I absolutely love card making, it is so theraputic and relaxing and you have something to show for your efforts at the end of it.
I went to the SECC Glasgow hobbycraft fayre for the first time this year. It was awesome. Loads of stalls and demonstrations and ideas. If you go take your camera and photograph and ideas that you see and try to replicate them when you get home, that was a tip that I received on a demonstration day in Dyce earlier this year.
I am addicted to Create and Craft on 24hrs a day on sky channel 671 and also on 8amm til 1pm on freeview channel 36.
I click it on during breakfast and then again when I am sitting about at night. Their items can be expensive when you add the P&P into it but on the whole I am a bargain hunter and buy mostly when they have offers on or extravaganza weekends. It is a very addictive hobby, I love it. Great tonic to watch the shows when you are poorly, get a cuppa and curl up on sofa the day passes in a flash.
I have recently decided to sell some of my cards and donate profits to the charity Spina Bifida. First batch of cards are out there for sale but not sure how that will go.
The TV shows especially encourage charities to make cards and sell at local craft fayres to make some additional funds. They also encourage crafters to swap cards and ideas.
Whatever your reason for crafting just have fun. I do.