by Crafty Carol | Jan 28, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This is a simple embossed card that is easy and quick to make. It can be made for any occasion you want – birthday, hello, sympathy, congratulations, anything – simply by changing the image and sentiment used. The embossing folder I used is Peaceful...
by Crafty Carol | Jan 20, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I first made this card on a mystery stamping event with my fabulous colleagues from Build & Bloom. The first time I made it I used the True Blue Florals DSP (December’s Product of the Month) and the Woolly Friends bundle, but I wanted to show how you can use...
by Crafty Carol | Jan 17, 2026 | Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques
I love the Woolly Friends bundle, which includes the stamp set and matching punch. But it can take a long time to stamp and punch each image seperately, as well as wasting cardstock! Here is a simple way to get your stamps lined up to stamp and punch easily....
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...
