All Arty-Crafters/Crafty-Arters.....I need your top 5 must-haves/favourites please....

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Equipment, accessories, embellishments or whatever for craft/card making please!

THank you!

please?

In no particular order for card making :-

Nice quality card blanks + matching envelopes (not horrid thin wobbly ones)
A pair of small craft scissors
A decent stash of patterned background paper
A small Guillatine / paper cutter to get decent straight edges
Little flat backed gems fosr adding sparkle!

oooh thanks whizzz. How do you use your background paper?

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ooooh backing papers! So many uses!

Will let whizzz go into that one.

Agree with her list....

1. Double Sided Tape
2. Glue Stick
3. Self-healing cutting mat

Check out Do-crafts website for some card ideas

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Well, top 10, or top 20 if you like

I'm new to this...I dont know just how essential things are!

VVV, come to my house, we can make cards together, I already bought everything!

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Apparently I am. Completely by accident!!!!

I'm really enjoying it, and it's not as hard as I thought it would be (as long as I dont have to write or draw).

Guillotine

Double sided tape

Cutting Mat

Decent scissors in small & large

Craft knife

PC for printing wording etc

Lots of different coloured card for matting/mounting

Ribon in various colours

Nice touch is an eyelet setter with eyelets

Brads

Waves at Oct>>>>

I get most of my embellishments from online shops as they tend to be cheaper, even with p&p on top.

I try to avoid Hobbycraft as it is VERY overpriced.

Lakeland sales are good for craft stuff

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Oct - I go to the one in Basildon if there is something specific I want - or I fancy a day out!
(Although have since found the embellishments i bought from hobbycraft are now being sold in Clinton Cards in town of all places!)

Im ok mate, still feeling yuk but thats pg for ya!

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yep, no worries so far.

I may have an appointment that day, but will try and work it for the morning, or later in the afternoon.

Ooooh congratulations JARM!

Sunny - i'd LOVE to come and join you, alas, unless I can swim the atlantic, it aint going to happen

Will check out do-crafts.

Thank you! Just got to persuade DP that I need more stuff

Ta vvvq - still early days!

My crafting started as "something to do" when the kids were in bed, this was Feb last year, I now have my airing cupboard FULL to bursting of supplies and STILL need to buy more!

I used to set aside a certain amount of money each month that was mine to spend on crafts!

Now I just buy when Ive sold enough to warrant it, or Im depressed and need cheering up!

LOL! I already have a large toolbox full of bits and pieces.

Also an embossing stencil holder thingy...

oo yes, forgot double sided tape !

Patterned Background paper - well, for backgrounds, accent colours & generally making stuff look more colourful / interesting
In my humble opinion blank card + bit stuck on isn't really crafting...so I look to make it more individual
(not that I've made any cards for ages now !)

Seeeeeeeeeee, VVV? Tis addictive and fun!

I would say decent craft knife, cutting mat, steel ruler, Sakura glaze pens (love 'em!) and decent cardstock. I make all manner of cards with just that cos I draw them.

I also hoard things like sweet wrappers, nice bits of fabric from flowers or chocolate boxes, swatches in shops, etc, etc. Works best if you have a project in mind, that.

Haven't done any crafting for ages now though Will when we've moved - you'll have to come over!