Making cards - Ideas for beginners (part 4)

Addams

Hassy wrote: »

For those of you who have not got your spendy elves under lock and key kicking and screaming to be let out.. before I had them under curfew, I was looking at a rather nice site http://www.fidgeonscrafts.co.uk there are some loverly papers on there... and quite reasonable too.. there is a 20% off voucher in my mag too but it is only to be used in the shop only... it's in Hitchin, any use to anyone?

Ooh yes please Hassy - Hitchin is just down the road from us!

Craftygranny - glad carly is getting better, hope the tweaking works.

Out most of today and tomorrow, so probably wont be able to catch up and blog hop until tomorrow evening!

Soma

morning
Hassy I'm planning on one spend per month - that will probably be a monthly kit worth a tenner. Might do 2 spends at the end of July as I'm going to a craft shop in Penrith in the last weekend of July and I know the owner so would like to do a little spend. I've just bought green and brown distressed stickles - saw someone use a green coloured one to add to a moss effect and it looked amazing. I've also used the clear ones that came in a qvc tim holtz kit - they produce a nice different glitter effect.

Could someone pm me a blog list for people here please? thanks in advance.

Crafty_JuJu

Morning everyone Gorgeous makes, I'm loving all the cards & makes :T xXx

Alex had his sports day yesterday...typical after all the lovely sunny weather we have had yesterday morning was a really wet one! Typical also today the weather is much better...doh! I'm so proud of him he came 3rd in the sprint race :j

I've made a Alice In Wonderland necklace for the challange over at the jewellery forum if you want to go nosey I call it 'Time For Tea'

Hope you all have a good day, love, hugs & best wishes for you all today :A xXx

Hassy

Morning ladies..
Hope everyone is ok.. I ploughed thru the thread last night upto p144.. still a few more to go... lol..
Addams can you pm your address to me please? Voucher ear marked for you..
Read on one of your posts, your OH does cartoons, who does he do them for?
Soma Thanx for low down on green and brown stickles.. hadn't thought of those colours before.. dur.. I have stardust and patina.. but only used the stardust one..
Rainmac Congrats on becoming an Auntie..
Melissa Well done on your weight loss..
Padster Congrats on becoming another DT.. how many is that now?.. Wow!!!
Lei Congrats on your weight los... wow!!!
Wifey Sorry to read about your friend... Many congrats on your race for life...
Last week, or maybe week before, Create and Craft had a kit for the week which was being sold for Ovarian Cancer Charity and also to bring awareness to the disease, it was a pretty kit and such a good idea..
I hope your friend is doing well...
Ponr Hope your Auntie is ok..
Rusty Many congrats on yours and OH's weight loss and also on the promotion.. Fab makes for the teachers...
Jowri Your friend's Sarah'scraft room is something else!!! She is very talented isn't she.. loverly stuff.. Well done on your Race for life too.. Hope your son's head is ok now.. I remember when ds1 fell backwards off his bike once, luckily he was wearing his helmet, and it split down the middle!!!

Right, finishing here and part 2 will be later.. don't want to lose it as has happened in the past!!..

RustyFlange

Giggle & OAP - My blog was with scrappingblogs which I believe has had hosting problems, OH will have a look at it over the weekend for me, as he will have to redesign my signature etc!

Hassy - Think I must have missed your post? you said you had an accident? :eek: you ok?

KMS26 - the main magazine I buy is the docrafts one as it is a reasonable price, some of these that are £4, £5, & £8 I think are a rip off!

Rainmac - Thanks, did you get to use the coated card last night? Is it any good? will have to have a look for it, although OH came home with a big box full from aberdeen so the card in there should be great!

WBR - When is your hospital appt? hope it all goes well

Loubylou - Fab bargains :j did you get your form sorted?

Rainmac - I did see that on the blog, but least you have managed to keep a DT place! Well done you! x

Pootleflump - Welcome to the mad house :j

Elsia - Welcome to the mad house :j

Flourgirl - Congrats on going back to the cake shop! some more stash is definately needed

Craftygranny - Which nostalgia stamps did you buy? Fab news about Carly! :j

Craftyjuju - Well done to your DS

Right that is me a bit more upto date and actually not ignoring posts! lol ... I have spent an hour at DS's school, they had an italian day with activities so DD and I went to play! :j had a fab time made muscial instruments with them both and then we made some clay tiles with their initial on! hopefully they will come out of school safely tonight!
Need to make some more cards and need to blog the other seed holder I made yesterday, however not happy with it! Hopefully get a chance to craft when DD goes into nursery this afternoon

melissa75_2

Hassy - the glitter flakes are chunkier I think in the distress stickles than in the normal ones - I've only got one tube of the distress ones - I'll have a look. QVC should have lots of videos to watch of stickles in action - they sell quite a few sets of them. I admire your dedication at reading through all those pages!!!!

CraftyJuJu - your necklace is gorgeous - it looks fabulous on!!!!

jowri

Morning,

I'm taking 5 before I go to work, I have managed to get most of the house tidy so I don't feel to bad about sitting down ( but the large packet of crisps and dips are another matter) its been a busy few days again and I am now so looking forward to the summer break, I did have a bit of retail therapy on Monday ( ops and Saturday) and have got the papermania watercolour markers, the bubbles stamps and matching paper, marianne snowflake dies and an xcut embossing leaf punch, and I got a real bargain at the car boot on Sunday a large box of card and jewellery stuff for £2.00 so I have officially spent out,

I have a tip from Sarah if you use a little bit of smooch and put it in an small pump action bottle, add water and then give it a good shake you get the same sort of effect as glimmer mist,

Hassy Sarah's craft room is lovely, very sunny and light, I was up having a coffee with her last night and we had a good old gossip.

lovely makes everyone, and well done to our winners design team members and anything else I have missed, and huge hugs to anyone that needs them

take care Jo x

louby-lou-lou

Yes got my form sorted rusty :j Picked it up today and it was free too :j Just need to get hold of the consultant now so i can start tomorrow but i can't get hold of her grr!

I am trying to tidy the [STRIKE][/STRIKE]computer[STRIKE][/STRIKE] craft room up. I have that much stash that it never gets put away nicely and is all over the place and i keep losing things so i am piniching a unit were we keep all our paper work and moving them to, i don't know where! but all my crafts will be nicley put away lol

RustyFlange

jowri wrote: »

Morning,

I'm taking 5 before I go to work, I have managed to get most of the house tidy so I don't feel to bad about sitting down ( but the large packet of crisps and dips are another matter) its been a busy few days again and I am now so looking forward to the summer break, I did have a bit of retail therapy on Monday ( ops and Saturday) and have got the papermania watercolour markers, the bubbles stamps and matching paper, marianne snowflake dies and an xcut embossing leaf punch, and I got a real bargain at the car boot on Sunday a large box of card and jewellery stuff for £2.00 so I have officially spent out,

I have a tip from Sarah if you use a little bit of smooch and put it in an small pump action bottle, add water and then give it a good shake you get the same sort of effect as glimmer mist,

Hassy Sarah's craft room is lovely, very sunny and light, I was up having a coffee with her last night and we had a good old gossip.

lovely makes everyone, and well done to our winners design team members and anything else I have missed, and huge hugs to anyone that needs them

take care Jo x

I bought some of the snowflake dies, they arrived yesterday, I want the poinsettia ones now though!

Can I ask what smooch is?

RustyFlange

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louby-lou-lou wrote: »

Yes got my form sorted rusty :j Picked it up today and it was free too :j Just need to get hold of the consultant now so i can start tomorrow but i can't get hold of her grr!

I am trying to tidy the [STRIKE][/STRIKE]computer[STRIKE][/STRIKE] craft room up. I have that much stash that it never gets put away nicely and is all over the place and i keep losing things so i am piniching a unit were we keep all our paper work and moving them to, i don't know where! but all my crafts will be nicley put away lol

Fantastic news :j well done & good luck! You know where I am if you need someone to chat to!

Good luck with the craft sort out, I need to sort out my stash swap for this month and also some stamped images I promised a few people, got to phone tax credits as well and renew!