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Unlock your creativity with loose and expressive collage and drawing â even if you donât think you can draw.
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ENROLL NOW £75A self-paced online course that will help you collage buildings with freedom and confidence , using mixed media in your concertina sketchbook.
Welcome! Please watch the video to hear all about the course.
What Youâll Learn?
This course is designed to help you create expressive sketchbook pages through drawing and collage, even if you think you canât draw.
In each lesson, Karen introduces new materials and builds on previous techniques.
By the end, youâll feel confident working in a loose, creative, collage-based way.
Youâll learn how to:
- Work with inks, collage papers, and pens
- Break free from perfectionism
- Fill your concertina sketchbook with expressive urban scenes
- Enjoy adding texture to your books with paper collage
This course is perfect if you:
â Feel overwhelmed by a blank sketchbook
â Love collage
â Want to have fun in a concertina sketchbook
â Want to make your pages more exciting than just pencil drawings
â Donât have time for live classes but still want guided learning
â Love architecture, travel, or urban scenes
â Â Want to fall in love with your sketchbook practice again
ENROLL NOW ÂŁ75Check out our growing sketchbook community

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And it was well worth the effort! I won't give away Karen's secrets - but I will say that she starts slowly to get us over the natural trepidation most of us feel. Dribbling ink and squirting it with water while it runs down five or six pages must be a proven ice-breaker. After that it was just one bit of fun after another.
- Harry Bell

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Thank you for a very stimulating lessons. It Is very interesting how everyone interprets your instructions differently. I was somewhat out of my comfort zone as I normally like everything very ordered but there was an fantastic freedom doing the collage and I will definitely develop it further. So thank you for your time and enthusiasm.
- Jane B

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I dove right in with the videos and note taking and I am sooo excited to start my sketchbook tomorrow. Thanks for offering such a great course Karen
- Jackie
Course content

 Lesson 1
 Break the blank page with playful materials

Lesson 2
Inks and collage layering

Lesson 3
Rubbings and texture

 Lesson 4
More collage, more freedom

Lesson 5
Go sketching outdoors

Lesson 6
Add drawing and detail
When you join, youâll also get access to a private Kajabi Community group where you can share your work, ask questions, and connect with Karen and fellow students from around the world.
After the course, youâll be able to:
- Fill your concertina sketchbook with bold, expressive pages
- Let go of perfection and simply enjoy the process
- Create layered pages with freedom and playfulness
- Experiment confidently with inks, collage, and drawing
Break through creative blocks and feel inspired
- Finally stop fearing the blank page

Who is Karen Stamper?
Karen is a UK based artist and teacher who helps people break free from creative blocks and fall in love with their sketchbooks. She loves collecting inspiration from her travels in her concertina sketchbooks.
She has taught thousands of students through in-person workshops, art holidays and online classes to play with collage, and enjoy the process even if they donât feel âgood at artâ.
Her approach is simple: no pressure, no perfection, just joyful, expressive sketchbooks.
Try a Free Sample Lesson!
Want to see what the course is like?
Watch a free sample lesson where Karen shows you how to start adding line after preparing your pages with layered techniques.
Sample Lesson Here!
Frequently Asked Questions
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