by Crafty Carol | Jul 21, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques
This month I’ve been using the Scalloped Bloom dies for my projects. I used them to make some simple flowers for this flowers card, adhered to a central strip of the gorgeous Bloom Boutique DSP. The large flower has four layers, the middle-sized one has two and...
by Crafty Carol | Jul 14, 2026 | Build & Bloom blog hop, Card ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This month’s Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop theme is Seaside / Coastal. I used the gorgeous Sunset Coast bundle to make this coastal card, together with the fantastic Scenic Coast specialty DSP. To make this coastal card you will need: Basic White cardstock...
by Crafty Carol | Jul 7, 2026 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This card has a side aperture which forms a flap, hence the name! I’ve used the Scalloped Blooms dies to form the side aperture and also to create the side flap. The image is from the Wild Bunch stamp set and the Bloom Boutique DSP adds some patterned...
by Crafty Carol | Jul 2, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This simple aperture card can be adapted for any occasion using any set of nesting dies, any DSP and any small/medium image stamp set you may have. I’ve used the June Product of the Month, Wild Bunch (which has sadly now sold out), and the Scalloped Bloom dies...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 23, 2026 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
This simple diagonal card can be adapted for just about any DSP and small/medium image stamp set you may have. I used the Boutique Blooms suite of products. The card uses the beautiful Bloom Boutique DSP to create the diagonal panel. This is an easy layout to use for...
by Crafty Carol | Jun 16, 2026 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques
I first saw this pop-out strip card made by an American demonstrator, Sue Campfield. I loved it, so I have worked out the metric measurements. The card folds together like a gatefold card, but when opened, there is a panel that pops out. I have used the gorgeous...
