Tenderfoot CJ *HOST IZZY*

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Tenderfoot CJ

Organizers Name izzy (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/private.php?do=newpm&userid=3392)

Signup: Completed
Status: Running

Posting Frequency: Every Three Weeks

Completion By: 17th July 2006

Posting Schedule:
1st posting: January 9
2nd posting: January 30
3rd posting: February 20
4th posting: March 13
5th posting: April 3
6th posting: April 24
7th posting: May 15
8th posting: June 5
9th posting: June 2
Last posting: July 17

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
Team CJ - Each particpant to decide on their own theme.


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

[izzy]

posting schedule

1st posting: January 9
2nd posting: January 30
3rd posting: February 20
4th posting: March 13
5th posting: April 3
6th posting: April 24
7th posting: May 15
8th posting: June 5
9th posting: June 26
Last posting: July 17

our members and titles of CJs

Joanne Ward - Words of Wisdom
Lucy C-T - favourite smells
bluie/blue - I Feel Good
lauralaura - Favourite Colour
ch4meleon 20 things to do before.....
fifecat - exploring
teekay By the Sea
Jane130 - Life's Little blessings
Jaime Girl - My favourite Place
DebU - Music



Above is also the order of posting - each person posts to the person below them on the list except for DebU who posts to Joanne Ward.
As you decide on your titles, I wil enter them above.

4th posting March 13

Joanne Ward has received "by the sea"
Lucy C-T has received "lifes little blessings"
bluie/blue has received "my favourite place"
lauralaura has received "music"
ch4meleon has received "words of wisdom"
fifecat has received "favourite smells"
Teekay has received "I feel good"
Jane130 has received "favourite colours"
Jaime Girl has received "20 things to do"
DebU has received "exploring"

5th posting April 3

Joanne Ward has received
Lucy C-T has received "by the sea"
bluie/blue has received "lifes little blessings"
lauralaura has received "my favourite place"
ch4meleon has received "music"
fifecat has received "words of wisdom"
Teekay has received "favourite smells"
Jane130 has received "I feel good"
Jaime Girl has received "favourite colours"
DebU has received

a guide to cjs (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=20060)

our blinkie - remember to remove the asterisk!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/chalmers/tenderfoot.gif

[teekay]

Fabulous Izzy - I'm still trying to make a journal that I like :D
Can't wait to see what we all decide on as our themes.

Hope Ingleston was v. good - I wasn't allowed out to play this time in case I spent too much (again) !!

[lauralaura]

HI Izzy,
Great to have our own thread. I have got a pink pig journal ready to decorate, still trying to decide upon a title/theme. Has anyone else thought about theirs yet ??? I like the idea of doing Favourite Colours, Emma Jane suggested that, or Things that make you smile! will make my mind up over the next couple of days and get decorating dont want to be doing to much over Christmas!!

[izzy]

Exactly Laura! Thats why I thought we would start after the new year and people can have the choice of when they want to do it and get it ready for posting by the date! :)

I am stilll waiting for a couple of folk to send me their details (UKS ID, real name, address telephone number and email addy) - which I must hold to comply with the rules for CJs. Naturally, these will not be posted or given to anyone else ( - they are only for my records so that I can contact you if there are any problems!)

OK folks - can anyone do blinkies? If so, would you like to make one for us? if not, I wil see if I can get some other kindly soul to do one for us! :P

[jane130]

I was going to do things that make you smile ... but if you really want to do it laura you can . i am sure i will find some other use for the goodies I ahve bought to decorate the journal

I used to make blinkies .. i could have a go if nobody else comes forward.but it won'r be until tonight or tomorrow as I am out all day today.
what would you like ?

[joanne ward]

woohoo we have our own thread...it really feels like we're getting started officially now doesn't it?Izzy my theme is Words Of Wisdom.Looking forward to this sooooooooooo much!

[izzy]

You are added Joanne! :D

[LUCY C-T]

Hi peeps! My theme is going to be favourite smells. Better get my thinking cap on for the words of wisdom! Just out of curiosity, do we decide what we're doing for each theme and post it on the thread, so that there's no overlapping, so to speak!

[joanne ward]

don't worry Lucy, Words Of Wisdom won't be as high brow as it sounds. its just a book to write down things you've learned during your life that you'd like to pass on to future generations.for example ...'you can only try your best!' or' Patience is a virtue'
just generally things you've had to learn...hope this helps!

[LUCY C-T]

Oh great, I've got one now! My creative juices have started to flow!! Thanks Joanne.

[lauralaura]

Hi All,
Jane i had not definately decided to do 'things that make you smile' so you can, i just tried to think of a theme that i could do a page on!!!
Izzy can you put me down for 'Favourite colour please'. I think eberyone has a favourite dont they?? it does not matter if someone else has chosen your colour either as you may have a different reason for it being your favourite. Hope that makes sense!!!

[DebU]

Hi Tenderfooters!!!

Hope everyone is well and had a great weekend - I went to a crop on Saturday and looked at some other people's CJ's - gave me some great ideas!!

I think my theme is going to be 'music'

Music is a big part of my life and I look forward to seeing everyone els'e thoughts!

Take care everyone, enjoy your day!
Deb
x

[jane130]

ok then my theme is " things that make you smile".... and it would be great if those of us with children could avoid using them as your "thing"


and I've just relaized that the finishing date for this is my birthday so that will be a great birthday present:D

[bluie/blue]

Hi everyone, its great that we have our own thread it makes it all official. WE ARE UP AND RUNNING......................... I am still struggling to come up with a theme. I need a little more time. Love the themes that have already been chosen. Can a cj be made out of anything and just remind me of the size?
Have a great day, chat later.

[izzy]

Hi Nicki - there is no hurry to choose as we have plenty of time! If you pop back to my first post on this thread, there is a link there called "a guide to cjs" - if you clidk on it, it will take you to a couple of interesting articles by Maryanne which will answer all your questions and also gives a list of suggested topics! :) It is worth a browse just to consider them!

Glad to see more of you over here! Does anyone know Claire8074? She doesnt have enough posts to get any pms and she hasnt been on the Calling newbies thread for a while! :unsure:

Unfortunately, Kapcrafts is having problems with pc/internet access and has decided to drop out of our group! Perhpas she wil be able to join another in the future! I will let Caz know that we are looking for another body to join us and I hope we hear from Claire soon that everything is ok!

if any of you change your mind about your themes, just let me know and I wil change the first post! :lol:

[bluie/blue]

morning girls just signing in to say hi and that im off to bed as i worked last night. chat soon

[lauralaura]

Morning all,
I have made a start on my journal, i have replaced the spiral ring bind with book rings to make it a bit easier to decorate the pages. Are we doing a double lo? i am assuming we are, my journal is only a little 6x6.
How are the rest of you getting on?? Still thinking about themes. I think i am happy with mine, until i see another theme and think oh i like that idea!! Maybe i will save them for next time.
Take Care

[DebU]

Hi everyone {{{{{{{{big waves}}}}}}}}}

I think I am going to make my journal.... I am really going for it big style! brave or foolish?? which one???? lol

I cant wait to get started on it... at the moment I am finishing a snowy paper bag book off them am going to get started on my CJ!!!

Oh oh nearly forgot.... I am a finalist in the November photo competition.... check it out

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=85625

Take care everyone,
Deb
x

[izzy]

Debs- you go for it!! This is all about having fun and trying things out! If you want you could make a paper bag for your journal too? :lol:

[DebU]

Izzy, I have been to a couple of crops recently and picked up some great ideas and tips. The paper bag i have done is great but really thick and its only 3 bags in total so I think I m going to stick with a more 'traditional' style journal - Am hoping that i can make it so it has 3 or 4 rings in the side so i can hang lots of fancy fibres off it!!!

[izzy]

No problem! Was just throwing in another idea for you!

Please remember that you can upload the covers, intro pages and sign in pages but after that,( to keep everything secret so that the owner gets more pleasure when it arrives home), please dont upload any piccies! In fact, try to be discreet about what you are doing and give only clues! :P

Just now tho, anything goes - the secret service mode only begins to operate once we begin the posting! It does make it even more fun!

As I said before, I am waiting on one coming home in mid January and I am really looking forward to seeing it! :D
i have read lots of comments about it by the other members of my group and my imagination is running riot!! :)
Mark you, I too,have made some "loaded" comments about other journals that everyone but the owner understands at the moment!! :P

[DebU]

I personally can't wait... sounds real fun!

[izzy]

Hi Folks
have heard from jamie Girl and she would like to take Kapcrafts place in our cj! I hope to see her on this thread soon and she can introduce herself and join in the fun! :)

Remember, any problems or questions, just ask! :lol:

[fifecat]

Hi everyone, just been invited to join by Izzy and am really looking forward to it. What could be nicer than getting stuff in the post?!

Will check back later - s'pose I should go back to work now ...

[izzy]

Welcome Anne - that is our group full again! :lol:
Still hoping that Jaime Girl introduces hersefl soon too! :lol:

[joanne ward]

:rolleyes: welcome to this nice group Anne. looking forward to getting to know you. what theme are you doing?

[jane130]

can i change my theme ... i was thinking about what I want to put in it and relaized a better title would be " Lifes Little Blessings"

I'm off to get started now

[izzy]

Course you can - it is changed!! :lol: Nothing is set in stone until you decide that is what you want to do! It is dead easy to change on the post - that is why we keep the first post for all the info, changes etc and you dont have to trawl thro umpteen posts to find out any changes!! :P

Would you still prefer it not to refer to children? If so, it might be a good idea to include that in your introduction page. this is where you express your preferences.

[fifecat]

Aah, lunchtime.

My theme is Exploring. "???" I hear you cry. Well, I'd like it to be about exploring in a very wide sense, so whatever you make of it basically, from actual explorers like Scott of the Antarctic to toddlers exploring the world, via maps, charts, journeys and travelling. And anything else anyone can think of. I even thought of the Famous Five - they were always going off on their bikes weren't they. Lashings of ginger beer, anyone?

[jane130]

Oh anne I kow exactly what i am doing for yours :D

yes still no children thats just too obvious I want people to think of the little things we take for granted .. i want it to be somethinng I can look at when times are bad and cheer me up

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Hello one and all :lol:

Im Jaimegirl and am just introducing myself http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/JaimeFaithful/emotions/wavehello.gif Im a little nervous about doing a CJ for the 1st time but have decided to just throw myself in at the deepend and just do one...'You only learn by doing'...Joanne see what i did there..lol!

Well i have decide that my CJ title will be 'My Favorite Place'
all I need to do now is get started :unsure:

Everyone else seems to be coming on well with titles and all...cant wait to see the out comes...ohh nerves fading excitement growing http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/JaimeFaithful/misc/banana.gif

[JAIME GIRL]

ohh my smilies havent worked

[JAIME GIRL]

Ignore the links in my post...supposed to be smilies!!!!!

[izzy]

hi Jaime! have seen that happen before with smilllies but dont know why!! perhaps Fiona will have an idea next time she is here!! :lol:
Never mind, welcome to our cj! Have put your theme on the first post so you are official! :rolleyes:

any questions - just ask! :)

[ch4meleon]

Hello Ladies,
sorry i havent been about i've had to go see our new house as the builders cant get some of the stuff we've asked for so had to choose different !!
- woo hoo 2 days of travelling... and why is it the nutters always talk to me ??? :unsure:
anyhow im back now so should be about to chat for the next few days at least getting all very excited altho i cannot decide on a theme there are so many to chose from !!

:)
Becky

[izzy]

glad to see you got here in the end, Becky! :lol:
i know what you mean about all the nutters talking to you! :P My dh calls them my lame ducks and laughs everytime we go out and I seem to meet another one!
If you cant get the original fittings, will your house be ready on time? :blink:

isobel

[joanne ward]

Jaime, well done on the 'you only learn by doing' you've got the idea...wish i could get some ideas with everyone elses themes, my mind is on permanent meltdown!!! Jaime I see you come from Wigan, so do I. We could always meet up, go for a coffee etc. just PM me if you like.A tenderfooted meeting...so to speak!
Becky, good luck with the new house!

[bluie/blue]

Hi girls, ive come up with my theme " I FEEL GOOD " ( not children centered) , their must be other things in our lives that make us feel good. Nows the time to reflect on us for a change. I hope everyones happy with my choice. Im off to look at my stash for ideas.

[izzy]

Joanne, you can toss about ideas but once you see the first dlo in the cj, it all seems to make more sense! :) Sometimes they sound harder than they actually are, but on the other hand, if you are down the chain, someone else may have thought of your idea first! :blink: Thast when you really have to start thinking!! Sometimes, when looking at the other pages, one can set off an idea that you hadnt thought of!
i know that, just like my SB, I often start out with an idea and it takes on a life of its own and ends up being completely different!! :rolleyes: But then that is why we are addicted, isnt it? :)

[ch4meleon]

Ive thought of a theme i quite like-
"20 things to do before...." you can fill in a special age / date whatever and its dreams or ambitions or things you've always wanted to try
:D
??? what does everyone think ??

Izzy - keeping fingers crossed on the house but the builders are still saying we're on schedule :blink:

[lauralaura]

OOhh some really exciting themes, i think mine sounds a little dull now!! Jane 130, great idea, are we limited to one thing, sorry im sure you will explain more in you r intro but i am trying to have a think of what i would do for all these themes!!
Exploring is a good one too, i loved the famous five when i was little!!
My journal is all ready to decorate, just deciding how to do the covers.
Take Care

[fifecat]

Help please everyone! I'm going to buy a journal, but does size matter - in this case, lol. I mean, should it be of a size which takes ready-sized papers, or doesn't that matter? Also, when covering a journal, how would you attach papers?

Thanks for help. I'm really enjoying thinking about all the themes. It's good to have something interesting to think about in queues etc!

[izzy]

anne, if you read my guide to cjs on the first post, Mary anne gives some advice about cj in her third post!
Remember it will get heavier and dearer to post as it goes round! They are normally paper bag books, or smaller journals - the largest i have worked on was about 7 by 7 but most of them are about 6 x 6 or 7 x 5! have fun! :lol:

[DebU]

Hi everyone - just checking in and saying hello to all the faces I have not said hi to before!!!!

Cant belive I am at my desk attempting to work when I want to be at home scrapping. Oh well!

Take care everyone,
Deb

[jane130]

oh yes feel free to do more than one thing .

i am loving al them themes and am having greta fun with my ideas for them

[izzy]

i am loving al them themes and am having greta fun with my ideas for them

Jane - i think you are addicted already!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Join the club! i delayed ever doing a cj cos I was scared of trying them and now I cant get enough of them!1 :P

[ch4meleon]

I think i'm going to be another cj addict too i keep thinking of ideas for all those great themes we have ... drifting off into my own little world and planning potential lo's !! lol !! getting nothing done :)

[DebU]

Hi - i totally agree.

I have always put off doing a CJ becuase i was a scared girly.... but now I cant wait!!!!

[fifecat]

I am very keen too - but I don't know how I'll feel when I face that first blank page!

[lauralaura]

Anne, i think we are all feeling a little like that, but as we are all new to this we can all help each other!
I found myself thinking about 20 things i want to do before i am 40 today at work, and how music affects my life, its non stop!!!

[DebU]

lol i was sat in a meeting today at work thinking the same kinda thoughts!

[lauralaura]

Have not quite got to 20 things yet, i will have to think about it over the weekend. How are everyones journals coming on?? I m off to the diy shop tomorrow to get some paint charts!!

[LUCY C-T]

Haven't started anything, worrying about xmas cards that I should make but waiting for a punch that I ordered last week that hasn't arrived :angry:. Have had rather a lot of thoughts though. I keep thinking I ought to put them down on paper, but then I keep forgetting what I thought!:lol:

[jane130]

you know i can normally real of a list as long as my arm but now i have to put it down on paper i can only come up with 10 I know theres more but i have a block.

[izzy]

I have a small drawer for cj stash and when I find/buy something that I might use in a coming layout, I toss it into the drawer! More thatn once, I have found something - a particular ribbon, piccy etc that I had forgotten I had intended using! :P
As you work on them you wil find your own method of surviving - oops sorry, I mean organising!! :lol: :rolleyes: :P


I seem to remember soneone offering to try to make a blinkie for us, am i right? Sorry, cant remember who it was! If you would still like to do so, please go ahead, if no one wants or is able to make one for us, I can ask elsewhere!

[bluie/blue]

Hi everyone just signing in for a chat ive not been able to do any thing lately as im in the last few weeks of my nvq 3 in care my assessor wants me to finish before next wednesday therefore all my time has been dedicated to that.So by thursday all i need to think about will be cj cj cj cj cj cj cj !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh yes and christmas...........

[DebU]

Afternoon everyone..... !!!!!

[joanne ward]

:angry: hi everyone, if you don't hear from me for a while i'm having a few computer difficulties.but don't worry i'm still ok and rearing to go on our CJ, i've had a word with izzy and if she doesn't see me round for a while when it's time to start she''ll contact me with the details. just loving all the themes everyone!!! they're really getting the brain matter working overtime!

[izzy]

Thank you Joanne for stating your possible problem so early - give yourself a pat on the back for good communication!! :lol: I think this is going to be a terrific group cos you have alll been so easy to work with so far! :P

I find that when people are told what is happening - or may be happening, they are usually quite happy to go with the flow and give the others some leeway! The problems really begin when we dont know what is happening and then we all start to worry about things!
Keep our communications open I say!! :lol:

[DebU]

Hi..... people say i am good at communicating.... think its because i can talk the legs of a donkey!!!! ha ha

[izzy]

Me too! :rolleyes:

[DebU]

Personally I take it as a compliment.... ha ha ha

[DebU]

Izzy, are we any closer to getting a blinkie?

[izzy]

Not yet, cos no one came back and said they would try and do one! Are you offering or just inquiring? :P
I am afraid I cant do them but I know a couple of folk who can and probably one of them would make us something but I wanted to let the group have a chance firts! Didnt want to step on any toes! :P

[DebU]

Hi

Just enquiring sorry - wish i knew how to do them tho.....

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Hello my fellow CJ ers :lol:

Ive just pm'd Izzy and she suggested asking the team for options.

I may have a problem next year with one of the posting dates 15may this is cause I am actually getting married in Cyprus on 09may :wub: and will be away from 03-22may meaning I will miss the post......Izzy has suggested the following
1 I am late posting therefore holding up the person b4 and after me
or
2 I miss this post and do it at the end however this means that one persons journal will be late arriving home

Does anyone else have any suggestions as i really dont know :unsure: ...out of lizzy's suggestions I prefere the 2nd as will give me more time and i wont need to rush and spoil what will be a wonderful journal :)

[lauralaura]

Jaime, i understand what you will need all your time to concentrate on your wedding, i got married in June this year, so if it meant my journal would be late back so be it, just enjoy your wedding, and then have time for the journal after. XX

[teekay]

I'd like to confirm my theme as "By the Sea". Just realised that I'd mentioned it at the start but hadn't confirmed !

I'm putting together a 6x6 book - how many pages should there be minimum for a group this size ? I'd rather add extra than have anyone run short.

[joanne ward]

Jaime , i personally wouldn't mind my journal being a little late...you just enjoy the run-up to your wedding, the big day and definately the honeymoon after.

[DebU]

Hi

I dont mind things being a little late - I am personally on holiday from the 24th April for two weeks, so without checking on dates, I too may be in the same position.

I think everyone understands that things happen... as long as we communicate i dont think anyone will have a problem with it.

[fifecat]

Hi everyone, yes I'm happy too to go with the flow and get something late ... scrapping on honeymoon would be a step too far. (This is when I hear different from somebody ...)

Great themes. Think I'll have to get a journal for the journal, lol, so I can note down my "brilliant" ideas instead of feeling smug and then forgetting them.

I'm off work today, but I'm off sick, so no fun there! Haven't even felt like putting on the tv. Just a bug, nothing serious at all, but there's not even anybody at home to moan to. DD is upstairs working on her art and design stuff for college. BTW, am currently finishing a skatepark layout, couldn't find a graffiti style font I liked, and Holly (DD) drew a brilliant one for me freehand. Thanks, Hol!

[JAIME GIRL]

Cheers guys...i think best thing will to be decide nearer the time...I really apprieciate all you cooperation

[JAIME GIRL]

Quick Question...is 8x8 to big for a journal....ive seem a pink pig journal bit im worried bout postaged and weight and stuff

[fifecat]

Not sure Jaime, think I might go a bit smaller just in case but I'm basing that on absolutely no experience! :rolleyes:

BTW, silly question but in your own journal apart from the cover, introductory page etc, do you do a layout to start it all off? Anyone know?

[izzy]

OK girls - here we go!! put this into your signature but remember to remove the asterisk!! :lol:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/chalmers/tenderfoot.gif

Afriend from another forum did this for us!! I think it is great! :lol:

[fifecat]

Wow, that's gorgeous! What a clever friend. And at last I have something to belong to ... sob!

[izzy]

Teekay - you will need a double page for each person taking part, plus a page for your intro telling us about it and a page for any rules you want to make. Then you have to decide if you want sign in pages or people to sign the bottom of their layout! Some people like you to sign as you do it, others prefer to have tags or file folders or something on separate pages! It is your cj, so do whatever you prefer! :)

Glad you all realise that things wil happen to hold up your cj as it goes round! We all have families who can have problems, children cna become ill,d work situations can be stressful and time consuming! In my first one, the person sending on to me was leaving for 3 weeks in the states 2 days before our first posting!! :blink: What happened was that she pm's me and then sent me her own one early. When she came back , it took her a couple of days to recover from jet lag, receive the new cj which she had asked to be sent for her coming home, and then she completed it and sent it to me. Cos I knew what was happening and we had discussed it all by pm, I was able to get it done in a couple of days and got us back on track by managing to send in time for the next posting! Again, all about communicating!

Sorry girls, I know that I keep hammering this, but I have been on the t'other side of wondering what on earth was going on!! Will step off my soap box now! :P

This is our cj and we can create the rules and/or alter them as we go along! :P The main thing is to have fun and enjoy ourselves!!

I hope you all remember to upload your cover, sign in page etc etc before you post it on its way! This is the only time we all get to see what is hapening and what we are doing! :)

Will be sending out the addresses soon but will tell you when I do it!

[joanne ward]

woo hoo i've finally got a sparkly thingy magig!!!(don't think i've spelt that right!!! oh well!)

[JAIME GIRL]

The blinky is cool...i mite have to play with my sig..just keeps getting bigger and bigger lol

[izzy]

You might be able to get your little table and your blinkie in the same line! You just need to let them run on - i.e dont take a new line for the blinkie code! :lol:

forget that - just seen you nooby booby one come up!! :rolleyes:

[DebU]

Wow I love the signature.... thanks to your friend for sorting it out Izzy.

I cant tell you how pleased I am that everyone in our CJ is so lovely - I can see us all being great friends!!

Just about to leave work - will be logging on when I get home tonight as I want you all to see my first ever paperbag book I did.... comments are welcome!

[lauralaura]

OOh our own blinkie thingy!!! Thanks to your friend Izzy. Its great now we have all decided on our themes, now i just need to get my thinking cap on!!!
How is everyone else getting on with the others themes???

[izzy]

Debs - went into your gallery to see if you had uploaded your paper bag book and saw your pages on Egypt - when were you there? We went in Nov last year - sailed up the Nile for a week and then stayed in Luxor for a week! one of the best holidays I have ever had!! :P

[bluie/blue]

hi everyone, the blinkie is so cool. ive not had time to upload it yet. Ive had my thinking cap on thinking of ideas for our themes, its so exciting i seem to be thinking about our cj more and more, every where i go i see things that i could use or buy it seems that ive forgotten about xmas. Good job im already.
Have a good day everyone.

[DebU]

Izzy... I didn't get time last night to scan it in, am at work today and out this evening so it will probably be tomorrow now!

I was in Eqypt October 2004 - we have another trip there in April next year (not long now) - in 2004 we sailed up the Nile from Luxor to Aswan on the Ra II for a week and then stayed at Le Meridian Hotel in Luxor for the week - it was simply the most amazing trip I have even been on in my life. Unless you have been to Egypt, I dont think you can understand how truely amazing it really is.

On our next trip there are 12 of us going and this time I am planning to go up in a hot air balloon....there are rides that start around 4am and fly over the valley of the kings - will be amazing to see the sunrise over the tombs.... x

[ch4meleon]

Izzy, the blinkie is gorgeous HUGE thanks to your friend !!
Debs, make sure you go on that hot air balloon it is simply amazing, i have photos from when i went but they dont really do it justice its spectacular.... oooh however make sure you bath in insect repellant before you go - we were mega got by mosquitos when we landed !! Hope you have a great time

[LUCY C-T]

I go away for a few days, come back and I feel like I've been away for an eternity. Before you all ask, I haven't been anywhere, I've just not been on-line as my mum has been over organising a christmas tree for my dd (17mths). This involved me running errands as she doesn't drive, anyhow I can now 'rest' as she's gone back home until next week!!

Wow, love the blinkie.

I'm ok with what people want to do about dates etc. At the end of the day, it doesn't create a major problem and as long as the cj's get finished that's the important thing. Oh except for the getting married bit, that's important too! It's my wedding anniversary on the 11th May, so you've chosen a good month to get married in. I hope you have fabbie weather, we did, although when I got up at 5am (couldn't sleep) it was chucking it down and I kept thinking what a miserable day it was, but as the day got on it got better and when we were saying our vows, sun came streaming in through a stained glass window right upon us! Sorry rambling now, must stop:lol:

[teekay]

The blinkie is fab, but I don't know where to get the file from or how to attach it. I'm having a ditzy :blink: day - can anyone help me ?

thanks !!

[LUCY C-T]

Right click on the link on Izzy's post at the top of this page and select copy. Go to user cp and edit signature. Left click where you want it to appear on your signature and then right click and select paste onto your page. Hope it works:)

[fifecat]

The blinkie is fab, but I don't know where to get the file from or how to attach it. I'm having a ditzy :blink: day - can anyone help me ?

thanks !!


Go up to Izzy's entry telling us about the blinkie (post no. 76 I think) then copy the details, go to your own section of User CP and paste it into your signature section. Don't worry - you can preview to see what it looks like and move it if you want. S'easy, no probs etc etc. :lol:

[izzy]

Blinkie code is in the very first post at the beginning of this thread - means you dont have to rake for it!! :lol:


Just follow the instructions above but remember to remove the asterisk after you have pasted the code into your signature! :P

[teekay]

Thanks for the help with the blinkie - woohoo !!!

[fifecat]

Hi everyone. Bought an A5 spiral bound sketchbook today for my journal. Paper seems sturdy enough. It's pretty boring to look at though. I've got plenty of ideas to decorate it but not sure if I am brave enough to take out the spiral thingy - am imagining the pages all springing apart, lol. What I would really like to do is de-spiral it, remove quite a lot of the pages, trim and re-punch the remaining ones and then put in book rings. Oh what the heck, I should just have a try - it only cost £2.99 and if nothing else I'd be left with a stack of paper. Here goes nothing ...

[DebU]

Anne.... where did you get it from????

[bluie/blue]

Hi everyone, are we all ready for christmas i finished my shopping testerday. ive been playing about with my cj and think i will make my own out of drawing paper it seens thick enough and book rings to keep it all together, i need to find some hard card for the front and back.

[joanne ward]

;) hi, i've finished now for Christmas so I can just sit back and rekax ...oh, as well as doing all the housework and panicking over what to cook, as well as cooking it when guests arrive over the silly season LOL! As for my CJ I've got it ...just a 6X6 book with chipboard cover and back, held with bookrings...still to decorate it tho( may wait
till the really quiet time for us...that few days between xmas and new year...give me something to look forward to doing)
How are you all coming along?

[fifecat]

Sorry Debs, only just read this. It's from W.H. Smith, the drawing and painting supplies section.

[DebU]

Thanks Anne

I got my journal yesterday from The Works - it was a bargain. Only £2.99 and its an artists pad with nice thick paper and sturdy front and back which I am going to decorate tomorrow at the Birmingham Crop.

Girls... for anyone thats interested and want to build up your fibre stash I am hosting a fancy fibre swap here

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=86981

Would love to see you on one of the groups.

Deb

[lauralaura]

Hi All,
Deb i have pm'd you about the swap, i would love to join in too!!

[DebU]

Laura - have added you to the list!! Thanks x

[DebU]

All

A christmas card

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=ZG30095928

[jane130]

well my journal is half decorated just have to add the finishing touches though I don't know what they will be yet.

as for christmas the shopping has finished , its just the housework and wrapping to do. oh yes and have a new front door fitted and get to the hosptal for my daughers long awaited assesment to see if she has dyspraxia.

[bluie/blue]

hi everyone, just a silly question do we do the first lo in our journals or do we do it at the end when its finished its travels?

[DebU]

Hi

Just to let you know that Beaties sell Pink Pigs of all sizes.

Deb
x

[izzy]

you do the first one in your cj, Nicky.

You all sound very industrious - hope you are stil lenjoying it.

Can you remember to post your cover and your own layout in the gallery? this lets everyone see what your cj looks like! :D

[izzy]

Becky - before I send out the addresses - how is your house move coming along? Do you still want to use the old address at the moment?

[ch4meleon]

Izzy,
yes please use old / current address ...house move now been delayed to end of jan so it will be the 2nd posting it will affect (thats if we actually get to move on the new date !?!)
Ive nearly finished my front cover ...not at all my usual style as i thought i'd experiment and i'm really enjoying it :) hows everyone else doing ?

[DebU]

I've got some ideas but have been soooo busy with christmas cards its unreal!

Wanna do my my CJ but dont want to rush it!

[izzy]

have sent each of you a pm with the address you are posting to in it. :) We are posting in the order of the list in my info post at begiining of the thread. Could you please check that you have received the addy and that I have sent you the right one! :blink: Sorry, but I have had a bad night and been up since 5 and am now getting sleepy and thinking of going back to bed!! :P


Joanne - are you around just now? If i dont hear from you I wil phone you with your addy, ok? :)

[joanne ward]

yes thank you Izzy i've received it and i've wrote down the posting dates and themes(just in-case!!!) many thanks!
Izzy can you just double check the last 3 posting days please? it says June 5th...June 2nd and then the closing one in july....according to my reading the 9th one has to be posted off befote the 8th one LOL!!!

[izzy]

OOOPS! :rolleyes: sorry that should read June 5, June 26 and last one is July 17th!!

i will pm Lily and ask her to change it but it is a busy time of year and it might take her a while!!! :lol: I will copy it down into my info post just so that everyone actually knows the proper date! Thanks Joanne - I read it and didnt notice anything!! :blink:

[DebU]

Hi

I recd my address thanks Izzy x

[ch4meleon]

Address rec'd thanks Izzy :)

[jane130]

address recieved thanks izzy

[JAIME GIRL]

address received thanx izzy

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Good Evenin Ladies :lol:

Sorry not been about much....busy working and not palying!!!!

Been working for the last 3 weekends so barely had any time to myself...did manage to get a couple of bits on sunday as it was my bday and had day off work :)

Have now got my Sarabook and need to get busy with covering it and getting intro and sign in page done...well planned and done hehe :lol:

I only have 1 day left at work so will hopefully be on more between now and new year

Hope everyone is well :wub:

[lauralaura]

HI All

Izzy i have received my address thank you. Hoping to have five minutes ( well a little longer!! ) to sit down and do my cover, after planning it in my head!!! Has anyone finished yet?? Im hoping to have mine done before new year celebrations start!!!

[ch4meleon]

Laura, i havent finished it all but i have done my front cover ... getting v scaredy now about what everyone will think of it :blink: and ive only just started working on the insides have got some book rings on the way tho so some bits are waiting for them to arrive :)

[fifecat]

Got my address too, Izzy.

I've got my CJ mostly prepared, but my book rings are too big so I'm waiting for some others to come. Hope they're the right size. I've done an introduction page but I don't like it! Will be changing that, even though DH says it's fine. He's made a few suggestions (some helpful, some not!), and said, quite pleased with himself, "I'm getting pretty good at this scrapbooking lark!" He always thinks his ideas are better than mine tho. (He is so wrong). Can anyone tell me, do we do a layout in our own journals before we send them off, or just the covers etc?

[DebU]

Jamie... happy birthday!!!!!

Anne.... its my understanding that we do the first layout in our own CJ - is that right girls?

[bluie/blue]

Adress received thanks, ive now made my journal and signature page, all thats left to do is decorate it. Ive now finished work until boxing night yippeee.

[DebU]

My oh my oh my....i'm stuck!

I had a gift from overseas arrive today... and its a CJ ready to decorate and use!!! Oh such dilemas!

[fifecat]

Oh Debs, what will you do?

[DebU]

I don't know Anne.... decisions decisions... i might do enie meanie miney mo

[jane130]

Ok its official I suck at cutting out titles. :( so i'm going to have to go sticker shoping after christmas.

I'm going to try and get on with my introduction page tonight just becasue I don't wanna wrap any more presents

[DebU]

Jane... I know EXACTLY what you mean. I am meeting DH after work this evening and we are going to have look around the german market in birmingham and then over to see the outdoor ice rink (maybe even have a go!) but I still have presents to get.... I wish I was scrapping instead.

But...

hopefully we can have a relaxing day on saturday and spend the whole day chillng out....x

[izzy]

jane were you cutting your title on a glass tile? When I tried this at first , i made a right mess cos I used an ordinarry cuttng mat and didnt realise I should be using a glass one!
Just a thought - if you already know this, sorry!! :)

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Evening ladies :lol:

I havent even started to wrap any prezzies yet.....dp has done all mine now i need to do his and everyone elses!!!!! <_<

I have received a Sarabook and will hopefully make a start on my CJ 2moro...once ive wrapped prezzies..really must get a move on!!!!

Hope everyone is well :wub:

Only 1more sleep till santa comes!!!!!

[jane130]

nope not doing it on glass. oh great something else to buy .... do you think a ceramic tile would work as I have loads of them in the shed LOL

[LUCY C-T]

nope not doing it on glass. oh great something else to buy .... do you think a ceramic tile would work as I have loads of them in the shed LOL

Probably, but have you got a glass worktop saver? These are just as good. An old mirror would do the trick too.

An update on my cj - it's not started! I've promised myself some time over christmas when dh or dgp's will look after dd, so that I can have quality time. Ideas are brimming though.

Everyone have a lovely christmas, I hope santa brings all that you wish for and lots more!

[izzy]

yep lucy probably a tile would work as well!
You need to cut out all the little bits first ( the space in the letters e, a and o for example) and you move the tile/glass round as you work and not your blade! :blink:
it takes a bit of practice but it is worth it in the end!!

Hope santa is good to all of you and that you manage to fit in some scrapping over the festive season!! :lol:

[fifecat]

jane were you cutting your title on a glass tile? When I tried this at first , i made a right mess cos I used an ordinarry cuttng mat and didnt realise I should be using a glass one!
Just a thought - if you already know this, sorry!! :)

I certainly didn't know but how useful is this! Thanks Izzy.

[joanne ward]

hi, everyone...an up-date from me, no I haven't started my CJ yet! I'm gonna try and get it done between xmas and new year...with a bit(no a lot!) of luck!
Just things are really busy here...I used to think xmas with small children was busy but it's nothing compared to a 16 and 13 year old!
If I don't add to the thread before xmas ( only reason I'm on now is I'm waiting for the sofa to dry, so's I can't sit on it!) I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year and hope you get loads of fotos and scrapping done..
hugs and best wishes!!!

[jane130]

Hi jonaane do you think two teenagers is as bad as 4 ranging in age fron 2 to 14.... just so i know what to expect LOL

have a great christmas

[bluie/blue]

hi everyone, its now xmas eve and my kids are so excited, at school they made reindeer food which we sprinkle over the garden, my middle girl Lauren last year said she saw reindeer footprints by the food. Thats a memory she will always cherish.
Im off to play lego with the kids and open the tin of heros. Chat soon .I wish you all a fab xmas (hope you get lots of stash) eat plenty and be merry. x x x x x x x x x x x x

[DebU]

Hi everyone.... I hope you have all had an amazing christmas and are now sitting eating lots of chocs and watching trashy TV and playing with your presents.

I had some lovely scrapping goodies... cant wait to play with them... hopefully you will see them in my CJ!!!!

Deb
x

[LUCY C-T]

Hi all, hope you had a good christmas. It's snowing here and we've had about 3 inches so far, shame I can't go out in it as I am sporting a sprained ankle from xmas eve (I was sober:lol:). Going to start my cj this week, see if I can get some ideas put into practice. Watch this space!

[jane130]

no scrapping goodies for me , and not even a winter coat so the money i have stashed to spend on scrapping has to go on the coat ... nto a very merry christmas for me :( but i suppose i can make do with what i have for now .

[fifecat]

Never mind Jane, maybe you will get a lovely coat, and if it's in the sales you might still have scrapping money left. I could do with a coat myself as at the moment I have a horrible navy fleece ... if it's really cold I put another horrible navy fleece over the top.

[fifecat]

Yay, I've got my cj ready, all set to send off on the 9th January! It's not perfect by any means but I'm pretty pleased with it and I've had fun doing it (instead of all sorts of other things I should have been doing, lol). How are you all doing (cj-wise and in general?)

[izzy]

Well done! A usefull tip I was given was to take piccies of your pages! This is useful for yourself and is even better if (heaven forbid!) a cj goes missing in the post! :nono: At least that way, you can reproduce it if necessary without too much trouble!!

I looked in your gallery but you havent uploaded it yet! I would like to see it and am sure the rest would too! :P

[DebU]

I am in dilema as to how to do my first LO..... oohhhh .... hopefully it will all come together at the weekend.

Thanks for the tip about taking photos.

Izzy, remind me again, what do we upload in here?? the front of our own CJ?

[izzy]

You can upload whatever you want from your own cj - eg your layout, your cover, signing in page, introduction/instructions etc. It is really up to you what you upload and whether you do so or not! :P

sometimes it is encouraging for the other people in the cj - especially when it is your first one - just to get an idea fo what is coming! :)


the only thing that is expected is that you dont upload anything from any of the other cj's you do! Cos that makes it more of a surprise for the owner when it comes home!!

[izzy]

No problem Debs! I was given this advice for my first cj and at one stage, one of the cj's got "lost" for a month! ;) We were all getting ready to do duplicate pages when the PO finally delivered it! :) I was surprised by how much I had forgotten about my entry in that short time! So far, touch wood, I havent needed to use the piccies but I still like having them! One of my friends duplicates her pages and keeps a copy for herself but that sounds like hard work to me!!! :lol:

[DebU]

I agree... I think either scanning or photographing sounds much easier.

I am at work this morning but hopefully late afternoon I will start on my CJ. I know this sounds really silly but I am so excited.

[fifecat]

I've managed to upload the covers of my cj. Please visit in the gallery - I don't know if there's a way for me to make a direct link. Debs, I don't think it's silly at all to be excited - after all you are creating something completely new! Looking forward to seeing everybody's. ps will remember Izzy to take photos of the other pages.

[LUCY C-T]

It's uploaded Anne, I've added a comment too:)

To get links, copy and paste your page onto this thread. If you have problems, I can do it for you:)

[DebU]

Anne - its totally gorgeous... I love it.

[jane130]

its wonderful so much better than mine .. I think i need to do some more work.

[izzy]

Well done Anne - it is lovely! :lol:

Jane - you will find that everyone feels like that when they see someone elses work!! ;) We all think everyone else does better stuff but you will find that there will be people who think that you do better than them!! :P

Ok, ladies, is anyone else ready to upload anything yet?? You must forgive me for being eager to see them all, but it just seems strange to know that I wont be seeing them as they come round to me! :blink: This is the first time I have hosted a cj cos when I have beenin the others I was not the host but a member of the cj! That meant that I got to see some of the work in every one and for the ones I got near the end, I get to see an almost completed one! :P

[jane130]

the only reason I am not happy wioth mine is because its not really finished . I am still having trouble with my title !!!

but my intro page is done as is my first layout , and i am working on my sign in page tonight . I have a great idea It just depends how it works out ( the last two great ideas didn't look as good in my book as they did in my head)

I will upload but i need to work out how to resize pictures

[fifecat]

Thank you so much for the kind comments. I am really looking forward to seeing everybody else's - the themes are so different that the ideas will be really different too. Jane, have you used the pixresizer which you can download from the library? I have been resizing mine to 600 x 600 and ticking the "maintain aspect ratio" box which then usually automatically resizes to 600 x 450. This works okay when uploading. My problem is with layouts. I scan them in 2 halves then stitch together with Arcsoft, but I keep getting a yellow stripe on each side of the finished layout. Wah!

This should take you to my gallery http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=11958

[joanne ward]

wow, anne its lovely...i must be the only person not started theirs yet! just not had time, xmas an all! will do it wen kids av gone back to school and i've got the house to myself for a few days( heres hoping anyway!)

[fifecat]

Happy New Year everybody!

[teekay]

Don't worry Joanne - I haven't started mine yet either ! I've changed my ideas about 4 times already, so thought I'd better be sure before I start :)

[DebU]

Happy New Year fellow Tenderfooters!!!! x

[bluie/blue]

Hi everyone happy new year.Ann your journal looks great. I have put my cj together and now in the process of decorating it. I will upload when its ready thats if i can find out how to do it as im a complete novice.

[fifecat]

Looking forward to that Nicky. If you can't work out the uploading, get back to us here and one of us will be able to help (took me quite a few goes but seem to be able to do it now ...)

[DebU]

Hi everyone...

Well its 01.21am and I am so pleased with myself. I have just finished my CJ and its ready to be posted.

I have uploaded the pictures in my gallery here : http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=6924&thumb=1

I am a little disappointed that the scan does not show the fibres well and the little embellies on the LO but you will all get to see it in time!

Sounds really silly but I am so proud of myself even tho I just know I am going to see lots lots more that are better than mine! Lots of learning ahead I feel!

Anyway, can go to bed now I have done it!! Yipeeee!!

Night girls - sleep tight x

[bluie/blue]

Hi Debs check out my comments in your gallery. Your lo looks great.

[DebU]

Thanks Nikky for the lovely comments - I just love northern soul so had to scrap that - it was either that or my DH band!!!

[fifecat]

Debs, it's great! Love the colours and the designs. I think music will be a really interesting theme - can't wait for it to come round to me! Well done.

[DebU]

Thanks Anne - i did enjoy doing it - I really cant wait to see everyone else's and get to work on them!

[jane130]

yours is lovelly deb .. now I just have to get some new batteries for my camera as I seem to have worn the old ones down over christmas

[fifecat]

It's gone all quiet on here ... come out Tenderfooters!

[ch4meleon]

Just putting the finishing touches to my entry for my cj and having a bit of a "thing" as im not 100% about it ... not really my normal way of doing things but i had decided to experiment !! lol !! :) will get it sorted !!
Hows everyone else doing ??

[fifecat]

Went away for a bit myself there. Yay, another CJ nearly ready to view. Looking forward to it, especially if you've been trying something new.

[lauralaura]

Hi All,
Nearly finished my cj, can i just check, we are decorating the back cover??? Also, when we do a lo is it always two pages, and do we work on the back of someone elses or do we start on two fresh pages. I hope some one knows what i mean!! Izzy maybe you can help??
Also having a few problems with my signing in page, is it just somewhere for you to sign?? How big should we make the pieces to sign in on.
I dont think i am making any sense, but i know what i mean!!!!!!

[joanne ward]

well i've finally started it! I've got the covers, intro and signing in page done...just my LO to do now...Laura, I don't know wether it's right but I've put little mini envelopes for everyone to sign in, add foto, e-mail if wanted etc. but i think you can put tags or just leave blank for everyone to sign...I'm only guessing as this is my first...hope this helps,

[fifecat]

Joanne, you must have been working fast. Love the sound of the little envelopes. Laura, I don't know if it's the usual thing, but I did decorate my back cover, and I think you would do a double-page layout unless the owner of the circle journal asked for something different, and I would just start it on the back of the previous person's page. Getting excited about the send-off date now!

[izzy]

Yep thats right - you start on the back of the previous persons page!! I normally cut paper/card to size and work on them. Then , if i make a mistake, I havent spoiled anything! This also means that you can use eyelets etc etc and then I just use DST to attach to the cj.

As for signing in, I have seen tags used, mini envelopes, file folders and all sorts of interesting shapes to go with the cj itself! I have had to decorate little doll shapes to show a hobby and I have also done one where we are asked to sign and date the bottom of the pages that we were doing! So as it is YOUR cj, you can do whatever you prefer!!

Yo all sound very organised. This is the really esciting bit isnt it - getting yur first one??? :lol:

Can you all try to post on or before the agreed date please? It is also a good idea to post here that you have sent a cj so that the recipient knows to look out for it! Obviously if there is a problem in sending on the right date, it makes life easier for everyone if you tell the person waiting that there has been a hold up and keep them up to date! We all have other lives that can interefere with our craft but if we know in advance, then most people are ok and very supporting about it. One of my friends is trying to track down a cj atm cos the person who SHOULD have it is not answereing pm's and has been offline for a while. Naturally, if there is a problem, no one wants to increase hassle but if that person had just said there was a problem....... !! :blink:

Remember to put your piccies in your gallery!! :)


Its getting close now!!! :lol:

[fifecat]

Great tip Izzy about cutting paper to size and working on that.

[joanne ward]

Woo- hoo!!! I've finished!I'm quite pleased with it, very pleased with cover and my LO. made a itsy bitsy mistake on the back as the paper is upside down...i'd been so careful too( obviously not careful enough!). you can only tell, as behind the main pattern is fancy writing, its quite small and my daughter says you don't notice it at all( she may be trying to make me feel better tho as i was annoyed at myself for getting it wrong). It's not my normal style as i usually do really modern, retro, bright things but I thought this needed a bit more of a timeless approach.
will upload a foto when the light here gets better for taking fotos( dont want flash and its really dull here in Wigan!)

[DebU]

OOhhh I am so excited.... I am going to post mine tomorrow so lookout for it Joanne!!!!

[bluie/blue]

Hi guys, ive been trying to upload my cj i have copied it and pasted it into the gallery section then right description then submit and nothing happens it says no images in the file. i have made sure the photos are the correct size help needed please anyone !!!!!!!!!!

[DebU]

Nicky,

The way i do it is that I save the picture on my pc (my docs etc.) then I go to gallery, upload picture and follow the instructions... is that what you have done?

[bluie/blue]

Hi debs yes thats what i have done it says that the photos have been uploaded but i cant find then. Ive put then in members gallery and circle journals still cant find them then seem to have vanished.

[DebU]

Hmmmm what was the title of your picture called?

[ch4meleon]

i have just uploaded the pic of the front cover of my cj to my gallery its a totally different style of scrapping for me as im usually ultra tidy but i have been trying to distress and be a bit more messy would love to hear what everyone thinks :unsure:

B

p.s. i belive if you click on the little picture of a camera that is at the bottom left of every message it takes you to that persons gallery ??

[fifecat]

I've just seen it and WOW! You've certainly got a handle on the distressing - it looks great. Now I want to see inside! (and it's me you post to so I will). BTW, well done spotting the little camera thingy - how handy is that!

[ch4meleon]

Thank you Anne :wub:
and thank you for the lovely comment you put on my gallery too :D
Im going to post it tomorrow so hopefully it should be with you saturday :) just giving it one last stroke before i package it all up !!

[fifecat]

Thanks so much - I've got stash coming on Saturday as well so I shall be haunting the letterbox. Can't wait!

[joanne ward]

well here are pics of my cj...3 out of 4 of them are in the members gallery(you can only upload 3) i'll attach the thumbnails here for you to see....hope you all like it.
Lucy , I shall be posting it off tmorrow...so look out for it!

[LUCY C-T]

Just posted my comments on the gallery LO's. Will stalk the postie as we speak :lol:. Unless a major miracle happens, I don't think that I'll get to the post until Monday, but will advise accordingly. BTW I am in line for a major miracle, but not sure when :lol:

[DebU]

Joanne.... mine will be postedn tomorrow not today... just bought some new stash and have the pefect finishing touches for my CJ so doing a bit more on it today.

Dam I am so excited!

[lauralaura]

Joanne, your journal is beautiful, i cannot wait for it to come to me!!! I still have to do my entry, things a bit hectic at home, but i will definatley sit down and do it tommorrow, and i wont move till its done!!!! Really looking forward to doing this now!!!!!!

[ch4meleon]

Anne, posted cj today so should be with you tomorrow :) (this will make more sense when you get it ... i have only sellotaped the flap down not used the glue strip as it tells you to so to open it just cut the sellotape.... i just thought that would make it easier to reuse :))
Joanne, you journal looks gorgeous cant wait to see it irl :)
am really getting all excited about this now and cant wait to see what everyone has done :)

[bluie/blue]

Hi everyone ive just worked out how to upload my photos got a bit muddled naming them. I hope you like it. Lauralaura i will be posting my cj to you on Monday i just have to finish off the intro page this weekend.
Joanne your cj looks great i love the colours.

[fifecat]

Joanne, love it. The colours are so rich looking (ps your handwriting is a bit like mine - I have to comment because I never seem to see letters formed the same way as I learned at school nowadays!). Looking forward to the cj coming my way - containing lots more words of wisdom.

Nicky I've just been to the gallery to see yours and it's beautiful. Again it's the colours which catch my eye first. Gorgeous colours just make you want to open a journal and dive right in!

[DebU]

Hi....

Cant sleep.... been in bed once already, DH is out playing in his band tonight and I just feel restless...anyone else awake?

[fifecat]

Sorry Debs, looks like we were all asleep!

Becky, your "20 things to do" cj has arrived safely and it's absolutely amazing. It's so professional - it wouldn't look out of place on the shelves of a shop. Of course it's better than a shop one because it's completely original. Please tell us how you did it all. The green paper is BG, right? But exactly how did you do the letters and numbers and complete instructions for inked edges please! Also like the way you used different fonts inside. I'm very nervous now about doing my lo - don't worry tho, I will, because that would defeat the object, lol. Really looking forward to seeing all the others now as well.

[ch4meleon]

Sorry Debs, looks like we were all asleep!

Becky, your "20 things to do" cj has arrived safely and it's absolutely amazing. It's so professional - it wouldn't look out of place on the shelves of a shop. Of course it's better than a shop one because it's completely original. Please tell us how you did it all.

Thank you :wub:
glad it arrived safely. Yes the paper is BG - Sublime "raspberry blue" the letters on the cover are rub-ons (my latest addiction and ooooh what an addiction lol) and then the numbers are hand cut from the BG paper ..i printed "20" in "stencil" font reversed on photoshop stuck to back of the BG paper and cut it out. i found the inking the edges easiest with one of the little 1" square ink pads that has a sponge pad as my other pad (which is more foam / rubber like) put too much ink on very clumsily and then you literally just run the ink pad along the edges of the paper at an angle (kinda 45 degrees to the paper at a guess???) ..then repeat until it looked how i wanted (v messy fingers lol) it was rather trial and error as its not something ive done much before :blink: hope that helps :) it was a definate experiment in style for me so please dont worry about doing your lo just have fun with it :)
I cant wait till my first one arrives all excited :lol:

[DebU]

Your journal looks gorgeous Becky... puts mine to shame

[joanne ward]

Lucy my CJ has gone postal today...you'll prob get it monday....I'm looking forward to receiving it back in 6mnths time...wonder what it will be like?

[LUCY C-T]

Oh goody, can't wait.

Mine will definately be in Monday's post, my major miracle hasn't arrived this time :lol:

[jane130]

Mine will be in the post on monday .. i've just been so busy making a paper bag book for a freind who has just had a baby.. and i have another to do aswell because they just can't seem to do it on there own !!!

[LUCY C-T]

You know I said I was in for a major miracle, well did I say anything about a major catastrophe? No thought not. I am having a really weird power cut. My tv works, as does my pc and broadband connection but my landline telephone, my lights and anything else electrical isn't working on full power. My lights are flickering seductively and so are the digital clocks on the cooker and microwave. I've telephoned Yorkshire Electricity on my mobile (which incidently is now not working either) and a very long message eventually told me that they were 'experiencing problems' in my area and that they would update the message when they had more news. Right this freephone no. that isn't free on a mobile took several minutes to finally tell me that it couldn't tell me what's wrong and now they're asking me to repeat the process again and they still might not have any news! Problem is it's such a dull day, I can't see well enough to scrap and my cj is looking very sorry for itself waiting to be nurtured into life. I can see myself working into the wee small hours to do it for tomorrow, that's if we actually get a normal service back today. BTW I'm not lining up an excuse for tomorrow's posting, just thought I'd tread the boards seeing as I can't scrap:) I wouldn't mind so much but DH is IC DD today so that I can have some 'me time', typical

[jane130]

oh lucy what a pain.

[DebU]

Lucy... how is your electricity now?

[jane130]

oh cripes... all hell is breking loose in this house right now ...ds is refusing to eat so dh is getting angry ( ds is 2 next weekend so its not like he really understands) and taking it out on dd(14) accusing her of being lazy becuase he hasn't sene the fact that today while I have been busy cleaning she has washed and dressed ds, made us all lunch , unpacked the shopping bags for me and tidied her bedroom .

If dh carries on like this i can see me scrapping a relationship breakdown soon !!!!

[lauralaura]

Oh jane its difficult is'nt it, my dh is the same with our dd. He is happy to let her eat rubbish in between meals, yet still expects her to eat her dinner!!!
How is your journal ?? Ready to go??? Mine is now just going to photo it and upload pics.

[jane130]

Its ready but I'm not totally happy with it ... the cover needs something else but i don't have much stash yet so it will have to do as it is

[DebU]

Hi everyone....

I have just uploaded the inside cover of my CJ into my gallery (click on the little camera icon under my name) - this is where I would like all of you to sign in, putting the date of the LO you have done in my CJ.

I cant wait to receive my first one... will be doing it at a crop on Saturday if I get it in time.

x

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Hi fellow Tenderfooters :lol:

Well Im finally sorted....thanx to Debu I realised that posting is 2morro and I hadnt even started..this was friday!!!!!!
Mad panic this weekend but im all ready for posting 2morro...have uploaded cover intro and sign in if anyone wants a nose feel free..pls comment.

Soor havent been about much...busy with xmas and new year ...will try get on more now its all over.

Hope everyone is well
Happy scrapping!!!

[DebU]

Girls, when you receive my CJ - there is a letter in a white envelope inside the CJ - can you please ensure that this letter is posted along with my CJ.

Thanks,

[LUCY C-T]

I'm back!! After 3 hours with no electricity at all, it came back on. Thankfully we have a wood burning stove and a gas hob, this kept us warm and supplied with hot food and drinks.

Having major confidence crisis now I've completed cj :unsure:. DH says it's ok but he's not very artistic, in fact he's the complete opposite, has a degree in engineering. Although earlier on I asked him if he thought something was straight and he said it's meant to be art not precison engineering :lol:. Don't know if I've got the confidence to upload this, something doesn't feel right with it, but I don't know what.

[DebU]

Lucy... the best thing about scrapping is that its unique.... please upload your CJ we would all love to see it wouldn't we girlies?!

[joanne ward]

we sure would...what I love about scrapbooking is that you can never do anything wrong!you do what you like and if youre happy with it great ...just remember that just cos people like different styles , that doesnt mean anything is wrong with yours...i'll bet its lovely!

[LUCY C-T]

O.k. I've uploaded it but where is it? I saved it in circle journal but it's not there when I go and look. Does it take a while to update?

I've found out that the page is unaccessible for some reason, so my picture hasn't uploaded. Will post when I've uploaded them:)

[bluie/blue]

hi girls, ive just posted my cj . it was sad to see it go but looking forward to its return in 6 months. That time will fly by.
Hi lucy c-t glad to hear things are back to normal.
Hi Jamie girl i have seen your cj, you have used some lovely ideas and love the natural colours.

[lauralaura]

NIcky, i will start stalking the postman!!! Posted mine todayand also felt a little sad, but am looking forward to receiveing yours!!
DH surprised me with a holiday yesterday, but has booked it for the 9th February so may have to post early, hope this is okay for Becky,
am going to try to upload some pictures now!!!

[lauralaura]

Managed to upload okay, hope you like it!!

[fifecat]

Hi Teekay, am posting my cj to you this afternoon, so it might arrive tomorrow but more likely Wednesday. It feels strange seeing it set off on its journey! Now I can start on my layout for Becky's cj.

BTW, Becky, thanks for the tips on inking. I tried inking some paper for an altered clipboard yesterday and it really looks effective. Used slightly too much on one side but I'm calling that the hand-made look, lol.

[DebU]

Hi everyone... posted my album to Joanne today... sent by recorded delivery guarenteed tomorrow before 1pm.

x

[fifecat]

Oops, re-posted original message. Please ignore.

[lauralaura]

Thanks for your comment in my gallery Anne, i wasnt too sure if it would be too much, ribbons etc !! I love ribbon.

I have been looking in all your galleries and am a bit worried. For my sign in page i thought we could all put a little tag in, but i have not provided the tags, like some of you have. I was hoping you lovely ladies would not mind providing a tag, i made a tag in my favourite colour to carry on the theme. DOes that make any sense or am i rambling on as usual!!!!!

[DebU]

Laura, I love making tags and will happily make one for your journal for my signature.... x

[lauralaura]

Thanks Debs, like i said as i wanted everyones tag to represent their fav colour, i couldnt make them before hand!
Cant wait for my journal to come back!!

[DebU]

Laura, I have just looked in your gallery... WOW!!!!

[lauralaura]

Thanks Debs, im quite pleased how it turned out, just what i imagined for once!! Usually when i plan a lo in my head it never quite turns out how i want it too.
Thanks for your comments

[LUCY C-T]

Ok after my lack of confidence attack, I've altered my cj cover to something that I'm actually pleased with. However, in doing this, I haven't made today's post :nono: . There are no excuses for this other than I left things too late when I started this. I have learnt my lesson for the next time, start straight away, even if it means changing it several times! I will post it tomorrow Nicky, so you should have it on Wednesday. I'm really sorry to let you down, it's not something I make a habit of. I have uploaded the front cover for you guys to look at, hope you like it:)

[LUCY C-T]

Joanne I got your cj today. It's fab, it looks even better than the picture! I'm looking forward to this one:)

[DebU]

Lucy, have just seen your gallery, your front cover looks stunning.

At least you are happy with the final result.... it looks gorgeous.

[LUCY C-T]

Thank you Debs. It took a while to rearrange what I wanted to do, but I am happy with this one and I wasn't with the original.

[bluie/blue]

Hi Lucy/Laura your cjs are brill and so different.
I have forgotten to say that theres space for you all to do a double lo. I have made a bo bo i have only used the small book rings i hope they allow for enough growth.
Lucy i will be watching out for the postman on Wednesday. how exciting ,it feels like my birthday.

[ch4meleon]

oops i also forgot to say in my intro that there is space for everyone to do a double lo !!
Anne glad the inking worked :)
just been looking through some galleries and there are so many gorgeous journals you've all done im getting very excited about seeing them all as they come round !

Btw i wont have access to the internet for a couple of days (hopefully back online weds latest- pooter going to dr's) but i will take good care of your journal Laura and will post on here as soon as i can to let you know i got it

take care all :)
B

[teekay]

Hi Jane, posted my cj late this afternoon. It's not very fancy but I had to keep reminding myself I'm just a newbie. As it's my first I'm hoping to learn lots from everyone in the group. Can't wait now, this is so exciting !!

[jane130]

I'll look forrward to reciving it teekay ... I have a good idea what i am going to do .

jaimegirl... i posted mine today ... there is a £1 postal order in with it so that you can replace the Jiffy bag as my local post office only had that size or a huge one when i went today . If thats not enough let me know and I'll send some more.

[jane130]

oh I didn't get around to taking pics .. i forgot the batteries when we were shoping and wanted to get it off today . so jaimegirl if you feel like taking a few picss for me feel free to .

[joanne ward]

lucy i'm just curious, the favourite and tenderfoot lettering... is that freehand or a font( comp, rub-on etc)???

[LUCY C-T]

lucy i'm just curious, the favourite and tenderfoot lettering... is that freehand or a font( comp, rub-on etc)???

It's nice isn't it? I chose is because it looked like it was handwritten. It's a font that I downloaded. It's called Dazzle, I got it from one of the many free download sites, can't remember which one. If I do I'll pm you:)

Thank you for all your lovely comments about my cj. I feel better now someone's seen it:)

[JAIME GIRL]

:lol: Hi guys :lol:

Debs I posted my CJ 1st thing this morning so u will prob get it 2moro...I felt like a proud mother on a childs 1st school outing..lol
Thanx for the comments some of you have left Forgot to put on mine that the tags are for u so decorate so add what u wish fibre embellies etc

I really hope you all enjoy my theme..its a simple one but nice..cant wait to see everyones cjs

Jane ill take some pics for you and if u pm me ur add ill email them so u can upload

Hope everyone is well :D

[joanne ward]

i forgot to add...feel free to decorate the mini-envelope thats yours to sign in at the back of the cj....thnx

[lauralaura]

Thanks for letting us know you wont be online for a few days Becky, i think i may start panicking if i didnt hear my cj had reached you. I sent another jiffy envelope incase the one i posted it in gets a bit battered along the way!!
Im not sure i put in the intro to do a double lo, but as i have im hoping you will all follow on!!!
Up and ready for postie to knock on door (hopefully) today!!!! Nicky i will let you know when your journal arrives

[joanne ward]

deb just to let you know your journal has arrived and boy is it good! looking forward to this!

[LUCY C-T]

Thanks guys for some more lovely comments, it's very pleasing to know that someone wants to eat it :lol: fifecat!

Joanne, I think the site that I downloaded dazzle from is the two peas website. I got a few from there and I think that that was one of them.

[DebU]

Joanne, I am so glad it arrived safely.... you would have laughed if you had seen me hand it over in the post office yesterday.... i was so reluctant to let them take care it it !!!!!

I cant wait to get home.... I dont leave here until 5:30pm this evening and usually work over but tonight... nothing will keep me here... I am going on time and so hope its there!!!!!!

[joanne ward]

thanks lucy. Deb would you believe I've started work on yours already...kept looking at it then i just couldn't resist( i'd already planned what i was doing from seeing your photos but its coming along nicely...few changes along the way but i'm enjoying this!)

[DebU]

OOhhhh Joanne, I am so jealous... I want to be home scrapping too!!!

[lauralaura]

Hi All, Nicky your journal arrived this morning, looks great, i keep changing my mind on what makes me 'feel good' so i am going to have a think about it a bit more then get cracking!!!

[DebU]

Ohhh Laura.... i so NEED to be at home not work!

[lauralaura]

Debs, oh poor you, if it makes you feel any better, when you will be at home later, i will be at work!!!!

[DebU]

Hi everyone...

Just to confirm that I received Jaime's CJ today - its lovely... cant wait until Saturday when I am going to take it to the Moxley Crop!!!!!

[JAIME GIRL]

Thans debs...take care of my baby!!!!!!!

Jane I received yours 2day...looks great..planning my layout in my head...cant wait 4 a day off where i can dedicate myself to it!!!!

OOOHHH this is so exciting!!!

[jane130]

thanks Jaime Its great to know its arrived safely

jane

[DebU]

Morning girls!

[joanne ward]

:rolleyes: morning everyone!!!

[lauralaura]

Morning!! Have all journals arrived safetly?? I have not started my lo yet but have planned it and am going to sit down at the weekend when i get a few minutes to myself!!!

[izzy]

Good question Laura! I was just coming on to ask that myself!! is there anyone still waiting for theirs?

Jings, just had a quick read and you are all so excited and obviously enjoying it!! Well done, that is what it is all about!! I love the anticipation of opening each parcel! It is also interesting to see new ideas and different ways of doing things - which I promptly pinch :rolleyes: !!