Calling all card makers

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Sparkler1 · 01/10/2006 08:48

Hello

I am interested to know what you need to start off your hobby of card making. I went into Lakeland yesterday and saw that they stock loads of card marking products and I just wondered where you start - you could spend a fortune!

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soapbox · 01/10/2006 09:29

Sparkler - lakeland tends to be quite pricy.

Have a look on UKScrappers.co.uk - there is a brand new cardmakers board there and if you look at the sponsors there many of them do card making stuff as well as scrappimg.

I think you need some adhesive (double sided tape will do), some stamps or domething to make the 'picture' bit with, a craft knife, a ruler, some brads or other decorative bits and pieces, some card. The Paper Mill, at a lot of the factory outlet malls, is good quality for a reasonable price.

HTH

auntyquated · 01/10/2006 09:32

hijak alert - soapy ---can you email me please?

curlew · 01/10/2006 10:42

You're right - you can spend a fortune!

My 10 year old dd and I are enthusiastic card makers and we try to spend as little as possible (that's part of the fun!)

We don't buy ready made card blanks. We go to a printer/copy shop that sells a4 card. We choose our colours then ask the shop to cut it to a5 for us. We have a folding board that we bought on Ebay and we crease and fold them ourselves.

Other essentials - lots of glitter, a Herma glue roller, Studio-tac, good quality glue, sequins and lots of offcuts of handmade paper (also from Ebay)

We have this lot as a basic kit, then buy extra things as we need them. We also like rub-offs for things like the "happy birthday"s and things - it makes them look more professional.

Pixiefish · 01/10/2006 21:55

It's a slippery slope

As soapy siad have a look at UKScrappers- there's a sponsor board there.

Basically you need the card blanks/envelopes- I tend to buy tem in batches of 100. You also need embelishments- these are to your persona taste.

I'd buy soem magazines to have a look at the sort of things you can use

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Sparkler1 · 01/10/2006 21:56

Thankyou. It something for me to think about - I have little spare time at the moment but it's something I will consider at some point.

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taffy101 · 01/10/2006 22:04

Spend as much or as little as you like. I've even used sparkly chocolate wrappers on xmas cards but maybe I am just a cheapskate.

stitch · 02/10/2006 11:07

there is pllce ner me called the scrp shop. well they used to be clled tht, something else now. for 25 pounds yer you get lots of lovely scrp stuff

stitch · 02/10/2006 11:10

scrapshop

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