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

saveapenny

Melissa..Its so easy to spend money when its a bargain...I priced the same stuff up on artymiss and it comes to over £130
Im sure they have mispriced somethings they are so cheap..I found a scrapbook kit ( inc album 12x12 papers stickers and other stuff)on there for £4.99 even paying the PP its still £5 cheaper than anywhere else
For anyone thats interested its the http://www.docrafts.co.uk/asp/products/searchResults.asp?txtKeyword=12X12%20SCRAPBOOKING%20KIT%20-%20RETRO%20FLORAL

The challenge is good I have to do mine so this should push me on to get it done..Q. If its a valentine does it have to be pink or red or can it be any colour?

Furry...when do you travel? I know several airports are closed right now

Tigzem...yes anyone can join in look forward to seeing your creations

Saint_Chris

is the challenge valentine this week

soblivion

I was wondering if anyone owned a pazzles inspiration?
http://www.pazzles.com/
I've read a lot about them online but wanted to hear from the horses mouth so to speak.
Just lately I am so fed up of never having the right stamp, template, punch or whatever and even with a die cutting machine I read that you are forever having to buy the dies as you never have the one you need.
This is a lot of money to lay out I know.
It cuts card, chipboard, fabric, rubber for stamps, tshirt transfers, vinyl. It embosses, draws and engraves too.
Sounds like a magic machine but is it?
What do you think?

Gemm85

Hi everyone, haven't been able to post since thursday because the silly phone company decided to cut our phone line off, hence no internet, arrggh! I didn't realise how much I rely on it until its not there!
so sorry if my comments below seem a bit late, I have some catching up to do!

minimacka - gorgeous book card, it's so detailed looks like it took you absolutley ages!

rainmac - your peek a boo box card is loveley and looks so thoughtful, your OH will love it I'm sure! also great male cards!

Groovygirl - I don't have children but for some reason I caught a bit of In the night garden the other week, very strange lol although I'm sure kids love it - great card using those pictures, and you'd never know it was your first!

Rusty - LOL at the Tesco card, very ingenious

Saint chris - love the shoes and dresses on your card

Marg - great Male challenge card. I can't believe what your colleague did to one of your cards! I think I would have had to seriously restrain myself if that happened to me!

furrypig - hope you are able to catch your plane! and get lots of nice crafty bits while you're away!

tigzem - welcome to the thread and beautiful cards

sorry if I've missed anyone out but had a lot to go through since I was last able to post! hope that everyone is surviving the snow, it has been coming down very thick all day here!

last but not least, here's my challenge card in the nick of time, not too happy with it though because even though it took me ages I still feel like its missing something:

ZLS1984

Snowman:

Gemm85

sorry everyone just skimmed through the last few posts before mine, didnt realise that the new challenge had started! just to clarify the one I posted a minute ago is for the male card, not the valentines card, doh!

melissa75_2

ZLS - great pic!

Gemm85 - glad your internet's working again, great card.

Soblivion - sorry I can't help, I've never heard of it.

Tigzem - Polly normally sets a challenge every other Monday, and gives everyone a theme and you make a card following that theme. It is open to anyone that wants to enter.

Saint_Chris/saveapenny - yes the challenge is a valentines card, it can be any colour, or if you don't want to do that it is to make a card with a pink or red theme.

Saveapenny - I've seen the items that I bought in other shops and in their sale, but they are still loads cheaper at docrafts.

mary43

gemma - super card :T Don't know what I'd do without my laptop -bad enough when its playing up but to not have it all.........panic :eek: Oh dear...........how sad is that.............:rotfl:

ZL - Lovely wintry piccys:T

tigzem

melissa75 wrote: »

Tigzem - Polly normally sets a challenge every other Monday, and gives everyone a theme and you make a card following that theme. It is open to anyone that wants to enter.

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Thanks Melissa, will have a go... I have some V day cards to get on with. Do I just post a picture? Does someone pick the best? xx

melissa75_2

Tigzem - Yep, just post a picture, we don't choose the best one, just admire what everyone else has done.