Sunday 8 April Isabella Crop will meet

The Isabella Crop will be meeting 10am to 4pm on Sunday 8 April at the Isabella Centre in Blyth, Northumberland.

Refreshments are available during the day but if you are staying the day you will need to bring a packed lunch.

All the usual papercrafting equipment will be available eg die cutting machines, dies, stamps, inks etc

There is a non profit making shop selling the basics eg tape, glue and paper.

The meeting is not just for paprcrafting as we also have spinners, quilters, lacemakers and people doing patchwork.

Please feel free to come along for the day or if 10 to 4 is a bit long then half a day.

There is always a warm welcome from the ladies at the crop.

Sunday 4 March Isabella Crop Circle

This sunday is our next crop so I hope you have lots of projects ready to bring along.

For those at our last crop the fully formed and finished duck will be attending our March crop

See you as usual 10am at the Isabella Centre in Blyth, Northumberland and if the weather reports are to be believed perhaps we could build a snow man!

Next Crop is Sunday 11 February 2018

Our first crop of the year held in Janaury got us off to a good start with people at the meeting covering 6 different crafts.

Hopefully we will have a good variety of crafters and crafts at our next crop.

Charges for a crop are £4 for half a day or £8 for the whole day.  We do not make a profit these charges cover the cost of the hall.

In the past we received funding from various sources and that funding covered the purchase of guilletines, die cutting machines with a large number of dies, stamps, stancils, inks etc which are available at the meeting.

There is also a non profit making shop which has basic paper crafting items ie small selection of 12 by 12 patterned and plain card and paper, double sided tape, glue, sticky dots etc plus a small supply of embellishments, ribbons etc.

A valueable resource at the meeting is other members who are willing if asked to offer advice, will help with techniques and will lend their own equipment at the meeting.

Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate and Fruit Squash is always available throughtout the day along with a supply of biscuits and on a really good day there may be chocolate cake!

Hope to see you there

Crop on Sunday 10 December 2017

The Isabella Crop will be held as usual this sunday at 10am until 4pm. at the Isabella Centre in Blyth, Northumberland

There is tea/coffe available all day.

The meeting will also include our AGM

As usuall all equipment and resources will be available for use

Isabella Crop Sunday 15 October

The crop is on Sunday 15 October from 10am to 4pm at the Isabella Centre in Blyth.

There will be the usual non profit shop with a basic range of papers and glues, sitcky tapes etc as well as very small selection of embellishments.

There will also be a fairly extensive range of dies with die cutting machines, stamps, inks, stencils and other equipment free to use at the meeting.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are available all day just bring something for lunch.

Crop on Sunday 17 September

The next crop will be held on Sunday 17 September at the Isabella Centre in Blyth.

The meeting will be from 10am to 4pm.  The usual equipment and stash items will be available as well as a supply of tea and coffee all you have to do is bring along some lunch.

12 Hour Crop on Saturday 29 July

As usual for our 12 Hour Crop there will be a small pack with some projects and below is a list of the materials needed for each project and please remember the usual supplies will be at the crop as well as the non profit shop of basic cardstock and stuff for sticking.

Project 1

2 x Portrait Photos 3”x4” & 2”x3”

2 sheets A5 water colour paper (or patterned cardstock) and 1 sheet vintage music/book page

2 x water colour paint (class uses red & blue but whatever fits your colour scheme) and 1 medium brush

1 x permanent thin nib pen

1 mask

1 length fine jewellery wire

1 x set alphabet (for title)

2 x lengths lace, 3 x brads, 5 x buttons and 8 x beads

The following can be swapped to fit your layout

Mini bingo card, small tags, clock face stamp, jewel swirl, crystals flower centre, chipboard frame, die cut mini label, (prima) flowers, small stamp, label sticker, 1 sheet background card stock.

Project 2

2 x landscape photos – 1 5”x7” and 3.5”x5”

1 sheet 12x12 cardstock plus 2 half sheets of co-ordinating/contrasting sheets of plain/patterned paper

Glitter, epoxy shapes, assorted rub ons and brads

Alphabet for title plus assorted chipboard letters

White thread, needle, clear seed beads and beading needle as well as ricrac, scrap acetate, black ink pad

Project 3

Landscape photo 5”x3.5” with small white border

1 sheet 12x12 card stock plus 2 or 3 pieces patterned paper and small piece white card for journaling

Chipboard letters, paint (co-ordinating/contrasting) and paint brush.

Swirl or flourish stamps (1 or 2 at crop) and black ink pad

Glossy accents, dymo junior (optional), tiny alphabet stickers, co-ordinating buttons and brads

Black embroidery floss and black journaling pen

Project 4

1 x landscape photo 6”x4”

2 sheets white 12x12 cardstock

Good amount left over ribbon approx. 1” to 2” long in many colours

2” strip cardstock (to co-ordinate with photo) plus 4”x6” neutral patterned paper

Sewing machine (optional) or needle and white thread

Alphabet chipboard or thickers for title

Journalling spot stamp (there is 1 or 2 at crop)

Stamps - a word (layout used “recorded”) and (“Grate”) or anything repeatable, small alphabet set and ink (to co-ordinate with photo)

Pen, stapler, stamping block

Optional embroidered canvas tabs or cream calico/canvas/tweill.  Brads or buttons and scenic toute date label or make your own.

Technique 1

Portrait Photo

2 sheets 12x12 cardstock – at least 1 should be a paler colour.

Small pieces of co-ordinating/contrasting plain/patterned paper for strips and larger pieces for rosettes

Buttons and twine.

Alphabet Chipboard/thickers for title

Small alphabet stickers, stamps or fine pen for journaling

Stencils (hexagon and chicken wire stencils were used)

White paint, paint brush and black ink pad

Technique 2

Portrait Photo

1 sheet 12x12 plain cardstock

2 sheets patterned co-ordinating/contrasting paper

Selection of patterned and plain paper/cardstock

Spritz bottle (for water) or glimmer mist

Scissors (plain or decorative)

Buttons, brads and crystals

Flower punches

Chalk inks, glitter and glue

Thread and seed beads

Always remember you don't have to use everything in the list, items on the list can be substituted and you can add things that are not on the list.