Chill Out...Relax...Loosen your pants...It's the South Wales Crop 14 January Chat!

[Chrissie]

Hi everyone

Our theme this month is Chill Out (after all the rushing about in December generally, and specifically at our last crop...I figured we all needed a chilled out day!). So, therefore, we will be having one class (but longer than usual, because of the two techniques involved) taught by the lovely Dawn Evans (first time teaching at the crop, so YEY! Clap clap clap...thank you Dawn). It is a first page for your 2006 album and the idea is that you add photos and journaling for each month as it passes...to highlilght the goings-on in your life/ family.

The 12 photos you can see are on the front of little booklets which open to reveal another photo and some bullet point journaling about the month. It's a great project and so pretty too! Love that Chatterbox paper! The title is made by stamping and Diamond Glazing card...great technique which is always a fab one for future layouts.

The tools you will need to bring are:

A bottle of Diamond Glaze or similar (yell if you're not sure)
Foam pads (to raise the title tiles)
Paper trimmer
Paper piercer
January 06 photos (if you have any...not essential)
Hermafix glue or similar
Glue dots (or something else to attach the ric-rac)

The other part of the day (as we're only having one class) is a challenge, which is to create a LO using the Becky Higgins sketch shown below. The title of the layout has to be Chill Out or Chilled Out (which can be interpreted in various ways of course). You can prepare all the stuff you want to beforehand, but the LO has to be made at the crop on the day...and you've got all day to do it...in a chilled out manner!

Sue B was in Florida for a couple of weeks before Christmas and has bought back some nice products as prizes for you guys (and you just KNOW I ain't gonna win that damn door raffle!!! :lol: So one of you will get your mits on 'them' :P )

Anyway...any questions, just yell. And get chatting!

Love

[xXx_just_me_xXx]

Any chance of a list of whos got a place? I cant remember whether I put our names down or not.

[Chrissie]

Absolutely no problem babe...January croppers are:

Alexis, Amber, Amy (there you are!!), Anne T, Ann H
Bethan, Bryony
Carol, Cath, Ceri, ME!
Dawn, Delia, Diane
Ebony
Fiona
Hayley
Imogen
Jan D, Jane, Jo, Julia
Karen D, Karen T, Katrina, Keren, Klair
Lilly, Linz, Lynne Hu
Margaret
Nicola
Penny
Roberta
Sarah M, Shirley A, Sian, Sophie, Sue B
Tracey P, Tracy C (and there's your mum!)

On the reserve list we have:

Katie, Lesley, Ros & Sarah, Kim, Anne Y, Anne T 2nd, Karen E, Debbie S

I'm sure there was something else I was going to say, but it's gone...tum tee tum...I'm sure it'll come back to me.

[Chrissie]

Oh...that was it...

As you can see, as usual we have a full house and 10 people on the reserve list...so if you can't come for any reason, even if you only find out the day before, PLEEEEEEEEEASE let me know. :D Thank you :D

[Chrissie]

Anyway...guess what I got for Christmas. :D :D :D

A digital SLR camera which is so stunning I want to marry it and have its babies. It's true, it's true...materials things ARE what make you happy!!! :lol: :lol:

[Shell-Bean]

Anyway...guess what I got for Christmas. :D :D :D

A digital SLR camera which is so stunning I want to marry it and have its babies. It's true, it's true...materials things ARE what make you happy!!! :lol: :lol:

Very Cool!

[Chrissie]

Oh yes ma'am, it is! I've sooooo enjoyed using it! Suddenly I'm a good photographer again!

[xXx_just_me_xXx]

Oooh, nice, what one?

[xXx_just_me_xXx]

And Yaaaay!!! :P

[Dibby]

Okay then, lets see your fabby photos then.

And I'm really not wishing 10 of you to get a 24 hour flu bug on the evening before the crop, honest I'm not.

[Chrissie]

Okay then, lets see your fabby photos then.

And I'm really not wishing 10 of you to get a 24 hour flu bug on the evening before the crop, honest I'm not.

:lol: :lol:

Fabby photos coming up on some fabby LOs later! :lol:

It's a Nikon 350D (I think it's 350 D...it's definitely got a 3 in it and DEFINITELY got a D...:unsure: :lol: ) It just makes that gorgeous deep clunk sound when it takes a photo...FAB!

[lynne4246h]

Chrissie

I did post a message on the December thread but don't know if you have read it so will repeat. Could you put me down for the March crop please? Ta.

[Chrissie]

Hi Lynne...did you have a good Christmas? :D

Yes, I saw your message and you're definitely in for the March crop, never fear!

Love

[lynne4246h]

I had a very quiet Christmas as most of the family were elsewhere. DS and family were in Madrid visiting the Spanish in-laws and DD never ventures outside on Christmas day but the Christmas season has been lovely nonetheless. DS bought me some gorgeous Anna Griffin papers and embellishments - he has good taste and knows what I like. And DH and I treated ourselves to a digital camera - a Nikon Coolpix 5600 - and I haven't stopped snapping since!!
Oh and DS also brought me some lovely Turron from Madrid!! Scrummy!!

[megifa]

hi everyone hope you had a nice christmas i'm now going to ask a thick question but is diamond glaze and clear gloss for liquid embossing the same thing if not where can i get diamond glaze from thank you bethan

[Chrissie]

Yep, that's right Bethan :D Any brand would do...I guess it's just like Hoover...the brand name is very often used as the name of the product because it's the best known or first one out there or something.

[Rhufeinig]

Sorry can't make it now on the 14th just realised that Sophie & I are going to the Panto that day.

Sorry

See you soon

Sarah & Sophie :(

[Chrissie]

That's a shame Sarah. Are you going to see Peter Pan in Cardiff? I saw that over Christmas.

Right...the next two on the reserve list then are Katie and Lesley. I'll get hold of them to make sure they still want to/can come.

Debbie...your plan is working! :lol: :lol:

[Hayley B]

Lovely class LO, one question, what size photo do we need?

[Evans1]

Hiya, Hayley-the exact size of my photos are 1 7/8" x 2 3/4" !!! (but 2" x 2 3/4") would fit:)
If anyone is using a HITI to print, then I used the 6"x4" (4 x1 )sticker setting to get this size-Santa was very kind to me this year!!!
HTH, Dawnx

[Dibby]

Debbie...your plan is working! :lol: :lol:

Two down - eight to go!

[Chrissie]

If anyone is using a HITI to print, then I used the 6"x4" (4 x1 )sticker setting to get this size-Santa was very kind to me this year!!!
HTH, Dawnx

Oh...well...you're just showing off now! :lol: :lol: Veeeeery nice Dawn!

[Hayley B]

Thanks Dawn :D

[Sue Bailey]

Love the LO.....looking forward to chilling....just realised it's a week on Saturday!!! Yay!

[chocolatecandy8]

hi girls hope u all had a great crimbo
chrissie just to let u know delia is comeing to crop so am i if that nice lady tracey and her dd amy ewould be so kind to pick me up
anyone now do they sell diamond glaze in in shops please

[Chrissie]

anyone now do they sell diamond glaze in in shops please

Um...Linz? The other shop coming (by the way) is Scrap Attack for this crop :)

[chocolatecandy8]

what is diamond glaze ??????????? sounds like the varnish dh did the floor boards with

[Dibby]

Its a glue basically, glues almost anything to anything, but it can also be used as a glaze, giving a glasslike raised appearance to whatever you put it on.

[chocolatecandy8]

whoooooooooo sounds interesting thankyou

[Julia]

Looking forward to getting some scrapping done, feels like ages since I completed a page!

[Sue Bailey]

Very very quiet here this month....

[Chrissie]

Everyone's chilling out...gettin' in da mooooood :lol:

[Chrissie]

Debbie...you really MUST be doing something...cos you're number 4 on the reserve list now...with the other 3 people still to be contacted to see if they want their place... (keep dancing, keep dancing :lol: :lol: )

[Dibby]

Ha ha ha ha! My plan - it is working Mr Bond!

[xXx_just_me_xXx]

Bad news I'm afraid (well good news for Debbie!) we wont be able to make it this month, something has come up. :( So sorry Karen but that means we wont be able to pick you up. :(

[Dibby]

:( Sorry Amy.

[xXx_just_me_xXx]

Does that mean you're in?

[Hayley B]

Dont panic Karen I can pick you up :)

We are not very chilled here :(

[Dibby]

Couple more to go yet Amy (I'm not really wishing illhealth on any of you, more a surprise trip to the theatre sort of thing).

[chocolatecandy8]

that would be fab hayley if its not to much to ask
and chrissie im i in for march crop???????? i now u came around in nov crop but im not sure if i put my name down

[stickysquirrel]

Think I'll just come on Saturday, make a mess, eat cake and shop! (so what's new!!!). Not sure about scrapping, need some serious chill time, everyone elses life has been at me for the last 4 weeks! :blink: Can't get organised about anything, have accidently wiped out loads of my Christmas piccies, including the one of my pudding for the Newbury LO. Also wiped my DD1 new digital camera piccies too, not very happy with me!!! Had to buy another Christmas pudding and eat that today just to take a pigging photo!!! However I did have a marathon scrapping week immediately after Christmas day and completed our twins 21st birthday albums . They were so thrilled with them, a bit of surprise as they thought I was making an embarrassing banner to go outside!!! :) :blink: :)

[Chrissie]

that would be fab hayley if its not to much to ask
and chrissie im i in for march crop???????? i now u came around in nov crop but im not sure if i put my name down

Yes Karen, you're in for the March crop :D

[Chrissie]

Think I'll just come on Saturday, make a mess, eat cake and shop! (so what's new!!!). Not sure about scrapping, need some serious chill time :)

Yep...come and CHILL! :P That's the order of the day.

By the way ladies...I couldn't get the flowery paper that Dawn's used on her layout but, as you can appreciate, it's not that important because it's a layout you haven't got photos for yet anyway. So we're using the same range of paper but in a stripe, as below. Same tones exactly of course.

[Dibby]

Think I'll just come on Saturday, make a mess, eat cake and shop!

What else are you supposed to do there then! You sound as though you deserve a bit of a chill-out.

My poorly dance seems to have hit a bit close to home, DS13 seems to have come down with what looks like mumps! I thought kids were vaccinated against that!

[Hayley B]

my DD has to have another mmr jab as she has only had the one, the boys have had 2 so are ok. Mumps is doing the rounds big time in wales at the mo so hope everyone else is up to date on their jabs. Me I had it when I was 18 months, mum had all 5 of us down with it at the same time :blink:

[Chrissie]

My poorly dance seems to have hit a bit close to home, DS13 seems to have come down with what looks like mumps! I thought kids were vaccinated against that!

Are you SERIOUS!!!? Oh my word...this crop is doomed. I cannot believe we've got through a reserve list of 11!!! :lol: :lol:

Hope he's okay Debbie. :)

[Julia]

Are you SERIOUS!!!? Oh my word...this crop is doomed. I cannot believe we've got through a reserve list of 11!!! :lol: :lol:

Hope he's okay Debbie. :)

11?! Does this mean your able to come now?

hope he's OK Debbie.

[Dibby]

Oh I shall be there, mum will be okay to have him. We're off to the docs at 10.20. I didn't know about the mumps doing the rounds Hayley, maybe that's what it is then.

I remember having them at about 5, and it was horrible.

[Linz]

hiya girls - it's looking good for me to be there on Saturday - yes I was hit and miss for a while too :)

I may need to ask for a bit of help in packing at the end though as I'm still having a lot of pain in my arms and legs and by then it will probably be showing.

[Chrissie]

Of course we will Linz.

[Julia]

Be glad to help Linz, hope your feeling better!

[Dibby]

Or we could just buy it all Linz, then you won't have to carry anything back.

[Chrissie]

:lol: :lol: :lol: (look who's all chirpy NOW! Now, that she's coming that is!)

[Dibby]

LOL - who me?

Just got back from the docs, he hasn't ruled out mumps, but says its early days if it is. He's advised gargling soluble paracetamol, have you tried to get a 13 year old to gargle that stuff, we've just spluttered it everywhere.

[Chrissie]

Oh bless him. How horrible. :unsure:

[Dibby]

But he'll enjoy a day with Nanny on Saturday!

When I was little mum used to make homemade lemonade when we were ill, it was so lovely and mumsy, will have to get her to make some more.

[chocolatecandy8]

yippie im in the march crop my 1st big 9hr crop im so excited lol.
fiona hope u get good vibes soon

[saskins]

someone one the list was asking if diamond glaze would be available from the shops on saturday.Spoke to Katrina(scrap attack)and she will be brining a supply of glossy accents (which is similar to diamond glaze) with her to the crop.
Looking forward to seeing you all on sat

[Linz]

I'm out of Diamond Glaze too at the moment, but I also have Glossy Accents :)

[stickysquirrel]

I prefer glossy accents, as it dries quicker and doesn't crack! Feeling more human today although I did have a stressful day y'day with one of my little treasures in school! Throat and death came into my head for just a moment!!!! Sorry to hear you've been poorly bad Linz, eat lots of goodies and lie on the settee with a bottle of Bailey's. It worked for me . However I am now 1st overwieght and an alcoholic!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Linz]

LOL

Hey Fiona do you still want those sizzlets cases?

[chocolatecandy8]

lol what do u due in school fiona? hope u dont think im being nosey glad your feeling better
sending u healing vibes linz

[Dibby]

Linz, if you see this, and you remember, can you put some of those big gerbera blossoms in the car please. I don't know if I want to buy any yet, but I might want to stroke some.

[megifa]

another thick question (it's been one of those months) with the challenge layout can you interpret it in your own way as long as you have all the elements or as it got to be exactly as you see it. looking forward to saturday after the week i've just had see you soon bethan

[stickysquirrel]

yes please linz hic!!

[Chrissie]

Blimey...I don't look on here most of the day...and there's TONS of messages...

Right...

[Chrissie]

yippie im in the march crop my 1st big 9hr crop

12 hours Karen, 12 hours!! :D

[Chrissie]

IHowever I am now 1st overwieght and an alcoholic!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

If you're 1 stone overweight, I'm Tim Holtz! :blink: :blink: :lol:

[stickysquirrel]

Hello Tim!!!! Got any ink?

[Chrissie]

another thick question (it's been one of those months) with the challenge layout can you interpret it in your own way as long as you have all the elements or as it got to be exactly as you see it. looking forward to saturday after the week i've just had see you soon bethan

You have to have the shapes there as they are drawn, but how you interpret that is up to you. You can't move the shapes around.

I've attached here another Becky Higgins sketch, and then 3 people's interpretations of that sketch, to give you an idea Bethan

[katrina]

Just to let you all know, I will have 2.5 litre paint cans with me on Saturday and hopefully our new range of pearlescent embossing powders and shimmer sprays. New products to play with who could ask for anything more????
Really looking forward to seeing you all again.
Katrina

[stickysquirrel]

So, what else you got then?

[chocolatecandy8]

whooooooo 12 hrs even better cant wait 12 full hrs to my self no kids screaming mammmm .
fiona what do u do at the school? are u a teacher?

[Shell-Bean]

Have a fab time tomorrow ladies - think of me standing on a beach in Devon freezing my what-nots off!

[Chrissie]

And your mutt's nuts ( :lol: :lol: saw that expression yesterday and it made me PMSL!!) Thanks Shell...have a nice time (a North Devon beach in the winter...mmmmmm!!)

[Dibby]

Don't worry about your mutt's nuts! I think you're nuts - you'll freeze!

(Just make sure you know what time the tide is due in)

[Shell-Bean]

(Just make sure you know what time the tide is due in)

Thanks for that ;)

[Dibby]

Just make sure you wrap up warm, and take lots of nice photos. Are you taking the dog too?

[Shell-Bean]

Just make sure you wrap up warm, and take lots of nice photos. Are you taking the dog too?

yep sure am!

[Julia]

Have fun Shell, I love the beach in winter.

[sian66]

Sorry Chrissie won't be able to make it, have been in bed for 2 days with Labrynthitis, if thats how you spell it, it's a type of vertigo, all dizzy and sick can't stand up so can't drive. If possible could you bring my layouts and box from last month and give them to Karen and I could pick them up from her I would appreciate it.
Have a good time everyone see you in february

Sian XXXX

[Chrissie]

Oh I hate that...I had that once when I was about 12 and it's horrible. I will definitely bring your stuff and pass it on to Karen T for you.

WHAT is the DEAL with this crop??? DEBBIE!!!!! STOP NOW, STOP!!! :stop:

[Hayley B]

Chrissie does the challenge LO definately have to have the title as "chill out"

[Dibby]

Sorry!!! Forgot to take the pins out of the doll!

I had that labyrtinth thingy once, it felt as though I was drunk, couldn't walk in a straight line, and hadn't touched a drop. Lots of sympathy and hope you feel better soon.

[chocolatecandy8]

sian hope you feel better soon .

[stickysquirrel]

I'm off to a 40 t party tonight dressed as Vivian from the Young ones, you should see my hair!!!!! I have drawn the line at the girls spraying it orange though! I've got studs stuck on my forehead with sticky dots!!!! See you 2morow

[chocolatecandy8]

hope u took photos

[Chrissie]

I dare you to turn up at the crop like it! :lol:

Hayley -- yes, the title has to be Chill Out or Chilled Out or Chilling Out or Chill...something like that! I'll even accept Chilly! :lol:

[chocolatecandy8]

chrissie thankyou had a great day as usual.
hayley thankyou for the lift dawn the class was fab i loved it
fiona cracked me up doing her impressions of the snooty lady ann whiticombe lol
linz and sorry dont no the name of lady for the lush goodies at the shops .
great day exausting but fun cant wait for febs one lol

[Dibby]

Great day, really enjoyed it. Lovely company too. Sort of looking forward to the next one.

[Chrissie]

I would like to point out that she is only saying that because she's teaching at the next one :lol: You'll be GREAT Debbie...you've already had people scraplifting your class LO today...what better compliment can you have?! :D

Thank you everyone...I had a really chilled out day!

Everyone look out for a S Wales Crop questionnaire in your email boxes next week by the way...

Thanks especially to Crafty Pastimes and Scrap Attack for coming to be our shops, and to everyone (bless you) who helped get out/put away tables, sweep up, and generally tidy.

Well done also to Imogen, Hayley and Penny for those lovely challenge winners. I thought that it was extremely hard to pick this month...those layouts were gorgeous.

[Linz]

Thanks everyone for the help today in getting the car unloaded and reloaded - it was much appreciated.

Unfortunately my journey home wasn't uneventful - I broke down just after getting on the M5 and then had to wait an age to be recovered. Didn't get home till gone 7 and I'm still trying to warm up as all I had in the car was a fleece.

Hoping it's not an expensive repair!!!

[The Craft Bug]

How horrible Linz, sending you big ******HUGS******, hope you warm up soon.

Also big thank you Chrissie for the lift, I enjoyed my me day.

[Chrissie]

Awwwwww Linz!!! Oh bless you. Cwtsh up in bed with a nice warm duvet and have a good long sleep (I'm off to bed NOW...before 10.30pm!!!!!! Unheard of!!!!)

No probs Anne...it was nice to have your company. We can do it again if you like (but no room for kids so perhaps not every month?)

Night everyone! (yawn!) I'm just hoping I'm not going to go to sleep and dream about walnut whips...and if you have no idea what I'm talking about, ask Sue Bailey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chocolatecandy8]

lol dont think ill ever look at a walnut whip again in the same way :blink:
sue its your fault the thoughts us girls will be haveing eating them

[Dibby]

I don't think I want to know - I like walnut whips.

Linz, have you broken a couple of mirrors lately or something? Fingers crossed for you that the repair bill is a nice one.

[Sue Bailey]

And I think it might be safest if I keep it to myself as I have already traumatised too many people....do't worry it's nothing to do with the walnut whips themselves.....!

[stickysquirrel]

Oh I know what Sue is talking about we had THAT conversation at the last retreat. Something to look forward to ay Girls? Gross!!!! :blink: I had a great time as always, but my back is killing me again. Will have to think about a different kind of chair to perch on! Thank you Dawn for the lovely class. Busy bagging up all my kits for the retreat :blink: :blink: See you fellow retreaters very soon xx

[Chrissie]

Hey Fiona...go over to the BRECONS retreat chat thread...someone's asked you a question there :D

Bagging kits...it's not an exciting job eh? :lol:

[Evans1]

Oh,No, Linz-not the dreaded M5!!! At least when we "broke down" it was in the summer:( Hope you have warmed up now:)
Thanks everyone for being so kind to me yesterday-you made my first time very enjoyable!!!(especially to Julia for answering all my "what would you do?" questions-you are a gem!)
Chrissie, We have just been going through our dates for the year and wondered if we had the wrong date for May-is the crop on the 13th that month-as that is the weekend of Bonanza...?
thanks, Dawnx

[Chrissie]

At the moment it is...cos not everybody in the world will be going to Bonanza :) We'll see what the general consensus is, but I suspect that there'll only be a few of us going. If loads of people ARE going, then we'll move it. :D

Thank you again for doing a great class...I don't know how you teach so quietly! :lol:

[Dibby]

Chrissie, are you not doing Bonanza this year? I'm not going this year either.

[Chrissie]

I am doing Bonanza...going with Sue B and Vanessa and Lynne from Crafty-Ness (I think Lynne?). Why aren't you going?

[JoJo1]

Oh Linz,poor you!!!!

Thanks girls for a great day.xx

[Chrissie]

Hokey cokey girls...I'm going to start a new thread for February...as we have the clas up and everyfink.

Also...heads up...today is 1st February (pinch, punch...) and bookings for the April crop have been flooding in and there are already only 17 places left. So email or phone or PM me quick. So far I have:

Amber, Anne T I and Anne T II
Bethan
Ceri, ME!
Debbie S
Ebony
Fiona
Imogen
Julia
Karen E, Keren, Klair
Lilly, Linz
Michelle (newbie)
Penny
Roz G
Sarah G, Shirley A, Sue B
Vanessa

Right...off to start the February thread... :D

[sian66]

Chrissie can you please book in Myself, Angela and a newbie Helen for April Please

Sian XXX

[chocolatecandy8]

me in to please as long as i can get a lift of amy or hayley

[Chrissie]

Oops...no...now make that TWO