10.10.2013

Clearly Besotted Challenge – Colour Inspiration

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Hi all, here with my DT card for this month’s Clearly Besotted Challenge.  I’m reverting back to the current season with this card – I feel like I’ve been in full Christmas mode these last few days! Steph has given us a colour scheme to take inspiration from but it doesn’t have to be an Autumn themed card – just take your cue from the colours.

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embossed leafThe other day whilst I was digging about looking for my pots of embossing paste I knew I had buried somewhere, I also came across some tubs of UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) that had long since seen the light of day!  So, in the spirit of revisiting some old techniques I thought I’d have a go using the Autumn Flowers stamp set and dies.  I die cut the maple leaf from coaster board – it needs to be thicker than normal card for this.  Then after coating the die cut with a layer of Versamark I sprinkled on some gold and some copper UTEE and heated it.  Whilst it was still “molten” I stamped the co-ordinating leaf stamp into it.  I had forgotten how much fun this is!!

I’m sharing this over at Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Challenge which is to use stamps.

Please make sure you pop on over to Steph’s blog, Stamping and Sharing for all the challenge deets and check out the rest of the DT’s cards whilst you’re there – stunning inspiration as always.

Thanks for visiting.

Caryn xxx

10.08.2013

Clearly Besotted Challenge #3 – Colour Inspiration

Challenge

Good Saturday morning to you all.  Not looking that nice out of the window here right now but that doesn’t matter, we have a lovely picture for you to look at here instead!  If this doesn’t make you feel full of the joys of Summer then I don’t know what will!!

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This month’s Clearly Besotted Challenge is asking you to take inspiration from this gorgeous colour palette – isn’t it yummy?  I couldn’t resist pulling out my favourite August release set again, So Sweet.  Seems perfect for this image and colour scheme.

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The challenge win run for 2 weeks and a randomly selected entry will win four Clearly Besotted stamp sets.  In order to qualify for the prize (open to everyone worldwide), please kindly adhere to the following:

  • Your project must contain at least one Clearly Besotted product
  • It must be posted on your blog or an online gallery and linked on the Stamping and Sharing blog HERE
  • The closing date for entries is Friday 23rd August 2013 (11:55 GMT)
  • Multiple entries are welcomed but must be a new project each time

Please check out Steph’s blog, Stamping an Sharing for all the other Design Team projects. Looking forward to seeing all your yummy creations.

Bye for now,

Caryn xxx



10.06.2013

The first ever Clearly Besotted challenge!!

Hey folks, the big news around here today is that Steph is launching a new challenge over on her blog Stamping and Sharing, for all fans of Clearly Besotted stamps and dies.  How is exciting is that??  The first challenge is “Anything Goes” so if you own anything CBS at all you must join in the fun and play along.  Even if you don’t have any of the products yet (what’s WRONG with you?? Lol) you can still play along – just click HERE and download the freebie digi images Steph has created for you!

In order to qualify for the prize (open to everyone worldwide), please kindly adhere to the following guidelines:
  • Your crafty creation must contain at least one Clearly Besotted product.
  • It must be posted on your blog or an online gallery and linked below – direct link to post only please.
  • The closing date for entries is Sunday 23rd June 2013 (12:00 Mindnight GMT).
  • Multiple entries are permitted but they must be a new creation each time.
  • Please put GD next to your name if you’d like to be considered for our August Guest Designer Spot.

To celebrate the very first challenge and to kick things off in style, Steph is offering one randomly selected winner a very impressive prize ……..wait for it…… 5 Clearly Besotted stamps sets of your choice!!!!!  Now that’s one generous prize package isn’t it!  The other VERY exciting bit of news to report is that you will also have a chance at a guest DT spot (just put GDT in your link).

Now onto the card I have created for this very first challenge.  I have used the new April Showers (currently out of stock but due in very soon I am told!) set and one of the little bows from Make a Wish.  Can I just say “BEST.FONT.EVER”

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I coloured the umbrella with proMarkers and paired it with some PTI patterned paper and Cath Kidston washi tape.

Can’t wait to see all the entries – the challenge runs until Sunday 23rd June – have fun!!!

I actually used the current {CAS}e This Sketch challenge as my inspiration for this card (love their sketches) so am entering it over at that challenge too!!  Here’s the sketch:

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Hugs,

Caryn xxx