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How to jazz up a card

How to jazz up a card

by Crafty Carol | Jun 4, 2024 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas

Basic cards are fun to make using a basic cardstock base with a layer of DSP and some simple stamped or die-cut images as in the card below. But it is easy to jazz up a card simply by adding layers and embellishments to a basic layout and that’s what I focused...
How to make a simple die-cut card

How to make a simple die-cut card

by Crafty Carol | May 31, 2024 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I like to make simple but effective cards and this monochrome card uses Soft Sea Foam with a Basic White base. The card has several die-cut leaves and a simple sentiment glued onto an embossed white base There’s very little stamping to do. The sentiment is stamped and...
How to make a daubed background card

How to make a daubed background card

by Crafty Carol | May 28, 2024 | Craft with Carol LIVE, Instructions, Techniques

I love foliage stamps so it was a no-brainer for me to get the Thoughtful Wishes bundle from the new catalogue. In this week’s Craft with Carol Live I used it to showcase some of our fabulous tools, particularly the blender pen and daubers.  To make the card you...
How to make a two-tone Hearts & Hugs card

How to make a two-tone Hearts & Hugs card

by Crafty Carol | May 24, 2024 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions

 I used two of the new In Colors to make these two-tone cards. The cards in the image used Petunia Pop with Pretty in Pink to make two cards on the same theme. The main thing I love about Stampin’ Up! is the colour coordination between all their products. The new...
How to make simple hugs thank you cards

How to make simple hugs thank you cards

by Crafty Carol | May 21, 2024 | Craft with Carol LIVE

In this week’s Craft with Carol Live I used the gorgeous Hearts & Hugs stamp set to make four simple hug cards. I gave them a WOW factor by adding some simple doodle outlines. Sometimes simple is good! #simplestamping For the base cards I used the small...
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