Exploding Box

I thought you might like to see some pictures of the exploding boxes some of the girls made at the crop.

Christmas Crop Pictures

I just had to post these pictures from the Christmas Crop. You'll all hate me but who cares!! But it just shows what a great group we really are. There are more but I'll keep them for later.....

Crop - Sunday 17th February 2008

Just a reminder that our next crop is on Sunday 17th February 2008, usual time 10.00-16.00.

The class project for this crop will be an "Exploding Box". Listed below are the materials you will need to bring along to complete the project:

• 4 sheets 12x12 cardstock


• Patterned papers to decorate


• paper trimmer/scissors


• scoring tool


• rule/pencil


• double sided tape/adhesive


• ribbon and embellishments to decorate


• photo's but not essential

Hope you can all make it. Jackie*

A Bargain

These are photos of the fab kit I bought at Costco over Christmas. It came in a HUGE box and just asked to be gazed at lovingly. It cost £29.95 for a whole sack full of goodies in bluey/greeny/browny/orangey shades. The first picture is of the mulberry set which they didn't have in stock but I got this photo from UKScrappers so you could see what was in the set better.

It consisted of two albums, one 12x12 and one 8x8 in blue/brown suede effect. A pack of chipboard words, 12 stamps, metal and enamel embellishments- in a little storage box, 6 packs of eyelets, ribbon/fibres, sticky tape, pack of flowers and a pack of huge flowers, a pack of 12x12 card & paper and an inkpad. All these are co-ordinated and will look fab when put together.

Unlike normal times when I just stash new purchases away with the rest of my vast excess of craft suplies and forget I have it, I am going to keep it all together and use it with the albums. I have an album to do for Mick's Dad's 80th Birthday in March and it will be perfect.

Don;t know if Costco have any left but it is a fab bargain!

Crop - 27th January 2008

Hi Girls,

I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year and are eager to get started on another year of scrapping with your friends.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF CROP DATE TO - SUNDAY 27^TH JANUARY 2008

We are sorry that the date has to be changed but this is due to the Isabella Centre not being available on the 20^th. All the others dates for the year are as previously planned.

CLASS PROJECT:

We are busy putting together a list of projects for the coming year and to get you started our first project will be a double page scrapbook layout called “Christmas Memories”. This will be a great layout to remember some of your favorite Christmas memories. Some ideas for your layout would be your Christmas gifts, decorations, family get-togethers, opening your presents or just something to remind you of Christmas (anything goes). But there is a catch, you need to do some journaling to go with your photo’s. Here is a sneak preview of the project.

Supplies Required:

· Approx 9 - 2½”x2½” photos (but this size is not crucial as the layout can be altered to suit your own photo’s).

· 2 - 12x12 sheets of plain cardstock (same colour).

· 3 co-ordinating pieces of patterned paper/cardstock (Christmas designs would be nice), you do not need whole sheets as long as one piece is 12” wide.

· 2 co-ordinating pieces of narrow ribbon (approx 4” each).

· 1 - 12” piece of wider co-ordinating ribbon.

· Large lettering/numbers to spell the word Christmas and 07 e.g rub-ons, stickers, rubber stamps, chipboard, die-cut or hand cut from co-ordinating cardstock.

· Journaling block needs to measure approx 6” wide x 3½” deep - your can write/type this at home on a plain piece of paper or cardstock, leave at least a ½” margin all the way round.

We will have a small number of Cosmo Cricket Christmas Paper kits for sale on a first come first served basis.

MEMBERSHIP SCHEME:

As discussed at our meeting in October, we will be starting our membership scheme with an annual fee of £5 (£3 for the Isabella Crop Circle and £2 to join the Isabella Community Centre). As members of the Isabella Community Centre it entitles our Crop to discounted room hire. Members will receive a 50p discount on the Crop fee. If you have already paid your membership for the Isabella Community Association this year please let us know your membership number.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 27^th January.

Christmas Crop - 16th December

Don't forget the next crop on the 16th December is our Christmas Party - 10.00am - 4.00pm. We won't be holding a class this time, but this is an ideal opportunity for you to bring along those unfinished projects/pages you keep promising yourself you would finish.

In order to get into the Christmas Party spirit (non alcoholic of course) we are asking everyone to bring something to eat and don't forget to wear your party hat.

We have organised a BRAN TUB the cost is £5 per person and there are some gorgeous gifts .. enough said .. Chris will kill me if I say any more. Would everyone who would like to take part in the bran tub let us know by e-mailing us so we can make sure we have enough gifts.


I won't be at the next crop as I'm off on a cruise down the Nile .. but I will be thinking of you all and hope you have a great party.

TO YOU ALL .. Jackie*

Production Line

Have just returned from the crop having had a very productive couple of hours making my Christmas Cards. Very pleased with the results too. Here are couple of pics. Fraid they aren't as clear as I'd like but you can get the idea.
The stamp is an image from http://www.laviniastamps.co.uk/ and I got this one at the NEC. She recommends using Versafine ink pads as they really pick out the fine detail.

After embossing with clear powder I added some tiny specks of glitter glue and matted onto glitter card. Now just need to write and post them!

Gail