you're a wiener! (Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!

I'm still playing with my newest set for Neat and Tangled, Hot Dog:

I giggle every time I stamp out these little guys! I stamped "#1" into the middle of the trophy, and made one hot dog present it to his sassy friend, who was obviously expecting the honor. ha. Just standing there, with his hands on his hips. He knew it.

I added a Stitched Sunburst behind him so he'd shine even more.



I grounded the hot dogs with a picnic-ready gingham patterned paper and added the sentiment to a sentiment flag.

A few scattered stars finished things off.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Hot dog! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

It's the final day of new product reveals for Neat and Tangled's June release week. We're showing off my second set for the month, Hot Dog, featuring a trio of hilarious characters.

I love the hotdog with his hands on his hips, so sassy.  For today, I left him out in favor of a bigger sentiment:

I watercolored a navy blue background, and cut Journaling Alpha letters out to spell F-R-A-N-K-S. How I know this stamp is for our generation and not the kids? I had to explain the joke to my 13 year old, who had never heard a hot dog referred to as a frank before. But she giggled when I did, so there. The wiener sentiment on the other hand, hahaha. That one is clearly for them.

I colored the mirror-imaged dogs, one with a mustard topping and the other with ketchup. You know, variety. I gave them little rosy cheeks for added cuteness.

I hope you find these little guys as charming as I do! Be sure to check out the Neat and Tangled blog this morning for Danielle's giveaway of this set, but before you go leave me a message here! Tomorrow morning, Danielle will announce the winner of a 25$ gift card to the NT store, on comment chosen from among the design team's blog posts this week.

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Magnolia (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week! Today, we're showing off a sweet floral set designed by Danielle, called Magnolia.



I colored a bunch of the floral images and clustered them around the sentiment strip. I stamped a sentiment from Friendly Florals. I wanted to make sure that the sentiment was simple in font and not too long, so that the flowers would really shine.



The flowers themselves were colored using copic markers. I colored the flower centers in deeper pinks, and faded out the pink into a light violet color on the edges.

I used foam squares to adhere everything to a polka dot background (the die is by Lawn Fawn.) Underneath the polka dot layer, I hid a sheet of aqua cardstock. It's subtle, and adds a pop of color and interest to the base.

I hope you like it! Before you go, leave me a comment! As always, Danielle will award one commenter a $25 gift card to the NT store at the end of the week, chosen from among the design team blogs this week.

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Marvy+Lawn Fawn collab week

Hi there!

All week long, the Lawn Fawn design team is using products provided by Marvy to give you fresh inspiration!

I used the I Scream You Scream popsicle dies for a card that is pure summer! I used the brush markers that Marvy sent over to create the striped background. By watering them down a bit, they have a fun watercolor look to them. I also used a brush marker to create depth and shadowing on the popsicles themselves.



I reached back to an older set for the sentiment (Making Frosty Friends) and stamped it onto the wavy banner from the Shadow Box Card Ocean Add-On die set.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Puppy love (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to day 2 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. If you loved the Panda die, you'll be thrilled with today's offering:



Miriam designed another one in the series - a Dog die!

You could simply run the die through once and be done, but I went through the extra trouble of cutting out his face and adding darker ears. I also gave him sweet rosy cheeks and a little dark spot around his eye.

Miriam also designed a stamp set full of fun dog-themed sentiments - Clearly Canine - and I used the birthday one on this card.

I matted everything onto a Plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn.



GIVEAWAY:

As usual, Danielle is giving away today's products on the NT blog this morning. But before you leave, write a comment here too - you could win a 25$ gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. Danielle will choose one comment from among design team's blog posts for the week.

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Swans and fruit (Pinkfresh Studio)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the Pinkfresh blog today, with a couple of cards to brighten your day.

My first card features the Floral Frame With A Swan die set:

I just think it's so pretty and elegant, and a great set to use when you want a quick, but wow! card. I cut all of the elements out of white card-stock, and then used copic markers to add color to the flowers. I used R20 in the center of each flower and then pulled and softened the color out with R000. I used a white gel pen to create little flower stamen.

I also used Copic markers (B00, B000 and B0000) to create a pool of water for the swan to swim in, and colored the sky a soft, buttery yellow. All of the swan pieces were colored with markers as well.

I finished off by matting the swan dies onto a piece of patterned paper from the Escape the Ordinary paper pack.

My second card features the Fruitastic stamp set and matching dies:

I started out by die-cutting fruit shapes onto sheets of post-it paper to create masks. I then laid the fruit onto a white piece of cardstock and rubbed Broken China distress oxide ink over the entire area. Before removing the masks, I spritzed water onto the background.

Then, I stamped the coordinating fruit into the white spaces. I used 2 colors of ink per fruit to create a shaded look. The next step was to stamp in the coordinating stems and leaves.

I really wanted this card to be whimsical, so I took a black pen and outlined each fruit. As a finishing touch, I added white gel pen accents to the fruit and the background.

The sentiment is so perfect! I stamped it in black on a simple white banner flag. It stands out over the busy background.

I hope you like what I've created for you today! Thanks for stopping by!

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You're plane awesome (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to day 1 of this month's Neat and Tangled new releases! I'm thrilled to show off my newest set, So Fly.

It features one main, large-scale image that fills up a card-front! I just love the curve of the giraffe's neck - he is my fave!

I colored the airplane a bright red, and set it against an inset blue sky. I die cut some clouds included in the set, as well as the flying bird and banner.

I created the custom sentiment ("you're plane") by combining the YOU'RE from one sentiment and the PLANE from the other. It's a simple thing, and I've stretched what this set can do! I used the Awesome die cut to finish off the sentiment in a graphic black that adds punch to the card.



Let me know what you think in a comment below! As usual, there's a 25$ gift card up for grabs, chosen from among all of the design team's blog posts this week.

♥.