Card Makers?

[maggiebee]

Are there any greeting card makers out there? Received two at Christmas and they are lovely so thought I might give it a try. Any suggestions on how to get started would be appreciated.

[tenrec]

Just use bits and pieces you have in the house. Some card, decent scissors, or guillotine for cuting card and some decorations. I usually make my cards on the computer and then embelish them with buttons, ribbons or other colours of paper/card. The sky's the limit. I'm no expert at it, I just enjoy it. I use old Christmas, birthday, moving house cards too.

[tenrec]

that should have read "cutting" not cuting!!

[woofgang]

go and have a look on youtube for cardmaking videos, there are loads, also lots of cardmaking groups and pages on FB.

[shaneystar2]

I like making decoupage cards .Easy to do .You just need some sharp scissors sticky pads and varnish. You can buy the papers to cut out at any craft shop .

[boxtops]

As tenrec says, make use of materials you already have (I've just taken down my Christmas cards so am sorting through then at the moment) before buying new. My friend uses bath caulk to fix multi-layered pictures, other people use double-sided stickers.

[maggiebee]

Thanks everyone. Have had a sort through the Christmas cards ready for recycling so have some ideas. Let you know how I get on.

[DaisyNonna]

Try going to Hobbycraft if there is one near you.

[mojay]

createandcraft on channel 36 can be quite interesting too

[Iluvspikey]

http://www.craftsuperstore.co.uk/Cardmaking.html

go to somewhere like here, buy card blanks, some toppers and some peel-offs and away you go. go to youTube and put in card making and you'll get hundreds of tutorials and how to's

or here

http://www.craftsite.co.uk/