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.
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.
I love coming up with unusual colour combinations for my Christmas cards and I am loving pink and grey today!!
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.
I curled the petals with my finger for some extra dimension.
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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...
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
Beautiful. Love how sparkly the first card is.
ReplyDeleteFull of Christmas sparkle on the first one and love all the dimension on the second. Exquisite. Hugs Sarah x
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing cards such a different way yo use the dies I would never have thought of it. Hugs, Amanda x
ReplyDeleteLovely card.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great glitzy card
ReplyDeleteOooh very classy, I like!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and really love the grey patterned paper on your first card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards I love the christmas ornaments filled with sparkle especially <3
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards... i love the ornaments <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, the second one is a really innovative use of the die!
ReplyDeleteWow! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness!!! That Christmas ornament card is absolutely dazzling!!!!!! WOW! I LOVE the patterned paper you chose for the background. It makes it look like the ornaments are faceted. And shakers are always fun!! I am totally enthralled.
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Lovely cards - the shaker card is gorgeous! Tracey x
ReplyDeleteWow I love the shaker card, and the colour combo is great. Would never of thought of using that die as petals either, brilliant idea !
ReplyDeleteOMG! That first card is stunning!
ReplyDeleteStunning cards!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. I love how you used the die-cut pieces for the second card.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your cards are gorgeous and elegant. Love them. TFS xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, love the shaker ornament!
ReplyDeletelove the idea of making a shakercard out of the christmas ornaments :)
ReplyDeletePetra
Love all this glittery goodness.
ReplyDeleteOoh, absolutely gorgeous creations!!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards -
ReplyDeleteif I really had to chose a favourite it would be the first one as I love the sparkle!
xx
Both cards are beautiful & what a clever idea with the baubles.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shaker. Okay, its the sequins that call to me.
ReplyDeleteLove the shaker card and the wedding card is SO clever and SO innovative!! Your amazing talent inspires me, Lucy.
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards Lucy! I love the shaker card, it's always something I've wanted to try but never got around to.
ReplyDeleteI love the wedding card, with the simple design!
Hugs, Ang x
Both your cards are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour shaker card is just fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteKate xx
Love the Christmas colors you picked, and the shaker element
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas card... I too love pink and grey.. it looks so elegant! Your second card is stunning, so creative to use the ornaments as petals... Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWhat to do with sequins I am always wondering. Love your use of sequins!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so lovely! I love the patterned paper behind the windows.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards - such great ideas!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! LOVE, LOVE these glittery bauble shakers Lucy!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your creative use of the dies on both cards. The Shaker baubles look fantastic!
ReplyDeletelove how you have used the ornament set to create the shaker style card it is stunning! Your blog is totally gorgeous so I will be back for sure!
ReplyDeleteYour card shows us why adults are allowed to love shaker cards,
ReplyDeleteLove the pink and grey...
ReplyDeleteand all the shine!
Oooh both cards are stunning :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing
Jackie
Wow ! your cards it's simply fantastic !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win !
Great cards, I especially love the second one and that little messy tangle of silver thread.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful cards :) I really like the sequins in the ornaments - so cool :)))
ReplyDeletelove the bling and ornament card and how clever to use it for that pretty flower for the wedding card
ReplyDeleteWow lucy love your cards. Novel way to use cut outs from dies.
ReplyDeleteVicki C
Hello Lucy. Fabulous cards and using the die cuts gives so much more mileage to the dies. I too love CBS and Stephanie's products are so easy to use and always give great results. As you can see by your cards today. Lovely. x Margaret Col.
ReplyDeleteLucy, your two cards are great. The ornaments filled with sequins and confetti look really festive and I like the colours.
ReplyDeleteAnd the idea to use the ornament dies for the wedding card is just great. That hydrangea in soft blue is really very pretty and the silver heart is a great addition.
Kind regards
Carola
Very cool shaker card! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards, those baubles are fab.
ReplyDeleteLinby x
Simply beautiful. LOVE the 2 colour ways....and that lil flower is the sweetest!!x
ReplyDeleteLove how you've used the dies, really imaginative. Karen x
ReplyDeleteWow, stunning creations!
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards, the one wuth the sequins is super.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to re-use the cut-outs in the way you did! Great cards, both of it! :o)
ReplyDeleteKind regards, Britta
That christmas card is a stunner. So gorgeous and love the colors and sequins you put in. Just glorious!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards and what a super way to use the die and make a flower xx
ReplyDeletehave no new adjectives to describe your cards - have pinned them both - especially love the christmas card!
ReplyDeleteLove the new stamps and as always the blog hop :)
ReplyDeleteLove the pink & grey colour combo, very sophisticated 😀
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. That holiday card is stunning.
ReplyDeleteLove the shaker ornaments!
ReplyDeleteStunning cards I love them both well done x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Lucy and I love your blog. Hugs Sharon x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI think that might be the most elegant shaker I have ever seen!
I love your shaker card - such fun!
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards but my favourite is the wedding card. Well done x
ReplyDeleteI Especially like the wedding card. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards. I love the layered shapes on the wedding card!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you used the clear acetate window and sequins in this card!
ReplyDeletetwo wonderful cards! I especially love the second one!
ReplyDeleteawesome and clever use of the die on your second card!!!! Both are great....gotta love a shaker card!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and a fun blog hop! TFS ;-)
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards great inspiration and fantasic style
ReplyDeleteHugs Susie xx
I love, how you p;ayed with dies! Both cards look great!
ReplyDeleteLove the alternative colour scheme and shaker card. Very classy x
ReplyDeleteI found clearly besotted through you 😀 and absolutely love their stamps. Gorgeous cards you' be made x x
ReplyDeleteSoooo pretty
ReplyDeleteI love the first card - very classy!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Steph and thanks for the opportunity!
Oh, my goodness, Lucy! Such gorgeous cards! You are so creative! LOVE both of them!
ReplyDeleteWow..... Loved the shaker card popped up on patterned paper:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, who knew there's more to the bauble than meets the eye!!
ReplyDeleteI looooove shaker cards, they are so funny. Thank you for the chance to win. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wedding card and love the ornaments as shakers.
ReplyDeleteLove both cards and your colours.
ReplyDeleteSo clever to use the ornament die for your second card. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteSuper fun shaker card and I adore the stacked leaves to make a flower~
ReplyDeleteLove both of these stunning cards!
ReplyDeleteLove the sparkles on both the card!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Lucy! The pink and gray combination makes a lovely Christmas card. Love the shakers! ♡Dawn
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love them both.
ReplyDeleteCan never go wrong with a shaker card!! Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning cards, Lucy! Love the pink and gray with all the sequinny goodness, and the layeref beauty on the wedding card is perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, Lucy!! I love your creativity!
ReplyDeleteI love these stamp sets! Your cards are amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, love how you used the dies. TFS.
ReplyDeleteLove Love your cards! especially the shaker ornaments, who wouldn't love to receive this!!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are just lovely. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love both cards. How clever that wedding card is too!
ReplyDeleteTwo amazing cards! I love your shaker card - I have been wanting to try one of these! The sequins are beautiful! Love your second card with all that sparkle!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute cards!
ReplyDeleteLove the shaker! Both cards are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, sparkly shaker card and the wedding card is very elegant!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely cards!
ReplyDeleteOhhh this is fab and I love the change of use of the die to something unexpected but beautiful! XxX
ReplyDeleteYour card is a knock-out beauty; a fabulous showcase of the new release! I'm swooning over the glittery gorgeousness...
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WOWsers on both of these cards! Each is so elegant! tfs hugs, Kristina
ReplyDeleteWow 3 shakers on 1 card! Great cards today!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - great way to celebrate, love the CB stamps, always so versatile and your cards show that, love them !
ReplyDeleteI love your wedding card, and that stamp set just went on my wish list!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous cards.
ReplyDeleteShaker cards I do love. Great card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. I love the ingenuity of both of them, especially the lotus flower.
ReplyDeleteBarbara
BIG time congratulations to CBS and Stephanie. She truly deserves to be celebrated on this :)
ReplyDeleteLoved your cards - esp the wedding card. What a neat idea.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to clearly besotted -love what you created - adore the shaker! Right up my street!
ReplyDeleteVery festive designs and good use of the ornament die. The layering is fun and unique.
ReplyDeleteYou've created two beautiful cards, Lucy. I love pink and grey and your shaker card is beautiful. And a genius idea to turn those bauble die cuts into flower petals, what a stunner of a wedding card, the blue and silver looks really classy x
ReplyDeleteWhen beautifully designed stamps and dies meet gorgeously created cards it's like a magic potion that makes me want to buy everything, knowing I can never produce anything as lovely as I see - sigh! But, I can dream can't I?
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful.. the tiny silver stars really look perfect in the shaker. Love the stitching down to the ornaments as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy to see that you are part of this blog hop! I adore what you made....that shaker card and wedding card (swoon)!! You totally rock this blog hop, Lucy!
ReplyDeleteLove your wedding card - so classy and stylish!
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Christine
Wow that shaker card is amazing and your wedding card is so clever and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, and this looks like a wonderful release to celebrate a 2nd birthday!
ReplyDeleteThat flower is just amazing! Love all the sequin shapes in your ornament shaker card!
ReplyDeleteSuch fun cards :)
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable cards. I love the bulb shaker card. Just adorable. I just love the flower with the silver on the second card. So sweet. Thank you for sharing you lovely ideas.
ReplyDeleteSuch great ideas for cards x
ReplyDeleteI love shaker cards, so you've got a winner right there. I don't have much need for wedding cards, but this is definitely one I'd case. Nicely done!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the non-traditional colours and the gorgeous shakers elements on your first card.What can I say about the second card other than...AMAZING>
ReplyDeleteLove your shaker card! So sparkly.
ReplyDeleteThose sequins filled ornaments are so fun
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, first one is very attractive.
ReplyDeleteOH WOW Your cards are both gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteYou really did an outstanding creative job!! Your shaker card is amazing they are difficult as it is as girl you like did 3 shakers in one Now this is talent! YOU so ROCK!!
Oh wow I love both cards what a fab way to use the dies especially on the 2nd card it's Stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs Mandy xxx
Absolutely gorgeous cards Lucy!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards. I love the pink and grey shaker card and the second card is darling.
ReplyDeleteYour shaker card is beUtiful
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards. The wedding one is so elegant and the colours are lovely are both.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards! Love the shaker card.
ReplyDeleteOh, such beautiful cards. Love the sparkling of the first card and the elegant look of the second!
ReplyDeleteBoth beautiful cards and the shaker card is so inspirational and clever! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards Lucy. Especially love the shaker! Neat design.
ReplyDeleteStunning cards!! I love them both, think my fav would to be the shaker card, it's awesome! TFS.x
ReplyDeleteLove these cards! The 2nd cards is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration, love your cards.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty set of cards...love the gorgeous shaker card.
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards love the wedding card and a different way to use the die hugs Txx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and I am loving the colour combo on the Christmas card xxx
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards but I especially like the shaker one - very clever to create multiple shakes on one card.
ReplyDeleteHelen x
Love those shaker ornaments!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteYour hydrangea is fabulous - so creative and it shows just how vesatile those dies are.
Caroline xxx
Love the beautiful color combinations on both of your cards! I think I may need to CASE you. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the shaker card. I really like the font for Merry Christmas too.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, yet so different from one another! Don't you love the options that having more dies available brings? There is usually a great way to use the positive and negative pieces, and you really hit on it for this one!
ReplyDeletelove your cards Lucy! wow, this Merry Christmas is a stand out stamp for sure! love it!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the shaker card!!
ReplyDeleteLove the wonderfully soft colors of the flower card and great shaker card - such fun!
ReplyDeleteI think these colors are spectacular!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! These are stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love both design, wonderful colours and fantastic detailing.
Thank you for the inspiration.
Sue xx
Stunning cards! I love the shaker card idea!!
ReplyDeleteboth of your cards are very creative and absolutely beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Really clever ides. Love how you've used the negative for the first card. :) x
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful cards! Love the pink and grey colors for Christmas. And the wedding card is so elegant.
ReplyDeleteLOVELOVELOVE your shake card!! Genius! The wedding card is also pretty! Love the flower! TFS!
ReplyDeleteFun shaker card! Love the ornaments!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteOh very creative and beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteLove the fun shaker and the blue with silver.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shaker card...and fabulous idea for making a wedding card!
ReplyDeleteBoth are lovely, but my favourite is the CAS wedding card!
ReplyDeletelove Mags B x
Amazing cards!
ReplyDeleteexcellent shaker idea. beautiful flower
ReplyDeleteLOve the shaker card. I need to try this.
ReplyDeleteLove it - great use of the dies
ReplyDeleteI love your ornament card.I'd love to try some of these stamps. Tema
ReplyDeleteLove the wedding card. It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!! I am in love with this pink/grey color combo and your shaker ornaments!!! EECK!!! Also love how you stretched your ornament dies and made them into a flower! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the stitched ornaments....
ReplyDeleteI LOVE shaker cards. Very nice. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteTwo incredible cards. Great to see different ways in which the dies can be used on their own (as well as with the co-ordinating stamps).
ReplyDeleteLove the unusual colour combo but it works so well! Lovely cards!
ReplyDeleteWow -- your shaker card is sparkly wonderful and love how you made your gorgeous flower card!
ReplyDeleteLove your ornament cards. Such cute ideas.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, love them both
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. AnnieS.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! Love, love, LOVE your shaker card!!!
ReplyDelete~Ashley W
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I love how you've used the new dies! Lovely and elegant cards! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creations! You did a fabulous job showcasing the versatility of these new products!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and I do love that color combo.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these cards! Your style is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever use of the ornament die to make the wedding card. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteYour pink and grey colour combination is fantastic and very elegant. Love how you used the die cut ornaments to create a flower. Have a lovely evening.
ReplyDeleteWow stunning cards x
ReplyDeleteTwo very different but equally gorgeous cards. I've never visited your blog before but I will be rectifying that mistake and will definitely be back again x x x
ReplyDeleteReally pretty and bright cards !!!
ReplyDeleteYour shaker ornaments are sparkly and fun. The wedding card is simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteNice way to use ornament die for a different card.
ReplyDeleteOh my word... That ornaments shaker card is awesome!! Totally love it!
ReplyDeleteI will to make some shaker cards! I haven't made one in quite a while and they're so beautiful! I really love the pink and grey/silver colors of the first card. How creative of you to see a flower petal in the ornament shape! So elegant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, love the shaker card! Rebecca x
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