Bumbleberry Blog — christmas

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas despite never-ending pandemic. I've got a quick post today showing you that stamps aren't just for Christmas! Haha, see the pun I did there! Well, today I've got a fun card that uses the Hero Arts Cozy Town stamp set, originally a stamp set created for Christmas cards. With a few simple techniques, you can switch up and stretch your Christmas stamps to create cards all year round! So let's get started! Written and photos Stamps aren't just for Christmas: ...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I don't usually make kids Xmas Cards, as I'm never sure what to create. However, this year I want to try and make some Xmas cards for my niece and nephew, so I started to brainstorm what I could make. I decided the easiest way to make a card, was to make them in a theme they would like. My Niece loves unicorn and my nephew has started getting into baking, so I search the Bumbleberrys website on both themes and wham, these cards happen! So I'm sharing...

 Good Morning Crafty Friends, I do hope your all keeping well. I was excited to see that Concord and 9th had come up with a new die. perfect for sending money or gift cards to love one. With older children i'm stumped to know what to buy them and their partners for Birthday and Christmas. So this is perfect for me. Products Concord & 9th Die Mini Post Envelope    Cardstock In Colour of Your Choice. ( I'm all Gold and Black for Christmas this year) You can use Patterned Paper Lawn Fawn Word Border Dies Merry Christmas    Velcro...

Hello There Crafty Friends, I thought I had sorted all my Christmas cards for this year, but I couldn't resist the latest release from Birdie Brown (My Favorite Things ) Pile on the hugs, this stamp set was just so cute with the images of children playing in the snow. I am as you know a huge Birdie Brown fan. So today ive gone back to basic's by simply used my pencils to colour the children and stencil to create the snow drifs in the background. Products MFT Stamps Pile On The Hugs (Birdie Brown) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/bb-pile-on-the-hugs?_pos=1&_sid=15fb52c2e&_ss=r MFT Stencil Drifts and...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Skies are often a feature of many cards, but definitely at Christmas when you're creating winter scene. But you may struggle to colour them, or perhaps you're bored with how you normal colour them. Well, today I'm showing 3 alternative ways to colour a sky rather than using markers or paints! For this card, I've used the Hero Arts Rolling Hills die, and although this has come out in a holiday release, I can see it being used all year round - just change up the scene! Written...