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 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 4, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas
How often do you see someone’s card that you like? We all take inspiration from seeing what others have made and one thing I love about Stampin; Up! is that we are encouraged to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) cards from the catalogue and those that other...
by Crafty Carol | Feb 10, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
It’s Valentine’s Day next week. I’ve bought my husband a box of chocolates, but I feel just giving him that is a bit staid and boring. However, thanks to ideas I saw from two fellow demonstrators (I think they were Jeanie Stark and Jean Dunn), I have...
by Crafty Carol | Feb 9, 2023 | Inspiration ideas
Do you want to use more ribbon on your cards? Here are five ways you can use ribbon – or twine if you prefer that. I showed these during a Facebook and YouTube live so check those out (@craftycarolscards) if you prefer to watch rather than read. Idea 1:...
