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Karen Hadler Stamping Bees

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Creating with Best Plaid Builder

Creating with Best Plaid Builder was certainly my first choice for creating a Father's Day card for my husband. I love the way you can combine different colours to make a plaid that suits. My husbands favourite colour is Maroon so Merry Merlot and Blackberry Bliss were perfect. Because the Plaid is busy I have kept the card pretty simple. It could easily get too busy, plus men prefer more straight forward cards! Square cards are a favourite of mine and I thought this style really suited the ... VIEW POST

Winter Woods with Shadow Embossing.

Winter Woods with Shadow Embossing was this weeks facebook live. This is a fabulous technique to give a 3D look to your project. I choice the Winter Woods stamp set as these trees were perfect. We are just coming into spring now and these trees remind me of the winter we are leaving behind. I have kept the colours earthy for this card but you could use any colour for the sponged background. This would give your card a very different look. I choose these colours on this occasion as i was ... VIEW POST

Whale of a Time Shaker Card

Whale of a Time Shaker Card is created using this stunning suite. I just love everything about this beautiful suite it is so amazing. The DSP (Designer Series Paper) is full of colour and gorgeous sea life. So beautiful that it makes it super easy to create projects. For someone that loves the ocean this suite was certainly a must. For this card I wanted to give the illusion of a port hole with fish swimming. I have used two different sheets of DSP with the imagery of the seabed for the ... VIEW POST

Water Colour Spritz StampingTechnique

Water Colour Spritz Stamping Technique is a easy but effective technique. Of Course anything water colour based I am going to love!! But truly for something so simple it really is effective. All you need to do is either use your Stampin' Writes or a dauber and inkpads. You apply various colours 3 or 4 at the most lightly Spritz and stamp. That is it! Do not apply to much water though as your image will spread to much. Standard Whisper White stock is ok but Thick is preferable. My stamp is ... VIEW POST

Creating with Multiple Embossing Powders.

Creating with Multiple Embossing Powders is a fun and easy technique. I recently shared this on my facebook live and now uploaded it to You Tube in case you missed it. I showcased another card on my blog with this technique. It was very popular and was asked by a few people how to do it so hence the Live. I have chosen a different colour palette for this card to show how versatile it is. This card is featuring reds and blacks but my other sample is in softer blues. you can check it out ... VIEW POST

Snowflake Splendor In the Pines

Snowflake Splendor In the Pines is created using the Colours I adore for Christmas. The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper is stunning with Purple and Blue hues. I have used these gorgeous colours in the DSP as my starting point for my card. This is always a great place to start if you are not sure of your colour scheme. The In the Pines Stamp is part of the Pines Bundle. This includes the Pine Wood Dies which are fabulous to create many different looks on your projects. For this ... VIEW POST