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

saveapenny

BunBun...I love your beachhut card...Its makes me want summer to be here VERY quickly
Furrypig...its not my upload site I came across it when I was looking for somethign else...It would drive me daft scanning all that lot...lol
I have about 50 papers to scan and keep putting it off

lilly-rose_2

Hi,
Mellissa told me about saveapenny, she thought sh might be able to help.

am new to this side of the site but her goes, been making cards for a few weeks now, i have some lovely pictures what my kids have drawn, and i wanted to make them into cards,and custom backing paper does anyone know how you make backing paper ? its the overlaying i seem to be having problems with so any info would be appreciated thanks.

CT19720

Kids are in bed, so here are the cards I have made tonight. Both are sympathy cards, and my favourite is the layered topper (first time i've done one of these from scratch). Although the outline stickers 'Thinking of you', look wonky on the cards, in real life they aren't.

melissa75_2

Bunbun - I love your card - really nice bright colours.

Ct19720 - great cards - you have been busy.

CT19720

Gemm85 wrote: »

wow, sounds like a great idea from your OH CT19720 - wish mine would take me to hobbycraft and offer to pay! he normally just waits in the car for me lol, although I dont tend to go very often as it can be more expensive than online shopping. I just love looking round the huge shop and seeing whats available, then looking to see if I can get it cheaper online

If you havent already got a Versamark clear ink pad then one of those would be useful as it will enable you to use all different coloured embossing powders. I use heat it up embossing powder (hobbycraft do sell this) and although I've never had any problems with it I know others do prefer different brands

You can also use coloured ink pads with clear embossing powder- but they need to be 'pigment' based ink pads and not dye based as the pigment ones take longer to dry and give you longer to get your embossing powders onto the stamped ink.

I love stamping and embossing as it gives a great effect, if you google heat embossing you can find some You tube clips which I found really helpful when I started.

hope this helps, I dont have a great deal of punches so I'll leave those comments to someone else I think!

edit: here's s link I found on you tube http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GvZEVu3HU7k

Thanks for the info Gemm i'll have a look at you tube, and will look forward to my OH spending a fortune in Hobbycraft:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: !

melissa75_2

There's another cool thing you can do with clear embossing powder. If you get an image, topper etc and use a clear stamp pad and cover the whole surface with the ink, then sprinkle on the clear embossing powder and heat it, the image looks like its ceramic rather than paper. I hope this makes sense.

saveapenny

lilly-rose wrote: »

Hi,
Mellissa told me about saveapenny, she thought sh might be able to help.

am new to this side of the site but her goes, been making cards for a few weeks now, i have some lovely pictures what my kids have drawn, and i wanted to make them into cards,and custom backing paper does anyone know how you make backing paper ? its the overlaying i seem to be having problems with so any info would be appreciated thanks.

Can you put the picture up on here via photobucket or send it me in email
I will PM you my email
and I will see what I can do..I can only do it either in publisher or craft studio I have nothing like paint shop pro which would give you the best results

Do you want it to have a velum like affect?

What program you using?

If I cant do it I know a lady who will do a great job...Just let me know how you need it

CT...your cards are so nice..it doesnt look wonky at all...I really like the flower one

rainmac

bunbun2 wrote: »

here is my card for this week's challenge. it is a birthday card for my Dad. they live on the coast and regularly walk past the beach huts so I hope he will like it!

bunbun, I absolutely love your card, it's fab :T

melissa75_2

Hey Rainmac - my stuff turned up today, its so lovely I want more now!

paddingtondoo

I usually use coloured ink with clear embossing powder as it's a bit more forgiving when you're practising as it doesn't show if you don't manage to knock all the loose bits of before heating.

HTH