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

RustyFlange

The Wife - I love the boxes you have made!! you could always enter them into the altered container challenge Also love your ATC!

Mrs Tidge - You make me so tired just by looking at the times you post, although this week I have been up a lot earlier than normal as I have both kids to get ready before school aswell as myself before OH got this job he took DS to school!

Flourgirl - So lovely to see you back, have missed you, but then I also missed where you said you was going away lol I was wondering where you were!! Happy belated Anniversary and happy birthday to your OH. I am already broke thanks to you lot :rotfl: I don't need any more encouragement! :rotfl:

Salesadmin - Beautiful cards on your blog. The happy birthday embossing folder looks fab!

Rainmac - Thankyou ... The may one looks quite nice aswell ... I think I need to have a no spend day today after all the stamps I have bought the last 2 days!

EmmaOC - Snap! loads of people I know who had kids were also moaning about kids being pains!! hope you are having a better day today!

CraftyGranny - Thanks for the instructions, I can't make head nor tail of them at the minute but I think that is cause I am in so much pain! Will bookmark for later

The Wife - You can't love the own ATC on Rainmacs blog .... It's alllllll mine!!! (insert evil smiley with evil laugh! mwuhahaha)

Choccy - Wow! I love all these rock fairies that are springing up out of the woodwork, I also love the papers! I stole some skull papers from bunbun today :rotfl: Where do you get rock fairies from?

Popkins - lovely to see you back, and wow look at the cards!!! amazing!

BunBun - you lie!!! you say Maddison smiled and laughed the whole time!!! what about the tantrum?? or did you forget? Thankyou for a fab day, and a bigger thankyou for some adult conversation! as for the circle cutter ..... errr you are better than me at it :rotfl: least yours resembled a circle .... xx
Now go get your bug ordered

SKiergirl - You have to try stamping, I never in a million years thought I could do it, but now I am addicted and feel I can't make cards without some kind of stamping on them!!

Hels - Sending you massive hugs, mainly because I know how difficult it is and I can really sympathise, when DD starts I feel like jumping off a cliff sometimes!!

OAP - lovely card, and what a fab bit of writing on the top!!!


It has taken me 15 minutes to catch up with the 2 pages!!! Sorry my post is so long, and if I have missed anyone then sorry again! If I have mentioned you more than once then keep it quiet or they will all want mentioning more than once :rotfl:

I am tired, in pain and can't be bothered to move! lol how lazy am I! Although I have just found out that the kids are off school on Fri .... nice of them to send a letter home 2 days before to tell us!!!

Rainmac I owe you an apology, I lost the ATC, but found it again but I didn't get back from bunbun's in time to get it in the post I promise I will post it tomorrow.

Mumhug I will post your pink card tomorrow apologies for the delay.

I am really struggling to get some kind of routine/organised whilst OH is away

cazarol

THE-WIFE wrote: »

Just updated my blog here.

I had the most fabulous card fron cazarol in the MSE card swap, I'll try to get a picture but I'm not sure I could capture all its gorgeousness. Everyones cards are fabulous.

Whoa, have just seen this post, am pleased you like the card and it has arrived safe and sound !! My card has arrived today (I have sent you a PM on the crafty place) it is absolutely gorgeous. I love all the different details in pink, so many different items all in that gorgeous summery pink !! I have loved doing this swap, hope there is another one soon..........

Kim_Possible

Hi all,
Ive recieved a lovely ATC from Bun Bun and a lovely pink card from Mellissa 75. I will post pics later.
I havent had much luck swaping my stash on crafty place so ive listed it for sale on uk scrappers[dawnteabag gave me link]. Ive never used this site b4 so i hope im doing things correctly. Any tips for me?

flourgirl

Hi Kim I have emailed you

Kim_Possible

flourgirl- thanks ive emailed you back

Lips

:hello:

Hi folks,

I'm trying to find a picture of a card/box, and I'm sure I saw it once on this forum somewhere... but now I can't find it again! It looks just like a little box, but when you take the lid off, the sides fall down and there is another box (or two) inside, each one decorated differently. You can then put a little gift in the smallest box.

Can anyone point me in the right direction, as I've put loads of searches in, but just can't seem to find it?

Many thanks in advance,

Lips

(PS there's some crazy crafting talent on this forum :T)

flourgirl

Lovely cards Popkins and OAP:T:T There has been so many different takes on the "Fantasy" theme
I was thinking about putting a photo of James Martin on my fantasy card, do you think I will get away with it :rotfl:

Rusty & Bunbun Sounds like you two have had a brilliant day hope you havent been encouraging each other to spend money

I have been having a go at a wallet card this afternoon, they are really easy I will post a piccie in the morning. I'm loving all these pocket style cards only thing is they are addictive. I would ilke to make a square double pocket card does anyone know if there are any instructions for one?

flourgirl

Hi Lips and welcome to the mad house. I think what you are looking for is called an Exploding Box
http://www.joannasheen.com/tuition-advice/exploding-box-instructions-by-suzanne-saltwell/
Hope this will help you

bunbun2

thanks to kim for the lovely ATC and also the gorgeous card. will post a pic on CP
my pink card is made and waiting for saveapenny to come back off her hols!
rusty if Maddison had a tantrum it was only a teeny one!! seriously i thought she was really well behaved. when I spoke to OH he said "so have you ordered your cuttlebug yet?"!

Marg

Flourgirl - Is this the sort of thing you meant? I'm going to have a go at some like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CdGqT1aT2M&feature=related

Your idea of a fantasy card is the same as mine!:rotfl: I don't think I'll be entering this challenge as I've got lots of family birthday cards to do at the moment plus my crafty place 'pink' challenge.

Ladies I'm struggling !again! for time to post but I'm loving all your cards & chat.

Rusty - haven't forgotten your lace hopefully post it tomorrow - See! your first week of OH's job is nearly done now - LOL at the thought of you parcelling Maddison up to send to Aberdeen!