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28-02-2005, 03:52 PM
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carys's mammy
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Card Making....
Just wondering if anyone makes their own cards on here ?
I wanted a hobby to do so thought id have a go of card making. Ive just started doing it this week and am really enjoying it . I wonder why I never thought of giving it a go before now ! however on a negative note ive spent an absolute fortune in buying all the stuff needed to make the things !the people on Ebay must love me at the mo  , ive managed to get around simon by saying it will save us money in the long run as the amount of £££ you spend on b/day,anniv,wedding,births,xmas cards etc cost a fortune over the year & im getting the chance to do something which I think im gonna enjoy.
heres my 1st 3 efforts , what do you think
ps- if anyone else does this post some piccies to give me inspiration !
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claire
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28-02-2005, 03:53 PM
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Hey they're lovely Claire. Well done.
Ang xxx
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28-02-2005, 04:05 PM
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Soon to be mummy of two!
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They're fab Claire! Very impressive!!!
I make all of mine now. It does cost a bit at the start (I now have two toolkit boxes full of card making stuff and could really do with another one) but I really enjoy it. I've started to experiment with different types of paper and textures etc.
Off to find some pix......
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28-02-2005, 04:07 PM
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Getting on with real life
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I'm a card maker tooo..... 
I love it but it costs me so much as I'm always buying stuff.......
Here's a few of mine......
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28-02-2005, 04:19 PM
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carys's mammy
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Thanks Ang 
H- they are lovely thanks for sharing them, the paper you havin inside the cards with the cake on whats it called and is that the stuff you can just tear to make it look like the edges are rough?
Rach- look forward to seeing your pics too
also have any of you used the Vellum stuff & whats it like ? ive seen it on the create & craft on sky and was quite fancying it!. is it any good?
i was quite impressed with my balloon card which was todays efforts ! I just printed the balloons off the pc 3 times then cut them up and done a decoupage style to it by layering them then just got some cotton threads from my sewing box & made the strings i was quite impressed
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claire
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28-02-2005, 04:21 PM
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Getting on with real life
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H- they are lovely thanks for sharing them, the paper you havin inside the cards with the cake on whats it called and is that the stuff you can just tear to make it look like the edges are rough?
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It's Mulberry paper.. and yeah with the right tools I think you can get the edges to look rough.....
I've got some vellum but I've not used it yet.......
Must get my mum's card made.. think I'll do it on Wednesday night whilst I can't sleep waiting for Matt to come home!
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28-02-2005, 04:21 PM
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I love yours too Heather. The glasses look brilliant.
Ang xxx
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28-02-2005, 04:22 PM
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Getting on with real life
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Claire if you need any website addy's give us a yell.... I've got a list as long as my arm, plus a few that I really like lots!!
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28-02-2005, 04:27 PM
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carys's mammy
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Claire if you need any website addy's give us a yell.... I've got a list as long as my arm, plus a few that I really like lots!!
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that would be great H thanks , I seen the mulberry paper in the shop i called at the other day but wasnt sure if that was the right stuff I was thinking about  thanks for confirming it though , ive bought most of my embellishments from Ebay got them quite cheap aswell but need some more cards etc
cheers
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claire
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28-02-2005, 04:44 PM
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here's some of mine.
One is the Valentine's card I made for Niall this year (the centre part looks as if it is raised but actually it's sunken), one is my mother's day card and the other is quite obviously not a card at all but a candle that I have embossed onto. I use embossing a lot with card making though.
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28-02-2005, 04:46 PM
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Nate's Mate
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hey claire
i do card making also although I don't have an left to show though  I use vellum I love it, use it quite alot I actually used vellum for my invitations but they are at mums so I can't show you those either. any questions though let me know |
28-02-2005, 04:47 PM
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Nate's Mate
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love the candle rach, is it a stencil or stamp.
claire you HAVE to try embossing, its the BEST!!
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28-02-2005, 05:02 PM
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Can second H's recommendation of Mad About Cards and Craftadelic. I used them both at Christmas time. Mad about Cards is my absolute fave too.
The candle is done with a stamp (in fact it was the design i used in our wedding invites). I stamped in gold onto tissue paper then scattered gold powder onto it, melted the powder, cut carefully around it then melted into the candle.
It actually doesn't look as good in reality as the surface of the candle is no longer smooth and the white is showing through the ivory but it was a 1st try!
Embossing is the best!
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01-03-2005, 05:59 AM
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carys's mammy
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stupid question probably ! but whats embossing? ?????
sorry im new to all this stuff
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claire
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01-03-2005, 06:02 AM
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sorry forgot to say Rach your cards & candles are lovely, is that Mullberry paper you have used aswell ?
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claire
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01-03-2005, 09:45 AM
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sorry forgot to say Rach your cards & candles are lovely, is that Mullberry paper you have used aswell ?
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claire
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Ta. The mother's day card is tissue paper and the Valentines card? Erm, I think the circle may be mulberry paper, the hearts are just handmade paper of some sort. I have all sorts of different papers though, I seem to buy a different variety pack whenever I am in a craft shop.
Embossing is where you stamp a design out with pigment ink, cover it with embossing powder and heat it so it melts and forms a raised design. It looks really effective but is quite expensive as the stamps are extortionate. I bought a proper tool to heat it as well which is about £20 though i did try using the toaster etc at the start! (not too safe so not to be recommended!)
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01-03-2005, 09:48 AM
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ahhhh this one I can show you Just going to get my stuff |
01-03-2005, 10:12 AM
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ok I don't know how well these pics are gonna turn out but I can explain it to u for sure.
Ok so to emboss you take a rubber stamp and stamp it onto your paper with either just stamping ink or what is called versamark ink (versamark is clear ink but its sticky. So you stamp it on your paper then sprinkle embossing powder on top of were you stamped. One thing to note is if you are using the coloured ink your ink and embossing powder need to be the same colour, if you are using versamark because it is clear you can use any colour embossing powder, the end rest will be the same colour as the powder. So the powder is on then you take an embosser (which is LIKE a hairdryer but don't attempt to use your hairdryer, the embosser is hotter than a hairdryer but doesn't blow as much, if you use the hairdryer your powder will jsut fly everywhere. So you start to heat it up and you will notice the powder change, it melts together and creates a shiney raised surface. You can leave the image the way it is or you can colour in the areas with chalks, acid free markers etc. Its great fun claire really it is.
here is a pic of my placecards for the wedding and a fuzzy pic of an embosser
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