docrafts.co.uk

I started making cards about 3 years ago now maybe even longer. But around where i live there wasn't really anywhere i could but supplies from so i ended up relying on the internet. One of the first things i bought came from a company who strongly reccomended the site. The site is full of various ideas for cards, scrapbooks and various other crafts, with step by step instructions for some of these. There is also a forum to talk about various crafts, discuss ideas and also a general chit chat area. There is also a section for ATC swaps. I have met some very lovely people on this forum who are also willing to help with any craft queries. There is ...  Read the complete review

When I first started card making (and latterly scrapbooking) a couple of years ago, one of the websites I found I used the most was DOcrafts.co.uk (part of the Design Objectives group). It has changed a bit in that time, making it more of a community place with blogs and the like, but I still use it to check out products and project ideas. Do Crafts is an umbrella brand for many popular, mainstream craft brands such as Papermania, X-Cut tools, Anita's and Quickutz to name a few. The emphasis is on paper crafting such as card-making, but there are also home and jewellery projects featured. It is worth mentioning that all official projects and videos ...  Read the complete review

When I was forced to give up work some years ago I found myself at a loose end. After all, I had worked for most of my adult life. I was also a divorced mum trying to give my daughter the best possible life, whilst still being around for her as much as possible. Imagine then wondering what to do after over thirty years of full-time work? I'd managed to keep up some of my hobbies over the years, but it was hard to find both the time and space to indulge in my painting and sketching. So after giving up work entirely, I looked around for something that would be creative, but also manage to make me a bit of pin money. I chose card-making as this satisfied my creative ...  Read the complete review