by Crafty Carol | Sep 16, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
I love making and giving fun fold cards like the accordion card I made last week. But they will often not fit into normal envelopes. The simple solution is to make your own lidded box for cards such as these or any other small gift. Once you know how it’s quite...
by Crafty Carol | Sep 9, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
Accordion cards are real wow cards. I love seeing the recipient’s face as they open them! We had great fun making these at a recent Craft ‘n’ Chat class. Although they are time-consuming to make, accordion cards are not as difficult as they might...
by Crafty Carol | Sep 2, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
These are truly wow cards but are far easier than they look! First, a confession: Blending scared me and I resisted doing it initially. But like any skill, with a bit of practice, it becomes easier. Go on, have a go! The key to using blending brushes is to add colour...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 19, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas
A quick and easy way to kick start an idea for a card is to use a prepared card base and matching envelope. Using a prepared card base gives you a colour base to work from. You can then choose some coordinating inks and a favourite stamp set and you’re off....
by Crafty Carol | Aug 13, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas
Do you sometimes find it difficult to find inspiration when you want to make a card? I certainly do, so one trick that usually works is to CASE our catalogues. CASE can stand for Copy And Share Everything and that’s what I show you in this video. I browsed our...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 5, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
In this video I show you how to make a gift box for the Hippest Hippo set of cards I made recently. The key with making a gift box is to make the lid just slightly larger than the base. I’m not sure I explain it well enough in the video: you need to add around...
