Sunday, 5 October 2014

Clearly Besotted 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop with Giveaway

Hello!
Today I am participating in a blog hop to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Clearly Besotted Stamps. I just love this company. Not only is it a UK company (which makes me very happy - I adore buying and promoting quality UK products), but the owner, Stephanie, is one of the kindest, sweetest, most generous and talented people EVER. Seriously.
If you have arrived from Stephanie's blog, then welcome. If not, head there now and start from the beginning - there are prizes to be won on every stop, as well as awesome inspiration from an amazing line up of designers...
So I have two cards to share with you today… both are created with a brand new die set called Ornamental Style.
First up, a Christmas shaker card. I used the three ornament dies to create windows in some Bo Bunny patterned paper, then filled the shaker element with a mixture of silver sequins and fun confetti. The sentiment is from the Ornamental Style stamp set. LOVE it.
merry christmas by Lucy Abrams
I love coming up with unusual colour combinations for my Christmas cards and I am loving pink and grey today!!
merry christmas 2 by Lucy Abrams
And my 2nd card.
When I was cutting out my ornaments for the previous card, I decided that the ornament die looked rather like a hydrangea petal! So I created a quick and simple wedding card using the Ornamental Style dies, paper from Carta Bella, a silver die cut heart, and a sentiment from the previously released Love Blossoms stamp set.
wedding day by Lucy Abrams
I curled the petals with my finger for some extra dimension.
wedding day 2 by Lucy Abrams
--------------GIVEAWAY--------------
Clearly Besotted are generously giving away a £20 Clearly Besotted e-gift card on EVERY stop of the hop. Make sure you leave a comment here by midnight GMT on 7th October to be in with a chance of winning. PLUS, your name will be automatically entered into the grand prize draw for a £100 e-gift card.

The next stop on the hop is one of the most talented carmakers EVER...
(Oh how I adore her…)
Enjoy the hop, and I'll see you again soon.
Bye for now.
Supplies



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Patty said...

Oh WOW!! Both your cards are beautiful! I love the colors & patterns on your shaker card! And that beautiful blue & white combo are so elegant for a wedding card!

Melody said...

I just love the shaker card. I have not tried this....yet. Great inspiration.

Nandini said...

Loved the combo of peach and grey! The card is so elegant and still so fun. And the second card is just beautiful with the soft blue and sparkly heart!

Grá O'Neill said...

Gorgeous cards, love the shaker card & the wedding card is a brilliant idea :)

Donna Cala said...

Two gorgeous cards! Love the little stars in the shaker.

Goldie said...

Love these!

Jill Kotsoglou said...

What totally beautiful cards!!! I have got to get those dies and stamps!
Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Jill
Tulsa, OK USA

Sandra said...

Your cards are beautiful. I especially liked the Christmas shaker card.

Sandra

Alla S said...

I love your card. What a great idea to add the sequin for shaker box. It gives just the right sparkle.

LBV said...

Great cards!

Pam said...

What stunning cards!

Jen Carter said...

Gorgeous cards! Love that you made a shaker from the ornaments!

Yiming said...

Gorgeous card Lucy, love how you used the negative space of the ornaments and created a shaker card, and how you used the die cuts to form a flower. Very creative!

Peanut said...

WOW! 2 awesome cards..both equally elegant.
x Asha

Bobby said...

I absolutely adore your shaker ornaments.

Jo said...

WOW! 2 fantastic cards, but my fave has to be that pink and grey shaker card, it's AMAZING! *claps!*
Jo xx

Mary J said...

These are both amazing cards - so clever yet so simple!

{melanie} said...

Oooooooohhhhhh....pretty sparkles!

greggers said...

Wow, love both of your cards. The pink and gray are a great match. Who knew ornament dies could make such a lovely flower on a wedding card! Fantastic!

Hannah said...

Fantastic cards as usual Lucy, I love the unusual pink and grey Christmas combo x

kjjc said...

Fab idea to make a shaker card. It's gorgoeus. Thanks for the chance to win.

Kim Heggins said...

Fabulous shaker cards...Love them both, so beautiful.

wendy said...

So pretty! Love all the sparkle

Unknown said...

I love pink and gray and how you made it work for a Christmas card!!! Using the ornament dies as petals-genius!!

forpahl5 said...

Love the shaker card!

maria f. said...

Two absolute beauties and oh-so-creative.

Deborah Carr said...

What a lovely shaker card!

Alanna said...

Beautiful cards.

Asterakia-Beads said...

Oh, I love this shaker card. Great idea.
Best wishes from Germany, Birgit

Darlene Gabriel said...

Beautiful card. I love the silver sparkle and the shaker ornaments. What creative ideas for these new dies.

chera said...

Just stunning. Love the shaker ornaments!!

LauraJane:) said...

Oh how Lovely! The ornament shaker is so Elegant!
And then you go and create a bloom out of the same dies...Brilliant!

Dee said...

I love both of your cards, but

your shaker card is AWESOME !!!!

Rachel x said...

Oh... both so pretty and very inventive, too!! I love the soft colours!!
Rachel x

Nimue said...

The wedding card is divine. So beautiful.

Teresa Ciarleglio said...

Love the shake ornament card! So beautiful!

Unknown said...

Love your shaker card, I really must try one of these.

Lizzies said...

Fabulous cards. Off to hop

jw said...

What beautiful cards! I especially love the shaker ornaments on the first card.

Unknown said...

What a fun use of the same die! I love that you took a Christmas ornament and turned it into a flower for your second card...very elegant and I really like the shaker card too!

Heather B. said...

Wow- stunning combination of pattern and shine. Love this card.

redhatstamper said...

Love the stamps and due used for the shaker card. Very clever!

Anja said...

Wow, both cards are just beautiful! Great use of the stamps and dies!

Hazel said...

I really need to get making a shaker card. It's ages since I last made one!
Hugs
Hazel xx

Unknown said...

I'm so into shaker cards right now, and this one is no exception - it's beautiful!!!

Jana said...

Beautiful cards Lucy!

A Crafty Person said...

The ornament shaker card is wonderful! I love all the sparkle.

Lynn Fletcher said...

Love your sequin shaker cards and the layered ornament card. Very cool! TFS! :)

Helen said...

Beautiful cards-love the shaker card and how you stretched the use of the die to make it a flower.

Ronda said...

Lovely cards. Beautiful colors. The ornament one is GORGEOUS!!!

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Gorgeous cards! Love~love~love them!

Chitra Nair said...

Love how you used the ornament die so differently... Love both the cards...

Kari V. said...

I adore that Merry Christmas sentiment...so beautiful!!

Heather Sudduth said...

Wow! Beautiful cards! I love the wedding card!

karenb said...

Lovely cards!!!!!

Kathy W said...

Love that shaker card. What a great idea!

Susi said...

I was in awe of your first card design, then I scrolled down and saw the 2nd (wedding card) - wow to both of them!

Sue McRae said...

Your cards are so glamorous and sparkly!

Lindsey said...

Beautiful cards! Your sequins filled ornaments are incredible, and I love the creative way you used the dies on the second.

Kapina said...

Very classy! And very smart use on the ornament die if I might say :)

Viki Banaszak said...

I think I have just found my holiday card for this year. I love the different size ornaments and the colors that you used.

Memories by Manda said...

I love both of your cards. i am so taken with your shaker card - gorgeous!

Alexia Misso said...

Very pretty shaker card!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous cards! I love the colors on both. They look amazing!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Fab shaker card! The second card is stunning!

pcm said...

love those shaker ornaments!

ScrapaDiddle said...

What a lovely sparkly shaker card and a wonderful wedding card to boot!

Linda Langes said...

Oh my those little shaker decs Lucy - GOR-JUSSS!! Loving the unusual colour combo too.

choman9912@aol.com said...

Wonderful cards! love the shaker ornaments. Thanks for sharing.

bbunch said...

Lucy, I love your shaker card and how you used the die to create a totally different wedding card.

Unknown said...

These were soooooo lovely! What a great shaker card and the 2nd card was so elegant, too! Love it!

Brat said...

I love the shaker element. Beautiful!

Angela said...

Absolutely stunning cards!! Wow...

Madeline Rains said...

That may be my favorite shaker card ever. And how clever to use the ornaments for hydrangea petals. nice.

Lynndee said...

Shaker ornaments?! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

btarayao said...

So gorgeous! Oh I hope you don't have to many of those to make!

Cynthia Koop said...

I love your cards so much. Your ideas are great and the stamp set is fantastic! Thanks

Andrea MacTrinh said...

Love your cards especially the beautiful flower made with the ornament dies - great idea.

Beatrice Lawson said...

Stunning wedding card! So elegant!

Lynne said...

Your shaker card is stunning.

Annheidel said...

Cool! I love how you turned the ornaments into shakers.

Cynthia M. said...

Your ornament card was so pretty, I didn't even notice the choice of unusual colors for Christmas until I actually read your blog. Ingenious use of the shape on your second card.

Unknown said...

Love the color pallet on the Christmas Card so subtle yet eye catching! The wedding card is beyond elegant! Love seeing your work :}

Ariana said...

Love the pink and gray color combo!

Michelle Wu said...

The shaker card and flower card are awesome. Thanks
Michelle

Flo said...

What a great ornament card. It is is pretty and festive. I love it.

McStamper said...

Love your ornament shaker card.

Rubeena I. said...

Omg these cards are stunning!

Bev Karolak said...

Beautiful cards! Love the different use of the ornament die! :)

Miriam Prantner said...

These are beautiful! I especially love that first card and the patterned paper you used for the base, love the stitching and the confetti!

Unknown said...

Great cards! Especially love the shaker one.

CarolynSB said...

Very clever and innovative!

LesLee said...

Pink and grey.. great combination.. Those were my prom colors uh hum 35 years ago.. OMG I am old LOL Great cards very classy.

Chookarooni said...

Love the cars esp the blue flower!

Unknown said...

What a great card, I love the ornament shaker. I also love the idea of being able to use it for something totally different - how creative. Thanks for sharing!

Jean M said...

I just love your cards! 3 shaker windows on one card is something I never thought of and your idea for stretching the die cut is awesome!

Glorie said...

Love the shaker card. Very elegant.

Unknown said...

I love the on our wedding day card 💍
So pretty!

Jill Taylor said...

What a lovely and unique Christmas card. I would never have thought of pink and grey for Christmas, but it works, good job!

Unknown said...

BEAUTIFUL!! I absolutely love the shaker card, it's gorgeous. TFS

Kris in Alaska said...

The ornaments shaker is adorable! Fun ideas!

Milla said...

Beautiful cards! Love the sparkle of the first one and I think I need to get myself some silver thread, it looks so lovely on your second card.

Crafty Claire said...

Beautiful cards. I love the way you have used the ornament as petals...will definitely be giving that one a go.

Sue L. said...

Your hydrangea petals reminded me of a beautiful manolia flower. I loved it! Also... too cool the Christmas shaker made from the ornament die. Soooo imaginative. Thanks.

Sue L. said...

Oops, try magnolia not manolia. Lol.

Kellianne said...

I'm loving the non traditional colors for Christmas. Cute cards!

Jeanette Wilde said...

Both of these cards are beautiful. I really love the soft colors.

Unknown said...

You just inspired me to try making shaker cards. Gorgeous!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOWOWOWOW!! LOVING the AMAZING Inspiration!! =) THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!!

boris153 said...

Wow both those cards are beautiful!

Monique said...

Love your shaker Christmas card! Love the elegance of both cards.

Carole said...

Wow two stunning cards and very different too. Love the pink and grey together with the shaker baubles and the blue and silver sparkle..fab!

Charlie said...

I love the idea with the shaker card and ornaments a lot.

loulou said...

Gorgeous cards. I love that beautiful shaker card and wonderfully creative way you have created the flower with the ornaments on the second.

Jo Nevill said...

Such beautiful cards, I especially love your shaker card, so sparkly !

Jo x

worrywort said...

Honestly Lucy, the first card is one of the most breathtaking Christmas cards I've ever seen. I can't stop looking at it.
I agree with your opinion of Clearly Besotted stamps. It's lovely to have a great British company to buy from. I look forward to each months reveal.

Unknown said...

I love both cards, but I'm in love with the fabulous shaker card. I love that you made it without using traditional colors. I think pink and silver are my new fave Christmas color combo!

toots666 said...

ooo loving the christmas card - so sparkly and the colours are so different! thanks for sharing!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

WOW! These are stunning! Love the sequins you have used in your first card! And the second one is just beautiful!!!

Holly Saveur said...

stunning wedding card!

Unknown said...

love love the new release! and all the designers are amazing, the stamps fast becoming my fav!!

Cindy said...

Beautiful cards. Love the shaker card because it is so sparkly. Very creative use of the ornament die for a flower.

Kathryn S said...

Beautiful cards Lucy - like you I'm always happy to see a UK company achieving such success, especially when their customer service and products are a a great as Clealry Besotted! Oh, and thank you for enabling yet another episode of patterned paper buying ;)

8ritamitamaid said...

Lovely, lovely, lovely. I'm in awe of what you've created.

Jayell said...

I love a shaker card and this is gorgeous! Love Clearly Besotted stamps, and what a way to celebrate the 2nd anniversary!

Jennifer Grace said...

Stunning cards, I love the pink and grey colour combo, not what you'd usually see for Christmas but it totally works! x

Kate said...

Ooo la la !!! What an elegant art deco Christmas card and what a great way to use up the cut outs by making a flower. Brilliant !!!

Unknown said...

I love the wedding card, with the simple design! A really nice way to use ornament die for a different card.

Unknown said...

Oh, wow Lucy. These cards are both so beautiful, that I actually can't quite decided which is my favourite. I love trying to use dies in a completely different way and you have totally succeeded with this. I'm in awe xxx

MelissaF said...

LOVE your shaker ornament card!

BeverlyBL said...

I love your shaker ornaments. So pretty. Thanks.

Rebecca said...

Beautiful cards! I really like the shaker card.

Unknown said...

WOW!!! Both cards are just stunning! I love the xmas shaker card very much but I would never have thought to use the ornament die as a flower or ornamental piece of a wedding card...that really made my day! Thank you for the inspiration to really look at my supplies and think of more ways to use them :)

Anonymous said...

Love the shaker card with the ornaments. I have yet to make a shaker - still working on the technique - but this is really pretty. The blue flower is beautiful.
thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Two fab cards.......really clever to turn the ornament into a flower! Happy, happy 2 year anniversary. What an absolutely amazing new release.

Karen x

Anna said...

Really pretty cards, especially love the shaker

Cindy C. said...

You've knocked it out of the park Lucy!! Both cards so GORGEOUS!!!!

Anonymous said...

I love the soft look of the wedding card and the creative use of the ornament die cut is simply brilliant!

Unknown said...

At first glance, I exclaimed out loud, Breath-taking! And it is :)

Jane&Spencer said...

Your first card is beautiful and sparkly but I really love how clever you were in making the second card!

Jingle said...

Wow! These are both absolutely stunning cards!

Marie M. said...

I love how you added the stitching on the ornament card!

Patty said...

Wow! Your cards are stunning!

Marsha S said...

Your cards are just gorgeous! I love the wedding card the best!

Mary said...

I am all about Christmas cards already...gotta' get an early start, so I love your shaker ornament card! So pretty and sparkly...just what I want in a holiday card! Thanks for the chance to win a gift card to this fabulous stamp company!

Hamutal Shafrir said...

Beautiful cards! Thank you for the inspiration.

Janice said...

Both gorgeous cards! Love the colours you have chosen.
Janice x

Amanda said...

Oh, my gosh! Your cards are gorgeous. How cool that you made a hydrangea with the ornament die!

shirley-bee said...

Wow, those shaker baubles are fabulous! And I love the wedding card.

Ellen said...

Wonderful cards, great idea to use the dies this way!

Teresa P. said...

I love your shaker card, especially those sequins you used! On my wish list now :) Fantastic cards you made. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!

Keshina said...

Wow what an amazing shaker card and that is too ornamental...... I simply love it...... And the second one is so elegant ...thanks for sharing

Ela said...

So lovely cards you created. Thanks for sharing!

Colleen said...

What a cute idea to turn the ornaments into shakers!

Petti said...

Pretty cards!

zgagi said...

Wonderful cards. Love the non-traditional Christmas colors.

Unknown said...

Love the colour combination and Christmas sparkle
Stunning !!!

Debra said...

Awesome use of products and fantastic creations.

Mateja M said...

Thank you for sharing the love :)

Dima said...

I go crazy for shaker cards :D and the wedding card is very elegant!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards! I love that you used ornaments to make a flower, really smart. Thank you for sharing these.

Kimberly H said...

Had to pin the shaker card. Love it!

Hanne said...

Your cards are amazing! And so creative!

Marsha said...

Your cards are amazing and I have already made a few christmas cards with the cute Bo Bunny Candy Cane Lane papers ! Thanx for the inspiration

Valerie Wood said...

both cards are so beautiful!

sueymem said...

That wedding card is beautiful. My favorite color of blue.

Dee Miranda said...

Both of your cards are just simply stunning!!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous cards,especially love the shaker x

Kavitha Vadhri said...

Beautiful cards. Loved the shaker element. Wedding card is simply superb.

Iris Esther López said...

Beautiful cards. It's great to see other uses for the dies.

Robin said...

WOW! Those are both beautiful!

Unknown said...

LOVE the shaker card.

Unknown said...

Your cards are amazing! I've been doing the hop in backwards order, and I think yours are my favorite of the hop so far. The sequin shaker ornaments are just awesome. Now I really wish I had money left to get some ornament dies...

Maye M.L said...

My goodness, astonishing card. Pink and grey and all that sparkle. Brilliant, Lucy!

Crafty Math Chick said...

I really like the pretty sequins your selected for your shaker card, and your wedding card so so simple and elegant, with just a touch of sparkle and the pretty curled petals.

Nancy said...

Simply gorgeous cards! Love the sequins and the subtle sparkle!

BeckyR71 said...

Great card! Way to repurpose the Christmas stamp so it can be used for another season!

paperandflair said...

Ingenious way to make a shaker card! Thanks for the inspiration :)

Tanja said...

Gorgeous cards, the shaker card is about the most beautiful shaker card i have ever seen!

jc said...

Love both cards! I really like how you thought out of the box on the wedding card!

Angela Walters said...

Your cards are absolutely amazing! The pink and gray card is especially striking!

Maeghan M. said...

What a creative use of the ornament die!!! TFS!

Unknown said...

Such beautiful cards specially the ornament shaker card..its sooo amazing!! :)

Brenda Lee said...

You always amaze me with your cards, Lucy. I just adore your style. Both cards are fabulous!!!

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Two beautiful card...love the recycled die cuts on the 2nd one....Joolsx

Louise B said...

Love the sequins in the die cuts. Cute!

Eeva said...

Love the sparkle card, but also admire the creative take on the petals. It looks simple, but yet there's something that makes me want to come back and have a second (and third) look at it.

Pavla said...

Oh, the shaker card is gorgeous!

tang3rine® said...

Sparkling shaker cards for Christmas....Win! And that stunning layered wedding card is such an inspiration. Love them ad thanks for the chance to win :)

Leni said...

Love th fun shaker card, and the light blue one is so creative! And Lovely!

Katie Kinde said...

Love the shaker card!

Anonymous said...

I am also liking those unusual Christmas colors.

Unknown said...

Wow!!! Love the shaker card. But love even more how you showed us the versatility of the dies! Thanks!!

Debbie said...

2 very special cards.The shaker baubles are so yummy and sparkly.Inspiring post too.Hugs Debbie x

My Paper Epiphany said...

Oh wow! Your shaker card is amazing! Love both of the cards!

cindym4378 said...

love the shaker ornaments

Maxine Baker said...

Hello Lucy,
I hadn't seen your blog before the 'hop', but I really like your card making style! Lovely cards x

Leslie Hanna said...

I LOVE how you've used the ornament die on the wedding card!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

What fun cards! I especially love the shaker card--it's so pretty!

Chris L.

Unknown said...

These are adorable. Love the colour combo in the first one. Very unique.

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