April VC class with Mel & Echo Park Summer Vibes

 Welcome to the final class of today's Virtual Crop. This month I worked with Echo Park Summer Vibers and althouh I haven't managed any beach pictures from 2025 yet I do have some from previous years on my "to be scrapped" pile.

I have a constant struggle with the A & B sides of papers and often want to use both so in this kit I went for two sheets of the papers so I could do just that! I love a grid page but wanted to mix things up with the size of the elements so this layout builds upon that idea and the other one features an idea for using up all those stickers you might have hanging around and combines it with a clean background for balance between busy and calm.

Find the instructions for both layouts over on our 2025 Virtual Crop Google Drive Here.

April Virtual Crop Class with Tricia and Vicki Boutin

 

Good Morning all!

I'm off outdoors (both in real life and on the page) today

Today I'll be busting the sticker set from the Discover create collection across three pages that celebrate days outdoors but could be easily adapted for other occasions.

The first Layout has lots of options for making it your own, Using the strips of your choice from the 'Non-Fiction' paper you can chance up the feel of the page from calm woodland to summer day, cosying up with a book or pink pastel. Play around with the strips and your photo to get what works best for you.

On the second page we'll be making all the papers do the heavy lifting. using foam pads I've created 3 clusters with dimension to add a bit of depth to the page.

For the third page i'll be lifting one of the main elements from 'All around' and pivoting it onto 'Discover to create a bubbly banner reaching across the page.  Although i've used a photo of sensory play, the colours on these papers would work perfectly for a range of subjects from spa days, restful afternoons or creative days.

My favourite part is seeing how you adapt these layouts to your photos so please do share with us over on the ATDML create facebook page. Click here to get started!

Happy crafting x

April Virtual Crop Class with Tracy and 49 & Market

Hello crafters, and welcome to another virtual crop weekend!  The forecast for today is hot hot hot, so I hope you stay cool whilst joining the classes. I'll be in the city, cheering on my London Marathon 2025 team, and I cannot wait! I really do love my job, it's going to be such fun!    

First up today, we've got some paper weaving, and inky fun too!  I loved all the designs on the 8x6 papers, and wanted to get as many onto my page as possible, without it being busy, so a played with the papers and weaved them into a beautiful element on the page.

Then I got inky, and had some fun with layers!

I hope you love the class as much as I enjoyed making it.  You'll find the instructions here in the google drive.

Don't forget to share your pages in our facebook group, and just ask if you have any questions.