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Soft ink blending Rainbow Florals - Waffle Flower Tulips & Altenew Ink Blending Tool

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Soft ink blending Rainbow Florals - Waffle Flower Tulips & Altenew Ink Blending Tool

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...

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I've got a stamp set now WHAT!!!! featuring the Main Squeeze Stamps from MFT

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I've got a stamp set now WHAT!!!! featuring the Main Squeeze Stamps from MFT

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...

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Creating unique shaped cards with Altenew Delicate Bouquet stamp

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Creating unique shaped cards with Altenew Delicate Bouquet stamp

  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...

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Stamping On Vellum, for a softer look to your cards. Using MFT Stamps and Papers.

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Stamping On Vellum, for a softer look to your cards. Using MFT Stamps and Papers.

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,...

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Stretching your supplies for multiple cards - Concord & 9th - Die-cutting Essentials Magazine

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Stretching your supplies for multiple cards - Concord & 9th - Die-cutting Essentials Magazine

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. We often by a product with a project in mind, but then struggle to use it for another design. Here I have 5 cards showing you how to stretch your supplies for multiple cards designs. One tip I find that helps is to choose a colour scheme to create with and then change the card base sizes and shapes to create variation. You'll also find these cards in the newly release Die-cutting Essentials magazine, issue 66 released on the 25th of June. So let's get started! Written...

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