Bumbleberry Blog — Verity Biddlecombe

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. When I think of alcohol markers, pictures of beautifully colour images come to mind with impeccable blending and shading. I feel I'm still a beginner when it comes to alcohol markers. I'm more than happy to use them, colour with them, but I'm in no way an expert colourist when it comes to alcohol makers. So I was really happy to take the Altenew Magical markers technique class and discover some other ways to get creative with alcohol makers. It opened my eyes to using them with...

    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. I have taken another class over on the Altenew Academy and it was a class where I got to use the Altenew Masking paper. I have had it in my stash for a while, but I hadn't gotten around to use it. But it inspired me for todays card by masking a background for a 1 layer card. I'm not one for making 1 layer cards, and yes technically the heat embossed sentiment on this card is popped up on a little bit of foam, but otherwise the...

  Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. For these cards you don't need to be an expert at watercolouring to make them. Having said that, you don't need to have done any watercolouring before to create these 2-for-1 card. This easy watercolouring with die-cuts packs such punch but is so simple to make you'll be using this technique over and over again. I've used the beautiful Peony In Bloom cover plate die from Catherine Pooler, but you can create with any cover plate die you have! Written and photos Easy water-colouring with die-cuts: ...