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A Softer Look, At Another Card Made with Pencils using My Favorite Thing's Sky High.

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A Softer Look, At Another Card Made with Pencils using My Favorite Thing's Sky High.

Good Morning, I do hope you are all well. Today I decided to pull out the pencils, again as I forgot how great they are. I think pencils are under estimated as a medium.     Products   MFT Stamps Sky High by Stacey Yacula  https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/sy-sky-high Gina K Amalgam Ink  White Neenah 80lb 4 x 6" and Black Cardstock Cut to Just a fraction larger than the neenah.  Cardstock 5 x 7 " Card Blank Black and White  Doodlebug Washi Tape. Nuvo Drops In Gloss Black and White Polychromos (yellow, Jade, Magenta,Venetian Red, Medium Flesh, Burnt Ochre,Walnut Brown.   Method  This...

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Creating A Softer Look To Our Cards Using Pencils, Featuring MFT Unicorns and Glitter.

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Creating A Softer Look To Our Cards Using Pencils, Featuring MFT Unicorns and Glitter.

Well Hello Crafty Friends, I'm looking on the bright side at the moment, Having to be self isolated has given me, the perfect excuse to retreat to my craft room. Where the last 15yrs of crafty purchases, are getting used. I can finally justify, all those fantastic stamps, cardstock,dies, and inks...... I understand we are all making adjustments, all of use at Bumbleberry wish you all the very best. Right enough about the drama, and on to the serious business of card making. Today's card features the beautiful stamp set by Birdie Brown call Unicorns and Glitter.      ...

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Three Ways To Achieve Fussy Cutting Without the Fuss. Using MFT Double The Fun Stamps.

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Three Ways To Achieve Fussy Cutting Without the Fuss. Using MFT Double The Fun Stamps.

Hi There Crafty Friends, I hope your all staying well.  If like me, your not a fan of fussy cutting. I've come up with a few, ways of cheating, winging it, what ever you like to call it.  Let me explain. When images of animals contain tails, ears , or feet. It can be impossible to fussy cut them. I have three ways of getting around this problem.  1. Stamp down the animal image directly on your card, then stamp the image  on a separate piece of card stock. Colour the body of your animal cut it out and lay...

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Alcohol Rainbow Background Teamed with a Bonus Masking Technique, Using Birthdays Take The Cake Stamps

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Alcohol Rainbow Background Teamed with a Bonus Masking Technique, Using Birthdays Take The Cake Stamps

Hi There Crafty Friends, I'm back today with a pretty little rainbow cake design. I've noticed rainbow cake is all the trend at the moment.  Here my take on a yummy slice of cake card. I also add my bonus card today showing a masking technique.     Products My Favorite Things birthday Take The Cake https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/birthday-take-the-cake?_pos=1&_sid=42ba02cd5&_ss=r Neenah Cardstock 80lb https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/neenah-classic-crest-80lb-8-5x11?_pos=3&_sid=e6d6736d1&_ss=r Gina K Amalgam Ink Pad https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/obsidian-amalgam-ink-pad?_pos=1&_sid=344b5aaac&_ss=r Gina K Black Cardstock https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/heavy-base-weight-card-stock-black-onyx?_pos=1&_sid=6c8236d69&_ss=r  Alcohol Markers White Jelly Roll Pen Gina K Connect Glue https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/connect-glue?_pos=1&_sid=a40778682&_ss=r Nuvo Drops Crystal Drops (gloss in rainbow colours) 6 x 6 inch Card Blank   Bonus Card...

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A Very Quick, Die Cut Card Made With A Monochromatic Theme. Bringing inks,cardstock and patterned paper together.

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A Very Quick, Die Cut Card Made With A Monochromatic Theme. Bringing inks,cardstock and patterned paper together.

Hi There, Crafty friends This week I've been looking at how I store my Inks, Cardstock and Papers. I realized they were, not near each other and I had been over looking how they all work together. Brands bring out ranges, so we use them to coordinate.(Something I failed to remember) But when we have lots of different materials around us we forget to pull them out together. So operation company re-organisation was put in to practice.   Cardstock and Pattered Papers      This Is Lawn Fawn Cilantro Cardstock, I then went through my pattered papers, from Lawn Fawn...

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