Ideas for card craft beginner

1982girl

think its too big! must work out how to resize - sorry!

shaz_mum_of__2

Dont worry about size its posting thats important
(if you want to make em smaller :when uploading a pic to photobucket you need to select large from the little drop down menu before you select the picture )


Loving all the cards and a big welcome to all the new people stick with it its fun


ideas for future projects ???

Animals

Thank you

Angel hair(???? got a big bag )

origami

fathers day

wedding day

quilling

Shaz

bunbun2

thanks to everyone for your kind comments. I really enjoyed making the cards and will join in with your weekly challenge soon:D I'll wait until its something I can do:rotfl:

I think everyone's tissue paper cards are all great and look fab.

1982girl your card is lovely the colours are really pretty. your mum is going to love it:D

rainmac

Lovely card 1982girl! Your mum will love it, even more so as you made it! Where did you get the little butterflies? Have you bent the wings forwards so they look like they are flying? Very pretty, look forward to seeing more of your cards!

melissa75_2

Rainmac, you beat me to it, 1982 girl - I was going to ask you where you got the butterflies! Great card though!!!

1982girl

The butterflies wings do bend - they were part of the lets make cards magazine - the issue was £7.99 but had loads of free goodies. Thanks for your kind comments have really got the card making bug!

mary43

1982girl -briliant card, thanks for showing us. Love the butterflies.

shaz - good list of suggestions for challenges but oh dear.........

Angel hair(???? got a big bag ) - not got any and what do you do with it ?

origami - eeek !!:eek: How do you do that ??

fathers day - sorry, no dad or FIL and would find that hard to do

quilling - another eek :eek: not a clue where to start

Still the idea is for it to be a 'challenge' and it would certainly be that.........................:rotfl:

postingalwaysposting

hello to all the newcomers. :j

Just want to point out this post to everyone, just so you dont think I have fell off the planet :rotfl: I will be back :A

qwiksave

Thanks for letting us know pap and hello to the newbies from me too...

Loving the new cards that have come on too - I will be doing mine tonight when DH is at samba again.

While I'm on, I bought some card making magazines from a charity shop recently - the oldest was from 2003!! Anyway, there was a letter about moneysaving craft ideas in one which I thought I'd share with you (hope the owner of the original letter, Katie Perry, doesn't mind! - hello, if you are reading this! ). We've had the discussion before about wanting to save money while craftmaking (but most of us aren't that good! :rotfl: ) so in the true spirit of mse, heres a few:

Use eyeshadow instead of chalks for colouring - you can get palettes of colours very cheaply in some discount chemists (apparently) - or use up your own if they are getting old..

For a lightbox you can use a battery operated light in a deep glass casserole dish (preferably without the makers name on the bottom because you turn it upside down)....

Use body art jewellery for embellishments for your cards - they come in lots of different shapes, swirls, hearts, stars, etc. Also body transfers come in interesting designs...

Another tip, not moneysaving but useful to know, Dawn Bibby says, "When you buy a new rubber stamp, always lay a few strips of sticky tape over the rubber design. Peel off to remove the silicone coating (repeat a few times) this will give you a much clearer printed impression as your ink will adhere easily to the stamp."

Hope these help someone...

qwiksave

Hello, Me again! Managed to do one card last night for my son's birthday today!! I'll count is as my 'freestyle' card from last week. (onvve! naughty!)
It's a decoupage card based on the brand new film that all the little boys are/will be raving about soon... He's going with his dad and brother to see it at the cinema later today so it seemed appropriate.

I just decoupaged the main car, image found on internet (complete), printed out twice, stuck the white car on card and used sticky pads to decoupage it, (see 2nd pic) then matted and layered on shiny paper.

Will do tissue paper challenge card tonight, hopefully!