Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

twinklelittlestar

please could someone explain how to insert pictures as I dont have a wesite or a photobucket account. TIA

THE-WIFE_3

twinkle, I cant see any way other than linking your picture through the net. It costs nothing to open a photobucket account, it's very easy to upload your pictures as well.

chocolate.orange_2

Gemm85 wrote: »

tinypablo congrats to your SIL :j

oh dear thrifty and sally, sending big hugs to you both xx

rusty well done on your win - you are certainly on a roll and they say things come in three's so...! I subscribe to cardmaking and papercraft and do consider it to be one of the better mags out there, they usually have a decent free gift too.

I have had my new issue of it this morning and I was just reading a tip in there about promarkers and blender pens - and they said one way you use it is to hold the coloured promarker nib against the blender pen so it 'takes on' a bit of colour, then use the blender pen on your image for a softer look. anyone tried it like this? I dnt have a blender pen myself but I recall someone on here mentioning it a while ago and saying that it just seemed to 'bleach' the colour out of their image? I'm thinking I might get one now and try it the way the magazine advised - oh and FWIW I use a Memento inkpad for using with my promarkers

postie has just been and brought my crafts u love order of some ribbons, lacy ribbon and an embossing folder, still no sign of the scor-pal though oh well, at this rate I'll be looking for one at the NEC :rotfl: less than 2 weeks to go now, I am getting excited

Gemm the blender is good if you make a mistake. I see it more as a colour lifter than a blender. I wouldnt fancy trying to hold 2 promarkers at once :eek: They are abit fat. Or have i got little hands ? Or do i need to use both hands I can always bring mine to NEC and you can try whilst eating dinner
Glad some of your bits have turned up today

chocolate.orange_2

THE-WIFE wrote: »

twinkle, I cant see any way other than linking your picture through the net. It costs nothing to open a photobucket account, it's very easy to upload your pictures as well.

Unless you are Choccy and photobucket account doesnt like you :rotfl:.

twinklelittlestar

OK here goes... here are my first 2 cards



this one is for my mother in law who is bingo mad! I printed the background onto the card, made the MUM letters in photoshop and the printed out the other bits cut them out and raised the with foam pads.





this one is for my mum who loves anything with bears on. I printed the pictures on card and cut out and again raised certain bits with the pads. I am quite pleased for my first efforts anyway. Hope they like them!

rainmac

thriftyscotslass wrote: »

Thankyou for all your hugs and good wishes - you are all stars.

Sending hugs back to anyone else out there who needs them - sorry my head is a sieve at the moment and can't remember individual posts. I just need to cool my anger enough so that I can plan my attack campaign but not enough that I just give up.

Possibilities so far are to:
Contact local mp
Letters of complaint to all funding agencies
Local tv / press
Contacting National Autistic Society / disability rights groups

I also need to investigate the legality of the situation as I have written reports stating that ds has socialisation needs that need to be addressed.

Jeez you have to fight for every last scrap of help in this country, what the h*ll do we pay taxes for - oooh rant starting again, must focus, not rant....

Thrifty, sending you the most enormous of hugs xxx Surely the education authority should be helping you? I would contact your LEA first and see what they say and also the Autistic Society for advice.

We were going to go to Pizza Express for tea but the boys are shattered after a long walk in the woods earlier (it was fab, we got so muddy!) so OH has gone to pick up takeaway pizzas from Pizza Express instead. Yum, yum, yum

rainmac

twinklelittlestar wrote: »

OK here goes... here are my first 2 cards



this one is for my mother in law who is bingo mad! I printed the background onto the card, made the MUM letters in photoshop and the printed out the other bits cut them out and raised the with foam pads.





this one is for my mum who loves anything with bears on. I printed the pictures on card and cut out and again raised certain bits with the pads. I am quite pleased for my first efforts anyway. Hope they like them!

They are fab and so personal xxx

chocolate.orange_2

Twinklelittlestar i love the bingo card that you have done. Very different.

Your mum sounds like our resident bear Padingtondoo... she loves bears too

chocolate.orange_2

Girls... Just a reminder that Creative craft world have a mothers day challenge on.. The theme is Mothers day and the prize is Pepper stamps More details on the blog.

You just need to email your card or link your blog on the comments thread. There has been a few enteries but always room for more Would be great for a mse card threader to win their first challenge:j

rainmac

Here's a gorgeous freebie spring/Easter digi x