Bumbleberry Blog

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. If you didn't know Altenew come over to the UK for the One Big Show in July - it's a trade show. But whilst they're visiting the UK they hold a workshop, for which I went to this year. It was amazing, getting a sneak peek at some new products and meeting some crafty people. Whilst there, we were given some of the Misty Meadows Washi tape, but I saved mine to use when I got home. I wanted to show you that Washi tape isn't just...

Well Hello and Welcome to the blog this morning, Jo Here from Daisy D's I have so many dies, after 16 yrs of collecting. (Don't Judge Me)    Occasionally I see a total different use for them. I think this is what they call thinking out the box.   The latest release from My Favourite Thing Swimming Pool Die-Namic, is one such die, let me explain. https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/my-favorite-things/products/die-namics-swimming-pool This Has so many possibility. A Pond,  A  Bean, Jelly, Broad, Baked, Kidney, A Aubergine,Pond, Puddle and what I choose to use it for an Artist Palette.      This quick an simple...

Hey lovelies!This week I'm sharing another birthday card with you, this time using Waffle Flower's "We Herd" stamp set!I started by stamping out the group of rabbits in my Misti stamping tool using Gina K's Amalgam Jet Black ink and colouring them with my alcohol markers. I used a white gel pen to add highlights and details before fussy cutting them out. I used Mama Elephant's "Basic Rectangles" Creative Cuts to cut three panels from white card stock, two of the second largest size and one of the largest. I cut a section from the middle of one of the...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. I love to add texture to my cards, and the embossing paste from Altenew is perfect for doing just that. It is a lovely lightweight paste that doesn't add to much bulk to your cards and is easy to colour or use as is for its brilliant white colour. Today, I'm using the paste with distress oxides to create a textured unisex birthday card, but you can easily swap and change the colours up depending on the recipient or the occasion. The simple design of the card lends...

Well Hello, Jo here from Daisy D's Designs, When ever I think about watery scenes, I tend to lean towards my water colour mediums, I find Real Brush Markers from Zig's,Watercolour Paints, Oxide Pads and Sprays,help me achieve that movement in the water look.    But this  time I went a step forward by teaming it up with a embossing folder, I tend to forget things I have and my desk has been crammed with stencils, as they have been so on trend. But recently I have been decluttering the craft room. There was some gems in there I had...