Complementary colors (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

This is my second post today. For new Lawn Fawn, scroll down!

I'm thrilled to be showing off my mini set for this month with Neat and Tangled, Complementary Colors:

They can be used with the artists from Paint Night (I sized them to all match) or on their own. They make for an adorable card for your loved one.

I had to look up a color wheel to see which colors were complementary - ha! I'm hoping this doesn't come off as too Christmas-y. I gave the couple matching outfits, which is already so adorable, and then add in the way the little girl is looking down a bit and the boy is giving her a sideways glance and I'm loving them too much.

I framed them in a fun turquoise that picks up on the color in the rainbow-patterned paper (from Lawn Fawn.)

I hope you like it! This card just makes me smile.

Don't forget to leave me a comment before you go! Danielle will be a winning comment from among the design team's posts for this week and award a $25 gift card to the NT store.

Check out the Neat and Tangled blog today for more of these cuties - click!

♥.

Coaster critters (new Lawn Fawn!)

Hi there!

Lawn Fawn's summer release is fantastic and we'll be showing it off on the blog all week long! At the end of the week, on May 17th, you will be able to purchase all of the new goodies.

Today, we're showing off Coaster Critters - an adorable roller coaster-themed set:



Isn't it adorable? I layered the roller coaster pieces, and put a tiny car on the back layer to make this roller coaster look huge! The main critters are riding with party balloons and cotton candy.



I popped the whole scene into a new Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame, and then onto an Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Backdrop cover-plate. I love that cover-plate so much! You could change up the look by layering whatever colors together and it is so delicate and subtle.

I hope you like what you see so far! Check out the LF blog this morning for more - click!

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Layered landscape (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there, and welcome back to our 3rd day of new reveals over at Neat and Tangled. All of the products shown this week will hit the store at 8am EST on Friday.

Today, we're showing off a gorgeous set designed by Miriam - Layered Landscape.

I put down my copic markers and made a card that came together in under 20 minutes - I didn't even know things like this were possible. ha.



I stamped the mountains from the top down - starting with the lightest and working my way down to the darkest. I used shades of blue, and did absolutely no masking since the darker colors covered up the edges of the lighter shades.

I did the tiniest bit of shading with coordinating markers (ok, so I didn't put them down all the way) to add depth to the darker 2 mountain layers.



My lightbulb moment was grabbing the Calathea stamp set and using one of the images to create a forest of black trees at the base of the mountain-scape.

I cut the panel below the trees and stamped the sentiment (from Anne of Green Gables! yay!) onto the base layer.

I hope you like it! This is definitely a different look for me.

Don't forget to leave a comment here before you go! A winner will be chosen from among the design team's blog posts and announced on Friday morning - you could win a $25 gift card to the NT store.

There is a lot more to see on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - click!

♥.

Paint Night! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

I'm really excited to show off the first of my art-themed sets for the month, Paint Night. It features a couple of artists, an easel with a few different artwork options, and some super cute sentiments!

I made 2 cards for today, so that I could make sure to show off both girls.  My first card features the cutie with the 2 buns holding up her sketch pad:



I popped her ginger-haired friend into the pad, and added the sentiment to the left. I used the paint swish image (seriously? my mind is blank right now to call it anything else) underneath and adhered a tiny heart to sweeten the card even more.



In case you're wondering, that polka dot coverplate is a sneak peek of something coming to Lawn Fawn later this week! yay!

My next card features a couple of extra artists - you'll meet them later in the week!



I colored the sentiment letters in colors to match the rainbow-striped background paper and added the artists to fill the frame.



The landscape image is my favorite - it looks so cute popped into the easel's canvas! The girl holding the paintbrush from this set is joined by 2 other cuties holding huge tubes of paint. I don't usually draw 2 stamp sets that coordinate together, but one art-themed set didn't seem like enough!

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

And don't forget to leave a comment here before you go! At the end of the week, one comment will be chosen from among the design team's blog posts for the week - you could win a $25 gift card to the Neat and Tangled store.

♥.

Layton's legacy card drive and fundraiser blog hop

Hello!

I'm honored to be part of a very special fundraiser blog hop today:

This event was organized by Lea Lawson, in her son Layton's honor, to help the families of children in the NICU at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. There are 50 beds in that NICU, and they are always filled. In honor of Layton's birthday, Lea is fundraising to be able to purchase Starbucks gift cards for parents who find themselves thrust into NICU life. Please read more of Lea's story in her own words - click HERE.

Here's how you can help, in Lea's words:

WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

1. DONATE! - directly to Layton's Legacy YouCaring Fundraiser. For every $5 donated, you will be entered into the drawing for one of the prizes above!! All winners will be drawn from donations made thru the YouCaring Site. **Prizes will be drawn and announced here on my blog on Saturday, May 19th.**

2. SHARE! - I know that not everyone is able to donate, but sharing about the fundraiser gives it more visibility! Please feel free to share the YouCaring Link or this post on all your social media outlets!

3. SHOP!

-Pinkfresh Studio will be donating 10% of TODAY'S sales, and offering a 15% off discount to you for shopping!

-CAS-ual Fridays Stamps will be donating 15% of their sales thru May 19th.

-My affiliate linking dollars will be donated thru May 19th.

4. CREATE! - this is also a card drive, and if you'd like to create a card using the theme/moodboard below, I would love that! I will be including these handmade treasures with the giftcards when I hand them over to the NICU social worker, and my dream is that the NICU will be covered in beautiful creations inspired by Layton!! Link them up HERE, and then please email me (lea@lealawsoncreates.com) to get the address for sending - and note that I will need them to arrive by May 31st.

But today isn't just a fundraiser, it's also a blog hop! With tons of inspiration and prizes. Lea offered this beautiful mood board to inspire us:

I took my cues from the mountains and very liberally used the color palette to create this:

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Escape the Ordinary stamp and matching die set to craft this card. I did some ink blending to create a deep blue sky, and added an encouraging sentiment to the bottom.

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New Essentials by Ellen!

Hi there!

This is my second post today - scroll down if you're looking for my Neat and Tangled card!

Have you seen the newly-released Essentials by Ellen stamps and dies? These flowers! I used them on a graduation party last week, and I colored extras to use on a card.

I wanted to use a plaid with the Mondo Sakura image, like I did for all of the party decor, but wanted to keep things brighter and lighter than the black and white gingham.

I opted to use the smaller plaid image found in the Plaid Maker set, and stamped it out to cover a panel in a light blue.

I then layered a few of the flower clusters onto the card front and snipped what hung off of the area.

A simple banner flag sentiment (the die is from the new Parcel Box die collection) finished things off.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Hello Summer! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

We're kicking off this month's Neat and Tangled release week with some wishful thinking a new set called Hello Summer. ha. I paired it with the watermelon-eating-hippo from Beach Day:

I did a soft watercolor wash on the background, in turquoise and yellow, and then also watercolored a sandy base for my hippo and seagull to stand on.

It's hard to tell, but I die-cut the word SUMMER from the same watercolored sheet as the sky layer - it's very soft and pretty in real life!

I added the clouds from the Making Waves die set, and colored their edges with a soft blue-green copic marker (BG11).



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

Before you go, don't forget to leave a comment! At the end of the week Danielle chooses a winner from among all of the comments left of the design team's blogs - you could win a $25 store gift card!

♥.