Inspirations with the Clearly Besotted July & August Release

Hi crafty friend, I am thrilled to join Clearly Besotted for their newest release as a guest designer for this month. It's not a secret I am in love with their adorable stamps! I have 5 inspirations for you and I hope that you will enjoy them too!



In their newest release there are 12 gorgeous stamp sets and they are releasing today at 8pm BST. The sets can be purchased from the Clearly Besotted Shop (UK based), Simon Says Stamp (US based), Card Nouveau (based in Belgium), ArtCreatiu (based in Spain) and Cloud9 Crafts (based in the Netherlands).  Now let's see my inspirations below.




Shake It Up Card 

This card features:


For the coloring I have used Spectrum Noir Illustrators in the following colors: LY1, CT3, GY3, BO1, OR2, GY5, GB8, GB6, GB4, BG2, GB1, CG2, GT2, JG2, BT1, BT2, IB1, IB2, TB2, TB3, TB5, TB4, TB7, BP4, MG1, DR4, PP1, BG1, BG3.

[Video] Quick rainbow flowers without coloring

Hi crafty friend, today I am up on the Pretty Pink Posh blog with a new video tutorialIf you want to know how to heat emboss your die-cuts in bulk, or how to create rainbow images in less than 1 minute, then this video is for you.



VIDEO TUTORIAL

Learn how to make rainbow flowers easily by watching the tutorial below. No coloring skills needed.

Watch the video in HD on YouTube

THIS CARD FEATURES



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Thank you so much for checking my post, for detailed instructions please visit the original post. Happy watching, sending you big crafty hugs, Mona.

USED SUPPLIES

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Stitching ideas for cards | Small Die of the Month

Let's start the month with a short stitching reel with the newest dies from my favorite Club Kit by Spellbinders!



THIS CARD FEATURES


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CARD INSTRUCTIONS

I started the cardmaking with Die-cutting. I fixed the dies from the July - Small die of the Month kit with yellow craft tape, and run it through my die-cut machine with a white heavy weight cardstock. I have also made a soft pink die-cut but only with the largest die. This will be the backing.


Next, I rolled over the die-cut with my Tool-n-One tool to remove the small paper dots and other leftovers. This tool saves my creating process and I never skip to use it with intricate dies. 



When it was done, I made a quick diagonal ink blending on the card with Salvaged Patina, Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide inks, which are linked below the post then I wiped it with distress micro glaze to make it long lasting.


I was already in LOVE with the design, but I wanted to add white stitched details as well. And this die-set was perfect for these techniques so I needed to! I made a quick Instagram REEL video on how to make this twisted stitching, because it’s really easy and oh so relaxing.


This month the Clear Stamp of the Month and the Small Die of the Month coordinates well, so I stamped the sentiment with watermark ink to Pink Sand Color Essentials Cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I have also heat embossed the beautiful floral image from the same set, this time to a piece of vellum. I really like how this beautiful flower looks like; I will use it for another project soon.


Next, I put my card together with Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, and backed the card with a yellow cardbase I made with the same largest die. I just folded the cardfront, and run it through my die-cut machine, but I didn’t run it through until the end, so I am able to open it.


As final touches I adhered beautiful Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems to embellish my card. Thank you so much for joining me today, don't forget to check the stitching video on my Instagram


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Using affiliate links does not mean additional costs for you. I really appreciate your support. I am using only products I LOVE. If you buy supplies through my affiliate links, you support my channel and blog with a small commission and when you shop through my links I will do a happy dance. Affiliate Disclaimer.