by Crafty Carol | Sep 2, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
It’s a while since I made a slimline card, but as I had some slimline envelopes and because the Flora washi tape fits a slimline card so well, I made two slimline cards in my Live today. The first card is an eclipse card, where the die-cut letters are raised...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 30, 2025 | News
Stampin Up! have announced some significant changes. From November, both photopolymer stamps and dies will come in a new style of packaging which will be the same size (measuring 14.3 x 22.9 cm, or 5⅝” x 9″), making them easier to store. Die packages will...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 28, 2025 | Christmas cards and gifts, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I bought the gold open weave trim some time ago from a previous catalogue. It is so beautiful, but I have always struggled to find a way to use it for my cards. Last week I had a brainwave, so here are three tree-themed Christmas cards made using this gorgeous ribbon....
by Crafty Carol | Aug 26, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
In today’s Live, I made a simple aperture card using the large rectangular die from the Nested Essentials set and the large image from the Charming Day stamp set. Any medium-sized die and a similar sized image can be used to make this style of aperture card....
by Crafty Carol | Aug 21, 2025 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This card looks incredibly complicated, but it really is not! Just follow the instructions (or watch the video) and make a truly WOW card for a special friend or family member. There is an inner panel that is threaded through an outer panel to make this double...
