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Karen Hadler Stamping Bees

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Fun Double Z Fold

The Global Stampin' Video Hop this month is all about fun folds Fun Folds are not really my thing but there are some that I really love. This Fun Double Z Fold is one of them. It is always a great way to show of beautiful Designer Series Papers and/or to create a scene.To highlight my Fun Fold I have used the stunning Winter Meadow Suite from the new Mini Catalogue. Everything about this suite is gorgeous and this card really highlights it all especially the papers. The colour palette ... VIEW POST

1-2-3-4 That’s all it Takes

As easy as that when using the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks The Abundant Beauty Decorative masks have a few options but my favourite has to be the 1-2-3-4 That's all it Takes to create these flowers. Each mask is numbered so you can't go wrong and with these 4 simple steps you create this beautiful card in minutes. For this one I choose the colours Berry Burst and Bubble Bath, for the flowers. Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive for the leaves. Because the flowers are the focus I have kept the ... VIEW POST

Favourite Musical

Fab Instagram Hop this month is all about our Favourite Musical This card I created for the Wicked Musical was very brave as it is totally free hand! I pencilled in the image and coloured with Granny Apple Green and Basic Black Stampin' Blends. It was actually quite fun and I was really pleased with how it turned out. The musical Wicked was written by Winnie Holzman has been very popular over the years. Alphabet A La Mode Dies were perfect for the lettering on this card. In contrast ... VIEW POST

Easy Soft Background

Using these amazing dies Petal Patterns These Petal Pattern Dies are stand alone in the catalogue so you may have missed them. But they are certainly worthy of a look they are just so gorgeous! For this card to highlight the dies I have created an Easy Soft Background. I have achieved this by using, Bubble Bath, Boho Blue and Wild Wheat. When you ink up your Blending Brush tap most of the colour off on scrap paper and lightly add until you have just a small amount of colour. Of course you ... VIEW POST

Earthen Textures Birthday

Add layers and beautiful texture for a vintage look with this amazing suite. I was very honoured to be asked by Stampin' Through The Catalogue as a guest designer.For my sample I couldn't go past the Earthen Elegance Suite, and created this Earthen Textures Birthday Card.Adding lots of texture and elements with a vintage feel is a favourite style of card for me. The palm fan in these dies can be used in so many different ways.This colour palette would be perfect for that masculine ... VIEW POST

Thanks to You

Sometimes you just want a vertical stamp set! The Vertical Blooms Stamp Set has sentiments that are vertical. This is perfect for when you have that particular card design. I love having the option. For this card I have used Thanks to You. For the background I used my Coastal Cabana Classic Stamp Pad to ink up a H block. After spritzing it I placed it on the card stock After it dried I stamped the leaves in Pretty Peacock and the Thanks to You in Momento. The flowers were stamped in ... VIEW POST