Bumbleberry Blog — My Favorite Things

 Hi There Crafty Friends I have something a little different for you today.Playing with Alcohol Inks, and Alcohol lift Ink pad. I am not an expert and if you never done this before, I would advise you check out some videos on you tube from Tim Holtz, (The Ranger King). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsTxx7YMww0 Products My Favorite Thing Background Stamp ( Flower Field) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/flower-field-background?variant=32642044428370 Alcohol Inks (Red, Orange, Yellow, and Green) Alcohol Lift Ink Pad Yupo Paper Neenah 80lb Card Stock https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/neenah/products/neenah-classic-crest-80lb-8-5x11-25-pk Black Card Stock Embellishments Honey Bee Stamps Hexagon Slim Frames https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/honey-bee-stamps/products/hexagon-thin-frames-honey-cuts Mama Elephant Happy Birthday Die https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/big-happy-birthday-creative-cuts?_pos=9&_sid=1393f397b&_ss=r&variant=21714126635090 Altenew Simple Hello Die...

Hello My Crafty Friends, Its Jo here from Daisy D's Design's, for the Bumbleberry Design Team Blog Post. I hope you all well, and keeping safe. I have a another  extremely on trend at the moment,slimline card for you, but today were turning on its side.     Products Honey Bee Stamps Raise A Glass Stamp https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/honey-bee-stamps/products/raise-a-glass-6x6-stamp-set Honey Bee Stamps Slimline sentiments Eyelets https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/honey-bee-stamps/products/slimline-sentiments-honey-cuts Embossing Ink Pad White Embossing Powder Ranger Distress Inks (rainbow choice of colour)   Gina K Cardstock In Copper Neenah Cardstock 80lb Neenah Cardstock 110lb for Card Blank. (cut at 7" x 8 1/2 " scored at...

Morning All I have been blown away with all the summers releases. So many amazing products. But my aim today is a very quick and simple but beautiful design.        Products MFT Big Balloon Stencil https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/big-balloon-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=3eb40c58c&_ss=r Mama Elephant Sentiment Stamps (Scripty Birthday Stamps) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/mama-elephant/products/scripty-bday Gina K Inks In Red Hot, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Key Lime, and Blue Lagoon. White Gell Pen Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad Fine Black Pen Bristol Card Stock Cut Just Shy of 4 x 6" 4 x 6" Card Blank Little Sequins Clear Iridescent   Method     Cut your Bristol Smooth cardstock...

Hello there, Hope you all well,  This weeks blog is a technique I've done many times. But I have recently found how to improve that technique. (Building a Background) So you've received your stamp set and your thinking what next?   1) Firstly I see what size the images are, will they cover the card, or make up part of it.   2) Then what colours would work with those images.( Nature, Beach, Countryside, Industrial) So,  If you got a ruff idea, like the fruit  then colours etc will come with the theme.  Or you can totally go out the...

Well Hello Crafty Friends, I was recently watching a fellow crafter ( Carissa Wiley)  stamp on vellum and I was inspired by the beautiful soft look it gave to her work. I been also trying to step out of my comfort zone to use different colour combinations as I said before. So armed with the vellum this is what I came up with.           Products My Favorite Things All The Encourage https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/all-the-encouragement My Favorite Things Paper Pad Positively Peppy https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/positively-peppy-paper-pad  My favorite Things Tropical Flowers https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/tropical-flowers?_pos=1&_sid=cc72776f5&_ss=r Lawn Fawn Vellum https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/cardstock-vellum-pearlescent?_pos=1&_sid=1051accf8&_ss=r Altenew Ink Pads in Sun kissed,...