The Crop Stop

2012-01-10T06:04:00.002-05:00

New class added!

Kissing Booth card class to be held on Feb 3rd (Friday) at 7pm, and again on Feb 5th(Sunday) at 1pm.

You'll make 12 cards, just in time for Valentine's day!

Advent Calendar

2012-01-01T12:32:00.002-05:00

Here is my version of the Kaisercraft 25 Drawer unit with the Christmas papers. I followed most of their instructions and had a bit of help along the way from my good scrapbooking advisor Brigit. I am really please with the result - it looks like so authentic and I hate to put it away now that Christmas is over!
I am definitely thinking of doing something for my daughter's room in the colours that she loves so she can have some drawers to put away her trinkets and jewellery. Kaisercraft - this has been another amazing product and I hope you keep them coming!!

It's Just Paper.: July's Layout of the Month...

2011-08-08T08:52:00.000-04:00

I thought I would pass on this post by the wonderfully talented Brigit - makes great use of the Basicgrey's papers - especially for those of us who sometimes struggle to use those papers with large patterns on them. Brigit - I love your layout!

It's Just Paper.: July's Layout of the Month...: "Has been finished for a week and I just haven't been able to get it up on my blog. No logical explanation really, I have just been distracte..."

Cuzins!

2011-07-23T10:38:00.004-04:00

It's a little bit blurry, but you get the idea of the layout! This was a double page layout kit from Basicgrey using the 'Hello Luscious' papers and embellishments. I loved the black and white photos because they give this layout an 'old tyme feel. I sanded all the edges of the photos to age them just a little bit further. The second photo from the right is matted and I used dimensional dots to lift it up a little bit.

2011-07-10T10:58:00.000-04:00

This is another one of the Page of the Month layouts from Basicgrey. It was using the 'Hello Luscious' papers and embellishments. I struggled for a bit to find the right pictures for this layout, but as soon as we went strawberry picking I thought "what a great colour match with green and pink!" The title was done using their layered journal tags - which I really love. I know some people struggle with how to adhere the clear overlay on top - I usually just place a small dot of glue underneath a flower or coloured portion and it works very well.

It's a Zoo out there!

2011-07-02T10:54:00.000-04:00

We went to the zoo, and I was quite happy to be able to use these papers and dimensional stickers from Bo Bunny! It's from their 'Zoology' line. I love that it's a balance between wild and cute. I loved the dimensional stickers - they are really cute!

Graduation 2011

2011-06-28T19:48:00.000-04:00

This was a layout that was part of the Basicgrey 2011/12 Page of the Month club, and it was the July layout.

I modified it somewhat from the original - as always I have more pictures to put on my layout than was called for in the instructions!

Using the 'Out of Print' line, I did my daughters Grade 8 grad. I was inspired by the black and white of her dress to match the black and white of the background pictures. I loved the Out of Print stickers - they were all very inspirational and I felt like they perfectly suited the sentiment of the day.

Graduation 2011

2011-06-28T10:45:00.001-04:00

Here is the same layout, with the colours and cropping improved!

2011-05-16T08:48:00.002-04:00

I just love this paper collection from Fancy Pants - it's their Beach Babe collection. I love the colours, the embellishments, I guess I love everything about it! It really brought out the fun of summer! The two single page layouts were actually part of their Page Kit - there is also another double page layout that goes with it but I'm still in the process of completing that one. The double page layout shown was just something that I pulled together on my own. I don't usually use a lot of flowers on my pages, but the colourful buttons and flowers put together just seemed to work out well on this page. I love summer

Scrapfest Oshawa 2010

2011-04-17T07:36:00.002-04:00

Well, it would appear that I have been remiss in posting on my blog! I guess life just got busy and I hadn't really thought of it until someone pointed out to me that I hadn't posted once yet in 2011!

So I am going back in time to try and capture a few of the things that went on in the fall of 2010. One of the big ones for me was Scrapfest 2010 in Oshawa. It was my first time being a vendor at a purely scrapbooking/cardmaking event. It was busy and we had a great time. We got to meet so many new people and I loved seeing some of the new trends that were popular that I hadn't had a chance to try yet.

I am looking forward to doing it again in 2011 and I have to thank Tracey and Emma for helping me out - I wouldn't have been able to do it without them!

Scrapbooking layout Connor prom

2010-05-31T22:26:00.000-04:00

My layout using the Capella line of paper from BasicGrey. I absolutely love this layout! I converted the
pictures to sepia when I printed them and it really makes the entire layout look so much more coordinated.

BasicGrey Calendars - preorder today!

2010-04-23T14:04:00.002-04:00

Here is the look of the new 2011 BasicGrey calendars. I am ordering in limited quantities, so if you are interested please email me at Cathy@thecropstop.org.

I think they look great, using the new lines of paper from this year. I love doing them and I give them as gifts to my Mom, my Mother In Law, and my Sister In Law.

All Day - April 11th

2010-04-12T20:25:00.013-04:00

Well, we've had another successful All Day event!

As usual, all of the attendees were so nice and are such a great group of girls. We had a lot of laughs, and got a lot done - even me! Everyone enjoyed the croissant sandwiches that I picked up at Costco, and of course the dessert was appreciated by all!

The door prize was a Bo Bunny word album kit - Beach, and was won by Crystal. I hope she has a lot of beach pictures to put in it!

Summertime

2010-03-25T19:59:00.002-04:00

Here is my layout of my daughter and my niece last summer. I miss the green grass and warm weather, doing this layout reminded me that it's not too far away!

I used the Cosmo Cricket Snorkel papers, letters and embellishments. I loved this line, I thought it was such a versatile summer line....not just for boys!

2010-03-09T21:52:00.002-05:00

Here is my layout of Emily finishing up her swimming lessons this past summer. I used the Karen Foster Swim team line - the papers are Swim Tiles, and the stickers are from the Swim Team as well. The cardstock was Prism - classic red.

Christopher's Swim Meet

2010-03-07T16:00:00.003-05:00

I used the Karen Foster Swim Team line for this layout. The papers are Swimming lanes, the stickers are Swim Team, and the brads are from the swimming line as well. I used Prism classic red as the coordinating cardstock, and as usual I used my signo uniball white pen for journaling.

All Day Scrapbooking - January 31st, 2010

2010-03-07T14:55:00.003-05:00

Here we are with another All Day event! The crowd was great, once again (but aren't they always?) and we met some new friends this time. I decided that I would start to work on my new calendars for 2011 in the hopes of finally getting them done well ahead of the December deadline, but I'm not sure if I'll ever be that good! I did get a few pages done in the midst of all the talking and food preparation.
The door prize was won by Tracey, it was the Best Friends album and papers by Bo Bunny. Congratulations, and I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when she has it done!

We're already booking our next day, it's going to be April 11th, hope to see many of the same faces there as well as some new ones. Now I just have to start thinking about the next loot bags!

Upcoming Class - Double Page Layout

2009-12-29T08:35:00.002-05:00

Coming up on January 13th, 2010 at 7pm at Legends arena

or send me an email at Cathy@thecropstop.org

to sign up for this class: Playing In The Snow Double Page layout

You'll get a lot of supplies with your package, plus instructions included in your package. This layout is from the Eskimo Kisses line from BasicGrey, and there is quite a bit of supplies left over. With a few extra pieces of coordinating cardstock you could easily make another one or two layouts, or cards with your "scraps". You get the whole chipboard alphabet package, plus an entire package of Boxer buttons, as well as all the 12X12 papers included in the layout.

Cost is 25$

Scrapbook and Cards Magazine Winter Issue

2009-12-02T14:07:00.003-05:00

The winter issue of Scrapbook and Cards is on it's way and will be available in the store on December 11th!

They have articles on using glitter, beautiful multi-photo layouts, home holiday decor, seasonal layouts, cards, gifts and more. There is absolutely something for every level of papercrafter!

As always, this is a free gift from our store if you spend 20$ or more before taxes and shipping.

There are limited quantities, so get yours before they run out!

Pics from the All Day - November 15th, 2009

2009-11-19T15:29:00.003-05:00

We had a great time during the All Day! It was my first time hosting one outside of my own home, and they day went by so fast - I couldn't believe it!

The girls were all great, a very friendly and personable bunch - all helping each other and sharing tools! I couldn't have asked for a better group to scrap with, as I even managed to do some work of my own on my calendars.

I'm looking forward to hosting it again, possibly the last Sunday in January of 2010.

The Crop Stop: All Day Scrapbooking

2009-11-10T22:43:00.000-05:00

The Crop Stop: All Day Scrapbooking

All Day Scrapbooking

2009-11-10T22:36:00.002-05:00

I am really looking forward to my 2nd annual All Day Scrapbooking event! This year the numbers are up more than double from last year and we are at a larger facility.
It's November 15th, from 9:30am to 4:30pm and it's 35$ to join. Send me an email at Cathy@thecropstop.org to hold your place.
I'm really busy this week finalizing all the details from the loot bags to the food, and of course the door prizes!
The 25 Days of Christmas Line by My Little Yellow Bicycle has arrived and I am holding onto it until the All Day is over, as I don't have a large amount of supplies and I think they will go rather quickly.
Hope to see you there!

Strawberry Picking

2009-09-09T08:33:00.002-04:00

I had a blast this year with my youngest daughter's first time picking strawberries. I decided not to be as uptight as I have been in the past with my older children, and enjoy her happiness at eating all those warm, tasty strawberries! It turns out that a lot of people thought she was cute leaving the strawberry patch with that messy face, she received a lot of smiles and giggles as she was heading back to the van with us.

I used the Breaking Free line from My Mind's Eye - the "Sweet Butterfly Kisses" papers, the "All Girl" frame, and the "Sweet" title. For the letters, I loved the way the blue letters from my BasicGrey Marrakesch line matched the blue in the papers, so those are what I used and I outlined them with my black pen from American Crafts so they popped out a little more.

My Little Yellow Bicycle: Baby Safari: Our Sweet Girl layout

2009-08-17T16:44:00.003-04:00

This layout was designed by Renee Foss, and it is really cute! I obviously have not yet placed my pictures on the layout, but I will be adding them shortly. The card that goes with this kit is also very cute.

The kits are available at my online scrapbooking store if you are interested in making exactly as shown. It includes full packages of all the embellishments shown, which leaves a lot of leftovers - which I love, for making more cards or even extra layouts.

Fancy Pants: Kraft Kuts

2009-08-14T08:18:00.003-04:00

My layout for the boys that I was inspired to do after I saw something similar in a magazine. I used the Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts papers - Be Dotted, and the Arrow Half Bracket Die Cut paper laid on top of Prism cardstock Tawny Light. Unfortunately for those of you who are really looking closely, you'll notice that I did put the right side page upside down.....oops! I find it hard to get layouts for teenage boys that capture their personalities - they don't very often let you take pictures of them anymore, and they don't play in the sandbox, so what is there to do?? The layout that I borrowed this idea from had a great idea for the journalling - it was about things that I have learned about since I was the Mom of boys. I put down some of the video game names, some of the songs that they listen to, a couple of terms of their slang that they think is so cool. I am still in the process of thinking of additional journalling, so I do plan on filling out that page!

School Days Layout

2009-08-11T13:27:00.002-04:00

I have thought about how to keep my children's school year memories all-together in one spot, and yet be able to fit it all into a two-page 12x12 layout so it will fit into my scrapbook.
I came across this idea and worked on it to suit my style, and hold the keepsakes that I was interested in. It has plastic paper protectors stapled and overlapped on each other, which is where I put report cards, art, some of my daughters projects that she worked on, as well as awards. I used the Karen Foster Textbook Doodles papers, and the diecuts were done with my cricut.

New Layout Ideas with My Mind's Eye

2009-08-11T13:22:00.000-04:00

Using the "Summer" Collection from My Mind's Eye Breaking Free paper line, I was inspired to capture our day at Canada's Wonderland. The colours are bright and fun, and reflected our enjoyment at the park that day!
For this layout, I used 3 of the "Summer" Roller Coaster papers (they are double sided, and I used the third one for cutting out my title and backing the photos on the left side of the layout), the "Summer" frame transparency for the main photo on the left side of the layout, and the "Summer" title.