Bumbleberry Blog — Altenew dies

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I have a lovely no-line watercolour Lily card today and I've used a Gina K Amalgam ink which is perfect for this technique. Gina K came out with a selection of amalgam colours that could be used for no-line colouring with your watercolours, alcohol inks and pencils so it is a very versatile ink! You can easily adapt this card for any occasion, and could even make lovely thinking of you card.  Written and photos No-line watercolour Darling Lily: To start off trim a piece of smooth...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. For a lot of card makers, masculine cards can be more of a challenge to make. As stampers and crafters, we are drawn to pretty stamps whether they're florals, critters or intricate designs. But our styles don't always suit the recipient the card is intended for, and this can often be quite common with male cards. Don't get me wrong, a Man could like any card we make, but quite a few won't appreciate a floral card with all the time we put into it. So instead, I'm...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today I have a couple of cards using ink cubes: adding colour without stamping. This is a great way to get more out of your supplies and you can easily use your ink cubes with your die cuts. I have two cards using a gorgeous die from Altenew: Floral heart frame die and how to either use your ink cubes to create colour with your die or to create a colourful background for the die to overlay.  Ink cubes: Adding colour without stamping photos and written step-by-step:...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I have a lovely colour combination for you today to use in your card and papercraft projects. I have created a lovely soft and sophisticated with love card using Altenew stamp and dies but you could use this colour scheme for a range of occasions. The bold navy contrasts lovely with the white peeping through the embossed stamping and the metallic copper and blush tones add a softness to the card.   Copper, blush and navy colour scheme photos and written step-by-step: To start, mask of about...