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Hi everybody! I'm still on the Autumnal vibe and today I've used thenFalling Leaves Stamp and Stencil Sets and they are beautiful! Using the stencil with  the stamped leaves takes all the stress out of coloring in just a couple minutes. Instructions:  Cut a mini slimline card base 6.25" x 3.25" Stamp your sentiments from the set bottom right.  Either stamp out your design right over the card base or trim a piece of card a quarter of an inch smaller than your base and sentiment and stamp on that. (originally I had the one layer but spilled ink on...

Hi everybody! Today I’m sharing an awesome stamp set by Mama Elephant called Happy Holly days. Click here to purchase.I love Christmas and really enjoy giving handmade cards so when I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it! To be honest, there’s not a lot of coloring to do and shading minimal. Instructions  Stamp your large image onto buff/sand colored card with alcohol friendly ink.  Color image with Nuvo Alcohol Markers and color pencils. Add white gel pen highlights  Splatter with white, gold, bronze, and black acrylic ink. Stamp out small sentiment with black ink and...

Hi friends! I’m so happy Autumn is finally here, it’s the best time of year for me. I’m always inspired by the beauty of nature’s calming change and the richness in color it brings. Today I’m sharing one of the most beautiful stamp sets I’ve ever owned, called Friendship Blooms. What a collaboration between Hero Arts and Gina K this is! I’m even happier that there’s a few left in the shop and you can buy it here —> Friendship Blooms Stamp Floral sets are always my favorite and this is simply exquisite! It’s perfect for a slimline design but...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I really cannot get enough of the Adorning Doves stamp and die set from the This Christmas collection from Catherine Pooler Designs. Although I have created several cards already with this set, I wanted to use it with some no-line colouring. Well, almost no line, you can still see a few, ha ha! However, this no-line look gives it a very soft and almost rustic style Christmas card, and thought the look paired beautifully with the Joyeux Noel from the stamp set.  Written and photos No-line colouirng with...

Hi everyone Today I’m sharing a lovely Autumnal card using scraps and the fabulous Altenew Classic Sneakers stamp set. You can purchase from the shop here: Altenew Classic Sneakers.  Simply cut strips of Autumnal card in varying width and mount them onto a piece of black card. My panel is 3.5” x 4.75”, then mounted onto a black layer 1/4” larger and popped onto a white a2 card. Next, ink blend squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade and candied apple onto a panel measuring 2.75” x 4”. Layer that onto a white panel 1/4” larger and adhere to your strips card base....