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

npsmama

This explains what ATCs are. :-)

Gemm85

http://handmadebygemma.blogspot.com

JailhouseBabe

npsmama wrote: »

This explains what ATCs are. :-)

I'm convinced I've bookmarked the page to have a proper read later, but I'll definitely be having a go!

Gangstabird

Working on from the Dragonflies which are tiny, I have just learnt that you can preserve leaves in glycerin. Imagine drying one out and putting a tiny dragonfly on it. That would be cool.

http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk/glycerine.html

Just the leaf and the DF and a nice label........ermm, something for tomorrow I think.

Kim_Possible

Hello, I have bought some stamps- im a beginner- I was wondering if u knew where i could get watercolour pencils and watercolour brush pens to colour.
Thanks

Gangstabird

Kim_Possible wrote: »

Hello, I have bought some stamps- im a beginner- I was wondering if u knew where i could get watercolour pencils and watercolour brush pens to colour.
Thanks

Couldn't you just buy a set of watercolours from the pound shop to start. The ones with a tube of white thickener are quite nice.

Also Lidls do one like this. I think they are £1.49.

melissa75_2

There's a little sale on here:
http://www.acard4u.co.uk/reduced-to-clear-12-x-12-papers-c-315_320.html
some great 3 bugs in a rug 12x12 papers for 15p, some basic grey infuse 12x12 papers for 11p and some brazill stitch stencil thingies - I've just bought a border set as I'd love to start using stitching on my cards and layouts. Postage is 1.99 or free fore over 30 quid spend.

Gangstabird

Right, thats it, I want to make a butterfly. If I make the wings by folding a piece of paper in half like I did for a DF, where do I go with the colouring?

Somehow just doing that for a butterfly with a pretty card etc, seems boring. I can cut the shape but I want colours etc for the wings.

Ideas anyone?

Cherryscone

Gangstabird wrote: »

Couldn't you just buy a set of watercolours from the pound shop to start. The ones with a tube of white thickener are quite nice.

Also Lidls do one like this. I think they are £1.49.

tescos have the water colour penicls they are quite good

Kim_Possible

madmam wrote: »

tescos have the water colour penicls they are quite good

Thanks ill look in both aldi and tesco tomorrow. Im currently watching set of 3 watercolour pen brushes. I hope they are as good as the £10 ones ive seen.