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

bunbun2

I have just received the shaper cutter from the craft beautiful subscription. it's nothing like I imagined it to be - don't pictures make things look so much bigger! it came with 3 sets of shapes, a fiskars border punch and a fiskars finger tip swivel knife. I think this is a good deal - and of course a magazine to read!

melissa75_2

Rainmac - what a fab selection of cards!!

Flourgirl - great sketch, I really need to break away from my normal style 'cos every card that I make is basically the same layout - so I'll definately try and take part in this challenge! Thanks for showing us your beautiful card as an example - I love your ribbon - it really sets the card off.

Rusty - thanks!!!

Well I won one of the gorjuss stamps on ebay and it arrived today, so I've already stamped 10 images and hopefully I'll get some colouring done later.

melissa75_2

Rainmac - ta!! I spend hours trying to match everything up - sometimes it'll take me days to make one card as I try to figure out where I've put something. I never know whether its best to choose your paper first and then colour your stamped image to match or do it vice versa!! Fantastic news about your letter getting published - congrats - how exciting winning a prize!!!

rainmac

Fab challenge card flourgirl, it is stunningly beautiful. I love the sketch too

Skiergirl

Jailhousebabe - very cute male card :T

Flourgirl - thanks for setting a challenge, gorgeous card :T

Rainmac - well done on getting your stitching in print, its no wonder though, as its so good :T and what a lovely selection of cards you've been sent

Melissa - your cards are all gorgeous :T

Has anyone ever used 'The Craft Barn' and if so what was the service like ?. I am thinking of ordering some of the card candy from them as p&p is 10% rather than a fixed price(I think)

furrypig

rainmac wrote: »

I've got one, from the NEC for £3 (they are £15 in Hobbycraft) and a stall was selling a couple of the templates for £1 each so bought those too. Haven't played with it yet because I am scared I won't be able to do it properly It's still in it's packaging actually. Think I should be braver and give it a go!!!

Hi I was just gonna post exactly the same to you Rusty but Rainmac has beaten me to it!!

I had wanted one for ages and did quite a lot of research and it turns out they are like Marmite!! You love em or loathe them!! So I wasn't prpepared to spend loads on one then I saw them at the NEC and led Rainmac and Choccy Orange astray and they got one each too!!

Now Choccy on the other had does actually use hers so hopegully she will post on here!

babyfreckles

Hiya ladies!
I have been reading through the posts for the past few days - I am a card maker (Well try to be!) and I also love to cross stitch!

You can see some of my creations on my blog: http:\\katies-crafts.blogspot.com

Looking forward to chatting to you all,

Katie xx

rainmac

furrypig wrote: »

Hi I was just gonna post exactly the same to you Rusty but Rainmac has beaten me to it!!

I had wanted one for ages and did quite a lot of research and it turns out they are like Marmite!! You love em or loathe them!! So I wasn't prpepared to spend loads on one then I saw them at the NEC and led Rainmac and Choccy Orange astray and they got one each too!!

Now Choccy on the other had does actually use hers so hopegully she will post on here!

So you haven't opened yours either? What are we like :rolleyes:

rainmac

babyfreckles wrote: »

Hiya ladies!
I have been reading through the posts for the past few days - I am a card maker (Well try to be!) and I also love to cross stitch!

You can see some of my creations on my blog: http:\\katies-crafts.blogspot.com

Looking forward to chatting to you all,

Katie xx

Hi babyfreckles, welcome to the card making thread. We try to be money saving but it can be hard to be with crafts sometimes

melissa75_2

Babyfreckles - welcome to the thread. I've just had a look at your blog - there's some fantastic cards on there - I really like your jungle one! I have just got into promarkers myself and I love them! I have spent the last hour or so trying to blend them with a bit of success!