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Appreciation Card Using Brutus Monroe "Geared Owl" Stamp!

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Appreciation Card Using Brutus Monroe "Geared Owl" Stamp!

Hello lovelies!This week I want to share an appreciation card I made using Brutus Monroe's "Geared Owl" stamp! I used my Misti stamping tool to stamp my image using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured it with my alcohol markers, sticking to grey/brown/golden tones. I used a white gel pen to add some highlights and details before fussy cutting it out. I used Mama Elephant's "Basic Rectangles" Creative Cuts to cut out three panels, two from Neenah Classic Crest white card stock and one from black card stock. I cut a window in my smallest panel using Honey...

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Using your dye inks to watercolour - Altenew Wild & Free

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Using your dye inks to watercolour - Altenew Wild & Free

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. If you have a lot of ink pads or re-inkers in your stash and are looking for more ways to use them, then this technique is just what you've been looking for. Whatsmore, if you've wanted to get that watercolour look but don't have any watercolour paints then this technique is a great way to achieve it. You can use your dye inks to watercolour in, and pair it with heat embossing to make it that one step easier for even a novice watercolourist.  Written and...

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Creating Trendy Succulents, Out of Flower Dies.

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Creating Trendy Succulents, Out of Flower Dies.

 Welcome and Hello, Its Jo here from Daisy D's, for Bumblerry's  Wednesday blog post. Today,I'm showing you that ive  been up to a spot of die cutting. I love added dimension in this way. I think you can really make your card pop.       I teamed this up with my other  obsession this month, the Honey Bee Stamps Hexagon Frames.  After watch Greg from Concord & 9th, I had  to try this for myself. Products Concord & 9th Fresh Cut Florals Edition 3 Dies https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/fresh-cut-florals-edition-3?variant=32697455575122  Concord & 9th " HI" Die from Type Talk https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/type-talk-dies  Type Talk Stamps...

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Simple Friendship Card Using Mama Elephant's "My Pet Puppies" Stamp Set!

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Simple Friendship Card Using Mama Elephant's "My Pet Puppies" Stamp Set!

Hello lovelies!Today I'm sharing a friendship card using the "My Pet Puppies" stamp set from Mama Elephant!  I used my Misti stamping tool to stamp my images using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured them with my alcohol markers and added some highlights and details with a white gel pen. I die cut a panel from Neenah 110lb Classic Crest card stock using the largest of Mama Elephant's "Basic Rectangles" Creative Cuts. I cut a panel using the same die from some watercolour paper and die cut a circle in the centre using Honey Bee Stamps' "Double Stitched...

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Creating a background with soft ink blending - PinkFresh Studio Lush Vines

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Creating a background with soft ink blending - PinkFresh Studio Lush Vines

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. If you've tried ink blending many times, you may struggle to get that soft ink blended look. But that is a thing of the past! If you've not tried the Altenew Ink Blending tool, then it's a must for creating a background with soft ink blending! I used it along with the PinkFresh Studios Lush Vines background stamp to create this fresh and vibrant card. So let's get started! Written and photos Creating a background with soft ink blending :  To start off, trim a piece of...

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