Making cards - Ideas (part 5)

dragonllew

We have winner here don't think they have been posted well done:j

ali.b.123

Hi ladies, hope you are all well it was busy at work today so off for a glass of wine in a mo - just thought I would catch up on here:

Bettalife- WOW!! - love your Elly digis they are gorgeous :T:T
flourgirl - well done on finishing your invites the boxes and the invites look gorgeous
Congrats to latest winners
kms - lol at your son they know how to keep you busy dont they!!
fozzeh - had a lookie on your link your makes are fab
artydoll - I dont really 'do' dogs but oh my how cute is he xx

marg - hope you are still being a good patient

Right that wine is calling my name!! See you soon xx

Eager_Elephant

Hi,

FF has recommended I post over here.

This was my question to her:

Please could you help?

I have found this and wondered if I can have some guidance on how to make it/make it better/nicer etc, obviously it will be a card and not a box.

I have been to a haberdashery place and ordered some red roses, should be here Tues.

I then went to the Stationers and got red glittery card, white glittery card and white card.

Obviously I need the ribbon which I can get from the haberdashery place but how will I make the top bit with the writing on?

Or anything else you think might help, I have a number of craft shops in the next town so should be able to get most things.

Since I wrote the above I have collected 50 little red roses and also purchased some red organza and some red ribbon with hearts on.

I have also purchased some red card ready to make my envelope.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

I am also a little stuck about what wording to put on the front as of course the box is used to store cards in and I want to make it as a wedding card

Thanks for all your help

EE

pointofnoreturn

Evening all!!! Congrats to the latest winners.

kms - the seller you need for the personalised stamps is this one. He is excellent and you get the stamp really fast. He has several different designs to choose from.

flourgirl - the invites look fab and so do the boxes!! Very professional looking. Well done!

PepPop - wow long post!!!! Hope you are feeling better now.

I've just posted some pics of my first sock elephant on my homepage. I made another batch of fimo cupcakes a few days back also and will hopefully use them for card toppers tomorrow. They are fab for that!

Welcome to any newbies!!!!

melissa75_2

Artydoll - the puppy looks gorgeous!! I find the little flowers come in really useful, its nice to have a selection of sizes - I find it hard to resist getting them in every colour and size, a lot of the time though even though I've got so many I end up colouring white ones with my promarkers to get the right shade.

Congrats to our latest winner - fab card!

Eager_Elephant - sorry if I sound thick but am I right in thinking that you want to make a wedding card but make it so that it resembles the style of the box one? If so it sounds like you have everything that you need. A good idea might be to download a heart shape and print it off so that you can use it as a template when you're positioning your flowers, although if you're good at drawing (not like me) you might be able to draw it yourself. I think the secret to nice wedding cards is to keep them simple but classy. I would maybe matt and layer some card (basically just use 2 different colours of card one on top of the other so that the bottom one frames the top) and then position your heart on top of that. Self-adhesive gems always look really pretty on wedding cards too. I would maybe consider making a box to put your card in as sometimes when you use the 3d flowers on a card they are quite tall and you end up having to squeeze the card into the envelope which seems a shame when you've spent so long on the card. I hope I have been some help!!!!!

melissa75_2

Pointofnoreturn - your sock elephant and kitty are amazing - I am so impressed - I can't believe that you didn't have a pattern for the elephant!

pointofnoreturn

melissa75 wrote: »

Pointofnoreturn - your sock elephant and kitty are amazing - I am so impressed - I can't believe that you didn't have a pattern for the elephant!

Thank you - I'd seen several different elephants but none were what I wanted!! If I make another one the trunk may look different as I drew it freehand on the back of the sock!!!!:rotfl:

welshkaz

Im busy card making away for my sons 4 year old friends and just got my my craft studio papercraft library 3,4,+5 whoohoo im almost a professional apart from i know nothing lol, can someone point me in the direction of some good basic card stock please im printing on tesco value a4 paper at the mo lol yes i know most will snigger lol but to be honest im well impressed with whats coming out hahaha, but i know i need some good basic card to print on many thanks in advance x karen.

Georgiegirl2012

welshkaz wrote: »

Im busy card making away for my sons 4 year old friends and just got my my craft studio papercraft library 3,4,+5 whoohoo im almost a professional apart from i know nothing lol, can someone point me in the direction of some good basic card stock please im printing on tesco value a4 paper at the mo lol yes i know most will snigger lol but to be honest im well impressed with whats coming out hahaha, but i know i need some good basic card to print on many thanks in advance x karen.

Mine arrived today, and apart from the fact that I can't print out plain images of the bunny and his pals (although I suppose I could desaturate them and make thm black and white) I love them.

If you have a Wilkinsons near you, I noticed the other day they have some pearlised card you can print on, and both the works and poundland sell basic card.

pointofnoreturn

It's time for My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding!!!!!

I made alittle order yesterday on Pink Gem for a few more sentiment stamps as I loved the ones I had ordered the other day. Also they had an extra 10% discount until midnight yesterday!!!