Clearly Besotted January Release - Child's Play & In Print (Guest Designer!)

Hi there

I'm back with more samples I've made using the new products from the upcoming Clearly Besotted release.

If you've not seen my posts over the last couple of days, just to update you there are eight new stamp sets and six co-ordinating die collections launching this month, all of which will be available to purchase from the Clearly Besotted Stamps store from 10pm GMT tomorrow, 5 January.

Stephanie of Clearly Besotted, along with her fab Design Team are also sharing their wonderful creations prior to the release to whet your appetite.  Stephanie's blog can be found here, which also includes links to each member of the Design Team.


Today, I'm showcasing two more great stamp sets for you.

The first set is called Child's Play.  This is a great little set of stamps with lots of images for young children and babies, along with some sentiments in a great font.  Here is my first make...

Materials used:

• Stamps & Dies: Clearly Besotted - Child's Play
• Ink: VersaMark; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Embossing Powder: Stampin' Up - White
• Coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils
• Cardstock: Crafter's Companion - 300gsm Watercolour Card; Stampin' Up (coloured)

Challenge entries:

ColourQ - Challenge #273

Happy Little Stampers - January Sketch Challenge

Brown Sugar - Challenge #127 - Bears
Happy Little Stampers - January CAS Challenge - Watercolouring


For my second card using Child's Play I've made a pretty card for a little girl...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Child's Play
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Decorative Edges Shallow Die Collection
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color - Color
• Coloured with ProMarkers
• Accents: Wink of Stella

Challenge entries:

Passion for ProMarkers - Challenge #277 - Bingo (diecut/free/glitter)

I Love ProMarkers - Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pick a Fave - I chose Pretty Pastels from May 2014

The second set I'm introducing today is called In Print.  I LOVE this set!  I features a fingerprint stamp and lots of line drawings of animals and bugs and some punny sentiments.  Here's my first card using the cute little frog...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - In Print
• Ink: Versa Color - Green Tea; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Decorative Mat Die
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color - Color
• Coloured Cardstock: Papermania

Challenge entries:

Freshly Made Sketches - Challenge #167

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #354 - Anything Goes
Fantasy Stampers - Challenge #27 - Happy Birthday


And finally, I've used this cute little bee, also from the In Print set...

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - In Print and Basic Stripes
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black; Versa Color - Marigold
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Love Hearts
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug - Kraft in Color - Kraft
• Accents: Doodlebug Sprinkles - Bumblebee; Wink of Stella

Challenge entries:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Challenge 267# - Clean and Simple

Virginia's View - Challenge #11 - Clean Slate

CAS(E) this Sketch - Challenge #104

Phew, that was a picture-heavy and challenge-tastic post, I hope you're still with me!

I hope you are liking all these new CBS products I've showcased so far, not long to wait now!  I will be sharing my final samples tomorrow before these stamp and die sets will be available to buy tomorrow night at 10pm.

Thanks so much for popping by and I hope to see you again soon.