Jan/Feb Birthday Swap *HOST PMK*

[Lily_My_Lovely]

**Please contact pmk (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/private.php?do=newpm&userid=1156) to take part in this swap**

January / February Birthday swap

Host: pmk

Signup: Open
Status: Running
Signup By: 15th December

Details
To buy/create a birthday present (value between £5 and £10) for your swap partner, you can choose to reveal who you are or you can keep them guessing, its not a direct swap so you wont be sending to the same person you receive from. You can check out their likes and dislikes for ideas, and you can post your own likes and dislikes on this thread to help out your own secret swapper.


Completion By:
28th February 2006


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[pmk]

Hi everyone and welcome to our official thread! Everyone who signed up on the 'unofficial' thread should be listed below. If I've forgotten to add you on please let me know! Could everyone let me know your name, address and birthday (if I don't already have it)
Jan/Feb Birthday Swap

1. PMK - 25th January RECEIVED
2. Michelles - 1st January RECEIVED
3. Hils - 13th January RECEIVED
4. claires22 - 25th February RECEIVED
5. Mrs Mac - 4th January RECEIVED
6. julieann - 11th January RECEIVED
7. cookie - 28th February RECEIVED
8. deedee - 8th January RECEIVED
9. peggiey - 21st January RECEIVED
10. helenpp - 14th January RECEIVED
11. maureenp - 21st February RECEIVED
12. Jill@ATDML - 7th January RECEIVED
13. dancingfrog - 20th January RECEIVED
14. box office - 24th January RECEIVED
15. Marge1969 - 24th January RECEIVED
16. Kirsty262 - 26th February RECEIVED
17. Mel@ATDML - 22nd February RECEIVED
18. Kirsti - 7th February RECEIVED
19. Trixiebell141 - 14th February RECEIVED
20. Lucy C-T - 16th February RECEIVED
21. maddy - 11th February RECEIVED
22. bevvie - 6th January RECEIVED
23. sarahmax - 10th January RECEIVED
24. hollybank - 18th February RECEIVED
25. theresa b - 8th February RECEIVED
26. scrapbook fairy - 22nd January RECEIVED
27. craftymama - 30th January RECEIVED
28. Scrap Vamp - 20th January RECEIVED
29. cw18 - 23rd January RECEIVED
30. DragonflyBaby - 28th February RECEIVED
31. joanne ward - 12th February RECEIVED
32. ch4meleon - 23rd February RECEIVED
33. MagicLady - 27th January RECEIVED
34. Emmak - 16th February RECEIVED

[Trixiebell]

morning pauline
hope you have thawed out now! what a chilly morning! :) i have pm'd you

[cookie]

Hi Pauline, I have already PM'd you but just signing onto the official thread.
My birthday is 28th February

[pmk]

Hi Sharon and Gaye.
Yup, have thawed out a bit now. Took dd1 to nursery and went to pay newspaper bill, post some letters and get some bits from the fruit and veg van. By the time we got home dd2 and I were freezing! Coffee and central heating help a lot! Shame we have to go out later to collect her again!

[pmk]

Hils, thanks for letting me know your d.o.b, it's now added to the first post.

[julieann]

Hi pauline have posted my details. I hope it's not too cold when you collect dd1 later.

[Michelles]

Hi i will pm you .my birthday is 1st Jan thanks


michelle

[maddy]

Ohh yes please mine is feb 11th

[bevvie]

Hiya All

Could I join aswell please ..... my birthday is January 6th ...... I will PM aswell!

[pmk]

pms received! Hope everyone is nice and warm this evening.... it's still really cold here and I'm out again at 6.00 to take dd1 to her dancing class. Maybe I can persuade dh to collect her??

[bevvie]

Thank you Pauline for letting me join in!!!

Oh! and just noticed that your birthday is the same as my mums!!! That must make you extra special!!

[helenpp]

have just PM'd you mey Address

Thanks for organising

What is the form for these girls - one present or lots of little ones? New to these!

[peggiey]

Pauline - will pm you my address. My birthday is 21st January and it's a big one this time :blink:

Thanks for hosting this :)

[Kirsty262]

Hi, I will pm you my address

[sarahmax]

Thanks Pauline for letting me join.
Looking forward to my first swap! :lol:

[LUCY C-T]

Hi just bookmarking and to tell you that I'll pm you my addy. This will be my first swap too.

[dancingfrog]

Hi

Have pm'd you my details, looking forward to this

Jayne x

[Kirsti]

just signing in - looking forward to this swap :)

[pmk]

Thanks everyone for your details - can't believe how many of us are Jan/Feb birthdays! Wonder if we'll get anyone else joining?

[bevvie]

I was wondering how many of us with similar star signs , scrap in a similar way?????

I'll have to go look at some galleries later in the week .....

I'm not really in to star signs ... but everyone always tells me I'm a typical Capricorn!!

[julieann]

Bev I alway's wondered what is a typical Capricorn!!! One of the girls at work is a capricorn and a bit younger than me she keeps saying I'll be like you in a few years. Should I take that as a compliment?

[bevvie]

Julieann

I would ... even if only to make yourself feel better :lol:

I'm actually not sure what a typical Capricorn is... I only know they are supposed to be ambitious!!! ....No-one seems to tell me what the negative qualities are LOL ... maybe I only have those!!!

Bev
xx

[julieann]

Bev Negative qualities no of course not lol. I was ambitious once does that count? I guess I'm not a typical Capricorn then. I've just looked up Capricorn on google and came across Skyscript uk an interesting read if not a little long winded. I'm a terrible speller and bad at english unlike a capricorn. I'm also shy.

[box office]

Hi just about to PM you my details

[bevvie]

Bev Negative qualities no of course not lol. I was ambitious once does that count? I guess I'm not a typical Capricorn then. I've just looked up Capricorn on google and came across Skyscript uk an interesting read if not a little long winded. I'm a terrible speller and bad at english unlike a capricorn. I'm also shy.

ooo I'm going to take a look .....

Me? Shy???? Never been accused of that .....

[bevvie]

Having just read the capricorn traits .... I am a little disturbed that people think Iam a typical capricorn .... maybe a little ambitious (not so much now!!) definitely humourous ....and definitely pessimistic ..... but not much of anything else ... maybe people don't know the the REAL me :lol:

[julieann]

So do you think that typical capricorns don't exsist? I mean we're just individual people who may have some unusual quirks! lol

[bevvie]

Ermmmm I'm not sure .... Ive never really been into star signs and everything .... but my friends bday is 18 Oct and mine is 6 Jan .... When we used to go ice hockey we met 2 lads whose bdays were 16 Oct and 4 Jan ... it was quite spooky as the 2 in oct were so alike and us 2 in January were very alike ..... so much so that we were always arguing ... although we were good friends (if that makes sense!!) Funnily aswell My friend went onto to marry the guy Jan guy .... and I always joked with her that it must have been like marrying me... her best friend!! (it didn't last though .... so maybe there is a moral there somewhere!!!):lol:

How many others of you show typical capricorn or aquarius (oh and piceas for end of Feb) traits??

[helenpp]

Think I am fairly typical but must be a trait to lose the ambitious streak! I am a bit on the pessimistic side too!
Hey ho - hope we can have a sucessful swap as some disappointed peeps about in the advent but I for one am a happy bunny!

Suggest we revist our likes and dislikes girls just in case!!!

when are we swapping out?

hugs all!

[julieann]

Helen I'm now feeling v. paranoid hadn't realized about unhappy bunny's in the advent swap. Now I'm panicking. I'm terrible at buying presents (perhaps I shouldn't tell you guys that!) very undecided as I desperatly want to get the right thing. I wonder if that's a trait? Well it might be!

[bevvie]

Oh thats a shame .... I don't think they should have been quite so vocal on the thread though .... as that is really going to hurt some peoples feelings, who may have thought that their present was fine!!

I didn't join in ... but a friend on here did and she is loving her pressies aswell... I am doing the christmas pressie swap ... I also worry like you Ann that what I do won't bee good enough ... but I am sure we can check of we are unsure if some one will or won't like what they get ... I def don't like pink and lacey ... but other then that I'm fine .... actually I am just going to update my likes/dislikes ... if i can remember how to find it lol.... as i have not yet seen anything in All my Memories that havn't liked .... I absolutely love everything!!

[Trixiebell]

morning all:D

thats a shame, i would be happy with any pressie cos i dont get crafty pressies from my family unless i go and get it myself and give it to them to rap up! not quiet the same!! surely it is part of the fun, just to join in! and considering you dont really know the people and you have only the likes and dislike to go on, cant be easy. i too am not that good at buying pressies so i am now concerned that what i get will be inadequat! :unsure:

[pmk]

Hi everyone, I hadn't realised that people were unhappy in the christmas swap. I wasn't in that one, I did the goody bag swap. I'm pleased with what I;ve looked at so far but I'm realkly having to work hard to resist the temptation to look inside the parcel that;s wrapped up!!
I think it's a good plan to update your likes and dislikes thread, or if you don't have one (like me!) to make a list and then let us know on here what page it's on. That way hopefully noone will be unhappy! Hope that's ok.... if you'd rather post your liks/dislikes on here then feel free!

[Jill@ATDML]

Hi Everyone,
Just signing onto this thread. Thought I had clicked on the wrong one when I saw the first reply at the top here, but this is the right one I think.
Jill

[theresa b]

hi i'm new but can i join in or i will miss out for a whole year... my birthday is feb 8th
love theresa

[Hils]

Re getting the "right" thing - very difficult if you don't know someone. Didn't know people were unhappy with their advent stuff but it does look like a lot of people went over the budget - I suppose if you were one of the ones who'd done that and then you got stuff that was strictly within budget you might feel disappointed???
Anyway - what I was going to say before I started waffling on :lol: was that it might be a good idea to look at the recent gallery pix for the person you are buying for cos then you'll have a good idea of their style too - might make it a little bit easier :)

[julieann]

I have got an idea of something i'd like to do which I will add on my like's. I haven't got anything in my gallery (toooo shy).

At work each year we do secret santa (but we all find out who's got who!) this year I thought I'd be cheeky enough to write a little letter to Santa to help him with his shopping. My boss got me & he's buying me some Lush!!!!! Anyway because who i'm buying for know's i asked what she wanted that way she wont be dissappointed.
( although i've got some other little bit's to surprise her with). I've probally waffled on.
sorry

[Kirsty262]

My boss got me & he's buying me some Lush!!!!!


I :love: Lush

[julieann]

Kirsty I've never had any before so I'm looking forward to getting some at Christmas. Lot's of people have said how nice it is.

[Kirsty262]

Kirsty I've never had any before so I'm looking forward to getting some at Christmas. Lot's of people have said how nice it is.

It is gorgeous I love them

[pmk]

ooooh, hope you get some lush bath bombs cos they're fab!!

One thing we need to think about for the swap is the value of the pressie. ANy thought?

[bevvie]

Oh I thought it had already been set at between £5 to £10.... mind you I suppose that is a rather wide bracket now I think about it LOL!!!

If anyone is like me ... if the budget is £5 I am bound to go over it but if its £10 I am less likely to........ I am not sure how others feel???

[theresa b]

hi just happy to be taking part in my first swap.... :D i agree we might go over 5.00 but not 10.00...
by the way i love brads... especially metallic brads.... lol
other than that i'm quite easy i'm new to scrapbooking so my stash isn't that huge...
love theresa

[Hils]

You can't get much with a fiver these days, specially if you don't want to traipse to the post office with a pizza box ;) We could meet half way and say £7.50?? I don't mind going up to a tenner, but thought just after Christmas some people might be a bit pushed for cash.... :unsure:

[MagicLady]

Hi Girlies - just signed up :D I'm happy to go up to £10. Going off to update my likes/dislikes now - I'll add it to my siggy when I've done it.

Just to give you an idea, an empty PB weighs 125g which on RM 1st class adds 64p to your postage costs. And remeber - paper and card may be a cheap option price wise, but it does get quite weighty once you add a few sheets together. HTH!

[LUCY C-T]

Why don't we vote, then that'll give every one a chance to say, we can then take an average if it isn't clear cut. I'm happy to spend up to £10 :)

[box office]

£10 is fine by me also

[dancingfrog]

Hi

I'm happy to go up to £10 :)

Jayne

[Michelles]

£10 is fine by me

[Jill@ATDML]

And me too!

[Hils]

and me! :)

[peggiey]

£10 is fine with me too

[julieann]

Yep I'm happy with a tenner.

[cookie]

£10 is good for me too!

[Marge1969]

a tenner is fine by me!
#
Love

[Kirsty262]

me too :D

[Mrs Mac]

Pauline, will you be teling us who we are sending to, soon after 15th Dec, I like to stalk them to get an idea of what they like and I will be off line over Christmas, lots to do and visitors etc, like everyone else.
So I am happy to know asap so I can do some spying!

[craftymama]

I'd like to join too please just going to pm you my details. Thanks

[craftymama]

Have tried to pm you Pauline but your box is full will try again tomorrow. My birthday is 30 Jan.

[pmk]

Hi, sorry my pm box was full... all you peeps joining the swap have filled it up pretty quickly! Have sorted it now though so anyone wanting to get in touch can do! Got your message craftymama, you're now added on the list.
Mrs Mac, I'll get the swap sorted as soon as the sign up is closed - I'm like you, from then on it's madness in the house so I'll be happier once everyone has the details they need so can stalk to their hearts content!
Night night everyone, MUST go and sort out some washing before heading for bed!

[Michelles]

nite nite sleep tight

[LUCY C-T]

Gone a bit quiet, is every one christmas shopping?

[Mrs Mac]

Hello lucy, i'm not shopping, done it all, if I can find a cholcate fountain at a good price I might add that to the list.
I am at "work" and between opening new boxed of stash, I am doing my cards.

Not getting on to fast, did yeaterday, put one up on the computer printed it off, changed the name, printed off........
Got a few done that way, starting with the most important ones and those who are left will have to have shop cards.

What about you?

[LUCY C-T]

Got all my shopping done too. I'm supposed to be making xmas cards but have had scrappers block until yesterday, then I had to order a punch, in order to make the cards, so I'm waiting for that to arrive, but the post is really slow at the mo so I don't expect anything until the middle of next week. Hope it's not too late. I find it really hard to go and buy cards, I feel that I've set a presedence that I've got to uphold.

I've just read an bit in a mag about chocolate fountains, they can cost over £600 to hire, but it said that Argos were selling them for £49.99. Still seems pricey for something that you might only use a few times! Although I love melted chocolate, but I melt it over a pan of boiling water, yummy!

[Hils]

Mmmmm melted chocolate :wub:
I've done all my Christmas shopping too - soooo glad cos town is so crowded now. Just need to wrap it all ;)

[LUCY C-T]

I spend far too much effort and time wrapping my pressies, that I get really frustrated when someone rips off the paper and screws it into a ball within 2 seconds! The only person in our house who's 'allowed' to do that, is our 17month daughter!

[theresa b]

qvc have got a chocolate fountain on tonight...at 9pm - one of those one to watch items... think it is about 30.00...have heard you have to use good quality chocolate for them to work properly...
love theresa

[julieann]

I think I've completed my shopping and I too need to wrap them. As for Christmas cards this year I've brought them. I've had no time to start on them. I'm in the process of making Stocking's for my Mum and Sister to take with them at Christmas, they don't know yet that they are getting them! I posted one off to Switzerland yesterday full of Chesse & onion and salt & vinegar crisps!

[Mrs Mac]

qvc have got a chocolate fountain on tonight...at 9pm - one of those one to watch items... think it is about 30.00...have heard you have to use good quality chocolate for them to work properly...
love theresa


Had a fight with teens to get the TV control at 9pm, but no it was Gems on QVC.
Wend

on to the web site and its wait list only <_< will it come in time for Christmas?

back to doing cards today, what are you all up to today then

[theresa b]

sorry about the duff advice on the time of show... i was repeating wht someone else had said on another forum... i think it may have been on air much earlier in the day - so preseumably had gone onto waitlist then... sorry again.... :wub:
love theresa

[theresa b]

we've just been to a party for the special needs kids at ds school... had a good time ...
love theresa
off to walk the dog now....

[Michelles]

evening all hope you have all had a good day

[dancingfrog]

Hi all

Hope everyone is ok, am having entertaining half hour drinking glass of port and watching DS and DH do the Christmas tree, two control freaks at work at once :D . Better that telly at any rate!!

Must write my Christmas cards, can't believe I had them made weeks ago and still haven't written them :rolleyes:

Jayne x

[Scrap_Vamp]

Hi all,

I've just joined the swap and wanted to say hi :lol: I have no internet at home at the moment (just moved into our first flat :D) but will pop in during the day when I am at work!

[julieann]

Hi Jen Glad you've joined in the fun.

[DragonflyBaby]

Hi all, just signing in :) Will pm you Pauline............hope I'm not to late?

BTW, my birthday's 28th Feb :)

[cw18]

Just signing in for 23rd January.

Have treated myself to the Canny Crafts Retreat on 20-22nd as a 40th Birthday pressie to myself, so will probably be spending my birthday stroking new stash and trying new techniques :wub:

[Scrap_Vamp]

Morning all :)

That sounds like great fun Cheryl! I am in panto throughout January so that is what I'm doing for the evening on my birthday - planning to take half a day off work to spend with my DF though :)

[bevvie]

oooo A retreat on ur birthday ... that sounds really fab!!!

I have my sister to come and stay with her partner .... they are going to take some photo's of the dog and also a video of him at agility training .... so that will be a really fab birthday pressie!!!

[joanne ward]

hi, could i please join? my birthday is 12 feb at an undisclosed age ! ha ha... PMK will pm you now

[ch4meleon]

Hellos, any chance i could join in too ? my birthday is 23rd Feb :) PMK i'll pm you

[Mrs Mac]

Hello girlies, I think Pauline has her hands full working this swap list out!
Not to mention baking a cake for us all.......
So what have you all got planned for your birthdays then?
Cheryl is off to a weekend retreat, great pressie, but I think she might have given that to herself, that one way to get what your want.

[cw18]

Yep -- I'm paying for the retreat myself. But as I've not had a night away from the family in over 8 years I felt I deserved it. And a friend who lives in the NE is getting a train to Manchester so she can come too, and will then stay at ours on the Sunday night before going home on the Monday. So it should be one of my better birthdays I hope :wub:

And hubby gets his breaks (and spends his dosh!) when goes to see Chelsea play at home several times a year, staying overnight for a couple of the matches (we're in Manchester, so when he does it in a day -- like last weekend - he's out by 6am on the Saturday and home around 2am on the Sunday!)

[Trixiebell]

morning all :D

what a lovely pressie to yourself, cheryl. i would like to go on a retreat i think the closest one to me is Bristol dont know when they are on or how to find out about them

have you guys been on a few retreats?

[cw18]

My first, and I heard about it as I've subscibed to the Canny Crafts newsletter -- I buy quite a bit of stash from their on-line shop.

It's not exactly local to me -- several hours drive each way -- but close enough to get home in an emergency, whilst being far enough to mean I have to have 2 nights away from home in order to attend :wub:

I would imagine that the sponsors on here advertise in their sections when they launch one, but not been a member long enough to say I've noticed any.....

[Mrs Mac]

Good for you Cheryl, one way to get exactly what you want is to get it yourself. I took that line years ago, and I will go as far as taking different holidays for DH.!
He goes ski ing and I go to craft fairs. Even thought about going to the one in Las Vegas as its my 40th birthday, but changes my mind , its so far to go fromt he kids x 4, and a lot to ask my mother to stay over while I am away, as she is already booked for Feb while I go to Brimingham to do some classes, maybe one with Tim.......

If you want somthing, buy it yourself and use the excuse that its for your birthday

Cherly, whos your friend from the NE? do we know her as I am in 2 scottish cjs

[cw18]

Doubt it, as she's a cardmaker (and relatively new to that!). I know her from another forum, and we met up in Harrogate a couple of months ago (at the show they had there). There are actually 6 of us (I think!?) going as a group from the other site, and we have asked for rooms and crafting stations together as very few of us have met the others before (I've met 2 who will now both be travelling with me).

But I get the impression there are several people from on here going too -- so I could be flitting between groups.


To be honest I'm booked on the retreat as a card maker rather than a scrapbooker, but have booked one scrapping class specifically to try and get started with my albums -- totally no confidence to 'go for it' at the moment.

[Mrs Mac]

When you do scrap booking you have enought bits left over to do your cards for free!

It's a bit scarey you being almost 40 and a Granny..........by the time I get the youngest into the Academy I might to be in that positiion.

What else is planned for your big birthday.?

[cw18]

A day off work!!!!

(And I'm Grandma NOT Granny :lol:)

[theresa b]

when are we likely hear our swapees?
personally i am panicing incase i get one of the really early january ones considering the christmas holidays are just starting... :unsure:
love theresa

[DragonflyBaby]

Snap! :) :)

[theresa b]

has anyone heard off pmk in the last few days? when are we allowed to officially panic? only it's the first person's birthday in 14 days and as i'm new to scrapbooking my list of things to give to someone is pretty darn small.... but someone might do very well in the high street toiletry/chocolate field...

love theresa

[Michelles]

Pauline was on line yesterday.

[Hils]

She's probably like the rest of us - up to our ears in Christmas preparations! I'm sure the early people won't mind toooo much if their pressie is a few days late - they're probably used to that happening anyway :)

[MagicLady]

I'm happy to take one of the early ones if it helps - most of the stuff will come from stock anyway lol

[Michelles]

She's probably like the rest of us - up to our ears in Christmas preparations! I'm sure the early people won't mind toooo much if their pressie is a few days late - they're probably used to that happening anyway :)
so true :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Maureenp]

Just back from holiday and was wondering how the swap was doing ??? I have pm'd Pauline with my birthday date .... 21st Feb.

Looking forward to this as last years was great.

[bevvie]

I'm happy to take one of the early ones if it helps - most of the stuff will come from stock anyway lol


oooo I hope you get me as I am always shopping with you :lol:

It will just be great to be getting stash for Birthday as I can't trust anyone else to get me things LOLOL

Mind you I have asked my mum to put my birthday money to one side so I can spend it all at Bonanza!!!

[MagicLady]

oooo I hope you get me as I am always shopping with you :lol:

It will just be great to be getting stash for Birthday as I can't trust anyone else to get me things LOLOL

Mind you I have asked my mum to put my birthday money to one side so I can spend it all at Bonanza!!!

:lol: :lol:

I know what you mean about getting stash. DH said the other week that I won't be getting any Christmas or Birthday presents from now on - cos he can't buy me anything I haven't already got lurking in the shed LOL. Plus I'm a consultant for a certain cosmetics & jewellery company, so he can't get me that either. Well - I don't see anything in the handbooks to say that wives are supposed to make their Husband's lives easy :D :P

[Michelles]

i have been hinting to DH that i want stash for Xmas and birthday but it has fallen on deaf ears.Bless him

[pmk]

Hi everyone, please DON'T PANIC!! I have only been on line a couple of times over the [ast few days and only then to check up on the cj I was hosting which has 2 missing journals. Life has been really hectic but now thankfully is a bit calmer cos the Sunday School nativity play (which I was organising) is done and dusted! Life in the Manse is always chaos but more so at Christmas.

Theresa b - I'll deliberately not give you an early one so don't worry you'll have plenty of time to shop!

Need to go just now and put on more washing - I've just got my machine fixed after 2 weeks of it being broken (and leaking from the utility room into the living room...aaaargh) so I'm overflowing in grotty clothes! Will be sorting out the swap tonight so if I don't post again I will be back in the and everyone will get a pm.

Sorry for causing probs,
Pauline
x

[theresa b]

hi pauline... for some reason today i stopped panicking....lol... :D
look forward to finding out in next day or so who my swapee is....

love theresa

[Michelles]

Pauline you are not causing probs,we appreciate you taking this on.

[Hils]

Pauline you are not causing probs,we appreciate you taking this on.
I completely agree :)

[cw18]

I third that :wub:

[joanne ward]

hi PMK, as I've only just requested to join this swap , is it poss that I don't have an early date either? also are the gifts scrap related or not?

[pmk]

Hi joanne, don't worry, I'll match you with a February birthday. As for the gifts, people have been posting on the likes ad dislikes thread which will probably have mostly scrap related likes, but some also put on other things like fav choccie or smellies. Best idea is to check out your swappees likes once you have their details then you can decide! Hope that helps!

[julieann]

Pauline it sounds like you need an extra pair of hands for your birthday!!! I have added to my likes & dislike's i just hope there's enough info for my swappee. To be honest I'd be over the moon with anything i'm sent. I love the excitement of surprise's.

[cw18]

I've updated my likes/dislikes to include non-crafty items.....

[Scrap_Vamp]

I think my likes and dislikes have crafty and non-crafty - will just go and check :lol:

Thanks for your hard work Pauline :D

[Mrs Mac]

I've updated my likes/dislikes to include non-crafty items.....

Cheryl, you remeber to put that you don't like being called Granny :nono:
but I have never seen a 12" printed page with Granny on it only Granma.
If anyone should see one..........let me know :D

Thats the last of my cards away, only a few bits to get and then when my swap name comes in I can go shopping again :D

Be quick Pauline, the craft shop closes on Thursday for 2 weeks and some girls have early January birthdays.

[cw18]

Cheryl, you remeber to put that you don't like being called Granny :nono:


Done :wub:

Would never have thought of that !!!!

[Maureenp]

Just received the name of my "swapee" .... Can I please ask update their likes etc and maybe put the page no onto this thread so we can find them!!!!!! ... If you know what I mean!!?? Can't find my swapees details!!!Thanks

[Mrs Mac]

I have mine too, thanks Pauline, will go and stalk her!

[Trixiebell]

thanks recieved pm

[pmk]

Hi everyone,
pms are all sent so check your box for the required info! I think I've gone cross-eyed sorting it all out but at least it is done! Here's some more details about postage etc...

WHAT SHOULD I SEND??
Most gifts are scrapping related, some hand made items, sometimes if the birthday girl has mentioned a particular chocolate, scent, body product then these things can be included too. The choice is yours and the only thing you have to do is make sure you look into their likes/dislikes and try to send accordingly. If you dont have a likes and dislikes entry, help out your partner and pop a post on this thread with your particular tastes.

POSTING
Please use any of Royal mails services you are most happy with BUT minimum posting requirements are first class with a proof of posting. If a parcel should go missing, claims can be made with a POP and a replacement then sent.

PACKAGING
If you send 12x12 paper/card, please make sure its placed in a baggie and in a non-bendable envelope (board backed) or pizza box. Also.. if you send something wet/sticky (Bubblebath, perfume, jam, etc) make sure you put it securely inside its own polythene bag... just to save any accidents...

SECRET SENDERS!
Keep an eye on the thread for your partner posting to say she has received her gift, if theres no word for several days longer than you feel is time, then PM me and I'll chase it up and see if its arrived.

Hope this helps with any extra queries, but feel free to pm me if you've any other probs/qs etc!
Pauline
x

[Mel @ ATDML]

Hi Pauline

My PM Box was full sorry - have cleared some space.

Mel
x

[Marge1969]

..got my pm -thanks Pauline!!

Love

[Michelles]

got mine thanks pauline thanks for all your hard work

[Hils]

I've had my PM and I've updated my likes and dislikes, and popped a link to them in my siggie :D

[MagicLady]

Pauline - sorry to be a pain, but I haven't had anyone :( If it's going to be too much hassle I'll step down from the swap..

[claires22]

hi all
a late arrival from me :) just thought id pop in and say hi! *waves* my birthday is 25th feb! oh this will be my first birthday swop so expect lots of questions ect from me!
right im off to find out my persons fav things! ive also edited my likes dislikes for the person who got me :wub:

[Kirsty262]

got my pm too, just need to trail through 47 pages on the likes/dislikes thread to see what she likes LOL

[claires22]

kirsty just use the search tool at the top of the likes dislikes thread should save you some time :)
hth

[dancingfrog]

Hi

Have received my swapee, off to have a look in likes/dislikes. An excuse to shop - how good is that :D

Jayne x

[joanne ward]

hi, just to let my swappee know , my likes/dislikes are on page 47 ( to save you tryin to find it!)

[Scrap_Vamp]

I've had my swappee and off to look at likes and dislikes now :D

[bevvie]

Its all very exiting ... and excuse to go shoppimg in the sales!!!

Right I am off to stalk my swapee......

Oh and my likes/dislikes are on page 41 number 605.... hope that helps!! I recently updated but if ur not sure just PM pauline and then I can let her know......

Thanks in advance secret swappee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub: :D

[pmk]

Hello!
I've had a request for extra details about like and dislikes... if you've put down that you like everything (not mentioning names...yet) could you maybe take pity on your partner and be an ickle bitty more specific? Thank you!!

[Michelles]

Up dated my dis. /likes.Hope they are ok :rolleyes:

[maddy]

opps i may be at fault here , have updated and its on page 47 :)

[cw18]

Hello!
I've had a request for extra details about like and dislikes... if you've put down that you like everything (not mentioning names...yet) could you maybe take pity on your partner and be an ickle bitty more specific? Thank you!!

Ooops! Could be me!!

Tried to be more specific, but found it rather hard. So what I have done is give an idea on the subjects I want to scrap.... I've also included links to the cards I've made over the last 11 months, so hopefully these may give some hints too.

At the moment I just seem to be collecting stash, but I'm far to scared to actually start cutting and sticking it all :blink: I'm hoping that if I manage to start getting to the Chorley crops next month this will give me a kick start, along with the Canny Crafts weekend as I have a 'combining patterned papers' class lined up while I'm there.

[box office]

HI got my PM but cannot find a post on this thread from her....my likes etc are on alink on my post. Thanks.

[peggiey]

PM received. Will update my likes/dislikes later. The link is on my signature.

Thanks

[theresa b]

hi have also added some details to likes/dislikes threads...
page 48 number 708....
hope that helps someone...

[Scrap_Vamp]

Hi all, just wanted to say I won't be able to get online much over the festive period as I don't have internet connection at our flat yet - so I wanted to say MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all, as well as advance HAPPY BIRTHDAYS to all those of you on the 1st and 2nd of Jan :D :D :D

I will be back at work on the 3rd - yippee, nice long break for me!

[Michelles]

thank you for the birthday wishes.happy Christmas hope you have a good break

[Jill@ATDML]

Happy Christmas everyone and I hope you all have a great New Year.
Jill
x

[Trixiebell]

Merry Christmas All :D

[claires22]

happy boxing day everyone!
hope you all had a good christmas day! and got everything you was hoping for

[julieann]

Hi everyone I hope you've been enjoying the holiday's and Santa has been good to you.

[Maureenp]

Hope everyone had a great Christmas ....Hope you are not "snowed in"!!!!

[Michelles]

We are looking for snow so the kids can build a snowman

[theresa b]

hi everyone... hope that you have all had a wonderful christmas...

no snow here yet....

[Michelles]

couldn't find any so we went to southend and had a lovely walk on the beach

[LUCY C-T]

Hi all, hope you've had a good xmas and got all you needed:lol:. It's snowing and we've had about 3 inches so far. Would be great if I could go out in in but I sprained my ankle on xmas eve (in the morning and was sober!) so I daren't go anywhere that isn't terrafirma, or I might end up in plaster or something!

[Trixiebell]

aww! Lucy sorry to hear you've hurt your ankle. we have no snow here!

[pmk]

Hi everyone, just popped on to say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Won't get on later tonight or tomorrow so thought I'd get in early! Anyone with birthdays between now and me coming back on, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Have a great Hogmanay and New Year's Day!

[Michelles]

HAPPY NEW YEAR :wub: :wub: :wub:

[Trixiebell]

Happy New Year to all and happy birthday to anyone whose birthday is today

[theresa b]

Happy Birthday Michelle!!!!!!!!!!

wishing you all a happy new year.....

[dancingfrog]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONE WITH A BIRTHDAY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL :D

[claires22]

happy new year all and happy birthday to anyone with one today have a fantastic day all

[Michelles]

Thank you Theresa

[Hils]

Happy birthday Michelle :)

[LUCY C-T]

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Michelle, happy birthday to you. Be greatful that you can't actually hear me singing:lol:

[peggiey]

Happy New Year to everyone & a very Happy Birthday to Michelle

[bevvie]

Happy new year all!!! and happy birthday to any 1st and 2nders!!!!

Hope you are all well and looking forward to your birthday suprises ... ooo that reminds me I now need to go shopping!!! ;)

[Michelles]

thank you for the b'day wishes

[julieann]

A belated Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you had a good one. And a very important Happy Birthday to everyone.

[Jill@ATDML]

:) Happy New Year :)

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and is looking forward to their birthday - to those of you who have already had their birthday, many happy returns!
Has anyone got one of those "more significant birthdays" coming up?
Pauline, are we posting on here when we have received our present? I have never done a birthday swap before, but I think that is more or less what happened on the Christmas present swap.

Jill
x

[Hils]

Happy New Year! It'd be great to see what everyone receives - it'll give us all even more ideas for how to expand our own stash! ;)

[peggiey]

I'm sure last year we posted when the parcel was received & then again to say what it was and of course to say thank you.

I'm one of those with a "sigificant" :mellow: birthday coming up. Have to say I don't feel that age - well most of the time anyway

[box office]

Yes we did post its arrival etc.....looking forward to it...cannot buy yet for my swapee as she isn't online for a week or so.....

[Mrs Mac]

Happy New Year to you all. Hope that the hoplidays have been full of happy memories and lots of photos to scrap!

I forgot that as I am in this swap , I get a surprise tomorrow.
I was still thinking of what to get my swappee that I forgot that I get a surprise too!
Hey , that one thing to look forward to :)

Will post on here if it comes tomorrow. Postie did not come today as its a holiday so maybe he will have something on Wednesday.

[Michelles]

happy birthday for tomorrow Mrs Mac

[cw18]

Has anyone got one of those "more significant birthdays" coming up?


Yep! Me :blink:

Not sure quite what they mean by 'life begins', but guess I'm going to find out soon.......

[theresa b]

Happy Birthday Mrs Mac!!!!!!!

hope that you have a great day...!
know what you mean about forgetting you are getting a present yourself... i havn't given a second's thought to what i will get... more concerned about what i am giving....

[theresa b]

cheryl - i was 40 last year - dreaded it... to be honest don't feel a bit different....! lol

[Maureenp]

Happy Birthday MRS MAC have a lovely day.

I don't know about significant birthdays ....I can't remember my 40th!!!!! Can just about remember my 50th as we all went out from work and they had hired a stripper for me ....Mmm must scrap the photo's sometime!!!!!! :P

Next year will be my "Biggy" and I might just try to forget that one !!.. Mind the bus pas might come in handy and I will save on perscription charges!!!!!! :unsure:

[Hils]

Happy birthday Mrs Mac - have a great day :)

Significant birthdays - I had my 40th almost a year ago, along with a brief mid-life crisis ;) :lol: So got a while to go before my next significant one...

[bevvie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS MAC!!!!!!!!!! :wub: Hope you have a great day and everyone spoils you rotten!!!!!! (or nicely...... what a weird phrase ... spoils you rotten!!)

Anyway .... I have a signifcant birthday ... I will be 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (AGAIN!! :lol: ) .... ohhh ok then I'm not!! I'm just a boring old 33.... but not until Friday!!!

I bought my swapees pressie yesterday ... so hopefully that will come soon but i don't have to post it for a while yet ;)

[craftymama]

Many Happy Returns of the day Mrs Mac

[Trixiebell]

Happy Birthday Mrs Mac, hope your day is fab!

[helenpp]

Happy happy happy birthday to you Mrs Mac!

Thinking about what I can get my swapsee. Think will be stash related - hope they like lots of little things as I do ( but no pressure to my swapsee)!

[Kirsty262]

Happy Birthday Mrs Mac

[bevvie]

Helen ... if I'm your swappee I love lots of little bits ..... but if i'm not... I like them anyway!! :lol:

[joanne ward]

happy birthday Mrs Mac!!!

[Mrs Mac]

Thank you all for your birthday wishes, aye I am now 40!

A BIG thank you to Jill, my swappe who so kindly made me a scrap planner, its lovely and a fantastic pressie. Big hug Jill, its really apreciated. :)

I was dreading DH doing a party, the night is not over!
But the family have cleared off to give me some peace as a birthday treat.

I also got a new digi camera ( if I did not get one I was going shopping myself) and thank goodness its more that what I wanted :)
I had my old boss call round with flowers and gold ear rings, the kids baked a cake, I LOVE cake, I was very impressed it looked yummy ( ssshhh its a bit solid ;) .
A craftin' friend called in with a gift and ab fab card.
Now I am on my own with some chocolate :D

Now I know that something is booked for Sat night, including the limo OMG, but who , where and when I do not know.
Have not seen my sister or Mum so I think that there is more to come.......

[bevvie]

OH WOW Mrs Mac ... certainly sounds like you are having a great birthday ... and one that lasts uo to the weekend ... that can't be bad...... Glad u r having a good day

Bev
xx

[claires22]

happy birthday mrs mac! wow lots of fab presents then!
hope the rest of your day goes well :)
as for presents i havent even got a clue yet :lol: but will keep thinking hee hee hee.

[cw18]

wish I could expect brilliant pressies like that for my birthday in 19 days time -- but no such luck!

my parents rang hubby last night about arranging a birthday get-together, but I've already told him I do NOT want to go out for a meal on my birthday. He sulked a bit, but as I'm on a retreat from Friday to Sunday, I'm sure I'll have eaten more than enough to not enjoy a meal out on Monday. Plus I'm back in work on the Tuesday, so don't want a late night after a weekend away!

My daughter (bless her) had suggested to my parents that as I'm away that weekend it might be better to do something the following Saturday -- shows she listens sometimes as I mentioned the 'row' about it when I went over to drop some stuff off at hers on Saturday :wub:

So, seeing as daughter and parents have both suggested the following weekend, hubby has now backed down :D But we can't agree where we fancy going........

[Jill@ATDML]

Happy birthday Mrs Mac! Glad you liked the present. Sorry I couldn't post earlier, it was back to work day :blink: -bit of a shock to the system.
Jill
x

[Mrs Mac]

Thank you Jill, hope your first day back was not to crazy.
Might bump into you in Birmingham, if I can get a hotel booked, you and Mell will not be missing the NEC in Feb, or do you go across the pond!

[peggiey]

Happy Birthday Mrs Mac - enjoy your peace & quiet tonight. Make suer that you keep us posted about events on Saturday

[Hils]

My DH is away on business on my birthday (week Fri) :( - but has just told me that instead he has taken this Fri off and is taking me stash shopping! Yippee! :D

[Marge1969]

bit late, but happy birthday Mrs Mac, enjoy the rest of your surprises!
For my birthday my friend and I are going to the make-it craft supplies show at thorpe park, on a local crop a couple of weeks later and i hope to have a day out with the family and my friends family to Bournemouth! Milking it for all it is worth as I dont wanna be 37!
Lol

Love

[Mel @ ATDML]

Mrs Mac,we are going to Birmingham in Feb. and will look out for you there - can't go over the pond at the moment as we both teach part time and their events rarely coincide with our school holidays.
Hils, enjoy your stash shopping!
Sally, have a good time at Thorpe Park and later at your crop. Oh to be 37 and know what I know now!
Jill
x
Oh dear! Look who has been using my computer!

[Jill@ATDML]

That's better. Now I am me again.

[julieann]

Happy birthday Mrs Mac (just in time!)

I'm celebrating a boring birthday this year my 37th (another year closer to the big 40) I'll be at work on my birthday, and at the moment dh has ordered a couple of dies for my sizzix but other than that nothing else yet. I'm hoping he'll take me shopping soon. He says i'm too expensive! as if.

[dancingfrog]

Happy Birthday to anyone with a birthday today, hope you have a good one. Really enjoying shopping for this swap, givng me an excuse to browse and spend :D

Jayne x

[Scrap_Vamp]

Hi all,

Hope everyone who has already had a birthday had a great time :D I made a good start to the New Year by waking up with a chest infection on Sunday :rolleyes: Got to see a doctor on Monday afternoon and am now on antibiotics but back at work two days late and now have loads to catch up on although I'm still not quite 100%, so don't come too close :lol:

[helenpp]

Hugs Jen! Hope better soon.

Happy birthday to Bevvie!

[theresa b]

Happy Birthday Bevvie!!!!!

[Scrap_Vamp]

Happy Birthday Bevvie :D

Helen - thanks for the hugs, I'm feeling much better today!

[Maureenp]

Happy Birthday Bevvie ...Hope you have a good day x

[craftymama]

Happy Birthday Bevvie, have a great one.

[hollybank]

Happy Birthday to all you ladies who have had their birthdays this month....sorry I'll try and keep up.
Best wishes
Judith

[Trixiebell]

happy birthday Bevvie have a fab day

[Jill@ATDML]

Happy Birthday Bevvie and anyone else who is having a birthday today. A package arrived for me this morning but I have been very good and not even peeked inside! So thankyou to whoever sent it.
Jill
x

[dancingfrog]

Happy Birthday to anyone whose birthday is today - hope you have a really good time :D

Glad to be doing this swap as struggling with the idea of being ----48 :unsure:, can't really be that old surely..... I remember having the same problem at 29 and 39, the big ones didn't seem so bad somehow :rolleyes:

Jayne x

[bevvie]

HI all

Thank you very much for your good wishes!!

And a special HUGE thank you to Mel (mel@atdml) for my pressie ..... it was so exiting to open stash on my birthday... I got a gorgeous 6x6 K&Co album which is gorgeous and some Wholly Cow Basic grey christmas rub ons and also some rub on letters. They were gorgeous thanks xx

I have spent most of the day in bed i pain and keep getting hot sweats ... but my boss doesn't appear to have much compassion as soon as he knew I was up he was passing me work to do!!!! how nice of him!! (I wrok from home in case no one knows and was wondering why that may have sounded bizarre) I have ny sister and her partner coming to stay tomorrow and they are going to take some piccies of my dog for me .... I wonder what I willl do with them!!

[Hils]

Happy birthday Bev - sorry to hear you're feeling pants but glad you enjoyed opening your stash :)

[Michelles]

happy birthday Bev,hope you feel better soon

[theresa b]

michelles i'm curious what did you get for your birthday swap?

[Mrs Mac]

Hope your day gets better Bev, keep taking the medication!

[Michelles]

i have not received anything yet :P ,apparently it was ordered before Xmas but has not turned up yet at my swapee's,so i will have a lovely post birthday surprise :lol: :lol:

[theresa b]

oh sorry about that! this is my first swap of this sort so i'm busy keeping an eye on the others looking for ideas...! (not just terminally nosy....!)

[Michelles]

i am nosey too. :rolleyes: :lol:

[Mel @ ATDML]

Happy Birthday Bevvie, sorry you are not feeling well, hopefully the medication will kick in and make you feel better soon.

Glad you liked the pressies, DH was so pleased when I told him that the new stash I had on the table wasn't staying there!

Mel
x

[julieann]

Happy Birthday Bevvie hope you'll soon be feeling tons better.

[theresa b]

Happy Birthday Jill@DML !!!!!

[Jill@ATDML]

Thanks Theresa and a huge thank you to craftymama uk for my gorgeous card and present. I was really good yesterday and didn't even open the outside envelope. This morning revealed a beautiful hand made card, a Studio K accordian kit with absolutely loads of things in it including two alphabets, accordian book and papers, some word Grand adhesions, tags and a tin to decorate! Also in the parcel was a bag of fibres and ribbons, which I love, all wrapped in hand made paper (which I have saved to use). Thankyou so much, I am thrilled with it all!
Jill
x

[Michelles]

Happy birthday Jill

[helenpp]

Happy birthday Jill - looks like I really do have to get me thinking cap on this bithday swap!

[MagicLady]

Happy Birthday Jill - and to everyone I've missed!!!! Sorry, been a bit busy lol!

[Hils]

Happy birthday Jill!

[Maureenp]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL ....Hope you have a fab day ... and night!!! :P

[Mrs Mac]

Happy Birthday to todays birthday girls

And a special birthday bump for my swappe.

Happy Birthday Jill

[Jill@ATDML]

Thank you for all your birthday wishes ladies. I am sure I shall have a good day although DH is working, but Mel is coming over with her DH and Isabelle later otherwise it will be a fairly quiet day.
Jill
x

[julieann]

Happy birthday Jill Have fun whatever you do.

[claires22]

happy birthday jill :) have a fab day!

[craftymama]

Happy Birthday Jill

So glad you liked the pressie, its always so diificult knowing what to get people especially craft minded people, have fun with it all and enjoy the rest of your day.

[Jill@ATDML]

Thanks Jac, I will! Thanks again for the present - it was a lovely surprise.
Jill
x

[Kirsty262]

Happy Birthday Jill

[Kirsti]

A very happy birthday (belatedly) to all I have missed - I havent had any internet connection for almost a month but am now restored (as of today) to full broadband power! I have a lot of catching up to do!

[hollybank]

Happy Birthday Jill
Best wishes
Jude

[theresa b]

Happy Birthday Deedee!!!!!!!!!

and

Happy Birthday Fairysparkle!!!!!!!!!

[helenpp]

Happy Birthday Both!

[dancingfrog]

Happy Birthday for today - hope you have a fab day, and belated Happy Birthday wishes for yesterday too.

Jayne x

[Michelles]

Happy birthday to both of you

[Jill@ATDML]

Happy Birthday to Fairysparkle and Deedee. Hope you both have a wonderful day.
Jill
x

[Kirsti]

Happy Birthday both of you!

[joanne ward]

happy birthday!!!

[deedee]

Thanks Girls.:)
I've been having a nice time making atcs today and thinking about using my new melt pot (I daren't start :lol:).
Nothing from my birthday swapee though. Maybe they forgot or maybe Royal Mail are to blame?:(

[pmk]

deedee, my fault - I was meant to send you a pm but forgot! Will do it now!

Happy birthday by the way!

[Maureenp]

Happy Birthday Deedee and Fairysparkle, hope your days have been great

[box office]

A bit late but Happy birthdays to you

[julieann]

Happy birthday girls. hope you've had a good day.

[helenpp]

Not sure we have any birthdays in the swap today but if I have miss read - Happy Birthday!

[joanne ward]

happy birthday to anyone whose day is today!!!

[Scrap_Vamp]

Happy Birthday to all those of you who celebrated over the weekend :D

[bevvie]

Hi All

Sorry I wasn't on over the weekend ... but just popped on to wish you all a happy birthday for the weekend birthdays! ... hope you had a great time and got lots of nice pressies!

Bev
xx

[Kirsti]

Hi to everyone,

Sorry I havent been joining in on this thread much - I have moved house just a month ago & life has been pretty hectic!

I have been asked to post my likes & dislikes to help my swappee - I hope it is OK to post them here: I like just about anything really, have 1 son no daughters so don't get to do many girly LO's & at the moment I am particularly "into" all sorts of alphabet embellishments and charms. I also love American Crafts Ribbons - I have the blue pack & the green pack but really want to get some of the other colours. I have recently added quite a lot to my paper collection so don't really need any more 12x12 paper at the moment but a girl can never have too many embellishments can she ?!

Hope this is of some help to someone ;) I am really looking forward to a nice surprise next month.

[dancingfrog]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SARAHMAX - hope you have a great day

[theresa b]

happy birthday sarah...! :D

[Trixiebell]

:D:D:D Happy Birthday :D:D:D have a lovely day

[joanne ward]

happy birthday sarah!!!

[craftymama]

Happy birthday Sarah, hope its a good one