Ideas for card craft beginner

qwiksave

Hiya All, I wonder whether I can help? I haven't ever done a gatefold card either bunbun2, but I've had a look on t'internet and the basic card looks like this:

http://desktoppub.about.com/od/glossaryw/g/gatefold.htm

There's a good american craft site with step by step instructions on 'How To make a Gatefold Card' here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/gate_fold_card
with a gallery of lots of examples:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=13588

Hope they help, qwiksave

(yeah, I know I didn't do last weeks challenge , stuff going on, hope to do this one and maybe a late entry for last week)

rainmac

You ladies have forced me to buy Lets Make Cards today!!! I've been so inspired looking at your lovely cards I thought I'd make more of an effort to make more of mine (I used to make all my cards but now pick and choose who to make for ). I nearly fainted when I saw the magazine was £8 but when I opened it up I felt like a kid in a sweet shop as there was so much stuff with the magazine. So I've got knives and forks like you now bunbun! :T

melissa75_2

I have turned into a right magpie now - not with gold and jewels but paper. I get excited over a nice pattern or pretty colours!

bunbun2

rainmac wrote: »

You ladies have forced me to buy Lets Make Cards today!!! I've been so inspired looking at your lovely cards I thought I'd make more of an effort to make more of mine (I used to make all my cards but now pick and choose who to make for ). I nearly fainted when I saw the magazine was £8 but when I opened it up I felt like a kid in a sweet shop as there was so much stuff with the magazine. So I've got knives and forks like you now bunbun! :T

it is expensive but there is alot of stuff in it. I haven't built up a stash of card and papers so it is nice to get everything you need - plus I still need ideas and guidance:D
rainmac I shall look forward to seeing what you do with your knives and forks:rotfl:
I have made a few cards from the magazine but I only have so many birthdays and events to make cards for so I have just decided to pinch the idea of making cards and putting them in a box for my mum for Christmas. she like sending cards ( any event and she buys a card for it!) so hope she will appreciate a few hand made cards. thanks to melissa for this great idea:D

toniwoty2009

hi all,
shaz no i bought it in a local craft shop, they are v cheap actually but not much selection/variety.
polly thanks for showing me that card - its lovely, given me a few ideas.
saveapenny thanks for the tips on bow tying, i couldn't seem to get it right before :mad:

Heres my entry for this week's challenge:


was a quick 'knock-up job' this morning as i'm busy rest of the week! i'm still mostly pinching decorative bits off old cards at the mo, till my ebay and handy hippo bits arrive i've also just noticed my cutting is a bit wibbly and shabby :rotfl: its not the most exciting card in the world but i couldn't think what else to do!!

ps i'm resizing and its still coming out huge?! i'm missing something here.....

polly1976

Lovely card toniwoty :j glad you like the wedding invite sample i will post a couple more when i have finished them.

shaz_mum_of__2

toniwoty i think the size is ok and the card is lovely i need to make a few but lacking inspiration at the mo

new lets make cards should arrive soon maybe that'll do it

Shaz

rainmac

Like your card toniwoty and the size is good as you can see the detail.

Your cutting can't be any worse than mine, I think it makes my cards look more homemade :rotfl: ! Joking aside, I bought an A4 size paper trimmer from Poundland last week for yep, a £1. Blade will probably blunt quickly but for £1 I don't mind!!!

mama67

Hi, thought I'd join in, have been watching this thread for a while but haven't participated as yet.

I was given a card making kit in February 2007 and have pretty much made all cards ever since including all Christmas (120 odd).

Here are a couple I have recently made for fathers Day and DS2 birthday today.

Fathers Day

DS birthday 10 today



I have also set upa blog to store pictures of the cards I make, as I had just posted all the Christams ones and then realised I didn't have a record of any of them.
It is here if anyone is interested.

melissa75_2

Hi and welcome mama67. Love your cards I checked out your blog - very impressive! I don't know how you managed to make that many xmas cards, I tend to make a few special ones, and then (dare I say it), buy the rest!