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

MrsTidge

Rusty - what a nightmare. You poor thing you must feel frazzled. Hope dd starts to feel better tomorrow.

Friday is cool for me for the NEC -I don't work Fridays but can probably sort out some childcare and come on up then. If not I'll be there on Saturday!

Melissa -you are my new idol - I was still in a fog a few weeks after number 2 - let alone number 3!

Emma - gorgeous card - I love Pink Petticoat. I've some birthday lolas if anyone fancies some.

Gemm85

ooh I've just noticed theres a craft day on QVC tomorrow starting at midnight tonight :j my sky plus will be worn out by the time I get home tomorrow :rotfl:

Kim_Possible

Hi all,
Im going on holiday to Chicago and New York next week and wondered if anyone had experience of craft shops or buying paper craft in usa could point me in correct direction? tia

Popkins

rainmac wrote: »

Going to NEC - rainmac, Rusty, Melissa (poss), Skiergirl, Hels, MrsTidge, Gemm, Padster?, Jailhousebabe, saleadmin (poss), Choccy, bunbun, furrypig, mumhug (poss), EmmaOC, dragonllew (poss), TheWife, Marg (poss) Sylph Raven

Friday
Rusty
Furrypig
Choccy
Sylph
Gemm
Rainmac (hopefully)

Weekend
mumhug

Ooooh I'd be interested!! Friday best for me too! Will have to look into transport options!! Have people booked their tickets? Will have a look tomorrow me thinks!! :j

furrypig

Gemm85 wrote: »

ooh I've just noticed theres a craft day on QVC tomorrow starting at midnight tonight :j my sky plus will be worn out by the time I get home tomorrow :rotfl:

Oohhh thanks Gemm was gonna check out the times for crafting tomorrow but now I know I need to set the sky plus for tonight!!

furrypig

Kim_Possible wrote: »

Hi all,
Im going on holiday to Chicago and New York next week and wondered if anyone had experience of craft shops or buying paper craft in usa could point me in correct direction? tia

Wow lucky you there are lots of places to get crafty stuff from in the USA even the cheapy dollar stores have lovely card and scrapbooking stuff! If you go to Walmart they have card and scrapbook stuff including Martha Stewart!! The 2 big craft stores are Joanns and Michaels if u go online and register with a us address they will send u discount vouchers and they are really good ie 40% off a single item!!

Good luck with your trip and I hope u manage to get some fab stuff!!

furrypig

Popkins wrote: »

Ooooh I'd be interested!! Friday best for me too! Will have to look into transport options!! Have people booked their tickets? Will have a look tomorrow me thinks!! :j

Well we could definitely travel up together!! Or meet in London if that is easier etc etc!! A fellow surreyite that will be exciting!!!

Kim_Possible

furrypig wrote: »

Wow lucky you there are lots of places to get crafty stuff from in the USA even the cheapy dollar stores have lovely card and scrapbooking stuff! If you go to Walmart they have card and scrapbook stuff including Martha Stewart!! The 2 big craft stores are Joanns and Michaels if u go online and register with a us address they will send u discount vouchers and they are really good ie 40% off a single item!!

Good luck with your trip and I hope u manage to get some fab stuff!!

Thanks furrypig. i goggled joann's and micheals using my hotel zip code but they r like 3 ish miles away and im going with a non crafty friend:rolleyes:- so ill just have to keep eyes pealed for them. Walmart i can trick her in for "food"

melissa75_2

Thanks for everyone's comments on my cards - I'm so glad I actually managed to get some challenge cards done. I bought the stitching rub ons ages ago from ebay - they're by K and Co, but I'm sure other companies do them too, I've never used them on my cards before but I've used them quite a bit on scrapbook pages.

Emma - your challenge card is lovely - your stitching looks amazing.

Rusty - sorry you've had such a horrible day!!

Salesadmin - your friend's card is gorgeous - I love the sentiment!! I love your cross stitch cards too.

Jailhousebabe - fabulous ccc challenge card - I love your snowball paper!

Wam - hi, thanks for your comments - I'll be keeping all my handmade cards - I might try and make a keepsake box for them - I'm lucky to have such fab cyber friends!

Popkins - welcome back!

Rainmac - you can talk - you've got 2 kids, find the time to make enough crafts to stock your own craft fair, and do your part time card making work - you amaze me!!!

Candy - I insist that you get your card blanks out and have a go - judging from your tool belt you are very creative!

Gemm - I'll be recording all the qvc shows too!!!!

Mrs Tidge - I think the little bit of crafting that I'm doing is keeping me sane!!!!

Kim_Possible

Hi- advice wanted!!!
currently doing a wedding card [congrats on your....]. Ive made a pocket card using a piece of 11x11 embossed card stock with the middle pocket to hold a debenhams voucher.

So far ive added stamp sentiments in gold and added white organza ribbon. suggestions to embelish further please???????????????!

I think ill change the ribbon to gold ish organza and poss make a wallet [in gold ish] for the deb voucher. but what else could i do to "complete it"
TIA!




ps sorry about the pics- bad light