by Crafty Carol | Jan 13, 2026 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
New year, new blog hop! This month’s Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop theme is Love & Friendship. Sometimes you just want a card that celebrates a friend and what they mean to you. I used my current favourite bundle, Woolly Friends, to make this fun...
by Crafty Carol | Jan 8, 2026 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
Welcome to a New Year with Crafty Carol! Today I ran my Live Craftalong today on my YouTube channel and on my Facebook page (@craftycarolscards). I’m going to run these longer sessions every month rather than weekly like last year, however I may add some Zoom...
by Crafty Carol | Dec 9, 2025 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
The final month of this year, and a final Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop. This month’s theme is Black and White. It is still early in the month so I have stayed with a Christmas theme. Although I have used some old retired products for this card, you could...
by Crafty Carol | Nov 11, 2025 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Another month, another Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop. This month’s theme is Celebration. I’ve continued with a Christmas theme using the gorgeous Traditions of Christmas DSP. This is a simple card using two coordinating pieces of DSP with ribbon and gem...
by Crafty Carol | Oct 28, 2025 | Card ideas, Christmas cards and gifts, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
For my Live today, I made two Christmas cards using products from the gorgeous Peaceful Garden suite. I used Night of Navy card for the card bases with Basic White inserts, and I used the Peaceful Garden DSP and Glimmer paper for decoration. To provide some added...
by Crafty Carol | Oct 21, 2025 | Card ideas, Christmas cards and gifts, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas
Here is another easy fun fold to make for Christmas. It has very little stamping, with the decoration provided by the gorgeous Traditions of Christmas Designer Series Paper. The card is named for the column that pops up to the left of the card and allows it to stand...
