by Crafty Carol | Aug 9, 2022 | Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
I’m so excited to be joining in with the Tech 4 Stampers blog hop for the first time. I feel honoured to be allowed to join in with this wonderful group of talented crafters. The theme this month is Cards for Kids. I needed to make a card for my great-niece, so...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 5, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
In this video I show you how to make a gift box for the Hippest Hippo set of cards I made recently. The key with making a gift box is to make the lid just slightly larger than the base. I’m not sure I explain it well enough in the video: you need to add around...
by Crafty Carol | Aug 2, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions
It can be so hard to think of ideas when your creativity has taken a holiday! One way to break through the block is to use a layout template – a sketch of elements and shapes laid out in a way which you can then use as a basis for designing your own cards....
by Crafty Carol | Jul 29, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
We had fun at my last Craftalong making a watercolour panel card. It is still watercolour month – just – so enjoy having a play with this technique. The panel card itself looks complicated, but is fairly straightforward – you just need to be careful...
by Crafty Carol | Jul 24, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
This quick and easy Cottage Rose gift bag is a doddle to make and goes beautifully with the card I made (described in the previous post.) You can make two bags from one sheet of 12×12″ Designer Series Paper. All measurements are shown below. I used the...
by Crafty Carol | Jul 16, 2022 | Craftalong Videos, Instructions
When I first looked at the new 2022-2023 annual catalogue I rather glossed over the Abigail Rose suite (p56-57). But then I saw cards and Idas from other demonstrators and decided I might need it after all! Abigail Rose is such a beautiful suite which includes the...
