Making cards - Ideas (part 5)

OAP1945

Evening Thanks Artydoll and FF for entering the challenge I have you listed, plenty of room for more:D

Rainmac I will wear mine inside out tomorrow too, hope they dont show cos I will be shopping in Mr A tomorrow and they might think I nickered them:rotfl: good luck

Padster ouch for your poor Mum

Rusty glad you had a good time you looked lovely in you new outfit

Craftygranny was that your lovely makes on Crafty Ribbons, very nice too I loved you cross stitch one.

cloudberry45

Hi Everyone. My first post in here, is it ok if I join you?

I started making some cards as a hobby with a view to sell to friends/family about 6 years ago. I loved it and bought a lot of things, but then we moved house, got married DH changed jobs etc so it all took a backseat. Im currently 3 months pregnant and will not be able to return to my job as DH works away so much so over the last few weeks have decided its time to get the card making stuff back out to give it a try. It wont earn me a living but a girls gotta have a hobby

What im looking into is getting a sizzix big shot machine as I think I would love to use it. Anyone reccommend this at all? I have tried looking through previous cardmaking threads and this one but its just so huge! Hope to get some lovely ideas and tips from others here and have a bit of fun making cards again
xx

viclspence

cloudberry45 wrote: »

Hi Everyone. My first post in here, is it ok if I join you?

I started making some cards as a hobby with a view to sell to friends/family about 6 years ago. I loved it and bought a lot of things, but then we moved house, got married DH changed jobs etc so it all took a backseat. Im currently 3 months pregnant and will not be able to return to my job as DH works away so much so over the last few weeks have decided its time to get the card making stuff back out to give it a try. It wont earn me a living but a girls gotta have a hobby

What im looking into is getting a sizzix big shot machine as I think I would love to use it. Anyone reccommend this at all? I have tried looking through previous cardmaking threads and this one but its just so huge! Hope to get some lovely ideas and tips from others here and have a bit of fun making cards again
xx

Welcome Cloudberry. I have a bigshot and love it. I got mine from craftsuperstore. I got this deal which is pretty good value as you get a few different dies for it, but there are cheaper ones.

Congratulations on the bambino too.

jowri

Good Luck for tomorrow Rainmac xx

lizalloareds

hi cloudberry45 the deal on craft superstore is good ( I bought my new Bigshot from Stampin up and it cost quite a bit more but they have exclusive dies) hope you make some money off your cards, I wish I could give up my job though I am looking at ways to make it happen.

cardpaperscissors

Hi All,

Just a flying visit - haven't had chance for a proper catch up yet and haven't even checked out the new release LOTV - eeek I AM slipping.

Good luck with your interview tomorrow rainmac and
Welcome to cloudberry - can't help re BigShot as I'm a Cuttlebug-er but great to hear you're returning to card-making and congrats on your baby news.

LOTV here I come..

cloudberry45

Thanks for that Viclspence, that is the exact webste I saw it on, its only £54.99 for the machine alone which looked like a great offer. I love the idea of the other dies to go with it too but dont know if I can justify spending the £99, but its definately a thinker.

Lizalloareds I think if you can find a way then do it! I would be quite happy to stay working where I am after having the baby, but the problem is my hubbie can be asked to go away for work at the drop of a hat and although we both have parents they work and have their own lives. He was in Hong Kong for 2 weeks at the end of May and now hes already in the Netherlands for 7 weeks but coming home at weekends. It makes it hard to plan anything and my work would not be flexible. Plus been off sick for 5 weeks now - hating the effects of pregnancy!

So If the card making thing goes well I would be very happy. And all I can think about is the sizzix machine

ali.b.123

Just a flyng visit to wish rainmac all the best for today - am sure you will do fine:D

craftygranny

Just popped in to say good luck rainmac hope everything goes really well and you get the job.

Got a call just after 8 this morning to say adams surgeon has had a cancellation so he leapfrogged adam up the list as it needs fixing urgently and he will be admitted next thurs and has his op on friday so lots of rushing around now to fit in more appointments and tests that need doing before he goes in.

Hope everyone has a good day. not very nice weather here though .

Marg

We have a Winner here!!

Craftygranny - think you'll feel like you've got a winner too! I do hope all goes well for Adam with all the pre-tests and the op next week.

Oops! forgot to say Welcome to Cloudberry - Welcome! lots of ideas on here - mostly not very MSE.