I believe in you (Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!

I have a fun little card to share using the new Beavers Eh stamp set:

I stamped and colored the beaver sitting on his log, waving a sweet hello with his giant buck-teeth.

The card design is a uncomplicated one: I cut a Scalloped rectangle, and sponged some inks (both Lawn Fawn: Mermaid for the sky and Doe for the ground.) I then splattered white ink onto the sky and a darker brown ink onto the ground.

Beneath the log, I used a copic marker and a heavy hand to add a shadow. All of the flecks of ink and marker shadowing add depth and interest to this otherwise simple card.

The sentiment, from A-mazing, was the perfect companion to the waving beaver. I love so many of the greetings in that little set. The font is straightforward and would work with so many card designs. I think it's a must-have.

A bit of patterned paper attached to the card-base, and a threading of plain twine finished off the card.

Beside the beaver, I placed his bird-friend, who woke up with a cute case of bed-head. The little feathers on top of his head make him extra adorable!

I hope you've enjoyed my card for today, and thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Neat and Tangled January release wrap-up

Hi there!

The new Neat and Tangled release is available right now - click!

I illustrated 2 sets this month:

Beavers Eh:

and Koalifications:

I can't wait to see what you make with these sets!

♥.

nesting hexagons (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

We're onto day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. I hope you like what you've seen so far!  Today, we're showing off the Nesting Hexagons cover plate die and stencil collection. I used the die to make this rich red background:

I left all of the pieces in but used a red copic marker to color in some of the hex pattern so that it had some variation and extra interest. Isn't it so Valentine-perfect? I then flicked white ink all over that layer before adding that chubby beaver (from Beavers Eh.)



He chewed up a little heart for you, hee hee. I love him peeking around the corner.



I heat-embossed the sentiment onto a black banner die-cut so that it would stand out.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the NT blog this morning - click!

♥.

Beavers, eh? (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to the second day of this month's Neat and Tangled release week! We're showing off a set that I illustrated, called Beavers Eh. The name of the set was a total joke that stuck. ha. A little Canadian fun.

I hope you will bea-ver-y excited about these beavers! (no? too much? maybe get a little dam excited? I could do this for awhile...)

My card features 2 of the 4 beavers included in the set. The boy beaver on the left has his hands outstretched to hold either the flower, or the fish, but I thought he looked like he could have his arm around his best gal.

I used the new Nesting Hexagons cover-plate (you'll see more of that one tomorrow) to add interest to the background, and Stitched Slopes to give the animals a ground to stand on.



Their long teeth are amazing. I had front teeth like that before braces. no joke. Also, the girl beaver's cheeks are almost pinchable.

I hope you like what you see so far! Be sure to leave a comment before you click over to the NT blog to see more of these Canadian-made cuties.

♥.