by Crafty Carol | Mar 31, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas
This is the first video of three different Easter cards this week. This technique produces three floating panels which allow a view of the back of the card underneath. I’m pleased with the results but prefer the card I make in the video to the one I made...
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 14, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
I can’t believe it is March already (my birthday month). As I write this we have had a very cold snap and snow – and our heating system is kaputt so we are freezing. Crafting is keeping me sane! Our theme this month is Springtime. Last week I made St...
