CarolG ... creates (creationsnz)

DO you remember those children's toy jack-in-the-boxes?   That's what this reminds me of.  It's a party in a box. I love smoos...

I also quilt and as any quilter will know, the day a quilt gets finished is a day for celebration. I love this idea of embossing after p...

I always like sympathy cards to feel warm and more relaxed than formal, but I didn't want fussy either. I deliberately turned the flo...

Some people find pink relaxing; whether that's so or not, most people find a friendly cuppa relaxing, especially when it comes with cu...

For our friend Graeme, who had a wee mishap and ended up with lots of stitches as a result of putting his finger in places it shouldn'...

Fathers Day is the theme at Come And Get It - have a look at the design team's work, and join with us: cagichallenge Thanks to Spon...

A nice relax in the deckchair while the party goes on for this easel card.   If you've never made one they are easier than they look, ...

That's a statement, not a question. I love champagne (the drink). (The card) I love the blue sparkle and the silver metallic.  I del...

AS you know I love to work with sketches, especially simple ones like this because they leave lots of scope for creation. Sadly, this is ...

I used the triple stamp technique.  I decided to leave it uncoloured as it is such a stunning image by itself and this technique frames it...

This is for my uncle who is turning 90 this week.  I used the vintage look because he is the family historian, and chose the 3 gentlemen b...

Cards for men seem to be more difficult than other kinds of cards, so I decided to keep it simple and use masculine materials - leather an...

This is such a simple image but it is full of happy! I needed a boy card and thought this would do the trick (pun intended) ... and besid...

I let the patterned paper dictate the colour scheme, and picked out a lovely iridescent engraved-looking paper for the butterfly - I recko...

Another great week at the Crafters Café; the theme is Anything Goes/Transport.  I'm sure you have some ideas already, check out the de...

What better to go with a celebration than a posy of roses?  A little bit vintage and so feminine. I made these roses (using the pinecone ...

This is such a cute little micey stamp and is always a joy to use. The stamped image and sentiment is heat embossed and the masked for t...

I started with a sketch for this and needed to make a simple graduation card for a man.  I wanted the star to symbolise the long journey w...

The CAGIC, (rhymes with magic) Come And Get It Challenge this time is EMBOSSING.  Check out the DT's work here:  cagichallenge How c...

A birthday card for that budding rockstar.  Most people, at some time in their life, have dreamed of being a star.  Image: Bugaboo Sta...

Oh Hello yourself!  At first sight, what do you think?  Maybe they are friends?  Maybe the cat is shortsighted?  Maybe the cat is tryi...

I reckon all the anniversaries in-between the big numbers should be called rainbow anniversaries.  However this could even be used for a g...

I think butterflies are a great choice for sympathy cards and combined two dies with butterflies to make use of both designs, matting them...

I managed to keep it simple and not add stuff.  Harder than you think.  And managed not to get glue all over the silver mirror card.  Har...

We always need a birthday card so come and join us at the CRAFTERS CAFE for this BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE : crafterscafe I used Presente digi-...

Whenever I use inks or spray, I smoosh onto bits of card to use up what's left.  This is one of my happy outcomes. Watercolour smo...