to the stars (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

If you're looking for today's Lawn Fawn post, scroll down or click HERE. I'm pulling double postings for the rest of the week!

Welcome to April's Neat and Tangled release week. We tease you with the new collection for a few days until it hits the store on Friday morning (April 19th.)

On day 1, we're showing off a set that I illustrated, called To The Stars. I've been wanting to do a fairy set for a long time, but I've seen enough cute garden fairy sets to steer clear of that kind and go a more celestial route.

This set features 3 fairies, a few puffy clouds, a constellation and the cutest moon.

I perched the daintiest fairy atop the moon, and positioned a few clouds and constellations all around. Using the oval dies from the Card Front Designs die set, I created an aperture to house all of the focal images. I love that by nesting the oval dies together, I could create a thin frame. I love little finishing touches like that!

To color the clouds and the moon, I opted for light greys (Copic markers T0, T1) since I used a night-sky patterned paper. You guys, I think this is my last scrap of this paper. I have been hoarding it for so long! I wish I knew who made it and where I could get some more!

To get different sizes of constellations, I simply snipped off a star or 2. Easy peasy. In the stamp set, I also included a lone star and a tiny line image - you could create a whole backdrop of unique constellations! 

I love the sentiment included in the set. Originally, I included the usual "love you to the stars" but my good friend Bethany suggested I go PAST the stars - so magical!

I hope you like this new set! Stayed tuned for a smaller, companion set that will debut tomorrow!  Be sure to check out the NT blog this morning (click!). 

GIVEAWAY: before you go, leave me a comment! Danielle will choose a lucky winner from among all of the design team's blogs this week. On Friday morning she will announce the winner of a $25 store gift card. Good luck!

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Just because (Neat and Tangled release week)

Happy New Year! To kick things off here on the blog, it's time for Neat and Tangled's first release week of 2019. I am so excited to show off everything!

First up, a set featuring Danielle's gorgeous hand-lettering, called Just Because.

Isn't it so pretty? It's perfect for Valentine's Day, of course, but also, it looks pretty cute paired with images you'll see more of on Thursday:



I stamped and colored the cutie elephant and his swinging friend, nestling her into the Hugs & Kisses sentiment. I love how that ties the image and the sentiment together, so that the entire card-front looks cohesive and purposeful.

I used the Stitched Slopes dies to create some grounding beneath them, and framed out the focal images using the ovals from the Card Front Designs die set.

Thanks for swinging by for Day 1! Leave me a message before you go - you could win a 25$ gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. Danielle will choose a winning comment from among all of the design team blog posts this week. And be sure to see what the rest of the design team created for you today - I will say that my cutesy design kind of sticks out like a sore thumb, haha. You'll see what I mean - click!

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we wish you JOY (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. All of the products shown this week will hit the store on Friday morning, 8am EST.

Today, we're showing off the Cubic Cover Plate die, and I've used it with other products already shown this week: Angel Wings and the Card Front Designs dies.

I stamped, die-cut and colored the mirror-imaged angels, and set them against a piece of patterned paper. I kind of love the angel on the right, looking a little shy.

I used the Card Front Designs oval dies to create a frame that cuts into the Cubic Cover Plate. I kept the cover plate all white, so that it adds texture to the card, but remains subtle. I didn't want to take away from the angels!



I added a sentiment (and that little star up above) from Nativity Play, onto a tag (from the Classic Tag 2 die set.)

I hope you like it! Be sure to leave a comment here before you go! A winner will be chosen from among all of the participating design team blog comments this week and announced on Friday morning. You could win a $25 store gift card!

And hop on over to the Neat and Tangled blog this morning to see what the rest of the team crafted for you today - click!

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Lovely Lotus (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to day 2 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. All of the products shown this week will hit the store on Friday morning at 8am EST.

Today, we're showing off a new set designed by Miriam, Lovely Lotus:

I also used a new die set, Card Front Designs, to cut out the oval frame for this card.

I colored the florals with copic markers in shades of bright greens and pinks. I then set them against a subtle grid patterned paper and colored the oval frame with a warm grey copic marker to match the paper.



All of the flowers are popped up using foam tape, to give the card some nice dimension. I just love how large the lotus images are!

I hope you like what you see so far! There are more beautiful lotuses on the NT blog this morning - click!

Before you go, don't forget to hop around the DT blogs and leaves comments - there will be a winner chosen at the end of the week, from among the DT blogs. The winner will receive a $25 store gift card!

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