Making cards - Ideas for a card craft beginner (part 2)

hels102 · 4 May 2009 at 5:02PM

Rusty I'm really loving your cards, the images are fab!
Flourgirl What a fab pink hamper!
Here's a link to one of the cards I made this morning with my new paper Mania stash! http://helsbelswork.blogspot.com

And here is my best buy of the weekend, I love it, it's a really strong glue, it comes with a refill pack 69p!

furrypig · 4 May 2009 at 5:05PM

Hi everyone!

thanks so much for putting links/sharing all your amazing ards on here I love seeing them all and sorry I haven't been on for a while so can't do individual thanks

Also wanted to welcome all the newbies, the more the merrier! Means I get more ideas and inspiration from the talented crafters here.

Thank you for setting the green challenge this week too will be working on that one.

furrypig · 4 May 2009 at 5:06PM

Hels where did you get yout bargain glue runner from?? I love using these as it makes card making so quick but they can be quite expensive.

furrypig · 4 May 2009 at 5:09PM

Forgot to ad my very belated entry for the water card challenge I think it would also double as a green card but will make another one for that!!

This was made for MIL's birthday as she likes frogs.

hels102 · 4 May 2009 at 5:13PM

Awh Furrypig your frog card is fab! I think I'm going to buy a pack of the scalloped cards, they look lovely.

I picked the glue up from a shop called Buyology I'm not sure if it's a nationwide shop though, they also had sticky dots and double sided tape in dispensers all 69p, I think I'll go back and stock up, I'd be happy to pick some up for people if it's any use. x

furrypig · 4 May 2009 at 5:20PM

hels102 wrote: »

Awh Furrypig your frog card is fab! I think I'm going to buy a pack of the scalloped cards, they look lovely.

I picked the glue up from a shop called Buyology I'm not sure if it's a nationwide shop though, they also had sticky dots and double sided tape in dispensers all 69p, I think I'll go back and stock up, I'd be happy to pick some up for people if it's any use. x

Oh thanks Hels that is really sweet I was another one who succumbed to the scallop cards from www.craftworkcards.co.uk when I saw their stand at the nec as the quality and price are really good and have since ordered from them again.

I hae never heard of buyology before definitely a new one on me! Where are you in the country?? I have a theory that all the best bargain shops are not in the South East!! Certainly not many near me in Surrey!

JailhouseBabe · 4 May 2009 at 5:22PM

Love your frog card furry

If I remember rightly, the challenge usually ends on a Monday evening, so I'd say you're in time

I've managed to comment on a couple of blogs, so won't repeat myself here

So if furry is in time, then I'm probably early - but here's my entry for the 'Green' challenge:

I'm feeling sorry for myself with a really sore throat and a headache, so I went to my local docraft stockist and bought the Creativity magazine for the free stamps (one of which I've used on this card), and the DCWV papers that I've also used. The butterfly was embossed from a brass stencil onto pink vellum, and I've added some detail with a pink sakura souffle pen.

furrypig · 4 May 2009 at 5:29PM

that card is just beautiful jailhousebabe!! WOW!! I was gonna ask where the butterfly came from as it is so pretty and you made it! how hard was that?? If you can do that when you are unwell I am so impressed as it takes me a huge effort to do anything although it is beginning to get a bit better!!

I am tempted by the creativity mag as I suspect it is worth it for the stamps alone but I am trying to be really good with spending at the moment!! I don't have anywhere local that sells it either but seem to remember that someone posted a link to a free postage one here will have to go and see if I can find it now!!

JailhouseBabe · 4 May 2009 at 5:37PM

Thanks furry

The butterfly really was easy to make. I actually embossed it a couple of weeks ago but couldn't decide what to do with it - I cut it out and added the souffle today. I actually bought an embossing stylus today, so hopefully the next one will be even better!

I'm more than happy to emboss a sheet of these if anyone wants them, but it won't be until after my exams!

Kim_Possible · 4 May 2009 at 5:50PM

Hi All great cards today.
Im only at the basics but would love to learn how to emboss, can u buy sepetate template or would i need a cuttlebug for this?

This is a card made yesterday as an alternative to the baby grow suit card I already posted yest.

Making cards - Ideas for a card craft beginner (part 2)

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