by Crafty Carol | Jun 15, 2022 | Craftalong Videos
https://youtu.be/Mqu1uXmP6VQ In today’s video I show you how to use our gorgeous shimmer vellum to make a quick and easy dragonfly card. I experimented with inks to find the best type to stamp on vellum and came down firmly on the side of Stazon. Together with...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 10, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
In this video I show you how to make a card with movement. I’m using the Stampin’ Up! Dragonfly Garden stamp set and punch, but you could use any suitable image and a different frame. I show you how to make a mechanism that allows easy movement. I hope you...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 8, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
https://youtu.be/TvF03PszCnE In the final video in this series I again use the lovely Stampin Write markers but this time in a very different way to produce another, more subtle background. This is a flicking technique. I used my pokey tool and I flick from under the...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 5, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
In this third video I show you how you can use Stampin Write markers to make stunning backgrounds easily by scribbling them on watercolour paper then wetting the card. Simple but very effective. I think other felt tips pens could be used in this way too. Try it! Using...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 1, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
https://youtu.be/L_Pnr97W_Ns Here is the second video in my watercolour card series. I really do get messy in this one! I show you how to use inks to make splodgey, random patterns to use as backgrounds for your cards. I used small strips of watercolour paper but of...
by Crafty Carol | May 28, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
I can be a very messy crafter as you may know. At our most recent Craftalong I played with inks, pens and water. so of course it was messy! There are so many ways you can produce some amazing backgrounds and effects using watercolour paper. We spent an hour playing...