Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

rainmac

Well done Melissa and dragonllew :j :j :j

Well done leia on your GDT spot, do you know when you're doing it? If they didn't think you were good enough they wouldn't have asked you

paddingtondoo

Rusty - sizes for labels 1 here

Will post yours this afternoon Tired Mom - missed the post last night Craftygran as the envelope wouldn't fit in the post box :rotfl: when will I remember that one only takes small stuff :rotfl:

Have just made a spongebob card for one of DD's not so very girly friends - now off to make a 60th birthday card back later

ScattyJan

Afternoon everyone
dragonllew and Melissa well done on your wins:j:j
and congratualtions to Lei, :j:j
Im having a boring housework day
Love to you all
xx

xjoannexxx

hi i was wondering if you lovley ladies could help me i have never made any cards before and want to make my wedding invites but have no idea what i need to buy.

I want to make something similar to these http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kookykards.com/wedding_cards_2/card9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kookykards.com/wedding_card_20.htm&usg=__e3ndtjcdRImZMCgVCmWD8c-JsPM=&h=603&w=400&sz=71&hl=en&start=10&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Kdhfp6gUFaDKyM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgatefold%2Bwedding%2Binvitations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1

Is it better to buy just card and fold it myself or by them ready folded and what paper do i need for the inside i want to print them on the printer?

Am so clueless lol

paddingtondoo

xjoannexxx wrote: »

hi i was wondering if you lovley ladies could help me i have never made any cards before and want to make my wedding invites but have no idea what i need to buy.

I want to make something similar to these http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kookykards.com/wedding_cards_2/card9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kookykards.com/wedding_card_20.htm&usg=__e3ndtjcdRImZMCgVCmWD8c-JsPM=&h=603&w=400&sz=71&hl=en&start=10&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Kdhfp6gUFaDKyM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgatefold%2Bwedding%2Binvitations%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1

Is it better to buy just card and fold it myself or by them ready folded and what paper do i need for the inside i want to print them on the printer?

Am so clueless lol

Hi Joanne! Welcome to the most expensive thread on here :rotfl:
It really depends how many you're going to have to make and whether you're going to start card making.

You can get gatefold card blanks here to give you an idea of price and you would need to figure out how much ribbon you would need per invite - you can get rolls on Ebay and well as the die cut hearts and sticky peel off wedding wording - might be worth getting the hearts first and then physically going somewhere like Hobbycraft to buy the ribbon to make sure it matches (not the cheapest option but is better than having to buy more than one roll.

Depends what you want inside for the wording but if you were just going to attach a panel in the middle section I'd just go for something like Tesco finest printer paper - there are loads of free sites that do invite wording.

Hope that helps - if you need any more info give us a shout and one of us will try and help as we're also the friendliest board on the forum

chocolate.orange_2

Congratulations to Melissa and Dragonllew
and
Well Done to Leia on you GDT spot

craftygranny

ScattyJan wrote: »

Afternoon everyone
Im having a boring housework day
Love to you all
xx

That makes 2 of us i've got a big basket of ironing with my name on it. In this heat too.

wanna-b-rich

Afternoon all - another flying vistor!! Working tonight and trying to clean the house this morning but it's too blimin hot! I've posted my Crafty Ribbons stuff off to them this morning, will blog my makes once they've received them.

Flourgirl - Not seen or heard from you for what seems ages, hope your OK. I've popped another card in the post to you, I just hope it arrives this time.

Skiergirl - very belated birthday wishes, hope you had a fab day. I think someone stole June I was convinced the month ended on Friday!!!

PONR - Thank you for my stuff, it arrived today. Your bits are in the post, sorry didn't get them out to you sooner.

Congratulations to our winners

Congratulations Lei - you'll be fine, Vix will give you any help in the unlikely event you need it.

Hello Joanne

The-Wife - enjoy your break

Rusty - glad you asked about Hassy I was thinking the same thing. Also, glad that your pain is easing, lets hope it continues.

Also has anyone seen Peppop she been awol for ages! Hope all the absentees are OK.

Better get on with things - the housework fairies seem to have gone on strike, so it looks like it down to me again!

xjoannexxx

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Hi Joanne! Welcome to the most expensive thread on here :rotfl:
It really depends how many you're going to have to make and whether you're going to start card making.

You can get gatefold card blanks here to give you an idea of price and you would need to figure out how much ribbon you would need per invite - you can get rolls on Ebay and well as the die cut hearts and sticky peel off wedding wording - might be worth getting the hearts first and then physically going somewhere like Hobbycraft to buy the ribbon to make sure it matches (not the cheapest option but is better than having to buy more than one roll.

Depends what you want inside for the wording but if you were just going to attach a panel in the middle section I'd just go for something like Tesco finest printer paper - there are loads of free sites that do invite wording.

Hope that helps - if you need any more info give us a shout and one of us will try and help as we're also the friendliest board on the forum

I dont need the hearts and ribbion to match as was thinking about punching the hearts out at the bottom instead of sticking them on.

i need about 30ish for day invites then for evening i was goin to do the same just smaller and was needing about 40 - 50 for them

I have a look on ebay now thanks x

lei_armstrong

Thanks for the congratulations! I got details about the challenge today and have to make something by 10th July. I've got the perfect idea involving sweeties (shame I can't eat them though)

I tried Wild Orchid Crafts for mulberry paper roses but they're are out of stock of white buds and haven't replied to my emails or answer the phone! Mulberry Crafts UK halso have no white buds lol. Might have to resort to a trip to Hobbycraft...

xx