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

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  • polly1976
    polly1976 Posts: 845 Forumite
    Happy New Year
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  • Maggie_Bob
    Maggie_Bob Posts: 281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    _party_ :beer: Happy New Year everyone!
    In a better financial position than ever before (thank you MSE!). Moved back to Scotland and now trying to keep debt-free!
  • furrypig
    furrypig Posts: 2,881 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just made 8 thank you cards with DD age 10! That's the most cards I have ever made!!
    they are really simple will post photos when I have a chance!

    Happy new Year again xx
  • pinkladymel
    pinkladymel Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    Hey everyone, I have been AWOL for a bit on the cardmaking front! After asking Santa for 2 years to bring me some magnolia stamps.. I finally bought some for myself :)
    I hope you like what I made:
    MagnoliaEmilybirthday.jpg
    MagnoliaEmilybirthday-CloseUp.jpg
    magnolia-Family.jpg
    magnolia-Family-CloseUp.jpg
    :xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:
  • pinkladymel
    pinkladymel Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    That card is gorgeous RainMac and I wish your mom a speedy recovery. Hope it is nothing too serious and you are ok x
    :xmastree:Self Certified Christmas Addict:xmastree:
  • bunbun2
    bunbun2 Posts: 3,540 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    PLM I love them!!
    saving for ds2's summer international scout camp - £200
    £60 deposit paid :j £100 paid:j £40 paid:j
  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    melissa75 wrote: »
    Rainmac - really classy card. I love it how you use a piece of aida with the frayed edges rather than framing the piece. Do you buy the aida like that or do you do it yourself?
    Furrypig - I have only ever used one punch and that was a small flower one, so I'm not much help, I got it from Home Bargains for 99p ages ago.
    I found another sale : http://www.gorillacrafts.co.uk/
    its 40% off everything excluding clearance items, the postage is 2.85. I got a few dovecraft xmas bits - the winter wonderland range so that hopefully next year I will actually make some xmas cards. The brads are good value, and I got a few bits of ribbon and some flowers, and I was really naughty and I got a 12x12 paper stack, the dcwv once upon a time one, I love the papers, I'll probably never use half of them!
    Happy new year everyone!

    Melissa - all I do is stitch the design on the aida or evenweave, cut round it leaving the same amount of 'edging' (usually 4 or 5 row/column blocks of aida) and then remove the threads from 2 blocks of aida - does that make sense???

    Furrypig, I have used a few punches over the years. Have a corner rounder one that I use all the time. Hobbycraft is quite a good place for a look to see what is available (can be a bit expensive so not necessarily the best place to buy). They had a good sale on punches earlier in the year and I bought some small ones for a friend's daughter for 25p each! X-cut punches are good - I've got a lovely modern flower one that is really useful for all sorts of feminine cards.

    pinkladymel - beautiful, beautiful, beautiful - love the detail and shading!
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
  • melissa75_2
    melissa75_2 Posts: 2,801 Forumite
    Rainmac - thanks for that - it makes perfect sense.

    Pinkladymel - I hate you - those cards are gorgeous, I love the unicorn one, (I have a thing about unicorns).
  • rainmac
    rainmac Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    Have just spent £20 at Gorilla Crafts on loads of bits and bobs in the sale. Couldn't resist with 40% off everything... I love a bargain :D

    Got some card making bits, couple mini scrapbook kits and a cute little cross stitch kit for £1. Can't wait for it all to come :D
    :wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:
  • melissa75_2
    melissa75_2 Posts: 2,801 Forumite
    Is anyone else watching Eastenders - a fat lot of use Jack was!!!!!! I am waiting for Jonathan Creek - I am so excited - I love it.
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