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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. One thing I love with Catherine Pooler Designs is the pattern paper list on the front the ink colours that coordinate with the paper. Now if you struggle to put colours together, then this is the perfect solution for you. Here you can easily take inspiration from pattern paper and use this to help create a beautiful card that looks cohesive in no time. This card uses the lovely Touch of Frost pattern paper which has a beautiful soft colour palette featuring colours from the Spa ink...

Welcome Back,  So this week I decided to step out of the comfort zone. I have said, in past blog posts. I am not confident when it comes to watercolour painting. But I have been much more confident, when using Distress Inks as my palette. I love flowers but always steer away from them as I don't think I will be able to make it look nice. But I decided to give it a shot, so I leave you to decide if I managed to pull it off!  Products Statement Flowers Stamp Set (Altenew) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/statement-flowers-stamp-set?_pos=2&_sid=a8c252f28&_ss=r Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When you need a background in a hurry then why not create a quick abstract background with watercolour brush pens. These allow you to add colour instantly, and you don't need to neat and perfect to get the look. To make more of an impact, choose contrasting colours to allow your stamping to pop! Here I used a bright pink along with a rich dark teal for that instant WOW! factor.  Written and photos Abstract background with Watercolour Brush pens:  Start by drawing lines down a...

 Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. The recent release from Catherine Pooler Designs has some beautiful winter inspired designs perfect for creating Christmas cards or cards to fit the season. Today I'm showing you how to create this fun Slimline falling snowflakes card featuring the new Scrolling Snowflakes stamp & die set. These Scrolling snowflakes have such a beautiful elegant design and each snowflake in the set is unique, just in real life! So, let's get started.  Written and photos Slimline falling snowflakes:  Start off stamp the snowflakes from the Scrolling Snowflakes stamp...

Hi everybody! Today I’m sharing some quick, clean and simple Thanksgiving cards using the awesome Hero Arts ‘Color Layering Pumpkin’, stamp set. I love this set and bought it as soon as it was available! This is a gorgeous Autumn set abs can be used for all types of cards, but today I’m sharing some Thanksgiving cards I made. Instructions Cut four pieces of Dice White card, 3.5 x 4.75 inches  Cut four pieces of colored card 3.75 x 5 inches, orange, pistachio, dark green, navy.  using a stamping platform, start with the leaves first. I found this easiest if you...