Sunday 8 December - The Christmas Crop

We will have a number of small projects to choose from.  Which include little parcels to hang on the tree, a larger hanging decoration, advent calender and little packages to put sweets in.  The small parcels and gift packages can be cut out of 1 sheet of 12 x 12 paper or thin card (with careful cutting a number of them out of 1 sheet), the larger hanging decoration should come out of 1 sheet of double sided 12 x12 but a second sheet might be useful if you curl your cones a bit tight!, the advent calender will need embellishments, scraps of paper etc.

As it is our christmas crop there will also be a "bran" tub.  If you wish to take part then bring along a parcel to put in the tub.  Parcel contents should be craft things to the value of between £5.00 to £7.00.

There will be a buffet lunch which will include quiche, suasage rolls, fairy cakes, bits on sticks, dips, crisps, fruit pavlova, cheese & pickle and cake. If you are coming and would like to contribute to the lunch then please feel free to bring something along.

With music, games, food and crafts why would you not want to come along.

and finally check out our dates for next year.  We are currently not planning a 12 Hour Crop in October instead we are going for a spring 12 Hour Crop so you had better keep Saturday 31 May clear in your diary.

See you on Sunday 8th at 10am in the Isabella Centre in Blyth

Crop on Sunday 10 November

Well everyone that came to the 12 hour crop seemed to have a good time.  Our next crop will be 10 November and will include our AGM.  The crop itself will be an unfinished business crop so bring along those unfinished projects or kits from the 12 hour crop.

12 Hour Crop - final Sneaky Peek and Information

I just couldn't wait any longer - here is the last sneaky peek as well as a list of the items you may wish to bring along.

Your usual crop equipment such as paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive tape, pva glue, inks,
rubber stamps if you wish to personalise your creations,
brads, ribbon, flowers, embellishments, chipboard shapes,
anything that has been left over from completed kits
if you have favorite spray inks bring them along .

There will be one class and 2 kits for you to do with as you wish.  

There will be supplied some ideas for the kits if you wish to follow them.  

Photos used are normal 6 x 4 inches or slightly larger ones.
 

The normal crop equipment, cutters and dies etc will be available for use.

Bring a packed lunch for lunchtime but if you forget there is a Co-Op round the corner.  For supper we will be sending out for a takeaway again.  Tea and coffee will be available all day and there may be the odd biscuit or chocolate for those who feel the need.

We will be in the back room that we use for Sunday meetings as it is more cozy.

And the most important bit - it starts at 9am on saturday

Sneaky Peek no 5

Seeing the beautiful colours and I am thinking its less than a week away and we are on the final countdown

sneaky peek no 4

Yet another sneaky peek - just when will it end!

Its another sneaky peak

and you just can't beat butterflys and flowers

Sneaky Peak number 2

More beautiful things that we will be playing with.

12 Hour crop Sneaky Peek number 1

It will soon be here and for those that can't wait then here is a sneaky peek at what we will be doing - don't those colours just look great..

Keep checking the blog for more sneaky peeks.

Crop on Sunday 15 September

This week our projects are on the theme of Food / cooking.

We have a choice of two fantastic layouts to complete this week.  As you can see from the pictures you will need a selection of
12" x 12" plain card stock
12" x 12" patterned papers
If you have them co-ordinating scraps of patterned & plain papers
Variaty of embellishments etc

and remember - this is the last crop before our 12 Hour crop

Sunday 11 August - Isabella Crop meeting

here is a beautiful layout for our August crop.

Materials required are
2 sheets 12 X 12 contrasting cardstock plus
1 piece co-ordinating cardstock 12 x 4".
2 pieces of co-ordinating patterned paper,
embellishments inc brads, flowers etc
rubber stamps
distress ink.

Isabella Crop on Sunday 21 July

 Once again we have 2 projects for this weeks crop - both of which involve sewing.
 Project 1 is a 12 x12 scrapbook layout
 Project 2 is a patchwork flower

 

For the scrapbook layout you need

1 piece of 12 x 12 cardstock

1 sheet of 12 x 12 patterned paper plus 

scraps of co-ordinating paper. 

 

The layout features some sewing so if you can then bring along some thread which will  co-ordinate with the papers you will be using. 

  

For the second project we will be making beautiful patchwork flowers. 

To make them you will need light cotton patchwork material so if you have some please bring it along but if you have not got anything suitable then there will be some material available at the crop.

 If you are bringing your own fabric then you will also need to bring co-ordinating thread to match your materia.

You will also need to bring a sewing needle and scissors may also be useful.

Isabella Crop Circle Sunday 23 June

Once again we have 2 fantastic projects for the crop.  So why not come along and have a go at one of them or perhaps be reckless and do both of them!

Meeting starts at 10am until 4pm.  Tea and coffee is available although you will need to bring lunch if you are staying all day.  There is a small non profit making "shop" with the basics as well as a large supply of equipment including dies for use with the bigshot or cuttlebug as well as a silhouette for use during the meeting..

For this beautiful card you will require

2 pieces of A4 cardstock the same colour,

1 piece of A4 patterned paper,

Either some ready made flowers or some paper to make flowers,

gems or pearl embellishments (optional.

For the scrapbook layout the materials required are

1 sheet 12 x 12 card and scraps of co-ordinating patterned paper,

A photo approx 6"x4"

A selection of embellishments and ink for edges.

 

Isabella Crop latest news

After much discussion it has been decided that there will be a 12 Hour Crop in 2013.

The date for your diaries is Saturday 12 October.  The crop will start at 9am with a welcoming cup of tea and then lots of scrap booking, competitions as well as plenty of creativity and no doubt a huge amount of fun and laughter.

Email us for booking details if you are interested.

Sunday May 19th Isabella Crop

Our meetings are from 10am to 4pm on a sunday at the Isabella Centre in Blyth, Northumberland.

If you cannot manage all day then come for just the morning or the afternoon.  See you at the next meeting.

For the card you will need:
water colour pens or pencils if you have them
also any rubber stamps if you wish to do a different design.

For the scrapbook layout you will need:
2 pieces of 12 X 12 cardstock,
co-ordinating papers 1 at least 8" X 8",
embellishments,
between 1 and 3 photos or 1 photo plus memorabillia. 

Isabella Crop Sunday 28 April

Materials required

1 sheet 12 X12 cardstock

scraps of coordinating patterned paper (I used 4 sheets of 6X6)

Scraps of cardstock for title and photo mount

Scraps of ribbon and other embellishments

1 6X4 photo

Ink if desired

Isabella Crop - Sunday 7 April 2013

The project for the next crop is a simple layout.



Materials required for this weeks project are

1 12x12 card stock
2 12x12 cardstock/paper (either 1 plain and 1 patterned or both patterned)

1 x 4" by 6" portrait photo
2 x 3" by 2" landscape photos

Embellishments of your choice

Isabella Crop - Sunday 17 March

 This weeks project is a 6x6 mini book








Materials required

at least 3 sheets 12 X 12 card stock
(more sheets if more pages are required)

2 sheets 12x12 paper to cover the outside of the book


either 6 X 6 sheets or 12 x12 sheets cut down for the inside of the book

and finally

Ribbon and other embellishments to decorate.

Isabella Crop 3 February

We do not have an image of this weeks layout but the materials required are

1x sheet of 12 X 12 cardstock

and 3x sheets of co-ordinating 12 x 12 papers (they do not need to be full sheet)

as well as Card to mat photos and for a title.

1x large portrait photo
plus

as many other smaller photos as you wish to include on the layout

(either portrait or landscape)

Crop 13 January 2013

We will not have a project or layout this week.  We will have a selecton of sketches for you to choose a layout from and of course our book of previous projects and layouts will be available or you could do that layout that has been at the back of your mind but just not got around to doing.

See you on sunday.