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

bunbun2

fab cards everyone:T
ZLS hope your little girl is better today. your half term must be different from ours as my two are off school this week. Don't blame you for keeping her off today especially if she is still unwell

CT19720

flourgirl wrote: »

does anyone know which page the instructions are on for using photobucket please, I know I have read them somewhere, just can't find them again. Also is there a limit to the size of photo.? Hubby has set this up for me but I need to know how to do it myself.
Thanks.
Karen

Hi Flourgirl,

Great cards - love the purple one, but then that is my fav colour:T .

These are the instructions from a different thread on here that I follow to upload my photos - it is pretty easy to follow (thanks Rusty Flange for them): http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1267149&page=2&highlight=photobucket+instructions

Look at post no #56 half way down this page. As far as I know there is no limit to the size of the photo, but if it is too big, then it makes all the posts on the page stretched out and is a little more difficult to read, as you have to scroll across the page (hope that makes sense). Once i've uploaded a photo I general resize the photo so it isn't too big when I post it.

HTH.

CT19720

ZLS1984 wrote: »

Hi CT I did not use a template with that card, I used a muffin case and cut it to the shape that I wanted. I then cut what I thought the top of the cake would look like and made a small cherry for the top.

I can try and make you one if you like, I am going to try and make some more toppers 2moz.

Thanks for the offer, I'm going to first try to make the cupcake on JailHouseBabes link.

Fab card jailhousebabe :T - I absolutely love the way we have all interpreted the sketch differently.

Thanks to everyone for all the links to cupcakes - OH is away for the weekend, and I am sure I can bribe my kids to leave me in peace for a while so that I can try all the designs out tomorrow.

flourgirl

Thanks for that CT19720.:T and to Rustyflange you're a star.:T I have printed the instructions out so I can follow them myself. DH knows I'm a bit dim when it comes to computers and instead of showing me slowly he just does for me and says you just have to click this and this, it's easy.....:mad: I will have a go later when I have taken some photos of other cards I have made.

RustyFlange

Lovely cards everyone well done ... I am hoping I can make a start on my card tonight ... my step sisters 21st is soon apparently (although I haven't heard from her in a year!!! ) so I ought to try and make a card for that!

Flourgirl I love the flower image, is it a stamp?

saveapenny

CT...glad luck with the kids giving you some peace..lol

Jaihouse and Flourgirl ...Love your cards... Flourgirl my favourite is the pink ones ...I eyed up those papers ( laura ashley?) they are so lovely

Jailhouse..I hope shes feeling better today..the school would have only moaned if had sent her so your in a no win

RustyFlange

flourgirl wrote: »

Thanks for that CT19720.:T and to Rustyflange you're a star.:T I have printed the instructions out so I can follow them myself. DH knows I'm a bit dim when it comes to computers and instead of showing me slowly he just does for me and says you just have to click this and this, it's easy.....:mad: I will have a go later when I have taken some photos of other cards I have made.

:rotfl: A few people kept asking so I just did quick ones, although a lot of people have said they are easy to follow which I guess is good

flourgirl

Just had a quick read at the instructions and think I'll cope with them, so much easier with pictures to follow:D .

The flower image is a stamped one, I don't usually do stamping, I get too messy, and end up doing 5 just to pick the tidiest one but for some reason that particular stamp is very well behaved.

My favourite cards to do at the moment are !!!!! and stitch and paper embroidery ones with decoupage.

flourgirl

whoops.... I mean the ones where you stab through the card and stitch!

saveapenny

Rusty...just been looking throught your nappy cakes...have you got a good instructional piece for those ( needs to be basic and step by step idots guide...lol) Im thinking of having a go for son and g/f who are due in about 8 weeks