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!

♥.

Swinging by (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

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

Today, we're showing off a 3x4 stamp set I designed, called Swinging By:

It features a single image, the elephant and the little girl swinging from his trunk, and a few mix and match sentiment options.

I used some washi tape for an easy night-time backdrop - I can't stop using that stuff! Before adhering the elephant, I cut into the night sky layer with the Stitched Sunburst die. It's subtle, but I love how it draws further attention to the sweet elephant.



I used the Stitched Slopes dies to create rolling hills beneath his feet, and heat-embossed the sentiment onto a black flag for a graphic touch.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - CLICK!  And don't forget to leave me a comment before you go - Danielle will pick a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week. You could win a $25 gift card to the NT store.

♥.

Friendly florals (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. All of the products shown this week will be available in the NT store on Friday morning.

I'm excited to share today's set with you. I never thought I'd be one to design a floral set, but Danielle encouraged me to put my spin on one and I love how Friendly Florals turned out:

I stamped the biggest floral arrangement twice, to frame the sentiment:



I colored the flowers in shades of pink and red, heat-embossed the sentiment on a contrasting mint-colored cardstock, and matted the Scalloped frame onto a piece of pink plaid paper (from Lawn Fawn.)



I love the sweet sentiment. We hand-make these cards to show our hearts, don't we? To make our friends and family smile and know how much we care.

I hope you like this look at my first-ever floral set! Let me know what you think before you leave - there will be a winner chosen from among the blog comments at the end of the week, to the tune of a 25$ gift card to the NT store.

Be sure to check out the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - the design team knows what to do with florals more than I do - I was blown away to see their creations! click!

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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!

♥.

Schoolhouse (Neat and Tangled release week)

***If you're looking for my Lawn Fawn puppy party, scroll down or click HERE.

Hi there!

I'm so excited to show you the newest set I've illustrated for Neat and Tangled. It's called Schoolhouse and is full of cute images that can be used for teacher cards and more.

I have a few cards to show you, so strap in!

My first card is school-themed, for a great friend. I've used the large apple and pencil images, and the backpack-wearing bear. I love that bear so much! I could see him being used on camping cards as well.

I stamped the first part of the sentiment onto the wavy banner from Scalloped and then die-cut the letters to spell friend.

The second one features the cutest images from the set, the little mice! There are 2 of them, mirror-imaged, perfect for carrying bigger objects. I have one on top of the toy school-bus, handing a lunchbox to the bear, and the other 2 are carrying the giant pencil. I love them! I can't wait to make a card with them carrying a large Christmas ornament, like THIS ONE (but maybe after the summer's done. ha.)



Using my MISTI tool, I made a variation of the previous card and stamped enough card fronts for the kids to color and customize for their teachers. I wanted the kids to put a bit of their hearts into the gift for the teachers who have poured their hearts out all year for their students.



Can you pick out which child colored each card?

I hope you liked this first look at Schoolhouse! There is more design team inspiration on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - click!

As always, before you go, leave me a comment to be eligible for a 25$ gift card to the store.

♥.

Flamingo Floatie (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to the final day of new product reveals over at Neat and Tangled. In case you missed a day or 2, here's a quick recap:

Day 1: Bloom

Day 2: Beach Day

Day 3: Welcome Home

Today, we're featuring a 3x4 stamp set that I illustrated, called Flamingo Floatie. The beach critters can't be the only ones enjoying the sun! This sassy girl started out in my Etsy shop but I always wanted to tweak the image a bit and offer her as a stamp.

 

I didn't want to do a proper water scene for this card, but I used the little puddle image to ground the little girl and kept the card light and airy.

She is so much fun to color! All that pink, you can't help but smile.



I sponged some minty ink behind the girl, to give the illusion of water, and splattered on some brown flecks for added interest.

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

Don't forget to leave a comment on the way out, to be eligible for the 25$ gift card to the NT store.  And they are giving away new product on the NT blog this morning, so be sure to comment there too.

♥.

Springtime cards (with Neat and Tangled)

Hi there! I'm here and on the NT blog this morning, with 2 springtime cards for you. I should mention that it will be snowing in Montreal tonight. but still...

My first card pairs the sweet bunny from Cottontail Cuties with the deer from Into the Woods as well as the Floral Heart frame. I used the wavy banner from Scalloped to prop up the bunny a bit, so that they could stare at each other properly. I love how the little animals work so well together!

I went straight-up Easter for the next card:

Using the Parquet stencil, I sponged on different shades of pink to act as a backdrop for my images (from Cottontail Cuties.)

To add some ground beneath their feet, I stamped the little grass images from the same set, in a way that would stretch to width of my card and used scissors to cut that out by hand. 

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card base.

I hope you've been inspired to make a few springtime or Easter cards of your own!

♥.

Medallion Flower Builder (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

This is my 2nd post today. If you're looking for Lawn Fawn kitties, click HERE or scroll down.

We're back with another day of Neat and Tangled new stuff. Today, we're showing off Miriam's new set, Medallion Flower Builder.

I opted to use the dies only for the leaves, sponging ink onto the more detailed layer. I love how the dies can be used on their own!  I used the Scalloped dies to make a frame, and cut up the Hooray wreath to have sprigs sticking out, to soften the look of the graphic leaves.



The sentiment is from Medallion Flower Builder, and white-heat-embossed onto a strip of grey cardstock.

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

♥.