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One background design two ways - Altenew Bold Bunch

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One background design two ways - Altenew Bold Bunch

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I've been taking a few of the classes over on Altenew Acadamy, and I decided to create these two cards after taking Beyond the Basic Backgrounds class. I picked up several techniques there, some I knew about but never really used so I challenged myself to use them. What's great is you can make them as elaborate or as simple as you wish. However, I decided to one technique to create these two cards. It is a great away to combine your stamps and dies, and stretching...

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Little Stamp Sets, Deserve A Place in your Stash!

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Little Stamp Sets, Deserve A Place in your Stash!

Good Morning Crafty Friends, I do hope your all keep well. Today I have a blog post showing how to get a the most out of smaller stamp sets. We tend to disregard them, thinking we are better off getting larger sets.  Think again my crafty friends. Here are just three of the techniques using them.      1) Background Stamping a pattern background.  2) Focus Using them to create a focal point.  3) Repetitive  use them more than just once repeating many times.    Products Friendly Hello Stamp Set by Concord & 9th https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/friendly-hello Gina K Inks Wild Dandelion,...

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Pencil colouring on dark cardstock - PinkFresh Studios Full Bloom

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Pencil colouring on dark cardstock - PinkFresh Studios Full Bloom

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I'm really loving using coloured cardstock panels, particularily the darker the better. But I also love to colour as well, so today I'm sharing my tips on pencil colouring on dark card. And as soon as I saw this beautiful floral stamp from PinkFresh Studios, I thought it would be perfect for just this technique! The floral arrangement allows the card to pop through against those softer colours really making the design stand out.  Written and photos Pencil colouring on dark cardstock:  To start off, trim a...

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Quick, Easy Blending and Stamping with a Stamp Positioner. Using Distress Oxides and Concord & 9th.

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Quick, Easy Blending and Stamping  with a Stamp Positioner. Using Distress Oxides and Concord & 9th.

Well Welcome, I do hope your all well.  I have been having some fun and stepping out of my comfort zone. I'm very much a character stamper and alcohol marker girl.  So water-coloring, is not  my thing. But I love the look, and admire some of the greats out in this industry. But this technique is truly fall proof.        Products Concord & 9th Forever Flower Stamp Set https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/forever-flower Stamp Positioner Distress Oxides in  Combi 1 Tumbled Glass & Salty Ocean Combi 2 Abandoned Coral & Aged Mahogany Combi 3 Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet Versamark ink pad...

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Creating with decofoil Toner Sheets

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Creating with decofoil Toner Sheets

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Have you tried Design Toner Sheets from ThermoWeb? These are so easy to use with a variety of foils and colours and today I have two quick cards show you two ways to use them. As they are clear toner printed acetate sheets they are also great for making a shaker card! What's more, I show you how to step the shaker card up a notch, so let's get creating with decofoil Tone Sheets! The first card uses the toner sheets to create a shaker compartment, but...

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