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

flourgirl

mumhug wrote: »

Here is my card for the fantasy chalenge

Lovely card Mumhug I love the image you have used they are really soft and subtle colours.:T

I have been thinking about you, and I know how stressful and upsetting life is for you at the moment and I'm so glad you have found a bit of time for your crafting. x

flourgirl

This is the beautiful card I received this morning from the lovely dragonllew, Thank-you so much I absoloutely love it.
http://craftyplace.yuku.com/topic/167/master/1/?page=2

rainmac

Gorgeous fantasy challenge cards flourgirl and mumhug :T :T :T

Rusty, is it Edinburgh your OH is working in? Mine left for Edinburgh at 4am this morning to get there for an hour's meeting and then he's driving to Newcastle for the stag do. He and your OH will be on the same roads!

Can I please ask all you stamping experts, what kind of card do you use when you stamp an image that you then want to colour? I bought a pack of white A4 card from ebay but haven't been completely happy with it (bit thin) and as I'm nearly at the end of the pack want to buy some more white card but not sure what to buy?

Myzdamena

rainmac wrote: »

Can I please ask all you stamping experts, what kind of card do you use when you stamp an image that you then want to colour? I bought a pack of white A4 card from ebay but haven't been completely happy with it (bit thin) and as I'm nearly at the end of the pack want to buy some more white card but not sure what to buy?

I usually use something like this

...but not an expert lol... I usually mess up 75 percent of what I do but it isn't because of the card

mumhug

Rusty my pink card came earlier today and i absolutley love it. Thank you xx

flourgirl

Rainmac I bought some ready stamped images from Trisha on ebay and they are done on the linen look card It's probably the same thickness as Bazzill., apart from that I just use Staples 160gsm paper for stamping, printing images and backing papers. I do usually matt and layer them so it doesn't have to be too thick. Try stamping on the back of a piece of Bazzill and see how it goes. I will go and find the packet from staples.

flourgirl

This is it, it has a silky finish. It wasn't expensive either. I could cut some up and send it to you if you like so you can try it

Myzdamena

Thanks flourgirl, I'm sick of always buying my paper on the net lol I'll send hubby to Staples for a recce...

... after all my mistakes I buy stamped images from Ebay too .. certainly get more cards for my pound that way....I just mess up colouring them in now

lol

flourgirl

Myzdamena I have PMd you

Skiergirl

Rainmac- gorgeous card on your blog:T

Flourgirl - very pretty wallet card and great fantasy card too :T

saveapenny - glad to see you back, it sounds amazing

Kim - great fathers day card :T

qwiksave, the Wife and dragonllew- I'm glad its not just me having blogger problems :rolleyes:

melissa - those stamps are really cute

mumhug - lovely fantasy card :T

I've finished the card I had to make, so I have been doing some stitching and watching tennis - its making me fancy a glass of pimms :rotfl: