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How to make a fun fold Easter card

How to make a fun fold Easter card

by Crafty Carol | Mar 24, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I love spring – it’s my favourite season. So I wanted to make a Daffodil Daydream Easter card to celebrate this gorgeous time of year. This is a fun fold card which is easy to make but has a real WOW factor. I used the now-retired Daffodil Afternoon DSP...
Ten ideas for heat embossing: Part 2

Ten ideas for heat embossing: Part 2

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...
Tech 4 Stampers blog hop February: Birthday

Tech 4 Stampers blog hop February: Birthday

by Crafty Carol | Feb 14, 2023 | Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

The theme for this month’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop is Birthday. But of course it’s also being published on Valentine’s Day, so it seemed appropriate to use a love heart theme for my birthday card! This card is a simple beginners card –...
How to make Valentines decorations

How to make Valentines decorations

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...
How to line up two-step stamps

How to line up two-step stamps

by Crafty Carol | Feb 3, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I love two-step stamps, where you use one stamp for an outline image and then another for the infill. But they can be difficult to line up properly, especially with bigger stamps or those with “appendages” that can float around and not lie straight. In the...
Make a simple custom desk calendar

Make a simple custom desk calendar

by Crafty Carol | Jan 27, 2023 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions

In my previous post and video I showed you how to make a quick and easy simple self-standing desk calendar. But sometimes you might have a scrap of DSP or a particular image you want to use to make into a desk calendar. In this post and video I show you how to make a...
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