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

RustyFlange

JailhouseBabe wrote: »

Fab stamping Rusty - I'm so in love with Smirk
Do you use an acrylic block for stamping? I didn't get on very well with them, so bought the Quickutz Rockers - I can't praise them enough, they make stamping so much easier (for me anyway).

I wasn't 100% sure if it was a smirk stamp ... it was 99p from boundary mill in the sale box They had loads!!

Not sure what an acrylic block is? (do I sound thick?) It was just a wooden stamp so presumed I just put the ink on the stamp? I read somewhere that it is better to apply ink to stamp rather than stamp to ink?

bunbun2

love the stamp rusty (if you go back to boundary mill and they have any left...I would love one!). sorry to hear you have had a bad day in pain. have you managed to get back to the doctor's? maybe you should go to A&E and see if they will give you stronger painkillers.

JailhouseBabe

RustyFlange wrote: »

I wasn't 100% sure if it was a smirk stamp ... it was 99p from boundary mill in the sale box They had loads!!

Not sure what an acrylic block is? (do I sound thick?) It was just a wooden stamp so presumed I just put the ink on the stamp? I read somewhere that it is better to apply ink to stamp rather than stamp to ink?

My Smirk stamps are clear, so have to be mounted on a block before you can use them. I like the fact that you can line things up as you can see the paper beneath -I don't get on very well with wooden stamps. At 99p though, I would've bought loads!
And yes, I found it made a big difference when I put ink to stamp instead of t'other way round.

mumhug

Rainmac brilliant news that you mum has finished her treatment first step to normality.:j

jailhouse congrats on your results thats brillant crafty and clever too ooh and jammy for finding the promarkers so cheap.:beer:

Rusty congrats to you too for being able to stamp i have never quite mastered it.:T

My dd has been really rough the last few days so not been crafting much but I have done the crafty place challenge have posted pic over there.

mumhug

Does anyone know where i can get a champayne bottle decoupage ??
I have to do another anniversary card but they have specified that they what want. I can't find one anywhere as they want it plain without lots of flowers etc. Can anyone help I am really stuck????????

CT19720

This thread moves so quick lately.

Well done Dragonlew on winning the water card challenge.

Welcome to the thread mookybargirl - look forward to seeing your creations.

Wow 15 cards npsmama you have been busy.

Melissa - great scrapbooking pages, you have a real eye for detail and your boys are cute.

Hels - lovely decoupage card - I love the bears.

The Wife - Great challenge card, green and orange really work well together, and the image is really cute.

Rainmac - glad your mum has finished her radiotherpy - bet she is glad it is over. The flowers you've orderd are beautiful, and she will love them.

Jailhousebabe - congratulations on your assignment marks - you deserve to treat yourself to crafty stuff.

Well done on your stamping Rusty - it looks good, and can't wait to see your cards with this image.

Great 'Crafty Place' challenge card mumhug. Well done for being the first to post a picture.

RustyFlange

bunbun2 wrote: »

love the stamp rusty (if you go back to boundary mill and they have any left...I would love one!). sorry to hear you have had a bad day in pain. have you managed to get back to the doctor's? maybe you should go to A&E and see if they will give you stronger painkillers.

I want to try and get back soon, though will probably be next week when I get some more money as I have managed to get a couple more shifts at work to cover. I will pick you one up they had ink pads (whispers ones) for 99p aswell I only picked them up cause they were so cheap and figured it would give me a chance to try it

JailhouseBabe wrote: »

My Smirk stamps are clear, so have to be mounted on a block before you can use them. I like the fact that you can line things up as you can see the paper beneath -I don't get on very well with wooden stamps. At 99p though, I would've bought loads!
And yes, I found it made a big difference when I put ink to stamp instead of t'other way round.

Ahhh I think I understand now, I had seen the rockers, and think I know what you mean, although sounds way too technical for me at the min :rotfl:

Mumhug, there is time for me to screw it up yet I really want some of the wisp of joy stamps as I reckon it would be a lot clearer if I stamped rather than printed and I just love them!

Congratulations to Dragonllew for winning the challenge

flourgirl

rainmac wrote: »

This thread is moving soooo fast

Welcome to all new people, the more the merrier, come and join in :j

dragonlew - well done on winning the water challenge :j

npsmama - you've been so busy making cards, well done, they're fab :T

1982 girl - love your challenge card

Hels - love your decoupage card, it's so cute

The Wife - your green card is fabulous, I love the colour combination and the image is great

My mum finished her radiotherapy today :T and I ordered these from me and my dad to say well done for getting through it...



Also made my green challenge card...



And a few others... http://rainmacsplace.blogspot.com/

Sorry if I've missed anyone off as I haven't had a proper chance to look at all blogs yet

Gorgeous flowers Rainmac, I bet you are all relieved that your mums radiotherapy has finnished.

I love your green challenge card it's very pretty,:T. I'm struggling with this one.

Jailhouse Well done on the results :Tyou deserved to treat yourself.

Rusty great stamping, that looks like a perfect first attempt:T

JailhouseBabe

For those ladies who follow the CCC challenges anyway, one of the DT (Tasha) has got some fantastic blog candy on offer. I've added the link to it in my blog, but there is a twist! There's a treasure hunt of sorts to determine a mystery word which you then have to email to Tasha, you then have to enter at least 2 CCC challenges before the candy ends on 21st May.

mookybargirl

rainmac wrote: »

mookybargirl and marg, I am not very techie but I think I can solve your Blogger problems...

Go into your Dashboard page on Blogger
Click on Edit Profile
Then you can untick the 'show my email address' option and channge your 'display name'
Don't forget to save your changes

Hope that works ;-)

It's still showing my name. The display name was unticked, I ticked and then unticked - my display name is in as mookybargirl - is there another page I need to check?

EDIT - Yay - I found the page it was on
Marg - go to dashboard, go to manage at the bottom, then setting to the right of the blogs you're following, then edit basic information - that was where my name was showing :j: