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

Gemm85

Myzdamena wrote: »

Sorry don't know if anypne else said but here is cropadile big bite II for 19-99 and it looks like a pound postage

Sorry bit of mess right now, stupid weather killing me off slowly lol, but thought I'd say quick in case was bargain

xxx

http://www.practicalpublishing.co.uk/shop/product210.html

and maybe other bargains

Oh no I am seriously tempted!! I have a normal crop a dile already though...arrgh decisions decisions!! :rotfl:

ali.b.123

rainmac - thanks for the info on the book - as usual I have managed to mess up the order the computer was being slow, so clicked on it twice - it registered 2 books so deleted one and carried on and then on the final page it showed as2 again, so went back and amended the order again - am hoping they dont send me 3!!!

ali.b.123

Sorry to be a bit thick - but when would you use a crop a dile????

Taypier

Hi everyone, I like to lurk on here when I have time so thought now is the time I'd come out in the open I've always enjoyed making cards but in the past I have generally used card making sets rather than create my own. The initial cost seems to mount up and I really don't know what to buy. I have a few card blanks, very small selection of papers and toppers but i'm still drawing a blank!

What would your top tips be for a newbie like me? What key items will need? Help me!

Gemm85

ali.b.123 wrote: »

Sorry to be a bit thick - but when would you use a crop a dile????

for putting eyelets on your projects, they are like a small metal ring reinforcer - you use the crop a dile to first punch the right size hole
and then to crimp the eyelet into place. or if you need to punch a hole in something, sorry I'm not explaining it very well am I!

Marg

Rainmac - The only other things I've done in my slow cooker are braising steak or steak & kidney type hot pot. Both are much the same as the lamb but without the mint sauce. I don't put potato in with the braising steak as I think it needs mash. I usually put peppercorns in the beef recipes. I was once told that it's the veg that takes the most cooking so I always put those in first and stir a couple of times during the day. I've also used it to keep veg warm when cooking for lots of people when hob lights are at a premium. Oh & thanks for book link - I've ordered.

Mary-op - glad it arrived OK made most with the cuttlebug & nesties which you have to buy separately. Just shout when you want more & let me know what colours - I may have plain circles by then!:rotfl:

Flourgirl - thanks for slow cooker links will investigate later

Gemm85

Taypier wrote: »

Hi everyone, I like to lurk on here when I have time so thought now is the time I'd come out in the open I've always enjoyed making cards but in the past I have generally used card making sets rather than create my own. The initial cost seems to mount up and I really don't know what to buy. I have a few card blanks, very small selection of papers and toppers but i'm still drawing a blank!

What would your top tips be for a newbie like me? What key items will need? Help me!

Hi Taypier and welcome to the thread

My initial essentials would be double sided tape, a craft knife and mat, a selection of coloured papers and card for co-ordinating colours and some sentiments (you can buy sheets of die cut wordings from craft shops). It's certainly not a cheap hobby as you have discovered and I have spent hundreds and hundreds over the past year I've been doing it!

As you're just starting out - it's probably best to think of a person or occasion you have coming up and try to focus the card on that rather than just randomly throwing stuff together

blogs are a great source of inspiration too!

helping_hubby

Myzdamena wrote: »

Sorry don't know if anypne else said but here is cropadile big bite II for 19-99 and it looks like a pound postage

Sorry bit of mess right now, stupid weather killing me off slowly lol, but thought I'd say quick in case was bargain

xxx

http://www.practicalpublishing.co.uk/shop/product210.html

and maybe other bargains

Thank you - that's the best price yet.

Taypier - Lots of different coloured card/paper is really essential IMO. When I started out I went to a good craft shop that had a big range of papers and had a deal where you could mix and match any a4 sheets in a box ( that holds a ream - the size of 500 sheets of normal paper). I crammed mine full of different papers. I added more of silver mirror, regretted not getting enough black, and got different textures of whites/creams so I could fold them to make my own cards. This cost £4.99.

Whenever it's someones birthday etc and Christmas, get everyone to give you their cards. I pull off embellishments, ribbon, toppers and all sorts. Some cards even make good 'backing' papers for new cards.

Any scrap of ribbon I keep (eg my box of thorntons came with a brown one!), the Christmas crackers had gold ribbons on. I keep everything!

I'm not sure it's money saving, but I buy the Do Crafts goody bags once in a while. They are £15 and have over £30 worth of stuff (supposedly). I usually get mine from a shop after they are old and they reduce them to £9.99. You get things you might not normally have used or tried before.

My crafting things I wouldn't be without:

• Decent scissors
• Double sided tape, glue dots (I prefer the smaller ones) and foam pads
• Quickie glue pen
• Silver mirror card (I find whenever I can't find the right colour for matting then silver is a life saver )
• Ultra fine glitter (but I'm obsessed with glitter)
• Trimmer (I have a xcut)
• A pack of round flat back gems.
• Corner punch

The above are all the things I have on my desk all the time.

ali.b.123

Thanks Gemma - I think I know what you mean - do you have any pics on your blog where you have used your cropodile on cards??? Just so can get an idea.

Also, just wondering does anyone know if there is a valid discount code for craft superstore at the mo??? Many Thanks

furrypig

Glittermum wrote: »

Thanks Lyndach - I think I'll go and get one tomorrow and see what I can do with it!

Furrypig - lovely card. Did you use a nestie for the fancy scallop edging -it's gorgeous.

Thanks Glittermum

It is a Nellie Snellen Die it was a Christmas Present.