Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

wanna-b-rich

Giggle & Artydoll - I'm now stalking you! Am I missing anyone's elses blogs?

THE-WIFE_3

:j:j:j Yay! well done and well deserved ******* :j:j:j

Just blogged another two 1st's for me, a 1st Communion card and a pic of me (on the left) of me and SIL at Chelmsford yesterday.

A well deserved win WBR and safe journey there and back PONR

Good to see you back all those who have returned to the fabby place.

A great challenge WBR

rainmac

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Someone needs to look here - do you think I've got in early for tomorrows congratulations post :rotfl::rotfl:

Yay, it's me, I am a newbie member of Cards for Men DT :j. I am hoping it will increase my liking for making male cards

Wanna-b-rich, congratulations on winning the challenge and thank you for setting such a fab new one

Andymandy, lovely bags x

Nici, glad to see you back, we all go through carp times, its so nice to come here and find so many lovely friendly people xxx

PONR, you're going to have a great time xxx

Gemm, good news about your appointment, sounds like you are making decisions and are happy with them which is fab

Hassy, hope you are ok lady, we've missed you xxx

TheWife, huge congratulations on completing the race :T, so sorry your back is causing you problems xxx

Rusty, I love that new range, saw it featured in the docrafts mag and love it, fabby card you've made

rainmac

Cute freebie image here of a boy with flowers x

Fairy image here x

paddingtondoo

Hmmmm as it's a DT position on Cards for Men - don't think you have any choice Rainmac - don't mind doing the odd one but not sure I could come up with something every fortnight :rotfl:

ScattyJan

Congrats to the winners :j:j
and lovely makes on the blogs everyone
xx

babyfreckles

cgcockcroft wrote: »

Hi just a quick plea for some male digi stamps, i am really struggling to make a card for my dad and uncle. my dad is 60 and likes windsurfing and the beach. uncle likes rugby and gardening! please help!!!

I have a gardening one of a man gardening and you can see a bit of his b*m - Sorry I dont know where I got it from, but if you want it, PM me your email xx

rainmac

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Hmmmm as it's a DT position on Cards for Men - don't think you have any choice Rainmac - don't mind doing the odd one but not sure I could come up with something every fortnight :rotfl:

I am going to use it as much needed development, I often buy cards for men as I can't think what to make, now I am now going to be forced to think of something on a regular basis. I'm looking forward to the challenge

pointofnoreturn

Congrats Rainmac - but how are you going to think of so many 'men' cards!!!!!

TomsMom

paddingtondoo wrote: »

Well done on getting a reply Toms Mum I emailed them and haven't heard anything and was happy to be a GDT for them - I like getting the challenge deets in advance - the I Did it Creations one I'm on (current challenge red white and blue plug plug!) has given me a list of themes up until October so I can have a good think about them in advance - so you do get a bit of notice - but I do understand how you feel I've been looking at the ones that use flowers and just know I woulnd't be comfortable with it or spending hours shading a Tilda - just not me LOL!

Padster Did you get your prize? Or were you emailing to accept a guest DT position? I had to email to get the Top 3 blinkie and I think that's why I got a reply, she had to send me a code for it and asked me in that email. I look at some people's cards and there is a definite style to them. I don't have a style, I think a lot of my cards are so different from each other, colour-wise, style-wise, etc. And to be honest sketches give me most of my inspiration as I'm hopeless at thinking of layouts.

Right, I'll see what I can remember.

Congrats to Rainmac - gosh, male cards! Good for you accepting, especially as your not "into" men's cards. I really struggle so usually buy them.

WBR Congrats to you too. I've just thought of something I've been wanting to try which will be perfect for your challenge so I'll do my best to enter this one.

Andymandy Great pencil bags.

PONR Have a great time.

Who asked about scoreboards? I saw on Joanna Sheen's website that she has taken her last delivery of the Martha Stewart one, wont be getting any more. I think she's selling it at £17.99 in the special offers section and there's no p+p there. I have the Hougie board. I bought it about 3 weeks ago but not used it yet. It has metric one side, scores every half centimetre, the other side is imperial and scores every half inch. I thought that would be quite useful.

Bolton 141 Hi and welcome :wave:. There's so much you can buy, it depends where your interest lies. Decoupage? Rubber stamping? Digi stamps?

If you go and look at all our blogs you might see some types of cards you'd like to try. Come back and tell us and we can go into more detail.

I wouldn't use a wet glue normally, it can wrinkle the paper or card if you're not careful, nor a glue stick as it can unstick after a while. I'm a double sided tape person. Use it for sticking decorative paper to card blanks, sticking images onto mats, etc.

You'll need a cutting mat and knife, or a guillotine, if you want to cut papers and card for mats. Foam pads if you want to layer stuff up (stick to 1mm, 2mm at most otherwise you're into hefty postal costs when sending them as they'll need to go large letter or packet rate).

Then there's decorative papers (loads available free on the internet), there are lots of digi stamp freebies on the internet. If you want to colour images Promarkers are brill but expensive. Ribbons, flowers, charms, etc., if you want to get into embellishments.

You could have a look at the Docrafts website and they have the bi-monthly magazine, Creativity - new issue just out, which is £2.50 including a free gift every month, just about the cheapest mag there is. Plenty of other mags out there, have a look in the supermarket or newsagent.

If you want to look at our blogs, go to the person's user name, click on it and from the list you'll see "Go to xxx's home page" and that's where the link to our blogs are.

Blimey, I've prattled on so much I've forgotten everything else I wanted to say. Soz peeps. Hugs to everyone. Going blog hopping now!