Bumbleberry Blog — Foil

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I've really been getting into hot foiling and using my glimmer machine. One technique I love to do with foiling is ink blending! Ink blending over foiling is a quick and easy technique to step your card up a notch and elevate the design. I'm using a regular die to create a custom foiled background for a simple die-cut sentiment to sit on. So let's get started.  Written and photos Ink blending over foiling:  Start off by placing both of the Frame Builder: Botanical Diamond Frame...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Now I like to stretch my stash and find more ways to use them so they have more value and use. Today, I'm showing you have you can use you Glimmer Hot Foil machine with out foil plates. Instead, we're going to add subtle foil detail with coordinating dies. This card features the love Big Blossoms stamp and die set, with the coordinating dies allowing you to add more flower line details to your cards. Written and photos - Add subtle foil detail with your coordinating dies: ...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. For this weeks project, I created these cards with a stencil and hot foiling. I do love adding foil to my projects, and the shine from foil is perfect for Christmas cards. Although I have only shown you 4 cards here, I can tell you I went to town making plenty of foiled backgrounds when I had all my equipment out and have so far made 14 cards with many more to come. So this project is great for making lots of cards in one go! Alternative...