July Release Countdown Teasers Day 1: Pop Up Plushies & Simply Said Birthday

The countdown teasers for July start today with nine new stamp sets coming on the 1st of July.

We are super excited to have the fabulous Amy Tsuruta guest design for us this month.  Amy is on the Design Team of one of our favourite stamp companies, Reverse Confetti, and has a big following on instagram, we are very lucky to have her!

"I'm so excited to be guesting for Clearly Besotted Stamps!  I started ‘seriously’ crafting in 2003.  Although I started my blog in 2007, I didn’t start my IG account until April 2015. I was holding out because I didn’t think I could swing the time commitment. I still feel that way but try my best in keeping up with everything. I feel so fortunate to be a part of this awesome papercrafting community."

Amy has made some amazing cards for this release and we can't wait for you to see them!

Today we're introducing four stamp sets called Pop Up Plushies, Pop Up Props, Pop Up Psst and Simply Said Birthday.

Time To Celebrate Have Fun On Your Special Day

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Stamp characters and flower pots in black ink on to 10 cm x 14 cm white card, masking each image prior to stamping the next until all images are masked
• Die cut clouds and hills and from acetate to create stencils
• Create background using the cloud and hill stencils, and ink blending technique, as shown in this video
• Remove all masks, colour images with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen, then attach to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp sentiment in black ink

To A Fabulous Father Sending Happiest Birthday Wishes

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Stamp characters and wall in black ink on to 10 cm x 14 cm white card, masking each image prior to stamping the next until all images are masked
• Die cut a circle aperture from masking paper and adhere over the image
• Create background using ink blending technique with blue ink, add stars with white highlight pen
• Remove all masks, colour image with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp sentiment with black ink
• Stamp speech bubble and sentiment in black ink on to separate white card, cut out with scissors and adhere to card using foam pads
• See colouring video here

To A Magnificent Mother May Your Birthday Be As Amazing As You Are

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) landscape
• Stamp characters and frames in black ink on to 10 cm x 14 cm white card, masking each image prior to stamping the next until all images are masked
• Create background using ink blending technique with cerise and yellow ink
• Remove all masks, colour image with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp sentiments with black ink

Psst...Over Here!

Instructions

• A6 white card base (4" x 5.5" approx.) portrait
• Stamp stripes with white pigment ink on to 3 cm x 14.5 cm cerise card and adhere to right hand side of card base using adhesive roller
• Stamp characters and windows in black ink on to 9 cm x 14.5 cm white card, masking each character prior to stamping the window
• Remove all masks, colour image with markers and add white highlight detail with gel pen, then adhere to card base using foam sheet cut to size
• Stamp speech bubbles and sentiments in black ink on to separate white card, cut out with scissors and adhere to card using foam pads

Please check in on our small, but extremely sweet and talented, Design Team for more countdown teasers today:

• Keren Baker
• Lisa Tilson
• Michelle Short

Thank you for looking and happy stamping!

Clearly Besotted Supplies

• Pop Up Plushies stamp set
• Pop Up Props stamp set
• Pop Up Psst stamp set
• Simply Said Birthday stamp set

Other Supplies

• Neenah Solar White 110lb card stock
• Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst card stock
• Acetate sheet 240 microns
• Lawn Fawn stitched cloud dies
• MFT snowdrift dies
• Spellbinders Nestabilities circle dies
• Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
• VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad
• VersaColor ink pads
• Simon Says Stamp white pigment ink pad
• Copic Sketch markers
• FaberCastell Polychromos pencils
• Uni-ball Signo white gel pen
• Inkadinkado stamping mask paper
• Ranger mini ink blending tool
• MISTI stamping platform