Making Cards - Ideas for a card craft beginner (Part 3)

melissa75_2

The-Wife - great card - love the colour combination! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

Rusty - that's great news about your DD - she has done well!!!

Glittermum - crikey - sounds like you managed to get loads done!!!

Giggle - fabulous tea bag cards - I love how you've layered the scalloped circles!!!!

Well I spent last night faffing over one card driving myself crackers. I knew my card need something but just couldn't decide what - so I left it - hopefully inspiration will hit me tonight!!

Quixotic Paperie have a free postage offer on at the minute if you spend over £15 - just quote "HAPPYVALENTINESDAY" in the coupon box:
http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

and also there's an hour of K and Co products on qvc later at 8 pm!!!!

claireac

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking for a while and trying to get some hints/tips, as I am a total beginner!!

Could you recommend any sites for total beginners?? How did you start??

Thanks

Crafty_JuJu

I know its not cards today (sos girls) but I had a little crafting today making a little choc cake for hubby for Valentines day using a heart shaped cake mould I got from Wilkos (its on my blog)
I think I'm begining to spoil him! lol

melissa75_2

CraftyJuJu - your cake looks delicious - your OH is very lucky!!!!

Clairac - hello and welcome to the thread!!! When you mentioned sites for beginners did you mean sites where you can find inspiration or where you can buy supplies???? A good place to start is by looking at people's blogs on here. If you see any supplies that you like we can tell you the cheapest place to buy them from. When first starting out its so easy to spend a fortune on things that you'll never use - I know I regretted a lot of my purchases!!! If you want I can give you a list of where I get a lot of my things from!!!

Crafty_JuJu

claireac wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking for a while and trying to get some hints/tips, as I am a total beginner!!

Could you recommend any sites for total beginners?? How did you start??

Thanks

:wave: Welcome :hello:

melissa75 - Thankyou...I did enjoy licking the chocolate buttercream off the spoon Just got to find somewhere to hide it from him now as I'm at work tonight

Lou05

melissa75 wrote: »

Lou05 - I haven't been to Hobbycraft for ages but from what I can remember it is much cheaper buying papers online especially if you order from shops that have sales on or free postage offers on. Was there any particular paper that you were after???
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Thats what I was thinking - I went into hobby craft, only bought 3 sheets (didnt really pay much attention to the price stupidly!) but 1 of the sheets were £1.45 ... I couldnt believe it but was too embarressed to say anything lol!

melissa75_2

Lou - a few years ago I was heavily into K and Co papers - I bought loads online for about 36p a sheet - I couldn't believe it when I went into Hobbycraft and they were about 50 - 60p each!!!!! What brand did you want - I'm into My Minds Eye and October Afternoon at the minute ???

Lyndach

Wow! 10 pages or so to read through took me 2 days!
Happy birthday to you ladies, and Welcome to the new people. I've seen some gorgeous cards, and collecting mental notes for inspiration. Also thank you for releasing the spendy elves hehe
Anywho the debit cards saying use me so I shall lol

Skiergirl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THE WIFE

:j :bdaycake: :bdaycake: :j

CT19720

Rusty – well done to your DD for the dry nights, you must be really pleased. I’d be interested too in ordering bits and pieces through your to for some of the Craftworks stuff.

JHB – how did your DDs first week at work go?

Mad-frog – great male birthday cards – well done.

The Wife – hope you have had a great day and been thoroughly spoilt. Love your Grandaughter’s Hannah Montana cards, bet she loves it.

Sally – beautiful baby clothing bouquet.

Glittermum – well done on making so much with just 3 of you, and for getting your child into the school you wanted. I’m waiting for the letter to see if my son is going to get into the High School we want, but it would come until the end of March.

Great t-bag cards Giggle.

Welcome to the thread Claire.

Looks like a really delicious cake Crafty JuJu, hope your OH enjoys it, if you manage to keep it safe until Sunday!