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

Gemm85

white chocolate cheesecake!! please tell me I'm invited too rainmac :rotfl:

whoopidoo

Hi everyone - not been on in aaaages. Had some stuff going on at home so have been a bit zoned out crafty wise. Got so many pages to catch up on - have you all listed your blogs on here? I thought I was following you all but am obviously not. Can I be cheeky and get you all to give me the links again in case I don't get back on again for a while? (I check my blog links every day)

I've signed up to the pressie swap if you'll have me

Skiergirl

princesswoo - fab jars of nothing and a great idea too :T

Mary - like Rainmac, I'm guessing the PMA is a papermania reference number. Hope the scan goes well and you have a clear pantry now

Bunbun - you lucky thing

Rusty - congratulations on your sales :j

Lei - very funky card :T

Ali - congratulations on winning the challenge

Furry - have you ever been to the glitter pot at Haywards Heath ?

sh3ri3 - fab card, I think I may have to 'borrow' that idea if I may ?

Welcome back Marg, glad you had a good holiday

Raimnac - can I come round too please ?, I love brownies Thank you for the email :A

For anyone who hasn't got it, my blog is here

Right, off to get a coffee, then over to crafty place

mary-op

Hello busy bees...............I'm gobsmacked at how much you can fit in -such a lot of catching up to do in a day..............lol

CT - you'd probably fall out the door laughing if you saw some of my concoctions (can't call them creations........lol:rotfl:)
Robins breakfast - came about when we didn't know what to do with some little seed pots I'd had given me......some were bright red and OH came up with the idea of filling them with birdseed, popping a little robin on top(the sort you get to decorate cakes) and voila ! 'Robin redbreasts christmas breakfast'............what he didn't do is demonstrate how to keep the seed from falling out of the pot................lol I ended up cutting a piece of white card (supposed to look like snow) a bit bigger than the top of the pot, added some glue dots so when I folded it down to fit they held it on to the pot -hope that makes sense. Added robin on top and bit of holly .......wrapped in cellophane, tied with ribbon and put label on.
I've done 6 -think thats enough else I'll be dreaming about them...................:rotfl:

I now have a clean pantry :T Took a good two hours, more really...............but now its all nice and tidy, jars all sorted out so I can see whats what and then OH walks in............first thing he does is re-arrange the shelves moving the stuff about !:eek: Normally him who cooks anyway so I suppose he's entitled to.............:o
Least we can both see whats in there now..............lol
And we've had a de-clutter of all the 'stuff' that just doesn't get used.
So, good day....................hope it keeps on that way:j

alyssa_liss

right you lot are terrible ive just spent about 1 hr going the the first thread about cardmaking /scrapbooking and i want to start making things now

its my brothers birthday on the 28th so could hopefully start something for then , o and then theres my step dads bday in november, then xmas, then my dads bday etc.......

i have my mums retired craft box but it doesnt contain much really, what are the basics that i need to start ??

all help apriciated :j

whoopidoo

Thanks Skiergirl, I'm now following Any more for any more? (As my Mum would say!)

eta: Aha - I think I spot some of you on Skiergirls follower list Prepare to be visited!

alyssa_liss My absolute must haves are a cutting mat - I have a big one and a small one but both have been used to paint and glue on so I need to get another one to have for 'clean' crafting Some scissors, some double sided tape and some good card stock. You are good to go from there (in my opinion) and then you can gradually keep adding to your stash. Card making wise these other girls are more help as I am a reluctant card maker at the best of times , I'm so bad at it

CT19720

whoopidoo wrote: »

Thanks Skiergirl, I'm now following Any more for any more? (As my Mum would say!)

eta: Aha - I think I spot some of you on Skiergirls follower list Prepare to be visited!

alyssa_liss My absolute must haves are a cutting mat - I have a big one and a small one but both have been used to paint and glue on so I need to get another one to have for 'clean' crafting Some scissors, some double sided tape and some good card stock. You are good to go from there (in my opinion) and then you can gradually keep adding to your stash. Card making wise these other girls are more help as I am a reluctant card maker at the best of times , I'm so bad at it

Whoopidoo this is mine, will try and update it late tonight. Have you got one and if so have you got a link to it?

alyssa_liss

whoopidoo wrote: »

alyssa_liss My absolute must haves are a cutting mat - I have a big one and a small one but both have been used to paint and glue on so I need to get another one to have for 'clean' crafting Some scissors, some double sided tape and some good card stock. You are good to go from there (in my opinion) and then you can gradually keep adding to your stash. Card making wise these other girls are more help as I am a reluctant card maker at the best of times , I'm so bad at it

thank you im sure my mum had a cutting mat ........will have to find it because the collection has been spread through the house lol

got scissors so i need more card and some double tape

whats a good price for card??

i currently have white and purple left over from wedding invitations

MrsTidge

Alyssa_liss - welcome! As for basics I second whoopidoo - a nice big cutting mat is a must. I couldn't do without foam pads to give dimension to projects - and as has been said just recently, digital images are great(and cheap!)

alyssa_liss

ive downloaded a few pictures/patterns ......do you just print these out on card ?

soo
card
scissors
cutting mat
foam pads
images
double sided tape ... ill have to go to the shops tomorrow:)