Neat and Tangled release day!

Hi there!

All of the new Neat and Tangled products shown this week are now available for sale - click!

I illustrated 2 stamp sets this month.

Mommy Daddy and Me:

Making Magic:

Happy shopping! I can't wait to see what you create using these images!

♥.

Making magic (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

On this last day of Neat and Tangled's April release week, I'm thrilled to introduce you to this magical couple:

Making Magic is a 3x4 stamp set which features the magician (honestly, his hair kills me - he looks like a magician/used car salesman) and his gravity-defying volunteer. The little white rabbit is borrowed from Ride With Me..I love how he's checking out the magician.

The card design was inspired by *this card* from Kristina Werner. I loved all of the pops of color and thought it would be the perfect layout to show off this magical scene.



The whole set was inspired by vintage magic illustrations. Guys, she is living her best life right now. That huge smile is my fave.

I hope you like it! The rest of the design team has samples with Making Magic on the NT blog this morning - click!

As always, don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Tomorrow morning, Danielle will pick a winner from among from design team blog posts this week to win a $25 gift card to the NT store.

♥.

Happiness (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

We're onto day 3 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. Today, we're showing off a new set designed by Danielle, called Happiness. I paired it with the elephant and butterfly images from Mommy Daddy and Me to create this sweet card:

I illustrated the elephants to be looking at something together - the butterflies, the bubbles, the stars - you can create a fun scene with this two!

Happiness comes with a die that cuts out the word - you can use the oval with the letters cut out, or you could just use the letters, which is what I opted to do. I didn't want the bulk of the big oval die-cut on my card.



I love the butterflies fluttering all around the main sentiment!

There's more to see on the NT blog this morning - click! And don't forget to leave a comment before you go! At the end of the week, a winner is chosen from among all of the design team blog comments for a $25 gift certificate to the NT store.

♥.

mommy daddy and me (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome to day 2 of this month's Neat and Tangled release week. My first set of the month is being introduced today, and I am so excited for you to see it! Mommy Daddy And Me is a sweet collection of animals and their babies, and lends itself to creating Mother's and Father's day cards.

I decided to create a baby card for now, to show you a little something different:

I used the image of the baby mouse in his walnut bed, being tucked in under a canopy of leaves. I doubled up the branch image so they could be layered and wrapped around the focal image.



I placed the images onto a circle die-cut and layered that onto a sheet of baby blue gingham paper. I love that by just changing up the color of the baby mouse's blanket and the background paper, you could have a baby girl card instead.

The acorn mobile adds a sweet touch, hanging overhead, and the sentiment is from Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee.

I hope you like what you see so far! The rest of the images are on display on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - click!

And don't forget to leave a comment on every post this week - there's a $25 gift card to the NT store up for grabs, which is picked randomly from all design team posts this week.

♥.

you can do hard things - autism awareness blog hop

This is my 3rd post today. Looking for Pinkfresh Studio's 4th birthday bash blog hop? click HERE

Or for Neat and Tangled release week post, day 1? click HERE

My friend Veronica Zalis organized a fantastic hop for Autism Awareness day. The cause is near and dear to her heart, as it touches her family personally, and I am happy to be a part of this hop. To learn more about autism, I suggest you visit autismspeaks.org

There are prizes up for grabs from a ton of crafty sponsors, and you have the opportunity to link up a card to help increase autism awareness. For all of the details, be sure to check out Veroica's blog - click!

In honor of Veronica's son Cameron, I used the little boy from Neat and Tangled's Better Together and stamped an uplifting sentiment from So Many Sentiments.

I hope you like it! Here is a complete list of blog participants:

Veronica Zalis 

Erica A-B

Sandy Allnock

Amanda Bodine

Kimberly Crawford 

Joscelyne Cutchens (Instagram)

Dana Joy

Wanda Guess

Jill Dewey Hawkins

Jennifer Ingle (Instagram)

Emily Midgett

Kay Miller

Carly Tee Minner

Miriam Prantner

Elena Roussakis

Heather Ruwe

Amy Tsuruta

Marcie Sharp

Alice Wertz

Vera Yates

Tenia Nelson

Katherine Cosimano

Rachel Parys

Pocono Pam

Terri Burson

Becca Dawn Cruger

Have courage (Neat and Tangled release week)

*** if you're looking for my Pinkfresh Studio blog post, click HERE or scroll down ***

Hi there!

It's time for this month's Neat and Tangled release week. Today, we're showing off a beautiful set designed by Miriam, called Have Courage. The rest of the team has beautiful cards that feature the gorgeous ginko leaves, but I when I spotted this sentiment in the set I couldn't help but do something a little different:

I paired the sentiment from Have Courage with an image from a set you'll get to know on Thursday. I gave the magician his own spotlight and shaded the rest of the card with different grey tones.



The sentiment is a perfect match!

I hope you like it! Check out all of the beautiful ginko leaves on the NT blog today - click!

♥.

Pinkfresh Studio 4th Birthday Bash Blog hop

Hi there!

I'm thrilled to be celebrating Pinkfresh Studio's 4th birthday! Pinkfresh is such a great company, with a kind and generous owner, and I love being on this team!

There are so many prizes to be won! Each stop along the blog hop is hosting their own giveaway! Keep reading to find out more...



I created a birthday scene in honor of Pinkfresh Studio's 4th birthday. The sweet elephants from Don't Forget are having a party! I brought in the cake, balloon and party hat from Pause For Applause.

The elephant hiding behind the cake actually has no body. I kind of drew in a few missing lines to make it make sense, but he still has no legs. I think it's ok, lol.



I framed the scene on either side with my favorite pattern from the A Case Of The Blahs collection, and drew in a bit of a twirl to make the balloon look like it's wrapped around the elephant's trunk on the right. This scene looks like something out of a children's book to me!

GIVEAWAY:

the fun part! There is a 40$ gift certificate up for grabs to the Pinkfresh Studio store. All you have to do is leave me a comment before Monday, April 9th at 6AM PST. The winners will all be posted on the Pinkfresh blog on April 9th at 12:30PM PST.

Additionally, there is a 100$ gift card in the running, for leaving a comment on the Pinkfresh Studio birthday hop blog post.

Here is a list of blogs you'll want to visit today:

Pinkfresh Blog

Adrienne Alvis

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Vicky Papaioannou

Amanda Baldwin

Amy Tsuruta

Ashley Horton

Crystal Thompson

Melissa Bickford

Erum Tasneem

Flora Farkas

Lea Lawson

Heather Hoffman

Kathleen Gramuller

Lorilei Murphy

Laura Bassen

Nina-Marie Tripanni

Veera Saarivuo

Zsoka Marko

Isha Gupta

Elsie Robinson

Elena Roussakis