Bumbleberry Blog — Catherine Pooler Inks

  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...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. You may look at the Catherine Pooler Designs Lantern Festival stamp set and think of Chinese new year, but you can stretch this stamp for much more. Add a rainbow graphic element to the card and you've turned the Chinese lanterns in to party lanterns. Add a few sequins and you have a card for celebration! So let's get started. Written and photos Let's celebrate with some Rainbow lanterns:  Stamp the round lantern from the Lantern Festival stamp set in a rainbow of colours. I choose the...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When you want to create an effect where the lanterns are glowing, then ink blending onto coloured cardstock to create a halo effect. The Lantern Festival stamp & die set is the perfect stamp set to create a halo effect with ink blending but you can use this technique with a whole host of stamp and dies, so get creative! Written and photos Halo effect with ink blending:  Ink blend Dress Blue ink onto Mustard Hero Hues cardstock, leaving some of the yellow still visible offset to...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Now I like to stretch my stash and find more ways to use them so they have more value and use. Today, I'm showing you have you can use you Glimmer Hot Foil machine with out foil plates. Instead, we're going to add subtle foil detail with coordinating dies. This card features the love Big Blossoms stamp and die set, with the coordinating dies allowing you to add more flower line details to your cards. Written and photos - Add subtle foil detail with your coordinating dies: ...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Christmas is almost upon us, so I'm making a different kind of card that you may find handy after the big day. I've been playing around with my Glimmer Hot Foil machine and have got a few more hot foil plates including the Brushed sentiments from PinkFresh Studio. When you pair your card back to a simple colour scheme you can make an easy CAS card with no stamping and few items to make it bling.  Written and photos Quick elegant CAS card with no stamping:  Start...