pumped for Christmas!

Hi there!

With my entire bin of Neat and Tangled stamps splayed out, I somehow ended up pairing Big Top Birthday with Beary Merry, Elfs and Their Shelf, and Nuts About You to create this card that kept me giggling the entire time I was crafting it:



I kept the card so simple, because I think the candy-cane-pumping strong man packs all the punch I needed. I stamped him first, and then masked him to be able to stamp the presents to the left, the snowman to the right, and the candy cane on top. The candy cane isn't that long, but a bit of selective inking and a black copic-friendly pen made it come together very easily.



I created the custom greeting on the computer, and then stamped and die-cut the banner.

This card is so silly, but I hope you can be inspired to see what images you can mix and match for your own funny Christmas cards!

♥.

donut balloons and circus bears

Hi there!

This card posted on the NT blog yesterday, but in case you missed it, I'm sharing it here too.  I can't get enough of the fun images in Big Top Birthday. It's such a fun set to play with!

I stamped and colored the clown, strongman, and circus bear, and popped them up onto a circus-friendly-red-and-white-stripe circle.  Instead of holding up the cake (or the bear!) the strongman is holding up the sentiment banner.

To avoid having white die-cut outlines where the strongman's hands line up with the banner, I masked his hands and stamped the banner in place before I used the die to cut him out.  For a little bit of extra effort, I like that it looks more seamless.  You can see it better in the photo below:



I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

sweet on you

Hi there, and welcome back to another day of Neat and Tangled's May release week!

Today, we're showing off the new Stitched Starburst die!

I think it works so well with Big Top Birthday:

Here, I only used the stitched lines die (without the actual die-cut starburst.)  I thought it added a soft and subtle texture to highlight my balancing lion. Especially when backed with the amazing hexastar die! I cut away some of the hexastar panel to make it fit better in the space.



I borrowed the sentiment from Say Yes To Donuts (speaking of which, have you entered my personal giveaway for that set? Leave me a comment *here* to enter! You have until tomorrow.)

I hope you like today's card! Check out the NT blog this morning for more - click!

♥.

Big Top Birthday! {new Neat and Tangled}

Hi! If you're looking for my Lawn Fawn post for today, scroll down or click *here*

It's Neat and Tangled release week, and I am thrilled to show you the first of 3 stamp sets that I've designed this month!  All of the new sets and dies will be for sale in the Neat and Tangled store by Friday morning.

Big Top Birthday is a set that mixes birthday treats with circus performers, and is a blast to work with!

Let's see what you can do with this set! The little bear can juggle ice cream cones or cupcakes.

Here, I stamped him juggling cupcakes, rotating them so it looks like they really are being tossed in the air. I borrowed a sentiment from another set you'll see in just a few days...

The strong man can hold up the cake, the banner, or even the bear or the clown! The clown. I know most people are scared of clowns. I am too. But she's cute, no? I'm not scared of her.

This card was on the Butterfly Reflections blog yesterday, but I'm posting it again in case you missed it.

Let's look at the strong man in action one more time:

He kills me. The sentiment is another one from an upcoming set. I had in mind that there could be mixing and matching. That's what happens when you are the designer. hee.

I hope you like Big Top Birthday so far! There's more to see on the NT blog this morning, and information on how you can win your own copy of Big Top Birthday - click!

hip hip hooray!

Hey there!

I'm on the Butterfly Reflections ink blog with a huge sneak peek at one of my new sets with Neat and Tangled. It will be shown in full tomorrow, but I'm showing you some images a day early!

 

Click over to the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog to see the card in full!