Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

RustyFlange

Farmville - There are plenty of colouring pages for ben 10 around and I actually used a pre coloured image printed out to make my son a ben 10 card. Personally if it was me then I would want invites to match the theme of the party but everyone is different!

Madfrog - whoops it sounded like it got it from the tip ... he passed asda on way home and nipped in for some essentials, one of them being the 10ft trampoline which the kids are currently bouncing/giggling away on!

I have been a very naughty girl, and for once can't blame the drugs cause I keep forgetting to take them! oops! I won 3 house mouse stamps on ebay earlier, then found simon says stamp on ebay and 3 more accidently jumped their way into my account and paid for themselves!!

Nici

Hi all, gret to reading all your news again, my laptop is back temporarily fixed at the mo. Looks like I'm going to have to look at replacing it sooner rather than later but I'm considering a notebook as I tend to transfer files on stick anyway.
Been busy with the cards lately, and thought about trying out submitting some to craftsuprint. Has anyone else tried this?
I'll hopefully get some piccies onto my gallery on the docrafts site if anyone wants a nosey. (Note to self must read more about setting up a blog so I can have an independent place to post images of cards etc)
Right off for a relaxing back as I'm suffering abit (time of month issues) so hoping to ease back and generally feel cleaner. Sorry if too much info! I tried to be discreet!!!
Hugs to all

dragonllew

farmville wrote: »

Hello everyone, hope you don't mind me joining in? Have been reading for quite a while and made a post the other day about stickers (on the board not here)

Anyways, my DS will be 7 next month and I am doing a party for him & his 30 classmates, trying to be as frugal as possible so lots of home made & cheap party bag fillers.

Thanks to Rainmac's advice & links I have ordered my stickers and they are on their way

I am making my own invites too. Thing is I know what I want - in my head lol- but can't get it to match

The invites will be in the shape of a tag. I will then cover them in an appropriate paper (don't know which colour/pattern etc) then I really want to use my Edwin sitting on a pencil stamp with date/ time etc..

Does this sound too fussy? It will be a Ben10 theme so don't know if I should make the invites with that theme in mind :think:

Help..........................lol

I would go for Ben 10 on the invites to I'm the same as rusty I like everthing to match the theme of the party:)

farmville

Thanks guys!!! Right so I will cover my tag with green card and then a pic of Ben and the date etc.

Have to say that sounds far better than my idea!!! Not as fussy as mine so thank you :j

mumoffour77

CT19720 wrote: »

Do you mean the cellophane bags that you put finished cards in? If you have a Wilkinsons near you then the sell them in a couple of sizes - DL, Square ones, and one other (1/4 of the side of an A4 sheet of card), think there are 25 in each and they are only £1.00 a pack. Not sure of sites to get them off the internet. ebay may be another option, but don't have any recommendations on sellers.

Yes thats what i mean....thank you!!:T
Unfortuantly I live in Northern Ireland:( and we dont have wilkinsons here:(

LJM

https://www.madaboutcards.com sell them online as well as a lot of good craft shops normally have a good selection

farmville

Can you guys reccommend the cheapest place for plain coloured card stock? Have been looking at Craftz Boutique & Calico Crafts and 44p-65p seems to be the norm.

Gemm85

farmville wrote: »

Can you guys reccommend the cheapest place for plain coloured card stock? Have been looking at Craftz Boutique & Calico Crafts and 44p-65p seems to be the norm.

whereabouts are you located? if you have a Paper mill shop near you then this is by far the cheapest place to get a4 coloured card, you can fill a box for £4.99 and you can fit loads in there, mix and match the colours too

dawnteabag

farmville wrote: »

Can you guys reccommend the cheapest place for plain coloured card stock? Have been looking at Craftz Boutique & Calico Crafts and 44p-65p seems to be the norm.

Creative craft world sell bazill cardstock for 40p a sheet 12" x 12". They have 10% off this weekend and charge flat rate p&p £1.

The spendy elves know their way around there. I had a mini-splurge there this morning on promarkers - 10 for £12.50 and if you email Louise she'll allow ou to choose colours that are out of stock and send them to you when they arrive- and some pretty papers too (some DCWV Once Upon a time and some more boyish cherry artes papers).

pointofnoreturn

mumoffour77 wrote: »

Yes thats what i mean....thank you!!:T
Unfortuantly I live in Northern Ireland:( and we dont have wilkinsons here:(

I ordered from this seller recently and they were good value. Free postage also and the postage on the envelope is almost the price of the bags when it arrives!!