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Creating masculine and feminine birthday card sets

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Creating masculine and feminine birthday card sets

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today’s post is all about creating two sets of birthday cards using the same techniques, but one tailored more as masculine and the other more feminine. What’s more, I’ve also created a box for each set so these could easily be given as a gift set for someone to use so make sure you check those out at the end. Video tutorial Creating masculine and feminine birthday card sets:      Written and photos Creating masculine and feminine birthday card sets:  To start off with, we're going to...

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One die - three card designs (Pink Fresh Beautiful Blooms)

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One die - three card designs (Pink Fresh Beautiful Blooms)

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. This die from Pink Fresh Studio is stunning and is so easy to use in a combination of card designs to really get your money worth out of it. I have 3 for you today, but there are so many more that you'll have a whole stack in your stash ready to send out. What's more, I have paired it with embossing paste and liquid watercolours for added interest or used it to create a gorgeous wedding card with a glittering shaker element.  Written and photos...

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Duo of masculine CAS Cards

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Duo of masculine CAS Cards

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. For a lot of card makers, masculine cards can be more of a challenge to make. As stampers and crafters, we are drawn to pretty stamps whether they're florals, critters or intricate designs. But our styles don't always suit the recipient the card is intended for, and this can often be quite common with male cards. Don't get me wrong, a Man could like any card we make, but quite a few won't appreciate a floral card with all the time we put into it. So instead, I'm...

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Sentiment Spotlighting - Honey Bee Stamps and Altenew

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Sentiment Spotlighting - Honey Bee Stamps and Altenew

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today I have three cards for your with sentiment spotlighting to create modern focal points and lovely clean and simple cards. You don't need loads of intricate stamps to create cards - modern, bold and clean and simple cards can be very on trend. And can also suit many different recipients. So have a look in your stash and browse the Bumbleberry store for you next sentiment stamp set, ideal for making cards just like these.  The cards use three techniques: tonal stamping, ombre stamping and faux...

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