Bumbleberry Blog — Altenew stamps

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I've been away for a bit but I'm back today with some gorgeous florals using the Altenew Hello Beautiful Craft Your Life Kit. Craft your life kit comes with everything you need to make a stunning cohesive card. However, today i'm showing you that it can also pair beautifully with other items in your stash. What is great with the craft your life kit is the stencils that come with. This allows you to colour florals quickly with colouring stencils and no pen, pencil or paintbrush is...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Today I'm showing you an elegant colour scheme for card making, and although it uses grey ink, this helps elevate the card along with the gold and navy colours. You can easily adapt this card design, but I like to keep elegant cards simple with only a few cohesive colours and a metallic embossing powder in there to add a touch of glamour.  Written and photos Elegance with simple colours:  Start off by heat embossing the Altenew Cartoon Tulips in embossing ink and heat set with gold...

    Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Washi tape is such a versatile product and it can come in many different sizes, colours and styles. Today I've got two 5 minute cards with washi tape featuring the gorgeous Aurora Borealis washi tape. I kept them very clean and simple and I think these are perfect unisex cards to have in your stash.  Written and photos 5 Minute cards with Washi Tape:  For this first card, adhere 3 strips of the Aurora Borealis washi tape onto a card panel measuring at 5.25x4". Next,...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. At times it can be hard to colour a realistic white looking flower - well for me it is and I don't have the patient to sit there colouring them in. However, you can easily use layers of white cardstock instead. So my tip for white flowers with white card - just add dimension!  Popping the layers up on foam, allows the layers to create showers, and these shadows give the flower depth and dimension. This is such a quick way to make a realistic white flower in...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Sometimes we can get stuck in a rut with our stencils and just think of using one technique with them. But when you get a layering stencil you can do so much more! Today I'm sharing how I used the Mandala Builder stencil set and added interest to layering stencils with a few different techniques. So let's get started! Written and photos Add details to your layering stencils:  Start off by applying the first layer of the stencil onto a white card panel and using a...