Bumbleberry Blog — Altenew Inks

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. We can often strive for perfection when it comes to our stamping, but how about trying for that loose sketchy look instead? You easily achieve that sketchy look even with simple stamps and today I'm showing you how with the lovely Charming Doodles stamp set from Altenew.  Video tutorial - Stamping Imperfectly: creating a sketchy look:   Written and photos - Stamping Imperfectly: creating a sketchy look: This card uses the Altenew Charming Doodles stamp set along with the Altenew Spring Bouquet 6 mini cube set and...

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. Today I have three cards for your with sentiment spotlighting to create modern focal points and lovely clean and simple cards. You don't need loads of intricate stamps to create cards - modern, bold and clean and simple cards can be very on trend. And can also suit many different recipients. So have a look in your stash and browse the Bumbleberry store for you next sentiment stamp set, ideal for making cards just like these.  The cards use three techniques: tonal stamping, ombre stamping and faux...