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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

Masculine 60th Birthday Card -Global Stampin’ Video Hop

This Months Global Stampin' Video Hop is all about masculine makes. This was perfect timing for me as the day the video goes live is my husbands 60th Birthday. Masculine Cards can be more difficult, but the more I have created them the more I have grown to love them. Generally men do not like fussy cards so a clean and not too busy card is the best.. For my Masculine 60th Birthday Card I have used a few products and combined them together to create this card. My husband is a fanatic in ... VIEW POST

Celebrating 100 Colour INKspiration Challenges

This is such an amazing challenge and the colours that are given to us are always so exciting to work with. On this occasion they are Celebrating 100 Colour INKspiration Challenges. I am so excited to have won a recent challenge and am the guest designer. I could not have wished for a better time! The colours for this. Challenge are so bright and wonderfully happy. I decided to use the New Picture This Dies in the Annual Catalogue. To achieve the colour behind the circles I used the ... VIEW POST

Decorating the Gorgeous Ombre Gift Bags

For this weeks Facebook Live was all about Decorating the Gorgeous Ombre Gift Bags. Plus I introduce you to Fresh Freesia our new 2021-2023 In Colour. It is a soft lilac shade is is absolutely beautiful and co-ordinates beautifully with our purple shades. Another favourite of mine is the Iconic Dies. These are not associated with a stamp set and are easily missed. To create the gorgeous stencilled background I have used the new Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks. It really adds such a ... VIEW POST

Thanks, Exquisite with Expressions of Ink

The Expressions In Ink Suite in the New Catalogue was instantly a favourite of mine. Artistically Inked Stamps Create a wonderful unique watercolour look. You can combine the flowers, leaves, and watercolour washes with the versatile greetings for your projects. But my favourite would have to be the Designer Series paper. What do you get when you combine beautiful colours, patterns, and gold foiling? The exquisite Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper. So it was very easy to ... VIEW POST

Measure of Love Card For You

Each Month My Friend from Australia Linda and I run a monthly design class Inky Chics. We send you 4 pre prepped kits and a stamp set. With this is an exclusive facebook page with information and step by step video tutorials for each card. This months Stamp set is Measure of Love and was selected by Linda. I was hesitant at first thinking what would I make as it is very different for me. Well I absolutely loved it , so much fun. There was also some hidden gems in the set that were perfect for ... VIEW POST

Wonderful Birthday Wishes with Elegance

The Simply Elegant Suite in the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue is divine! There are Golds, Coppers and Silvers throughout the Designer Series Papers. Making this rich with Elegance and perfect for feminine or masculine cards. The Stamps are also full of wonderfully beautiful detail. So using all these elements it was so easy to create Wonderful Birthday Wishes with Elegance. The Combination of all the these metallics together work beautifully together. The Scroll in the top left hand ... VIEW POST