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

melissa75_2

Grannytwice - welcome to the thread!
CT19720 - fabulous card, I bought a cheap pack of football shirt sheets that you are meant to fold. Trouble is the sheets were cheap because there weren't any instructions, and now I can't figure out how to do it. They've been left in the cupboard for months!
Minimacka - great crads as always!
Saveapenny - I love those albums, I have never used one myself. Are the templates for the others on your photobucket? Did you make a mini album with them or did you use it as a card?
Jailhousebabe - lovely card, I love the red square of mulberry paper.

CT19720

melissa75 wrote: »

Grannytwice - welcome to the thread!
CT19720 - fabulous card, I bought a cheap pack of football shirt sheets that you are meant to fold. Trouble is the sheets were cheap because there weren't any instructions, and now I can't figure out how to do it. They've been left in the cupboard for months!
Minimacka - great crads as always!
Saveapenny - I love those albums, I have never used one myself. Are the templates for the others on your photobucket? Did you make a mini album with them or did you use it as a card?
Jailhousebabe - lovely card, I love the red square of mulberry paper.

Not sure if this link will help you fold your football sheets, but this is what I watched (a lot of times) to make the one on my card:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2304670/origami_dollar_shirt_and_pants/

I found it was the easiest one to follow.

saveapenny

Melissa...They are the ones on the site but not got round to making one yet because I am hoping( with huge help from Marg) to make a LOVE one for hubbies valentine card....I will of course post it f I manage it.
I am going to make them as mini album cards....not out of chipboard but thick card stock, and not use binder rings but ribbon...Thats the plan anyway...lol

melissa75_2

Saveapenny - sounds like a great plan. The albums are about 6 or 7 quid to buy I think, but I think they look so effective.
Ct19720 - thanks for the link. I might try and use one of the footie shirts on my challenge card, which I haven't even started yet!

soblivion

Jailhousebabe, minimacka and CT19720, fantastic cards they all look so good.

JailhouseBabe

Gemm85 wrote: »

loveley card Jailhousebabe - thats a posh background you've used to take the photo. I just photo mine on the windowsill LoL :rotfl:

Hope you don't mind me cropping your post - so you like my £8 Primark throw?
I love it, it feels so luxurious when I'm reclining on the sofa watching TV

paddingtondoo

Gemm85 wrote: »

I've been busy today making an A5 card (have only done A6 and small square cards previously) as a request, lots of people need to sign it so it needed to be bigger, just hope it's big enough! was the largest I could do with what card I already had, they will just have to write smaller if space becomes limited

have you put an insert in it? That will give them extra space to write on or even put a double one in if you're worried about space.

A4 paper folded in half and then trim a little bit off the 3 open sides - bob's your uncle :rotfl:

rainmac

Hello all, well went to see my mum and dad today and handed over the fistful of cards from you lovely ladies and you had my mum in bucketfuls of tears. She couldn't believe that you are all so lovely and asked me, between blubs and nose blowing :rolleyes: , to say a big thank you so THANK YOU from both of us :T :A

rainmac

Haven't had a chance to start my man card yet but I have another week don't I???

JailhouseBabe

rainmac - glad your mum was pleased, sorry for making her cry though

And yes, another week for the male card.