by Crafty Carol | Mar 31, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I have two aims for this blog post. First, to give you ideas for three different cards that use simple layouts you can adapt for your own use. Second, to encourage you to use retired items from your stash! For these cards I’ve used a retired stamp set, Welcome...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 28, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
I’m a bit of a chocoholic. I am partial to an Easter egg or several and Lindt make the most gorgeous mini eggs. So I designed a box to hold ten of these mini chocolate eggs. I had to have several attempts and made two boxes with mistakes first which you can see in the...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 24, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
I love spring – it’s my favourite season. So I wanted to make a Daffodil Daydream Easter card to celebrate this gorgeous time of year. This is a fun fold card which is easy to make but has a real WOW factor. I used the now-retired Daffodil Afternoon DSP...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 21, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
Here are five more ideas for using heat embossing to make beautiful cards. Instructions for all the cards can be found below and/or you can watch the video to see me use the techniques in action. As a special bonus, there is one technique and card that is not shown in...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 17, 2023 | Techniques
I love to use heat embossing in card-making. But this technique is not just about making stamped images shine. There is so much more you can do. The post and video below show you my first five ideas – part 2 will be along next week! The only essential equipment...
