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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

Sunrise Sailing Best Wishes

Quick card for someone travelling, retiring or just loves being out on the ocean. This gorgeous Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Bundle makes it so easy to create this stunning Sunrise Sailing Best Wishes card.On a White background I have used the Embossing Folder to add texture. The main event is the mat in the front, the background is lightly blended with Daffodil Delight and Strawberry Slush a new firm favourite of mine.Beautiful Gallery Patterned Papers B side made perfect sails to these yachts and ... VIEW POST

You Make A Difference

A beautiful card to let someone know how valued they are Hydrangeas truly embody elegance and nostalgia with their lush blooms and soft colours. They're the perfect floral choice for telling someone You Make A Difference. Expressing heartfelt sentiments, and reminding someone just how much they matter. The Thankful Garden Bundle is a fantastic way to bring that vision to life, especially with its coordinating dies and Decorative Masks. For those who prefer a simpler approach, the masks allow ... VIEW POST

How To Create Your Own Coloured Cardstock.

This technique was used to create these subtle cards using the Merriest Tree Dies. Sometimes you want to create a more muted colour, a colour that has different shades or even a mix of colours to use for a die cut or background. So I would love to share with you How To Create Your Own Coloured Cardstock. It really is quite easy and if you are like me and love using the Blending Brushes then you will certainly add this to your list of favourites. For a softer shade of the colour (for me it ... VIEW POST

Spotlight On Nature Birthday

Including White Embossing, Water Colour and Blending Soft and beautiful Nature. For this card I have used all the amazing new 2024-2026 In Colours. In fact I didn't set out to, it just came together and they co-ordinated perfectly!This Spotlight On Nature Birthday card is soft and delicate incorporating the flowers, leaves and butterfly from the Spotlight on Nature Bundle.Happy Birthday is from the Sweetly Scripted Stamp set and as the card was long this size was perfect.Watch the video ... VIEW POST

Sympathy and Thank-You Cards

Using the Beautiful Delicate Forest Bundle You may have passed over this gorgeous bundle in the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalogue, but it is really worth a look!Using these stamps and Dies in the Delicate Forest Bundle makes it so easy to create Sympathy and Thank-You Cards.This card is a Thank you card and simple to make, thanks to the beautiful Die.The background is blended stamped and to finish the cut out Arch is adhered over the top. Any colour combination could be used. Delicate Sympathy ... VIEW POST

3 Fabulous Techniques with Wild Ferns

Highlighting the Brayer, Josephs Technicolour Coat and Stamping with Blending The fern is so iconic with New Zealand and I was excited to see it in the catalogue.For this post and my video I would love to share with you 3 Fabulous Techniques with Wild Ferns Bundle.For this card I have used the Brayer with Whisper White Craft Ink and the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. The background is also using the Brayer to add texture with stamping as well.Finally the Black Panels are created using the Joseph's ... VIEW POST