Ideas for card craft beginner

toniwoty2009

rainmac - yes stamping addict would be the word!! lol.

here are two of my cards I've done using my stamps. the other two stamps I've done the images but not yet made into cards so will do this afternoon.





also i've added lots of my cards to my photobucket album, if you fancy a look:

http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk269/toniwoty2009/Cards/

Krystaltips

Thanks for sharing toniwoty, they're great!

mary43

Brilliant cards toni :T

Polly - clever you............lovely cards:T (then they always are) and love the waterfall one. Never tried that...........wouldn't know where to start.................lol

melissa75_2

Toniwoty2009 - love your cards. I have a few stamps myself, I love stamped images on cards, they always look so professional. But I never use them as I am never sure what to use to color in the images. Just off to admire your other cards now.

melissa75_2

The waterfall cards that I made were really simple. I have never made them from scratch, I have always used a ready done sheet of diecuts where all the bits are on the sheet ready for you to push out. Normally they are pre-scored too and come with a sheet of instructions. All you have to do is fold the long piece and stick the little squares on.

rainmac

Love your stamped cards Toniwoty! I did try stamping a few years ago and was rubbish at it so sold my stamps on ebay after lots of failed attempts . Yours look great, very professional

rainmac

Krystaltips wrote: »

http://www.cardinspirations.co.uk/tech/waterfall_card.htm

Not sure if I'm brave enough to try it myself just yet....

Thanks so much for this krystaltips! I'm not brave enough either but the cards look stunning don't they. May have a look round for die-cut versions like melissa mentioned and try that - more my thing, less for me to mess up :rotfl:

Krystaltips

I completely agree rainmac... At least if it's all cut out for you there's less chance than fluffing it up... Well, slightly less chance in my case lol....

toniwoty2009

thanks ladies

melissa i used normal felt pens on Nessie. but the rest i used some watercolour pencils i bought from our local craft shop, they're fab and come in a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge range of colours. plus with pencil its not such worry if you go over the lines a little!!

melissa75_2

Thanks for the advice toniwoty2009, I was tempted a while ago to buy a set of watercolour pencils from ebay, but I never bothered. Are they easy to use? Do you use a brush for the water or one of those water pens things? Am I right that you colour the section in with the pencil and then put water over the top of it? I love the perfect results that you got with yours on the girls card!
If anyone is interested in the waterfall sheets that I was going on about before this is one of the item numbers on ebay: 180235736517
I have bought from this seller before. She has about 8 different designs of waterfall sheets and each one comes with instructions. She has brilliant offers on combined postage.