Sunday 5 October 2014

Happy Birthday, Clearly Besotted Stamps! :D

chalkboard christmas
Hey!

Hip, hip hooray! Clearly Besotted Stamps is 2 today! It's also release day too so we're celebrating in style with a good ol' blog hop full of inspiration and goodies for you to win!




You should have hopped across here from my teamie, Michellebut if you haven't then please start out at CBS HQ!

Today's card features my most favourite stamp ever from the new release. This trendy sentiment stamp from the set, Most Wonderful just called out to be used with the chalkboard technique that I first found here from the talented Betsy Veldman. I couldn't resist some candy-cane style stripes from the older, Diagonal Stripes set and a sprig of holly from the new set, Little Pudding to balance the design. :)

I'm gonna keep things short and sweet for this post as there's plenty of hopping to be done and prizes to be won! Every blog on the hop has a £20 e-giftcard up for grabs so leave a comment below by 7th October and I'll randomly pick a winner! In addition to this, one randomly-selected comment from all the blogs will win the grand prize of a £100 e-giftcard!

Right, it's time for you to get hopping to my most sweet and talented blogging friend - Laurie Willison! She's guaranteed to inspire you!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and for celebrating Clearly Besotted Stamps 2nd birthday in style! :D

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336 comments:

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A Crafty Person said...

Lovely card!! The chalkboard technique is one of my favorites especially with Christmas cards.

Gill said...

Love your card!

Hazel said...

Lobe this card and thank you for the link,
Hugs
Hazel xx

Renee said...

Perfect!
In every way!

Chitra Nair said...

Love the chalkboard look, very pretty!!!

Tracey McNeely said...

Fun chalkboard technique Amy!

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Terrific! Love the chalkboard sentiment!

Heather Sudduth said...

I love how you used the candy cane stripes! SO pretty!

Heather Sudduth said...

I love how you used the candy cane stripes! So pretty!

karenb said...

Nice card!!!

Kapina said...

Very cool! Kinda old school, but hip. Love it!

Sue McRae said...

Love the chalkboard look for holiday cards!

Kari V. said...

Beautiful!! I love the chalkboard look, the striped edge, and the long green bow!! Fabulous card.

Alexia Misso said...

Such a cute card!!

bbunch said...

Cute card--love the embellishments.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing :)

pcm said...

great card!

Viki Banaszak said...

I love this stamp. Your card is very pretty

Memories by Manda said...

Love the twine bow on the mini clothes peg! Love the candy cane stripes too.

ScrapaDiddle said...

Lovely card! You are so talented!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Love the chalkboard technique!

Lynndee said...

Absolutely love the chalkboard technique! Fabulous card!

snazzyjj said...

Love the candy cane striped paper with the great stamp on the chalkboard.

Unknown said...

Great card! Love the chalkboard and candy cane stripes!

Angela said...

Great card!!

Brat said...

Gorgeaous! I love the chalkboard look on your card!

Lynne said...

The blackboard effect really works well

Linda Langes said...

Love the chalkboard effect with that red and white striped paper beside - very eye catching!

btarayao said...

Great card! Love all the card ideas - thank you

Annheidel said...

Cute card!

Diane said...

Your card is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Beatrice Lawson said...

Darling card with the tiny clothespin and the candy stripes!

Cynthia M. said...

You're so right! The sentiments in this set just cry out for the chalkboard technique. Great card.

Unknown said...

Great Card!

Lindsey said...

This card is perfection! I adore the chalkboard paired with peppermint stripes and the little holly. It's all so perfectly festive.

Rubeena I. said...

adorable!!!!

Unknown said...

Great card! Will have to make this one. Thanks for sharing.

Miriam Prantner said...

Love that sweet little clothespin with the bow and love those holly berries too.

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Love your card, Amy!

McStamper said...

Great card.

Unknown said...

Great card, the chalkboard look is awesome :)

Andrea MacTrinh said...

Great card - love the embellishing :)

Unknown said...

Lovely card, I love the added embellishments, totally finishes the card :)

Chookarooni said...

Interesting cars

Chookarooni said...

Interesting cards

Flo said...

Love the chalkboard look of you card. So clean and simple.

Jean M said...

super card!

Gretchen Wilson said...

Wonderful card, love the chalkboard.

Gretchen Wilson said...

Love your card, the chalkboard idea is a favorite of mine.

Unknown said...

What a lovely card, TFS

Unknown said...

I love the candy cane border. Super cute!! 🍬

Jill Taylor said...

Great cheery card, thanks for sharing! Love the chalkboard look too!

Bev Karolak said...

Awesome card! Love the chalkboard effect. :)

Kris in Alaska said...

I've always wanted to try the chalkboard technique! You rocked it!

Ying said...

Love the card!

Milla said...

Gorgeous card!

Heather North said...

The two stamp sets pair together well. Love the extra large twine bow on your mini clothespin.

Peanut said...

LOOOOVE the chalkboard look! So modern and fresh.
x Asha

Larissa Heskett said...

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

Monique said...

Like the blackboard look of that sentiment panel. Beautiful new release.

Jeanette Wilde said...

Really adorable card!

Carole said...

Brilliant...love the chalkboard effect.

Janis said...

Really fun and festive card! The little clothespin adds a touch of whimsy, somehow.
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

loulou said...

Great fun card. Love this gorgeous new CBS sentiment.

worrywort said...

It reminds me of a beautiful Olde Worlde pub menu board. Stunning.

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Oh this is simplistic beauty!!! LOVE it!

Mistys Mum said...

A great card just right for chalkboard.

toots666 said...

love the chalk board look!!!

Cindy said...

Love the chalkboard effect-perfect for this stamp!

Brenda in IN said...

Cute card. I love the clothespin and the great big twine bow.

Madeline Rains said...

I love that chalkboard look and am so grateful you posted a link of how to do it. Your card is lovely.

MelissaF said...

Love your chalkboard technique with the fabulous sentiment, love the candy cane stripe!

BeverlyBL said...

Cute card and I like your candy stripe border. Very nice.

Unknown said...

Love your cards!!

Susi said...

I just love this sentiment in the Chalkboard technique - lovely card!

Jo Nevill said...

Such a fantastic card, I love the chalkboard look and I'm loving it for Christmas cards !

Unknown said...

I love the chalkboard technique, Really nice card

Unknown said...

Great card Aimes. Happy, happy 2 year anniversary. What an absolutely amazing new release.

Karen x

Anonymous said...

Love the chalkboard look. I have to get busy and make some cards using it. The card is great.
thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

A really nice graphic, modern Christmas card. Nice!

Anna said...

Great card. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Awww. Amy, this is gorgeous! I love how each of the elements of this card work so well together. The chalkboard look is simply stunning and the holly with the crystals just finishes it all off perfectly xx

Jingle said...

VERY cute card!

Unknown said...

Totally fabulous! Love the mini clothespin embellie.

Unknown said...

I totally love this stamp set the most and I agree it screams for chalkboard techniques. It also looks like a great set for mass produced cards and that is so awesome for people like me who have to make a LOT of cards this year. I cannot wait to get my hands on this set thats for sure. I have so many ideas but the most simple ones will be the best and thats why I love it.

Carol Ric said...

Lovely!

Marsha S said...

Your card is fabulous! I love the chalkboard effect!!

Mary said...

Love the card! The clothespin embellishment is so cute. Thanks for a chance to win a gift card to this awesome company!

Janice said...

Lovely card, really like the chalkboard stamp!

Ellen said...

Lovely card, thanks for the inspiration.
Ellen

shirley-bee said...

Gorgeous chalkboard card, and I love the long trails on the bow!

Ela said...

Fantastic card! Love that you used a tiny clothespin. I have a pack of these as well, but never used them. I really should.

Jennifer Grace said...

Ooh I like the candy cane stripes, fab idea! x

Keshina said...

Very nice use of embellishement .... Very beautiful thanks for sharing

zgagi said...

Fabulous card! Love all the little details.

Patty said...

Love the extra little touches!

Mateja M said...

I'm not really a fan of chalkboard, but this looks super cute :)

Dima said...

I think the chalk board look can never go wrong. Really fabulous card. Thanks for sharing :)

Crafty Claire said...

A lovely crisp look. The chalk board effect definitely shows the stamp off to its best advantage.

Kimberly H said...

Great chalkboard look!

Unknown said...

Great card...just loving the new release from CBS! Happy birthday! Thanks for inspiring me!

Kate said...

Stunning card

Unknown said...

Love this modern look !! Beautiful

Unknown said...

The chalkboard look is perfect!

Marsha said...

what a cute card and I just love the chalkboard look :-D
thanx for the inspiration ;-)

sueymem said...

A lovely card reminiscent of Christmas past.

Jayell said...

Great colour scheme and I love your card

Unknown said...

Beautiful card x

Jen Carter said...

Gorgeous! Love the chalkboard!

Kavitha Vadhri said...

Beautiful card with lovely technique. Thanks for the link i got to try it.

Hannah said...

Cute card Aimes, thank you for sharing. Love the chalkboard effect contrasting with the bright red candy stripes :-) x

Debra said...

Awesome use of products and fantastic creation

Unknown said...

Nice & fresh feeling to your card! Love the embellishments, too :)

Iris Esther López said...

Very nice card. Like the chalkboard look.

Crafty Math Chick said...

Pretty! I am really diggin' the chalk on black for Christmas this year, weird because I don't normally think of black as a Christmas color. Thanks for sharing your art with us.

Robin said...

Very cool!

Tanja said...

Very pretty, simple and effective.

LesLee said...

What a great look. :D

BeckyR71 said...

Beautiful Christmas Card! Thanks for sharing.

jc said...

love the chalkboard look!

Amanda said...

You are right. That sentiment screams chalkboard. Love your card.

Maeghan M. said...

Simple yet sweet! I adore it :-)

Angela Walters said...

I love this card with the red and white stripes and the chalkboard look! Very cute for Christmas!!

Hamutal Shafrir said...

Fabulous card! The chalkboard look is lovely! Thank you for the inspiration.

Brenda Lee said...

Oh my goodness!!!! I absolutely love EVERYTHING about your card. The layout is awesome and that pink candy cane striped paper is YUMMY!!!! The way you used the teeny tiny clothespin and twine really adds that special element to your card.

Unknown said...

The card is awesome ...simply fabulous :)

Louise B said...

Love how large the stamp is!

Katie Kinde said...

Love your card!

cindym4378 said...

lovely card

My Paper Epiphany said...

Modern, classy, CAS perfection!

Anonymous said...

What lovely cards.

Anonymous said...

I love this chalkboard style, and your cards are adorable! x

Maxine Baker said...

I love the chalkboard style of these stamps, and the colours you have used on the cards are adorable. x

Leni said...

Great card, I have to try the colorcombo, and the blackboard look, beautiful!

Unknown said...

Love the chalkboard idea and the added touch of the peg.

Debbie said...

Love this look, so stunning.Gorgeous card.Hugs Debbie x

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