by Crafty Carol | Aug 28, 2025 | Christmas cards and gifts, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I bought the gold open weave trim some time ago from a previous catalogue. It is so beautiful, but I have always struggled to find a way to use it for my cards. Last week I had a brainwave, so here are three tree-themed Christmas cards made using this gorgeous ribbon....
by Crafty Carol | Aug 26, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
In today’s Live, I made a simple aperture card using the large rectangular die from the Nested Essentials set and the large image from the Charming Day stamp set. Any medium-sized die and a similar sized image can be used to make this style of aperture card....
by Crafty Carol | Aug 21, 2025 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This card looks incredibly complicated, but it really is not! Just follow the instructions (or watch the video) and make a truly WOW card for a special friend or family member. There is an inner panel that is threaded through an outer panel to make this double...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 19, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
For today’s Live, I used the gorgeous Extraordinary Flora bundle to make two panel flora cards using the products in different ways. These cards are entirely flexible and can be made for any occasion. I used the stamp for the background, then die-cut the washi...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 14, 2025 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
As you know, I love a fun fold card, especially one that has a surprise. This simple pop-up gatefold card certainly meets that requirement. It opens like a normal gatefold card but there is a pop-up element inside the card that appears when it is opened, as you can...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 12, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Another month, another T4S blog hop! This month’s theme is Nature, which gives a lot of scope for different cards! I wanted to use the gorgeous Lovely Garden DSP as my background and the Spotlight on Nature bundle for decoration. I decided to use the Spotlight...
