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

Gemm85

flourgirl wrote: »

Here is my entry for the challenge, not entirely happy with it but it's ok. It's the shiny die cut decoupage and it's not really my thing, I didn't know what to put behind it so it got plain black card.

that's so lovely flourgirl, the fairy really stands out against the simple, clean background :T

Gemm85

beautiful cards mumhug, myzdamena & rainmac - npsmama I love your FD cake!!

saveapenny your holiday pics are stunning! what lovely scenery you had to gaze at!

Marg

Morning All

I'm surprised we're up & running I just missed posting last night as they shut MSE down so I expect it will be a bit quiet......

Anyway, I just want to say a big THANK YOU to EmmaOC for the fantastic card she sent me for the June 'Pink' challenge. It is lovely & so pretty.....mmm cupcakes see what you think.......

Marg

Saveapenny - I love your photos, in the midst of a heatwave they made me feel cool! You could use them on Christmas cards. I can't see anything wrong with the hats....if you are so cold it doesn't matter how they look.....we once went to Florida & bought jumpers & coats for the same reason - it was so cold the oranges were falling off the trees.

Npsmama, Mumhug, Myzdamena & Rainmac your cards are really good sorry if I've missed anyone out - failing memory -

Welcome myzdamena I'm Ooop North too but not as far up as you, rusty & bunbun.

Kim_Possible

Rainmac- great pocket card!
Marg- your a lucky lady... thoese cupcake look so real.... EMOC how did u make them?

JailhouseBabe

Morning all. I'm sorry I'm so behind with comments on cards; I feel guilty for not commenting when I enjoy seeing them all so much, I'm just not feeling very 'talkative' at the moment IYKWIM.

Just thought I'd post to let you know of the bargains I picked up in Hobbycraft yesterday - card bags are half price, so 100 bags was £3.** instead of £6.** (sorry, can't remember exactly!). They also had packs of 50 bags at half price. I bought an x-cut border system for £3.** also, then got home and discovered that only 3 of my punches are actually x-cut ones.

The only reason I went to Hobbycraft was to buy some lace to use on an engagement card. :rolleyes: My friend who I normally just give my cards to asked me to make a card for her and insisted that she would pay me for it. I made her 3 cards to choose from, and she's buying 2 of them - 1 for the engagement and 1 for a wedding she has coming up. She's offered to pay £2.50 each - I think she felt guilty when I told her how my other friend had paid me for cards.

Saveapenny - I love your photos (how cute were those towel animals?!). The scenery looks stunning - but do you know why there were lots of people waving flags on their balconies?

Myzdamena - cruddy cards my ar*e!! Your cards are fantastic - you now have another follower.

flourgirl

WOW Marg!! lucky you, EmmaOCs cupcake card is gorgeous, I love the way she has used the threading water punch to make the cake stand.

Rainmac I love your wallet card, I just knew you would love making one (several lol) did you decorate the inside with papers too, I think I will try it on the next one especially if I want to sell them. What do you think?

Jailhouse it sound like you got a couple of bargains there. I'm still waiting for my card bags to come from Craft superstore I got them from their ebay cheaper and only 75p postage 50 large square bags £2-15

Gemma gorgeous card on your blog lovely soft colours.

flourgirl

Ohh Mrs Tidge I love your Choccy cards on your blog yummy...

Mumhug your Pink cards are all gorgeous and girly and Fab!

Has anybody seen these anywhere I think they are gorgeous

Plus 2 new cards on my blog

flourgirl

This was my good buy for today 99p per pack they even have a sticky pad on the back just wish I had bought more.

hels102

Just dropping in very quickly, got soooo much to catch up on!
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to OAP for my gorgeous pink card, yours it's on it's way I hope you like it!
Flourgirl awh they are gorgeous, amazing price!

I'm also on a mission to find a decent cutting tool, my OH is fed up of me not being able to cut straight! I've no idea what to get, what have you all got? can you recommend something?

I'm also looking for some nice pens to colour in my stamps?!

EmmaOC what a lovely pink card!
Rainmac your wallet is gorgeous
Gemm your card is fab!