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Bumbleberry Blog — Verity Biddlecombe

Ink blending light onto your card | Catherine Pooler designs Summer Nights

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Ink blending light onto your card | Catherine Pooler designs Summer Nights

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. There is a fun release from Catherine Pooler Designs which has this amazing lantern die, which with a little die-cutting can be turned into a fun shaker card. I'm also showing you my tips for ink blending light onto your card. So let's get started.  Written and photos Ink blending light onto your card:  Start by heat embossing a white card panel with Perissa Embossing powder from WOW! - This will create a fake metal look. Using the Camping lantern die, die-cut this out of the...

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Saltwater Taffy as an accent colour!

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Saltwater Taffy as an accent colour!

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I went to a craft fair here in the UK recently and it was great just being able to look at craft products in person! Whilst I was there I had a look at the Distress oxides and I picked up a few of the more recent colours that have been released including Salvaged Patina and Saltwater Taffy. These colours pair well together as they are complementary colours. Saltwater Taffy is a Red-orange and Salvaged Patina is a Blue-green. This allows the pop of Saltwater taffy to...

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Custom background with simple stamp! Catherine Pooler Natural Flourishes stamp set

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Custom background with simple stamp! Catherine Pooler Natural Flourishes stamp set

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. The natural flourishes stamp & die set from Catherine Pooler Designs has some beautiful stamps that can take centre stage on a card very easily. However, I'm showing how you can easily use them to create a custom background with a simple stamp such as this big leaf flourish from the stamp set. Add a bold die-cut sentiment on the front and you're good to go.   Written and photos Custom background with simple stamp!:  Start off by stamping the leaf flourish from the Natural Flourishes stamp set...

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Simple birthday card with a popping background: A way to use alphabet dies

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Simple birthday card with a popping background: A way to use alphabet dies

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. You may wonder what to do with alphabet dies? You may love the font and size but unsure when to use them. Well today I'm showing you how a simple popping background is the perfect base to add your alphabet die-cut sentiment on top for an eye catching card design.  Written and photos Simple birthday card with a popping background:  For this, create a colourful inky background. Here I used a variety of alcohol inks with Yupo paper (measures 5"x7)  but you can create any size...

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Slimline falling snowflakes using the NEW Scrolling Snowflakes stamp & die set | Catherine Pooler Designs

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Slimline falling snowflakes using the NEW Scrolling Snowflakes stamp & die set | Catherine Pooler Designs

 Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. The recent release from Catherine Pooler Designs has some beautiful winter inspired designs perfect for creating Christmas cards or cards to fit the season. Today I'm showing you how to create this fun Slimline falling snowflakes card featuring the new Scrolling Snowflakes stamp & die set. These Scrolling snowflakes have such a beautiful elegant design and each snowflake in the set is unique, just in real life! So, let's get started.  Written and photos Slimline falling snowflakes:  Start off stamp the snowflakes from the Scrolling Snowflakes stamp...

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