Ideas for card craft beginner

Maggie_Bob

Send my best to Polly. Get well cards sounds like a good idea!

Love the card mumoftwo - you make me want to buy an eyelet maker - good thing I'm visiting hobbycraft (for the first time ever) this weekend!

reehsetin

any tips for simple but effective thank you cards, need to make a few but have zilch time at the moment, dont have any funky tools to make my life easier
any ideas?

mary43

I don't have any funky tools either and for a lot of my cards it's simply a oretty piece of card of paper stuck on to a blank one with either the peel offs you can buy, self adhesive ribbon or ordinary ribbon stuck on with pritt stick or double sided tape and the odd floral embellishment or image from 'google'. Last 'Thank You' ones I did I got the wording from Google images......just typed in what I wanted.

bunbun2

I bought a cardmaking box from home bargains. It was £1.99. it contains 10 card blanks and envelopes, papers, embelishments, glitter glue and a silver pen. also, it comes in a good sturdy box which would be good for storing cards and things in or to give as a present with cards in.
I thought it was good for the price.

melissa75_2

bunbun2 - that box does sound like a bargain! I paid that price just for the box alone!
Beautiful card mumoftwo, I love the paper. I nearly bought an eyelet set from ebay the other week as I have just got into using brads, I am still tempted though as they seem cheaper than brads to buy.

rainmac

Have posted this on the Comp board but thought you guys would like it...I'm going to win obviously so you may not want to even bother entering!!! :rotfl:

Just received this via email from Practical Publishing...

Win a year's subscription to one of our magazines

Save yourself a trip to the newsagents every few weeks — we're offering two lucky readers the chance to win a year's subscription to Simply Cards & Papercraft, Papercraft Essentials, Scrapbook Magazine or Complete Cardmaking.

Enter now (closing date: 31st July 2008)

Good Luck

rainmac

bunbun2 wrote: »

I bought a cardmaking box from home bargains. It was £1.99. it contains 10 card blanks and envelopes, papers, embelishments, glitter glue and a silver pen. also, it comes in a good sturdy box which would be good for storing cards and things in or to give as a present with cards in.
I thought it was good for the price.

Wow, fab price bunbun!!! :T I was in HB last week and didn't see this, maybe it's new? Might have to go and have a look...

Maggie_Bob

This isn't for the challenge, but I wanted to show of the latest card I've made, when I found out today that some friends of mine have moved home!

melissa75_2

Rainmac -thanks for link - I have entered the comp, so obvoiusly I will win, NOT - I never win anything!
Maggie Bob - great card - I love the picture of the sofa - so cute!

rainmac

melissa75 wrote: »

Rainmac -thanks for link - I have entered the comp, so obvoiusly I will win, NOT - I never win anything!
Maggie Bob - great card - I love the picture of the sofa - so cute!

I never win anything either, I think winning would actually cost me a fortune as I've asked for the Scrapbook mag - I'd want to buy papers and bits all the time!!! :rotfl: