag books before buti acnt find it can some one help!!

is everyone ready for christmas? im not but getting there

sj xx

[SarahH]

I have made a decision (and a cj!) My title is going to be 'Happy Hour'. Hope every one has a great week leading up to the 'big day'. We are all ready now having given Father Christmas our letters personally on Sunday!
Ho Ho Ho !

Saz x

[SarahH]

someone told where to find instructions on making paper bag books before buti acnt find it can some one help!!

sj xx

I have only seen them with holes punched and then book rings or ribbons to hold them together. Any help?

Saz x

[winterbaby]

Hi all, sorry I have not posted here as often as I should but things have been really hectic here in Amble, the store that I work for went through a total re-furbishment and we still had to work and be open for the public while all of this was going on, thankfully now every thing is finished and back to normal so I'll be able to post here more on and after Christmas but just in case I don't then
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all ;) :)

[kathb]

Talking about the size of paperbag books. Ive just found mine is everyone using the ones that make about 4x4 or bigger ?

[winterbaby]

My paperbag book is 6x6 size and depending on how many people there will be in the I'm with, I should have enough for a double layout for everyone, unless of cause we're just sticking with a single layout per person??

[MicheleP]

Mine are also 6x6... and the instuctions are in the library... here
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=32

[scrap-happyuk]

Hi Girls

My book will be a paper bag book - small one so everyone can complete a double page layout and I have come up with my title...(drum roll please!)

A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Hope you are all staying sane and in control now the kiddlies are off school :wacko: ... (when do they go back...?) :lol:

Juliex

[boltbunny]

Is anyone interested in the altered address card swap? I would be interested in making one in trade for one?

Tracy I saw your post on that thread.

[chocolatecandy8]

wheres the link ?

[winterbaby]

Here's the link for the altered address card swap http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=87120 It sounds like really great fun does'nt it :D

[winterbaby]

Just PM me if you'd like to swap address cards, as it's an on going swap ie no time limit :) I love altering and this would be great fun to do :D

[MicheleP]

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. I've promised to stay away from the pc tomorrow, so hope you all have a great day

[winterbaby]

Hi all :D Have a really great day and a very Merry Christmas ;) :)

[KatieM]

Merry Christmas Everyone! Have a fab day!

Kathryn :)

[amcmen]

Happy Christmas everyone, just grabbing a sneaky 5mins while everyone is chilling after dinner :)

[winterbaby]

Hi all :) Hope santa's been good to you ;) :) Kathryn, do we have two groups yet?

[lowrygirl]

Hi, hope you've all had a good Christmas. Christmas day was a bit of a wash out as DD has been suffering with an ear infection, we ended up at the emergency doctors on Boxing Day. She's on Amoxy... now and definitely on the mend.

I need to get cracking with my CJ now, I'm off work this week, so will pencil some 'me' time in to make a start.

Tracy I have pm'd you about swapping address cards. If anyone else would like to swap with me please let me know.

[SJK]

hi all hope u ahd a great christmas and that santa brought u lots of stuff
my cj is nearly done hjust got the fromt cover to do and my sign in page but wiating to see how many people are in my group
sj xx

[KatieM]

Hi all :) Hope santa's been good to you ;) :) Kathryn, do we have two groups yet?


I'm just waiting on a couple of addresses so I can sort out the groups.

Nadine and Winterbaby - could you e-mail me your details - I sent my e-mail addy in my last PM. Also, I don't have e-mail addresses for cropkat and lowrygirl, so if you could e-mail me too then I'll have your details.

Once I have those I can finalise the groups.

I'm going to get started on my CJ as soon as I have my CRAFTROBO up and running ! :D :D :D DH bought it for Christmas for me - totally blew me away!!

Kathryn :)

[lowrygirl]

Lucky, lucky lady!

[KatieM]

I have had my first play on it this afternoon - its magic! I used Bev's tutorial and it is just fab! Hoping the boys will stay asleep this evening so I can try out Bazzill card!

Kathryn :)

[SJK]

is the craft robo the thing u connect to the computer and it cuts out stuff for u
wow u lucky lady!!!!
sjxx

[KatieM]

is the craft robo the thing u connect to the computer and it cuts out stuff for u
wow u lucky lady!!!!
sjxx


That's the very chap! It is fab (alright, I have only cut out 1 word, but it does look great and is WAY easier that hand cutting and faster than die cut machines.) When you look at how much alphabets are for the most popular die cut systems you don't have to buy many to have spent as much as the craft robo cost! (Well, that was part of my argument for justifying wanting one!). Was NOT expecting to get one but DH said I had been so fab this year I deserved one! (Ahh, bless!)

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

You lucky person you Kathryn :D I'll have to save for mine :D I emailed my details to you just befor Christmas, but I'll go and send them again for you just in case ok ;) :)

[SJK]

have fun kathryn :)

where do i get the paper bags to buy to make paper bag books just found instrucrtions and am looking forward to making one

sj xx

[winterbaby]

I got mine from ebay, but someone said that the UKS sponsers sell them hth :)

[SJK]

thanks very much will try ebay and if not will try the sponsors thanks
sj xx

[MicheleP]

Carolinez Craftz have them

[kiansloveruk]

Hiya Girls!

Sorry I haven't posted for a while, things have been a little hetic here, but everything is beginning to settle down now!

Glad you all had a good Xmas....I did too :D

Well I haven't started my CJ yet....gonna do it this week...as I now have my own craft cupboard and a desk in my room :D:D:D So pleased!

I think this has been asked before, but to be perfectly honest, I can't be bothered to search and find the answer....sorry for being lazy :P

OK, do we need to make each double page for the other people to decorate or does everyone make their own pages? I am going to do a 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 mini book...so do I make a lot of pages or leave that to you??

Thanks

Love n Kisses

Kim :D

[SJK]

hi all just to wish you A HAPPY NEW YEAR i know im early but might not catch you over the weekend!!!!

[KatieM]

OK, do we need to make each double page for the other people to decorate or does everyone make their own pages? I am going to do a 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 mini book...so do I make a lot of pages or leave that to you??

Thanks

Love n Kisses

Kim :D

You need to make enough pages for everyone to do as many pages as you want them to. So, there will be 10 people in your group, and if you want them to do 1 page each you need to make sure there are 10 pages (maybe a couple of extras, just in case) or if you want them to do double, then 20 pages (and extras)

HTH,

Kathryn :)

[Racheal]

Hi all
Well life is almost back to normal now. Must be time to get organised and cj under way.
Glad everyone had a good christmas.
Racheal

[MicheleP]

Hello everyone
I've made my paperbag book. The page size is approx 5x5 and it's ribbon bound so can be seperated if need be.
Just to do my instruction page and need to work out sign in's :blink:
Echoing Sara Jane and wishing you all a prosperous 2006 :D

[SuzyB]

Hi All

Hope youve all had a good Christmas!! Getting excited now at the prospect of my first CJ!!

[KatieM]

Happy New Year! Here's to a wonderful 2006 for us all!

I have everyone's deatils apart from one, so am hoping to get the groups sorted out today and tomorrow, so you should get an e-mail from me with the details of who you are sending to soon. There are a couple of people who have not sent me their e-mail addresses, so am off to PM them now.

Kathryn :)

[MicheleP]

Happy New Year Kathryn

Happy New Year to everyone

[lowrygirl]

A happy new year to you all and all your families.
looking forward to sharing your cjs over the next few months.

[adele]

Happy New Year all.

[Wot No Scraps]

Hello Happy New Year, Just wondered if this CJ group is full or if I can still join. Would love to join you if possible.

[tinah]

Happy New Year everyone. :D

[KatieM]

Hello Happy New Year, Just wondered if this CJ group is full or if I can still join. Would love to join you if possible.

Happy New Year to you too!

I'm afraid this CJ is closed now. We are just getting ready for our first posting. Good luck with finding another one to join - I'm sure there are some about.

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

I've PM'd you katieM as my emails to you keep returning back to me as *failed messages* for some reason, sorry. So I've PM'd my details to you instead :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :)

[KatieM]

I've got your details Tracy, thanks.

Kathryn :)

[winterbaby]

Thanks Kathryn :)

[SJK]

Happy Newyear Every One !!!!

[boltbunny]

Happy New Year eveyone.

Have I missed much?

Still haven't started my journal. I will probably start next weekend. Pressure.....

[smartiepants]

I have nearly completed my cj I've just got my lo to do and then it is done.

Lisa

[weezie]

Hope you all had a nice x-mas. We're just baxk from Cornwall today where we spent x-mas with OH parents. I just need to get my own entry done and then I'm ready.

[KatieM]

I have put the 2 groups onto the first page of this thread and am away to make a couple of threads for each group to chat in.
Group 1 chat is Here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=88938)
Group 2 chat is Here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?p=1554580#post1554580)
Can't believe how quickly we are getting up to the first posting date! Off to e-mail you your details now! Will try and get them all done tonight, if not certainly by tomorrow evening!

Kathryn :)

[SarahH]

Hi all!
Just realised that all the posting dates are Saturdays (took me a while I know!)
With swimming lessons and football training I am never going to make it to the PO before noon to post on a Saturday. Would the group mind if I posted on the Friday before to arrive on the Saturday? That way I will never risk posting late. I'm in a cj at present and the woman who posts to me has NEVER posted on time (and no excuses either) and it drives me mad! Wouldn't want to be like that!!!

Saz x

[MicheleP]

I didn't realise they were Saturday's either doh!
I'm in a similar position and would find it easier to post on the Friday if that's ok with my recipient.... think that's you Adele :D

[KatieM]

Saz and Michelle - I can't see posting on Friday being a problem. I'm afraid I was selfish and chose a Saturday because I can't get to the PO regularly on a week day and although DH hasn't said anything I think he was getting fed up of posting all my CJs and swaps for me! I'm not quite at the Saturday Sports lessons stage yet with the boys, so didn't think about that for others... sorry! :unsure:

Kathryn :)

[SarahH]

Don't worry Katie! I will sort it out with Nadine (if she is joining group 2) when we start.

Saz x

[scrap-happyuk]

kathryn, I won't be able to make a Saturday posting either...by the time I have run around half of Bedfordshire with my son at a school footie match the PO will be shut - I will post on our chat thread that I intend to post on a Friday instead, just to check with the recipient that shes ok with signing for a recorded delivery on Saturdays.

Thanks for pointing this one out SarahH!!!

Juliex

[chocolatecandy8]

any chance of haveing a list of whos in my group and what themes there doing please

[MicheleP]

any chance of haveing a list of whos in my group and what themes there doing please

look here

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=88940&page=1&pp=15

[tinah]

any chance of haveing a list of whos in my group and what themes there doing please

Oh your posting to me. :D
Come on over to the other thread and join us. :D

[cropkat]

It's all gone very quiet over here. How is everyone getting on?

[lowrygirl]

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=88938

Morag, there's a group one chat thread (link above), lots more chatting over there.

My printer ink has arrived so I'm frantically pulling my CJ together to send onto you.