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

RustyFlange

Saveapenny, sorry to be a pain I have just looked on your photobucket and notice you have an eeyore and also a pooh and piglet thingy on there, I was wondering where you got these from?

I need to make a 2nd birthday card for my daughter in May and thought I would try and make a pretty one myself then if I failed I could go and buy one :rotfl: Could you point me in the right direction?

BOBS

They sould lovely.
Its best when doing so many to keep them simple and elegant
I have a 6x6 insert template if you want it PM me your email and I will send you the file.
several other you can download from http://www.diywedding.ie/candypress/...a.asp?extra=

Thanks 'saveapenny' have pm'ed you.
Thought I would do the evening invites slightly smaller 5 x 5 ish just to make a difference - do you think i should??

melissa75_2

BOBs - haven't you got any shops nearby that you could get the card from? At paper mill you can fill an A4 box of card for about 6.00, I've never counted how many sheets you actually get in there though! I will have a think about other places to get the card from. Also you'll use a lot less card if you do your cards c6 in size, (that's half a piece of a4 folded in half), so for every piece of a4 card you get 2 card blanks.
Welcome to all the newbies - can't wait to see all of your cards.

BOBS

Thanks Melissa75 ... there is a Papermill but its about 40 miles away so wouldnt really justify the drive - and also might spend too much when I get there - it is part of an outlet village (Junction 1 in Antrim - for anyone living in Northern Ireland)! .I think each box holds about 80 sheets of card.

Re the C6 size ...... My sister in law to be thought it would be too small>>
At least I can justify size in that the cut offs will be used as part of the topper, for my wee banners 'wedding invitation' & 'evening invitation' and also for place cards.

melissa75_2

BOBS - sorry if I was being a bit "obvious" mentioning the c6 cards, but I just thought I'd mention it! I always find it annoying when ordering card as the postage is so horrendous! I did look on Papermill's website and the delivery was 10 quid to Northern Ireland!

ZLS1984

Hi,

I have decided against the exploding box until I can practice a bit more so I am needing ideas for a 70th birthday card. (Its for my gran)

BOBS

Melissa 75 ... no it wasnt that you were being obvious - i really appreciate any input I get. Havent really done much card making the last few years as I have been really into jewellery making - so any pointers much appreciated.

Prob my fault for folding a piece of A4 in half and asking her 'what size/shape she wanted'! Of course she wanted as a big a square as poss from a sheet of A4.
As for postage costs to Northern Ireland that little strip of water they call the Irish Sea does work out expensive. I have went to buy loads of different things from beds to paper and when I go to check out realise that there are big add ons for delivering here.

saveapenny

RustyFlange wrote: »

Saveapenny, sorry to be a pain I have just looked on your photobucket and notice you have an eeyore and also a pooh and piglet thingy on there, I was wondering where you got these from?

I need to make a 2nd birthday card for my daughter in May and thought I would try and make a pretty one myself then if I failed I could go and buy one :rotfl: Could you point me in the right direction?

If you havent got a printer to print it out...Link the one you want and I will print it out for you and send it to you if you like
It's probably one someone sent me
If you PM me your address I will do it probably Wednesday...got the dentist tomorrow :eek:

Sorry did you mean the sheets ...or were you looking at the cards?
You have got he password for the sheets?

saveapenny

BOBS wrote: »

Thanks 'saveapenny' have pm'ed you.
Thought I would do the evening invites slightly smaller 5 x 5 ish just to make a difference - do you think i should??

I think 5x5 is about right for the day invite and maybe 4x4 for the evening ones any smaller and they mightnot look right but play about with them with scraps of paper cut to size so you dont waste card

polly1976

Hi ladies's sorry im late with posting the Challenge but im here now :rotfl:

The first Challenge is Any Card for Any Occasion Now how easy is that?:rotfl:

There is only 1 rule and that is that it has to be a new card and not one you made age's ago :rotfl: other wise it wouldnt be a Challenge would it? :rotfl:

There will be a small prize for the winner and i will choose the winner by random to keep it fair is that ok by everyone?

Please have your card's on by next Monday at 6pm hope that's ok by you all?
and i cant wait to see all of your great creation's xxxx