Gerry van der Velden

  • I need your help!

    Hi lovely crafty friends, I need your help! I’ve put together a list with a few questions, that I’d love for you to answer. This will help me find out what it is you want to see from me this year. If you could take a few minutes to add your answers, I would greatly […]

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  • Free MINI Class Make Your Own Stamps

    free mini class

    Hi lovely CFF’s, this year is a bit of a celebration year for Gerry’s Craft Room as it will be my fifth year on YouTube in September, yay? And I think we can always use some extra fun in our lives, so I decided to do some different things this year.  To start things off […]

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  • the most AMAZING DOUBLE STENCIL technique you’ll LOVE!!!

    Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have the most AMAZING DOUBLE STENCIL technique ever. This was so much fun because when I came up with the idea, I just had to try it right away and it worked. Which is not always the case:-) That is the most fun thing in crafting, seeing your ideas […]

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  • Have To Try DOUBLE Stencil Technique

    Hi lovely crafty friends, here is another double stencil technique for you. this is the one Ardyth came up with in our collaboration. It was all about double and stencils. Double the stencils and double the fun, here is my take on Ardyth’s technique. (All supplies are linked to different stores at the end of […]

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  • HOW TO make STUNNING FLOWERS and the BEST FREE TOOL

    Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have something that I haven’t done in a while. Creating your own stunning flowers is not hard at all and it’s so much fun and very relaxed way of crafting.  The flowers can be used on cards and gifts or any other way you see fit. I am using it […]

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  • Messed Up Embossing Technique That Totally Rocks!

    messed up embossing

    Hi lovely crafty friends, Sometimes things don’t go as planned and that’s not always a bad thing. Let me show you what started good, turned bad and then let into a super cool result. The messed up embossing technique, I will teach you how you can mess it up too! (All supplies are linked to different […]

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  • USING your STASH is the NEXT COOL thing!

    Hi lovely crafty friends, I am a firm believer in using my stash. That’s one of the reasons I show so many different options and techniques with the same dies stencils inks and so on. I’d love for you to also check your stash first, whenever you want to start a project. Adding to your stash is great […]

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  • SPRAY SAFE with this FREE diy TOOL

    spray safe

    Hi lovely crafty friends, don’t you just love sprays. As messy as they can be, they are fast and they are fun and I love to use them. Today I have a simple DIY tool for you to spray safe, let’s check it out. (All supplies are linked to different stores at the end of this post […]

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  • IT’S kinda LAME, let’s DO IT ANYWAY!

    year in review

    Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have something I have never done a top 3 best watched videos of the year. So I thought why not just let’s try this and I will just see what you think. NUMBER 3 This video was a collab video I did with the lovely Justine Hovey. She’s a […]

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  • I have a SECRET to share and a PEEK BEHIND the SCENES

    secret to share

    Hi lovely crafty friends (AKA CFF’s = Craft Forever Friends), today I have a little secret to share? And I am going to take you behind the scenes! Are you ready for a little tour, come on let’s go!  I hope you are not shocked as I say I actually don’t have a craft room. […]

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  • Extra Special Christmas Cards For Your Favorite People Part 2

    stunning cards for favorite people green

    Hi lovely crafty friends, Christmas is approaching fast, time flies when you are having fun, right:-) I have some more cards to share with super cool layering techniques. I made them especially for my favorite people, my mom and my sister this time. Last week I shared so extra special Christmas cards for my nieces. […]

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  • Extra Special Christmas Cards For Your Favorite People Part 1

    Christmas cards for favorite people

    Hi lovely crafty friends, making Christmas cards is always something special. No matter if you like sparkle, glitter or not, they are different than the cards we make throughout the year. Wether you are bulk card maker or not, I bet you have some people who get an extra super pretty card. Of course I […]

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