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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

Even More Blending with Still Scenes.

Even More More Blending with Still Scenes. Once I get started you cannot stop me. Blending may be a little messy but so much fun! This time I decided to use the popular new blending tool makeup brushes. I really wanted to see if I like them. Well I did! They are lovely to use applying colour smoothly. Not as fast as the brayers but a lovely finished result. For this card I have created a Christmas Silhouette Scene using The Snow Globe Scenes Dies. These are the co-ordinating dies with the ... VIEW POST

Easy Blending Technique with Love of Leaves

Easy Blending Techniques with Love of Leaves. A wonderful combination to highlight this amazing technique. Blending Techniques are certainly one of my favourites. They really can add so much to your project. Using colours blended together on a project can really be a highlight. It certainly looks difficult but it isn't! For this weeks live I demonstrated how quick and easy it was to blend with Brayers. I also used a Decorative Mask (stencil) to add that bit extra. Plus I show you some ... VIEW POST

Fun Fold Accordion Card Technique

Fun Fold Accordion Card Technique. Fun Fold Cards are this months Global Stampin Video Hop and I am sharing with you the amazing Accordion Fold. It really is a Fun Fold that gives a quick Wow factor. You can use Designer Series Paper (DSP) or make your own. You can create a story for each page. Or add photos it really is versatile. To hold the Accordion together until opened I have created a gorgeous Belly Band. So watch the video, to find out step by step how to create. Please ... VIEW POST

Under the Sea with Whale Done

Under The Sea with Whale Done was this weeks Facebook Live. I recently posted another card with a similar background. I have had many requests to do a video showing this technique. It really is easy. The colours I chose really remind me of Under the Sea. If you have ever been diving this is exactly what it looks like. Shafts of light and different prisms of colour reflecting. The Whale Done stamp set with the solid images worked perfectly. I have also matted with Basic Black which ... VIEW POST

How To Create Cards with Texture.

How to Create Cards with Texture means a few different things. You can add different layers, colours patterns and shapes. I have used the In Good Taste Suite to highlight a few of these. The colours are Neutral earthy Colours, with Blues, Golds and Browns. There are different layers and to increase this even further the edges have been roughed up. To achieve this use Scissors or leave clean if it is not a style that appeals. With all the other textures and patterns there will still be ... VIEW POST

Using Water Coloured Backgrounds

Using Water Coloured Backgrounds is one of my favourites. I love creating my own backgrounds and Using Water Coloured Backgrounds is at the top. To create this background I used Stampin' Up!'s Fluid 100 watercolour paper. Fluid 100 watercolour paper is perfect as it doesn't soak in straight away. This allows you to move the colour around easily and create gorgeous patterns. The flowers are created using the small bloom punch. Such a quick and easy way to create a bouquet. Once again ... VIEW POST