Next Crop - 14th December

Hi Girls

AGM - thanks everyone who attended the AGM and for all your comments, suggestions and volunteering to help with the Crop, your contributions are greatly appreciated.

Chris and I would also like to thank everyone for the lovely note asking the AGM to record your thanks to us for putting together the 12 hour crop, it means a lot to us, we loved putting it all together and when it ended in such a fantastic day with such fantastic girls well it was worth it and we are also looking forward to the next one.

Hope you are all ready for the next crop. We'll be doing our first journaling page in our 12 Days of Christmas Album, we'll take a group photo and then everyone can get starting writing their first journaling page. Help will always be on hand so don't forget to ask if you need help. Don't forget to bring along the journals you made.

Christmas Party - some of you kindly offered to bring some food (I'll send an e-mail with the list of who is bringing what just in case you've forgotten), don't forget your party hats, tinsel and some music.

Circle Journal - anyone who hasn't put their name on the list and would like to take part please let me know - we'll be starting in January which will give everyone plenty of time to get prepared - details will be circulated during December.

Finally, if you missed any of the above and would like to take part ie: help with the crop, create the 12 days of Christmas Journal or join in the Circle Journal please send us an e-mail.

Look forward to seeing you all on the 14th.

Merry Christmas... Jackie

Next Crop - Sunday 23rd November

Hi everyone, next crop Sunday 23rd November 10.00am-4.00pm looking forward to seeing you all again.

We will be holding our AGM at 12.00 on Sunday. The agenda will include an update on the Crop accounts, nominations for Committee Members, dates for next year's crops, 12 hour crop, projects and kits for next year etc. If you have anything to add or you think would be of interest to the Crop please let me know.

Project:

As we are nearing Christmas I thought I'd give you all a challenge to create an album and journal your 12 days leading up to Christmas. We will start on Sunday creating the album, decorating the covers and getting the pages prepared ready to start journaling at our next crop on the 14th December. I know some of you aren't keen on journaling but this album will be made by YOU for YOU so you can write as little or as much as you like, inlcude all sorts of pictures, magazine cuttings, tags, cards etc and you don't have to show it to anyone. So I hope you will all join in and have some fun.

Supplies required are:

2 - 6"x6" pieces of chipboard (we will be able to supply these)

Plain cardstock to create 13 - 6"x6" pages - any colour (there is plenty bazzill cardstock in the shop and we have some lovely red and green which will make great Christmas pages)

Patterned Papers to cover the album covers (inside and out) - Christmas papers would be great

Embellishments to decorate the cover

The album can be bound using the Bind-it-All, bookrings or ribbon

You can also make your album any size - choice is yours

I would be grateful if you could e-mail me at isabellacrop@hotmail.co.uk if you want to take part and require the covers so we can order the right amount of chipboard - thanks.

Any questions please give me a call or e-mail, looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday 23rd.

Jackie*