April Release from Clear & Simple Stamps

Clear & Simple Stamps is releasing 8 new sets today! Here's what you can find in the store today:

Mom and Me
Dad and Me
Tea Time
Got Fish?
Bravery Gent
BBQ Darling
Believe in Words III
Summer Sentiments

Here are some samples using the Believe in Words III set. Like the Believe in Words I and II sets before it, this set has a great mix of elegant images and sentiments.

This bold, bright card combines the two images from the Believe in Words III set. The bird image was stamped on a separate piece of cardstock, then attached to the image panel with dimensionals. I colored all of the images with Copic markers to get the vivid colors.

The colors were inspired by the K & Company patterned paper I used on the cardfront. It's a bit bolder than what I usually do, but I like how it turned out.

Materials Used:

Believe in Words III stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); white Choice Cardstock (Taylored Expressions); markers (Copic Ciao); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); patterned paper (K & Company); Riding Hood Red cardstock, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Summer Sunrise cardstock, Summer Sunrise grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey Ink); Angel Wings paint (Shimmerz); Dew Drops (Robin's Nest); rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies (Nestabilities)

Now, from bold and bright to soft and subtle. This card is a tent topper featuring the bird image from the set. The bird is colored with Copic markers. I layered the bird on a panel that I made a cloud background on using a sponge, ink, and a cloud template.

Again, I took my color inspiration from the patterned paper. The card is mostly monochromatic with a flash of silver/gray from the satin ribbon and the scalloped pieces.

I thought the "soar" sentiment was a nice match for the bird image.

Materials Used:

Believe in Words III stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); white Choice Cardstock (Taylored Expressions); markers (Copic Ciao); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); patterned paper (K & Company); Soft Sky and Basic Gray cardstock, Soft Sky and Basic Gray Classic inks, sponge, mat pack and paper piercing tool, scallop edge punch, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Ocean Tides cardstock (Papertrey Ink); satin ribbon (Target); cloud template (Nicole); circle and scalloped circle dies (Nestabilities)

Here's one final project using the Believe in Words III set. I used the images and sentiments to create some pretty tumbled tile coasters.

These were so easy to create and would make a great gift. I picked up the tiles in a box of ten at my local home improvement store. After dusting off the coasters, I stamped the images in StazOn ink and let the ink set for a few minutes. Then I used different colors of fine tipped permanent markers (mine were a combination of Bic and Sharpie brands) to color in the image.

Materials Used:

Believe in Words III stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); Jet Black ink (StazOn); permanent markers (Bic and Sharpie); tumbled tiles

Be sure to visit the rest of the CSS DT for more samples using the latest releases. Here's where to find them:

Beth / Maria / Nancy / Nicole

And, don't forget that you can still get $1 off the April Set of the Month, Mom and Me, by using the discount code 04SOTM09.