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?

Yes and where the f is gameboy now???

Wonder how many men do it, that would be a turn on

Has this thing kicked off yet?

My Dh has been known to make a card or two....infact last night he helped me finish of a large wedding order I had to complete. He's extremely creative and loves to sit and make cards with my DS's for my birthday etc.

my husband makes cards but they are naffotastic

I don't know any Americans who make their own cards, and I'm one myself. Store bought cards are - like everything else there - dead cheap compared to here.

I'm afraid i could not become naked for a cardmaker, now a scrapbook fanatic well thats another thing

I'm a bit miffed on the subject of home made cards-Its my 5th Wedding Anniversary today and on Tuesday I bought a home made card from a seller on ebay-she was going to put a wooden heart on the front and personalise the words but as of today when I should be giving it to my husband tenderly,(the card that is!)-its not bloody arrived!!

LOL Fio2-my husband couldn't do that in a million years!

dropinthe......why didnt you buy one off the lovely Mumsnet cardmakers???? You would have had MN discount if you had and the card would have arrived in time

I'm only jealous as i don't have a artisitc bone in my body.

dd did cover our very hairy and burred cat in stickers the other day whilst I was making dinner though! felt quite sorry for the cat as I set about peeling them off along with clumps of hair

Oh dear you should have ordered one off us.

pmsl at this thread title.

What next? Possibly controversial comment about cardigans?

I find that conversations about cadigans really can get nasty though!

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Especially where Mother of Pearl is involved!!

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I'm really embarressed now!Ive been on mnet everyday for the last 6 months and I didn't know about you lot!I am SO sorry-I promise to never use another crap site again as long as I so shall live!!

lol!! nvm dropinthe. at least you didn't insult us

Ds and I laughed like drains when we saw some Sympathy cards in the US. They were in packs of six, lol!!!!

pmsl!

Hi Layla,just wanted to thank you again for the beautiful cards you gave me .I sent one to my I sent the copper foil flower one to my SIL and she said it was the loveliest card she had ever received.Hope you're ok.

Well, I am American and I love making cards and scrapbooking, but I have not been intelligent enough to get digital camera working and post some of my photos. I mean you can get cheap cards over here for sure, but if you have the time and it is for someone special, we do enjoy making them. Scrapbooking is huge over here in the US.

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