Just to let you Facebook aficionados know that we now have a Facebook page set up and running. We’ll be linking blog posts to the page so that you know when there’s new projects here, as well as announcing the program of summer workshops that Neil is planning: there’s going to be a Tim Holtz inspired altered art wall hanging, an advanced card craft session ‘Cards that Move’, and a ‘Stashbuster Clinic’. Can’t wait!
Kathryn’s project this week will cost £4.00. The project converts a Cricut cartridge box into a themed trinket case. There will be a book inside the box approx 6” x 3”. You will need to bring any little trinkets you’d like to adorn the box with (there will be buttons, ribbons & threads available) and any pictures that you wish to put inside the book – these can be personal photos or of your favourite things, places etc.
And the book inside:
Just a reminder – Neil is away this month at the NEC trade show.
Denise will be showing you how to make these fabulous cards and brooches (one card and one brooch for £1.50):
And Sue will be helping you create five fabulous designer cards from the Amy Butler collection for just £2:
We’ll let you know what Kathryn has planned shortly 
Hope to see you on Saturday – details of the club are here.
Denise and Sue’s tables combined into one big one this month, and an absolute bargain kit was available for £7.50:
The kit contains background papers, inks, dabbers, peel offs, a stippling brush, toppers, stamps, threads, medals and so much more. Here are some of the demo cards:
And there was one stand out card, by Meggie:
Hi all
This month for scrapbooking, Kathryn showed the group how to make either a Christmas or a pet themed paper bag book, complete with pull out tags. Just £4.00 make and take.
Since joining the Design Team at Wow! Embossing Powders, Neil has been finding new uses for all their wonderful colours and embossing glitters. Their stamps have come in handy too! Here is his tag for February, which will be on the make list for January’s Craft Club as well (he won’t be at the February Craft Club as he’ll be at the NEC for the Stitches Trade Show). Full instructions follow the photo.
Happy New Year from all at The Manic Stamper!
Neil has been busy creating ready for Craft Club sessions this year and has hit upon an idea based on Tim Holtz’s 12 tags for Christmas: Twelve Tags for 2012. Each tag will be themed to the month it’s made in, and instructions will be posted here after the Craft Club. Here are the teaser pics for January’s tag – let us know what you think
All you need is a luggage tag (size 6), white gesso, distress inks and some paper… and a bit of sandpaper, a brush, some thick card and an embossing machine. And a Cricut would be helpful too.
Here’s Neil’s November Project – more distressing and emboss resist work, this time using two colours direct to the card, and a tag thrown in too:
