February 2014

XOXO + Inlinkz!

danielle walls, inlinkz, My Heart Sings 2.28.2014

Hi friends, Danielle here! HAPPY FRIDAY!!! We made it! Haha!

I have a quick card to share and some fun news! I made this one for my husband for Valentine's Day and I love how it turned out. Much like Yana, I have really fallen in love with watercoloring - what a fantastic way to get really unique and personalized looks for projects. Just for the record, THESE are my absolute favorite paints to watercolor with - excellent quality, really vibrant colors!

So to make it I just cut a piece of watercolor paper, did some painting, then layered some pieces of vellum and white card stock and added stitching. I colored some wood veneer hearts with Copics and adhered them on top of my layers. Lastly, I stamped the XOXO from My Heart Sings and called it a day!

And now for some really awesome news that will help make your life a little easier when blogging!

You can now link to us using Inlinkz to create your product lists using Neat and Tangled products! The folks at Inlinkz have been so wonderful helping get us all set up!

Here are some quick instructions:

1. Sign in to Inlinkz using your account.
2. Go to Project Manager and "create a new product list"
3. From the tabs on the left sidebar select "Shops" and find "Neat and Tangled" in the drop down box.
4. You can find all the products by searching and then drag and drop or double click to create your product lists.

So easy! I hope you'll take advantage of this new feature!

I hope you all have a great weekend! See you next week :)

Danielle

Supplies

My Heart Sings

*Studio Calico HEARTS & ARROWS Wood Veneer Shapes 331051

*Copic Sketch MARKER R27 CADMIUM RED Ladybug

*VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

InLinkz.com

You Make My Heart Stop Card

Card, Just Thinking of You, Stop and Go, yana smakula, you + me 2.27.2014

Hello everyone! This is Yana sharing another video tutorial with you.

Lately I've been absolutely obsessed with the watercolour and I've been experimenting with different supplies and techniques to create a watercolour look. Today I'd like to share a quick video tutorial with you to show my way of doing a watercolour background.

I'm also showing a fun way to combine sentiment stamps from multiple sets to create one unique message.

To create the sentiment for this card I used stamps from the following sets:

I encourage you to try this tecnique with your stamps and see what you can come up with.
Thanks!

You are awesome.

amy kolling, kindness matters, On the Strip 2, you + me 2.26.2014

I am really enjoying using stripes lately. Trendy? yes. Fun? yes. I've been seeing stripe patterns everywhere that I can't wait to try out. I believe I saw this pattern a while back on a decorative pillow so I thought I'd give it a try using On the Strip 2 from Neat & Tangled.

I started by randomly stamping the first stripe and used that as my building block for the pattern. I found that if you get the stripe stamp perfectly straight on your block (I use a Martha Stewart footed block) then stamping these stripes is a breeze!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! xx

Sequin Balloons

just for you, sequins 2.25.2014

Hello! Chari here today with another sequin card. This time I used the balloons in the Just For You set as my inspiration. I wanted to make another card with a sequin panel behind cut out images and I thought it would be fun to do the balloon and make each of them a different color of sequins.

I stamped the balloons in Versafine Black Onyx ink and used my craft knife to cut out the inside of each balloon. I then marked the openings on a scrap piece of card stock and used that as I guide where to adhere my sequins down. I used Summer Sun, Perfectly Purple and Summer Sky satin sequins. The front panel is popped up with foam adhesive to stand away from the sequins a bit. I stamped out the sentiment and fussy cut it out and popped it up over the balloon strings. I wanted to keep the card very neutral so the balloons would pop. Well not literally of course. :) I think this is a card that could be used for anyone just change the colors to fit the appropriate recipient.

Have a great day!

Birthday Card!

2.24.2014

Hi Everyone!

Kristen here. I'm so excited for today. It's my first official post on the Neat and Tangled Blog! I'm super excited. Let's jump into it. If you've ever seen any of my other work, you may have noticed that I am mostly a CAS kind of girl. I love one layer cards (a few dimensionals here and there), a lot of white space and a very simple design. That's exactly what I brought to you today.

For the stamp set, I used Just For You. It's a great birthday set that is very versatile.

To start out the card, I took three different inks and randomly stamped it to make it look like confetti was falling. I tapered it to thin out towards the bottom. For the sentiment, I stamped it on a piece of coordinating cardstock with versamark, heat set it and cut banner edges. To finish off the card, I popped the sentiment up on foam dots and rounded the corners.

It's a very easy card to produce and you're able to change the colors out to make it for any gender.

I hope you enjoyed the card! Make sure to visit the blog the rest of the week. Some of the girls from the design team have some fabulous projects to share with you!! :)

Happy Sunday!

Diamonds, hope anchors, on the corner additions 2.23.2014

Hi everyone,

it's Christine on this lovely sunday! (Spring shows here in Germany - I love it!). My weekends are always crafty, so I have two cards to share with you:

For the first card I created a nice, bold watercolor-background. I put some distress inks onto my crafty sheet (I used worn lipstick and mustard seed - they work so cool together, for sure one of my favorite combos for watercolor techniques), added some water with my mister and put white cardstock on it. I never use watercolor-paper, but it still works. After it dries I put it underneath a heavy box to flatten out.

Then I used the gorgeous, brand new Diamonds stamp and white embossed it onto that bright background. I also added some shadows to the diamonds for even more dimension. The sentiment is a mix-and match of different stamps from On the corner additions. That's it - so easy, yet eyecatching!

The second card is all about nautical. I have a few paper pads with nautical papers. I picked this one because it matched a few of my DYI enamel dots very well and I badly wanted to use them. I rounded some corners and stitching lines to add some more interest to this very simple card. Hope Anchors is such an amazing combo of sentiment and image.

Many hearts and an Anchor.

hope anchors, kindness matters 2.21.2014

Hi everyone, it's Christine.

I still can't believe I am a part of this awesome, talented team, but yes: this is my first post for you - woohoo!

Well, it's a short one:

I just found out I love to create backgrounds by stamping solid images. It's so much fun to pick colors and try out how well they match. For this card I used the circle with heart from kindness matters and stamped it in yellow, coral and light blue. What a nice combo I never thought of before!

I embossed the New Hope Anchors stamp with coral embossing powder on vellum and layered that onto the patterned paper.

Here's the card:

Hope you have a nice day!

February Release Day 4: Introducing Diamonds!

Diamonds, release week 2.20.2014

**LOTS of questions about when On the Corner will be back in stock! I am expecting a shipment to arrive next Wednesday, February 26. BUT Starting now you are able to purchase it (as well as a few other out of stock items) as a RESERVE item. Your order will be held, and shipped next week as soon as On the Corner arrives! I apologize for the inconvenience, but I hope that this helps some of you who want to include this set with your new release order!**

Hello, hello friends! Welcome to the last day of Neat and Tangled's February release! This month we have 4 new sets to share with you! All sets are NOW available for purchase in the shop! Be sure to stop by everyday for fun, inspiration, and giveaways! In case you missed:

Day 1: Hope Anchors + Giveaway

Day 2: On the Corner Additions + Giveaway

Day 3: Stop and Go + Giveaway

Giveaway Winners

For the final set we are introducing Diamonds. This 3x4 set is perfect for adding some geometric sparkle and shine to your cards or layouts! It also fits perfectly on pocket journaling cards! Easy to line up and stamp an entire background as well!

And now for some stunners from the design team!

By Chari Moss

By Pamela Ho

By Christine Drogt

By Amy Kolling

By Joni Andaya

By Taheerah Atchia

By Miriam Prantner

By Kristen Foreman

By Mayuri

By Yana Smakula

And that is going to wrap up our February Release! A big thank you to the design team for all of their amazing projects, and a big thank you to all our Neat and Tangled fans :) Your comments and excitement are the highlight of the week!

Don't forget all stamps are now available in the shop!

Thank you for an amazing week!
Danielle

February Release Giveaway Winners!

giveaway winner

Hi friends! Popping in to announce the release week giveaway winners! Ladies, if you won please email me danielle@neatandtangled.com with your mailing address so I can get you your goodies ;)

Day 1: Hope Anchors

Day 2: On the Corner Additions

Day 3: Stop and Go

Don't forget to come back to see the last stamp set revealed at 8am!

February Release Day 3: Introducing Stop and Go + Giveaway!

release week, Stop and Go 2.19.2014

Hello, hello friends! Welcome to Neat and Tangled's February release! This month we have 4 new sets to share with you! All sets will be available for purchase (tomorrow!) Thursday, February 20, at 8am EST. Be sure to stop by everyday for fun, inspiration, and giveaways! In case you missed:

Day 1: Hope Anchors + Giveaway

Day 2: On the Corner Additions + Giveaway

Today we are introducing Stop and Go. This set was another set designed byMiriam Prantner! The sentiments and images from this 4x6 set range from love, to just because, to retirement, to encouragement. In addition, it coordinates perfectly with our popular On the Corner set for even more versatility.

And now for some inspiration!

By Amy Kolling

Neat & Tangled February 2014 Release | Stop and Go

By Yana Smakula

By Pamela Ho

By Chari Moss

By Miriam Prantner

By Kristen Foreman

By Mayuri

By Joni Andaya

By Taheerah Atchia

By Christine Drogt

Each day just keeps getting better ;)

Any now some giveaway fun!

To enter to win Stop and Go:

1. Be a follower and leave a comment!

2. Follow us on Facebook and share about release with your friends! (leave another comment)

3. Follow Neat and Tangled on Twitter and tweet about our release, use @neatandtangled! (leave another comment)

See you back here tomorrow to announce giveaway winners and reveal the last set!

February Release Day 2: Introducing On the Corner Additions + Giveaway!

on the corner additions, release week 2.18.2014

Hello, hello friends! Welcome to Neat and Tangled's February release! This month we have 4 new sets to share with you! All sets will be available for purchase on Thursday, February 20, at 8am EST. Be sure to stop by everyday for fun, inspiration, and giveaways! In case you missed:

Day 1: Hope Anchors + Giveaway

Today we are introducing On the Corner Additions. This set was designed by Miriam Prantner as a follow up to her On the Corner set. This 4x6 set is filled with additions that coordinate with our very popular On the Corner set. Combine those two sets and the sentiment possibilities are endless! As you can see from the design team projects below, it can work just as well on it's on too!