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

RustyFlange

furrypig wrote: »

Hey Rusty they even let me join so they will definitely let the queen of nappy cakes and hampers in (not to mention queen of the money making challenge!!):beer:

Looks like a really interesting site and will get even better as more people start to use it :Tthanks saveapenny xxx

Aww bless ya! thankyou! but there are others who do loads better things lol

I guess I shall see you over there then ladies xx

rainmac

flourgirl wrote: »

This is the prinking tool I use, you can see against the penny the scale of it. You can use one of those pins with a bead on, it's a bit more fiddly to handle but it works if thats all you have got. I don't use a special mat I just have a piece of dense sponge from a packing box. Maybe something like a polystyrene tile would suffice.
The butterfly pattern is really easy even if you haven't done one before. I use one thread of DMC or Anchor and the shaded threads are lovely for flowers and butterflies.

Rainmac I have 2 more ideas for your mums card if you would like them.

Mary, Rusty and Hels why don't you have a go, they really are easy and very effective. The backing paper is Basic Grey (again) Sultry.

Brilliant, thank you. I've ordered a smaller one than the one I have as my fingers are very clumsy and I can see myself doing serious damage with a pin I would love the other ideas if you don't mind sharing, thank you very much. I had a look through the stitching website you posted and there are loads of fantastic designs on there. I love the beer glasses!

rainmac

furrypig wrote: »

hi ALL

Just to say my lilliofthevalley order has appeared today!! Never got an email from them at all but never mind!! will have a play later with them!

Mine came today too

mary43

flourgirl - might try that out once I've finished the cross stitch tea cup.
Saw somewhere, can't remember where, a winnie the pooh picture done in a sort of back stitch - anyone know anything about it ? Would love to have a go at that for baby grandsons birthday card

Lovely to have a craft site and it looks really good -but hope everyone doesn't disappear never to be seen here again_pale_

rainmac

furrypig wrote: »

Hey Rusty they even let me join so they will definitely let the queen of nappy cakes and hampers in (not to mention queen of the money making challenge!!):beer:

Looks like a really interesting site and will get even better as more people start to use it :Tthanks saveapenny xxx

Please join Rusty as there is a selling thread and I will hopefully be trying to sell a couple of nappy cakes later in the year so will want loads of advice!!!

RustyFlange

I think I have broken it already :rotfl: sorry ladies ... will try and get on again shortly

Rainmac you know I will always help anyone if I can, but sometimes I can't x

Anglea

My goodness, there's been a lot of posts since my last visit.

I love all the cards, the ones posted on the site, and the ones in the blogs.

Butterfly card - I suppose you need practice with that thread, it looks scary to me. Reminds me of those paper shapes you can get that you wind the thread from corner to corner, I found that difficult.

I'll be checking out that new forum too.

Mary43 - I love tidying crafts, only trouble is that there is always so much more than I ever imagined. Do you find that too?

All the best for your birthday Melissa.

princesspoppypop

Aww I can`t log on its down for maintainence!

Poppy x

RustyFlange

Phew not just me then ... thought I had broken it :rotfl:

Gemm85

oh my word, I see a few people were up till the small hours watching QVC lol, I went to bed at about 10 lol

the wife your 60th card is Gorgeous! the glitter on the 60 looks wonderful, very well done

Happy birthday to melissa!!

dragonllew lovely cards on your blog, have left you some comments

CT - good to see you back, I Was beginnig to wonder where you'd got to! fabulous cards from you, that purple satiny ribbin is just to die for! I bet your friend was very impressed

flourgirl that stitched butterfly is beautiful, and the way you've matched the backing papers and ribbon is just right, it all matches so perfectly!
poppy - have a good day in newcastle, be sure to let us know what you pick up!

I reckon we all need to join the craft forum and turn it into a nice and busy but organised place! I don't know about anyone else but I find it hard keeping up with this thread sometimes as there's so many different discussions going on it grows at a rate of about 4 pages a day :rotfl:

I think it's back up now as I was just having a look