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  i think this card is just

21st August 2010
nolan
 

i think this card is just so cool, well done love it, were can i get the little finger knife ?

 

Men Cards

4th July 2010
Gracie1704

Hi

     I love making cards, but have trouble when making cards for men as it is so difficult to know what to put on them. Do you have any suggestions of what to put on male cards and where to buy them from???

Thanks

Men Cards

6th July 2010
Sarah_Bostock

 Hi Gracie1704,

I know what you mean - making cards for men can be tricky sometimes!

Why not make a card featuring their hobby? Maybe something to do with football, golf, cars or surfing?

Papermania have a great range called It's a Man's Life - visit www.docrafts.com to check it out.

Lili of the Valley - www.liliofthevalley.co.uk -  and Jolly Nation - www.jollynation.com - also have brilliant stamps and die-cut images which would work well on men's cards. 

I hope this helps!

 

Best wishes,

 

Sarah

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Sarah Bostock

Editor

Quick Cards Made Easy

hi thanks sarah for the links

6th August 2010
Gracie1704

hi

thanks sarah for the links they were very helpful!! :)

 

stamping inks

24th May 2010
ursula05

please can you tell me what stamping inks I should use.  There are so many out there, it baffles me, therefore I avoid stamping, but it is a shame, as I see such beautiful work.  What stamp do I use for promarkers, pencils for use with water, etc. Would love to know. Many thanks Ursula XX

Stamping Inks

15th July 2010
Jan Staten

Use a Versafine Onyx black ink stamp and immediately follow with an extra fine clear embossing powder.  Apply heat tool to set.  Makes all the details of the stamp stand out.  For watercolor, use watercolor pencils.

hi

12th July 2010
angel.1

i use memento tuxedo black when using my promarkers, and black stazon when useing water pencils. just remember to clean yous stamps after.

 

Stamping

12th June 2010
Alice

Hi Ursula,

I've found the best ink for stamping is Memento dye ink. It doesn't smudge at all when you use ProMarkers so it's the ideal medium to use. It comes in a wide range of colours too! 

There's no need to avoid stamping, try starting with a simple stamp, and work your way up to the more detailed ones as your confidence grows. VersaFine ink is good for intricate stamps as it ensures detail is not lost.

It's great that you want to try out water colouring, it's a fun technique that produces beautiful results! Watercolour pencils are definitely the best way to start as they're mess-free. Simply colour in your image with the pencils as you would usually, and then dampen a paintbrush and use on the image to get that gorgeous water coloured look. You can buy waterbrushes too, these have a reservoir of water in them so the brush stays constantly damp.

I hope this helps, if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write to us, or drop us an email at help@cardmakingandpapercraft.com