by Crafty Carol | Mar 10, 2026 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This month’s Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop theme is Springtime. Springtime to me means lambs, chicks and rabbits, which gave me the idea for this circle spotlight card. I have used an old, retired stamp set, but the new Easter Basket stamp set has similar...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 5, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I’ve seen some pictures of these squared quilt cards on the demonstrator Facebook page, and I decided to make one myself once I’d worked out the metric measurements. Making a squared quilt card is easy once you have the measurements, but they will wow any...
by Crafty Carol | Mar 3, 2026 | Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
In two weeks time I will be in Cologne for our annual Stampin’ Up! conference. It will probably be the last one I attend, so I want to make the most of it. Many people attending make swaps to share with each other. These can provide some great project ideas. So...
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...
