Bumbleberry Blog — Altenew

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Easy bold cards can really back a bunch, and when you combine bold colours with simple die-cutting you can make a card very quickly. I'm using the Altenew Watercolour markers to create a bold background very quickly and then combine this with some simple die-cutting from PinkFresh studios and this simple easy card came together in no time. With this card, I ended up creating a mini-slimline card however you can easily use this method to create an A5 card or use the technique with other supplies to create...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I recently got some of the Altenew Watercolour makers, and I thought they would be great for loose colouring. They are very pigmented as is, or you can dilute with water for a softer palette.  When creating the card, I thought the loose sketchy feel of the PinkFresh Studio You Are My Favorite stamp set was perfect for loose colouring with watercoloyr markers.  This bright fresh card is giving me all the warmth of summer! Written and photos Loose colouring with watercolour markers:  Start off by heat...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When I think of alcohol markers, pictures of beautifully colour images come to mind with impeccable blending and shading. I feel I'm still a beginner when it comes to alcohol markers. I'm more than happy to use them, colour with them, but I'm in no way an expert colourist when it comes to alcohol makers. So I was really happy to take the Altenew Magical markers technique class and discover some other ways to get creative with alcohol makers. It opened my eyes to using them with...

 Well Hello,  I often ask myself this question, the answer though isn't always the same. I gravitate to the idea of clean and simple, less is more but this can prove tricky. So over the last few weeks, I've looked at all my cards and placed them in different piles. Good and  Not so Good.( what is pleasing to the eye to me) This has helped me work out what my style is. Today's card is as clean and simple, as I feel comfortable with. So card makers go further, to achieve this look. Some like busy cards, our style...

    Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Washi tape is such a versatile product and it can come in many different sizes, colours and styles. Today I've got two 5 minute cards with washi tape featuring the gorgeous Aurora Borealis washi tape. I kept them very clean and simple and I think these are perfect unisex cards to have in your stash.  Written and photos 5 Minute cards with Washi Tape:  For this first card, adhere 3 strips of the Aurora Borealis washi tape onto a card panel measuring at 5.25x4". Next,...