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

MrsTidge

Morning all!

Congrats on your win Paddingtondoo! Of course you know we'll all enter those challenges now.. I had no idea what a group of bears was called!

I've putting together some bags of gold' for place settings for Christmas - I used some little gold gift bags instead of jars - I'm going to do the Rudolf spares for the childrens places.

DH is out today at a wildlife park doing photography (a fab free birthday pressie courtesy of tesco deals!) so me and the boys are off to see Up and then out for tea - a lovely lazy day.

Have a great one everyone.

flourgirl

Hi Mrs Tidge I will try and get your ATC done this weekend x

rainmac

I have bought Jelly Belly Beans from ebay already for my plastic test tubes, the chap who sells the individual bean colours is brilliant Not sure whether to do snowman spares or rudloph spares for the little tins or maybe a mixture of the two.

Rusty, lovely that you have your OH for a couple more days, nice long weekend x Carp news about his car but good that he will have it back.

Flourgirl, I love your little box, looks very fiddly to make, was it? What are you going to fill it with? You have me in the ATC swap on CP (we're in a 3 way swap with MrsTidge).

Padster, love all your new bits on your blog. The Man Utd bag is a genius idea and the diaries are gorgeous. Many congrats on your challenge win too x

Gemm, I love the name Bauble for the bunny, think that is going to be it

I've ordered the beautiful BG Nook and Pantry papers from Quixotic Paperie as p&p is only £1

I have done the Friendship card swap over on Crafty Place, post 18... http://craftyplace.yuku.com/topic/278?page=2.

Have a great weekend everyone x

rainmac

MrsTidge wrote: »

Morning all!

Congrats on your win Paddingtondoo! Of course you know we'll all enter those challenges now.. I had no idea what a group of bears was called!

I've putting together some bags of gold' for place settings for Christmas - I used some little gold gift bags instead of jars - I'm going to do the Rudolf spares for the childrens places.

DH is out today at a wildlife park doing photography (a fab free birthday pressie courtesy of tesco deals!) so me and the boys are off to see Up and then out for tea - a lovely lazy day.

Have a great one everyone.

What a fab day you're all going to have. We went to see Up last week and it's great (we used Tesco vouchers for that and just paid a bit to see it in 3d). We need to take our boys out to the park this afternoon to wear them out as we're going out for dinner and don't want them being a pain for OH's brother who is kindly coming to babysit

flourgirl

Rainmac do you have a link for the jelly beans please. I did have a quick look last night.

If you have a score pal board the box would be very easy, so yes it was a bit fiddly you have to be accurate with your measurements so it folds properly. Dont know what to put in it yet but was thinking about making a Valentine one with one of those red foiled chocolate hearts in for my lovely hubby.

furrypig

Well done on your win Padster and I agree with Mrs Tidge we will all be entering the challenges there now to try and win like you!! Mind you not sure I can do the 'in stitches' one!

Rainmac I will try and sort out your stash and get it posted before the postal strikes this week. Will nip over to Cp now and see who I have for cards and ATC and try my hardest to get those made and sent in the next couple of days.

Have posted a few cards on my blog this week and there is some fab blog candy up for grabs that I have mentioned on there too, have a wee look.

flourgirl

Rainmac did you want me to cut some labels for you.

chocolate.orange_2

Mrs Tidge ... I get to send to you in the card swap I will pop it in with your stash, which will be coming to you 1st class on monday x

rainmac

flourgirl wrote: »

Rainmac did you want me to cut some labels for you.

Thank you so much for the offer but I can just use rectangles of card folded over, I think anyway as haven't tried yet I am hoping to get cracking on my packaging next week as my first fair is only 4 weeks away and I have do much to do so if I get stuck I will come and ask for a favour x

You aren't down for the card swap on CP this month, do you want to be in it?

rainmac

Sorry Flourgirl, meant to add this is the jelly bean chap I have used, I got red, white and green jelly beans... http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/JWS-Merchandising__W0QQ_armrsZ1. He is really quick to deliver and prices were better than I could find elsewhere on the internet. If anyone knows of anywhere cheaper please shout as I probably am going to need some more!