04.09.2013

10 Minute Craft Dash #25

Hey there.  Today there is a new 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge and this time Paulina has chosen a GORGEOUS colour combo. CD_25 I love those colours together, don’t you?  Of course the most exciting thing about this challenge was getting to do it with a few of my fellow Clearly Besotted DT teamies (and life-long friends too Stephanie Wincott, Debby Hughes and Amy Wanford) on our get-together at CBS Headquarters (Steph’s house!) at the weekend.  We had such a giggle and recorded it for prosperity (see our video below).  Sadly, my camera had a hissy fit after about 7 minutes so you don’t see us finishing the challenge but it got pretty tense towards the end!  We did all finish it in the time though (although it took me to EXACTLY 10 minutes!).  We did manage a second challenge which you can see in 2 weeks time and this time (with a different camera!) we did get it all on film!

So anyway, here is the card I made – simple eh?  How did it take me so long??

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Thanks for stopping by,

By the way, each of cards features stamps and dies from the imminent September release from Clearly Besotted – seen anything you HAVE TO HAVE so far??

Caryn xxx

03.09.2013

Nuts about you!

Teaser Time It’s day three of the teasers over on the Clearly Besotted blog, Stamping and Sharing.  Check out Steph’s samples – they’re amazing!

I’m here with a wee card made using the owl from You’re a Hoot II and some little elements from Autumn Flowers and Nuts About You – both in this month’s release.

nuts about you Make sure you hop on over to Steph’s blog for more inspiration.  I’ll be back tomorrow with a new 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge including our little video of myself, Amy, Debby and Stephanie doing the challenge.  Good fun was had by all!

Hugs,

Caryn xxx

02.09.2013

Sneaky Peak time at Clearly Besotted!

What a weekend I’ve just had!!  I travelled down to Essex to meet up with some of my fellow Clearly Besotted girls Aimes Wanford, Debby Hughes and the gov’ner herself, Stephanie Wincott!  Steph is about as generous as you can get with her hospitality although I have come back feeling rather ashamed of my clutter – that girl has MINIMAL taste!!  I don’t think we stopped talking for more than 5 minutes!  Thanks for your company girls – it was the best weekend ever!  I’ve added a few little pics below but we were chatting so much we didn’t even stop to actually take very many!

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We filmed a couple of 10 Minutes Craft Dashes too so stay tuned for that – what a laugh we had!

As it happens it was a very timely gathering too as we are the beginning of September which means ……… NEW RELEASE TIME !!! I am always excited when September comes around – for me its the start of the countdown to Halloween and of course Christmas!  Steph has some amazing sets coming out this month too and I can’t wait for you to see what’s in store.

Teaser Time

Today I am sharing a card made with a gorgeous Halloween set called Boo To You! featuring some cute pumpkins and spooky sentiments. My card is more Autumnal than Halloween though!  The sentimant is from another new set, Autumn Flowers.

autumn pumpkins Well, back to reality which is work, preparing for the return to school on Wednesday and also a total clear our of EVERYTHING I own after seeing how ruthless Steph is – I am still reeling from it!!

Hugs,

Caryn xxx