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something being arranged in perfectly shaded gradations you ll be sorry you mocked now let me confess that the 200 is only an approximate number because surprisingly i didn t count each one i think pandering to one of my obsessions at a time should be quite enough for one afternoon arranging things in colour order in a warehouse is one level of weird but going on to then count them all up so i could mention it in a number themed blog post well that would just be ridiculous so that s how my month s statistics added up to share your own then please visit the full how to join in my month in numbers guide here there aren t many rules as such they re mainly a few ways in which you can help me to keep the month in numbers community running happily i ll gladly visit you comment and save your post to the month in numbers pinterest board currently followed by over 700 people but this takes time so there are a few simple things i ask in return all of which you can find here in the guide i ll look forward to reading your memory keeping by numbers and in the meantime i ll be working on the next communal count prompts see you soon julie posted by julie kirk at 17 22 16 comments labels my month in numbers blogging meme statistics lists numbers memory keeping by numbers crafting retreat jigsaw weather communal count email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 29 october 2013 scrapbooking simply a moment october 2013 well hello there when i rounded up the going postal series on sunday i mentioned that normal service would resume soon and what better way to get back into the regular swing of things here than with a spot of scrapbooking 2013 has certainly not been the year of the scrapbook round here i have several theories as to why that may be some of which i ll probably bore regale you with at some time in the future however it hasn t been an entirely un scrapped year no there ve been a few valiant things which have helped me document at least some of the story of this year i m managing to keep up to date with not only taking but also scrapping my photos from the 52 weeks of photos project one photo per week is the nearest i ll allow myself to get to falling down the project life rabbit hole i ve been scrapping some of my month in numbers posts printing out the full text from my blog posts to slot inside and i ve faithfully scrapped every one of my simply a moment blog posts and again i print out the full text only this time i ve been adding it to my pages inside pockets if my memory serves me i don t think i ve shared any of them here so i m trying to rectify that by sharing the page i made to accompany my most recent simply a moment post i also combined it with my 3djean design team post today by using some of the lovely new blank tickets which are perfect for holding stamped dates and small blocks of journaling after creating the page from mainly a selection of patterned paper layers the page was feeling a little too flat for my liking so i added a couple of colours of shimmerz texturez again from 3djean these heavily textured pearlised pastes applied directly to the page by scraping through a section of plastic embroidery canvas plus a few splatters of shimmerz spray inks were just the thing the page needed to stop the whole thing feeling too safe ah i m living dangerously here you know whoever said scrapbooking couldn t be an extreme sport join me back here on thursday for something scary no not a halloween project but my october month in numbers round up which will serve as a reminder should you need one that this year is very nearly over please read this with a spooky ghostly voice in your head i ll be seeing you sooooooooooooooon julie x posted by julie kirk at 17 43 3 comments labels scrapbooking layout 12x12 simply a moment simply alexa journaling storytelling basic grey grid graph paper design shimmerz texturez 3djean earthworm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 27 october 2013 i m sealing the envelope dashing to the post box before the last collection the end of going postal 2013 hello there my title for this post was going to start i m licking the envelope etc but i didn t think giving you a mental image of my tongue was quite the tone i was trying to set here so let s move swiftly on this is my final post about all things postal at least for this year maybe i ll be tempted to open the envelope and go postal again at some time in the future but until then the going postal pinterest board is where you can permanently find all of my own postal themed blog posts and craft projects from the 3 years in which i ve been going postal plus all of the posts which other people have contributed via their own blogs and a fair few other mail ish projects supplies and inspirational images i ve stumbled across online just click on the image you re interested in reading more about until you re re directed to the individual post i d like to say a big thank you to all those bloggers who managed to find the inclination and the time to go postal along with me this time round as i mentioned you can catch up with all of their contributions via the going postal board but i wanted to just take a minute to introduce you to them all here so i can thank them in person so thank you to alexa from trimming the sails bernice of newly creative deb of deb s world hetty from roses in december jennie of jeant jinnag katie of a grown up gap year kirsty neale at ginger george louise at boys bugs and beautiful buttons mel of let s get scrappy nicky at creative flourishes sally of sally makes art sian at from high in the sky thanks ladies it was a treat to have links to each one of your posts drop through my metaphorical letter box over these last 6 weeks i hope that through pinning your posts and sharing most of forgive me if i missed yours them on my facebook page that i ve played a part in matching you up with some new blog readers along the way i d also like to thank gabrielle from the green gables who provided the great special offer on her eco stationery during the final week make sure you follow gabrielle on facebook twitter or via her blog so you can be the first to hear of upcoming discounts and special offers from the green gables and i wouldn t dare end the series without thank all those who read commented repinned retweeted and shared anything at all to with the series thank you so much i thought i d draw things to a close by sharing two fun packages of mail i received while going postal was running i ll spare you any photos of the electoral registration form and myriad take away menus which also landed on my doormat in the last 6 weeks the first is the card i received as part of the do what you love great big stitched postcard swap remember when i shared the card i made well this is the work i received in return inside that fab text print envelope there was also that rarest of things a handwritten letter from my swapee and a lovely bundle of papery gifts all of which had travelled safely from shannon in florida right across the water to the north east of england where it s all now nestling cosily in my craft room thank you shannon and finally i was gifted yet another bundle of papery goodness and another handwritten letter this time from heather one of my lovely shop customers now then as gorgeous as heather s gift of an envelope filled hand bound art journal which i ve already started using and a great selection of postal ephemera was perhaps the most noteworthy thing about her parcel was the envelope it all came in as i mark all my outgoing shop orders with only a brief return address heather found a rather striking way to make sure her gift found its way to me and hurrah for the royal mail because it worked it made it to me without a problem and i do hope it raised a smile with the postal workers along the way thank you again heather so there we have it the 6 weeks of posty fun is now over and regular non postal service will now resume i plan to gently drift back into my usual blogging schedule just as we all begin to wonder about those all important last mailing dates before christmas see you very soon julie x posted by julie kirk at 18 11 3 comments labels going postal blog series themed postal postage stamps post office snail mail mail art swaps gifts email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 26 october 2013 at home like sleeping in a giant envelope hi hi this is the penultimate post of going postal 2013 and i couldn t think of a better way to prepare to put the series to bed than this what i know awful pun but get over it and let me explain as i type this is the linen we currently have on our bed so far so entirely random but bear with me while you can clearly make out and are no doubt not surprised by the zebra print quilt in the photo you might not yet be able to see what exactly it is that makes the remainder of the bedding so appropriate to our current topic but the thing is when i spotted it on the shelf at tk maxx a few months back then as like you i got closer and closer to it i began to realise that the print was almost exactly like the kind you find inside security envelopes and as this is my 3rd year blogging about postal themed ephemera you should know by now that security envelopes are one of my favourite everyday treasures so how could i resist fyi on previous occasions when i ve shared photos of bed linen i ve had quite a few emails asking where i got it from so this time i ve come prepared as i say it came form a tk maxx store in england so is probably old stock from somewhere or other the name on the pack was wallis young home and rather than the more accurate awesome security envelope patterned one the actual name of this set is harriet blue however i can t find anything about it online anywhere so now you know how i ve been sleeping at night after long hours of posty themed blogging but for the record no we don t have to tear the top of the duvet cover open each morning to get out of bed join me tomorrow for the final going postal post of 2013 julie posted by julie kirk at 07 30 4 comments labels going postal blog series themed postal happy mail security envelopes prints duvet cover bedding bed linen home email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 25 october 2013 cardmaking with skulls and chains hello hello do you know the daring cardmakers they re a weekly challenge blog who ve reached their 7th birthday this month and they recently invited me to pull on a party hat and join in the celebrations over there today after giving me a list of themes i could choose to play along with i chose spooky birthdays because really any theme that justifies me using a skull and chains on a card is always going to win me over and here s my card the skull in question is a cuttlebug die cut embossing set while the chain is a scrap of silver wrapping paper cut with the delicate chain poppy stamps die and i arranged them to give the idea of a skull chandelier but skull crossbones aside by keeping the other elements quite subdued and subtle i was aiming for a fairly sophisticated even feminine finished result and you can t beat a touch of crochet trimming and bling for that can you and as you might have come to expect no card of mine is really complete without a few word snippets these cut from an old children s annual here s the end result again to save your scrolling finger for more spooky birthdays ideas make sure to hop over to see how the daring cardmakers have interpreted the same theme and check out the challenges and competitions too and join me here over the coming weekend as i prepare to post off my final few going postal missives of the 2013 series it s your last chance to get your contributions linked up pinned to pinterest and promoted on my facebook page too see you soon julie posted by julie kirk at 07 00 9 comments labels daring cardmakers birthday blog party celebrations skull cardmaking greetings card email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 23 october 2013 cardmaking take a deep breath before saying this a framed postage stamp 3d art gallery scene stepper card oh my come in come in you re just in time for my final craft project of going postal 2013 and unusually for me it s what you might call a high concept card i guess i must be caught up in the drama of this crafty finale so let me introduce you to my deep breath framed postage stamp 3d art gallery scene stepper card with this project you can showcase some of the more interesting and attractive designs in your stamp collection on this special fold out gallery card should you wish to try something similar here are some instructions take a blank stepper card or make your own they re just a zig zag shape in profile cover the 2 outward facing sections with patterned paper i chose a design that you might find in an old art gallery next add a strip of wood grain paper at the very bottom to represent the gallery floor i told you this was high concept use nesting dies to cut frames from gold paper now run them through various embossing folders to mimic ornate frame surrounds now use the frames to highlight the smartest prettiest and most well designed stamps in your collection then you can decorate as you wish such as using haberdashery trimmings for picture haging chains but of course whether or not you add an entirely cheesy greeting like i did is entirely your decision i know it s not something you ll make everyday of the week but it will certainly would make a unique contribution to a mantelpiece on someone s special day if you give a framed postage stamp 3d art gallery scene stepper card a try and why wouldn t you and you re interpret it in your own way at any time give me a shout and i ll swing by for a peek julie if you still plan to post a posty post of your own the series does end on sunday 27th oct 2013 and while i m not saying i definitely won t pin your project after that it will start to clash with octobers month in numbers contributions meaning i ll have a lot less time to hop around blogland posted by julie kirk at 07 00 3 comments labels going postal blog series themed postal card making postage stamps greeting cards happy mail stepper card art gallery email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 22 october 2013 cardmaking brown paper packages do you want to sing i want to sing heck who am i kidding i am singing brown paper packages tied up with strings these are a few of my favourite things especially when they make easy and fun christmas cards like this i made this card a few years back now for a papercraft inspirations christmas card bookazine special but when i knew i d be sharing postal related projects at the time of year when many cardmakers are settling down to make their christmas cards i knew i had to share it again here the 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