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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

1 Layer Card

The Global Stampin' Video Hop this month is all about this fabulous style of card To highlight this style of 1 Layer Card I have used the Festive & Fun stamp. The cute images are so much fun to use for and are a fabulous focal point.To keep the colours bright I have used Stampin' Blends. Basically just pulling out all my bright colours and using what I had on hand. I then fussy cut out the image before adhering to the front of the card. To soften the background and using Pool Party I ... VIEW POST

Merry Bold & Bright

Such a fun and Happy Christmas Suite. This Merry Bold & Bright Christmas is so much fun and really brings a smile to your face. I have used a simple fancy fold, it just involves folding the front back on itself. Simple but very effective. The new Silver & Gold 12" x 12" Adhesive Backed Glimmer Paper makes it so easy to add those smaller pieces to the lights.For this card the card base is Poppy Parade. This is the same card but created using a Granny Apple Card Base, which is ... VIEW POST

4 Ideas with this Creative Challenge

This Challenge is Stampin' Up's September Creative Challenge Challenges are so much fun and September s all about a fabulous Sketch (see below). I have created 4 Ideas with this Creative Challenge.Sketches can be such a fabulous starting point and I really enjoyed putting these cards together. This card was using the Winter Meadow Suite except for the sentiment which I used Than k You from the Go To Greetings stamp set. Stampin' Up! have a wonderful promotion called making a ... VIEW POST

Masculine Birthday

Bold and Simple a great recipe for a masculine card. Creating Masculine Birthday cards have begun to really appeal to me. I certainly am a flower kind of girl and tend to navigate towards that. But bold and simple really does have an appeal and I enjoyed creating this card. For this card I couldn't go past the Earthen Elegance Suite, The palm fan in these dies can be used in so many different ways. Phrases for All Stamp Set was perfect for the sentiment a large simple Happy ... VIEW POST

Who said Trees Can’t be Pink!

Using the new Forever Forest Bundle Christmas time is all about Green and Red right? Well Who said Trees Can't be Pink! This Forever Forest Bundle is in the new September - December 2023 Mini Catalogue which is all about Christmas, Halloween and other holiday periods. But for me I love seeing Christmas also in other colours such as pinks and blues. To create these trees I used Fluid 100 Water colour Paper, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath and created a Water coloured piece. Then die cut ... VIEW POST

Cute Cute Cute

Combining the One Horse Open Sleigh Papers and the Grove Dies to create this card. As soon as I saw this cute little deer in the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Papers (found in Online Exclusives) I wanted to pair her with the Grove Dies. I am so pleased how it turned out I really do think it is Cute Cute Cute ! That adorable little face peeking out through the forest trees. For this card the Designer Series Paper really does all the work! These papers though do have so much more ... VIEW POST