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Karen Hadler Stamping Bees

Create and Learn Basic and Advanced Techniques Cardmaking and Paper Crafting with Stamping Bees and Stampin' Up Products

Alcohol and Tissue Technique

A fabulous way to create an amazing Focal point on your project This is a fantastic card that highlights the Alcohol and Tissue Technique. When I am using this on a project I tend to keep the rest of the card quite simple as the real hero is the coloured tissue.For this sample I used the Dark of each of these Stampin' Blends, Azure Afternoon, Parakeet Party and Starry Sky. The technique is best explained in the video below. These two samples are created on a square card base. This ... VIEW POST

Easy Bag and Gift Cards Idea

This Co-ordinating bag and cards use just one sheet of 12 x 12 DSP. This Easy Bag and Gift Cards Idea is using just 1 12 x 12 sheet of Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper. From this you can create the bag and two co-ordinating cards. The bag is very easy to make and I have put the measurements below. Of course you can make this bag bigger or smaller as desired by altering the and adjusting the sizing. Each card is created with the Note Card and Envelopes and the DSP is left over ... VIEW POST

2 Christmas Wreath Ideas

Using the Joy of Noel Bundle If you love wreaths then this bundle is for you, I have created 2 Christmas Wreath Ideas to share with you. A traditional Shaded Spruce wreath and a gorgeous Bubble Bath wreath, which is your favourite?For those of you that know me or follow me, you know pink is a favourite of mine. When combined with gold perfect!!The Joy of Noel Bundle is part of the Joy of Christmas Suite,. It has the perfect die cut to make creating this wreath super easy in whatever colour ... VIEW POST

Christmas Card and Treat Box

Using the new Forever Forest Bundle This Forever Forest Bundle is so versatile and for this project I created a Christmas card and Treat BoxFor the trees I used Fluid 100 Water colour Paper. I added some Watery Granny Apple Green Ink and Shaded Spruce with the Water painters let it dry then die cut some different sizes. The background is blending Starry Sky and Boho Blue using this lighter colour in the middle. There are White embossed trees in the back ground and the stars are so easy using ... VIEW POST

3 Quick Gift Bag Ideas

Fabulous for those last minute gifts, table decorations and more. For these 3 Quick Gift Bag Ideas that I am sharing they are all based around Christmas. But these gift bags can be used for any occasion. Birthdays, table gifts, thank you and so much more.They really are easy to make and can be made larger if required.This one is using the Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper and the Handcrafted Element Dies. For this cute bag I have used the Walk in the Forest Designer Series ... VIEW POST

Joy of Noel Artisan Projects

This gorgeous Joy of Christmas Suite has so much to offer I must admit it took me a little while to get my head around creating Christmas themed projects so early!! Putting Christmas music on really helped though and I was able to create these from Joy of Noel Artisan Projects. The background for the card was very lightly blending Shaded Spruce. Using the images from the DSP and White embossing more on Vellum I created the small posy. Colouring the image with Stampin' Blends and ... VIEW POST