Bumbleberry Blog — Altenew

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. With a bit more time on your hands, now might be the time to get our your watercolour paints and practice. That's what I decided to do with the Altenew Paint-a-flower Poppy stamp set, and I loved how well it came out that I used it in today's card. I paired the soft colouring with a bold colour on the background and added some soft texture to elevate the image.  Written and photos Watercoloured Poppy with textured background:  To start off, stamp the Altenew Paint-a-flower Poppy onto...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. This technique speeds up making cards as you can make two cards in one go. Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die-cutting can create fun and interesting designs adding a focal point fo draw the viewers eye into the card and to the sentiment. For these cards, we're going to use a layering stamp, but if you prefer you can keep it simple with a one layer stamp if you prefer. So let's get started.  Written and photos Spotlight stamping with coloured inks and die-cutting:  Trim two...

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...

Good Morning Crafty Friends, I do hope your all keep well. Today I have a blog post showing how to get a the most out of smaller stamp sets. We tend to disregard them, thinking we are better off getting larger sets.  Think again my crafty friends. Here are just three of the techniques using them.      1) Background Stamping a pattern background.  2) Focus Using them to create a focal point.  3) Repetitive  use them more than just once repeating many times.    Products Friendly Hello Stamp Set by Concord & 9th https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/friendly-hello Gina K Inks Wild Dandelion,...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Have you tried Design Toner Sheets from ThermoWeb? These are so easy to use with a variety of foils and colours and today I have two quick cards show you two ways to use them. As they are clear toner printed acetate sheets they are also great for making a shaker card! What's more, I show you how to step the shaker card up a notch, so let's get creating with decofoil Tone Sheets! The first card uses the toner sheets to create a shaker compartment, but...