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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

Two easy Background Colouring Techniques

Two easy Background Colouring Techniques. The topic of this weeks Facebook Live on my Stampingbees Page. Every Sunday afternoon 3pm New Zealand Time. I have used the cute and adorable Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set. This set just brings a smile to my face. I have made this card bright and happy to match. The Gnomes are coloured with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut out. The Tree is stamped onto the background and also coloured with Blends. In New Zealand we Celebrate Christmas during ... VIEW POST

Ornamental Envelopes and Matching Cards.

Ornamental Envelopes and Matching Cards is a fabulous Suite available in the New Mini Catalogue Aug - Dec 2020. The Stamp Set includes 10 stamps to either decorate your card/project or envelope. There are 12 Dies which offer so much versatility. You can use them on the inside liner of the envelope. On the outside of the envelope or even on the front of a card. So amazing I love being able to add a little extra to my envelopes. For this Card and Envelope I have kept it in soft hues. I always ... VIEW POST

Creating Love and Thanks with Peony Garden

Creating Love and Thanks with Peony Garden is so easy with this stunning Suite. Beauty blooms as plush peonies and sophisticated marble accents unite. The Peony Dies can be used to form a 3D blossom as in this card or simply die cut the stamped images. I decided to use the Slim Line card design. It highlighted the gorgeous peony perfectly. The measurements for card and envelope can be found on a previous post here Ridiculously Awesome Slimline Card Colours Used: Each Suite that ... VIEW POST

Nothing is Better Than Cocktails and Coffee.

Nothing is Better Than Cocktails and Coffee, Chocolates and Cookies !! I am so in love with this fun set there are so many possibilities with it. For these cards I have gone for the Retro look. Using the same layout but featuring different colours. Bermuda Bay Calypso Coral Daffodil Delight To Create the Word COCKTAILS I have sponged a piece of whisper White with these same three colours. I then placed it one of the new Foam Adhesive Sheets before ... VIEW POST

Ridiculously Awesome Slim Line Card

Ridiculously Awesome Slim Line Card is a new card layout that I shared on my recent Face Book Live. The Ridiculously Awesome Stamp Set has some pretty awesome sentiments large and bold certainly the focus on any project. I also shared how to maximise your DSP (Designer Series Paper) and how to use up all your scraps. In my head for some reason I thought the card would be smaller. The name Slim would suggest this!! But it is a generous size card, so perfect for the larger sentiment. In my ... VIEW POST

In The Pines with Colour Swiping

In The Pines with Colour Swiping was a recent Team Challenge. The Challenge was to use one colour to create different shades, I chose Shaded Spruce. To create the different shades was very easy. By using the Ink Pad of the same Colour simply swipe the card stock to create darker colours of the same shade. Perfect. Mini Catalogue. Today we have launched our Mini Catalogue August - December 2020. This is full of amazing holiday ideas for projects and gifts. It is never to early to start ... VIEW POST