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

Kim_Possible

thank you mellissa, i was going to but the mixed bag on there but its out of stock- ill just have to keep watch over it;)

hels102

Hello everyone :j
OMG I've got soooo much to catch up on, I've been so pre-occupied with the wedding I'm not having a minute to myself, I plan to sit down with a glass of wine later and properly catch up!

Craftygranny Your holder and kaitlyns card arrived today, Joshua was over the moon he hasn't left the card alone he even had to phone his bampi to tell him all about it, I love the holder you made for me and all the papers you put inside wow they are fab! Have you made them using your cuttlebug? they are fab!

Can also ask a silly question I bought a heat gun half price in wilkos how on earth do i use it? I've bought the powders but do i need to buy special stickers to make the powder stick?!

Looking forward to a proper catch up later!

hels102

Rusty I LOVEcard!!!!! it's amazing the papers are fab! Proper boys card!

dragonllew

hels102 wrote: »

Can also ask a silly question I bought a heat gun half price in wilkos how on earth do i use it? I've bought the powders but do i need to buy special stickers to make the powder stick?!

You can either stamp an image and then sprinkle your embossing powder on and then emboss it or you can buy a double ended pen so you can draw or write what you want and the powder will stick to the ink. Your ink needs to be slow drying thinks its called pigment ink will try and find a link for the pen for you now.
Link for pen: about half way down page the versamark pen http://www.craftsulove.co.uk/embossing_powders.htm

dragonllew

Craftygranny thankyou for the lovely card you sent me today with all the lovely stamped images in it.

craftygranny

hels Kaitlyn will be thrilled to know it reached you ok.
yes the papers were done on the bug. my kids bought me the bug and the folders for xmas and until a few weeks ago hadn't been out of the packets.
now we have a craft room kaitlyn is on a mission to try everything lol.

only flourgirl and the wife still to get theirs from kaitlyn i think and they are on the way so fingers crossed for tomorrow.

If anyone else wants any cuttlebugged papers just give me a shout and i'll get kaitlyn working lol. she would happily use it all day.

She has been choosing more images from e bay today she loves the noseless ones lol. the cards are on her blog except the 2 that haven't got to flourgirl and the wife yet. blog here

mary-op

What super cards :T Well done:T

hels102

phew think I've caught up!
Melissa your scrapbook page is fab baby elliot is gorgeous!
Lei Your card is stunning! I love your Swansea football card! my home team!!!!
Rainmac hope you have a fab time this evening!
Dragonllew I'm still confused on the embosing malarky... doesn't take much to confuse me... ok if i stamp an image then pour on the powder do i just use the heat gun then? gosh i sound so stupid!
Craftygranny I've promised Joshua he can go through my craft drawers tomorrow and pick what bits and bobs he would like to use to make a card for kaitlyn!
and totally off the subject here is my dress..... it's the red one but I've gone for ivory though I couldnt bring myself to go for red even though it would be fitting for the time of year!
http://www.silkdesignerdresses.co.uk/links.htm

dragonllew

hels102 wrote: »

phew think I've caught up!
Melissa your scrapbook page is fab baby elliot is gorgeous!
Lei Your card is stunning! I love your Swansea football card! my home team!!!!
Rainmac hope you have a fab time this evening!
Dragonllew I'm still confused on the embosing malarky... doesn't take much to confuse me... ok if i stamp an image then pour on the powder do i just use the heat gun then? gosh i sound so stupid!
Craftygranny I've promised Joshua he can go through my craft drawers tomorrow and pick what bits and bobs he would like to use to make a card for kaitlyn!
and totally off the subject here is my dress..... it's the red one but I've gone for ivory though I couldnt bring myself to go for red even though it would be fitting for the time of year!
http://www.silkdesignerdresses.co.uk/links.htm

First of all wow gorgeous dress:T
ok back to embossing stamp your image then pour your embossing powder onto your image I usually have a piece of a4 paper underneath as this catches the excess powder pick up your image and gently knock off any excess and then heat with your gun

craftygranny

wow hels that dress is fab bet it looks gorgeous in ivory too. bet you can't wait and have you still got loads left to do? It'll be here before you know it.

If joshua is anything like kaitlyn he'll want to use everything lol.