Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

Marg

Good morning! It's damp here too - lots of domestic stuff to do today, food shopping, ironing etc but maybe squeeze some crafting in later on.

Fingers crossed for Swindon Glittemum!

Rainmac - thanks for that cute freebie link. Woohoo! a Big Shot - lucky you.

Welcome Addams & Lexxi

melissa75_2

Okay its free delivery at craft obsessions until midnight on Tues - minimum order is £10. Enter the code "FREEBIE" at checkout. They have a fab selection of bazzill cardstock and most of it is only 40p.

Creative moments have 15% off everything when you spend £10 - enter the code "bankhols", their postage is only £1.

Scrap Revolution are offering free postage if you spend over £15 this weekend. Enter "FREESHIPUKS15" in the coupon box.

Cardinal Colours are offering free postage too. Just tick the "collect instore" option and then make a note that in their comments box.

THE-WIFE_3

WBR Yup! defo the proper Promarker cases, I got mine from Joanna Sheens site here £8.49 and free postage too. I need another one for the other err! one or two I bought recently at a brilliant price (as recommended by our choccy) from Creative Craft World.

Wow! Mellisa! thanks for the Nesties link, what a fab price, shame there isn't more.

melissa75_2

The-Wife - I know they are a great price aren't they?? I don't know whether its worth getting the plain rectangles when I could just cut them out myself!!! I'm a bit of a scrooge!

Addams

Glittermum wrote: »

Meant to say - I've got small deckled rectangle nesties that I just never use - so if anyone wants them let me know.

What are nesties? Never heard of them.

I have been looking at a few of your blogs, they all look fantastic, not sure I will ever get to that stage.

Thanks all for the welcome. I'm sure I'm going to love this forum and probably be spending lots of money too!:rotfl:

craftygranny

The range have some alphabet stamps at the moment they are like little round pegs with the letters on the end . They are only 99p a set .


Rusty the range have 1" scalloped square punches too . the new docrafts ones they are either 2.99 or 3.99 . I can pick you one up on tuesday if you'd like .

Hmmm can you tell i've been spending too long and too much money in the range for the last 6 weeks whilst carly's been at the hospital . lol.

Lexxi wrote: »

Rainmac, I've not heard of those before I'll have a look, thanks.

Waana-b-rich I was thinking an embossing pen but I wasn't sure where to get any from, do you know any stockists? I'd not even thought about getting letter stamps.
I will be embssing the champagne glasses, which is why my first choice would be embossing the wording too.

Thank you both for your help

paddingtondoo

melissa75 wrote: »

The-Wife - I know they are a great price aren't they?? I don't know whether its worth getting the plain rectangles when I could just cut them out myself!!! I'm a bit of a scrooge!

I have the plain rectangles and hardly ever use them as they never seem to be the right size for the stamp I want to use - I do use them for backgrounds sometimes although it's still quicker to cut them by hand IYKWIM.

Am being v v good and resisting the offers - was up at half 6 again this morning had been to worksop and back, had McDonald's breakfast, done Morrison's shop and back home by 10!!!! OH had to go into work again and couldn't drive himself as he'd been to the pub last night :eek: Would normally have meant an spending session but am going to save up the deposit for a new car and he can pay the rest

Marg

Addams - nesties are Spellbinder nestibilities, they are metal dies that cut fancy shapes. Most of us use them with cuttlebugs but other die cutting machines are available. (sound like the BBC)

http://www.craft4.com/store/list.asp?sid=87 The top three items on this page show the type of things they cut. And I have used scalloped ovals on my cards if you check out my blog.

http://www.craftsuperstore.co.uk/ This page shows a cuttlebug machine.

Padster WOW! What a busy day! I agree about the nestie rectangles - I thought they'd be dead handy when I got them.

Addams

Thanks for that Marg. I think thats the next thing to save up for! I have seen these before, but didnt realise nesties were anything to do with it.
They seem expensive, do you get alot of use out of them to make them worthwhile?

hogshead

Nipping in really wuickly between jobs with a question.

Can anyone remember who made the post it note books with a paperclip bookmark & magnetic peg?
If so please holler, add a link if you can as I can't find it in my faves!!!! (maybe I never put it there in the 1st place duh!)
Also there were other post it note holders that I recall someone posting but will try looking back through the thread once i have more time...If anyone spots a deal on buying more time I will gladly buy at any cost right now!

Thanks lovelys.
Dull miserable rainy day here.

Hogs X