Ideas for card craft beginner

Krystaltips

I might have to be excused from that week... Its the week I get back off honeymoon! (Oh and I probably won't do one the week before for obvious reasons )

SugarSpun

melissa75 wrote: »

Sugarspun/ chillin-nutta Sorry if I am being a bit thick, but what is this "craft club" that you have ordered a few bits from?
Polly - how dare you leave us!!!! What are we going to do without you?
Faff - welcome to the thread - its fab isn't it!!!

I ordered from halfcost.co.uk. I didn't order the little card bags because I'm an admirer, not a maker, of handmade cards. But the stuff I did order arrived safely and it's fine. The card bags are a bit less than six inches square, I think, and they're 2 for a penny plus delivery - and there's a code on the discounts board for 15% off.

RustyFlange

My naughty but nice papers arrived this morning May try and get some cards done tomorrow but depends on whether OH and the children are all in good moods!

Have a lovely holiday Polly. xx

melissa75_2

Ok Polly - huury back though!
Krystaltips - aren't you taking your card making stuff on honeymoon????
Thanks for the info sugarspun!!!

Krystaltips

No Melissa... I'm hoping we'll be too busy... CHecking out the sights and sounds of York... Oh, and got tickets to see Dylan Moran off eBay... Cost a small fortune but hey, we're only having 1 honeymoon!

alison6692

This thread is great! Thanks everyone - I have just spent ages going through it. Brilliant cards and tips x

I will go and take some pics of some mine and post them x

Alison x

Maggie_Bob

FIL loved his card everyone - I'm so happy, it's nice to see him chuffed (and we all had a lovely day out in London)

So, I've not seen my Mum in ages, and we've not yet had a chance to make cards together, but me trekking all the way to Fife and back in just a weekend is a bit much, so we've decided to meet in the middle. Basically, we're having a card making weekend in York. Hotel is all booked, and I'm looking forward to it... anyone know of any good craft shops in York?

Krystaltips

No Maggie Bob, but if you find some let me know for when I'm there in a couple of weeks!

rainmac

There's a Papermill shop in York. Lots of loose card and paper and great value for money! http://www.thepapermillshop.co.uk/locations/york.htm

NemoToad

Ooh... I'll have to check out that shop. I'm afraid it's out of town though in the designer outlet. I *think* there are buses going there though (although I'm a York resident who never goes to the designer outlet) or if you have a car it's not that far from the city centre (towards the university just off the ring road).

As for other shops... York is a little lacking on the craft front, but if you find any let me know. The upstairs of Boyes (on Godramgate) is like a haberdashery with fabric, etc, but it also stocks lots of ribbons and some scrapbooking stuff so it might be okay for cards too.

There is also a fantastic little shop called Duttons for Buttons http://www.duttonsforbuttons.co.uk/ if you like buttons! It's a tiny shop on Coppergate (sort of opposite and down the street a little from the main M&S.

There are of course the usual WH Smiths and Stationary Box, but apart from that I can't really think of any shops that sell crafty stuff. If you fancy a day trip to Leeds while you're both there that would be much better. There's some good craft supply stalls/shops in the indoor market (next to the Corn Exchange), and theres a great craft/haberdashery shop sort of opposite the market down an alley next to a shop called Out of This World (a veggie health food type supermarket). Leeds is only a 25 minute train and trains are approximately every 15-20 minutes.