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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

Wow last week of our amazing DSP Sale!

Do you love Designer Series Paper (DSP) ? Well Stampin' Up! have the most amazing Sale on at the moment and it finishes this week!! If you love DSP like I do now is a fantastic time to stock up. There are so many stunning options for you to choose from and it finishes on the 31st October this week! So don't miss out contact me now or go straight to my shop Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting ... VIEW POST

Easy to make Gift Box with Tags.

Easy to make Gift Box with Tags was this months Stampin Global Video Hop. The theme this month was actually a Card with matching project. I have chosen the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set to create this easy to make Gift Box and tag. My matching Card using the Gnome for the Holidays is a card I have created before that I will add a link to at the bottom of this page. The Gnome for the holidays stamp set is so happy and it involves Colouring which something I love. The Gift Box and Tag are ... VIEW POST

The Amazing Slim Line Card Gatefold Style.

For my face Book Live this week I shared with The Amazing Slim Line Card Gatefold Style. The Slim Line Card is so popular at the moment and there is so many amazing things you can do with it. For my Slim Line Gatefold Card I wanted to use the stunning Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper (DSP). These papers are so beautiful and perfect for this project. Even though these papers are 6 x 6 it does not limit them for this project as I explain in my Live. I recently created a ... VIEW POST

100 a Very Special Birthday

My Step Grandmother turns 100 this weekend a very special Birthday! She still lives at home with a little assistance from my Step mother but she is amazing! I really wanted to make a very Special Birthday Card. Cathy keeps a beautiful garden and loves Birds so I have combined the Peony Garden with the Birds and Branches Suite. The Wreath is created with the Christmas layer Dies. The colours I wanted were soft so I spritzed some card stock with Petal Pink then once dry some Shimmer paint ... VIEW POST

In the Pines Emboss Resist for Wow

One of my favourite Techniques is Emboss Resist and I have used Stampin' Ups! In the Pines beautiful Christmas stamp set to highlight this Wow technique. Christmas is fast approaching as they say and it really is never too early to get your cards started. It certainly saves that last minute rush! When I saw Embossing for the first time, I was amazed! Then when I learnt about the Emboss resist Technique I was sold! The In the Pines Stamp set was perfect to highlight this Technique ... VIEW POST

Gold and Silver Embossing with a Shimmer Spritz.

Gold and Silver Embossing together is gorgeous and add some Shimmer Spritz as well, Beautiful! For this project I have done this and highlight versatility and getting the most out of your stamps. I have combined In the Pines and Christmas Gleaming with the Stampratus. I always like to know fabulous alternatives to any of my products and this certainly does with this great idea. By using the Samparatus I have embossed the Bauble in the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set around in a circle ... VIEW POST