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

npsmama

EmmaOC wrote: »

Hello Everyone

I dread these messages myself ! but just to let you know that I have received an email from Crafts U Love about some Magnolia stamps they have in their clearance section.

http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/sale_stamps.htm#301

The p&p is £2.49 which is reasonable-ish !

Thank you a gazillion times!!! :j

npsmama

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Hi,
I'm struggling to find a decent skintone anywhere - which colour promarker do you use?
Not sure I should buy any as I might want them all but think I should be able to limit myself to a couple :rotfl:

I really struggled with this as well.
I found that Dovecraft do a pack of 5 pastel markers. £3 a pack. They're blendable like the Whispers Pens and give a more acceptable skin tone colour.

Not had much time/energy for cards as I've been busy building a little palace for my piglets - hopefully I will get them tomorrow! :j
Is it OK if I bore you all with a picture of them when I get the chance to take one?

THE-WIFE_3

You beat me to it, Emma, I've just open the the email. Some gorgeous stamps there and it hard 'cos I don't have any Tilda's at all. I've just bought three lovely stamps from Pink Gem (the green card I did with the ginger cat) they should be here today.

Shall I go back in and look again, shall I? Shall I? Oh go on then but only look!!!

RustyFlange

manson666 wrote: »

Thank you Melissa75 :A:A:A for the lovely surprise I received today! It was wonderful and really cheered me up. So many goodies, made me a bit teary to think you would send me all those lovely things. It has made me motivated to make some cards again.

I'm sorry I haven't posted on here for a while, I have been a bit low. Consultant phoned me at 9.45pm one night to tell me my biopsy results were abnormal and he really needed to look at them and see me immediately, but he was going on holiday for 2 weeks so I will have to wait to see him on the 15th!:eek: It would have been better if he hadn't told me anything.

On top of that my boss wrote to tell me that when I come back to work my job has gone - there is other work coming into the dept but she wont commit to telling me what and my salary has halved, due to being off ill! In fact she wont reply to any of my emails or letters at all.:mad:

Need to stop feeling sorry for myself I think.

Sorry if this is too much info, just needed to get it off my chest.

Hope everyone is ok - I am off to read 20+ pages. I may be awhile!:rotfl:

Sending you massive hugs, I really don't know what to say but keep your chin up and I am 99% sure that we are all here for you and will support you, the girls have been so fantastic to me lately and have really helped me.

As for your job, I think you need to speak to CAB for some advice as from what you said she is being very unfair and she may not be following the rules.

xxx

The ladies who want the secret stash info I have sent it to you, however in future if anyone wants it can you PM me please cause I am struggling to keep up again and I have a horrible few days ahead so may not be on at all. please bear with me though.

beautiful cards everyone, really pretty, sorry there are so many to mention.

The wife - I only have 1 tilda stamp which is this one but I will happily stamp you some and pop them in the post if you want me to?

Npsmama - I would looooove to see pics of them if you can post one

MrsTidge

Wow - Rusty - thanks so much for letting me in - it's like being a kid in a toy shop!

THE-WIFE_3

Rusty I would love a couple of your Tilda's whenever you're ready as there's no hurry. I'll try and get back to see if I can get a background stamp. I'll always do the same of any stamp you see of mine or nestie that anyone wants.

RustyFlange

THE-WIFE wrote: »

Rusty I would love a couple of your Tilda's whenever you're ready as there's no hurry. I'll try and get back to see if I can get a background stamp. I'll always do the same of any stamp you see of mine or nestie that anyone wants.

Do you have the info for the secret stash? I know we have been busy but there will be some backgrounds on there for the magnolia stamps, if there is a certain one anyone wants just shout and we can get that on there. There is buildings, places, things to sit on, and all sorts! lol

Can you send me your address please x

Also without sounding thick can I ask what nesties are? Also on the card you kindly posted to me did you use a cuttlebug on the green?

MrsTidge wrote: »

Wow - Rusty - thanks so much for letting me in - it's like being a kid in a toy shop!

Enjoy Still have loads more but there are a few there x

THE-WIFE_3

Oh dear, no willpower, just bought a couple of the background stamps.

THE-WIFE_3

Couldn't help myself, Rusty, just had to have them. Sorry but I didn't know about your secret stash, will pm you but there is no hurry.

Nesties are the Wizard Nestabilities I use them all the time as my cutting out is atrocious, as bad as a two year old with plastic scissors. I have most of the general shapes, circles, ovals, oblongs, squares, straight edge and scallop, scallop hearts and long oblongs. Anyone let me know or if you have a stamped image and you want it cut out with a nestie, pm me and post it or I can stamp and cut too if there is anything I have.

rainmac

npsmama wrote: »

I really struggled with this as well.
I found that Dovecraft do a pack of 5 pastel markers. £3 a pack. They're blendable like the Whispers Pens and give a more acceptable skin tone colour.

Not had much time/energy for cards as I've been busy building a little palace for my piglets - hopefully I will get them tomorrow! :j
Is it OK if I bore you all with a picture of them when I get the chance to take one?

I'd love to see pics of the piggies and their palace :jNot boring at all :rolleyes: