Bumbleberry Blog — Stencil
One background design two ways - Altenew Bold Bunch
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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I've been taking a few of the classes over on Altenew Acadamy, and I decided to create these two cards after taking Beyond the Basic Backgrounds class. I picked up several techniques there, some I knew about but never really used so I challenged myself to use them. What's great is you can make them as elaborate or as simple as you wish. However, I decided to one technique to create these two cards. It is a great away to combine your stamps and dies, and stretching...
Creating Ombre Patterned Backgrounds With Stencils
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Well Hello There, I do hope you are all staying well. I'm a huge fan of Distress Oxides like most crafty folk. The colour blends and combinations you can archive are amazing. A few months back the most talented Kristina Werner brought out a video all about the different combinations, she had come up with. I add the link here well worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ3Cah5esns I decided to make a swatch book of all the different combo's. Which I keep handy on my desk. It inspires me to use my stencils more and to achieve the tone of...
Hugs, Kisses and Rainbow wishes....... using Honey Bee Stamps to create the perfect card to send hope.
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Good morning Crafty friends, I hope you are all doing well. I found that my card making has kept me occupied, during this lock down period. I wanted to make a batch of cards to send out to love ones at this time. I wanted them to know we are thinking about them. Seeing as the rainbow is the symbol of hope, and is being used a lot during this pandemic I thought the set from Honey Bee Stamps was just what I was looking for. I need a quick and simple design to mass produce as I wanted about...
Three Ways To Achieve Fussy Cutting Without the Fuss. Using MFT Double The Fun Stamps.
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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...
Retro Ombre stamping - Altenew Retro Plantines
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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. This Retro Plantine stamp set from Altenew has such fun foliage which when paired with bold colours creates a stunning retro feel. However, you can step the stamping up a notch by also doing a bit of fun retro ombre stamping with your inks for added interest. As well, pair this with the Parlor Palm die set and you can create a fun little potted plant to adorn your card. Written and photos Retro Ombre stamping : To start off, place a selection of the foliage...