Bumbleberry Blog

Hello crafty friends!It's been a while since I've posted or had the chance to craft, so I'm happy to be back! How have you all been? I hope you're all well! I'm jumping back in this week with a birthday card made with MFT stamps, the "Picture Perfect Party Animals" stamp set is adorable, I couldn't resist these parrots being the crazy bird lady I am! I secured some white Neenah card stock in my Misti stamping tool and stamped the parrot image using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink. I coloured the image using alcohol markers, adding highlights with a...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Do you love to ink blend, but want to get that soft delicate look? Well, why not try the new Altenew Ink Blending tool. This tool creates beautifully soft ink blending will no harsh lines, and you don't have to start off the paper either! This tool is great for emboss resist technique to create soft ink blending rainbow florals. With a little tweaking, I've used the Tulip stamp set from Waffle Flower to create an elegant rainbow slimline card, so let's get started.  Written and photos...

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...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today's card was inspired after taking a class over on the Altenew Academy site, and this class was called 'with a twist'. It was all about creating cards with a twist, and this card was inspired by creating a unique shaped card. With this idea, instead of a full front card, the shape of the card was influence by the shape of the stamp. Whatsmore I added some stamping inside the card peeping out the front for a little more interest.  Written and photos - Creating...

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,...