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

OAP1945

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all !
All this 'birth' thing takes me back years and years......and years...............lol
Don't think I ever had one that took two days.........two were more or less all day and one was three hours !!
All I had was gas and air......... ouch !!!!!........lol

Me too Mary my oldest "baby" is now erm 46:eek: I had 3 sons in 4 years no wonder the last one poped out in an hour and a half

thinking of you Mel
XX

lei_armstrong

Gemm85 wrote: »

leia I love your mum's card, are those images from stamps?

I too was thinking I should have bought more flowers after I'd unpacked them all :rotfl:

Thanks - I used my new Naughty But Nice Smirk stamps from the Range x

Skiergirl

flourgirl wrote: »

Skiergirl you are very welcome, I hope you have a thimble :rotfl:

No I haven't but I'm glad I've got a prickpen :rotfl:

Popkins - lovely cakes and things on your blog

Lei - lovely birthday card

OAP - gorgeous embosssed card

My calico crafts order arrived today minus about 10 packets that were out of stock

flourgirl

OAP1945 wrote: »

my "embossing challenge card" I used my bug to emboss the card ,swiss dots, then my nesty to cut the scalloped circle then put it through the bug in the bird and tree folder. I heat embossed the edge of my card and the circle with pink then a pearl embossing powder. Oh and the card flower and fibre are all from my prize



hope you like it. x

Gorgeous card OAP very feminine and a really pretty shade of pink:Tthose fibres look great too

melissa75_2

Rusty - I'd feel guilty palming the kids off on their grandparents - although the break would be nice!!

Mary - you're back!!!! All I had with my first was gas and air, I was in so much pain with Brandon though that I gave in and had diamorphine!

OAP - beautiful embossed cards, I really like the fibres that you've used.

I've just ordered this from QVC:
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.586957

not a bad price really - when bazzill cardstock is 45p a sheet for 12x12.

There's also loads of scrapbook bargains on there, some could be used for cardmaking too. Details are on this page of UKscrappers and the next one:
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=268331&page=10

rainmac

Love that set of cardstock Mel, you are such a bargain hunter!!!

I didn't have any pain relief with either of my boys. I am a wimp with pain so if I can, anyone can!

Love your card OAP, the pink embossed circle is gorgeous x

flourgirl

Rainmac watch for the postie in the morning, I have sent you a little something 1st class post

npsmama

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I've just ordered this from QVC:
http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.586957

not a bad price really - when bazzill cardstock is 45p a sheet for 12x12.

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Oh no!!!!

I've just given in and put it in my cart - :eek::eek: - question is will I actually order them? I was having a weekly fast of buying anything crafty

chocolate.orange_2

npsmama wrote: »

Oh no!!!!

I've just given in and put it in my cart - :eek::eek: - question is will I actually order them? I was having a weekly fast of buying anything crafty

Some fell in my basket too :eek: But the naughty shopping elf ran along and clicked for me to pay for it :rotfl:

oap I love your card !!

RustyFlange

what am I missing out on? I click the link and it says this item is out of stock ... I can't see any description or pictures?

OAP your card is beautiful! really striking!

I was hoping to make a card or 2 tonight, copying from pics in a magazine, but I have had a horrible evening with the kids and I just want to curl up in a corner and cry instead!

Come on ladies post some more of your lovely cards and inspire me!!

Remember Royal mail are on strike tomorrow so if any of you are expecting parcels then it probably wont be til saturday when they arrive!

I haven't had my funky kits order still :rolleyes: or my other pretty papers minds eye? and I had a dispatch email from calico so I guess it will all turn up on saturday and get me in trouble with OH :rotfl: who is home tomorrow!!
Can you believe it has been 4 weeks since he started work!!