Bumbleberry Blog — Ink blending

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: ...

 Well Hello and Welcome, to my last blog of 2021. I am a huge fan of a stamp or die that creates a scene. So when I saw a stencil that did the same with a lower price point I had to give it a go. This is what I came up with. Products New Beginnings Stencil (Waffle Flower) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/waffle-flower/products/new-begininnings-stencil-6x6 Ink Pads (MFT) in Red Hot, Butterscotch, Lemon Chiffon, Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Eiffel Tower. https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/premium-dye-ink-cube-butterscotch Neenah 110lb Card C6 Card Blank Blending Brushes (Waffle Flower) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/waffle-flower/products/blending-brushes-wf Masking Paper Perfect Pearls White Paint for Splats Sprinkles Shimmering Circles (Little Things...

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...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I couldn't make a card featuring Catherine Pooler Design products without including some ink blending. These inks blend beautifully and I love the ink collections as they are ready-made rainbows. I picked Date Night inks from the Party collection to create a fun bright pastel inspired card with some simple rainbow ink blending. So let's continue the celebrations for the 5th Inkaversary! Written and photos Simple rainbow ink blending:  Temporary adhere the Wavy Line stencil down over a white card panel and with blending brushes start to...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. One thing I like about layering stencils in layering ink colours in the process too. It can create beautiful looks, and at times create new fun colours. Here, I overlaid Dress Blue with Uptown intensify the colour and giving a slight teal hue to the navy colour.  Written and photos Layering colours with layering stencils:  Start off by laying the biggest diamond layer from the PinkFresh Studio Slimline Diamond builder stencil. With blending brush, add Uptown ink through the layer. Next, positioned the middle sized diamond stencil...