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

polly1976

Hi Pink-Winged yes i have a Cuttlebug and i LOVE IT ive used it quite abit this week actually my advice get all of the embossing folders :rotfl: :rotfl: The cuttlebug folders and dies are great you can use other makes of dies but i havnt i have quite a few of the embossing folders and only 2 cutting dies the swiss dots and the divine swirls i would highly recomend as they are so virsatlie. My other folders are all Christmas i have just managed to get the lace tree which i love but have just found out they have discontinued it. Ebay is too dear i would either google and go for the cheapest price or try your local craft shop the embossing folders are usually priced around £3.95.£4.20 not sure about the dies. Try www.theglitterpot.co.uk or put cuttlebug in your serch engine hope this helps xxxx

polly1976

Here are 4 of my lastest Christmas cards i have made hope you like them.








The funky Fairy 1 is the the 1 i enterd into the Penny Black Challenge Blog and it won yipee i won 2 lovely Sarah Kay stamps xxxx

furrypig

Well done Polly is that a bit of papermania naughty or nice I spy on that card?? That's my fave one!!

Have you got your scrapfairies flowers yet?? I have had an email to say mine are on their way yipee!! Very slow delivery but hopefully worth it in the end!

melissa75_2

Fantastic cards as always Polly - they all look so professional. Its hard to choose a favourite, but I think its the snowman - he is so cute.
I hope you get them soon Furrypig - they do seem crap at delivery, I've had a few things lately that have taken ages to come.

mary43

polly - brilliant cards - well done you:T

Pink.

Polly, Your cards are lovely....I especially like the Christmas tree one.
Thanks so much for your advice on cuttlebug...you're a star! :T I have ordered both the swiss dots and the divine swirls. Unfortunately I got a bit carried away and have also ordered just my type, tree topsand flowers The website I've linked to seems quite reasonable and offers free p&p on cuttlebug dies.

I also really want beautifully boxed as that was the one they used in the demonstration and it looks really versatile but I decided I'd bought enough for one day. The other thing that looks really useful is the Olivia Alphabet set, but it's expensive so I'll hang fire on that for a while.

Can you tell I've done nothing all afternoon but drool over cuttlebug dies!

Pink

paddingtondoo

Pink-winged wrote: »

Mr Pink has ordered one for me for Christmas but I was wondering if any of you have one (Polly I think you do?) are there any particular dies and embossing folders you would recommend that you get most use out of? Also, apart from ebay, is there anywhere that it's good to buy them from?

I have a cuttlebug - Mr Padd bought it for my birthday as I'd grown out of my sidekick. I have divine swirl and spots and dots as well as lots of others .

The numbers one looks great as a background for kids birthday cards and I have the friend one which is great for cutting the words out of.

You can also use all the sizzix dies (not the bigz) with it as well.

The alphabets are brill - I have hippy chick, curls & swirls i think and type writer - I want red tag sale next.

I love my cuttlebug sooooo much especially as you can emboss really cheapy awful bits of paper and they look fabulous.

I get embossing folders from here with free p&p http://www.cardcraft-uk.co.uk/index.php?cPath=169_189
alphabets have come from ebay hippy chick was about £24
sizzex dies offers http://www.ellisondesign.co.uk/ p&p is £5 a bit steep unless you're doing a big order

paddingtondoo

Thought just my type looked familiar - I'm having that set for xmas :D:D

bunbun2

polly your Christmas cards are fantastic. love the fairy one - am not surprised it won!

polly1976

Thanks for the great comments on my cards ladies

Pink-winged Glad i could help and my you have been on a shopping spree havnt you :rotfl: :rotfl: The next thing i want is a alphbet set but that will have to wait a while. Im just off to my room to make a card with the lace tree embossing folder. xxxx