A wonderful introduction to card-making

Make a wide variety of cards for all occasions

Learn to make beautiful cards and gifts from the comfort of your own home

Fed up trying to find a decent greeting card?

Would love to make your own cards but have no idea where to start?

Carol Clark

Welcome! I’m Carol Clark, aka Crafty Carol, an independent demonstrator for the UK and Ireland based in Northern Ireland. I adore sharing what I do and I love helping people to create beautiful projects.

Whether you are a total beginner or keen to learn more advanced techniques, I’m here to help.

 

Creative Classes

Crafting togetherCraft ‘n’ Chat in-person classes run once a month at 10.30am on Thursday mornings (usually the third Thursday) at my home in Northern Ireland on the beautiful Ards peninsula. Cost includes all materials and refreshments – the craic is free! Sign up for my emails (below) to receive all the information. 

Craft with Carol LIVE on my YouTube channel and my Facebook page every Tuesday at 2pm.

Free online Craft Class 11am on the first Thursday of the month. Sign up to my email list (below) to get the details of the supplies you’ll need and the Zoom link.

Watch my demonstrations and get inspiration on my YouTube channel. Click here to watch – and please subscribe!

FREE with every order!

June tutorial bundle

If you make an order with me you will get not one but TWO free gifts! The first gift is a tutorial bundle of eleven cards using current products that will act as a great ideas boost for your crafting. These are from me and ten of my creative demo friends.

The picture is a sneak peek of the cards in the current October bundle which gives you ideas for CHRISTMAS cards. (The bundle changes each month so there will be a new bundle next month!)

AND if your order is over £35 you will also get to choose stuff from my online shop to the value of your order!

Have a look through the new catalogues below – there is so much to choose from.

Just want the tutorial bundle? It will be available in my online shop in a few months time.

Join my Carols Crafters team

When you sign up as a demonstrator, you can choose £130 of any products you want from the new catalogue or any online exclusives, clearance rack items or kits and you’ll pay just £99.

And there’s free shipping, saving a further £6.95.

You need never buy anything else, but if you do you’ll save 10% on every order. More details on the Join Me page!

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New catalogues

Check out the main 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue plus the TWO new catalogues available from September 2024. The first is the September to January mini catalogue. The second is a NEW scrapbooking catalogue. Have a browse to find new products (hint: two-tone cardstock) and much, much more. Use the links below:

Stampin' Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue
1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
View Online | Shop Online
Stampin' Up! Kits Collection
Stampin' Up! September-December 2024 Mini Catalogue
4th September - 6th January
View Online | Shop Online

AND….Check out the new Online Exclusives products, including many gorgeous Christmas stamp sets, DSP, gems and so much more. Use the link above to browse. Have a browse of our kits – there are two new kits each month.

What's new in my blog

Symbols of fortune cards

Symbols of fortune cards

I came across the gorgeous Symbols of Fortune paper almost by accident! The picture in the catalogue does not do it justice. The papers with the gold foil accents are just stunning, so I wanted to show them off by making these simple cards.

Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit

Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit

https://youtu.be/34OIXDlb8vc The new Celebrate Today Magnet Board Kit from Stampin' Up! is designed to be personalised by you. In today's video I share some tips to make the most of your kit by making your own template, using additional magnets and using acetate so...

Rainbow happiness cards

Rainbow happiness cards

I love the Rainbow of Happiness bundle. It makes me smile!  Sending happiness wishes is a lovely thing to do. These cards use the gorgeous Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and dies bundle with the free Saleabration Sunshine and Rainbows DSP.

How to Hints 3 Stencil card

How to Hints 3 Stencil card

Using cut outs to give dimension to cards. I’ve used the Rainbow Happiness dies and retired glitter papers to create this card, but you could use this technique with many different dies and papers to produce beautiful cards.