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  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Most of the time, you reach for acetate to create your shaker cards, but why not use vellum instead. This was you can tone down bright pattern paper and create a fun pastel shaker with a vellum window. Here I'm using a selection of Catherine Pooler Designs to create this slimline shaker card, but you can also use it to make a regular sized card as well. Written and photos Pastel Shaker with Vellum Window:  This card uses the Chevron Slimline die and you need to...

Well Hello,  How are you doing! This week is a relaxing and basic slimline card using my pencils to create a cute birthday card. I love the little mice on the "Mice Day To Celebrate" stamps by MFT. Products Mice Day To Celebrate ( My Favorite Things ) Birdie Brown https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/bb-mice-day-to-celebrate  Neenah 80lb Card Stock https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/neenah-classic-crest-80lb-8-5x11-25-pk?_pos=1&_sid=e334acb9d&_ss=r  Black Onyx Ink Pad ( Versa Fine) Embossing Ink Pad ( WoW ) But any would do! Pencils ( Polychromo's ) But any would do! Slim Line Card Base White and Black Jelly Roll Pen's (Sakura) But any would do! Black Liquorice Card Stock...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. At times it can be hard to colour a realistic white looking flower - well for me it is and I don't have the patient to sit there colouring them in. However, you can easily use layers of white cardstock instead. So my tip for white flowers with white card - just add dimension!  Popping the layers up on foam, allows the layers to create showers, and these shadows give the flower depth and dimension. This is such a quick way to make a realistic white flower in...

   Well Hello Crafty Friends,  You may have come here from the incredibly talented Michelle Short  Blog https://www.cardgrotto.com/   "Whom is one of my inspirations." Can you believe how honoured we are to be joining in with the birthday celebrations.  Be sure to leave a comment by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of the 41 prizes. Leave a Hi and your city or country where your from it would be nice to see. The winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs.  The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog  https://wp.me/p6Dps1-dsz Altenew: 5...

 Well Hello and Welcome, There has been some exciting addition's to the bumbleberry website over the past few weeks. I'm over the moon to see, Firstly Catherine Pooler. (which our very own Verity is a uk ambassador for.) The Next is Pretty, Pink, Posh.  Last week I demoed using Colorado Crafts Company also new here at Bumbleberrys.   Products Layered Birthday Stencil A (Pretty, Pink, Posh) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/pretty-pink-posh/products/layered-birthday-stencils-2-pack-ppp?variant=33236357578834 Happy Birthday To You Die (Pretty, Pink, Posh) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/pretty-pink-posh/products/happy-birthday-to-you-script-die-ppp?variant=33236356989010 Inkpads In,  Tutti Frutti, Tiki Torch, Lime Ricky, All That Jazz, (Catherine Pooler) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/catherine-pooler/ink-pads Crystal Glaze or Glossy Accents White Neenah 80lb  6 x...