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 | Dec 2, 2025 | Christmas cards and gifts, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
Here is the second project I made for my Lindt chocolate teddies. I have repurposed my Ho Ho Ho box from last year to fit five Lindt teddies. I had to try a couple of times to get the measurements right, but I’m now happy with this Lindt teddy box. I must be –...
by Crafty Carol | Nov 25, 2025 | Christmas cards and gifts, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques
Who doesn’t love a simple folded no-glue box to make? I have made these square boxes in three sizes, 6cm (2 3/8”), 8.5cm (3 1/4”) and 11cm (4 3/8”) ,all from simple squares of Designer Series Paper. The lids fit snugly, and they will fit a variety of small...
by Crafty Carol | Nov 18, 2025 | Christmas cards and gifts, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I bought a large box of Lindt chocolate teddies this year to make into gifts for family and friends, so of course I had to make some gift boxes for them! Here is the first. This Lindt teddy gift box fits five small Lindt chocolate teddies or similar sweets. It folds...
