Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

craftygranny

I bought some big a3 sheets of pale green and yellow from the range for a fab 79p per sheet .

Tired_Mom

Hiya

Sorry some more photos and then I promise no more filling the pages up.

This is the stash I bought on Friday from the Lowry Outlet. I bought four white packs of the card from Papermill and then when I got home realised I should have got the red card instead of one of the whites to go with the christmas goody bag. The dots, double sided and silicone glue I thought are useful staples. The scorer I got to use with all the card to make my own blanks but now need to source a scorer I know there has been alot of debate on here as to which is the best one. The guillotine was reduced to £26 which I thought was a good price, subsequently I have seen it on Craft Superstore cheaper (oh well) can't win them all. The boys papers were reduced from £14.99 to £7.99 and do seem to be a good price, need to find soem digis or stamps to go with them as toppers though.





I have no Christmas things and so thought the Do Crafts Goody Bag reduced to £9.99 was a really good purchase. It has loads of mirror card, linen metallic card, christmas papers, shimmer chalks etc. I am struggling though and wonder if anyone can help me as to which magazine back issue I need to get to give me the ideas for what you can make with the goodies. I have looked on the website but can't seem to find back issues.



Finally this is the paper pack that my darling children bought me for mother's day from Costco, I haven't really had chance to look at them yet though.



Right now I've probably filled another page we're off to Frankie & Benny's for a belated Mother's Day meal.

X

dawnteabag

Quick Hello from me

I've skimmed the last few pages and have found the following entries for the non-NECers Cake Challenge. Please let me know if I've missed anyone.

Louby-lou-lou # 2001
Oap 1945 # 2014
twinklelittlestar # 2015
ali.b.123 # 2032
dragonllew # 2034
craftygranny # 2038
tinypablo # 2042
CT19720 # 2086
charlie23 # 2101
the-wife # 2104
Marg # 2111
Tired-Mom # 2118

Any more for anymore?

Kelly-Lou

Hi every1 I am very new to card making and although I am working my way through all of your posts I would love any tips/advice any of you could offer. I have a very small budget and would love to try stamping , is it normal felt tip pens that you colour the stamp in with? Sorry if I am being thick! Are you ok to sell cards that you have made? Again sound thick

Crafty_JuJu

Evening everyone I have been blog hoping & have to say once again lots of gorgeous makes :T I'm loving all the cards from the 'cake' challange set while some of us where away :T

flourgirl - I've made some new bracelets today, I've just posted them on my blog. I did get some clasps from the NEC to one day try & make a handbag charm
Your photos are ace from Friday too

Tired Mom - I love your princess cake :T I made one for Emilys 1st birthday. Everything you made & put together for the parties are fantastic :T loving your cake card too.
Loving your new stash too, can't wait to see what you do.

Kelly-Lou -:j Welcome :j

Well today I had planned on having a sit down day as Friday at the NEC & the gardening I did yesterday had caught up with me. Well I started off well, sat watching F1 but I soon got up knowing the washing machine had finished & the pots needed doing! I did sit back down & started to make some new bracelets out of my new stash from the NEC for my shop (see blog). As it was such a lovely sunny day I went & sat outside & carried on with them while the kids were playing. After that I decided to start making another Sock Bunny so I could take photos to beable to make a tutorial to try & show you all how I made mine....one prob was once I started making one, I started 2 more for my shop!! The bodies are done & stuffed, they just need stitching together & the faces need doing...leaving that for tomorrow! All this ontop of making a sunday dinner....I'm shattered.....I just can't help myself, I'm not the type of person to sit still for too long.....I always need to be doing something! lol :rotfl:

Skiergirl

Forgot to say yesterday, there are people pics on facebook too

OAP and tinypablo - congratulations on winning the challenge

Furry - lovely to see you

Dragonllew - gorgeous cards on your blog

Hassy - I was wondering whether to go to Aintree, but not sure I can afford it

Lyndach - hope your LO is better soon

Fab cake cards Louby, OAP,twinklelittlestar, Charlie23, ali, Dragonllew, craftygranny, tinypablo, CT, Marg, THE WIFE, and Tired Mom

Rainmac and Glittermum - hope both your parties went well

Marg - hope you enjoyed Chris Rea

flourgirl - fab photos, sorry I can't help with the promarkers - I didn't buy anything as I thought her attitude didn't deserve my cash

Tired Mom - I'm going to the workshop on the 6th but have also had an invite for tues . The docrafts magazine was issue 16

Crafty_JuJu

Skiergirl wrote: »

Forgot to say yesterday, there are people pics on facebook too

Can I be your friend on Facebook too? Would lv to see the pics, theres a link to me on facebook on my bolg page

pointofnoreturn

wanna-b-rich - thanks for the info re the brush pens, they are much cheaper in the UK than the US!!!! I noticed that acard4u sell the Nellie Sneddon floral punches that Rusty bought also - I know a few people were looking for them. I searched but couldn't find anywhere that sold them so thanks again for the link to this site.

craftygranny

Kelly-Lou wrote: »

Hi every1 I am very new to card making and although I am working my way through all of your posts I would love any tips/advice any of you could offer. I have a very small budget and would love to try stamping , is it normal felt tip pens that you colour the stamp in with? Sorry if I am being thick! Are you ok to sell cards that you have made? Again sound thick

Hi Kelly and welcome.

After you stamp the images you can colour them in with just about anything. Lots of us use promarkers now but they are quite pricey.
You can use crayons or watercolour paints or crayons .

You can sell cards you make but you have to be careful with certain images and companys. You don't sound thick we all asked at some time.

THE-WIFE_3

Kelly-Lou :wave: ask away we all always happy to help and the people on here are really nice.