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Karen Hadler Stamping Bees

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The Three Tools I can’t Live Without

We all have our essential tools that we immediately grab or use everyday and I thought I would share with you The Three Tools I can't Live Without. These are in no particular order as they are all top 3 for me! #1 Take Your Pick If you have watched any of my lives you will see that I have nails! Not my own of course but I love them. They may look fabulous but are not good for many things. Like Peeling the backing from double sided tape, or picking up jewels and so much more. It is also ... VIEW POST

Smooshing Technique Two Ways

Create your own gorgeous backgrounds with this simple but a little messy technique. Creating your own background is so much fun and with this technique you achieve something beautiful and different every time! There is a couple of ways to do this technique one has more control over where the colour goes than the other so I would love to share with you the Smooshing Technique Two Ways. For this card I have used the Smooshing Technique where you do not have as much control over where ... VIEW POST

Spotlight Technique and Simple Masking

Two simple techniques that really give your card WOW The Spotlight Technique and Simple Masking was the topic of my Technique Tuesday Live. It is all about creating a plain black and white background and selected an area to highlight with gorgeous colour. This really draws the eye to that particular area. Large stamps or stamps that cover a lot of area of your card work the best.Once you have your image stamped and using the Layering circle Dies Die cut an area you would like to highlight ... VIEW POST