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nts unfolded on campus so far so strange no there i was all week telling people i kept seeing daleks at work when there was absolutely no good reason for me to be seeing daleks at work while the word assistant is indeed in my job title it is not nor ever has been preceded by the words the doctor s i was just grateful that each time i d seen the body parts of a dalek in the most unlikeliest of places i had been with someone who saw them too he could corroborate my story and i could rest assured that it wasn t all in my head for the record yes i did try to take a photo as proof but both times it was dark outside or we were in a hurry and the time i did approach the building to grab the shot of them through the window i got close enough to activate the automatic doors which suddenly opened out towards me which pretty much convinced that a they d come to life and b the next thing i would hear would be ex ter min ate so at the end of a strange week of wondering why daleks why now why here i went out on the friday night to relax to escape from it all to see mark gatiss and so did they i spotted them in the foyer as we approached the building where the event was being held which is not the same place where i work but several miles away and the penny dropped while i may revere him for co creating sherlock mark gatiss is also one of the writers on dr who and the organisers had clearly run with the theme however the ones in these photos aren t actually the ones who d been following me through the week in fact these ones were even more sinister as they moved and spoke to us as we entered the building i mean what are the chances that you d bump into 2 daleks on a friday night that weren t the same 2 daleks you d met earlier in the week really could it be that they had nothing to do with the first two that this was just a random coincidence well no the other two the ones that were fast becoming regular acquaintances of mine were actually waiting for me inside the auditorium we went into to see the man himself clearly there was no escape did you spot me photo bombing this shot btw i was so pleased with myself when i found this appropriately robotic illustration and the timey wimey themed caption for this page if you ever want me to delve into my collection to try to source something appropriately themed to match one of your projects just get in touch and we can chat about a custom pack of pages there s no minimum limit on the amount you can request unlike the daleks i m flexible and can run upstairs p s there are currently 3 game of thrones themed packs currently available for anyone who fancies some seven kingdom style scrapbooking journaling spoiler alert for anyone still wondering if i d turned into the master there s actually a more mundane explanation as to why the daleks had been at my workplace we learned that the woman who organised the event worked for the same university as me which is when i recognised her as the person who just after we d seen them for the second time had come out of an office declaring ah my daleks are still there to no one in particular as we looked on bemused my daleks are still there my daleks are still there now there s a phrase that sums up that entire week for me thanks for stopping by today julie posted by julie kirk at 09 51 10 comments labels 12x12 scrapbooking layout dr who daleks email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 20 february 2015 memory keeping what does one wear when they re going to visit mycroft hello hello you know the proverbial bus stop situation where you wait ages for one and then three come along right after one another well that s exactly the state of my 12x12 scrapbooking right now throughout much of 2014 i couldn t motivate myself to scrap many large layouts at all in fact i think i made the grand sum of 5 all year but then then december came along and brought with it something so eminently scrapworthy that i ve ended up making 3 pages about it here s one of them it s fair to say that 3 pages on the same subject would be a lot for me to make even if the event had lasted 3 weeks so when you consider that it lasted more like 3 hours you might get the idea that it was something i reeeeaaaallllly wanted to document i bet you already know what the event was don t you yes i might have mentioned the fact that i went to see mark gatiss in conversation once or twice already ummm yeah well if you think you re tired of it now i ve got two more scrapbook pages left to share so i d just get used to it if i were you for the record when i went to visit mycroft i wore a black jumper striped skirt and silver boots which i accessorised with giddy eyes and a i can t believe how good tonight is smile my sister felt the same it s always good to share an experience like this with someone equally as likely to lose control and squeal in public as you are isn t it btw that adorable face no not mine stop it you ll make me blush the face on the old book page above is a stamp from the girls aha arts stamp set by ashley g i bought mine from her etsy shop but can t see it i stock right now i think it s available elsewhere though it s my current favourite set too so cute here s the final page again so you don t need to scroll you know how i like to help you avoid rsi i ll be back with the remaining two pages featuring my splendidest of occasions soon until then have a great weekend treat yourself to some sherlock while you re at it why don t you julie x posted by julie kirk at 11 38 3 comments labels memory keeping scrapbooking mark gatiss email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 13 february 2015 memory keeping what would grandma do hello hello around this time last year i had an idea to mark what would have been my grandma s birthday by wearing something to remind me of her so i picked out a cheerful but most importantly comfy flowery dress plus a cardigan with pockets because what use is one without pockets where do keep your tissues and this led me on to thinking about a few of the other things she would do and after i had the photo opportunity and the memories fresh in my mind the scrapbook page practically made itself the layers the pink and florals the old paper and silver accents will be familiar to you if you saw my post earlier this week about signature styles and go to combinations how time and again i return to certain colours prints and styles in my crafting and my grandma would certainly have approved of the strips of tinsel i used because while she was ever practical hence the cardigan pockets she was partial to a spot of festive sparkle too can t imagine where i got my magpie streak from as for how i marked her birthday this year well she was a prolific reader so i spent the afternoon working on my first book review post for my new book relate blog feature portable magic so i could publish it on her special day although our tastes in literature differed no catherine cookson on my reading list this year she like me found ways to feed her reading habit without having to spend a lot of money by visiting libraries jumble sales and charity shops and the nice thing is now that i visit charity shops regularly to seek out treasures for craft projects for my shop or for my own book shelves i don t only stop to remember her on her birthday her bargain hunting spirit keeps me company year round thanks for stopping by today so that i could keep my memories by sharing them soon julie posted by julie kirk at 07 31 8 comments labels memory keeping scrapbooking email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 11 february 2015 card making with old roses embossed metal and gelli plate printing hi hi hi in my previous card making post the one about cascade cards i made the distinction between the kinds of cards you make for special occasions or when you really want to try out a new technique and the kind of card you always make the ones that are your go to format because both have their place in your crafting repertoire don t they it s the same with shoes some days are silver heels days but more often you can find me in my flat black boots with the furry lining because while i love love love my silver heels it s flat black boots with the furry lining that are best for walking across campus or to and from the post office but both serve a purpose so in the interests of balance i thought i d share the kind of card that i would describe as my go to format the kind i can compile relatively quickly from beloved scraps and leftovers the kind i curate by sifting through my supplies like a magpie seeking out the spangles the kind that s simpler to make than some but is still special in its own way a card such as this one the main background is a page from a book about shakespeare that i experimented on while attending a gelli plate printing workshop with kate crane last year you know i like to use old text pages anyway but having some bespoke patterns printed on top makes it even more interesting plus the colours i d used on the print inspired the colour choices for the rest of the card and the rest is no hamlet aficionados the rest is not silence the rest is a combination of modern scrapbook papers in warm tan and old rose florals if you saw the vintage duvet cover i found in a charity shop the other week you ll know about my soft spot for old rose prints a scrap from an old book page featuring an illustration of trees some vintage faded ribbon a shiny heart and a focal point cluster made from looped parcel string flower stamens a button and a painted die cut embossed metal heart leftover from a metal embossing master class i created for issue 128 of papercraft inspirations magazine in 2014 all of which the roses the silver the collage elements the text print pretty much sum up many of my go to features and i don t just mean in card making throw in black white stripes and you ve also got many of the elements that feature on my ideas lists mood boards that i occasionally add to when i think about having my own web site plus as i sit and type this i m wearing an old rose print blouse and a pink cardigan at a push i d say my fondness for layering even extends to my clothes although you ll be happy to know i m not walking around wearing collage scraps yet i m not an idiot it s far too cold to do that in february check back with me in july the idea that we have a certain style that we return to in all aspects of our creative expression which covers our clothes choices too is one we ve chatted about here several times in the past but i d still welcome your personal take on the subject for instance look at yourself in the mirror right now does what you re wearing resemble the last creative project you finished if so how or do you recognise your own signature style when you sit down to craft for pleasure with a completely free reign what do you do what keeps cropping up in your designs i await your responses julie posted by julie kirk at 09 08 5 comments labels cardmaking rose print gelli plate printing vintage text papers email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 4 february 2015 portable magic the books i ve been disappearing into 1 repeating patterns robbing graves and clueing for looks hello hello and welcome to portable magic a new book related feature i ll be posting here from time to time for the last few years i ve been making a deliberate effort to read more often and i ve been using pinterest boards to keep a record of the individual titles i ve worked my way through and now seemed like a good time to expand my pastime into something i could share with you here in my push up bra blogging series i preached how rather than reinventing the wheel you should exploit those activities you re already doing by mining them for blog content so consider this me taking my own advice before we open the covers to delve into the books a note on the name originally i planned to call it something like the escape hatch after a stephen king quote where he explains why he always has a book with him you just never know when you ll want an escape hatch it s a wonderful image isn t it i scribbled it down in my notebook the first time i read it years ago and still from time to time whether it s picking up a novel to pass the time on a bus journey or after a stressful day i m reminded of the idea that in opening the pages i m leaving the real world and heading to the harbour of the escape hatch recently i went back to find that original quote in his book on writing a memoir of the craft and found something i liked just as much in the paragraph just before books are a uniquely portable magic and with that i had my title and so let s bring on the magic shall we wherever possible in these posts i ll link you up to more information about the books i mention being mindful to choose sites that actually review the work or offer another perspective on it rather than simply link to where you can buy it and for the record none of the links are sponsored and none of the books were sent to me to review they were however all free to me but you ll find out why if you read on and no there s absolutely no truth to the rumour that i chose to read this particular selection of books at the same time because they coordinated that said they do look rather nice together let s begin at the bottom of the pile and work our way up non fiction both of these titles were recent gifts and each in their own distinct way have certainly brightened the dark post christmas days for me sherlock chronicles steve tribe remember when i went to see mark gatiss in conversation if you don t you will i can t shut up about it well during the event they raffled off a copy of this a companion book to the series he co created for charity and after he mark gatiss called out the winning tombola numbers because why wouldn t he he said the woman who won what i ll do is i ll take this back with me get everyone to sign it and post it back to you ok which is round about when i began to wish i d had a proper look at the tombola table so yes i missed out big time there but my parents came to the rescue getting me a copy for christmas unsigned but hey i ll let them off so what are the sherlock chronicles well they re the nearest thing i ve had in my stocking to a book about someone i m obsessed with since the bros annual from christmas 1988 but it was worth the wait possibly only fascinating to super fans hello this 320 page book is an in depth behind the scenes treasure trove of everything you ever wanted to know about the bbc series it takes you all the way from the first emails the writers sent one another excitedly discussing their new project to the lists of awards it s won since and it does all that by way of scripts for deleted scenes mood boards interviews and insights into every creative aspect of the production from set designs to the soundtrack an...