Potentially controversial comment about Card-Making.....

[Gameboy]

OK, I appreciate that I may get shot down in flames for this, but honestly, this is a GENUINE question about card-making, based on something I've observed since the whole 'home made card' thing took off a few years back -

What is the real satisfaction in making cards from those 'ready cut'/ ready stick 'embellishments' that everywhere seems to sell these days??

Now, I TOTALLY get the whole 'home-made card' thing, but only in the sense of a truly 'one-off' self-designed piece of artwork, where someone ahs used their artistic skills/ paint/ self cut shapes, whatever to create something truly unique.

But what I see these days is just crass 'ready cut' combinations of the same bits and pieces thrown together in mostly similar ways?

That's not a 'handmade card' in the artistic sense surely?

And those peel off/ stick on italic phrases like 'Happy Birthday'/ Good Luck' etc --- Yeurch!

AS I said, I really don't mean to upset people, but I just don't really see the point. I mean it's not 'art' is it? Or is it?

i'll take one WWB!!

CCL

How about cards to celebrate someone's release from jail - or even their incarcertaion for family members who aren't sorry to see the back of their troublesome loved one, posting bail, being released on remand, or being made redundant/sacked so they now qualify for state benefits?

or...

"Congratulations on your Crisis Loan"

With 'Congratulations' playing when opened!

oops... anymore popcorn going? hiccough!

with sympathy on your CCJ

good luck with the re-trial

well done on getting your ASBO?

"Sorry your Tag is chaffing, GET WELL SOON"

"even if you use the same embellishments. "

but how hard is it to make your own embelishments? No-ones saying "Paint a masterpiece" but if you get the materials and cut the shapes etc etc out yourself it makes it more personal,

Sorry but anyone can stick ready made embellishments onto a card!

The only 'homemade' cards I've ever kept (which have been sent to us) have been ones totally hand made. If it's just lots of shop bought stuff stuck on (unless it's made by a child which is a bit different) doesn't really make an impact on me.

so how many people lie and say their kids did it when actually they spend 2 secs shoving it together themselves eh QoQ cos basically the kids couldnt be arsed.

just for interest, how do you know if someone has used a brought embelishment or made it?

How would you know, QoQ, whether someone had cut their own embellishments or bought them ready-made?

And who cares, as long as they've stuck them on the card and not on, for instance, the cat?

lol great minds WWB

Absolutely, champs

PMSL....this thread is so funny.

how would you know QofQ

I like this echo

you could have I forgive you on you god bashing, card

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"as long as they've stuck them on the card and not on, for instance, the cat?"

Now that would be artistic - and would make a very unusual card

Should I mention that I only like cards that look really expensive. I am gaurenteed to get a face on if I get a card that has obviously no thought or/and was bought from the local petrol station!!! and don't even get me started on Petrol station Flowers!!!! sorry I've side-tracked.

I think handmade cards from children are nice and professional looking handmade cards.. but hey you can buy those in the shops now... it lokks hand made and has a little metel watering can on it. They're great!

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pmsl

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