I have just had a good idea... if you are wanting to make Christmas cards but don't want to buy loads of card to make them (which can work out expensive) head to poundland (or the equivalent) and buy some of their cards, cover said cards in paper (of any sort) and attach your personalised designs on top!!! Plus you have the added fantastic bit of the card already having a greeting inside it meaning less work for you...

hehe! hope I helped in some way!!! you can get multipacks of cards for £1 or less so give it a try!!!

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Great money saving idea

I just thought of it, there was me going and buying special blank cards that come with their own envelopes and I already have lots of various cards at home that probably worked out much cheaper...ohhh well I'll remember next time

That's a great idea.

I got loads of them last year myself, as they had loads of them then also. So have wads of them to keep me going for yonks, and bought some of them in the sale after Christmas also.

So don't need to buy anymore this year, but doesn't stop me looking though when I go to 'The Works', just incase they might have something dofferent to last year in stock LOL

My card making cheat is I bought a box of A5 card from PaperMill shop, and fold them in half! Works a treat, and ok so you dont get the envelopes, but you can make them to! Got over 150 pieces of card for £4.99

hehe lots of good card making money saving tips here hehe I'll have enough cards to last me ages making various xmas cards and birthday cards now...

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Originally posted by ~*Amanda*~:
I got loads of them last year myself, as they had loads of them then also. So have wads of them to keep me going for yonks, and bought some of them in the sale after Christmas also.

So don't need to buy anymore this year, but doesn't stop me looking though when I go to 'The Works', just incase they might have something dofferent to last year in stock LOL

I used to love 'The Works' some great card making things in there, our's closed down

We have a 'works' in Norwich and I think the 'art' shop in Trentham (where Jack works, Trentham that is...not the art shop) is a 'works' type shop

Thats a good idea, you can pick some great things up in pound shop.

might try that

let me know if you do try it out so I can see how they turn out

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Originally posted by Baby-Freckles:
My card making cheat is I bought a box of A5 card from PaperMill shop, and fold them in half! Works a treat, and ok so you dont get the envelopes, but you can make them to! Got over 150 pieces of card for £4.99

Thats what i did this year! i bought some envelopes, only for the xmas cards and ive already sorted my xmas cards out, and now its birthdays and halloween.

My Mum and Rhiannon make cards for Rhiannon to send to the family.

Their little cheat is to reuse cards. Mum keeps all Christmas and birthday cards and simply sticks paper inside the card over the side that is written on, and then Rhiannon can write her own message there.

On the front they also cover it with paper and then Rhiannon decorates it.

They just use the pack of paper that Tescos sell for computers. I think it is about £2 for a ream.

Great idea