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Elegant cards with a few easy steps - Altenew stamp & dies!

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Elegant cards with a few easy steps - Altenew stamp & dies!

    Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Elegant cards don't have to be complicated and with today's card, I'm sharing some easy tips to create them in no time.  This card combines a variety of Altenew stamp and dies to create beautiful fresh and elegant thank you card. My tips will cover composition, colour and balance so let's get started and create elegant cards with a few easy tips! Written and photos TITLE:  Next, when you have stamped the flowers out, also stamp a few leaves using a few soft shades of...

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One wreath, two looks! - Altenew Blossom Wreath

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One wreath, two looks! - Altenew Blossom Wreath

 Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today I've got two cards for created with just one wreath stamp set. You can easily switch up a design and create two different looks with hardly any event. Whatsmore, change the colour scheme and you have even more looks. Both cards are so easy to make, so let's get started! Written and photos One wreath, two looks!:  Bold CAS wreath card: For the first look, we are going to create a CAS wreath card without the outline stamp stamped however we can still use this to...

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Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die cutting: Altenew Watercolored Blooms

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Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die cutting: Altenew Watercolored Blooms

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. This technique speeds up making cards as you can make two cards in one go. Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die-cutting can create fun and interesting designs adding a focal point fo draw the viewers eye into the card and to the sentiment. For these cards, we're going to use a layering stamp, but if you prefer you can keep it simple with a one layer stamp if you prefer. So let's get started.  Written and photos Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die-cutting:  Trim two...

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Monochromatic Pencil highlighting - MFT Floral Focus

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Monochromatic Pencil highlighting - MFT Floral Focus

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. As soon as I saw this Floral Focus from My Favorite Things I knew it needed to be the centre of attention and the best way to highlight a stamp such as this is to use a monochromatic scheme and add some shading with pencils. Using a base colour of cardstock like this helps make it easier to make the colouring look effortless, and anybody could achieve this.  Written and photos Monochromatic Pencil highlighting:  To start off, trim a piece of Gina K Double Denim cardstock down...

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