Hugs from Michelle Short

It's the last Friday of the month, which unfortunately means we're saying goodbye to Michelle Short, this month's guest designer.  We have so enjoyed having her here and we know you have too.  She created the sweetest card for us today:

Hello there, Michelle here and I am back with my last card as a guest designer with Neat & Tangled this month. My card today uses the super cute Better Together Stamp set and coordinating Nice & Neat Dies.

I stamped the girl holding the owl and the bear using black ink. The images were then coloured using Copic Markers. I die cut them using the Better Together Nice and Neat Dies and then set them aside.



I die-cut a stitched square from white cardstock and then die-cut a circle inside. I took a piece of patterned paper and stamped the hugs sentiment on to it using black ink. This piece was added to a white square card base and then the frame piece added on top with foam tape. The girl and bear were then added to the card with foam tape. To finish off, I added a glitter pen to the girl’s bow and then a little jewel to the centre of it.

A big thank you goes to Miriam and Danielle for having me guest with them this month. I have loved it! I hope you have a great day!

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Big Hugs with Michelle Short

Hi everyone!  It's Friday and we have another beautiful project from our September guest designer Michelle Short.  Here she is to tell you all about it:

Hello there, Michelle here and I am delighted to be sharing another card with you today. My card uses the fabulous Big Hugs Die along with the Star Stencil.

I love embossing with stencils and thought the star one would make a fabulous background for the Big Hugs Die. I embossed the stencil on to a piece of watercolour paper and the sprayed the piece with shimmer colour sprays. I wasn’t sure whether to emboss before or after the sprays but I am glad that I did before, as the colour ran in to the different embossed edges and made some interesting effects.

Whilst the background was drying, I took the Big Hugs Die and cut it three times from white cardstock. Using liquid glue, I stacked these up one on top of another. I cut down the background piece and adhered it to a white card base with foam tape. The Big Hugs die cut was then added on top.

As you can see, it is a really simple card but I love how the background shines and the sentiment pops off of it. Thanks so much for stopping by today. See you next week!

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Introducing September Guest Designer Michelle Short

Hi everyone!  We're so pleased to Welcome Michelle Short as our guest designer this month.  Michelle has a delightful clean and simple style and excels at composition.  She has the knack of pulling you right into the focal point of the card and is an amazing colorist.  We're so glad to have her this month!  Here's Michelle to tell you a bit more about herself and her card for today:

Hello, I’m Michelle Short. I am a part-time nurse, part-time card maker from London, UK. I have been making cards for about 15 years now and I still love it! My style is clean and simple and I absolutely love stamping and colouring. I am so excited to be guest designing with Neat and Tangled, I love their products and I am honoured to be asked to join in for September.

My card today uses the adorable Wild Ones Stamp Set, along with the coordinating Nice and Neat dies. As soon as I saw this set, I knew I wanted to ink it up! It is perfect for birthday cards for all ages. All of the animals are adorable but I decided to use the monkey for my card today.

I started off by stamping the monkey and coloured him in using Copic Markers. He was then cut out using the Wild Ones Nice and Neat Dies. I needed to create a background for him and I thought a subtle grass and sky scene would work well. I blended Distress Inks on to some Bristol cardstock and then splattered over a little water for some interest. Once dry, I stamped the happy birthday sentiment from the Big Top Birthday Stamp Set on it using black ink.

The background piece was added to a white card base with foam tape and then the monkey was added on with foam tape also. To finish off, I added a couple of sequins from the Mermaid Tail Mix, along with one from the Ocean Waves Mix. Lastly, I coated the balloon in shimmer pen and then Glossy Accents for some shine. Thanks so much for stopping by today, see you next week!

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