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

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Rainmac What fabby news, I know how relieved she must feel

xxx

bunbun2

rainmac that is fantastic news:j please give her my best wishes. you have been busy - fab cards:T

sorry I haven't been around for ages. am still doing my cross stitch and is progressing well.
have also been testing out my latest toy...a steam generator iron:D our iron finally gave up last week (it had been on the blink for a while as when you plugged it in the fuse blew) and OH had one work shirt left so had to make a quick decision. I found a steam generator in the sale greatly reduced (the price of some of them is :eek:...for that I would want someone to do the ironing for me:D). it is good and much better than my last iron. thanks Tomsmom for your help and advice:A

hope everyone gets their washing machine/kitchen problems sorted.

rusty well done to DD:T

lellypants

ok- you lot have got me playing with my paper again.

Does any one use a cricut? If so have you got any tips to make the mats last any longer? I already reverse them but I was wondering if anyone did anything else?
Thanks!

TomsMom

bunbun2 wrote: »

I found a steam generator in the sale greatly reduced (the price of some of them is :eek:...for that I would want someone to do the ironing for me:D). it is good and much better than my last iron. thanks Tomsmom for your help and advice:A

I'm glad you like it, I'd have felt awful if you didn't get on with it! It makes the job a lot easier I think.

Popkins

Hiya peeps - Rainmac thats fab news about your mum!

Just a quick question - trying to get on the case with these invites - ordered some cards/envelopes/inserts & ribbon today and looking about for reasonably priced flat backed gems but now need to think about costing! Just wondering how those of you who make wedding invites cost them up? Obviously you work out how much the materials cost but then how do you work out what to charge for your time - that bit always stumps me!! Obviously I want to do my friend a good deal but I don't want to be working for nothing either!! any advice/help greatly appreciated please!!



Skiergirl - ooh can you explain Quidco to me please - I hear people talking about it but I really don't understand how it works or what I need to do - anything to get more pennies to spend on crafty stash!!

Flourgirl - soooo exciting about the Silouhette - I must admit as much as I love my Cuttlebug (even if I do wish it was pink) I do have a hankering after an electronic die cutting machine cos at times I do find the CB a bit toooo manual if my Fibro is particularly bad!!! Will have to add one to my list for next birthday/christmas I guess!! If I can wait that long!!

paddingtondoo

Thanks for the lovely comments about my frame - will cut it a bit closer to the middle next time so I don't have to cut the bits of foam tape up - glad I got some from the poundshop last week coz it took loads .

That's fantastic news for your mum Rainmac.

What a clever girl DD is Rusty I still remember the first time DD stayed at her dad's after she was dry - they'd dressed her in a skirt and tights and was saying daddy I can't manage these f****** tights and this f****** skirt - she's never sworn before or since . Just wait till you go trouser shopping for her and you have to check they reach your ankles :rotfl::rotfl:.

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Forgot this - nelllies frames £7.50 with free P&P here - not sure if they're in stock or not everything I wanted from them last week wasn't so had to pay 4p extra for my cutting mats :eek:

Square and circle Nellies £6.75 at cutting edge crafts free P&P and delivery is really quick

Popkins

... also just wondering where has anyone seen the 'cheapest' pink Cuttlebug please - so far cheapest I've seen is £68.99!! Its just that I've thought of a little 'scheme' that might mean I could get one... :D

oooh tell a fib just found it for £59.99 but guess what its out of stock!!! :mad:

Marg

Rainmac - Wonderful news for your Mum & I guess the rest of your family please pass on my congratulations to her on Sunday! x

Gemm85

rainmac wrote: »

Hello all, I have some very good news to share with you, I hope you don't mind. My mum had her first mamogram check up (after having her ops a year ago) the week before Christmas and got her results yesterday and both boobs are fine, no nasties of any description :j :j :j. She said she can't put into words the relief she is feeling.

so pleased for your mum rainmac :j

RustyFlange wrote: »

Still not caught up anywhere, OH is on his way home and I have been out all morning trying to sort stuff out! I am back to work tomorrow after 2 long months! :j ... Oh and I think I have cracked the potty training .. Girly has been wearing big girl pants all week apart from nursery monday & wednesday ... she went in knickers today what a clever girly she is, but I have now losr my baby

well done to your little missy! :j one of my colleagues is going through the potty training at the moment as well so thats all I've heard about all week lol


I went to dunelm after work and although I didn't find any small scraps there was a gorgeous remnant of 1m square dark purple material with a black flocked pattern on, it should go with our bedroom colours so I may make some cushions or something from it. I couldn't resist as it was only £2.99

ooh I just learned how to multi quote