Bumbleberry Blog — Merlot
Autumnal wreath with warm tones - PinkFresh Studio stencils and Catherine Pooler Inks
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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When autumn arrives, the trees turn and you start to see this lovely transition from green to reds and browns. For today's card, I've created an autumnal wreath with warm tones for a soft and elegant card. This features a lovely layered stencil wreath from PinkFresh Studio and combined it with a beautiful tone-on-tone background to add subtle texture. Written and photos Autumnal wreath with warm tones : Start off by blending through 4 of the Thrill of Hope wreath stencil layers using muted warm toned greens and...
Watercolour background with reinkers!
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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. One way to create a background quickly is to make a watercolour background. If you don't have watercolours, then you can fake it by using your reinkers. Watercolour background with reinkers is perfect for heat embossing on, and as I still love the Catherine Pooler Boho Fall release, I created another autumn thank you card. Written and photos TITLE: Start off by wetting a piece of watercolour cardstock with clean water. Add a few drops of re-inker to an acrylic block - these work great as makeshift palettes....
Emboss resist CAS birthday card with Catherine Pooler Designs stamps, dies and inks!
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Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Emboss resist is one of the first techniques I learn with heat embossing, well after learning to heat emboss first I guess! But it is always one of the best embossing techniques there is! This technique combined with ink blending will always create stunning backgrounds in minutes. So today, I've used some fabulous Catherine Pooler products to create an emboss resist CAS birthday card. My cards have been depleted recently, so I'm building my birthday card stash back up! Written and photos Emboss resist CAS birthday card : Start...