Technique File

As i like to teach techniques at my crops i know that you need somewhere to keep the handouts so you have an on going resource.
So I am planning on a Technique File.
The File I have in mind comes from paperchase and costs £4. It is plain brown so it can be altered anyway you like.
If you are coming to the next crop and would like to have one of these beauties i am more than happy to go and buy them. For this you will need to send me the payment first. Or with in the next couple of days i will post a photo of the one that i have and you can go and get it yourself.
I will be making the most of this every crop

2nd Saturday Crop

Saturday 12th May 2007

9.30 - 5

£10 for the day

The Garden Room
Cosham Community Centre

There will be the two classes one Altered Art and one layout.
Tea, coffee, cake and biscuits will be provided. Bring your own lunch

If you are interested please Email me.
bellatheboss@yahoo.co.uk

£5 deposit is required to confirm your place
due to limited spaces 1st come first served
Deposits must be received by 30th April

Evening Crop

Just to say that our evening crop is on Monday 26th March 7-10pm
This will be in the Garden Room at Cosham Community Centre

I look forward to seeing you there

My layouts from Jan's class

Thought I'd post my 2 LOs from Jan's sketch based class.

Lindas Minibook

Linda has also done her minibook and its fab you can see it on her Blog.
I love seeing all the different versions.

My mini book

photos

I did not take enough photos but i will next time. Some of the girls hard at work.

Dates for your Diary

As the first crop was a success I have booked crops for the rest of the year. These will be bi-monthly as we all have other crops that we want to go to as well. I now have two rooms for us to use (not sure of the size of the second room).
So please put these dates in your diary

Saturday 12th May
Saturday 14th July
Saturday 1st September
Saturday 10th November

Also I have taken over the running of Waterlooville happyscrappers evening crop. This will now be Cropping With Friends Evening. the dates for this are also booked for the rest of the year and are as follows

Monday 26th March
Monday 30th April
Monday 21st May
Monday 25th June
Monday 30th July
Monday 20th August
Monday 24th September
Monday 29th October
Monday 26th November

Reminders will go out nearer the time as well

Yesterday's layout class

As promised, here is the layout class from the crop yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing your versions of the layout in due time

BETH’S CROP - 3^rd MARCH 2007

Layout Class by Jan Palmer

This is a sketch-based layout class designed to be a quick and easy, but effective, way of getting photos into albums.

You will need

One 5 x7 photograph, landscape or portrait

2 sheets of toning/contrasting cardstock

Several pieces of patterned paper – they must be 12 in long, but you can use part-sheets.

Creative Memories square maker if you have one!

Other embellishments you wish to use, but remember the emphasis here is on Quick and Easy!!

Mount your photo onto cardstock and place on the background. Cut 12 in strips from several patterned papers and layer them down the RHS. Cut squares from the patterned paper and place them under the photograph. See if you want to ink the edges of the patterned pieces – I always do! Allowing room at the top for your title, stick all these bits down.

Sort out how you want your journaling box to look – big, small, even two - and cut them from cardstock to match the mat

Add small embellishments to the squares, or replace them with flowers, or even tiny photos.Use ribbon or fibre instead of the paper strips.

Handwrite or type journaling. Stick journalling block(s) over the strips on the RHS

Use stickers, diecuts, stamps, chipboard for your title

The Minibook

So here it is my MINIBOOK. Within this book i have used at least four techniques. These are

• The Tissue Technique
• Masking Tape
• Peeled Paint
• Stab Binding

Each Page is different so there is a pocket page that has its own little book. A door page with a window so it hides a photo behind. A fold out page that can be used as a normal card (I saw this as a template on the stampington & company website). An Acetate page that was first taught to me by Kirsty Wiseman. An Envelope page that is used for tags and other memorabilia. Then lastly the back cover.






















































I enjoyed making this book and i hope that you like it as much as i do. I have no idea how much or how little of this is original but i do know that i have never seen a book like this before.
Instructions will be posted in the next few days.
I have some kits left over and if you would like one it will cost £7 including p&p, to order contact me on bellatheboss@yahoo.co.uk

Hi everyone! Just testing out to make sure I can post Ok. Love the idea of a crop blog! Fab crop yesterday Beth. I really loved the classes, the venue was great, and not too far away and easy to find, and the company was fab too! All in all a perfect day! Thanks, can't wait for the next one, do we really have to wait until may??

Brilliant Day

Yesterday went really well. It was a great group
Maria
Linda
Helen
Jackie
Karen
Alison
Sian
Anna
Suzanne
Jan
myself

Everyone got on well and a few people even went out for fish and chips for lunch.
There was plenty of cake and sweets (lots left over).
The classes went down well and photos will be uploaded later.

All the girls will be invited to join here so they can post as well.