Caryn Davies

03.07.2014

Sweet Rose – Clearly Besotted Stamps.

03.07.2014 by Caryn Davies 4 Comments

Hello, back today with another little glimpse at the new release from Clearly Besotted Stamps which will be available to purchase on 5th July at 10 pm BST. The set I’m featuring today has is a beautiful floral set called Sweet Rose. There are both solid and outline images so whether you like to colour with Copics, watercolours etc, or you like to go for solid stamping techniques, this has something for everyone!! Today’s card is stamped in London Fog Memento ink and coloured with Copics.

Please go and check out Stephanie the rest of the DT’s stunning cards and not forgetting our AWESOME guest designer – one of my favourites – Jen Nelson.

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02.07.2014

Clearly Besotted July Teasers start today!!

02.07.2014 by Caryn Davies 14 Comments

Hello – today sees the start of the July release teasers over at Clearly Besotted Stamps. This month has another bevy of beautiful stamps and dies and today I’m highlighting one of the standalone die collections – these GORGEOUS Butterflies. There are 4 dies in total two solids and two overlay, lace effect ones.

I used a combination of distress inks to colour a piece of card and then die cut the solid butterflies. I then cut the lacy ones and layered them over the solids. The sentiment is from another new set being released this month, All Occasion Sentiments.

Pop back tomorrow for another sneak peak.

Hugs,

Caryn xxx

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30.06.2014

Avery Elle – Signature Dies

30.06.2014 by Caryn Davies 4 Comments

Hi there! Sharing some simple cards I made using the fabulous new Summer release from Avery Elle. I’ve used the Signature dies to emboss a “frame” onto the front of the card panel and (one of my favourite stamps from this collection) the diamond from Many Thanks to create cards for those “milestone” anniversaries (emerald, sapphire and ruby). The sentiment is from So Happy.

If you haven’t used your dies to emboss before then it’s very simple to do. You will need to get yourself a rubber or silicone mat and then play with the levels of your die-cutting machine to see what combination works best (I have a Bigshot so I use the multi-purpose platform (top layer off), a rubber mat and then the two cutting plates as a sandwich). What you will end up with is the shape of the die embossed rather than cut all the way through. It opens up all kinds of new possibilities with your dies – I squealed the first time I used this technique!!!!