Hobbies and Crafts

Thanks Linda, worth knowing.

OH received an email from Martin Lewis's Money Tips and it recommended a papercrafting site....Mad About Cards....a family business.

There are certainly plenty of bargains to be had however on the downside there is a £15 minimum order plus p&p. I found many items that I would have ordered but not to that amount...which is a shame,

Anyway I just thought I would pass it on.

Linda

And I blame Daff!!! Just been to the Glos Dunhelm and found the craft bits, not a lot but still managed to spend £14. Did I need it? No! Did I want it? Yes. But Daff got the blame.

Take your camera then Jan, lots more pages. I know how you feel, our Grandchildren are older now but we do miss seeing them regularly, have always lived an hour and a half to two hours away from them

Well what a loveky weekend - just received an email full of some lovely photos of my baby grandaughter in some preety dresses cant wait to do a new page am in the middle of one *out and about* pictures of her in her car seat, pram etc.
Am of to spend another week with them from the 21st so am counting the sleeps :-))))

Jean, I've looked at the pompom wool and love how it looks made up but have to admit that I have always wondered how to start with it. Could have asked the ladies in our local wool shop but they always seem to unapproachable. Knowing I could find something on you-tube i might be tempted to buy some especially as the shop is shutting down - boo! - and they have a sale on.
Starting one knitting project before I start another would be a start I think

Glad you found us Jan. I decided to start the thread when the boards got a)boring and b) contentious knowing crafters wold all get along, it sort of runs parallel to the cardmaking threaf.

Morning Ann, and everyone, I am at last back doing my scrapping, its such a while since I did any, I have to find stuff again.... I have just bought some pom-pom knitting wool, dont know if anyone has seen it, I want it to make scarfs, I first saw it on our local market,. it looked so classy made up, but its a nightmare to cast on, I managed to google it andthere is a video on you tube, so maybe it will come clearer....just wondered if anyone has used it....

Hi, to all the folk I havent met before, lovely hearing about all your crafting....

Daff, no stopping you now....lol...so we can all expect hand made cards next christmas????

Happy crafting ...Jean x

I would like to echo Daff and say Thankyou Ann and say what a wonderful thread , I love reading everyones tips and what they have done - and also to be able to ask any questions, what a friendly lot everyone is on here
:-))))

Lol Ann....... he had better be!! I am ridiculously pleased with myself, actually, lolol...... Just been to have another look at it, and I like it better!!

R is planning his sporting itinerary tomorrow... so I have the day to myself in here, lol Lots more mess to be made!

Off to bed now.... see you tomorrow, night!

Love

Daff xxxx

You are welcome daff and I am pleased you got it finished, well done. He will be thrilled..... Or I will want to know why!!

Sarah, I can't believe you have made so many cards in one day, lolol!! It has taken me all afternoon to make one card.... one measly little card, lolol...... and the page I got the inspiration from said 20 minutes.

Yeh right! Lololol.... it was very good fun though.... and no glitter... well, not strictly true.... I used glitter sheets for the hearts... but that is just not the same as glitter... it doesn't get everywhere for a start.

Of course, I didn't have half the stuff, so needed to improvise.... *sigh*

I had it looking just so... and then couldn't resist adding more bling..... If I could, I would remove it, but lesson learnt

Now all I have to do is write in it...... oh, and I must get some stronger A4 white and cream card ;¬)) I have needed to re-inforce the back of the card. Well... I have written the inscription on a second piece, and will glue that on tomorrow, which will be the strengthener.

R will be speechless, I am sure... now he is the exact opposite to me... he is very much a less is more person, lol! Best he is impressed with it, or I shall never make him another.

Mind, I am already planning our anniversary card, lol

This is all very good fun, thank you Ann, for introducing me to it!

Love

Daff xxxx

that's the sort I mean Ann. Bonus is that it looks pretty and the tissue designed to keep the photos apart gives extra space for adding bits and pieces.

Have now made a total of five cards today, so tomorrow I can scrap :) Would scrap tonight but think I'm going to add them to my blog and then curl up with my knitting

Good idea Sarah, what is a dry mount photo album exactly.. Is it just pages you mount on with no 'polythene' or whatever to cover the photos?

The only magazines I keep at present are Craft Stamper and Scrapbook Trends. Instead I have an idea book, actually a dry mount photo album, and stick things that inspire me in there. I tend to clip out LOs that I like, sketches and the odd article

I find it very hard to part with magazines but have to occasionally. My Quick cards made easy I can pass on to my daughter But I like to keep the scrapbook magazines for inspiration. It is not like card magazines where you can cut out ideas as I like to browse the, I have just bundled up my family history magazines ready to offer on freecycle when I get around to it.

Apparently the first quarterly scrapbook inspirations is due out in March. Might be worth a look to see if/how they have altered it, must admit I had gotten back into it towards the end having gone off it for a while. Although I did buy every issue from the first, have got rid of most of them mind due to lack of space

I think I've got them sorted now. The anniversary one i have gone for a variation on one of my standard card designs; patterned background, ribbon across and sentiment. The birthday card, for my oldest friend, I remembered I bought some diecut card blanks so have decorated a cupcake for her.
I'm now just looking for the right background for the wedding card

Tricky, is a it a special anniversary? Special birthday? Male/female?

I've got to make some cards before I can do any more scrapping. I need a birthday card, wedding card and an anniversary card for next friday, saturday and sunday but taking into acount posting etc I need to make them now. Problem is i have no real idea what to do. I've bought a sticker topper for the wedding card so that's kind of sorted it's just the other two