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

RustyFlange

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Thomas - brilliant card - we now know who's really been colouring mummy's images for her .

perhaps santa might bring you your own craft box - then you can tell mummy to keep out just like Abby does to me :rotfl:

Shhh you are letting my secrets out!! :rotfl:

I am seriously tempted to find a little crafting caddy and make up a little card making set for him, he really enjoyed himself tonight and it is the first proper card he has made, I can't believe how well he did! Sometimes with colouring he scribbles still but tonight he knew how important it was to make it nicely! bless him..

Now I need to find small bits of cheapy stash and think about making him a craft box for his birthday in september .... I need to enter every available blog stash available :rotfl:

Marg wrote: »

Thomas - I've only just seen your card -I was having my tea when you posted it - I think it's really lovely! the colours all match so well. Who are you going to send it to? M x

I have no idea! lol ...He didn't use proper card stock so we will have to make an envelope for him I think ... I will see who he would like to send it to tomorrow. he has already asked if he can make another tomorrow bless him. I can't believe he is better at card making than me!!

Furrypig wrote:

Rusty you must be so proud of your son!! Did he chose the stamp, paper and candy etc if so he has a good eye for colours for a boy!!! Well done Thomas great job!!!!

Hi Furry,

He has been hassling to use this stamp since the day I bought it, and JHB very kindly sent me a few others which he can also use, but he chose this one as a starter. He suggested a brown dress but I persuaded him to use the pink.

flourgirl

This is the card I made this afternoon, I think it's quite pretty even if I say so myself:D Full details are on my blog
http://flourgirlcrafts.blogspot.com/

louby-lou-lou

oh i do have one piece of equipment i have a bookatrix board i bought from ebay. I have got to do my hubby a 5th wedding anniversary card for the weekend so i may do a bookatrix card. 5th anniversary is wood! any ideas what i could put on it or shall i not go down that path?

RustyFlange

Welcome Kitiaracat nice to see you over here

Flourgirl! Wow!!! I love it, how do you layer things so they match perfectly! I can't do things like that! Actually your card would make a perfect sketch for a challenge

paddingtondoo

rusty - the pound shop often have plstic boxes with lids on and I've seen the deckle edged scissors and some punches in there.
They also sometimes have card making kits and embellishments in there - home bargains is another good one - got DD a kit out of there for 99p and was just as good as the papermania one I got her although not so much stuff in it.

Do you have a wilkos? They always have loads of kiddy type craft bits as well.

Cheap skate signing off

npsmama

flourgirl wrote: »

This is the card I made this afternoon, I think it's quite pretty even if I say so myself:D Full details are on my blog
http://flourgirlcrafts.blogspot.com/

Very, VERY beautiful!

hamish222

Great Cards everybody, especially Thomas. Wow your card is Fab. Hope everyone is well. I am loaded with cold and still have 2 nights nighshift to work but on a brighter note my new Whiff of Joy Summer Kit came today and it is really lovely.

npsmama

SallyUK wrote: »

Wow! Thank you so much, CT!

I've passed it on to these people:

http://laurenbrookscrafts.blogspot.com/

http://justbecauseitmakesmesmile.blogspot.com/

http://teabagscraftybits.blogspot.com/

http://helsbelswork.blogspot.com/

http://kirakiro.blogspot.com/

Sorry, if I've done this wrong!

Sal
x

Thank you so much! That's really kind.


Quick question: how do I retrieve it?

JailhouseBabe

Oh dear, can't leave a comment on your blog flourgirl - I'll try again later. You're right though, it certainly is a very pretty card! I love the level of detail, right down to the llittle beads you've sewn on.

Kitiaracat - I'm following your blog and have left comments. Your cards are great, I look forward to seeing more.

flourgirl

RustyFlange wrote: »

Welcome Kitiaracat nice to see you over here

Flourgirl! Wow!!! I love it, how do you layer things so they match perfectly! I can't do things like that! Actually your card would make a perfect sketch for a challenge

Thank-you Rusty now you have your roundy corner thingy you would be able to do one those BG paper pads make it so easy to match things up. It just so happens that the ribbons and flowers I got from Poppicrafts match the papers too

We already have the next challenge set, so maybe we could use it in the future