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

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  • Good evening!
    Well hopefully you can see my first attempt at iris folding. I used various colours of pearlescent paper from hobby craft, I like the way they glisten. Am currently looking for a cheaper option as this is 45p/A4 sheet, but it was very good quality double sided.
    Im thinking of adding Christmas carol lines relating to Joy, Christmas trees and stars on the relevant cards, with a greeting to match inside, ie, star (inside: hope all your wished come true this Christmas...)

    Card making is sooo MSE, worked out at 80p/card, i would usually spend £2-3 for a good quality handmade card for my close relatives!

    (photos are a little blurred and waiting for santa to deliver a new camera!)
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  • Pink.
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    Lovely cards GreenManGo!
  • ikkle87
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    Brilliant Green, I think I might have a go at the iris folding i want to do teabag folding too x
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  • abusybee
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    :T :T Greenmango - they are fantastic. Are you sure you have not made them before???? Well done. My favorites are the christmas tree and joy:T :T
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  • Green I love the "Joy" card looks excellent and the colours are great!
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  • saveapenny
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    Green Love your cards
    Tea bag folding is good I have done a few of those and I really like the look of the new cut out teabags I might have a go at one of those

    Ikkle .... have agood site somewhere in my favourites for teabag tiles I will hunt it out for you if you want


    Green ...its hard to make money with card making ...do it because you love it ...if you make a few bob all the better
    Ive been making cards now for about 4 years and this christmas is probably the first year I will make anything on it.
    Its easy to think "this card as cost 25p if I sell fr 75p thats 50p profit" but what did you spend in orginal supplies and how many cards at 75p do you need to sell to get your original cost back...its not easy
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  • Hi
    I just wanted to say 'I'm sorry' if I've caused any disruption to all you lovely cardmakers by starting a new thread and the other one being closed. I didn't do it to upset / offend anyone. As I said before it was only because you all seemed to be so good that I asked the question as a complete novice.
    Once again
    Sorry
  • Sorry to jump in on this thread but, Pink_winged, There is a papermill up at Junction one where you can get cardstock to make your cards... If you are in Belfast there is a shop called Forgetmenot Papercrafts which sells packs of cards (different shapes/sizes/colours - also various qualities depending on your project and therefore prices) and also sells sheets of A4 card for 10p per sheet, which is good value if you cant make it to Junction one.
    tying hard to cut down grocery shop bill...
  • savvy
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    Skiergirl wrote: »
    Hi
    I just wanted to say 'I'm sorry' if I've caused any disruption to all you lovely cardmakers by starting a new thread and the other one being closed. I didn't do it to upset / offend anyone. As I said before it was only because you all seemed to be so good that I asked the question as a complete novice.
    Once again
    Sorry
    Don't be daft Skiergirl, you weren't the only one that was hesitant in posting on the other thread. All long threads have to come to an end at some point and this was a natural point to continue it onto another, especially with a credit crunch Christmas looming there's lots of people wanting to know how to do it to save money and have a more meaningful sentiment this year.
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  • furrypig
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    Can anyone help me with trying to get my photo's on here??

    Have realised that the photos of my cards/hampers are all saved on a photobox application on our pc and no idea how to copy them onto here!!

    Hubby saved them all and h knows what he's doing but he's away and I have the chance to access the pc but can't wrk out how to copy them or uplaod to here any ideas anyone???

    Thanks in advance for help will continue trying and post on hamper thread too!!
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