New team - looking for team mates

[debbie70]

We now have a full team thanks girls :rolleyes:

Debs (debbie70),
Rachel (ldnkiwiscrapper),
Al (sunflower),
Theresa (theresa b),
Kate (kalicokate)
Allie (allie T)
Ching
Magaret (magaret57)
Mandy (MandyNiO)
Ellsese :D

[stardust]

Somebody was asking for new members last week. I don't know if they have filled the places yet. I think the thread was called something like 'New Team 9/12/05'

[debbie70]

Thanks Kerry ... think all the places have been filled though .....

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

hi debs, i want to start the new year in a new team, to get me meeting more people on this great site.
happy to join another team, or if theres enough interest, start a new team.

[scrappybunny]

yooohoooo Foxy, just saying HI and good to see you back here :D

meantime, if you want some daily chit chat, then stop by the Sinners thread for a cuppa tea

chat soon matey
xx

[debbie70]

Wahoo Rach - lets make some pom poms and drum up some enthusiastic chatterers. Hey, hey Cottontail ol' stick - good to see you too ... think I shall be warming a seat in the sinners camp 'cos am getting tired of talking to myself :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hmmmm think I must go edit the title and first post 'cos it's a bit confusing :wacko:

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

:blink:
i dont think me jumping up and down with pom poms is the best idea... :huh:

have a good day!
hope there might be someone else who wants to join us by the time i get home tonight...and i'm working late!!.

[debbie70]

hope there might be someone else who wants to join us by the time i get home tonight...and i'm working late!!.

:ph34r: Pssst Rach .... we don't want to sound to desperate :ph34r:

As to the pom poms ..... :lol: :lol: :lol: , might have to give the pom poms a miss meself - don't want to be putting the back out this early in the game!

[scrappybunny]

edited your title Foxy, oooh the temptation to put something about sanity not being needed for this team was huge! :P :lol:

[debbie70]

Thanks Cottontail! Hmmmm sanity ?????? You've got me thinking .... perhaps we should write an appeal ..... 2 well-endowed females looking for mates with GSOH for long-term laughs ....... ?

[sunflower]

Debbie i've been looking for a team for a while....can i join yours??????
Alx

not well endowed though!!!! :lol:

[scrappybunny]

rotfl :lol:

team will be filled in no time :D

[debbie70]

Yahoo Sunflower would LOVE you to join our team Ali - *\o/*woowoo*\o/* - welcome aboard, am going to edit first post (again) to put your name on the list before you change your mind .....

... PS re: well endowed, probably just as well we have some petite team mates to balance the ship so to speak :lol:

[theresa b]

are you willing to have a newbie on the team? i've been cardmaking for 2 years scrapbooking for 2 weeks...!
love theresa

[debbie70]

Theresa hun we'd love to have you on the team *\o/*woowoo*\o/* - off to add your name to the list :D

[theresa b]

just been nosy and looked up your personal profiles.... :wub: three of us have feb birthdays...! don't know if either of you would have been interested but the jan/feb birthday swap closes on the 15th...
really pleased to be joining a team..... :lol:
love theresa

[sunflower]

welcome to the team....so anyone else mad enough to join us then!!!!! and girls size doesn't matter LOL LOL

Alx

[Allie T]

Can I ask what would be involved in joining a team please? I'm reasonably well endowed if that makes any difference?!!!!! :lol:

[sunflower]

Can I ask what would be involved in joining a team please? I'm reasonably well endowed if that makes any difference?!!!!! :lol:


I have no idea!!!!! LOL LOL always seems to be a lot of fun going on in the team threads I'm sure Deb will organise us poor soles in to the correct actions!!! but hey i'm sure the endowed bit will sway and decisions LOL LOL go on come and join us i'm sure we'll have a ball even if we haven't a clue what we're doing :lol: :lol: :lol:
Alx

[kalicokate]

can I join pls

[Allie T]

You've twisted my arm Al! As long as I don't have to be a creative genius, I'll be fine!!! :lol:

[debbie70]

Hey Alllie - hmmmm what does a team involve .... well I guess thats up to us as a team really :lol: - loads of chatting (which I know you're brill at :P ) - oh .... and some scrapping in between the chatting and if you manage to get some scrapping done then we get points which are totalled up each month by the lovely dolly (scrapdolly). Rach is in the know re: points etc so we'll get her to explain to us when she gets home from work tonight. Seriously, what I loved about being part of a team is the friendship and the support from fellow team mates ... and most definitely the laughs! We'd :wub: it if you'd join us.

Kalicokate hun - WELCOME - *\o/* woowoo *\o/* - i'll add you name to the top :D

[debbie70]

Oh dear I type too slow Allie - welcome - *\o/* woowoo *\o/* - shall add you to the list ..... how many of us now Al - shall have to go back and count ...... this is simply FABULOUS! :D

[Allie T]

Sounds like it'll be a lot of fun! :wub: to join in!

[debbie70]

OK girls so now we are six ...... 6 ...... YIPPEE!!!!! Looking for 4 more I think .....

[sunflower]

OK girls so now we are six ...... 6 ...... YIPPEE!!!!! Looking for 4 more I think .....

so Deb do you think there are 4 more mad people out there???? yep I'm sure there is don't be shy we don't bite heads off......well not unless you are a jelly baby that is!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Allie T]

...pops up.... did someone mention jelly babies?!!!!!!! My favourite!!!!! :lol:

[sunflower]

are you a head or feet girl or......are you an all at once!!!!

[Allie T]

most definitely head first!!!!! :lol: then the rest!

right keep your fingers crossed for me - got to brave the post office & post lots of packets and cards to USA & Canada! I may still be there at 5:30pm!!!!!!!

p.s. you do know that I'm very mad didn't you?!!!!!

[theresa b]

did someone mention jellybabies? yummy havn't had any for ages... :)
though i'm more of a chocoholic myself.... :lol:
love theresa

[sunflower]

chocolate buttons are the best!!!!

[scrappybunny]

how about jelly babies dipped in chocolate? :lol:

[theresa b]

ooh chocolate buttons.... now you are talking...:lol:
i don't think the jellybabies in chocolate are going to catch on though... :nono:
love theresa

[debbie70]

so Deb do you think there are 4 more mad people out there???? yep I'm sure there is don't be shy we don't bite heads off......well not unless you are a jelly baby that is!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Al dearie - I'm sure 4 more mad peeps will find their way here!!!! Just for the record - I'm a heads first jelly baby muncher :rolleyes:
Allie - hope you survived the PO - I'm working up the courage to face the rest of the like minded last minuters tomorrow :blink:
Theresa - I simply adore chocolate too :wub: ...... any kind!
Fi - funny that you should mention chocolate covered jelly babies ...... in SA a few years back I spotted chocolate bars with jelly tots in them ... true as bob! They also made ones with smarties in them.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

Thanks Cottontail! Hmmmm sanity ?????? You've got me thinking .... perhaps we should write an appeal ..... 2 well-endowed females looking for mates with GSOH for long-term laughs ....... ?


can i use that on my dating website to try and garner(sp?) some interest?? :blink:

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

OMG, 3 pages whilst i've been at work!!.

welcome everyone....gotta go and learn all the names, but for now me bed is calling me. will have more time to chatter tomorrow night i promise!!.

[theresa b]

morning! as you will soon discover i am a bit of an early riser - early to bedder... that's cos ds gets us all up at 6am.... :blink:
off to his school play this morning... his last one at first school (we have the middle school system here) so bound to be a tear jerker....
speak to you all later :lol:
love theresa

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

morning theresa, i'm usually on before i go to work each morning as well....just in case i miss anything....lol.
looking forward to hearing all about the play later!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

wonder if we'll fill the final 4 places today?? :unsure:


ROLL UP ROLL UP FOR......errrr......a fun team :lol:

[debbie70]

Morning Rach and Theresa, and morning to Al, Allie and Kate in case I don't get back on here for a while ........ :D

Hope you all have a fabulously blissful day!
Remember to pack extra tissues for your ds' school play Theresa.
What is it about childrens' singing that reduces one to a snuffling, wobbly, shoulders heaving, wreck????

Catch up with you all a little later :P

[Allie T]

Morning All!

Survived the PO, though got some horrid looks as I had 6 parcels and 4 cards. That's why I didn't go at lunchtime, but at 4pm! Grrr!

Now don't flame me here, but I can't eat chocolate! Gives me terrible migraines & makes me up-chuck!

Teresa - enjoy the school play - can you take photos?

Right off to the lab all morning for me! Have a great one!

[Ching]

yawnn!! Its 1 AM in the morning here in California..and I just saw your post for new team mates. Could I join?? I've been in teams before and left because of life and/or depression. Well....I'm feeling UP again and would love a place to call home at UKS to chat regularly. My schedule and availablity is a bit ornery right now, but in mid January, I should have more free time.

So fancy an American in your midst? I'm a night owl so that means I would most likely be catching up during our early mornings. LOL

[Allie T]

A transatlantic team! Would love to have you in the team Ching! :D

[debbie70]

Yahoo - welcome Ching *\o/* woowoo *\o/* will add your name to the list. Have also heard from Magaret (magaret57) who would like to join - *\o/* woowoo *\o/* Mags and had a pm from another interested party so that makes 9 of us all together .....

Only 1 place to fill .... who will it be?

[debbie70]

Now girls we have the important task of thinking up a team name ........

[theresa b]

back from the play... in the end it wasn't a sob fest at all! it was more like a panto instead... :lol:
but when i got back amongst the mail was a christmas card from ds... it was beautiful and really brilliant handwriting...(for him...!)
obviously alot of the rest of you know each other... but i will just explain as a bit of an into... ds is autistic and goes to a special unit attached to a mainstream school... so sometimes you will find me boasting about things which sound pretty basic but for him are amazing... :)
love theresa

[theresa b]

by the way he thinks mummy's card making is THE most boring thing in the whole wide word... ;)
though i must admit he was well impressed with the 3 LO's i did two weeks ago... :lol:
love theresa
ps those 3 LOs are my total scrapbooking output so far... but i did make 245 xmas cards this year...

[Allie T]

TWO HUNDRED & FORTY FIVE THERESA?! My word, I've struggled to make 45!!! :lol: And you are always allowed proud Mummy moments! I don't know everyone in the team though! I met Al at a retreat in January and I know Deb & Ching from the lurve thread, so don't go worrying!

[MandyNi0]

Ok so I'm wondering if I can join the team and if I can do I get chocolate and jelly babies, especially well endowed jelly babies??

I'd love to join a team, I mainly do digital scrapping but I do paper stuff too. I've been around here for a little while but haven't been brave enough to jump in to a team yet?

So whaddaya think? Is there room for a little 'un?

[theresa b]

it was rather more christmas cards than normal... :unsure: although i normally do about 100... :) this year i've also made some for mil and dh for work... plus i sold 120 at ds school open day - the little girl he had shared a taxi with for 3 years died in sept and school are fund raising for the local hospice in her name...
love theresa

[theresa b]

quick mandy pm deb before anyone else does...
love theresa

[theresa b]

oops they should have said debs...
love theresa

[theresa b]

we could always be called well endowed jelly babies... :lol:
right must go for now... will be back on later - i wonder who the 10th person is?
love theresa

[debbie70]

:lol: :lol: :lol: at the well endowed jellybabies Theresa! Did I read correctly you've made 245 christmas cards :blink: I still haven't written my store bought cards Aw bless your DS :wub:

Allie - good on ya for making 45cards - I see we have quite an industrious team going here :D

And the tenth and final team mate is ....... Mandy ...Yahooo..... *\o/* woowoo *\o/* Off I go to edit the first post then shall pm scrapdolly and ask what we do next! Right girls all put your thinking caps on because we gonna need a name

[theresa b]

so who is *********? :mellow:
love theresa
actually looking back at this page you can see who doesn't work for a living...! :lol:

[theresa b]

right off to have tea...
bye theresa

[Margaret57]

Hi, Just popping in to 'join' although no-one else is here at the moment!
Younger children are having 10 minutes more 'their' time before bath so I'm taking the opportunity. Will be back later, I hope, to chat and get to know you all.

Theresa, still reeling from 245 cards since Debs told me this afternoon! Well done. Always share proud mummy moments, it's a perk of being a mummy! :)

Off to persuade ds2 & dd2 into bath & bed - they don't do sleeping very well. <_<

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

evening everyone.....yiiippppeeeeeeeeeeeeee, a full team, and a very cultural team at that!!.

i'm gobbbbbbsmacked at 245 cards....i'm gonna struggle to do 2.45!.
my brain is on strike so cant think of a team name at the moment.
i've had the day from hell....i nanny share 2 5months olds....a girl for 5 days/wk, and a boy for 3days/week. today himself decided he wasnt going to sleep well, and spent the whole day moaning.....grrrrrr!!!. i told him i'm trading him in if he does this again tomorrow!.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

so who is *********? :mellow:

yeah debs, whats *********.....are you swearing hun?? :P

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

theresa, just referring to you comment about alot of us alreading knowing each other....i met debs when she joined the team i'm leaving, and we have met in real life a couple of times. other than that, i've chatted with ching on a few threads.....so everyone else are new friends for me.....which is why i'm leaving my own team and finding a new one....to meet more people, and make new friends.


as far as i know we have
an American...ching
south african....debs
kiwi....me
northern ireland....mandy

where else is everyone from??

[theresa b]

i think that was more because i needed to explain about david... ds... it's tricky having a disabled child i find it is better to just explain straight away... people obviously expect the "norm" and get preconceived ideas i guess... though one thing i have found amazing in recent weeks is how many crafters have special needs kids i don't know if it because we need a break from reality or just have time on our hands when they are at school...
and to answer your quesion i am originally from birmingham but have moved around the country alot(!) due to dh's job...
love theresa

[MandyNi0]

Hi there, so glad to be in the WE Jelly Babies team lol (only we know it's for well endowed!!). Had a quick look at the bios of everyone and we are a diverse lot aren't we.

Will be back later, heading off to meet my brother who is going to give me lots of old piccies of my dad that he has - for scanning and scrapping of course!

Talk later.

Mandy x

[theresa b]

oh and don't get the idea i am some sort of amazing card making machine lol... :blink: i started the 245 in august and it only got bumped up so much by me making about 135 for the sale in memory of the little girl at school... (er that was my oct really... :unsure: )
love theresa

[Ching]

omg!! we've barely become a new team...and already we have 5 pages????????????

holey moley girls!!!!

its lunch time for me here in California so just thought I'd log in to see if I missed anything. So many new faces to get to know!! I'm very excited!!

I can DEFINITELY see who doesn't work for a living .... lol!!

Girls, I'm afraid I'm unable to be as chatty as all of you are.

[theresa b]

hi ching! lovely to meet you... i'll have to try and curb my enthusiasm or you will all be coming home each day to pages of me rambling to myself! :lol:
i think it is because i was stuck in smufies foster home for two weeks waiting to be adopted!
speak soon
love theresa

[sunflower]

evening girls.....firstly everyone don't worry about who everyone knows half the time a don't know who i am!!!! buy the end of the week we'll know eachother anyway....

perhaps i should introduce myself properly..... okay here goes

My name is Alison however i only get called this in work and by my mother when she is cross with me so it is only Al. I'm married to Ryan and have one son 8 called lewis. By day i work for the NHS as a Macmillan Specialist occupational therapist working for a terminal cancer team. by night well.......oopppsss sorry just about to tell you something my husband said i should keep a secret LOL LOL only joking!!!!! by night I'm a mother, wife and a scrapbooker i design and write for a scrap mag and I'm a partner in scrappers paradise......I also am not well endowed but hey someone has to!!! and i eat too much chocolate and drink too much baileys an this is me

[theresa b]

hi al - good to meet you... :lol:
and here is my proper introduction...
i'm theresa - i am 40 (how did THAT happen...) i'm married to nigel and we have one son david... we also have a 17 month old black labrador called molly who is incredibly beautiful and universally adored...
i'm a full time mum/carer because david is autistic...
we live in morpeth northumberland
i began cardmaking two years ago and have decided to get into scrapbooking as we have 100's of photos lurking in cupboards and there are only so many cards a girl can make... :unsure:
i am planning on starting to do a cardmaking club at david's school next sept which will be the first thing i have done like "proper work" in nine years...
er and that's me
love theresa

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

oh. chocolate and baileys....we're going to get on well Al!!!

i'll do my bio soon when i can think of something interesting to say about myself!!

[sunflower]

hi al - good to meet you... :lol:
and here is my proper introduction...
i'm theresa - i am 40 (how did THAT happen...) i'm married to nigel and we have one son david... we also have a 17 month old black labrador called molly who is incredibly beautiful and universally adored...
i'm a full time mum/carer because david is autistic...
we live in morpeth northumberland
i began cardmaking two years ago and have decided to get into scrapbooking as we have 100's of photos lurking in cupboards and there are only so many cards a girl can make... :unsure:
i am planning on starting to do a cardmaking club at david's school next sept which will be the first thing i have done like "proper work" in nine years...
er and that's me
love theresa

so us a little pic of you theresa its good to know who you are chatting with
Alx

[sunflower]

oh. chocolate and baileys....we're going to get on well Al!!!

i'll do my bio soon when i can think of something interesting to say about myself!!

you don't have to think hard the truth will be okay!!!! LOL LOL

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

:o :o :wacko:

not pictures....ekkkkkk....i'm shy!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

alright, heres my info!!

i'm 38, orginally from New Zealand, but have lived here off and on for years....just seem to prefer it here!!.
I'm single, but looking!! and live in north london where i work as a daily nanny, caring for 2 5month olds from 2 different famillies. one i have for 5 days....shes a total darling, and one i have for 3 days.....hes a pain....after todays screaming match... :lol: . actually, normally hes cool and chatty!!.
i've been scrapping for about 5yrs, having discovered it in NZ. i'm about to start a scrapbook for the wee girl i look after for her parents.
i joined a team a year ago, but have decided to start the new year in a new team, making more friends.
cant think of anything else at the moment.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

opps....forgot the piccie......

[debbie70]

Evening Girls

Hi Magaret & Ching (((waving))) good to see you :P
Rach - sorry the lil' monster gave you a rough time today, kick off your shoes, pour yourself a baileys and put your feet up for a while!
Good bio Al ..... we'll have to get wangle your secret profession out of you when we get to know each other better :lol: :lol: :lol:
Theresa we'll need to see a pic of Molly too!

I'm Debs ... biologically 35 years old .... though at the moment I feel closer to 85! Am married to Dave and a SAHM to 4 daughters - Hannah & Kate are 6, Sarah is 2 and Emily is 1. I have recently become an aunty to twin neices and a nephew which is terribly exciting. All the baby photo e-mails made me feel quite broody which resulted in DH getting down on his knees thanking the dear Lord I've had my tubes tied!!! I wish I had some wildly exciting gossip to share with you but at the moment my days are taken up with endless round of kids school plays, christmas partys and bored santas!!!! I can't paste a pic of myself here Al as I've just got a new hard drive and have not one pic on this computer! What I can do (i think) is the link to a pic of me that's in my gallery. http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=45641&cat=500&ppuser=6288 Hope that works :P

[MandyNi0]

Okee dokee I;ll jump in next.

Well I'm Mandy and my avatar pic is me! I'm single but in a long term relationship with Eddie who lives in Cambridgeshire. I was married for 17 years, divorced for 5 and a bit. I live with my three cats. No children, but work for a children's charity were I do management development, training, coaching and that sort of stuff. I do mainly digi scrapping but some paper too. I adore all sorts of crafts and have done stained glass, silk painting, mosaics, silver jewellery and needlework in my time. Also did card making for a few years which kind of led me in to scrapping. I adore music, travelling - especially to the USA, and just love all things american (where I'd love to live - typical of me to meet an american man who wants to stay in the UK :rolleyes: ).

Ok off to bed now, have to get up at 4.45am tomorrow for an early flight and won't be back until 10pm so not much from me tomorrow. Hopefully catch up with you all on Friday, just try to keep it to less than 100 pages!! :blink: :D

[debbie70]

Oooops forgotten to mention I'm a slow typist! Missed your post Rach .... what I want to know is why you have that knowing smirk on your face? :lol: What ya been up to then ????

[debbie70]

Hi Mandy
Missed you too - sorry hun - hope you have a good flight tomorrow and a happy day!

[theresa b]

who is the tenth team member debs?
oh and my avatar is molly lying under a duvet...
love theresa

[scrappybunny]

wow! the team filled up quick :D yay!!! it was the bribes of jelly babies wasnt it :lol:

no, I'm not a member but a bouncy rabbit just popping in to say HI :D

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

Oooops forgotten to mention I'm a slow typist! Missed your post Rach .... what I want to know is why you have that knowing smirk on your face? :lol: What ya been up to then ????

me....nothing....innocent of anything and everything.... :lol:

i took that pic, as well as a few others for a star book i made to send to my parents for xmas....thought they'd like to see some up to date piccies of their number one offspring!!.

[sunflower]

see we've learnt so much about eachother already, so do we have a name yet????

All i can think about is chocolate dipped jelly babies so i'm not going to be much help!!! LOL

[Margaret57]

I'm back and probably have missed everyone now! lol.

I'm Margaret, 48 but don't tell everyone!!, no-one would know by my behaviour!, married to Stuart and have 4 children + 1 'in-law' except they are not married. Staci 23, Adam 20, Jack 10, Ellie 6. Staci's partner is Richard 24. With those ages it would be difficult to lose too many years I guess.

I don't know anyone except Debs who I met BS ( Before Scrapping) at pre school when our daughters were there. We both started working there then she had some excuse for leaving, oh yes a baby, but we have stayed friends as have our daughters. I'm still working at school and am desperately trying to finish my NVQ3. Debs' little ones make excellent target children for my observations and it's a good excuse to spend the day chatting and not doing any work. ( School finished yesterday) Sorry Debs, how is that mini book coming along?

Looking forward to getting to know everyone. Chocolate and Bailey's each evening sounds ok to me! The odd glass of red wine wouldn't go amiss either! Not that I get round to it very often, I'm not very good at me time.
My Jack has just been down to see me - I told you he didn't do sleep very well. This isn't a good time for him because everything is different at school for Christmas - he has Asperger's Syndrome - so as sleep is difficult at the best of times when unsettled it is even worse.

Will just pop up to have a chat with him and I will check back in a while to see if anyone is still here.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

i'm still around margaret, hiding behind my laptop screen whilst watching Lost!!.

[Margaret57]

OOh, I'd forgotten it was Wednesday! We tend to catch Lost on the second time round at 23.00 DH has been in long enough to have had his dinner by then ! Don't tell me what's happening, unless I miss it then you can tell me tomorrow!
Good to meet you, I thought that I might be the only night owl on the team, although it isn't night for Ching is it!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

if you watch it at 11pm, then you probably saw what i'm watching last week!!. we can check tomorrow!!

ching is about 8hours behind us i believe.

i'm going to say goodnight margaret, cos as soon as lost is done, i'm off to bed!. have a good evening.

[Margaret57]

You're right, I'd just realised that! In that case if I get to see it tonight I won't tell you! No sanity left here then!
Goodnight. Have a good day tomorrow

[Ching]

margaret....I'm here!! Yes, I'm a night owl but its only 3 PM in the afternoon here in Los Angeles. Yes, Rachel is correct, I'm 8 hours behind anyone that lives in the UK. I still haven't been able to read everyone's bios yet......and I'll hopefully post my bio in about 2 hours when the office officially closes down.

[ellsese]

Hi everyone.

I Pm'd to ask if I could join you folks as I wanted to join in with a new team, meet new people and have a giggle along the way. Just got the OK from my team leader to do so and so long as you'll have me I am here to stay. :D

A little about myself.

I am 37 and a SAHM, married to Dh for 16 years and have two boys. Ds1 is nearly 12 (although he thinks he is 16) and Ds2 is 9. I live in the South West but I originally come from B'ham....moved south for the love of my good man and would never move back :lol:

My user name is my RL nick name and is pronounced as L C C...so many people ask me how to pronounce it...so now you know!

Ds2 is Autistic and since September has been attending special school. Dh and I have fought for the past three years to get the school placement and now he is in school fulltime I have loads of spare time to do nothing but scrap and card make all day. :D

I started card making when I was home educating Ds2. I needed to meet the curriculum and decided that making Christmas cards would be a good way to cover arts and crafts. Off we trotted to the local craft shop and that was it...I was hooked. DS2 and I made all our Christmas cards last year and as fast as I was making them, my friends were buying them off me.

A mate asked me if I could make her wedding invitations and things have just gone on from there. Dh built me a website and I have three shops who buy from me to sell on. I help moderate an arts and crafts forum on a parenting site and sell quite a few cards to the "laydees" who frequent the site. I also make jewellery and just love all arts and crafts.

I entered the card maker of the year competition in card making and papercraft mag. It was my first ever competition and I was placed third in the Making Memories category :D :D Im waiting to get my mits on my prize, which should arrive any day...£50 worth of MM products :D

I started scrapping because I spend hours each day making cards and as much as I love it I dont get to keep anything....they are all sold on and I thought scrapping would be something for me. I love photography and am always snapping the Ds's whilst they lounge around or play....so I have hundreds of piccies all waiting in a pile to be scrapped.

Think that's about it for now...I do tend to ramble on a bit so just tell me to be quiet...DH does... :lol: so dont worry Im use to it!!! :D

This is me BTW....blonde and very dippy :blink:

[Ching]

ohh theresa....you're new?? welcome!!! (lol...when ever I read smurfie, I'm thinking of those cute little blue cartoons...did you get the Smurfs in the UK?)

hello girls!! My name is Ching and I’m newly 33, newly single, no children, and yes, I’m an American. I’m ethnically Chinese, but was born and raised here in the US. I live in the suburbs of Los Angeles and work in Santa Monica. I have been scrapbooking since 1998 I think and stamping since 2000. I should revise that to “shopping” instead of scrapping and stamping.

Since April, I have taken on a 2nd job which is why I haven’t been online as much as I used to. The 2nd job was to help me pay off my current debts prior to my planned move to France which was to occur in June 2006. During the day, I’m a Human Resources Generalist. Night/Weekend job, I’m picking up extra money working in one of the major department stores (like your Harrods.) Because we are nearing the holiday season, I’m working til 12 midnight now. I don’t really mind working so much right now as it has kept me sane the past several months.

Now, this brings me to why an American is here at UKS regularly. I was/am in a long distance relationship with a frenchman for the last 2 years which has gone awry the latter part of this year. So I was here at UKS to learn about all things European scrap shopping wise and to make some new friends across the pond. Just recently, things have turned up for us again as a couple, so I’m dealing with this now. We will be spending some much needed time this coming christmas / new years. He arrives in 12 days!! Eeek!!!

I do participate in American message boards, but I really do like you ladies here as I feel you are much more real and less dramatic/judgemental than the American ones. I just recently left one team because I was so overwhelmed with depression / bitterness about the entire relationship mess, that I felt silly participating in a European cyber environment. But I’ve noticed that I really like it here and have decided to stay on. I miss chatting with a regular bunch of friends as well. So here I am, ready to give it another go!

I probably won’t get to chat very much until mid January when my work schedules lighten up. I will try to log in and post in our team thread at least once a day. I’m also not a big point earner with the layouts…..if that’s ok? LOL!

Anyway, sorry for the book, just thought I’d write this all down!

I've included a picture of me and FurBaby (yes, that's her name...I couldn't think of anything else more original! - she's 6 months old now and the perfect size for a foot warmer. A couple of more months she'll be big enough to warm BOTH feet at the same time).

And here's a picture of me and F at last New Year's Eve at the Lakers Game to watch Tony Parker (the french basketball player) play.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

morning everyone...a quick pop on before back to work for another day!. hope this one is a great deal more quieter!.
nice to here about you ching and ellsese.
gosh ching, i'm pleased to hear things are working out with F. and i love your wee furbaby!. i soooo want a cat, but cant have one in the this flat.
anyway,
hope everyone else has a good day and i'll catch you all tonight after work!.

[sunflower]

mornin everyone off to work see you all later
Alx

[theresa b]

morning everyone... am going to try and limit my posts today... :unsure:
ellsese - which part of birmingham are you from? i grew up in selly oak and went to bartley green girls...left at 18 to go to poly...never get back now as my mum is now in a nursing home in staffordshire (close to my sister)
margaret - david adores christmas as he says he is full of the spirit of christmas...lol (it is also his birthday next wed so this is his best bit of the year....) did you catch magnificent 7 the other night?
right my plans for the day - got to bake a gluten free cake for david's party on sat...i have terrible traumours about this every year don't know why :blink: (david has been on the gluten free diet for 6 years come february...)
so good morning teamies - hope you all have a lovely day! :lol: :lol: :lol:
love theresa

[Allie T]

Morning All!

My goodness you lot have been busy chatting! :D I am currently at work, eating my cereal. I don't get to post too much when I'm home, but will try more, although Wednesdays & Thursdays are out between September & March, but more of that below!

So, I am Allie (only some family members call me Alison - especially if I've been naughty!), I'm 32, married to Dave for 3 years next month (although we've been together for 11 and a half!), no children or pets (desperately want a chocolate lab) and I work as a research scientist for a biopharmaceutical company. I have been trying to scrapbook for about 2 years now & still find myself lost at sea at times! So, please be gentle with me as I probably won't earn a tremendous amount of points, but I'll try!!! I also have been card making for about 18 months, but I don't sell them, just inflict them on friends & family! :lol: My other passion that takes over my life for half the year is volleyball! I've been playing for about 7 years, and I'm not great, but love the exercise & social aspect of it. I train twice a week (2 hours a time), for a mixed team as well as a ladies only team. Then there can be 2 matches a week to play too. Oh and I go and support a couple of the other teams in the club when they play at home! I should point out that I am 5'3'' so not exactly what you'd expect on the court!

The avatar is me, with hair down, slap on and contacts in. Just ask Karen (Lily My Lovely) how different I can look! Normally my hair is up, I don't wear make-up and I wear glasses! Forgot to mention, that I was born and brought up in Gravesend, Kent and due to Dave doing his PhD in Cambridge, we moved here in 1996 and have not left!

Well, I seem to have waffled on for quite long enough. Ching - good to hear about you and F, will keep my fingers crossed that you both have a very Merry Christmas.

Have a great day everyone - we have our team christmas lunch today and as I've organized it, I've made little matchbooks for everyone with their food choices, so that I don't constantly get "what did I order?"!!!!!!!!

[ellsese]

Morning everyone.

Theresa, I am from Streetly, Sutton Coldfield. We are dairy and yeast free,so cooking is a PITA sometimes:( Im tempted to cut out Gluten, although we dont eat alot of products which contain it anyway.

My little man HATES Christmas...too many disruptions and doesnt like surprises. He wont open any pressies if they are gift wrapped so I am off this morning to get a roll of cellophane from the local florist to gift wrap his pressies from Santa.

Later on today I am going to sit down and make up two more little LO's that I am framing for pressies for my family, make my Moms chrissy card and get all the stuff together that I need to take to DS2's school tomorrow because I am card making with them tomorrow afternoon:):)

Have a good day everyone and I'll catch you later:):)

[debbie70]

Morning Jellies

I still haven't been able to thing of any ideas for our team name - partly because my mind is so full of christmassy things !

Hey Fi - good to see you hunny - please keep popping up - we lurve visitors, reading the bios of this team we'd lurve anybody who's willing to talk to us :lol: :lol: :lol:
Magaret - hope Jack settled down eventually and you managed to get some sleep. Am holding thumbs he'll have an easier time of going into school this morning too!
Ellsese - good to see you hun and welcome - *\o/* woowoo *\o/*. Am so glad we have a blonde and dippy on our team :D
Ching - good to see you too hun - I am so glad things are sorting themselves out for you after the year you've had. It's going to be fab seeing your F again - can we join in the excitement of the countdown "till he arrives" ? :P

Well, I have to finish a mini book for a mum at school by 2:30pm today and am feeling a lil' stressed about getting it done, not helped by the fact Emily started the day spectacularly throwing up all over the sofa and livingroom floor <_< and is now being especially clingy, whiney and generally in "poor me I need loads of cuddles and attention" mode.

Hope everyone has a FABULOUSLY happy day today :D

[debbie70]

OK due to slow typing and constant interuptions I missed you morning girls so just popping back to say

Hope you Christmas Lunch is delicious and hassle free Allie!
Theresa - post away to your hearts content
Ellsese - sending some ~creative vibes~ for all the things on your list
Al and Rachel - hope you have a calm, gentle day at work.

Catch up with you later (((hugs))))

[scrappybunny]

lmao @ Jellies!!!

is that the new name then? :lol: :lol:

[debbie70]

lmao @ Jellies!!!

is that the new name then? :lol: :lol:


heehee Well, you know what they say " If the cap fits ....... " :lol:

[ellsese]

So long as its not "The Jellie Bellies" :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Margaret57]

Just to say morning to everyone while it is still morning! Woke up late this morning so couldn't squeeze any time earlier to join you.

Ching - sorry I missed you last night, I didn't get back after the interruptions. Yes we got Smurfs - 'They're from Catford, ain't they a?' - or perhaps that was an English record release that you didn't get over there. Catford is in S.E. London and is 'known' across quite a large area.

Hope you have a better day Rach, although I have to say I'm having withdrawal symptoms with mine being at school and my school having finished. It's very quiet. It's ok everyone I can manage without all of your children!!!! Thanks for the offers though!

Have a good lunch Allie, come back later and share with us.

Deb are you hoping that blonde and dippy will overshadow us dark and dippies?! Hope Emily is more settled. Threaten her with auntie Margaret, that should do it, one way or another! Jack wasn't too bad going into school today, I think I shell-shocked him with the rushing around. Will pay for it later am sure.

I agree with you Ellsese, Jelly Bellies is too close to home for comfort!! LOL :lol:

Got to finish some cards and a mound of housework :unsure: so will chat later

[kalicokate]

hi ya
just thought I'd say hi, I do forget to chat so sorry - I will try

I am working on diary's to day and tomorrow - I need to get out today to post the last of my xmas pressies that need the post, I must remember to do that
catch you later
Kate

[Margaret57]

Hi Kate, good to see you.
I really am going to do that housework now!
Have a good day everyone

[theresa b]

hi kate nice to meet you... :D
disaster this morning the strap broke on my favourite - ok only handbag so i had to buy a new one! wouldn't mind but i finally got round to paying the paperbill yesterday - 88 pound! :unsure:
hope you are all having a good day - i'm off to make that cake...
love theresa

[Margaret57]

That's a lot of papers Theresa! Hope your new bag soon becomes your favourite bag!
I've done a few more cards and a little bit of the housework, the delivery I was waiting for has arrived so I'm off to the shops before the school run. Really am trying to avoid taking Jack & Ellie shopping next week so only today & tomorrow to go before they break up.
Happy baking :)

[ellsese]

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=59122&limit=recent
This is one of the framed Lo's I have made....just three more to do and I will have finished all the christmas pressies:)

[theresa b]

ellsese - went to have a look - it is gorgeous... she will be very happy on christmas morning...
hope you have all had a good day
love theresa

[kalicokate]

I'm waiting on a phone call from the vet, the receptionist said they would phone if they had any results - I may have to phone again soon - I worry so much

yesterday I brought a new puppy a powder puff 4 months old black girl ............. but I could have one of her brothers instead so I am two minds

oh dear ....... that was the vets my old girl has kidney failure, apparently its not good have to go tomorrow

[theresa b]

oh kate i am so sorry.... i do hope things go okay and will be thinking of you...
love theresa

[debbie70]

(((hugs)))) Kate !

[Allie T]

sorry to hear your news Kate. Sending {{{{{hugs}}}}}}.

Off to stick my contacts in & head off to training. Have a good evening everyone.

[Margaret57]

So sorry Kate, more ((((hugs)))). WIll be thinking of you tomorrow, it's so hard. We are down to just 4 cats now & DH keeps saying we're not replacing any of the lost animals, are we?! We'll see. They are not replaced, just that new ones come along.

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

will be thinking of you Kate.

evening all....home and hair washed, and totally shattered....cant even be bothered cooking dinner. had a much better day at work today....it had to be!!.

will read back and catch you later on.

[Ching]

ohh kate....sending you cyber hugs hun!

[debbie70]

Morning All

Hey, hey it's FRIDAY!

Sorry I didn't manage to get back last night but Dave is on standby at work meaning he hangs around here till he's needed & hogs the computer <_< !

Kate how're you're feeling this morning hun?
Rach glad you had a better day yesterday - hope todays the same :D
Allie - how did the lunch go, and your practice session?
Theresa - did you get the cake done?
Magaret - spill the beans on your shopping spree :P
Ching - how many days now :wub: ???????????
~waving~ to Al, Mandy and Ellsese - hope your thursday was good and your fridays' better :D

Last day of school today - eeeeeekkkk ! Actually it'll be great not having the morning panic and rush to get ready on time. I'm off to have an ultra sound check at 9am so need to get Dave up after only 2 hours sleep .... hope Sarah and Emily survived the experience of being looked after by a tired grumpy dada!

Have a happy day gals :D

[debbie70]

Ok ladies we need to decide on a name so we can get moved across to the Team Chat forum. My first suggestion .....
Jellie Babes :lol: :lol: :lol:
Secondly, would anyone like to be the team leader?
And last but not least - once we have a name - does anyone know about/how to go about putting the team name logo thingymajig in our siggies :blink:

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

morning everyone!.

debs, today will be much better as i only have one baby today, and its the one i've trained all her life...lol!!. we're off for a spot of xmas shopping today!!. shes totally user friendly this wee darling!!.(it shows i favour her a wee bit to much doesnt it....really try to make it doesnt when i with them both, but i've looked after her since day 3 of her life!).

thoughts for you today kate, i hope it goes well, or as well as possible.
hope everyone has a great friday, and if you've got xmas parties tonight.....have heaps of fun, but remember all the embarassing bits so you can share them with us...lol!!.
keep safe tho!>


errrr....debs, do you want me to put my hand up for leader....i have the time and can log on everyday...and i do...lol. i warn you tho...i can be bossy and organised....lol!!.
dont really know what you do tho?!.

the only thing i thought of for a name was........drum roll please.....
International Scrappers Incorporated....or...ISI
sorry, silly i know, but all that came into my head.

and....pass on the blinkie thing....i know the name of it but thats it...lol!.

ok, think i've rattled on enough for this time of day!

[theresa b]

morning teamies... :D
i just had nightmares getting onto the net... computer just wouldn't let me access wanadoo... hope it's not going to play up - if it goes off to computer man at christmas we won't see it for weeks!!! so if i vanish into a big black hole that's why.... :unsure:

hope you all have a wonderful day - i never did make the cake lol though i did get the ingredients... need to do it this morning... :P

kate will be thinking of you......
debs hope all goes well at the hospital...
everyone else lots of jellie babes vibes for a good day... :lol: :D :lol:
love theresa

[theresa b]

hi rachel we must have just been typing about the same time.... hope you have a great time shopping...
love theresa

[Allie T]

Morning All!

So pleased its Friday! :lol: The lunch yesterday was great! The atmosphere of the pub was marvellous & the food was fantastic! So much so, didn't have to eat any tea last night! Training wasn't too bad - I need to shift another stone & improve my fitness, but my passing of the ball was reasonable! Off into the lab soon, so will do a quick whiz through the threads!

Like Jellie Babies Deb! Hope the ultrasound goes well.

Have fun with the little 'un Rachel!

Right best get off - got the volleyball Christmas dinner tonight & frankly - I just want to curl up and go to sleep!!!! :lol:

[ellsese]

:D Morning Jellies

Kate will be thinking of you.
Debs hope all is well at the hospital.
Allie have a great night tonight.

Busy day here. Off to town this morning to grab the last two pressies and then this afternoon Im at DS2's school making christmas cards with his class :D Finish at the school at 3pm and then it'll be a mad dash across town to go and watch DS1 in the final of the county football tournament. Then after that has finished I'll be dashing home, quick shower and change and be all ready to go out for a meal with my BIL and niece and nephews....told you it was a busy day!!! Im worn out just typing about it!!! :lol: :lol:

Just a thought re Blinkies for our team name....love "Jellie Babes" BTW...the kids over on the kids forum make some super avvys and name blinkies...maybe we could ask them to design and make one for us??? If we had a piccie like the one below with the team name across it??? What do you think?????

Hope everyone has a good day and if you're off out to celebrate the festivities have a great time.

[Allie T]

Morning Ellsese! I'm tired just reading your post! :lol: Have a good 'un!

[Margaret57]

A quick 'morning' to everyone. In a rush as usual! Hope everyone has a good day.
My thoughts are going with you Kate,
Theresa - get baking it's nearly Saturday!
Glad you enjoyed yesterday Allie - have another good one tonight, you can sleep tomorrow, or can you?
Rachel - only one baby? what will you do with the time? have a good shop.
Good luck with the ultra sound Debs, shopping yesterday wasn't too exciting - stocking fillers for the four eldest children, well 3 'children' and DH!! but I got some stuff & your Best Friends are safely tucked away.

Sorry I missed everyone last night, was wrapping presents for all the girls at Girls' Brigade, we have the party tonight so I'll try to get back to see everyone after or before if I can.

Jellie Babes (((hugs))) to everyone :)

[Ching]

good evening....just got home from getting my hair done!! I've gone RED!!! well, a tint of all over red. I feel fabbbbbulous dahhhlings! I wish the gal had cut my hair shorter, but oh well!! I've made a follow up appointment for February, so I guess I'll hack it all off then. So tired of having long hair!

Debs - LOL!....I haven't even started to count. sooo much to do at work to prepare being off for a full week. Glad you're on the ball with getting us all sorted out as a new team. Have I chatted with you before? on the lurve threads, correct?

Rachel....you must be an angel to deal with other people's kids. I was at the salon in the mall tonight for approximately 4 hours...and i can't tell you ..ugh!! all these screaming kids!! I have no problem with you being team leader. :P thanks for volunteering to do that.

theresa...ugh!! my pc was down for close to a year due to viruses. I feel your pain. I hope this was just a one time fluke! ohh yum!! cake??

Allie, sounds like you had a wonderful day!! I've always wanted to tell you what a beautiful woman you are from you avatar.

Ellsese...have fun shopping. That's fab that you're almost done!!

******

For team name, I'll go with whatever the majority decides. :P I dont' know how to make a team siggy...sorry!

I got home last night at 8PM and promptly slept for 11 hours straight!! omg!! what a difference that has made as I've been averaging about 4 hours per night for the past 2-3 weeks.

Ohhh..its fun flinging my hair around right now as I just left the hair salon. Too bad I didn't have anywhere to go tonight to show off my new colour and do! I'm sitting here fondling the contents of one of my monthly kits. Such nice paper....

It's past midnight now for me, so I better go to sleep. G'night all!!

[Ching]

Hi Margaret...looks like we were posting at the same time. Have a fab time at your party.

[debbie70]

Hi Jellies

Just boiled the kettle .... anyone one for tea/coffee?

Hospital visit went fine thanks girls!
Ching - yup we've definitely chatted before - probably was the lurve thread. Hope you took a photo of the glam new you so we all can ooh and aaah over your hairstyle? :)
Elllsese - breathe deeply ........ :blink: REALLY like the jellybaby image - will have to speak to someone in the know about using it in a blinkie.

So gals ....... Rachel is our team leader if everyone's happy with that and shall we go with the Jellie Babes as a team name (thanks to Al for the inspiration)???? Please be vocal in your opinions and/or name options, thanking you kindly. :P

[theresa b]

hi jellie babes, am baking as we speak... well it's sitting in the oven...! :D
just wanted to check the computer would let me back in... was partly panicing as the jan/feb swap people are due to get their swapees - knowing my luck i would get the jan 1st person and not know until it was too late to send anything... :blink:
hope you all have a great day... :lol: :D :lol:
love theresa

[theresa b]

hiya debs - hot choc for me please... :D (never drink tea or coffee)
i'm sure rachel will be a great team leader... :D and i'm more than happy to go along with jellie babes (as mandy said the W.E. (well endowed) is silent....!) :lol:
the good news is the cake has come out of the oven unburnt and is now cooling awaiting icing etc... this year's theme is transformers so it will have three little transformers and some candles in the shape of tools...
sending good jellie babes vibes at you :lol: :D :lol:
love theresa

[kalicokate]

we're not replacing any of the lost animals, are we?! We'll see. They are not replaced, just that new ones come along.

thats so true

I have an appointment with a breeder to fetch the new puppy sunday, I didnt sleep well and had decided that having her put down was the kindest thing but I have kinda changed my mind I am going to ask to speak to Ian (head vet) as he is realistic and if he says its kinder then then thats ok (well no ok but ........) but I kinda changed my mind over night and I think shes not ready yet. and I kinda prefer that beecause the new puppy isn't a replacement for her and I have taken the decision not to get another hairless dog but a powder puff - I've never really had a dog with hair befor as mine have always been hairless to some degree

Anyway thank you all for your hugs, and thank you for allowing me to vent it helps

Anyway scrapping wise I am making diaries and just have april to finish and then pop some tabs etc on it

I have a craft robo so if anyone wants anything cut out, I also have a few sizzlet alphabets if anyone wants anything cut

Kate

[theresa b]

hi kate i hope it all goes okay this weekend whatever happens... i know how you feel we had to have our two cats put to sleep 8 years ago within three months of each other and it's never an easy choice... but they also never really go away...we certainly still mention them all the time... :unsure:
on to other news - i can't help but notice your signiture has changed... have you got a happy event to share with us...? :D
better go getting myself well tearful here... (it was christmas day 8 years ago that i spotted freddie had a lump on his head - turned out to be an inoperable brain tumour...)

good jellie babe vibes to you... :lol: :D :lol:
love theresa

[kalicokate]

yeah I'm pregnany :) I'm due late august so thats kinda cool. I have 3 girls and really would like another one, but I'lll be happy with either

[Allie T]

Hello Margaret - enjoy this evening!
Ching - can't wait to see a piccie of the new do! Bet it looks absolutely fab! Thank you for your lovely comment - I should point out that I only look like that on special occasions!!!
Deb - glad that the visit went OK.
Theresa - save some cake for us please!
Kate - what kind of puppy are you getting? Sending some more {{{hugs}}} your way & congratulations on your pregnancy!

Right, off to analyze some data. Still not decided what to wear this evening and debating whether to drink or drive! I should be able to catch up on sleep this weekend, once the shopping has been finished and the last 15 cards made and then written! Oh well, I get done what I can & the rest can go to the wall!!! :lol:

[MandyNi0]

Hi babes, hope everyone is well. Kate big hugs to you. I have three cats, two of whom I've had for 14 years and I don't like to think about the inevitable. They are very much like children I suppose. I did a tin full of them (it's in my gallery).

I'm not a wizard with animation but if you want I'll see if I can do a quick blinkie, just wouldn't want to promise too much as I may be a miserable failure lol.

Ching, so glad you and F will have Xmas together. My man lives in England so I get to see him about one a month, but previously I dated a guy in NYC for two years (that's quite a long story lol). Love to see your new hairdo.

Everyone else hope you're having a fab day.

Mandy xx

[debbie70]

Hi Mands - Good to see you. It would be fab if you had a go at the blinkie - I'm a bit useless when it comes to computer things - if you have no luck then I shall ask a friend or my cousin for help!
More (((hugs))) for Kate, wish we could do more to help hun!
(So excited we shall be having a "little jellie baby" joining us at the end of August! I have 4 girls - was desperate for a son but a very content with my lil' women!)
Well done Theresa for getting the cake done!
Allie - with everyone leading such a hectic life at the moment I have lost track of 'what's happening tonight' - are you going anywhere special?

I'm having another tea, needed to refresh myself after cleaning up two not very well youngsters & just put on my third load of washing and am gathering strength to clean up the mess in the car! Yeugh!

[Allie T]

Hello Mandy! ****waves**** When do you next see your man?

Hello Debs! I'm not very good in the 3 'S's' (sick, snot & s**t!) :lol: Good luck with the clearing up! I am off to a pub tonight with the volleyball club for our Christmas dinner, but having had a Christmas curry with the other volleyball team on Wednesday and my team Christmas lunch yesterday, am feeling a little full already!!! Think that I'll drive, so can escape early if I feel really tired!

oops got a 3pm meeting, so best put my skates on!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

I'm having another tea, needed to refresh myself after cleaning up two not very well youngsters & just put on my third load of washing and am gathering strength to clean up the mess in the car! Yeugh!


yeeeeuuuuuggggghhhhhh....far to much information.....yeeuugh the smell.... :lol:


B) , so, i'm the boss eh??......*puffs up chest, and keels over backwards* :wacko: :lol:
debs, now what do i do? :blink:

love the pic of the jellie babies!!

Ching, i agree with everyone else....we MUST see a pic of the new do hunni!!.
hope everyones evenings go well.
kate, hope the chat to vet puts you at some peace.

[sunflower]

evenin girls....just got in from our scout carol service..its nice to sing a few traditional carols.
well... i had a day off work today and have finally started my christmas shopping...still have my cards to write and shame on me i haven't made one this year!! and guess what still no christmas tree up i have decided i need a few more hours in the day about three would be nice..i never seem to be able to get everything done anymore...oh well never mind...
Alx

[kalicokate]

hi
I am getting a chinese crested powder puff I'm not sure which yet - going to see which I like its either the one by herself or the little boy with white hair

sadly I had to have my dog put to sleep earlier, any treatment would have given her weeks it seemed cruel to prolong her suffering .........

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

oh Kate, big hugs from me....i know how hard it is to lose a treasured 'baby'. :wub:
we're here if you need us....take care.
xx

[MandyNi0]

Oh Kate that's so sad, but ultimately of course we know that it's the kindest thing to do. I'm sending you big virtual hugs.

Those two in the pics look adorable. See now I'd have difficulty deciding which and would probably be tempted to take both. I'm just such a softee for animals.

Ok I've had a go at a blinkie which I'll attach, it's not very sophisticated but I'll try and do some work on it over the weekend and see if I can make it pack a bit more umph (technical term lol).

Got a shipment from Canny Crafts tonight, delivered at 7pm! I thought I'd be lucky to get it by Monday. My first 12 x 12 album was in there too and it's lovely. Got a Colorbok one, faux suede, for only £18ish. I'm planning to use this for an ABC book on me. Have something for most letters except I, O, Q, X and Y, so if you have any inspiration on those just let me know.

Well must stop rambling and get my tired butt to bed.

Night night everyone. See you tomorrow.

Mandy x

[theresa b]

good morning jellie babes.... :D
kate so sorry to hear the news.... big hugs your way... :wub:
won't be on much today - we've got david's party 10 - 12 then we have to rush to newcastle for the babes in the wood panto at 1pm... :blink:
hope you all have a wonderful day.... :lol: :D :lol:
love theresa

[sunflower]

mornin babes of the jelly variety... well i've got out of be andi've seem to have kicked my barhumbug feeling!!! got scrap club to run today but the decorations will be up tonight and the shopping finished tomorrow...well thats the plan...i'm enjoying being in a team already....not often i'm chatting on here this early. see you all later
hugs
Alx

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

good morning fellow babes....love the blinkie mandy!.
hope youre ok this morning kate.

busy day for me as well....head off to the post office to collect a couple of cj's, then am babysitting the screaming one from midday until whenever his parents roll in drunk this evening!. off to stock up on chocolate to take with me!!.
hope you all enjoy your saturday, and i'll catch you later tonight!!.

[MandyNi0]

Morning all, busy day ahead for me too. Got to get tree up, clean house, do shopping and later tonight hoping to make some Xmas cards. Decided I'm only doing maybe half a dozen for the special peeps in my life. Catch you later.

Mandy x

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

strike my previous post....the screaming one has been screaming half the night and his mother isnt going to go out after all....soooo...no babysitting for me after all......what shall i do with my day!!.

[MandyNi0]

LMAO well that's good news :lol: Ohhhh why not have an unexpected day of self indulgence. Do whatever takes your fancy, I think I'd rather be out taking some pictures, maybe go to a quiet beach or a forest part but alas I have lots and lots of things that must fill up my day.

Whatever you do, enjoy it!

[ellsese]

Morning Jellies


Oh Kate....sending massive {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}} We said goodbye to our faithful friend, Ben, a couple of years back and I still miss him today. We now have a little jack russel who is the softest , cutest wee thing. He is so dippy and gentle....not at all like a JR should be. We have rats and rabbits and Ozzie is scared of them!!!! We had a couple of ducks come to stay with us over the summer and Ozzie was out on the lawn knawing at a bone when the ducks walked over and nicked it from him....he sat there wimpering and crying....never once did he "have a go" to get it back....naughty ducks :lol:

Wasnt around much at all yesterday and the day just seemed to whizz by.
Managed to get the last pressies sorted and then lept over to J'ays school. Had a fabby time making cards and some were just so beautiful....I forgot to take the camera so didnt get a piccie of them, which was a shame because I would have posted them on my website.

Then next stop was the football tournament which went well...DS1, Bob, scored three cracking goals...lots of jumping around and cheering on have left me feeling very hoarse and stiff this morning!!!

Whizzed back home to sort myself out and then visitors arrived. We were going out for a meal but the kids all wanted to stay here and play....chinese it was!!!
The house got totally wrecked....6 kids running riot and bashing each other with cushions or whatever came to hand left me feeling very :blink:
Nephews didnt want to go home so they crashed the night....didnt manage to settle them all until way past midnight and then they were all up at the crack of dawn....music blaring, playstation groaning and I had the headache from hell....I knew I drank too much of the red stuff last night!!!! :lol:

So today instead of having a quiet day wrapping pressies I have to drive the nephews home!!! They live 50 miles away and the traffic is a nightmare!!! The bonus of it all is that my very bestest friend in the whole wide world lives just a couple of miles away from BIL, so we are going to call in and see her. Will stay for supper with her and then drive home.....so today is going to be another busy day!!!!

Tomorrow I plan to do nothing....just veg out all day in my PJ's and scrap a couple of piccies I have wanted to do for a while.

Love the blinkie BTW....very swish and I am sooooo :angry: that I cant work out how to do em!!!!

Hope you all have a good day....will catch up tomorrow with you all.
hugs
Ellsese

[debbie70]

strike my previous post....the screaming one has been screaming half the night and his mother isnt going to go out after all....soooo...no babysitting for me after all......what shall i do with my day!!.

Oh so there is such a thing as a "lucky break" :lol: :lol: :lol: ENJOY IT!

Morning Gals

OMG - I caught the bug and have not moved much from sitting with my butt on the WC and head over the basin :wacko: for the last 15hrs. Poor Dave had to take a night off work which pleased him no end. Still feeling a little fragile this morning .... not sure how I'm going to tackle my arms length list of things today ..... bleurgh

Kate dear thing more cyber (((hugs))) coming your way, am sorry you had to make such a rough decision yesterday! I think the 'puffs' are adorable -I'd want to take both home :P

Off to catch up properly ......

[debbie70]

Ellsese - am feeling :blink: just reading your post! Hope the traffic isn't too bad for you today and have a FAB time with your friend!

[wickedcaz]

My apologies in advance for intruding on your thread, but I notice there are quite a few of you on here that I haven't seen around the boards in ages and I wanted to send you all :wub: and {{hugs}}. I hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year!!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

crikey ellsese....i'm dizzy just reading your post!!. roll on tomorrow and a veg day!!.

ikky debs....way to much info hunni!!!. seriously tho...hope you're feeling better today!.

hi wickedcaz!.

well off to post office to collect what i hope is 2 cj's, then a spot of shopping, then home to ponder my afternoon....gonna do some baking, and probably boring housework that i'd planned for tomorrow...then tomorrow i cann veg to!!

[debbie70]

Caz hunni - good to see you - please pop in often for a chat :D Sending some :wub: right back at ya! What ya been up to lately?????

Sorry about the in-depth info Rach .... was working up for some sympathy votes :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

ok, i've sent a pm to the mods to ask for offical recognition!!.
hopefully we'll have a proper team thread today...will keep you posted!

[ldnkiwiscrapper]

take a look at this everyone :P

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=87293