Making cards - lots of free papers each month

Advantages: Lots of free, high quality papers
Disadvantages: Can be quite expensive to replicate the cards and lots of adverts

...magazine as it is quite tricky to get right. I really like these papers because they are very high quality and not shiny, as they can be in some of the other magazines. The magazine itself has several different features from their resident crafters. The designs are clearly pictured and there are step by step instructions on how to create the cards in the picture. There is always a list on one side that says what you will need to make the cards and at the end there is a stockist list that tells you exactly where you can buy the products, including the reference numbers if needed. I find this very useful as I often see cards that I would like to make and I can know exactly where to find the materials. Sometimes if you want to make some of the cards they can work out quite expensive, especially if you don?t have a large supply of card craft...

wolfey59 20.08.2009 · Read review
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Card Factory

Advantages: Great products at low prices
Disadvantages: Long queues and some products a little tacky

...29p a card, what a bargain! Again though, unlike other shops even the 29p cards don't have a really cheap look to them. They also do accessories such as wrapping paper and tags, christening gifts, pens, money boxes, photo frames, banners, balloons and little personalised gifts for moms and grandmas etc. I really like their range of christening and wedding gifts. These mostly consist of a range of photo frames as well as keep-sake silver gifts such as scrolls and money boxes. The photo frames are really stylish and of a good quality and I regularly buy items from this section when the occasion arises. The only gripe I have with Card Factory is the queues. I have never once been in the shop without having to queue for long periods of time and I have found that the staff in Card Factory are not generally as helpful or pleasant as...

bexx0907 14.12.2009 · Read review
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Its only made of paper

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: none

...Gosh these simple cheap paper light shades take me back a few years. The love nest (we shared the attic room) I shared with my boyfriend in a student house in the early seventies had the identical shade to the one in this picture. The reason why? Yes it was dirt cheap. The modern equivalent is only £2.99 for a 12, a larger 12 inch £3.49inch ball shade the larger 16 inch £3.99 available at http://www.discount-lighting-store.co.uk/subprod/paper-lamp-shades-0001801.aspx... Similar ones from habitat cost about £4 or £5. Of course you can buy more elaborate paper shades some different shaped ones Argos has a set of three Sphere, cube and prism shaped. For £4.89. Paper Disney character shades can be bought for your children?s rooms for about a fiver each. These light shades are quite good as they are quite neutral will not...

mumsymary 16.02.2009 · Read review
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Daphne and her Paper Factory

Advantages: Educational visit
Disadvantages: It's not exactly Disney Land

..."Would you like to see the paper factory?" our guide asked us as we wandered around the tourist attractions of Thimphu, Bhutan's capital city. We'd just left the National Library and he'd clearly realised that all his attempts to explain to us what sort of plants were used to make the paper used in the historic volumes had failed completely. "It's made from Daphne" he said and we looked at him vaguely, with absolutely no idea what or who Daphne was. He tried and failed to explain and eventually realised that, unlike more horticulturally savvy guests, he'd landed himself a pair of ignorant dodos. We were clueless on plants appropriate for making paper. And so, heading back to our hotel, the River View, we pulled off the main road and scuttled up a rather rough looking side road and parked up outside a small building with a hand...

koshkha 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Paper Toss Game

Advantages: A quick and simple game for free...
Disadvantages: ...very basic

...So here's a little number for all us iPhone addicts to enjoy...the "Paper Toss" Application to be exact made by Backflip Studios...and what's that?? It's free?! Oh yes! Ever since I downloaded this game a coupe of months back, it's still ranked as one of, if not the top free download game on the iTunes store - a great pinnacle to hold, especially considering how simple this game is. Now, remember the iPhone is a touch phone, and that's how you control the game. As the title denotes, you 'toss' the paper into the bin from a set distance regarding the level you pick - Easy, Medium or Hard. But it's not as straight forward as that. It never is! To make the game somewhat taxing and therefore add the addictiveness to the App, a wind level will change after each throw, meaning the trajectory will need to change. This all means a certain...

carl.mcqueen 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Oyster Card

Advantages: Convenient
Disadvantages: You could lose it!

...of the centre the zone number increase up to number six. Of course, I live in Zone 6 which would appear extremely inconvenient, but I?ll discuss that further in a moment. But what exactly do these Zones mean? Well, when it comes to travelling on the Underground, it determines fare prices. All stations are based in a zone, and the prices do differ slightly during peak-times. For example, travelling from zone 6 to zone 1, or visa versa, during the peak-times of 0630 and 0930 or 1600 and 1900 would cost £3.80 using a Pay-As-You-Go Oyster card, but would cost £2.20 at all other times. Is this a good price? Well, if you paid for a traditional paper ticket, which are still available, it would cost £4 at all times during the day. The pricing system does get more complicated than that and I?d be here until next April explaining it, so those who want to...

carl.mcqueen 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Paper Towns

Advantages: Great read, can't put it down
Disadvantages: Not readily available in uk stores

...Paper towns is a novel written by John Green, who has won awards, such as the Michael L Printz award and the Michael L Printz honour book, for his two previous novels, ?Looking for Alaska? and ?An Abundance of Katherines.? The books are primarily for the young adult audience and deal with many themes such as relationships, identity and high school. Yet Green?s books also have something different about them, the writing style is unique and every time the books are re-read they reveal something different which you never picked up on before. Briefly, the ?Paper Towns? novel revolves around a young man named Quentin who slightly unpopular in school, considered by some a nerd. When he was a child he was friends with a girl named Margo Roth Spiegleman, who is now popular. Having not spoken for years, Margo arrives at Quentin?s house one night...

rachieb123 04.07.2009 · Read review
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Nectar Card

Advantages: Lots of retailers to collect with
Disadvantages: Online points may not equal amount of cashback available elsewhere

...The nectar card is the loyalty card associated with Sainsbury's, however it has since branched out and is affiliated with many companies which allows for maximum point collecting! Let's start with the basics, you get 2 points per pound spent at Sainsburys or 1 point per litre of petrol bought at the Sainsbury's petrol garage. Each point accumulated is worth half a penny, so you need 2 points to equal 1 pence. If you redeem your points in store at Sainbury's then you will need minimum 500 points for £2.50 off o your shopping. Points need to be redeemed in increments of 500. Points can also be collected in other stores, for example Dolland and Aitchinson also give 2 points per pound, as do Homebase. As far as I am aware however, you cannot redeem your points against your total bills in these stores. Points can also be collected...

rachieb123 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Books without paper.

Advantages: Small, lightweight, ideal for travel, capacity to store many books
Disadvantages: Availability of reader, availability of books

.... What is it like?~~ The book reader is about eight by six inches and just over half an inch thick. I have not weighed it but it is extremely light and definitely lighter and more compact than your average paperback novel. The screen itself is obviously smaller, that is about six by four inches, with the control buttons around the edges. A leather wallet for protection is provided. The screen uses new technology, so-named "e-ink" which is nothing like the LCD display on your typical PC or laptop. The background is a pale grey colour, there is no glare and the page has a sort of "matt" appearance that really does look like a page in a book. Consequently the prevailing light conditions have no more effect on your ability to read this than they would if it were a paper book. There is no glare or need to craftily angle the reader if...

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Make a Bee Line for the Nectar Card !!

Advantages: A good way to save for the extras at no extra cost
Disadvantages: None at all.

...THE PURPLE CARD IN MY PURSE THE NECTARCARD I have owned a Nectar card for many years now - in fact my card is the old design and I keep forgetting to upgrade it!! "WHAT IS A NECTAR CARD ??" The Nectar card is a Loyalty or Reward card. It is NOT a credit or debit card and is free to join. Nectar is owned by Groupe Aeroplan Inc., and it is estimated that more than 50 per cent of UK households collect Nectar points when shopping for groceries, booking a holiday, paying household bills, buying petrol and even eating and earn Nectar points every time they shop online via Nectar eStores at over 220 leading online retailers. The scheme was started in September 2002. It is not actually a Sainsbury's Loyalty Card as the Tesco Clubcard is for Tesco, although Sainsburys and BP are the key members in the scheme...

oldchem 03.06.2009 · Read review
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