It's almost Cyber crop time!!

6pm tomorrow night we kick off with your first 2016 cyber crop class so be sure to pop back here or follow the link on our Facebook Group ATDML # Create. We are so excited as a team to bring you 12 classes and 6 challenges over the next 3 days all based along a musical theme. It's our very own Sing-a-long-a-scrap-a-thon!!

It is free to take part, you don't need a kit but can look at the project images and downloadable instructions and follow along with your own papers, or take inspiration from your favourite elements of the projects and scrap along.

We cannot wait to have a weekend full of crafting fun with our favourite customers and followers. If you want to get yourself ready you can find the timetable and photo sizes posted earlier this week here on the blog....just scroll down! 

See you all back here tomorrow, don't forget to tell your friends!

Photo Requirements and Class Timetable for this weekend

Hello everyone, here is the Timetable for the weekend and also the photo requirements.  If you haven't managed to get kits then check out the kit lists that are in our Facebook group too

Friday 15th

18:00 - Class 1 - Katherine (Windmills of your mind)

Layout 1 - 2 landscape 6 by 4"'s (one of mine is 5 1/4 by 3 3/4 as it was printed on a selphy with a border, but a 6 by 4 will be fine)

Layout 2 - Black and White 6 by 4" landscape

Layout 3 - 6 by 4" landscape (again mine is the bordered selphy print so you can trim to 5 1/4 by 3 3/4 if you want - it's not essential)a

They all have a thin white border included in the measurement

Nice to haves - white gesso or acrylic paint, scattered straw distress ink/stain or a yellow watercolour paint, variety of different size circles you don't mind getting painty e.g. glass, bottle lid. A dinner plate, black gel pen and circle punch.

19:00 - Challenge 1 

20:00 - Class 2 - Jane (Writing to reach you)

Book - it will take lots of different style photos you can add at a later date, the focus is journalling.

22:00 - Class 3 - Ann (Hunting High & Low)

Layout 1 - 4 by 5" portrait

Layout 2 - 3 by 5" portrait

(both of these are trimmed down 4 by 6")



23:00 - Challenge 2

Saturday 16^th

08:00 - Challenge 3


10:00 - Class 4 - Karen (3's the Magic Number) 

Layout 1 - 4 by 6" landscape (3 year old Gracia)

Layout 2 - 4 by 6" portrait

11:30 - Class 5 - Katherine (Summer Lovin')

Layout 1 - Trimmed landscape 6 by 4 to 5 1/4 by 3 3/4" (again a selphy photo with a border)

Layout 2 - 2 4" square photos

They all have a thin white border included in the measurement

Nice to haves paintbrush, watercolours in red, yellow and blue (barn door, mustard seed and broken china), white gesso or acrylic and 1" circle punch.

13:00 - Class 6 - Debbie (A Sky full of Stars)

3 6 by 4" photos one landscape, 2 portrait 

14:30 - Challenge 4


16:00 - Class 7 - Jane (Kiss from a Rose)


Up to 8 3 by 4" portrait photos which can be added later.

18:00 - Class 8 - Karen (Dream a little dream) 


Layout 1 - 4 by 6" portrait (David and Me)


Layout 2 - 2 4" square with white border


Layout 3 - 4" square


Layout 4 -  5 by 7" landscape


20:00 - Class 9 - Mel (Book of Days)


Photos can be added later

Sunday 17^th

08:00 - Challenge 5


10:00 - Class 10 - Ann (Blank Space)

Layout 1 - 3 by 4" portrait

Layout 2 - 4 by 5" portrait

Layout 3 - 4 by 6" portrait

Layout 4 - 2 6 by 4" portrait 



11:30 - Class 11 - Debbie (Little Things)



2 6 by 4 one landscape, one portrait

14:00 - Challenge 6


15:30 - Class 12 - Mel (Hip to be Square/Hey Y'all)

Layout 1 - 6 by 4" landscape

Layout 2 - 2 2 1/4" by 2 1/2" portrait

June DT Picks

Hello, Karen here with a quick post about our June DT Gallery in which we all used delicious ranges from Kaisercraft.

My favourite page from Katherine this month is this one using Kaisercraft Storybook Collection.

My favourite layout this month is this one using Kaisercraft's Finders Keepers range.

Why don't you pop on over to the gallery to have a look for yourself.  

A June Tag...at last

So for me today... school's out for summer which means I finally get a chance to blog about my June tag...just in time before July tomorrow!
Here it is...

As usual you will need the two Graphic 45 Children's Hour papers for this month and a 4" x 8" tag made from any cardstock. You will also need: some florists' wire, green card, co-ordinating ribbons, a piece of thick card or chipboard and a leaf/frond punch.

Start by colouring the florist wire green - I used distress ink..,.

Set the wire aside to dry and begin covering your tag. I covered the whole tag with paper from the bottom left of the June montage paper - I drew round the tag then cut it out and stuck the paper on...

I then inked the edges of the tag and stuck a piece of thick card to the right hand side of the tag to raise up the panel I planned on sticking on (you could just use foam pads but I find this method quicker!)...

Next I cut the panel from the June Collective paper (cutting round the flowers) I stuck it on to green card to give a thin border and add strength... 

 I cut the border round the panel - I also cut the 'Oh what a beautiful day' sentiment and the little girl holding a bouquet (also from the Collective paper)...

 I added the panel and the sentiment to my tag...

Next I used hot glue to attach the green wires to the bottom left of my tag...

I then hid this by sticking the bouquet holding girl over it... I then watched some TV and cut out a load of flowers and leaves and punched some fronds using my Martha Stewart frond punch...

I stuck the flowers and leaves onto my tag - some to the wires with my hot glue gun (though glossy accents also works well for this) and some to the tag using foam pads...

Here are some close ups...

 I punched a hole and added my ribbons and the tag was done!

I hope you give this a go - It's my favourite tag so far.

Happy crafting and enjoy July!

Jane x

Bo Bunny - Butterfly Kisses.

Hello, Karen here and I have a little tutorial using Bo Bunny - Butterfly Kisses.  Now I must confess that I bought this paper to use for the class at my crop and this tutorial is part of a series we are doing which is a mini-project life.  Every month we scrap five photos from the previous month and by the end of the year we will have an album which is a snapshot of 2016.  That is why the title of this page is June, We scrap one large photo on the left of a pair of pages and four smaller photos on the right.

To make this page you will need:-

• Bo Bunny Butterfly Kisses - Petals
• Bo Bunny Butterfly Kisses - Springtime
• Bo Bunny Butterfly Kisses - Joy
• Bo Bunny Butterfly Kisses - Delight
• White Bazzill Smoothie
• A couple of pages from an old book
• 4 large white pearls
• A white doily
• White letter stickers - die cut title

You will also need punches/dies to cut the flowers and leaves. 

Photo requirement – one 5in square photo 

To Make Your Page

1. Cut ½ inch from the top and left of your ‘Petals’

2. Stick the large piece of ‘Petals’ paper to the centre of your pieces of white cardstock.

3. Cut the shaped piece from the left side of the ‘Springtime’ paper and adhere to the left of your page.

4. The doily is placed ¼ in from top of your page and 1 ¼ ins from left.

5. Cut a piece of ‘Joy’ 7 ins square and a piece of ‘Springtime’ 6 ins square.

6. The 7in square is adhered 1 ½ ins from right and 2 ½ ins from bottom and the 6 ins square is adhered in the centre of that.

7. From the book paper cut 4 sets of flowers, from the green side of the ‘Springtime’ cut 12 leaves and from the purple side of ‘Springtime cut 4 flower centres.

8. Assemble your flowers and one is placed at the top left on the doily and three are placed at the bottom right of your page. Add your leaves.

9. Cut three butterflies from the small squares on the ‘Delight’ paper and add to your flower clusters.

10. The title as added at the top right of your page.

2016 Summer Cyber Crop with ATDML

It'll soon be time to "Get into the groove" and scrap your hearts out at our annual weekend-long cyber crop. We've already posted about saving the dates, and you may have seen our theme is MUSIC!! Yes, we are saving a sing-a-long-a-scrap-a-thon! 

Tune those vocal chords, sharpen your trimmer blades and stock up on adhesive as we go all out for a weekend of FREE crafty fun. 

WHEN: Friday 15th July 6pm through to Sunday 17th July 6pm.
WHERE: Here on the blog, with links shared via our website and Facebook page.
WHY: Because who doesn't love a weekend of inspiration?

Details of kits which will be available for the classes but are by no means essential will follow in the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled! Each class will be themed around a song and there will be no less than 3 days of classes and challenges for your crafting pleasure. Anyone as excited as the designers are? We are all busy preparing for you....

June Virtual Crop - Class 3 by Mel Hand

Welcome to the last class of the day for the June Virtual Crop. I hope you have all enjoyed Karen and Ann's projects and the challenge from this morning!

My class used the Crate Paper Confetti collection and I have focused on layering and clustering embellishments to give a layout with lots to look at.

The class has two layouts, the first is shown below (you will have to visit the site and download the instructions to see layout 2!)

As always full and free downloadable class instructions are available HERE

We would love to see your take on this or any of the other classes and challenges over on the
ATDML # Create Facebook page.