Bumbleberry Blog — Distress Oxides

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I haven't been very active on Bumbleberry's as I have moved house, however, things are starting to settle down so I can now get back into my craft room. Today, I have a quick card with a winter-inspired background using alcohol inks. It was the perfect backdrop to add the beautiful leafy branch die over the top. It may not be a  Christmas die, but I still think it works.  Written and photos Alcohol Ink Winter-Inspired Background:  To start off, trim down a piece of Alcohol...

Well Hello Crafty Friends, I have two cards for you today, using the beautiful large floral image from Honey Bee Stamps. I am not usually fond of this kind of design, as i'm more an character artist. But I just kept looking, at this image and I wanted to challenge myself. By stepping out of my comfort zone. So here we go  Unfortunately I  had to make a sympathy card this month, when I read the sentiments to this stamp set this was perfect. Then after enjoying this challenge  so much, i went on to make an autumnal card for...

Hey lovelies!I'm taking a break from the Christmas cards this week to share a birthday card using Waffle Flower's "Pawsome" stamp set! We've all forgotten a birthday or sent a card a little afterwards, so it's always handy to have one of these cards in your stash for these occasions! I placed some white card stock in my Misti stamping tool and stamped my images from the set using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured them with my alcohol markers, added details with a white gel pen and fussy cut them out. I cut a polaroid photo frame...

Well Hi there Crafty Friends, Today see's me using three techniques, with one stencil.   Card One (Blending)     Card Two (Using a Embossing Medium)      Card Three(Highlighted)     Card One Products Peace, Love and Joy Stencil from My Favorite Things https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/stencil-peace-love-and-joy?_pos=1&_sid=6ce20ac3b&_ss=r   Bitty Holiday wishes from My Favorite Things https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/bitty-holiday-wishes?_pos=1&_sid=0e8bf5c09&_ss=r&variant=30413143605330   Sweet Holiday Penguins From My Favorite Things https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/sy-sweet-holiday-penguins?variant=13080403509330 Masking Paper  Large Circle Die Distress Oxide (Salty Ocean) Blending Brush Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad  Alcohol Markers Silver Embossing Powder Strip of Vellum 6 x 6 Inch Card Blank White Pom Pom (optional)   Method Take...

Hey lovelies!I'm sharing another holiday themed card this week! This time I'm using the adorable "Fuzzy Hugs" stamp set from Mama Elephant! I adhered a piece of white card stock in my Misti stamping tool and stamped all of the images from the set using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured all of my images with my alcohol markers, added details with a white gel pen and fussy cut them out. I chose to use the bunnies for this card! I used Heffy Doodle's "Candy Store" stencil with Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks to create...