Clearly Besotted | Let's Prance

Hello there, I absolutely love the reindeer in the Clearly Besotted Let's Prance Stamp Set and thought they would be great for an easy Christmas card idea that could be mass produced. 

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I started off my card by taking a panel of white cardstock and stamping the three reindeer from the Clearly Besotted Let's Prance Stamp Set on top using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. Whilst I love colouring these reindeer, I thought it would like look nice to keep them just black and white and modern looking. 

I grabbed a Copic Black Multiliner and coloured the hooves and scarves of the reindeer, plus the noses on two as well. I then cut the panel down a little (to 3.75" tall) and adhered it to a 4" x 5.5" black card base with thin foam tape. 

I stamped a sentiment from the now retired Clearly Besotted A Little Sentimental Stamp Set (but the newer Small Sentiments set has the same font) onto more black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using more thin foam tape. To finish, I adhered a Doodlebug red glitter Sprinkle to the reindeer's nose in the middle.  

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I did think about adding the panel onto a red card base to make it look a bit more Christmassy, but I love black card bases, so went with that instead! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Clearly Besotted | Sending Love

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Clearly Besotted Sending Love set. This is such a cute set with characters popping out of envelopes, as well as few other images and sentiments. 

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I started off by stamping two of the images from the Clearly Besotted Sending Love Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies section). I then fussy cut them out using scissors. 

Using the images as I guide, I stamped the postage marks onto the front of an A2 sized white card base using Shadow Grey Archival Ink. I then stamped the sentiment from the set using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

The images were adhered on top using thin foam tape. I added white gel pen highlights to the images, as well as black glaze pen on their eyes. For some added shine, I applied Crystal Glaze to the heart on the penguin's envelope. To finish, I added a few Pinkfresh Studio Lilac Clear Drops. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Penguin - BV29, BV25, BV23, BV20/YR16, Y17, Y13. Bear - E49, E59, E57, E55. Envelopes - C3, C0, C00. Hearts - V09, V17, V15, V12. 

The set is from the Clearly Besotted January release and it was such a cute release, so I hope you will check it out! I do hope to share some more cards using the release soon but in the mean-time, if you are a fan of Clearly Besotted, do check out the clearance section. There are loads of sets in there at bargain prices! Thank you so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Clearly Besotted Teaser + June 2023 Release Preview Video

Hello there and welcome to Clearly Besotted release day! The June 2023 sets release tonight at 8pm BST. I have one last teaser to share with you before we look at the release in full. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the characters in rubber rings from the Clearly Besotted Floating Fun Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list) before fussy cutting out using scissors. 

I die cut a panel of white cardstock using Sunny Studio Slimline Pennants Dies and masked off the top portion using memo tape. I took a blending brush and blended Tim Holtz Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink below. I splattered on some water and removed the tape. I then placed the Clearly Besotted Cloudy Days Stencil on top. 

Using an ink blending brush, I blended Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink on to the panel to add clouds to the sky. I stamped a sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Summer Corners Stamp Set on top using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The panel was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape. The characters were adhered on top. To finish off, I added a few white gel pen highlights tot he images. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Bunny - W6, W4, W3, W1, RV55. Rubber ring - RV66, RV55, RV52/E55, E51, E50. Cat - C8, C6, C4, C2, RV55. Rubber ring - V09, V17, V15, V12, V01/RV66, RV55, RV52. 

CLEARLY BESOTTED JUNE 2023 RELEASE:

The six new sets release tonight at 8pm BST (UK time). You can purchase them as one big bundle, exclusively from Clearly Besotted. If you buy the bundle, you receive 15% saving compared to purchasing the sets separately, plus free gifts of a sentiment stamp set, a stencil and 6 sheets of patterned paper.  Here is a look at the bundle:

You can also purchase the sets individually from the Clearly Besotted Shop (UK based), Simon Says Stamp (US based), Butterfly Reflections Ink (US based), Artcreatiu (based in Spain), Cloud9 Crafts (Netherlands), Card Nouveau (Belgium) and Kreativbunt (Germany). Here is a look at all of the sets up close and a recap of my projects:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have shared in the video. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog and my amazing teamie Keren. We also have the fabulous Kitty, Francine and Alberto joining us too, so please do check out what they have been up to as well. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. Have a fabulous day! 

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Let's Celebrate

Hello there and welcome to day four of the Clearly Besotted Clearly Besotted June 2023 teasers. Release day is tomorrow, 1st June 2023. Today I am using the Balloon Bunch Corners set which is a really fun set perfect for all celebrations - birthdays, congratulations and lots more!

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I started off by stamping the image from the Clearly Besotted Balloon Bunch Corners Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured it using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area for reference) and then fussy cut it out using scissors. 

I took a panel of white cardstock and added ink blending to the bottom right hand corner using Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and an ink blending brush. I splattered on Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White Paint and set it aside to dry. Once dry, it was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Tiny Type Stamp Set on to black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card, along with the image, using thin foam tape. To finish, I added a white gel pen highlights to the balloons. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Bunny - W6, W4, W3, W1. Balloons - V09, V17, V15, V12/BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11/RV19, RV66, RV55, RV52, Y17, Y15, Y11. 

I wanted to keep the sentiment generic, so that I can use it for a few different occasions. For more inspiration using the release, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Kitty, Francine and Alberto. Thank you so much for stopping by today, see you tomorrow for release day! Have a lovely day! 

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Hello Friend

Hello there and welcome to day three of the Clearly Besotted June 2023 Teasers. The new sets release on 1st June 2023, so not too long to wait now! My card today uses the new Sunny Day Play set. This set has lots of hippos having fun at the beach. As much as I love the hippos, I fell in love with the seagulls and wanted to make a feature of them! 

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I started off by stamping the seagulls from the Clearly Besotted Sunny Day Play Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list) before fussy cutting them out with scissors. 

I die cut a few Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity Dies from white cardstock - two for the card base and another two for the waves. Using a wave die (I used a retired set from MFT) I cut three layers of waves and then blended Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink on top. On another of the panels, I placed the Clearly Besotted Cloudy Days Stencil on top and blended Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink on top to create the sky. 

I scored the other hexagon piece at the top to make a hinge. I added adhesive to it and adhered it to the cloud one to make a card base. The waves were adhered to the card with tape runner adhesive, making sure to leave a gap at the top to add the seagulls under the waves. The seagulls were adhered with thin foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Tiny Type Stamp Set on to black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. They were cut into strips and adhered to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish off, I added Copic Marker and white gel pen dots to the water. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Seagulls - C6, C5, C3, C1, C0/YR18, Y17, Y15. Water dots - GB45. 

Although I already had the design for the card in my head, it end up being similar to a few cards I saw online using an MFT set - Anna Lorenzetto, Amy Yang and Angelica Conrad. Aren't they amazing! For more inspiration using the Clearly Besotted June 2023 release, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, my amazing teamie Keren and our wonderful guests Kitty, Francine and Alberto. Thank you so much for visiting me today, I very much appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Bee Well

Hello there and welcome to day two of the Clearly Besotted June 2023 Teasers. Release day is 1st June 2023. Today I have a card to share using the new Bee Well set. This set features lots of adorable bees and fun sentiments. 

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I started off by stamping one of the bees from the Clearly Besotted Bee Well Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured him using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list for reference) and then fussy cut him out with scissors. 

I placed the Clearly Besotted Honeycomb Crunch Stencil on to a panel of white cardstock and using a blending brush, blended Tim Holtz Distress Inks on top. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber. The stencil was removed and the panel die cut using a Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Die before adhering to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape. 

The bee was adhered on top with more thin foam tape. I took the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Bee Well Stamp Set and stamped it on to black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish off, I added a few white gel pen dots and added Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the centres of the flowers. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Bee - YR27, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11/C10, C8, C6, C5/B02, B00, B000. Flowers - RV19, RV66, RV55, RV52/YR27, Y17, Y15, Y13/G29, YG17, YG23, YG01. 

These bees are sure to put a smile on anyone's face! For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to Clearly Besotted, Keren, Kitty, Francine and Alberto. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Magical Corners

Hello there and welcome to day one of the Clearly Besotted June 2023 Teasers. Release day is Thursday, 1st June 2023. From now until then, we will be sharing teasers with you using the sets. Today I am using the super cute Magical Corners set. There are two corner images in the set, as well as separate images and lots of sentiments. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the mercat image from the Clearly Besotted Magical Corners Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured it using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list for reference) and then fussy cut it out with scissors. 

On to another panel of white cardstock, I blended Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink in the bottom left hand corner, using a blending brush. I splattered on Peacock Feathers Reinker and then Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White Paint before setting aside to dry. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Clearly Besotted A Little Sentimental Stamp Set on to black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder, heat set and cut into a strip. I adhered the ink blended panel on to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive, followed by the image and sentiment with thin foam tape. To finish off, I embellished with a few Little Things from Lucy's Cards Bubbles and white gel pen dots. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Cats - C8, C6, C4, C3, C1, C00/BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11. Shell and coral - V09, V17, V15, V12. Starfish and coral - RV66, RV55, RV52. Seaweed - G29, YG17, YG23, YG01. Stones - N5, N3, N2, N1. 

I used mercats last month and thought they were so cute, I had to use them again but this time in corner form! For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to Clearly Besotted and my amazing teamie Keren. We also have our resident guest designers with us this month too - Kitty, Francine and Alberto, so I hope you will check out what they have been up to as well! Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day! 

VIDEO | Clearly Besotted May 2023 Release Preview

Hello there and happy Clearly Besotted release day! There are six new sets releasing today all perfect for lots of different occasions but have a fun fairytale/books/nursery rhymes theme to them. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

The six new sets release tonight at 8pm BST (UK time). You can purchase them as one big bundle, exclusively from Clearly Besotted. If you buy the bundle, you receive a 15% saving compared to purchasing the sets separately, plus free gifts of a sentiment stamp set, a stencil and 6 sheets of patterned paper.  Here is a look at the bundle:

You can also purchase the sets individually from the Clearly Besotted Shop (UK based), Simon Says Stamp (US based), Butterfly Reflections Ink (US based), Artcreatiu (based in Spain), Cloud9 Crafts (Netherlands), Card Nouveau (Belgium) and Kreativbunt (Germany). Here is a look at all of the sets up close and a recap of my projects:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have shared in the video. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog and my amazing teamie Keren. We also have the fabulous Kitty, Francine and Alberto joining us too, so please do check out what they have been up to as well. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I will be back later with another post but in the mean-time, I hope you have a great week ahead!

Clearly Besotted Teasers | The Cow Jumped Over the Moon

Hello there and welcome to day four of the Clearly Besotted May 2023 Release Teasers. Only one more sleep until release day tomorrow, 1st May 2023. Today I am using the super cute Rhyme Time set. This is so fun because the images represent characters/lines in nursery rhymes. Like the cow jumped over the moon! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the cow/moon and star images from the Clearly Besotted Rhyme Time Stamp Set on to white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. They were coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area for reference) and then fussy cut out with scissors. 

I took a panel of white cardstock and cut it using one of the Sunny Studio Stamps Slimline Pennants Dies. I blended Tim Holtz Distress Inks on top with blending brushes, fading to white at the bottom. I used (top to bottom) Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon and Mermaid Lagoon. I then placed the Clearly Besotted Sprinkled Stars Stencil on top and using the residual ink on the brushes, blended through the stencil to apply stars to the panel. 

The panel was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape, the images were then adhered on top. I took the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Tiny Type Stamp Set and stamped it on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and added to the card. To finish off, I added a few white gel pen highlights to the images. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Cow - C10, C7, C5, C3, C1/E53, E51/R02, R01. Moon and star - YR24, Y17, Y15, Y08, Y04, Y02. 

That is all from me for this release. I will share a look at the two sets that I haven't used tomorrow in my release video. Until then, please do visit the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Kitty, Francine and Alberto for more inspiration. Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you have a lovely rest of the weekend! 

Clearly Besotted Teasers | I Love Big Books

Hello there and welcome to day three of the Clearly Besotted May 2023 Release Teasers. Release day is Monday, 1st May 2023, so not long to wait now! Continuing with the book theme, my card today uses the Clever Corners set. This set has two corner images in it but as you can see, I modified one to make it a non-corner image!

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off by stamping the image from the Clearly Besotted Clever Corners Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Since the image is larger, before stamping I masked off the images to the left. It only meets the books in two places, so was not difficult to mask with a bit of post-it tape. The image was coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area for reference). 

I then fussy cut the image out using scissors. I took a panel of white cardstock and added Altenew Dotted Washi Tape to it, before trimming off the edges. The panel was adhered to a US A2 sized black card base with thin foam tape. I then adhered the image on top with more thin foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment from the set on to black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and then adhered to the card. To finish off, I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the owl's beak and also to some areas on the books. 

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Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Owl/bird/chick - W7, W5, W4, W3, W1, YR24, Y17. Books - R39, R85, R83, R81/YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12/YR27, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11/G29, YG17, YG23, YG01/B18, B16, B12/V17, V15, V12/E53, E51, E50. 

Although I have made this into a generic card, I think it would be great as a graduation/congratulations on exams type card too! For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Kitty, Francine and Alberto. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I very much appreciate it. See you tomorrow for day four. Have a great Saturday!

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Happy Birthday, Bookworm

Hello there and welcome to day two of the Clearly Besotted May 2023 Release Teasers. Release day is 1st May 2023 and we are sharing sharing teasers until then using the new sets. My card today uses the Bookworm Line Up set. Perfect for the bookworms in your life! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the cats and books image from the Clearly Besotted Bookworm Line Up Stamp Set on to white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then coloured it using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area for reference). It was fussy cut out with scissors and set aside while I worked on my background. 

I took a panel of white cardstock and added ink blending to the top with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and an ink blending brush. The image was adhered on top with thin foam tape. I added a strip of MFT Black & White Stripes Paper Pad to the side of a US A2 sized white card base and then adhered the panel on top with more thin foam tape. 

I took the sentiment from the set and stamped it on to black cardstock using Versamark ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with thin foam tape. To finish off, I added white gel pen highlights to the images and black glaze pen to the cat's eyes. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Cats - C10, C8, C6, C4, C2. Books - BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10/E53, E51, E50. 

Although I have used the image on a card, I think these images would work great for bookmarks too! For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, Keren, Kitty, Francine and Alberto. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope to see you tomorrow for day three! 

Clearly Besotted Teasers | Telling Tales

Hello there and welcome to the start of the Clearly Besotted May 2023 Release Teasers. The new stamps release Monday, 1st May 2023 and from now until then, we will be sharing teasers with you. This release has a fun book/stories/nursery rhyme theme to it. My card and tag today use the Telling Tales Line Up set. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

For my card, I started off by stamping the underwater scene from the Clearly Besotted Telling Tales Stamp Set on to a panel of white cardstock that was cut using a Simon Says Stamp Mini Slimline Rectangles Die. I then stamped it again on to Altenew Masking Paper before fussy cutting out with scissors. The mask was then placed on top of the image on the panel. 

At the top of the image, I added ink blending with brushes. I used Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon and Prize Ribbon Distress Inks to create the effect of water. The mask was removed and the image coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list for reference). The panel was then adhered to a mini slimline card base (6.25" x 3.15") which has a piece of Doodlebug Paper on the front, with thin foam tape. 

I stamped then sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Tiny Type Stamp Set on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish off, I added white gel pen highlights to the images. 

I loved this set so much that I had to create another project with it. I took the other image in the Clearly Besotted Telling Tales Line Up Stamp Set (the fairytale scene) and stamped it on to white cardstock. I then coloured only the dragon and cat part with Copic Markers and fussy cut it out with scissors. Since there were some extra lines around the image, I coloured over them with a white gel pen. 

I die cut a Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die from white cardstock and also from a sheet in the Altenew Essential Black & White Paper Pad. The paper piece was cut down further and adhered to the bottom of the white tag, followed by a strip of black cardstock.  

The image was then adhered on top with thin foam tape. I die cut a hole reinforcer from black cardstock and adhered that on top. I then tied a bow at the top of the tag with twine/cord. To finish off, I added black glaze pen to their eyes and a few white gel pen highlights too. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Narwhals - B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, E53, E50. Mer-cats - C8, C6, C4, C2, C00/BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10/V09, V17, V15, V12, V01. Seaweed - G29, YG17, YG23, YG01. Coral/Starfish - RV66, RV55, RV52. Sand - E47, E44, E43, E42, E41. Dots in water - B16, B12. Dragon - V09, V17, V15, V12, V01/YR27, YR24, Y08, Y04. Cat - C8, C6, C4, C2/V09, V17, V15, V12, V01/YR27, YR24, Y08, Y04. 

Shhh ... don't tell the others but I think this might be my favourite set this month. I just love the scenes already created for you! For more inspiration using the new sets, please head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog and to my fabulous teamie Keren. We also have the fabulous Kitty, Francine and Alberto back guesting with us this month, so I hope you will check out what they have been up to as well. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day!