Bumbleberry Blog — dies

Well Hello Crafty Friends, This weeks card has evolved, because as I seem to be falling back in love with die cutting again. I never really stopped die cutting, but am a stamper at heart. But the dies we are able to get hold of now compared to 10, 15 yrs ago are just breath taking. Adding a real professional elegance to our cards.  None more so than the new Honey Cuts, Watercolor lines cover plate.    Here I teamed it up with altenew stamps.   Products Honey Cuts Watercolor Lines Cover Die https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/honey-bee-stamps/products/watercolor-lines-coverplate-honey-cuts Altenew Stamps Tulips https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/tulip-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=4ea3f6602&_ss=r Arteza Pens Water...

Well Hello Crafty Friends, We'll today I thought I'd show you, some quick and simple cards. Using The latest Die-Namics from MFT.  This is a way of using up scraps, to come up with a contemporary looking design. I often find these to be my more popular card designs. Firstly I dig out my scraps, and play around with color combinations.  Card One  Cocktail Hour Die-Namics  https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/die-namics-cocktail-hour MFT Spirited Sentiments https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/spirited-sentiments?_pos=1&_sid=8866d6227&_ss=r MFT Cheers Scripty Font Die Gold, Black and White Card Stock MFT Black and White Basic Paper Pad.   How could you not fall in love with this little...

Well Hello and Welcome to the blog this morning, Jo Here from Daisy D's I have so many dies, after 16 yrs of collecting. (Don't Judge Me)    Occasionally I see a total different use for them. I think this is what they call thinking out the box.   The latest release from My Favourite Thing Swimming Pool Die-Namic, is one such die, let me explain. https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/die-namics-swimming-pool This Has so many possibility. A Pond,  A  Bean, Jelly, Broad, Baked, Kidney, A Aubergine,Pond, Puddle and what I choose to use it for an Artist Palette.      This quick an simple...

Well Hello Crafty Friends, Fathers day is less than two weeks away, so its time to get making. I found the perfect stamp set for such occasion, It the Friendly Foxes from MFT This great little stamp set, has some really good verses. Even if your not a blood relative.     PRODUCTS MFT Friendly Foxes https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/sy-friendly-foxes Gina K Amalgam ink https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/amalgam-ink-cube-jet-black Zig Real Color Brush Markers Bristol Smooth Card stock ( my own) Circle Stencil Evergreen Borough Distress Oxide Altnew Rock Collection, Cool Summer Nights Enamel Dots   METHOD   Using a blender brush and a circle stencil. I...

Well Good Morning Crafty Friends, I'm back to day with how to add Die Cut images to your design. Using the MFT Die Stitched Ric Rac.   https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/stitched-ric-rac-die-namics?variant=22224083255378     Products Ric Rac Dies as above in the link. 6 Scraps of Rainbow Coloured Card Stock  and Matching Nuvo drops MFT Pure Innocence Stamp (Bundles of love) Bristol smooth card stock or Water coloured card stock. Zig Clean Color Markers       I matched all my Card Stock,Pens and Nuvos ready to use together (As close as possible) Die cut the Ric Rac die, out of the 6 colours...