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

hels102

Ooh I love the idea of a US swap!
Lovely card PPP
Here's my In the night garden card, I can't take any credit for it as I've copied it from Groovygirl. One of iggle piggle legs looks a bit odd!

THE-WIFE_3

Well, letting my age show here! I am a UK Red Hatter (www.redshatsociety.com) and I am in a monthly card exchange with other red hatters that live in the States. It isn't difficult to set up and the postage wouldn't be as expensive as sending abroad, it's really being committed to the idea. I usually send an A6 card with an insert and try to keep the cost to about 81p by using fairly thin card. Not all of the cards I receive are hand made but usually stick to the monthly theme. At least here in the UK we have the 2nd class postage that makes it more economic. Let's see what everyone else has to say.

rainmac

THE-WIFE wrote: »

Good morning, everyone. I was having surf about (as of course, I am extremely busy doing the accounts) and I found this site that has some freebie templates for cardmaking.

http://liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/free_downloads.html

The post is here and I've just had delivered some die cut decoupage (cut too many heads off in the past!) of some art deco ladies, I've got a few birthdays this month.

Thank you for the link to the templates, went and had a look and found they have 25% off all orders over £10 until today. I spent £10.05, got 25% off which took my order to under £10 so p&p was only £1. Got 7 die-cut image sheets (will make more than 40 cards with these) and a few other sheets. Bargain

rainmac

hels102 wrote: »

Ooh I love the idea of a US swap!
Lovely card PPP
Here's my In the night garden card, I can't take any credit for it as I've copied it from Groovygirl. One of iggle piggle legs looks a bit odd!

Fantastic Hels :T:T:T I just love Iggle Piggle x

rainmac

Have you seen the new card challenge on the Creative Card Crew blog "Monochrome Madness"? Fab challenge, may be able to use some of my new little stamps...

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2009/04/challenge-6-monochrome-madness.html

What are we going to do for our challenge, shall we have a week off and start again next Monday???

THE-WIFE_3

rainmac wrote: »

Have you seen the new card challenge on the Creative Card Crew blog "Monochrome Madness"? Fab challenge, may be able to use some of my new little stamps...

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2009/04/challenge-6-monochrome-madness.html

What are we going to do for our challenge, shall we have a week off and start again next Monday???

Thanks, rainmac, might have a go at that with my new die-cuts I got this morning. Did you buy the Lily's fairies, they are lovely.

chocolate.orange_2

rainmac wrote: »

Thank you for the link to the templates, went and had a look and found they have 25% off all orders over £10 until today. I spent £10.05, got 25% off which took my order to under £10 so p&p was only £1. Got 7 die-cut image sheets (will make more than 40 cards with these) and a few other sheets. Bargain

Some fell in my basket too :eek: Then the magic elves went through checkout without me looking :rotfl:

melissa75_2

Hels - great card!!!
I'd be up for a card swap!!

mumhug

No sign of saveapenny today wonder if little one has arrived:D

moyilla

Afternon everyone

Can anyone point me in the right direction for plain vellum? I need it to print my thank-you verses on.

Have looked on craft superstore, QVC, Topaz Crafts and Calico Crafts,

Thank you