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Karen Hadler Stamping Bees

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Creating Geometric with Swirly Frames

Creating Geometric with Swirly Frames was created when making a teenage boys card. Masculine cards are hard but teenagers cards even more so! But the Swirly Frames Stamps set really did make it easy. I decided to use just use the squares and rectangles. I overlayed them in places to create new sizes and shapes. Colours: I participate in a Colour Inkspiration Challenge on a regular basis, which is fantastic to get you out of your comfort zone. You get to try new combinations that you may ... VIEW POST

Simple Stamping with Birds and Branches

Simple Stamping with Birds and Branches the perfect stamp set for this style. It is hard for me to recall what is was like when I first started at times. But I think it is really important to take a step back and revisit. This Stamp set Birds and Branches is so cute and the images in this set just lend themselves to Stamps, Ink and Paper. Stamps, Ink and Papers is exactly that, to create a card like this. Nothing else so easy and inexpensive, plus accessible to everyone. I did cheat a ... VIEW POST

A Water Coloured Background with Forever Greenery.

A Water Coloured Background with Forever Greenery the perfect Suite for this technique. In creating this card I discovered something amazing. Not every base colour looks the same when water coloured. The Pretty Peacock for example becomes a stunning blue when used as a water coloured background. This Suite is truly one of my favourites and there are so many ways to create gorgeous projects. I have kept to different shades of green for this card. The first mat is Pretty Peacock and the ... VIEW POST