Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

HopeAndDriftWood

Hi everyone,
It looks like you all had a great time yesterday!
I'm really, really suffering at the moment, and OH has offered to buy me a cuttlebug to cheer me up.
I'm looking at getting it from the Craft Superstore but is it worth it? I don't have that much spare money for dies/folders etc at the moment, not that I have any idea what they are, so should I wait until I'll be able to buy accessories for it?

Thanks so much x

Gemm85

afternoon all, well I am almost recovered from yesterday! It was tiring but I am so glad I didn't miss out on all the stuff I bought! thanks to everyone for all the little cards and pressies, it was such a fab day! hope to see more of you there in November! I am working on putting pics of my purchases on my blog at the moment, will pop back when I have managed it (theres is just too much stuff lol)

Giggle

Did any of the ones who went to the NEC get the £5 goodie bag from create and craft if so what did you think of it

Gemm85

saucy the embossing folders are the thing I tend to use most in my cuttlebug, they cost around £3.50 to £4, if you can afford a few of those to start off with they really transform your cards, I recommend the swiss dots folder as a definite must

paddingtondoo

Wow - looks like you all had a fabby time - have just sat down after blitzing DD's room.
She only has room for a short bed but it still wouldn't fit up the stairs so we had to post it in through the spare bedroom window - picture OH balanced on step ladders with bed on his head and me leaning out of window to grab it and haul it in - I have now been banned from buying anymore furniture that doesn't come in 6 inch squares :rotfl::rotfl:

Haven't quite got round to making my cake card back is killing me for some reason am going to hop in the bath with my book and make it later. Will blog the before during and after piccys while the water heats up

Gemm85

Giggle wrote: »

Did any of the ones who went to the NEC get the £5 goodie bag from create and craft if so what did you think of it

a few of us got one of those, they had a few different versions though -Skiergirls had, amongst other stuff, a heatgun in it!! mine and JHB's had a punch, some aperture cards and loads of peel offs, some embossing powders and glitters from what I remember! thought it was OK for £5, I will use the punch which is probably worth that as it's huge

paddingtondoo

Gemm85 wrote: »

saucy the embossing folders are the thing I tend to use most in my cuttlebug, they cost around £3.50 to £4, if you can afford a few of those to start off with they really transform your cards, I recommend the swiss dots folder as a definite must

I agree with gemma I also use the script one loads

HopeAndDriftWood

Thank you, I'll look at getting some folders too, and search for those two!
I love this thread...I'll be back being as involved as I can once I'm able to keep up a bit better. Foggy head has nothing on this!

Gemm85

oh yes padster I forgot about my scripture one sounds like you had quite an adventure with your DDs new bed!!

ETA: I have blogged ALLLL my stuff, I forgot how much I'd bought! :rotfl:

Crafty_JuJu

:rotfl:Jailhousebabe - Thanks for putting the photo up, its ace :rotfl:

Just come in from gardening, done just over 2hrs, its looking tidyer than it was, alot of dead wood cut out looks bigger the garden now.
Bought some grow bags & pansies that were reduced today from Homebase as it was 15% off day, not got them planted but its a start

Rigth off again, might see if I can get half hour play time with my beads