Neat & Tangled November Release Review

Hi there! Just popping by to let you all know that the Neat & Tangled November release is now available from Neat & Tangled!

Triangle Gift Box dies

Thanks so Much stamp set

Fa La La stencil

Fa La La coverplate

Penguin Treat Holder die

Stay Cool stamp set

And here’s a reminder of some of the cards I created with this release:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Do stop by the Neat & Tangled blog for more inspiration and shop if you’d like to purchase any of the products from the November release!

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Neat & Tangled November Release, Day 3

Hello, hello!

It’s the third day of the Neat & Tangled November release, and we are showcasing another fabulous stamp set!

Day 3 is for the Stay Cool stamp set – here’s my card:

I knew I wanted a textured background for the cute little character from the set to sit against and found one from my stash of inky background panels – I had used the Parquet stencil to swipe through some embossing paste onto a panel of white cardstock and added a bit of colour for interest before trimming it down to slightly smaller than my card base and adhering it straight down.

I then stamped the little character onto another piece of white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and coloured her in with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens. I used the co-ordinating die to die-cut her out along with the little fish from the set.

I freehand drew a snow hill onto another piece of white cardstock and cut it out. I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to add a bit of colour along the top of the hill and then stamped a couple of sentiments from the set. I coloured in the ‘COOL’ again with my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens before foam mounting to the card front.

I then foam mounted the little girl and fish to the card front to finish off!

Pop by the Neat & Tangled blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be available in the shop from Friday, 9 November at 8am EST!

Thanks for looking 🙂

Neat & Tangled November Release, Day 2

Hello again!

Time to showcase some more goodies from the Neat & Tangled November Release!

Day 2 is for the Fa La La stencil and die. Here’s my card:

The Fa La La stencil has some intricate lettering rather than large open spaces and I wanted to make sure I captured the detail on a background panel. So, I started by inking up the back of the stencil with three different shades of Dylusions Inks, spritzed with water and the laid down onto a panel of watercolour paper.

I allowed the ink to absorb into the watercolour paper for a few seconds before rubbing the stencil down onto the paper – this gave me maximum coverage.

I trimmed the panel down to the same size as my card base and adhered it straight down before moving onto the sentiment. I chose a sentiment from the Gift Card Box Christmas Sentiments set and stamped it with pink and blue inks onto a die-cut diamond piece. This piece was then foam mounted to the card front.

To then flicked on some gold paint and added a few sequins to finish off!

Be sure to check out the Neat & Tangled blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be released on Friday, 9 November at 8am EST in the shop!

Thanks for stopping by 😉

Thanks so very much!

Hello there!

I’m over at the Neat & Tangled blog today to sharing a card using a stencil, a die and a stamp set!

I began by creating a colourful background using the Cubic stencil and some ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I simple laid the stencil down onto a piece of white cardstock, coloured through the stencil and onto the card with the brush pens, and then liberally spritzed with water!

Too much water can result in a muddy mess, but not enough water means the colours don’t blend – either way, add the amount of water you feel most comfortable with! I removed the stencil and the heat set the panel quickly before trimming it down to the size of my card base.

I adhered the panel straight down to my card based and moved onto the sentiment. I die-cut the diamond shape using the diamond shaped die from Gift Card Box Die Additions and then stamped a sentiment from the Thanks So Much set. I brushed some gold ink all the way around the edges of the die-cut piece before foam mounting to the card front.

To finish, I embellished with a mixture of sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stencilling on YUPO

Hello there!

I’m over at the Neat & Tangled blog today to sharing another card using the Geometric Circles stencil and the So Many Sentiments stamp set 😉

I began by creating a background panel using YUPO paper and the Geometric Circles stencil. I dropped different colours inks and paints onto the paper before laying down the stencil and adding further colour.

I chose to leave the stencil there instead of heat setting the YUPO paper as I didn’t want it to curl up. I left it overnight to dry and then removed the stencil to reveal the gorgeous pattern on the paper. I trimmed the stencilled background panel down to slightly smaller than my card base and adhered it straight down to a white card base.

I then stamped a bunch of sentiments from the So Many Sentiments set onto strips of black cardstock, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. I then foam mounted them to the card front.

To finish off, I adhered a some sequins and wood veneer embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by!

Neat & Tangled June Release Review

Hi there! Just popping by to let you all know that the Neat & Tangled June release is now available from Neat & Tangled!

So Fly stamp set

So Fly dies

Clearly Canine stamp set

Dog Die

Magnolia stamp set

Magnolia dies

Receding Blocks stencil

Receding Blocks cover plate

Hot Dog stamp set

Hot Dog dies

And here’s a reminder of some of the cards I created with this release:

Day1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Do stop by the Neat & Tangled blog for more inspiration and shop if you’d like to purchase any of the products from the June release!

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Neat & Tangled June Release, Day 4

Hello there!

Today is the fourth day of the June release from Neat & Tangled, and its a beauty!

Day 4 is for the Receding Blocks Coverplate and Stencil – I chose to play with the stencil using one of my favourite techniques:

I really enjoy creating vibrant background using Dylusions Ink Sprays and stencils. The Receding Blocks Stencil is delicate and there are a lot more open areas for the ink to emerge through the stencil, but the end result is still striking!

I began by adding  droplets of pink and green Dylusions ink sprays onto a large acrylic block, then heavily spritzed a piece of watercolour cardstock with water. Whilst the panel was wet, I laid the stencil on top, then flipped the acrylic block on top very quickly, allowing the ink to seep through to the damp watercolour panel.

Whilst the stencil was still in place, I decided to add a few drops of Schmincke Aqua Shine to the panel. I then removed the stencil and quickly heat set the panel to try to stop the ink from moving around too much.

I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a white card base. For a bit of detail, I used the Hooray die to die-cut a wreath from a piece of vellum – I delicately removed the actual word from the die-cut piece so that I was left with just the wreath, which I adhered with some tiny drops of glue to the card front.

I stamped a sentiment from the Magnolia stamp set onto a piece of black cardstock with Versamark ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. I fussy cut the sentiment out and foam mounted it to the card front. To finish off, I added a mixture of sequins!

I hope you’re enjoying the June Release so far! Be sure to visit the Neat & Tangled Blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be released on Friday, 8 June at 8am EST in the shop!

Thanks for looking 😉

Neat & Tangled June Release, Day 2: Clearly Canine

Hello again!

Time to showcase some more goodies from the Neat & Tangled June Release!

Day 2 is for the Clearly Canine stamp set and the Dog die – these make such a great combination! Here’s my card:

I used the Dog die to die-cut an aperture out of some white cardstock and stamped a sentiment from Clearly Canine underneath. I then set it aside to work on the next part of the card.

I created a background panel to sit behind the aperture of the dog die-cut piece but spritzing a piece of watercolour paper with water, laying down the Receding Blocks stencil (showcasing later this week) and dropping Brusho powders down onto the wet areas. Its so fun to watch the colour bleed under the stencil!

Once I was happy with the background panel, I removed the stencil and heat set. I trimmed it down to the same size as my card base and adhered it straight down.

I then foam mounted the die-cut piece to the card front and adhered a twine bow to the front.

Be sure to check out the Neat & Tangled Blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be released on Friday, 8 June at 8am EST in the shop!

Thanks for stopping by 😉

Neat & Tangled May Release Review

Hi there! Just popping by to let you all know that the Neat & Tangled May release is now available from Neat & Tangled!

Hello Summer stamp set

Hello Summer dies

Paint Night stamp set

Paint Night dies

Layered Landscapes stamp set

Dimensional Triangles cover plate

Dimensional Triangles stencil

Complementary Colors stamp set

And here’s a reminder of some of the cards I created with this release:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Do stop by the Neat & Tangled blog for more inspiration and shop if you’d like to purchase any of the products from the May release!

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Neat & Tangled May Release, Day 2: Paint Night

Hello again!

Time to showcase some more goodies from the Neat & Tangled May Release!

Day 2 is for the Paint stamp set – there are some really cute images for colouring and some charming sentiments to go with them. Here’s my card:

I began by creating the colourful background, which uses a new stencil from the May release. I simple spritzed some water onto a watercolour panel, laid the stencil down on top and dropped various shades of Brusho powder. I added another quick spritz of water so that the colour would travel and then heat set the panel.

I trimmed the panel down to slightly smaller than my card base and then foam mounted it to the card front.

I stamped one of the images from the set with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock and coloured it in using ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I fussy-cut the image out and foam mounted it to the card front.

To finish off, I added some sequins from various Neat and Tangled mixes.

Be sure to check out the Neat & Tangled Blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be released on Friday, 11 May at 8am EST in the shop!

Thanks for stopping by 😉