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First up is this eye catching card by Shona using Faceted!
This fun card by Rae using Just for You and Tiny Triangles! Love the gold!


This soft and lovely birthday card by Shelly using Just for You and Graduated Stripes cover plate die!
This colorful card by Anita using For the Record. 
And this bright beauty from Annette using Kindness Matters and Hand Stitched!

Thank you so much for using Neat and Tangled for your projects and for sharing your creativity with us!

If you use Neat and Tangled and would like to be noticed make sure to play along with our Little Tangles challenges, add cards to our Flickr group, or share on our Facebook page!
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August Guest Designer: Joy Taylor

Our sweet friend Joy Taylor is back today with her last post as our August guest designer.

It is NEVER too soon to start your Christmas cards! And this card from Joy using Winter Trees is simply magical.  I love the greens and blues.  It gives the card such a soft and serene feel.

Thank you so much Joy for joining us this month!

Have a great weekend everyone! See you Monday :)

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Gardenia Bloom Thank Yous


Hey everyone!  It's Miriam here today with a little tutorial for you.  I needed a quick set of Thank You notes this week.  This is Carina's last week at preschool!  It's hard to believe, she's spent almost five years there, and Ellie was there for two years as well.  

These cards are for the girls special teachers that we're leaving behind.  They feature the Gardenia Blooms Journaling Card Die and a sentiment from Paper Cut Flowers.


I thought I would provide a little tutorial for you:

I had an old Gardenia Blooms die cut that I used as a guide.  


Then I used Derwent Inktense pencils to lightly trace along the inside edge of the blooms and leaves. I didn't trace all around the openings just toward the center of the flowers.  


This is what it looks like when you remove the guide.


I normally don't watercolor directly on my cardstock because it will warp, but this requires very little water.  This is also why I'm using a real paintbrush as opposed to a waterbrush, it's easier to control the amount of water in a paintbrush as opposed to a waterbrush.  


I use the guide to make sure I'm on the right track and then (totally optional) I add a bit more pencil for additional color/dimension.


After those additional details are softened with water, you can put the die cut you will actually use over top and see what the card will look like.



To adhere the die cut I like to use liquid adhesive as I think it works best on those delicate details.  I swipe the adhesive on the solid portions of the die cut and just tap it over the intricate areas.



I created both Grout Gray and Primitive White cardstock versions of the card, I think it would look great in any neutral.  It looks complicated but the coloring portion is actually very quick and these were easily mass producible.  They are also perfect for mailing since they are so flat.



Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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Kraft & Gold Happy Birthday

Hey Neat & Tangled fans! It is Rachel here today sharing a quick birthday card for when you need something in a pinch. I love simple cards with elegant color schemes and it doesn't get much better than white, gold & kraft for me.


I created a subtle background using a variety of stamps. The solid circles are the reverse side of the sequin & button stamps from Crafting is My Jam, Everyday Circles  and the back side of the ball of yarn from Meowww. The flower and large circle are from Dala Horse, the heart is from Jump Start my Heart and the tiny stars are from Blog Planner.

The lovely sentiment is from the Photo Booth set. The kraft panel is mounted onto a piece of white woodgrain paper for a little touch of something extra. 

That is all from me today. I hope you're inspired to flip over your stamps and get the most out of the solid side as well - it gives them a whole new life! Have a great day!


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Have a pawesome day

Hello dear readers!

During last days of summer I'm dreaming about the beach and the sea more and more. It's strange because I live near the sea) I don't like city beaches with crowds of people during the season, my time - September, when vacations will be over and children will go to school!
 I've used sleeping doggy from a Woof stamp set that I colored with dye inks, A lot to Say die and Sailmates stamp set to create a "dream".

Hope you liked my card today!
Have a pawsome day ;)
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The world is full of 'faceted' things ;-)

Hello there!

Mayuri here to share a card using the Faceted stamp set along with one of my favourites, Origami Map


©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled August 2015 Monthly Post.

I began by heat embossing the faceted image in white onto a panel of white cardstock. I then added droplets of reinkers onto a piece of acetate, spritzed with water and transferred the inky goodness to the embossed panel. I repeated the process to get the right amount of coverage...

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled August 2015 Monthly Post.

I trimmed the panel down with a rectangle die once it had dried, and foam mounted to a white card base.

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled August 2015 Monthly Post.

I ran the Origami Map die through my die-cutting machine with some vellum and foam mounted that to the card front, strategically placing the foam squares behind a heat embossed sentiment strip. 

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled August 2015 Monthly Post.

To finish, I added some sequins from the Mermaid Tail mix.

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled August 2015 Monthly Post.

The sentiment comes from Origami Map - combining sentiments and images from different stamp sets means you can stretch them and get so much more mileage from them! I hope you'll give it a go too!

Thanks for stopping by!

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August Guest Designer: Joy Taylor!

Hello friends!

I am so excited to share that Joy Taylor is our guest designer for August! We were so lucky to have her join us last week for our Birthday blog hop, and she is back again today with another amazing card!

Today she used Woof to create this fun card!  Joy is so talented, and her coloring skills always blow me away! This card is no exception.


 I hope this card put a smile on your face, and is a great start to your weekend!

See you next week!
Danielle

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Party Time

Hello everyone! AmandineC here today, how are you doing?

I am delighted to share with you a card in which I had fun altering the TURKEY TALK set.


I stamped the image twice on the same paper, and then I cut the tail to create a crazy hat for my turkey.

The speech bubble is also from the Turkey Talk set, and I used a sentiment from PHOTO BOOTH, as well as some sequins on a background created using distress inks as watercolors.

Have you ever played with your images to create new ones?  I'd love to see!
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Birthday Blog Hop Winners!

We had SO much fun last week celebrating our 3rd birthday! Thank you all for making it such a fun occasion!

I wanted to announce the blog hop winners! Please email me at danielle@neatandtangled.com to claim your prizes!

$100 Gift Certificate to the Neat and Tangled Store 
Chosen from the Neat and Tangled Blog on Day 2
$50 Gift Certificate 
Chosen from Lisa Spangler's blog

$50 Gift Certificate 


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Video: Summer Greeting Card Idea for Dog Lover

Hi, it's May here sharing a summer greeting card idea for a dog lover using the Woof stamp set. Here is what I came up with:


Who doesn't love jumping in a cool pool on a hot summer day? Dog does, too! He/she is having so much fun swimming around and retrieving a ball in the pool. What a pawsome day! :)








It's absolutely clean and simple, but I used a couple of techniques to create it: Copic coloring and masking. Here is a video tutorial on how I made the card:



If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up. Your support makes me to do more, much more. :)


That's all I have today. Hope you loved my card and get some inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy crafting! 
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sending hugs


Happy Monday!

I hope you had the chance to join in the birthday festivities last week!  It's Amy here with a quick 'thinking of you' card:


I've been a long time fan of embroidery hoops and was thrilled when Neat & Tangled introduced their Hoop Nice and Neat die!   I combined the Hand Stitched and Paris stamp sets.

I finished off my project with a bit of watercoloring and a small heart wood veneer.

Thanks so much for stoppin' by and I hope you have a super week!

Remember, if you come across a product that is currently out of stock, please select "Email Me when Available".

hoop
hoop nice and neat die


hand stitched
hand stitched


paris
paris

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Be Inspired Cards Card Class Winner!

Hi friends!

Popping in to announce the winner of the Be Inspired Cards Neat and Tangled July Release Card Class!

Please email me at danielle@neatandtangled.com so I can get you all set up!


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Neat and Tangled 3rd Birthday Blog Hop Day 5!

Hi friends! 

It is the 5th and final day of our weeklong Birthday Blog Hop! We've been having so much fun! I am so glad you are enjoying all our guest, the giveaways, and fun!  If you missed the first day of our hop, head over HERE, day 2 is HERE,  day 3 is HERE,  and day 4 HERE.

Amy is kicking off today's festivities!
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Hey, it's Amy T here with a couple cards using the NEW Heart of Gold stamps and coordinating Nice & Neat Die.  

First up is a super clean & crisp design.  The Heart of Gold has been stamped with Ranger Archival Black ink and then watercolored:



The label happened to match perfectly, the sentiment is from the Life is Beautiful set.

My second card makes my gold loving heart happy:




The NEW Heart of Gold Nice and Neat die is WONDERFUL...I ran it through fairly thick glitter cardstock so instead of running it through again, I left it so that the pieces were intact.  I managed to do some minimal folding so that in real life, there is tons of 'movement' in that piece!

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Your next stop on the hop is Yoonsun Hur!

And today's full hop order:
Neat and Tangled Blog(you are here)

Thank you all SO MUCH for helping us celebrate Neat and Tangled's birthday!  Your excitement was  beyond my wildest dreams!  I hope you were inspired!

Have a great weekend!

Birthday Blog Hop giveaway winners will be announced tomorrow!

xo
Danielle
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Neat and Tangled Birthday Blog Hop Day 4!


Hi friends!

This week is a VERY special week! It is our 3rd birthday! To celebrate we have a week long blog hop with some of our very best friends - I know you're going to have a blast! If you missed the first day of our hop, head over HERE, day 2 is HERE, and day 3 is HERE.

We are having some BIG GIVEAWAYS

(1) $100 Gift Certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
(2) $50 Gift Certificates to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
surprise giveaway on our Instagram page
surprise giveaway on our Facebook page

To enter to win be sure to leave comments all along the hop all week long!

In addition to all the fun of the hop, we are having a surprise release! We've got 2 new stamp sets, 2 new dies, and 7 new colors of Lucy's Shaker Mixes! All products are available NOW in the shop!

For today Danielle created a card using Happiest Birthday!  This was so simple to put together, just stamp, color and cut the different elements and then adhere them to the card!
Birthday Hop

Super cute and sure to put a smile on someone's face!

Your next stop on the hop today is Jocelyn Olson!

In case you got lost or want to start over here is the order for today:

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Neat and Tangled 3rd Birthday Blog Hop Day 3!


Hi friends!

This week is a VERY special week! It is our 3rd birthday! To celebrate we have a week long blog hop with some of our very best friends - I know you're going to have a blast! If you missed the first day of our hop, head over HERE. And day 2 is HERE.

We are having some BIG GIVEAWAYS

(1) $100 Gift Certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
(2) $50 Gift Certificates to the Neat and Tangled shop chosen from commenters along hop
surprise giveaway on our Instagram page
surprise giveaway on our Facebook page

To enter to win be sure to leave comments all along the hop all week long!

In addition to all the fun of the hop, we are having a surprise release! We've got 2 new stamp sets, 2 new dies, and 7 new colors of Lucy's Shaker Mixes! All products are available NOW in the shop!

Today May has THREE cards for you today (since it's our 3rd birthday!) using our new Happiest Birthday stamp set!
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It's May here sharing three different ways to use the brand new Happiest Birthday stamp set. I created three cards to celebrate the Neat and Tangled 3rd birthday, and here are what I came up with: 


I used the party hat from the set to make a corn ice cream for my first card. With the help of circles from the Dala Horse stamp set, I was able to stack my ice cream scoops. All the images were colored with Copic markers.


For the second card, I created a little scene with a happy bear tossing confetti in to the sky. Isn't he look so adorable? :)



My bear is having fun writing words in the sky with a firecracker stick. :) FYI, I cut out my stamps(confetti+sentiment) with scissors to create a curved line so that it looked like flowing light when stamping.

I made a video showing how I created my first card, watch it below!


You can watch the video here on the blog, or in HD HERE on YouTube. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel HERE!

That's all I have today. Hope you enjoyed seeing my birthday cards!

Your next stop on the hop today is the super sweet Laura Bassen!

In case you get lost, or would like to start from the beginning here is the full hop order today:
Neat and Tangled Blog (you are here)

Happy Hopping! See you tomorrow :)


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