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

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  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    JailhouseBabe wrote: »
    Lovely bag soblivion. I'm wondering how easy the idea would be to adapt to a gift box/trinket box? Not that I could ever do it!

    Great card bunbun, I'm sure the recipient will adore it :)

    A couple of questions:
    My parents bought me a Purple Cows Creative Cutter from Aldi but I'm having trouble figuring out how to use it. Am I just being thick? Any tips gratefully received :)
    And... ArtyMiss are selling this QuicKutz Squeeze Handtool for £19.99. DD was asking if I want anything specific for Mother's Day - should I ask her for this? Is it any good? Can I use it for anything else?

    TIA x

    I've just reserved the Quickutz Squeeze to pick up from a craft shop tomorrow, same price of £19.99. I am hoping my OH won't mind me buying my own Mother's Day pressie, I've wanted a die cutter for ages and this comes with a complete alphabet too ;)
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
  • Skiergirl
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  • Skiergirl
    Skiergirl Posts: 995 Forumite
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    Sorry I hit the reply button and now can't add any text :mad: when I try to edit. This is a photo of the first card I have ever made :D . I haven't mastered resizing yet :o
  • melissa75_2
    melissa75_2 Posts: 2,801 Forumite
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    Jailhousebabe - I can't help you with the creative cutter but I did treat myself to a quickutz squeeze for xmas. I haven't really used it much yet - the only dies that I have for it is an alphabet set, so I'm no expert!! The dies themselves are about 2 inch square. The alphabet itself is quite small as you have about 4 letters on each die. Don't do what I did and think that you have to peel the foam background off the dies, I started doing it on one and then realised that you're meant to leave it on. I paid about 25 quid for mine with the alphabet.

    Rainmac - i bought all of my own xmas presents (crafty stuff), at least that way you know you're going to like what you get.
  • melissa75_2
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    Skiergirl - great card, fantastic for a first attempt.
  • soblivion
    soblivion Posts: 1,173 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone as always for your lovely comments.
    crazychatter, I'm sorry I'm unsure about the acetate, I've not really been a cardmaker(??) till just very recently. We just had a new shop open near us for scrapbooking and cardmaking and I just asked the lady for acetate sheets. They were 12 X 12 inches and 80p a sheet. I'm sorry I'm not any more help. Each little rectangle you see is a piece of acetate, a flower, then another piece of acetate. I have to say it's quite sturdy but it wouldn't hold the kitchen sink.
    Thanks JailhouseBabe, I have other ideas in my head but I can't say what as it will be another present.
    bunbun, fantastic card, how great for a young boy, he'll just love it.
    saveapenny, how classy is your vellum wrap card. Just beautiful.
    Skiergirl, wow what a brilliant first card. My first one went straight in the bin. LOL
  • RustyFlange
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    Fantastic cards everyone :D Well done to you all!

    I still haven't done my card for the challenge, although I do know what I want to do ... does that count? :D

    Soblivion that bag is beautiful :D you are so clever!
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  • furrypig
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    I've done the challenge card but I didn't have the sketch in front of me and I changed it slightly and did a bit wrong so not quite how it was meant to come out!!

    Will take a piccy and show you all sometime before Monday, well done to everyone else for all the great cards xxx
  • kitekat
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  • JailhouseBabe
    JailhouseBabe Posts: 1,590 Forumite
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    kitekat wrote: »
    Get 50% off at www.crafterscove.co.uk free p&p

    Minimum order appears to be £10 - it wouldn't let me complete an order for less than that anyway.
    some people grin and bear it, others smile and do it :)
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