Crafting with Nan

Explosion Star Cards | Our best cards so far!!!

Hello friends, Nan has been visiting again over the summer, so of course, we had to squeeze in some cardmaking!         After making the Pop-Up Explosion Cards I had the idea to add a centre scoreline and change it into an Explosion Star Card! I had these very cute decoupage sets which…… Continue reading Explosion Star Cards | Our best cards so far!!!

Pop Up Box Cards

3D Pop-Up Star Cards

Hi friends, today I’m sharing these 2 lovely 3D Pop-Up Star cards that I made. This was a requested tutorial by a few people, and I was sent a tutorial by Iced Images on YouTube. She made a larger version of this card, and I thought it was great. I wanted to make a 6…… Continue reading 3D Pop-Up Star Cards

Concertina Cards · Concertina Fold Cards

Beautiful Oval Stair Stepper Card

Hi everyone, after sharing the Diamond Stair Step Card in a 6 x 6 size I decided to make a Christmas version in a 5 x 7 size. As I said before, it’s such a great style and works with any shapes you like. It all folds flat and will fit into a 5 x…… Continue reading Beautiful Oval Stair Stepper Card

Box Fold Cards · Christmas Workshop 2021 · Pop Up Box Cards

Adorable Pop-Up Santa Box Cards

I purchased this adorable Santa stamp at the Creative Craft Show in November 2021 and wanted to use it on at least 1 card this year. He needed to ‘Pop-Up’ in some way, so I made a Box-style card for him. I think he’s my favourite Santa now, I love that he doesn’t have his…… Continue reading Adorable Pop-Up Santa Box Cards

Christmas Workshop 2021 · Showstopper Cards

Beautiful Triple Panel Shaker Cards

Hi there, I wanted to use the shaker domes in the Papercraft Society kit 25, so I made these large Triple Panel Shaker Cards. I thought this was a different way to show off the shaker element and any lovely papers you may have. These fold up into a 6 x 6 size. They can…… Continue reading Beautiful Triple Panel Shaker Cards

Box Fold Cards · Christmas Workshop 2021 · Pop Up Box Cards

NEW SIZE | Multi Tiered Pop-Up Box Cards

I’ve wanted to make another size in this style card after I shared the 5 x 7′ version back in the summer. This is a 6 x 6 size when open and 6′ x 7′ when flat. 1 wanted a larger area to create this cute winter ‘Gnome’ scene. The tiered effect allows you to…… Continue reading NEW SIZE | Multi Tiered Pop-Up Box Cards

Flip Flap Cards · Kinetic Cards

Fun & Easy Kinetic Flip Flap Cards

Hi friends, last week I made these lovely interactive Christmas cards. These Flip Flap cards are easy to make and fun for all ages, they also hold a gift card perfectly! These Raymond Briggs, The Snowman & The Father Christmas stamps are some of my favourites. This is a 5 x 7 size with room…… Continue reading Fun & Easy Kinetic Flip Flap Cards

Multi Fold Cards · Showstopper Cards

Multi Panel Pop-Up Cards

Hi everyone, here’s a fun pop-up card style for you to try. Firstly can I apologise for the missing measurements in the video tutorial, I actually said them wrong and edited them out. However, it doesn’t seem to have stopped you from making it, as I’ve seen so many wonderful versions being shared on our…… Continue reading Multi Panel Pop-Up Cards

Christmas Workshop 2021 · Infinity & Never Ending Cards

Festive Endless Card with Matching Sleeve

Hi friends, my Christmas Series 2021 has now started and is well underway. I started this year with this fun and interactive Endless Card. These types of cards are also known as Infinity and Never-ending cards, check out my other style here. These styles are great for kids and I think they are a great style…… Continue reading Festive Endless Card with Matching Sleeve

Gift Ideas · Napkin Fold

Unusual Napkin Fold Pocket Cards

Hey friends, I always love to revisit old tutorials and look at ways to change them again. This time I looked back at my Napkin Fold gift box and thought I would use that fold on a card. I added a few more fold and came up with this unusual card. These are loaded pockets,…… Continue reading Unusual Napkin Fold Pocket Cards