Bumbleberry Blog — heat embossing

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. There are some cards where quick colouring works better than detailed colouring, and this card is one of them. Although this stamp has a lot of detail and is delicate, you could spend quite a while no-line watercolouring it. However, as it is a small stamp, quick colouring is better if you're not a great colourist. This stamp also works well on a CAS card, and I'm showing you how this is done in today's post.  Written and photos Quick watercoloured CAS Card:  To start off, add...

Well Hello Crafty Friends I see our old favorites Perfect Pearls are making a come back. With Ranger releasing new colours at CREATIVATION 2020 So I though I dig mine out, their about 10 yrs old and still perfect. excuse the pun!     Products My Favorite Things Birdie Brown Set Magical Friends https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/bb-magical-friends Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Card Stock Cut To 4 1/2" x 11 3/4"  Folded at 5 3/4 " to create top folding card. https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/lawn-fawn/products/black-licorice-cardstock?variant=1535461359626 Plus a scrap for sentiment MFT Mini Cloud Stencil https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/stencil-mini-cloud-edges?_pos=1&_sid=f232af918&_ss=r Hero Arts White Unicorn Ink Pad White Paint For Splats Rangers Perfect...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When I was watching all the videos coming from Creativation I was inspired to get out my PinkFresh Studio dies after a booth tour of PinkFresh Studio. I particularly wanted to the play with the Leaf die and though it could be used to make an elegant CAS wedding card.  Written and photos Elegant CAS wedding card:  To start off, die-cut the Leaf die from white card 2-3 times. In addition, die-cut the leaf one more time from coloured card of your choosing. This is a Rose...

Well Hello, Hoping All is well, with my "Crafty Friends." This week I've been playing with the  MFT Super Boy Stamp and Coordinating Dies.     Products   Stamps https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/bb-super-boy?variant=31597126778962   Cordinating Dies https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/bb-super-boy-die-namics?variant=31597127827538   Masking Stencils (Radiating Rays) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/stencil-radiating-rays?variant=41101401098   One Piece of Neenah 80lb Cut to 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" and  another piece to stamp and colour your image. Distress Oxide in Mustard Seed Black Card Stock 6 x 6" Scrap of MFT Basic Strips Black / White Paper Scrap of Black Card Stock Glossy Accents Alcohol Markers White Embossing Powder Little Black Gems Card Blank 6...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. As soon as I saw this Floral Focus from My Favorite Things I knew it needed to be the centre of attention and the best way to highlight a stamp such as this is to use a monochromatic scheme and add some shading with pencils. Using a base colour of cardstock like this helps make it easier to make the colouring look effortless, and anybody could achieve this.  Written and photos Monochromatic Pencil highlighting:  To start off, trim a piece of Gina K Double Denim cardstock down...