Scalloped bloom flowers card

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...

How to make a pop-out strip card

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...

How to make a centre pop-up card

by Crafty Carol | May 28, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques

I saw a slimline version of a centre pop-up card with several panels and it gave me the idea for this card with one large centre pop-up panel. I had a couple of goes trying out different sizes for this centre pop-up card, but I’m happy with this final version....

How to make a scenic eclipse card

by Crafty Carol | May 7, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques

Today at my live Craftalong, we made an eclipse card using the gorgeous Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Sunset Coast bundle. There are many styles of eclipse card, some using images and some using letters. This one uses strips of DSP, with the...

How to make a slider pop-up card

by Crafty Carol | Apr 28, 2026 | Card ideas, Craft with Carol LIVE, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques

This slider pop-up card is a fun-fold card that is truly a Wow card, but is easy to make when you know how! You can make it for any occasion using any stamp set you have. I’ve made it using the Cutest Crew bundle, but you could use any other stamp set. I made three,...

How to make a double fun fold card

by Crafty Carol | Apr 2, 2026 | Card ideas, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions, Techniques

I don’t know if this fun fold has a special name, but I’m calling it a double fun fold card. I have seen it called a WV card to match the folds you make. We made it in my free online Craftalong session today – sign up for my emails to get all the details of my...