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Simple birthday card with a popping background: A way to use alphabet dies

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Simple birthday card with a popping background: A way to use alphabet dies

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. You may wonder what to do with alphabet dies? You may love the font and size but unsure when to use them. Well today I'm showing you how a simple popping background is the perfect base to add your alphabet die-cut sentiment on top for an eye catching card design.  Written and photos Simple birthday card with a popping background:  For this, create a colourful inky background. Here I used a variety of alcohol inks with Yupo paper (measures 5"x7)  but you can create any size...

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Take inspiration from pattern paper - Touch of Frost paper | Catherine Pooler Designs

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Take inspiration from pattern paper - Touch of Frost paper | Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. One thing I love with Catherine Pooler Designs is the pattern paper list on the front the ink colours that coordinate with the paper. Now if you struggle to put colours together, then this is the perfect solution for you. Here you can easily take inspiration from pattern paper and use this to help create a beautiful card that looks cohesive in no time. This card uses the lovely Touch of Frost pattern paper which has a beautiful soft colour palette featuring colours from the Spa ink...

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Pastel Shaker with Vellum Window - Catherine Pooler Designs

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Pastel Shaker with Vellum Window - Catherine Pooler Designs

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. Most of the time, you reach for acetate to create your shaker cards, but why not use vellum instead. This was you can tone down bright pattern paper and create a fun pastel shaker with a vellum window. Here I'm using a selection of Catherine Pooler Designs to create this slimline shaker card, but you can also use it to make a regular sized card as well. Written and photos Pastel Shaker with Vellum Window:  This card uses the Chevron Slimline die and you need to...

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