Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

rainmac

Haven't caught up yet but just wanted to say I've posted last month's Crafty Place card swap winner and details of the June card swap, please come and sign up xxx

It's poured with rain here all day, we went bowling and to Pizza Hut, feeling rather full I have to say!!!

Addams

chocolate.orange wrote: »

Now as long as you girlies with Creative Craft World orders remember that Lou is away until tomorrow She is usually fairly fast on getting your orders out though

Not a problem, I didnt expect to get them immediately! And I did order them on a bank holiday, so really wouldnt expect to get them till next week, so if they arrive sooner it will be a bonus. Thanks everyone for your advice

Addams

Hassy wrote: »

Addams Promarkers are brill, but you have to use a certain ink with them, I use Memento.. otherwise the stamped image will run and become blurred when you use the p.m's with it. Also. the colour from the p.m's shows thru from the other side, so I use a thickish card.. hope that helps a bit..

thanks for this, it never even occured to me about the ink for the stamped image. Will have a little play around when they arrive and see how the ones I have work.

TomsMom

Oh dear, I'm so behind again with all the posts, so many pages and at the moment not enough hours in the day. Please forgive me if I say a general

Hello newbies

Congrats :T some prizes won, some sales achieved

Hugs if anyone is poorly

Belated birthday wishes to CraftyJuJu, I know you received my card as I am at least managing to just about keep up with blogs

Happy school holidays to those with littlies, hope you all enjoy this week and the weather is nice for you

Happy Days No, it's not a new look blog, same old boring one :rotfl: , my garden blog has a pretty background though!

Rainmac You nipped on to comment on my garden blog before I finished, today's post is a fair bit longer with a few more pics but thanks for your comment. The new card swap is right up my street, I'll sign up when I've got myself a bit more organised!

I've had a little spend. I've got the Nellie Snellen oval die coming and another 15 ProMarkers (thank you for the info naughty lady, you know who you are ) on their way. I've got loads of images to colour in, I'm not sure when I'm going to find the time to do all I've got planned. I keep finding more papers and images to download, I seem to spend more time downloading than making cards at the moment :rotfl: .

rainmac

TomsMom wrote: »

Rainmac You nipped on to comment on my garden blog before I finished, today's post is a fair bit longer with a few more pics but thanks for your comment. The new card swap is right up my street, I'll sign up when I've got myself a bit more organised!

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Tomsmom, did you see who won last month's card swap prize, go have a look, nudge nudge...;)

Right, I should be all caught up on posts and blogs (for now!). I posted 4 news cards on my blog this morning, made them all last night, big crafting session I've ordered 2 of the new LOTV stamps, the baby with the blanket one (I am a sucker for cutesy stuff) and the boy laying next to the river x

Rusty and Mel, huge well done on starting to lose weight. I'd love to shed a couple of stone but am too weak willed and too in love with chocolate. I eat lots of good for you food but just a bit too much of the not so good for you stuff

Jane, love your decorated acetate card. I think your card would be great on etsy. There's a handmade cards section on ebay too. You could try a shop local to you as Mel suggested or make a load and try a craft fair? Your card is definitely good enough, please don't doubt it

rainmac

sweet_baby_cakes wrote: »

:j:jhad another fab sale today, i cant belive that yet again the nearly the whole village turned out (in the rain:eek:) for lilly's sale and just on the card stall took £74.88 and an order for 20 tea bag invites @ £1.50 each :eek: but of corse they know the money is for lilly's fund so they dident even question the price. the book marks went down a treat and so did the packs of note books, papper clips and pegs @ 3.99 each i think the teachers may be getting some of the same gifts at the end of yaer (never mind).

thank you all so much again!!!!!!!XXX

Huge congratulations!!!

rainmac

Addams wrote: »

thanks for this, it never even occured to me about the ink for the stamped image. Will have a little play around when they arrive and see how the ones I have work.

I now use Memento ink and think the ink pad makes a huge difference to the quality of the image. I used to stamp years ago and was rubbish but I think I was using cheapie ink pads. My Memento ink pad doesn't fail me very often The tip about standing up has also helped me get better images.

melissa75_2

Well its another miserable day here today in Liverpool. Fingers crossed that it's nicer tomorrow as we're meant to be taking the kids to Gulliver's World! I've about given myself a headache telling DS off - why wont he listen???? He's driving me up the wall!!!

Wishfulcomper - welcome back - sorry to hear about your m-i-l.

Choccy - I finally managed to get to the post office today to post your swap - sorry its so late! I really like the LOTV baby stamp - he's so cute!

Pointofnoreturn - its good to have you back!!! Congratulations on your sales.

TomsMom - congratulations!!!!

Rainmac - your cards are gorgeous!!! I love how you've curled the ticket on your brown one. I love the image on "spotty" one - I must get some sharp scissors so that I can cut my ribbon as neatly as you. Your tilda card is very pretty - I must dig my papers out - I'd forgotten how lovely they were. Love your house mouse stamp too - is it staples that you've used???

rainmac

melissa75 wrote: »

Rainmac - your cards are gorgeous!!! I love how you've curled the ticket on your brown one. I love the image on "spotty" one - I must get some sharp scissors so that I can cut my ribbon as neatly as you. Your tilda card is very pretty - I must dig my papers out - I'd forgotten how lovely they were. Love your house mouse stamp too - is it staples that you've used???

Yep just bog standard staples We went to Gulliver's Land in Milton Keynes last year and it was such good fun, we were there from the moment they opened to when they were shutting the doors at the end of the day! I think the weather is supposed to get better tonight and get warmer and drier.

melissa75_2

Rainmac - I'd never have tought of using staples on cards - you are clever!!! We haven't been to Gulliver's World before - the kids love going on rides - so they should love it there!!