by Crafty Carol | Feb 25, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
St Patrick’s Day is coming up soon so we’ll be celebrating here in Ireland. I decided to make a shamrock card using the small heart from the Endless Love stamp set, but I realised I made clovers rather than shamrocks (three leaves for a shamrock!!). A...
by Crafty Carol | Feb 18, 2026 | Card ideas, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
Valentine’s Day may be over, but a card that says I love you and a matching heart-covered box for a small gift are always useful for anniversaries, weddings, and just because. I made this love card and matching box for a free craft event I was asked to run in my...
by Crafty Carol | Feb 10, 2026 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This month’s Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop theme is Floral. I love fun fold cards and I recently saw a centre column card from Sue Campfield, a US demonstrator. I have adapted the card for UK measurements. This card has a centre pop up column with a...
by Crafty Carol | Jan 28, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This is a simple embossed card that is easy and quick to make. It can be made for any occasion you want – birthday, hello, sympathy, congratulations, anything – simply by changing the image and sentiment used. The embossing folder I used is Peaceful...
by Crafty Carol | Jan 20, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I first made this card on a mystery stamping event with my fabulous colleagues from Build & Bloom. The first time I made it I used the True Blue Florals DSP (December’s Product of the Month) and the Woolly Friends bundle, but I wanted to show how you can use...
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...
