thank ewe! (with Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!

I have a simple and sweet card to share today, on my last day as part of the Neat and Tangled design team:



I used images from Barnyard Buddies and G.O.A.T., from our newest release, and added a little sign to house the sentiment (from Beach Day.)

The sweet blue and white gingham on the card base set the tone for the soft card I wanted to create. I colored the images with copic markers, and filled in the gaps between images with tufts of green grass.




A huge thank you to Danielle for allowing me to part of her Neat and Tangled team for the last 3 years, and to everyone who has brought my designs into their craft rooms - I am so grateful!

♥.

foliage frame (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to the last day of Neat and Tangled's May release week! Everything we've shown you will be available for sale as of tomorrow morning.

Today we're showing off a set designed by Miriam, called Foliage Frame. It is a beauty:

You can use it for very quick cards, without the dies, or you can die-cut the middle and die-cut sprigs like I've done here.

I "painted" my stamp with different green inks before stamping it down so there would be some subtle variation in color. It almost looks like the leaves are in motion, doesn't it? The different colors add to the effect. Wouldn't this look beautiful done in fall colors? Or with a monogram in the center?



I stamped one of the sentiments from the set and added a few extra sprigs to frame the opening. I also flicked some brown ink onto the card-front for added interest.

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

♥.

Quilted (Neat and Tangled release week)

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If you are looking for today's Lawn Fawn project, scroll down or click HERE.

Welcome to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. All of the products shown this week will be available for purchase on Friday morning (May 17th).

Today, we're showing off a 6x6 rubber background stamp called Quilted Background.  I thought it looked a little like a red gingham, and very farm-y, so I brought in a few complementing images.

The farmer and side-looking chicks are from G.O.A.T. and the front-facing chick is from Barnyard Buddies. I colored all of my images and set them inside of a die-cut scallop circle so they would pop against the quilted background.



I love red and yellow together, don't you? It's just such a bright and happy color combo. I grounded the images on a black piece of cardstock. The heat-embossed sentiment adds a graphic element to the card.

I hope you like it! The design team did such a great job with the Quilted Background! Check it out HERE.

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you old goat (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

If you're looking for today's Lawn Fawn post, scroll down or click HERE.

Welcome to Neat and Tangled's May release week! Before I show off today's set, I just wanted to say thank you for all of your kind words regarding yesterday's announcement. Change is never easy, but your encouragement made it less difficult.

Today we're showing off a 3x4 stamp set I designed as a companion to yesterday's Barnyard Buddies. The set is called G.O.A.T. and features a goat and his farmer. They are sized to work well with the other farm animals.

I am totally saving this one for the hubby's birthday in August. ha. I tilted the farmer a little so it looks like he has his arm around the goat, but he can definitely stand alone. I love his yellow rainboots! I placed the goat and his farmer in the foreground, and created a dirt road in the distance for the tractor and barn.



I added a little smile to the goat's face with a black copic-friendly pen. I used the same pen to add motion lines to the back of the tractor.

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

♥.

Barnyard Buddies (Neat and Tangled release week) + Big Changes

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If you're looking for today's Lawn Fawn post, scroll down or click HERE.

I'm so excited to show off my new set with Neat and Tangled for this month, Barnyard Buddies. Before I do, though, I wanted to share some big changes coming to Neat and Tangled that have affected my role there. You can read the official announcement on the NT blog this morning (click.)

Danielle is reshaping how her company runs, and in doing so, there was no longer space enough for Miriam and I to continue on as product designers in the same capacity and with the same freedom of creativity as we were used to. It was a difficult decision, since I have loved working on this team, but I truly believe that a door closed is a window opened somewhere else.

I am so grateful to Danielle for bringing me on 3 years ago, and basically letting me design whatever I felt like drawing. I am so grateful for all of you Neat and Tangled fans who have been so supportive of my designs, and I am very excited to sit back with you and see what wonderful things are in store for Neat and Tangled!

I am still illustrating! I'm planning a few months break, just like Danielle, and hopefully you'll follow my journey and be there when I pop my head up with new designs!

Back to release week! Since it's my last week with Neat and Tangled, I decided to start things off with not 1 but 3 cards for you today:



I created a sunny sky background using our Radiating Star stencil, and layered the Barnyard Buddies on a little grassy hill.

That horse is my favorite one to color!

My next card brings in the barn, tractor and sun images from the set. I borrowed clouds from So Fly to give the sky some extra presence.



I used to think cows with brown spots would produce chocolate milk... mmmm....



My last card brings in an image from another new set - you'll meet him properly tomorrow. I did some ink blending and added a herd of farm animals to the simple design.



I hope you like what you see so far! Check out more of Barnyard Buddies on the NT blog this morning - click!

♥.

Fairy best friends (with Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the NT blog this morning, with a sweet friendship card using images from To The Stars, from our newest release.



I did the softest ink blended sky using Lawn Fawn's Mermaid ink and an oval makeup brush. Honestly, those brushes make it too easy! It's foolproof.

Then, I flicked some white paint onto the sky, to give it a dreamier quality before laying in the clouds and fairies.



I gave the girls matching hair colors and outfits, and finished off the card with a sentiment from So Many Sentiments.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Celestial (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 shifts all week!

Welcome back to Neat and Tangled's release week! We've shown you all of the new goodies that will be for sale as of tomorrow morning. In the meantime, the design team has created bonus projects for you today!



I used To The Stars, and did some moodier ink blending. I used a yellow and a few shades of blue ink. While I was blending, my daughter exclaimed - huh! yellow and blue really do make green!

weirdo.



I purposefully left it really light around the moon, so that it looked like a glowing haze. I flecked on some white and also some black ink and added a few clouds and stars to the night sky. The sentiment was nestled in and heat-embossed.

I hope you like it! Check out the Neat and Tangled blog for more inspiration - click!

♥.

Receding background (Neat and Tangled release week)

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

Welcome back to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week! Today, we're showing off an AMAZING background stamp designed by Miriam.  Itis a 6x6 cling rubber stamp called Receding Background, and so perfect for both bold and subtle backgrounds.

I went pink (again) and subtle, and paired it with some images from To The Stars:



I did some ink blending over the entire cardfront using Lawn Fawn's Ballet Slippers ink. Then, I stamped the Receding Background image on top using the same ink. I love the subtle look this gives!

I stamped the stars cluster a few times in the center of the card, and also brought in some extra stars and a snowflake cluster from one of our Christmas sets (Elfs and Their Shelf.)

I then stamped a greeting from A-mazing and added the fairy, moon and clouds from To The Stars.

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

♥.

hello beautiful (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 all week!

Welcome to day 2 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week! Everything we show you this week will be available for purchase as of Friday morning (April 19th).

Today, we're showing off a 3x4 stamp set called Dream Big. It features a fairy riding a flying goose, and works so well with the previously shown To The Stars. It's right out of a fairy-tale, isn't it?

I created as dreamy a backdrop as I could for the main image, by ink-blending the softest pink haze, and laying a trail of stars beneath the goose.

I layered a few of the puffy clouds from To The Stars, and used a white gel pen to add some white dotted accents to the background layer.



I hope you like it! Don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Danielle will choose a random comment from among all of the design team's posts this week - the winner will be awarded a $25 store gift card!

And be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with this set - click!

♥.

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!

♥.

Eggstra special (for Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the NT blog this morning with a card that's a little... eggstra:

I started out by stamping the main bunny-and-egg image from Eggciting 2 times. I kept one intact, but cut the egg away from the bunny for the 2nd. It takes the 2 bunnies to haul this giant egg!

I paper-pieced the egg-wrapper for a different look, stamping the image onto floral patterned paper, trimming out that section, and over-laying it onto the die-cut egg.

The sentiment was borrowed from an older set that I illustrated, Eggstra Special. That egg is definitely a little extra!

For one final touch, I brought in the butterfly and dotted trail line from All The Bunnies.  I love how it connects the sentiment to the large egg.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Everybunny (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

The Neat and Tangled new release has already been teased to you in full (we're doing a smaller release this month!) and all of the new product will be available for sale tomorrow morning. In the meantime, the design team is hosting a bonus day of inspiration! We're showing off more projects using our new goodies.

I couldn't help but color another bear, from All The Bunnies:

I placed him onto a sheet of pink polka dot patterned paper, and flanked him with a bunny on either side.



The sentiment is from another new set this month, Eggciting. I love the size of the bear, and how he fills up the card-front!

I hope you like it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the team crafted for today on the Neat and Tangled blog - click!

♥.

Llama! (Neat and Tangled release week)

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Welcome to the third day of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. We will tease you with new products all week long and then they will be available for purchase on Friday morning in the store.

Today, the team is showing off dies made in collaboration with Benzie Design. I played around with the llama die:



I could have just stuffed and stitched a little llama, but I decided to try something a little more... involved. I'm so glad I did because it is just so cute!

I made a llama box! It's the perfect size for keeping on your desk and filling with little stamped die-cuts, or on your dresser to hold your rings. I gave it to my daughter and she filled it some plastic jewelry and it's adorable.

I started out by cutting 4 of the main llama shapes out of felt, and another 2 out of very sturdy card-stock. So sturdy, it's almost cardboard. I then stitched 1 llama to each piece of cardboard/cardstock, and just so you don't see all of the thread-work, I glued on the remaining llama shapes to the back of each. You don't necessarily have to stitch anything on those layers, but I did so that it would look more polished. I just ran the thread through, but didn't stitch those layers to anything. Does that make sense? So each llama is comprised of a felt llama, a cardstock llama, and another felt llama.

Next. I cut myself a box out of that same heavy cardstock, and adhered it between the 2 llamas. You could stop right there, but I opted to cover the cardstock box in white felt.

I hope you like it! Be sure to leave me a comment before you leave - Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week. You could win a $25 gift card to the NT store. Now hop on over to the NT blog to see what the rest of the team created using this set - click!

See you tomorrow!

♥.

All the bunnies (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to the second day of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. We will tease you with new products all week long and then they will be available for purchase on Friday morning in the store.

Today, the team is showing off another stamp set that I designed, called All The Bunnies:



I love that big bear with his bunny ears! He's got me completely fooled. ha! I really wanted the images to fill up the entire card-front, so I brought in the huge egg and bunny from yesterday's set, Eggciting, and cut the image so that it looks like the string is really long, in back of the bear.

I couldn't help but add another bunny to round out the right side of the card, and added a butterfly as well.

I hope you like it! Be sure to leave me a comment before you leave - Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week. You could win a $25 gift card to the NT store. Now hop on over to the NT blog to see what the rest of the team created using this set - click!

See you tomorrow!

♥.

How eggciting! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to the first day of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. We will tease you with new products all week long and then they will be available for purchase on Friday morning in the store.

Today, the team is showing off a 3x4 stamp set that I designed, called Eggciting:



The bunny from Eggciting got more egg than he bargained for! The other bunny and butterflies are from a set you'll see more of tomorrow.

I started out with a dusty rose colored patterned paper that has gold flecks covering the top (and before you ask, I have no idea where this came from!) and it set the tone for my pretty and pastel card.

I colored the bunnies in a soft brown using copic markers (E41, E42 and E44) and then added a floral detail to the egg wrapper. I used the sprig image from Magical Day, and added some dots with a black pen. I love how this looks! When illustrating the egg, I purposefully left the egg wrapper plain so that you could add your own creativity to it. There is a small open circle included in the set, to add polka dots to the wrapper, or you could even paper-piece it for a completely different look.

I hope you like it! Be sure to leave me a comment before you leave - Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week. You could win a $25 gift card to the NT store. Now hop on over to the NT blog to see what the rest of the team created using this set - click!

See you tomorrow!

♥.

Jump for joy!

Hi there!

Our newest release hit the store this past Friday, and I have another card to share using my brand new set, Jump For Joy. It features images that I illustrated, and some of my favorite sentiments ever.

I kept this card very clean and white, with the only pops of color coming from the critters and the grassy hills (made using the Stitched Slopes dies). I positioned the jumping hedgehog so that he is having a sweet moment with the raccoon. I just think they are too cute like this!

I created a chunky outer frame for my card (using Lawn Fawn rectangle dies) and stamped the sentiment at the bottom, just like a picture frame. The tiny little heart place between the raccoon and hedgie reinforce the sentiment perfectly. 

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Slow and steady (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to the last day of new product reveals for this month's Neat and Tangled release. Everything shown throughout the week will be available for sale as of 8am EST tomorrow morning.

Today, we're featuring a 3x4 stamp set that I illustrated, called Slow and Steady:

You might recognize these guys from my etsy digi stamp shop - but I'm so excited to have them as a physical stamp!



I hope you like it! Before you go, don't forget to leave me a comment. Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week - you could win a $25 gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. And she is running a giveaway for this set today on the blog - check it out!

♥.

I believe in you! (Neat and Tangled release week)

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Welcome back to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. Today we're showing off a stamp set and dies that work oh-so-well together, both designed by Miriam. Typed Sentiments and the Skinny Strips die set are both must-haves for sure!

I love all of the sentiments in Typed Sentiments. There is one that cracks me right up: "no one will ever be as entertained by us as us." haha. I will definitely be reaching for this set again and again. I used it with images from Jump For Joy, and set the trampolining bunny against a night sky. The rolling hills were created using our Stitched Slopes dies.



I hope you like it! Before you go, don't forget to leave me a comment. Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week - you could win a $25 gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. And she is running a giveaway for this set today on the blog - check it out!

♥.

SSS guest post

Hi there!

I'm up on the SSS blog this morning with a fun card featuring a lot of florals and a few sweet critters:



You can hop on over there for a complete supply list, but I used all Neat and Tangled stamps and dies.

In case you missed my tutorial from a few weeks ago, I show how to remove the swing + girl from the elephant stamp so that you could use her all by herself like I did for this card - click HERE for that tutorial!

♥.

Jump for joy! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to day 2 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. We're showing off new products all week long, and they will be available for sale as of Friday morning, 8am EST.

Let's jump in! My newest 4x6 stamp set is called Jump For Joy, and features a little jump rope, a little trampoline action, and a whole lotta cute.

I have 2 cards to show you today! The first card shows off the jump rope:



The sentiment makes me smile so big! The raccoon and turtle stamp and cut out as one image, and you can choose to have a little jumping squirrel, hedgehog or bunny. They all have their own unique jumping poses.



This would be a great set to use with interactive dies, too! You could set a little jumping path for your critter.

The second card shows off the rest of the critters, having too much fun on the trampoline:

I love the bunny - he looks like he's ninja-kicking in the air. And this sentiment works with either the jump rope or the trampoline.

I hope you like it! Before you go, don't forget to leave me a comment. Danielle will choose a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week - you could win a $25 gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. And she is running a giveaway for this set today on the blog - check it out!