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

Lyndach

Thanks everyone hubby rang them and someone will fix it all within 24 hrs and so far my days been good, my other parcel I was waiting on has arrived so im crafting !
Dawnteabag - an hour to replumb?! that's crazy
Rusty - that tea bag holder is fab!
Giggle - I love that snowman! it's so cute

I read back and thank you everyone for the comments on my little girl! I'm so proud of her and lucky she caught meningitis at 6 weeks old and we almost lost her but now she's 4 and a half months old and so alert and it's fantastic! I wouldn't say she's bald though! she was born with one lock of hair on the top of her head which was dark brown but has faded to a mousey brown, poor little thing has no other hair asides from this tiny pony tale haha!

PepPop

RustyFlange wrote: »

Not sure if this helps or not? but there is one on ebay

Well my mum has called and loves the invites .... I need to make another 29 :eek: Thankyou to you all but thankyou for thrifty aswell for the idea!! xx

Giggle - Love the snowman!

Rusty glad your mum like her invite. Good luck with the other 29 :eek:

flourgirl

Jazabelle your cards are fantastic:T:T

Mary I will be thinking about you and Mr Mary tomorrow and wearing something inside out

Rainmac Are the monkeys feeling better now.

Giggle I love your snowman, its a brilliant idea

TomsMom

RustyFlange wrote: »

Not sure if this helps or not? but there is one on ebay

I rang my friend and after umming and ahhing she decided to pay the postage. I think £1 is reasonable but because it's only a small purchase - £3.99 - it seems a lot. At least the folder was 50p cheaper than some people sell it so not a bad deal really. And I've just had an email to say it's already been despatched, what a great ebayer :T. Thanks so much for finding that for me Rusty, after looking for both lots of folders I'd just about had it with the computer by then!

sunrise27_2

Rusty love the teabag card , great idea and something a bit different , I'm sure your mum will love it

ali.b.123

mary op - consider it done;)
flourgirl - they look lovely!
Rusty - the cards for your mum are lovely!
Jazabelle - your cards are fab.:T
Giggle - your snowman is sooo cute.

Got the Cardmaking mag with the free MME paper in today and the papers are lovely thanks for the heads up Gemm - also the gift if you subscribe is fab this month - a Sizzix embosser the one that looks like a bag !! seriously considering it but I already have 4 mag subscriptions for different things - I blame mr T and his clubcard points!! My husband is despairing shaking his head and mumbling something about an addiction but couldnt quite catch it:rotfl:. He is back at work tomorrow so goodness knows what might happen...cough!

Glittermum

Amazing offer on Purple Cow trimmer and guillotine set here

dragonllew

Flourgirl your cards look great.

Giggle love your snowman what a clever idea.

Have made another card this afternoon it here on my blog.

Can I ask what craft knife everyone else uses as mine seems to blunt so quickly just wondered if anyone could recommend a good one?

RustyFlange

dragonllew wrote: »

Flourgirl your cards look great.

Giggle love your snowman what a clever idea.

Have made another card this afternoon it here on my blog.

Can I ask what craft knife everyone else uses as mine seems to blunt so quickly just wondered if anyone could recommend a good one?

I don't use a craft knife, I use a Swann morton scalpel OH had 2 kicking about in the garage for years so I stole one and made him buy some replacement blades, I change the blade once it snaps as it never seems to go blunt? blades are changed once every few months but that is cause I am heavy handed!

Ali - which magazine was the subscription with please? Also are the MME papers shiny or are they nice enough to use? I hate shiny papers which you get with the mags :rotfl: maybe I am just a fussy cow!

I have to make 2 cards for my MIL and really don't know where to start! :eek: her birthday is tomorrow but she is on holiday til the weekend! I also need to make the other 2 for OH.

TomsMom

dragonllew wrote: »

Have made another card this afternoon it here on my blog.

Can I ask what craft knife everyone else uses as mine seems to blunt so quickly just wondered if anyone could recommend a good one?

Your card is lovely Dragonllew.

I can't remember the make of my craft knife but it takes a number 11 blade. I buy them by the box from a model shop (the sort that sells model airplanes etc) so they work out quite cheap. I change mine frequently, as soon as I feel it dragging otherwise it doesn't give a clean cut on card.