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

bunbun2

fab card melissa - I love the papers!

here is my card for the challenge:





oops just noticed that the brads are wonky!

s_michaels

bunbun2 what a lovely card, it's so bright and funky!!! Loving the busy bumble bees!!!

flourgirl

melissa and bunbun2 Fantastic cards lovely papers

Is there anyone out there like me, who buys pretty papers to make things and then when it comes to cutting into them you don't really want to spoil them?

bunbun don't worry if the brads aren't straight, thats the beauty of handcrafted cards, they don't always have to be perfect.

melissa75_2

Flourgirl - you would not believe the amount of papers I have, sometimes if I am being really brave I do use some of my favourites! I recently used one of my favourite paper pads for a project and I ended up buying another set to replace the ones that I used.

Bunbun - I love your card, the bees are so cute.

Orchid - thanks I use double sided tape to stick my papers down I go through loads of it.

For anyone that's interested the papers were a basic grey set called sultry, I got a 6x6 pad from the glitter pot it was half price and cost 2.47.

flourgirl

Melissa I have done that too. I bought a collection of 12x12 K & Co papers from Artymiss ages ago and didn't like using them for cards so went and bought the matching 6x6!!

fluffyb

flourgirl wrote: »

Is there anyone out there like me, who buys pretty papers to make things and then when it comes to cutting into them you don't really want to spoil them?

Yes me!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Phew!! I thought I was the only one :rotfl: :rotfl:

Skiergirl

minimacka - fab card, I love the blue and orange background paper :T
melissa75 and bunbun2 - lovely cards :T

So much to buy, so little money :rotfl:

minimacka

Lovely card bunbun2 at least you put your brads on i missed mine off , talking of papers bought but dont want to use, ive bough the whole set of these papers to make 2 scrapbooks for my 2 nieces and i dont want to cut them up ....:eek:

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melissa75_2

Flourgirl - I've got a few 12x12 packs of K and Co papers and the matching 6x6 pads, I find the smaller sheets really useful for matting and layering, then I don't have to cut into the 12x12 papers. What range was it that you got?

Minimacka - I've got that set of 12x12 papers too, they're in my Mums at the minute so I haven't seen them in the flesh yet but they look gorgeous. I've also got the 12x12 album, chipboard shapes, stickers and I bought some of the matching matting cards from ebay!!!!

bunbun2

flourgirl mine def aren't perfect but I hope they are appreciated! (they'd better be!!)

minimacka those papers look gorgeous. look forward to seeing what you do with them...when you eventually pluck up the courage to cut them:rotfl:

melissa I used my basic grey cupcakes paper the other day. they are lovely papers to use aren't they - colours and quality. I must order some more!