Bumbleberry Blog — Distress Oxides

Hello Spring! I am so ready for the warmer weather and the ability to enjoy it this year, fingers crossed. Until then, I've brought Spring inside and onto my cards today.  The Altenew Sparkled set is absolutely fabulous and I've been meaning to use it for ages. This is one of their layering sets so there's a ton of stamps includes - a large floral and three leaves with gorgeous layering stamps. Also included are multiple sentiments which really elevate this set to something a little special.  We're using Distress Oxides today for a nice subtle stamped image and it...

Hi There, Crafty Friends,  Apologies for my absence  last week, we had a slight family emergency with my daughter. But she is on the road to recovery now so I'm back today.  Sometimes its dauting to decide now to fill your card, with a design. So if this is the case I tend to sc ale things down. Let Me Show You! I fell in love with this little fox image from My Favorite Things.   Products My Favorite Things Lets Curl Up Stamps https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/lets-curl-up  Gina K Wreath Builder Template 3 3/4  https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/gina-k-designs/products/wreath-builder-template?variant=12866604826706  Kraft Card 4 x 4" Water Colouring...

 Hi There Crafty Friends,  Sunday the 14th  of February, is the day we celebrate Valentines Day. So this weeks blog is along that theme. Stencils are becoming the favourite way, to create the most amazing projects. As they are very versatile and their price point is much lower. Today I use the stencil in two different ways to create two very different valentines cards. Products Heart Extraordinaire Stencil My Favorite Things https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/heart-extraordinaire-stencil   Lots Of Hearts Stencil My Favorite Things (Love Card) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/stencil-lots-of-hearts Lots Of Love Die Namic My Favorite Things (Love Card) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/die-namics-lots-of-love?variant=31796725940306 Cosmic Shimmer Luna Paste (Moonlight Shimmer)...

 Well Happy New Year, Crafty Friends, Looking Forward to what 2021 has in store for us. After a difficult 2020, we face this new year as a fresh beginning. First on the card makers agenda is Valentines, letting our love ones know we love them. Our children our always close to our hearts and after seeing  MFT, latest release I fell in love with I'll Love You Forever Stamp Set, designed by Birdie Brown, who as you may or may not know is my favourite illustrator.     These are primely designed to welcome a new baby, but I just...

 Hello Crafty Friends, Moving on from my Christmas projects, I been noticing a new tread of stencil and masks. I thought I try one from Altenew .  Products Altenew Eucalyptus Jar Stamp https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/eucalyptus-jar-stamp-set Altenew Eucalyptus Jar Mask https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/eucalyptus-jar-mask-stencil Zig Clean Colour Markers  (mid green, olive green,light blue,cobalt blue, and blue grey) Memento Ink Pad in Pistachio Versamark Ink Pad White Embossing Powder Distress Oxide Ink Pad ( crushed olive) Gansai Tambi  Starry Nights (red gold) Nuvo Drops (copper penny)   Method Stamp and emboss in white embossing powder. and using the zig pens to water colour your image. Then stamp...