Sitting Here Thinking Of You

My brain is too groggy from cold and flu tablets to type any introduction for this card, except to say, here it is lol...

Stamps - Build It Beaver & All In Onesie  / Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles & Grass / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos

Just one more card to go and I think I will try and get some sleep before the school run in a few hours *groan*

Stephanie xx

Happy Father's Day

Usually I pick up Father's Day cards last minute whilst doing my grocery shopping (online, I'm such a hermit I rarely venture outside on my own!), but this year I actually made one, just need a couple more now...

Stamps - Build It Beaver & Into The Woods II / Dies - MFT Frames / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black; VersaMark / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - White Embossing Powder

I've been feeling very anxious all week, after agreeing to accompany Dean on one of his (many) work functions tomorrow evening.  This is something I ordinarily avoid because I am an incredibly introvert person, just the thought of mingling and making small talk with lots of (important) strangers brings me out in a sweat...I'm really dreading it :(  But hey, I got a new sparkly dress out of it, so every cloud right? ;)

Enough about me, I hope your week is going well and I thank you for stopping by today :)

Stephanie xxx

May New Products

Pssst...have you heard?  Our online store has finally re-opened, and despite our anxiety in regards to being long gone and forgotten, we are delighted that some of you have already found your way back!  We are dumbfounded by your continued support and enthusiasm for our teeny tiny brand, thank you a million times over :)

In a bid to keep the business small and manageable, Jenny has made a few changes here at Clearly Besotted.  We will no longer be releasing new products every month, instead, we will introduce new designs quarterly, without the usual countdown and teasers.  Sadly, we are also phasing out dies, apologies for any disappointment this may cause.

Now that we're back (and smaller than ever lol), what better time to bring out some brand new stamps!  We have 21 (yes, 21!) new sets being released this evening at 6pm (UK time), they will also be available at our favourite one stop shop, Simon Says Stamp.

And here they all are, for your viewing pleasure haha...

Abracadabra; Baking Bunnies; Build It Beaver; Cha Cha Cha; Fluffy Flamingos; Garden Gnomes; Girl Power; Hung Up on You; Nom Nom; Pick A Penguin; Playful Pair; Poodle Around; Say What?; Scene It; Seal of Approval; Sing!; Sweet Symphony; Tween Time; Warm Solutions IV; Into The Woods; Into The Woods II

Now that we have done away with teaser time, I promise there will be a lot more activity on this blog :)  Also, do keep an eye on the Design Team (my wonderful friends Debby, Keren and Michelle)...needless to say they will take our simple stamps and create wonders with them!

It dawned on me yesterday that I should have some eye candy to share with you on release day, so here are a few cards I whipped up last night...

Stamps - Baking Bunnies / Dies - Lawn Fawn Hearts / Pattern Paper - Echo Park / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

Stamps - Build It Beaver & Scene It / Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper; White Embossing Powder

Stamps - Fluffy Flamingos / Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Pattern Paper - Echo Park / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper; Black Twine

Stamps - Playful Pair / Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

Stamps - Seal of Approval / Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles; Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles / Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black / Pattern Paper - Echo Park / Colouring Medium - FaberCastell Polychromos / Other - Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper

We would love for you to connect with us through social media, all the links are at the top right hand side and as you can see, we are now also on Flickr :)  Thank goodness it's Friday, here's hoping you all have a magnificent weekend!

Stephanie xxx