Crop Sunday 8 May

The crop is on this sunday 10am to 4pm at the Isabella Centre in Blyth.

There will be a handout for this weeks crop.  The challenge is to create a layout using 1or more of the following

• 1 or more clusters of embellishments
• incorporating stamping in some way
• using your "too special to use" embellishments or papers - you know you have them tucked away - now is the time to get them out!

The meeting dates has included the 12 hour crop date for a while but I have been told that the meeting date list can only be seen if you view the page on a computer so for those of you that use ipads, smart phones etc the date is Saturday 25 June 9am to 9pm at the Isabella Centre.

Crop on Sunday 10 April

Our usual crop will take place on Sunday and taking into account the discussion at our last crop please find below some suggested layouts for the next crop.  These are old challenges from the UK Scrappers site.  Guidance sheets will be available at the crop but for those of you that wish to accept the challenge you will need to bring the follwing depending on which challenge you want to do.

 

Option 1

Materials needed are

~ 12x12 sheet of plain card stock (colour of your choice)
~ heart shaped punch/die/stamp/stencil
~ ink/paint/dry embossing powder

~ patterned paper scraps (to complement or contrast with main sheet)

Option 2

Materials needed are

~ 1 x 6x4 landscape photo (if wished there is space for a further 2 small portrait photos)
~ plain or patterned papers in bright green, citrus yellow and coral pinky/orange tone all to give a spring feel.

~ Clear embossing powder
~ inks and/or watercolour paints
~ Stencils or Stamps (a texture background stamp for a small area,  alphabet stamps for layout titles or small stamps for whole background)

There is also an embellishment to make which could be used on the layout or would look good on a card. 

Materials needed

~ 2 x 3x4 size Project Life or similar cards or cut your own from card/heavy weight paper from your stash
~ Doublesided tape/craft foam
~ Sheet of clear plastic/acetate
~ Sequins/large glitter/v small seed beads

If you want to see more projects like the 2 above then go to UK Scrappers and they have an archive full of Team Challenges and Simple Recipes.

Crop Sunday 13 March 2016

The crop meets as usual 10am to 4pm at the Isabella Centre in Blyth Northumberland.

All crafters are welcome from those that do scrapbooks and card making to cross stitchers, knitters, lacemakers, quilters and spinners.

There is a supply of equipment for papercrafting (silhouette and diecutting machines, large selection of dies, inks, stamps, heat gun etc) along with a non profit making shop which has basic stash (12x12 papers, glues, tapes, sticky dots, ribbons, etc.)

Costs are £4 for half a day or £8 for a full day which includes tea and coffee.

Come along and spend a day with a friendly group who love crafting and can be a good source of crafting tips and ideas.

Crop on 10 January 2016

Yes our first crop of the year.  As usual please bring along anything that you are working on.  We have a fairly wide variety of crafting interests so there will always be help available if you want it.

We are planning a 12 Hour Crop this year and once we have the date confirmed it will be put in the crop dates listed at the right hand side of the screen.

Crop on Sunday 19 October

The Isabella Crop meets from 10anm to 4pm on a sunday in the Isabella Centre, Blyth, Northumberland.

All crafts are welcome just bring along whatever you are working on.

12 Hour Crop Saturday 19 September

The snowflake - made out of 6 pieces of 6x6 double sided paper.

With a few carefully placed cuts, folds and staples this beautiful snowflake is created.

see previous post for more information about the 12 Hour Crop.

12 Hour Crop on 19 September

Yes it has finally come its our 12 hour crop and this year there will be the chance to have a go a some other crafts as well as scrapbooking

Crafts on Offer

Paper crafts including Scrapbooking and Cardmaking.  There will also be a chance at making a 3D snowflake (you will need 1 & 1/2 sheets of 12x12 double sided patterned paper)

There will be a sewing machine available and for those who would like a go there will be instructions to make a a simple patchwork bag (you will need 1mt of lining fabric and 2 & 1/2 mts patterned fabric less if you are using plain.

There will be the chance to have a try at Durham Quilting (please bring some fabric and a needle along)

Spinning - there will be materials and equipment to allow you to have a go at carding and spinning (using a drop spinner) your own thread.

There will be a lace maker at the crop with a practice pillow set up for people to have a go at bobbin lace making as well as materals and notes for making one of the forms of needle lace.

Please bring a pcked lunch and for the evening meal we are having a shared meal so please bring along a contribution to add to the buffet.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available during the day

There will be a small non profit shop selling the basics ie papers, adhesives, ribbon etc,

All od the groups equipment will be available - the silhouette, die cutting machines and a large selection of dies and embossing folders, stamps and inks, stencils heat gun and embossing powders.

The cost of the event will be the hall hire plus small running cost divided by the number of people attending