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

Gemm85

evening all! forgot to mention on here yesterday that I've now posted my male card for the challenge on my blog! I see some of you have already noticed though lol just thought i'd better make it official!

mumhug well done on your freecycle goodies, I'm made up for you! How lovely to be able to look through a new bag of tricks not knowing what you'll find!

Marg - lovely card, that paper's gorgeous will pop your card swap in the post in next few days

rusty, glad to see you're feeling a bit more alive, good to have you back

melissa - how awful for your little one to be so poorly that he had to stay in, and so good to hear he's doing much better now, hope that he keeps improving

louby lou your bookatrix cards are absolutely stunning! i'm now following you

npsmama I can't believe you're getting piglets!? are you keeping them in your garden or do you have a farm? sorry if I'm being nosey - I just can't imagine keeping piglets...! :rotfl:

kim love the image you've used for the wedding card, beautiful job

paddingtondoo

Glad you're back rusty - awful you're still feeling carp in yourself.

Thanks for the link to the stitching templates - I might just have to have a go one of these days.

More cards on my blog

mumhug

Oh i am so sorry kim possible thank you for the link. Didn't mean to be rude.

mumhug

Gem Thank you I kept pulling things out of the bag and saying wow. My hubby thought I had gone mad.

odollybird

kim_possible, wot a lovely card,
forgive me if i sound abit thick but how did you manage to print in gold onto your card

Popkins

odollybird wrote: »

kim_possible, wot a lovely card,
forgive me if i sound abit thick but how did you manage to print in gold onto your card

Kim_possible - lovely card & I too was going to say - ooooh how did you print gold onto your card - would love to know!!!

P.S. just wanted to ask - & sorry if it sounds a bit of a stupid question but can someone please explain how the decoupage images work - ordered some & really don't get them - all the images but with some with bits missing iyswim - I know it really does make me seem a bit dim but I can't quite get my head around it!! LOL!

saveapenny

I think I am upto date with the blogs now and a follower of all ..if not can you let me know please so I can stalk you
I have even updated mine with a couple of new things http://saveapennyscraftybits.blogspot.com/

also updated my photobucket with some new cards http://s333.photobucket.com/albums/m373/SaveaPenny/cards/

I would like to know how to print gold onto card as well please

I have done it on velum by printing on the velum fast and getting ready with embossing powders realy quick you can get a good affect but you do have to be quick

I have done the stamp swap thread ...it a sub forum on the stash swap thread

Kim_Possible

thank you for your kind remarks.

I printed onto pearlscented paper (???) as my paper wont take my thick card. As for the gold colour, firstly i typed the text and in the font i wanted then

• i highlighed the text
• right click on "font"
• "font colour"
• selecting "more colours "
• and clicking on "custom" tab
• you should see three boxes "red" "green" "blue", in these boxes you need to type in the values for gold ie (RGB: 207, 181, 59)
• Click "ok" and the text should appear gold.

I found these values on this page but what ever colour you want just type into google "colour rgb values" ie olive rgb values and a list should appear.

If this isnt v clear i can email you picture instructions, though my instructions prob arent that clear.

mumhug

Whoo just tried it thank you very much kim_possible.

melissa75_2

Kim_Possible - lovely wedding card - it looks really classy. I too love the way you've printed on the vellum in gold.
Thanks for all the good wishes for my son - he's much better now!
OAP - I just got my card swap card - its lovely, I love it. I really like the colours. How did you do the effect on the rose? I'll post a pic on my blog later so that everyone can see how pretty it is! Thank you so much!! I'll try and post yours today (along with everyone else's bits!).