Ideas for card craft beginner

polly1976

bedshaped wrote: »

I just posted this over on the Home Bargains grabbit thread but thought I would post it here as well in case any of you don't venture over to the grabbits.

In Home Bargains today they had the following items...

Packs of 6 tri-fold blanks cards & envelopes in cream or white - 59p (size is A5 when folded and nice quality card!)

Packs of A4 sheets of Glitter card mixed colours(can't remember how many sheets - think it was 6 or 10) 59p

packs of 16 sheets of A4 holographic card - 5 different packs and each pack contains 8 sheets in 2 colours/patterns - again 59p

All those are excellent in themselves but the real bargains were some Fiskars Border punches and Fiskars Circle Border Punches - 99p each! :j :j I got 2 different circle punches and 2 different border punches but there were SELs for 3 other patterns that had already all gone :eek:

I found some links to the same punches I got for 99p today so you can see what you're looking out for - look at the prices of them!!

http://www.exquisitecrafts.co.uk/fiskars---border-punch---elegance-2344-510-p.asp

http://www.exquisitecrafts.co.uk/fiskars---border-punch---leaves-2342-514-p.asp

http://www.liz-craft.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=FK292380

http://www.liz-craft.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=FK296707

Hi all ive been to home bargins today and got 2 of the fiskers border punches for 99p each im well happy nipped in another shop and they were selling them for £8 and got some of the holographic card for 59p and i got some brads ive never used them before but ive seen cards with them on and they finish a card off nice. Im going to my SIL tonight cos she makes cards too so we are having a card evening. :j

mary43

Looks like you're in for a 'fun' evening. Just got three more cards done...........one for the retirement, one for next door neighbour's hubby and actually managed to get one finished for MIL..........not the one I started for her though..........still, that'll come in for someone else.
Just need to do a 'get well' card now then I'm almost up to date........almost.

Sagaris

Why isn't there a Home Bargains store near me!!! (Essex)

mary43

Same reason as there isn''t one near me.............

polly1976

But i havnt got a poundland so that evens it out lol im glad of my bargin i refuse to pay full price for things since coming on mse lol now im a tight wad lol

mary43

We haven't got a poundland either unless we travel 20 miles to it.............lol
I try and make do with whatever I can find round the house if possible. Amazing what you can find in drawers and things when you have a real look.

kisto

I thought that the card makers on here might like these free resources I have found:

Canon Scrapbook
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/scrapbook/index.html


Shabby Princess
http://www.shabbyprincess.com/downloads.asp

polly1976

Hi all hope all are well.I had a fab time last night and made 4 cards a christening card a wedding 1 and 2 birthday cards so im quite happy will post some pics if you want? any 1 else made cards lately? can we have pics please? :TThanks kisto for the links xx

mary43

kisto - thanks for the links. I've used canon and they have some lovely bits and pieces on there. Had a look at the shabbyprincess site.........lovely stuff on there too .

polly - glad you had a great night.............thought you would. Still got my 'get well' card to do. Can't post any piccys I'm afraid as I don't have a digi camera or scanner so you'll have to take my word for it...........what I did yesterday I was very pleased with.:T

polly1976

Ok mary i will let you off lol:rotfl: but every time you make a card we want to know about it step by step lol:rotfl: but every 1 else we want pics please:j