by Crafty Carol | Apr 22, 2025 | Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I love books! As many of you might know, I read at least two books a week, usually one “real” book and one on my Kindle – because there is so little to watch on TV! I was asked to make my version of a magnetic bookmark card after showing a magnetic...
by Crafty Carol | Apr 17, 2025 | Craftalong Videos, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
I wanted to design a small gift box and matching card as one of the projects for my ladies attending the Craft’n’Chat in person class this week. I had bought each attendee a pack of mini eggs so it seemed sensible to make a box to fit them. This fold flat...
by Crafty Carol | Apr 15, 2025 | Craft with Carol LIVE, Craftalong Videos, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
We made this sweet Easter basket in my FREE Craftalong today. They will hold a small egg or other Easter treat and they are simple to make. I’ve made quite a few as gifts for Easter this year. In the Craftalong, I made two: a larger Easter basket using 6” x 6”...
by Crafty Carol | Apr 10, 2025 | Craftalong Videos, Gift ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
Want to make something special to hold an Easter Egg this Easter? This octagonal Easter egg box fits the bill! It is easier to make than it looks, though it is a bit fiddly and takes a while – but it is totally worth it. It will fit a small Easter egg or other...
by Crafty Carol | Apr 8, 2025 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
This month the T4S blog hop theme is Fancy Fold. I love a fun fold card so this is right up my street! Today I am making a Double Gatefold card. I first saw a similar card made by the lovely Tami White, but I have adapted it for UK sizes and changed the way it is...
by Crafty Carol | Apr 3, 2025 | Card ideas, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
We made this card in my FREE Craftalong today. You will often see a simple easel card as a fun fold card, but this one os a bit different as it is a vertical easel card with an inside panel. I saw this made by an American demonstrator, Glenda Mollett, and I have...
