Ideas for card craft beginner

RustyFlange

dawnteabag wrote: »

Congrats Saveapenny!
Moving to the other end of the age spectrum. These are the 2 cards I've made for my Great-Uncles 80th birthday. I'm going to choose my fave and then give the other to either my Granny or Mum to give as well




I thought in real life I liked the blue one best but the brown one looks good in the picture. Decisions, Decisions!

My friend has lent me her cricut whilst she's on holiday so there's gonna be whole lot of cutting going on in this house for the next week or so.

Oooh I like the top one. Both are lovely though! Well done

furrypig

Good morning ladies!

A few pages back I asked if anyone had a fiskars shapecutter plus as I was thinking of getting one and I assume noone does!!!

Anyway, I wondered what you all use to cut your paper/embellishments etc??

If anyone can recommend their top tool for this I would be gratefulto see what people actually recommend if you don't recommend Fiskars shapecutter thingy!!

Thanks in advance for you tips/advice

Furry xxx

mumoftwo

furrypig wrote: »

Good morning ladies!

A few pages back I asked if anyone had a fiskars shapecutter plus as I was thinking of getting one and I assume noone does!!!

Anyway, I wondered what you all use to cut your paper/embellishments etc??

If anyone can recommend their top tool for this I would be gratefulto see what people actually recommend if you don't recommend Fiskars shapecutter thingy!!

Thanks in advance for you tips/advice

Furry xxx

to cut my paper i use a guillotine bought ay Lidl. For shapes I have punches, or just cut it by sight with scissors

minimacka

Hi I have been reading through this thread and getting some lovely card ideas. I have started to make something like this for my mil for christmas I thought that maybe others would like to make it too. I havent taken any pictures yet because its not finished but i will when its done, my mil has 4 children all with families of there own so each compartment is going to have a picture of each family iyswim, i have also printed out 4 X christmas carol songs so that i can put one in each of the compartments.




I got the information from a lovely lady on uk scrappers who makes lots of these, all the details on how to make them are here http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1567&Itemid=50
I have started to make a square one and it looks lovely and isnt too difficult to do. I just thought it was a bit different than a card and she can display it every christmas.

melissa75_2

Saveapenny - congrats! I remember when I first saw my eldest on the screen at the hospital, I couldn't stop crying. The must have thought I was crazy!
Minimacka - that looks gorgeous, can't wait to see yours when its finished!

saveapenny

Thanks everyone
Its my first grandchild so cant wait I can feel the bank balance draining already...lol

abusybee

:T Brilliant cards Dawnteabag. My favorite is the first one with the streamers on:T

Minimacka - That card is fab. Looking forward to seeing yours. i might have a go myself if I get time. I dont have as much time as I thought I would have. DS1 at school all day and DS2 at pre-school every morning but the time isnt my own. I had great plans to be making cards every day but it hasn't happened yet. Oh well!

bunbun2

here is a card I have made for OH's neice's 21st. Not sure how happy I am with it - wasn't really in the mood for card making this morning but her birthday is Saturday so have to get it in the post tomorrow. Oh well at least I won't be there when she opens it :rotfl:

mary43

What super cards all of you :T

I've spent the morning making little notelets...............seems a bit boring now after looking at this lot........................lol

rainmac

Wow, huge congratulations Saveapenny :T :j :T :j

The scan picture is beautiful.