Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

Glittermum

Congrats Dragonllew - and well done Tomsmum too!

mumoffour77

Posted on my blog.......not very good pics or examples......I didnt get a chance to photograph them before they were left into school!!!! so it was the one i messed up on!!

THE-WIFE_3

dragonllew wrote: »

Morning all I have more exciting news I have been picked for Stamping Dragon DT:j
Hope everyone who is poorly or in pain is feeling better today. I'm off to docs in a bit.
Popkins have sent you an email.

:j:j:j yay! dragonllew :j:j:j

melissa75_2

Paddingtondoo - fab challenge!!

TomsMum - congratulations on your win!!!!!

CraftyJuJu - Your jewellery makes are stunning - do they take you long - and are they hard to do???? I can't choose a favourite - they're all lovely.

Mumoffour77 - love the look of your cupcake holders - they look so delicate.

PepPop

TomsMom Congratulations :j:j

JHB I'm sure Carmin had some BG paper that you could use.

mumof4 talk about shoving someone out the door - hope your aunt is ok. I'll check out your blog later - your cupcakes sound great

dragonllew Congratulations on your DT :j:j - I mean how could they not pick you! It's your name!

off to check blogs and comment as I go (and yes I know I should be working )

TomsMom

THE-WIFE wrote: »

Can I step up and have a rant and ask for some paper trimmer advice.

I have just faffed about for nearly an hour trying to mat a photo with about a 2-3cm border and each time I've cut the mat, it's cut it wonky. :mad::mad::mad::mad: That's why I buy Nesties.

Can anyone suggest a good paper/card trimmer or even a good small one for this type of cutting. It has to be able to cut dead straight and sharp. I bought a Martha Stewart trimmer when I was on holiday in January but it will not cut a slither of paper, the blades get blunt very quickly on card stock. I think there's a small guillotine style out there, has anyone seen it please?. I've got the pink X-cut at work and I'll try that this morning.

Off to look for cake, I'm fed up (any excuse!)

I'm the same Wifey, does yer 'ead in don't it!. I have three trimmers altogether. A big guillotine (not sure if it's Dahl, it's blue anyway) that cost about £30+ when I bought it a few years ago, a Carl rotary trimmer (that was about £60 including all the fancy cutting wheels) and a mini guillotine that was cheap, about £5. Not one of them cuts perfectly straight no matter how hard I try.

I got OH to have a go and, being a man and more technically minded, he says at those prices they are not "precision" instruments that are properly calibrated - shruggy shoulders smiley would be good here, as that goes over my head, I just want to cut straight :rotfl: . Anyway as the edge on the trimmer you butt your card up to might not be exactly 90 degrees with the cutting edge, there's a strong possibility it's not cutting a proper right angle, and the more you turn and trim your card the more it will go wonky.

Blimey, I'm going on a bit .

My answer - if it looks wonky on the first cut give up with the guillotine and go back to good old ruler, knife and cutting mat.

dragonllew wrote: »

Morning all I have more exciting news I have been picked for Stamping Dragon DT:j
Hope everyone who is poorly or in pain is feeling better today. I'm off to docs in a bit.
Popkins have sent you an email.

Congratulations Dragonllew - you're on a roll :T, quick, buy a lottery ticket!

sweet_baby_cakes

choccy- your a star thank you somuch for tilda stamps they are beauitful cant wait to have a play

mumoffour77- cup cake case looks great can you give me the link for one of thease please (think they will go down well at the sale we are havin for lilly)

mumoffour77

The reason they look delicate is they are when they are made out of cheap printer paper lol the card ones are more robust......but your right the flowers look so delicate!!!......sweetbabycakes i got the die on the sizzix website i think it was about £24/£25 if you want i could cut you some....just pm me!!

twinklelittlestar

Good morning everyone :wave:

Tom's Mum - congrat on the win!
paddinton - love the new challenge, apologies to marg, Ididn't take part in the last one in the end because I was going to enter the butterfly card I made but decided against as I wasn't really happy with it and didn't think it was good enough.

Been playing this morning trying to make paper shirts and tie (want to make a Father's Day card) but seem to be all fingers and thumbs.

Hope everyone is feeling better today (the sunshine has gotta help at least!) I'm back on anti b's again (2 weeks after the last lot) after a funny turn again with my chest last week. Went back to the doctor and he said I hadn't shaken off the pnemonia so we are trying different ones now.

Rusty - hope you aren't in as much pain today

Sorry if I have missed anyone out, I read through earlier and now cant remember who said what!

check out the lovely freebie here

chocolate.orange_2

:j Well Done Dragonllew Oooh all of us with DT positions means more and more cards to make each month :rotfl: I am going to join in on them all to support you all in your ventures

Sweet baby cakes You are welcome , let me know if you want some more

Wifey Has your postie brought yours yet ?

Lyndach Has the postie been to you yet ?

Thrifty Did the postie deliver my rantings ? :rotfl:

I do hate putting things in the post. So appologies to wifey and Lyndach is they have posted..

Well i still havent had chance to play with my robo i need a few extra hours in the day. My new lappie finally arrived yesterday and thats still sat in the box too :eek:. I need to blog and then blog hop today. I made a few cards yesterday but they were DT cards so i can blog them yet Was great fun doing them though

Hugs to everyone who needs them xx

Padingtondoo Love the B challenge. I spent most of this morning giggling to myself about possibilities.. Good job everyone is out as they would of thought i was a total loonie