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

rainmac

flourgirl wrote: »

Rainmac Do I need to save that link to my favourites? I feel a challenge coming on :rotfl:

Rusty I thought you had slipped a disc and hurt your legs when you fell over in the bedroom in your red shiny 6" heel stilleto shoes :rotfl:Sorry! enough now! x

I was thinking maybe January challenge on CP

flourgirl

Rainmac It will give me time to practise Just going to the post office
I weighed myself yesterday so I had better walk lol maybe some time........

RustyFlange

rainmac wrote: »

I was thinking maybe January challenge on CP

:j :j Do we have to wait til January :rotfl: I watched the video just and it looks fab and soooooo easy!! I reckon I might try and give it a go this evening once kids are in bed! Thankyou for the links yesterday!

rainmac

Just posted the cards (more easel cards :rolleyes:) and craft packs I've made up for the Crafty Place Post Pals challenge on my blog... http://rainmacsplace.blogspot.com/. I had bought several craft packs in The Works sale after last Christmas so that is the basis of what I am sending.

rainmac

RustyFlange wrote: »

:j :j Do we have to wait til January :rotfl: I watched the video just and it looks fab and soooooo easy!! I reckon I might try and give it a go this evening once kids are in bed! Thankyou for the links yesterday!

No worries, if I can do it easily it must be REALLY easy :rotfl:

rainmac

flourgirl wrote: »

Rainmac It will give me time to practise Just going to the post office
I weighed myself yesterday so I had better walk lol maybe some time........

Completely forgot earlier to post about your fab sounding trip to Venice :rolleyes:. I've always wanted to go to Italy but never got there. New Year's Eve in Venice sounds fantastic

flourgirl

I'm looking forwrd to going now, when we booked it in about March-April it seemed so far away. We booked then cos it was really cheap SIL &BIL went last year to the same hotel and they were offering him a deal 2nights 140 euro 5star B&B and £135 2 return flights from East Mids so couldn't resist. They also found a family run resturant off the tourist bit excellent food and reasonable prices. I have already decided its got to be a pasta dish followed by ice-cream lol

melissa75_2

Rainmac - crikey I didn't realise you had so many craft fairs planned before xmas - I don't know where you find the time. The elf thing didn't work for me - so I couldn't see your boys. Your stall looks fabulous - no wonder you took so much money!!!! Love your easel cards too - I told you they were easy!!! And I'm sure those children on post pals will love your gifts - what lovely presents.

Flourgirl - your decoupage cards are lovely - my favourites are the ones with the village scenes.

Popkins - your xmas cards are fantastic - I'm sure your Mum will be really pleased with them.

Dawnteabag - congratulations on taking so much money at the school fair - your creations look fabulous!!

Sunrise - great train cards - I'm sure your neice and nephew will love them, lovely bagpuss card too.

Louby-Lou-Loe - good luck for your craft fair! I was wondering - do you know whether you are having a boy or a girl?????

Craftygranny - great news about getting a spot in the shopping centre!!!

CT19720 - gorgeous nappy cake and I love your cards too - especially the cupcake one!!!

Ali.b - Your cards are brilliant - I can't believe you made so many - you put me to shame!

whoopidoo

Hi everyone. Just a quickie, be back to catch up later

Postpals on their Facebook page are asking people to spare £3.25 to send a child a £20 goodie bag - you just pay the £3.25. Please take a peep here if you can spare it?

dragonllew

RustyFlange wrote: »

They weren't red!! they were black :rotfl:


Right Was it dragonllew who made the lovely popcorn tub as a ribbon tub? I have a lovely show box (clarks in maddison size) which I think would be perfect to cover and then use some eyelets in the side, only thing is I only have one size of eyelets which are not massive but should be ok to push the ribbon through. Do I need to buy some bigger eyelets? or even some grommits? (think they are the massive holes?)
Can anyone help please?

My grannybasher comes today :j :j :j so I have a lovely day out with her and my Aunt til I drop my aunt back at the train station tonight then I am hoping I will find some time to craft whilst my basher is here as she can keep DD occupied for me I hope! (DD loves basher as does DS and when she is here they are both all over her!!)

Also whilst I am here .... I bought the deckled nesties yesterday off ebay, I was wondering if you think they would look ok mounted on a straight edged rectangle underneath? I don't have any normal rectangle nesties but thought I could at least cut some card down to mount under the deckled edge or would it look silly?? These are the ones I have bought!

Hi Rusty it was me that made a ribbon tub out of a popcorn bucket I can't help with regards to eyelets as mine just has drilled holes which I sanded but I did use 2 different sized holes.