Creative Concertina Sketchbooks 2
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Learn to create expressive, organic sketchbook pages inspired by the beauty of nature, with collage, texture and playful mark-making.
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ENROLL NOW ÂŁ75A self-paced online course that will help you create expressive, nature-inspired pages with confidence, using mixed media techniques in your concertina sketchbook.
Welcome! Please watch the video to hear all about the course.
About the course:
This is Karenâs second concertina sketchbook course and itâs all about flowing shapes, natural rhythm, and letting your pages bloom with creativity.
Youâll work in a loose and playful way, layering collage, altered papers, mark making, drawing and more. Youâll build on what you learned in Creative Concertina 1, but this time with an organic, nature-inspired theme and new ideas and techniques.
The course includes 6 modules and 26 short video lessons, easy to follow at your own pace, even if you donât consider yourself an âartistâ.

What youâll learn :
- How to use mixed media and found materials to create rich textures
- How to alter magazine pages, distress paper and experiment with resist
- How to build up expressive sketchbook pages in layers
- How to stay loose, spontaneous and curious
- How to draw without pressure or perfection
- How to build on the techniques from Creative Concertina 1
This is for you if...
â Youâve opened your sketchbook⌠and closed it again.
â You want more than just pencil drawings.
â Youâre craving creative freedom but donât know where to start.
â Youâd love to fill your pages with colour, layers and energy, inspired by gardens, plants and natural shapes.
ENROLL NOW ÂŁ75Check out our growing sketchbook community

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God Iâm enjoying this, rewind and more rewind... pen and think.... itâs the best learning and positive procrastination! Iâm so with you looking at how to use things in a different way... thanks Karen super excited all over again like the 1st class
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- Susie Knowles

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I hugely enjoyed this journey and course Karen. It has enriched my idea of sketchbooks hugely with wonderful, easy techniques, great guidance and fascinating results. The places I can go with these and have memories to keep from those places. Really excited and I think I will now always have a sketchbook with me.
- Lisa Palmer

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Thankyou for a wonderfully inspiring course ..& giving of yourself Karen !
The information of techniques & especially of how to get yourself out of mess , is nothing short of brilliant
- Jilly Jarvis
Course content

 Lesson 1
Letâs get started

Lesson 2
Altered magazine pages

Lesson 3
Edges, tape and scratch

 Lesson 4
Drawing into your prepared pages
Lesson 5
Distressing with paste resists
Lesson 6
Final layers and drawing
When you enrol, youâll also get access to a private Kajabi Community group where you can share your work, connect with other students, and ask questions, directly to Karen. It's a supportive, creative space to keep you inspired.
After the course, youâll be able to:
- Fill your sketchbook with joyful, expressive, organic pages
Feel more confident in your creative voice - Let go of perfection and enjoy the process
Use everyday materials in surprising new ways - Keep developing your art practice â anywhere, anytimeÂ
How amazing? đ

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.
Want to start with Course 1?
If you havenât taken Creative Concertina Sketchbooks 1 (Buildings), we recommend starting there, but this course also works well on its own.
Let's go to Course 1!
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