Teams?

[jennymc]

Hi
Can anyone tell me what teams involves? I am very new to scrapping as you can see, but all these challenges look really interesting and also a lot of fun!
How do you join a team?
Thanks
Jenny

[Kat]

Jenny,

the "teams" are groups of 8 or so members of UKS who group together and follow the challenges to get points for the teams.

You also get points for Layouts, Circle Journal entries etc.

Best to look at Ching's guide to Teams (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=42473) .

Hope this helps! :)

[humbug]

i am also interested in this post.

From what I know Jenny, teams are quite hard to get into, but I don't mind leading one if someone can help me a little with what we have to do.

I think you need 10 people to have a team, so we may have two already?

Amanda

[humbug]

jenny

i'm trying to pm you, but i can't as you only have one post, you need 10 before you can.

Amanda

[XxlisaXx]

I could be interested humbug...

[humbug]

great. we're up to four now when i get hold of jenny. i'll keep you posted

amanda

[humbug]

Right just to update so far, we have six members up to now if everyone is still interested. I've checked up with what we have to do to register, so we just need four more members

Team so far
Humbug definate
Jennymc awaiting posting from her
Xxlisaxx expressed interest
EllieS definate
Mariab definate
tracy-lihanne definate

When Jenny posts hopefully later we'll change the thread title or do a new one to gather more interest hopefully.

In the meantime we need a name........... any ideas???? :unsure:

[~mable~]

i'll have a think on names and them list them for you. :rolleyes:




scrappy happy chicks!!!...dh just suggested this one :rolleyes:(cancel this one, someone already has this name...oopppsss)
jelly babies.....dh suggested this one aswell!!

and this one...humbugs angels!!

[snipper]

Have you room for another Ellie (and another NorthWest girl)?

[~mable~]

rkirstie is interested but she cant pm you humbug as she hasnt enough posts

[humbug]

Hello snipper

always room for fellow northerners(!)

welcome aboard

any of the name grab you above?

I must admit I do like humbug's angels cos it's nice and christmassy and will remind us that we formed in December, but it's a team decision

[humbug]

tracy-lihanne

i saw that too.

can we get her to post on here and build her up?

[~mable~]

sure humbug..shes gone offline at the moment, but if you could bare her in mind.

[humbug]

she's on the list. i really need to get hold of jenny too, she is the one who started all this really so if you're about tonight when i'm not.......

she also needs building up as she hasn't got 10 posts so i can't pm her and i'd really hate it for either of them to miss out.

we're up to 8 by the way

[~mable~]

rightio!!! :rolleyes:

[snipper]

Love 'Humbug's angels' cos it's sort of contradictory.
Thanks for letting me in (through the pearly gates).
An angel I am not and never will be, but I'm a good pretender.

Awaiting instructions.

[humbug]

i'm thinking you're a cat lover?

if so, you will love the name - humbug is our kitten and believe me he's no angel i have to redecorate the tree evrytime i go out!!!!!!!!!!! :nono:

[~mable~]

im like that with my 2 year old...cant leave him for a minute without him trashing the tree!! ;)

[snipper]

Awww - yes we have 4. Only one really bothers with the tree, but he's no kitten, he's 3. He's always been a bit wide-eyed and legless, someone said ginger cats often are. He sits under it, hooking decs off.
My avatar was animated but it lost its get up and go when I resized it. Not too good at this manipulation lark. Maybe someone on our team will be.
xxx

[humbug]

don't go there. we also have a six year old, a three year old and a baby who's not really a baby anymore - he's 19 months, oh and the dog too but at least he's sensible!!!!!!!!!!

[humbug]

forgot to say tracy (can we call you tracy?) i've pm'd shaggy, but these others i think are going to have to be on a first come first served basis except jenny. what do you think?

[~mable~]

yep,,i think so. other wise well be chasing them til new year!!

could you also post the new list of members so far, as ive lost track?

[fionaken]

HI
I would be interested in joining your team, if you still have any vacancies.

Fiona

[humbug]

fiona

welcome to humbug's angels

i'll contact you later

[~mable~]

im happy with humbugs angels...my dh picked that one!!! :D

welcome fiona. :rolleyes:

[humbug]

good.

well we have 5 absolute definates.

MariaB from the other thread has not replied to my pm and she has been on since i sent it, so if someone else asks they can take her place.

Waiting for Jenny and Kirsten to come back online as there is no other way of contacing them.

Waiting for two more replies so i'll give them a bit of a chance yet.

You OK to start in the New Year, I'll get everything registered so we can hit the ground running when we have the final team? Hope this is ok.

[snipper]

Sounds good to me.

[humbug]

xxlisaxx has decided to join us, so we have 6 definates, 3 awaiting replies from (2 of which are new ones so we have to catch them whn they are on line) and one who i think has changed their mind

watch this space

[XxlisaXx]

:blink: Shall I do the " I'm lisa married 33 with 2 monsters aged 4 and 3, have a loony cat called jack who also likes xmas trees, straws etc :blink:, two rabbits salt and nasher who's just 8 weeks old!!! Nearly forgot 7 fish....
Off work sick for the whole of year, hope to go back in January <_< , I'm also a northern girl hailing from sunny accrington!!!! :P

[humbug]

get away i live in haslingden

[XxlisaXx]

Nope definately an Accy girl, well ossy really... :P
Do you think we know each other? have you always lived in haslingden, how old are you what school did you go too...too many questions :P

[humbug]

Lisa : i was born in helmshore, moved to haslingden when i was about 10 and been here ever since, although when i met hubby we moved away for a total of four years first to warwickshire and the northamptonshire. came back christmas 1998. :lol:

i went to helmshore cp school and then haslingden high scchool, from there i went to acc & ross college at sandy lane. I'm 35 so there's ony a couple of years between us.

It probably is good to tell everyone a bit about ourselves, i'm married with three chidren; two girls and a baby boy. we've a dog and a cat (humbug) who also loves the christmas tree and at the mo every time i came home i have to redecorate it..... :rolleyes:

[XxlisaXx]

Amanda,
I went to St marys Ossy, mount carmel and work from there, been with the Inland Revenue Tooooooo long :rolleyes: I could know you from town though..
Come on everyone tell us about yourselves... :P

[~mable~]

well...im tracy-lihanne (or tracy to my team mates)

im 32 years old, i have been married to a soldier for 14 years and we have a gorgeous 2 year old little boy.
we moved here ( belgium) the end of july, but wished we were still in england.
we lost our beloved spanial back in april as we left england to move to germany......yes we have moved twice this year...lived in 3 different countries...wiltshire, germany and now belgium.

im glad im part of a team...i dont feel like 'billy no mates'!!! anymore. :unsure:

looking forward to the new year, when we get up and running

[humbug]

tracy - don't feel like billy no mates - you've been great today - a real partner in crime!!

lisa - we may well have met in town - we always went out round accy in the night, what with going to college there and i also used to work on accy market so our paths probably have crossed before - what a small world

[~mable~]

oh...ive never been called a partner in crime before :lol: :lol:

its been great feeling part of something that has 'any just begun'......i feel like putting the carpenters on!!! :lol: :lol:

[jennymc]

Hi Its Jenny
Hooray!!!!! Just to let you know im here! Im quite chuffed!!
Jenny

[jennymc]

HI all thought i would post again to get my postings up
Like the sound of Humbugs Angels

[jennymc]

:D Just to ley u know about moi. Im 27, married - im a welsh person living in P`boro. And have been card making for about 2 years and have just discovered scrapbooking in the past few months and am starting to get seriously hooked.
Just wanted to say thanks soooo much for replying back to my e -mail in the first place Humbug, and for all the subsequent e-mails. Ooh I feel quite overwhelmed!!!

[~mable~]

welcome aboard jenny.


im ready to chat now ive had a cuppa tea!!! :lol:

oh, am i talking to myself again this morning!!!! :blink:

im so excited today...the british school of brussels has an open day today...and santa and his elves are gonna be there. i thought my ds would miss out this year....i cant wait!! :)

[~mable~]

right ...im off now as i have a hot date with santa!!! :D

speak to you all later...hopefully well have a full team by then. :rolleyes:

[fionaken]

Hi
Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Fiona, aged 45, married with 2 sons (ages 11 and 6). I've done cardmaking for years and started scrapbooking about 18 months ago. Looking forward to being in a team, although you may have to keep me straight about what I have to do.

Fiona

[snipper]

Morning.
I'm not on the front page, but I'm sure I'm in the team (aren't I?).
I'm also 45, have a boy 17, a girl 15 and another boy 9, who I teach at home. The best thing I ever did incidentally.
I love scrapping, making books and the occasional card. I like a challenge, and I'm looking forward to being part of team to spur each other on. There's not much in my gallery on UKS, hopefully we'll start working on things once we're up and running.
See you later.

[jennymc]

morning everyone, looks like this thread is still going strong. I had some luvely papers thru the post today from a web site - some sei (aunties bloomers) papers!!
L8r
Jenny

[~mable~]

hi everyone,

well, the santa's grotto was a bit dissapointing...santa was well over 100, and very skinny...obviously pre xmas diet!! :lol: but luckily my little one isnt old enough to understand about santa. anyway, he saw santa and then demanded we go back home...so i dont think he was that impressed!!!!

anyway...welcome to everyone one of us on the team so far. hope we have more join us soon, to complete our team.

awaiting humbug for instructions :D

[Smartie]

cant belive ive missed all that has gone on! im Ellie or is it easier to be called eleanor since there is two of us?

im 23 ive been married for two and a half years but have been with my husband since i was 15. we have two children alice who is two in march 21months and joseth who was born last month. so bare with me i am busy at the mo! but soooo pleased to be in a team i think its the only way i will make myself do any scrapping! oh and I have one dog called chief who is a pain in the bum!

I live in preston been here for 11 years but originaly from shropshire and my mom and dad now live in west sussex so i do alot of traveling.

cant wait to get to know you all better :)

[~mable~]

hello ellie, nice to meet you!!!!
well we are slowly getting our team together , we just need the 'boss' to join us now!!!

[Smartie]

lol im sure she loves being called 'boss'!

[Smartie]

ive got to try and go through everyone now and remember who's who!

[snipper]

Ellie, would you like me to be Eleanor, since Ellie is part of your UKS name?
I don't mind at all. In fact I'll go and change it now shall I?

[Smartie]

i dont mind snipper ellie eleanor??? i dont know what to call you now lol! if you like being called eleanor thats fine but dont feel like you have to i didnt want everyone to get comfused by us, quite funny you dont hear of many eleanors or ellie's older than the age of 10, it has become so popular now hasnt it! it used to be quite unique its nice to meet people with the same name as it dosnt happen very often

[jennymc]

hi all, anyone there?

[snipper]

No, and the few I have met have always been nice, lol.
I'm Eleanor to all my family, so that's fine by me.
As long as no-one sticks an H on, that always drove me mad, but was living in the south west then, (born in Devon) so maybe it was a southern thing.

Love the idea of a dog called Chief, by the way, and my youngest would love that too, I'll tell him later, he is on the autistic spectrum (so is his older brother) and so I won't interrupt what he's doing right now...

see you later
xxx

[snipper]

Sorry Jenny, I type a bit slow. Yes I'm here, but not for much longer, as need to finish a few cj pages for the Canny retreat in January.

[jennymc]

hi girls
I cant believe how big this thread is getting!

[jennymc]

im just trying to get my posts up as I need 10 to be able to PM

[jennymc]

Just to let you all know that im very new to scrapping so I will need some guidance about all these challenges etc, but I am looking forward to it! Im going to go now as I have to venture into town to finish off the shopping

[Smartie]

i normaly introduce my self as ellie and it drives me mad people not being able to pronouce eleanor they seem to say ellina, but same as you my family all call me eleanor

im here jenny baby is waking up slowly so not sure how long i will be on for. isnt it great to be in a team! i can now boar you all with my life lol!!

[jennymc]

thats ok , i dont mind - all this baby talk is getting me quite broody!!

[Smartie]

good luck jenny! ive just done my food shoping on line as cant bare to face the shops!! i think were all going to need guidance nobody knows yet what we need to do as a team lol

forgot to say eleanor my dogs full name is mischief which suites him better we just shorted it to chief which he thinks he suites better lol

[jennymc]

ive gotta feeling that Im going to be taking my camera out a lot more though!! Its quite exciting to be part of a team and everyone is really nice!!

[Smartie]

so you dont have any kids yet jenny

[Smartie]

yes one of the things i brought when i started was a good camera


im sure i can soon make you un broody anyway once i tell you how mad they both send me

[jennymc]

no, not yet, been married for two years but have been together for 11!! Would really like to start a family, but just need to right time. Probably looking at next winter now. We are hoping to move back to south wales next year to be near our families.

[jennymc]

Ellie Im going to have to go now. It was nice to chat - Im sure we will be doing a lot more!!
L8r Jenny XX

[Smartie]

it is hard work being away from family it upsets me and my mom that she cant be here joe was ill in hospital last week and we really could of done with them around. i have my MIL who lives behind our house but she is pretty useless and just drives me mad

[Smartie]

good luck shopping lol

[humbug]

gosh it's all been happening. i only took the girls out dancing this morning and it's all been happeneing!!

Right here's the update:
1 Humbug Amanda def
2 tracy-lihanne Tracy def
3 EllieS Ellie Def
4 snipper Eleanor Def
5 Jenny Mc Jenny Def
6 Xxlisaxx Lisa Def
7 fionaken Fiona Def

I think that about covers that - i'm doing this more for my sake than anyone else's and at least we are all singing from the same song sheet. Are the two Ellies happy with who is Eleanor and who is Ellie.

I'm now going to read the thread properly and respond where i can

there's one who has pm'd and i've told her to let me know as soon as
another two i'm waiting to hear from. If they don't reply be this evening i'm going to start a new thread for two new members

[Smartie]

super amanda thank you

[Smartie]

i think were ok with me as ellie and snipper as eleanor

[Smartie]

we need a blinkie! does anyone know how to do one or should we ask for someones help on the community board?

[~mable~]

i dont know how to do blinkies. :blink: ..unless other team mates know, we might have to ask for help

well, im glad 'boss' has made alist of us...i was getting quiet comfused!! :wacko:

hopefully catch you all later....

[humbug]

i was getting confused too!!!

no i had my master list which i keep updating!!!

whats a blinkie?

once we've got our team finalised i'll do a bit of research into the challenges and post something on our new thread so we can have a think over christmas ready to start in the new year.

i think i'm right in saying we all seem to be quite new at this so we'll just learn as we go along, but if anyone has any suggestions or ideas feel welcome

BUT don't call me boss

[XxlisaXx]

Hi all,
nice to meet you all!!! Been to DH works today to meet santa, he arrived a BMW 645 convertable, ours wasn't thin he was round and plump :blink: ...The party was provided by mr and mrs williams (think formula one racing), kids had a good time even if music was tooo loud, do I sound old? :P

[humbug]

just testing something

[XxlisaXx]

mmm wot? :blink:

[Smartie]

lol lisa sounds like one posh santa

a blinky is a picture thing with our team name on i had one for the advent swap but ive just moved it so you cant see it any more traceyjohnson is good at them maybe an idea to contatc her i think we will have the same problem again us all being too new at it all to know what to do lol!! should i pm her and ask?

sorry boss i mean amanda wont call you boss :P

[humbug]

ellie if you could try and sort that out, that would be great

ta

lisa - I was just testing my new angel wotsit under my humbug name, it was nothing exciting really

[XxlisaXx]

Ok I'm off before DH arrives home and finds that I have done ziltch today, not even made the kids beds yet, I'm a bad mother!!!! I have to warn that I may not be around much next week as my dad is poorly with cancer of the lung and is going in Blackpool Vic for removal...But I will get on when I can,

[snipper]

Aww, that's sad, sending you waves of strength, we'll still be here, and you concentrate on what you have to.

[~mable~]

a blinkie is a sign on our signature that flashes.
we are all new to this, but we'll just be their to help each other out...when and where we can.

got to go again...catch up later

[Smartie]

will be thinking of you lisa i hope all goes well

[humbug]

thinking of you loads lisa, as snipper says you just go and do what you have to. everything else can easily come second, third etc ................. yes even the kids beds!

if there's anything we can do let us know and just let us know whenver you get back and feel up to it.

[Smartie]

ok tracey johnson is looking into making a blinkie for us isnt she kind

[humbug]

she certainly is :)

thanks very much ellie ;)

[~mable~]

lisa, i hope all goes well for you...take ya time...we're right here for you.

i wonder what blinkie tracyj will come up with???

feeding time at the zoo is over...hubby getting snotty cos im on the pooter....check in again later...its better when hubbies at work, i seem to get more time on here!!!

[Smartie]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/traceyrmj/humbugsangels.gif

ok this is what she has come up with what do you think? if you like it all you have to do is add this code

[*IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/traceyrmj/humbugsangels.gif[/IMG]

to your signiture and remove the * so it works

[Smartie]

arrrhit aint working it should just show the picture here

[humbug]

i managed to click on the picture to view it and it's really neat.

If i'm being really pedantic would it be possible to have black and white humbug? :unsure: but it wouldn't really matter if not.

it's a yes from me . she is SO clever :) please tell her thankyou for all her work

anyone else?

[Smartie]

ooh i got it to work in my signature

[humbug]

yeah me too!!!!!!!!!!11

it's great

[Smartie]

ok will wait and see what a few others think, not sure if she can change the colour of the humbug though?

[~mable~]

oh...i like the humbug angels sig...now just gotta figure out how to do it with ellies instructions. :blink:

[humbug]

it's dead easy. just follow it word for word. go on you can do it, if i could manage it anyone can

[Smartie]

just let me know if you cant figure it out i will try and explain better lol

[humbug]

come on we're waiting with trepid anticipation!!!!!!!!!!!

(I've led a sheltered life)

[Smartie]

horrrrayyyy!!!!! arnt we clever :)

[~mable~]

i did it!!!!!! :D :blink:

wow, i love it

[humbug]

gosh.

what are we going to be like when we do something really important??????????????

Ha ha ha

[~mable~]

who knows humbug...but looking forward to finding out :lol:

[Smartie]

LOL amanda :lol:

[__TJ__]

so we like it then? good :D you are welcome. could poss change the colour if you wanted. just let me know :D
tj

[humbug]

tracey thankyou soooo much. :) it is fantastic and i personally don't have the know how to do such things

i personally would like a change of colour as my name humbug is taken from our kitten who is black and white. :unsure: i know it is pedantic, but if it is possible i would be very grateful.

but once again thankyou so much it is great :)

[~mable~]

so we like it then? good :D you are welcome. could poss change the colour if you wanted. just let me know :D
tj



thankd tj its great :D

[~mable~]

have you seen we have 5 stars...what does it mean????? :blink:

[Smartie]

were a fun thread :P

[humbug]

people have rated the thread see above on the red line. apparently three peeps have voted. i was one

[Smartie]

i voted too

[~mable~]

and me :rolleyes:

[humbug]

we're like big kids

[~mable~]

i love being a big kid for once!! :lol:

you wait ...what will we be like when we have our final team and the challenges??

we will be so busy on here chatting...well end up with no points, as nowt will get done!!! :lol:

[jennymc]

hi all
How do i get one of those humbugs angels!

[~mable~]

hi all
How do i get one of those humbugs angels!


youve already got one jenny!!! :lol:

[jennymc]

take that back - im sorted. Im off to watch come dancing now, followed by a chinese mmmmmmmmm!!

[Smartie]

oooh jenny your making me jealous i need to lose some post pregnancy pounds its not good

[XxlisaXx]

I'm back, thanks for all the thoughts and hugs its lovely :wub: , we are just waiting for our chinese to be delivered I'm starving :unsure: ..and no I didn't get the beds made!!! :P

[fionaken]

Gosh, lots been happening this afternoon.

[fionaken]

OK trying that again.

[fionaken]

Lets try again.

[fionaken]

OK giving up now. Maybe someone can let me know how to get my signature right.

[XxlisaXx]

I just open to UKS screens one on the link and one on signature, copy the link then paste it on signature in user cp remove the * and sumit, I think I understand that :blink:

[humbug]

just to let you all know, i've put a new thred up about three members to fill us up. please don't post on there yet. when we are full i'll put up a new thread and pm you all

[fionaken]

Have I done it right - lets see.

[XxlisaXx]

You've got it :lol:

[fionaken]

Lisa
Sorry to hear about your dad, hope everything goes OK. Love and Hugs.

[Smartie]

oh fiona that has made me laugh glad you worked it out :D

[Smartie]

were now full lol

[Smartie]

it must have been the smell of lisas chinees that brought them too us

[~mable~]

i think your right ellie...im in belgium and i can smell it :lol:

[XxlisaXx]

:angry: Sorry twas not good DH just rang them to complain..

[humbug]

right everyone should have had a pm except lap1926

i've posted on her on the thread where she joined and directed her to our new chat thread, so we need to build her posts up

please don't post on here anymore, go to the thread i pm'd you about in team chat