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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February Guest Designer - Laurie Willison

We're so excited to have Laurie Willison with us this month as our guest designer.  Laurie has a wonderful fresh, bright, classic clean and simple style that is always perfectly executed.  We are so excited to see what she creates for us this month!  Here's a little more about Laurie in her own words as she shares her first project with us:

Hi there! My name is Laurie Willison. I am a wife, mom and nurse, living in Kansas. I have been paper crafting and blogging now for 9 years. You can find me over at my blog, Soapbox Creations.  I am super excited to be joining the girls at Neat and Tangled as a guest for February. I have been a huge fan of this company since the beginning and I love when they ask me to come visit. 

I have a card here today, using the Big Hugs die. I am a hugger so this die makes me happy! Definitely the best way to send a hug in the mail.



To create this card, I added some Tombow Marker scribbles to a large acrylic block. Then I added in some water and pressed it down on to the watercolor paper. After it was dry, I added in some darker purple splatters, with a paint brush. I used a large piece of fun foam to pop the watercolored card front, to the card base. Next, I cut the die out of fun foam and glitter paper and adhered them together for a dimensional sentiment. After attaching the sentiment to the front of the card, I added in some Neat and Tangled Sequins to finish it off.



I will be stopping back in soon with some more cards. I hope you will stop back by! Thanks so much for checking in today. Have a great day!

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Amy Sheffer December Finale

Happy Friday!

Sadly, our Guest Designer Amy Sheffer is sharing her final projects with us today.  It's been such a pleasure to have here with us this  month, and I know you're going to love what she's prepared today.  Here's Amy with the details:

I'm excited to be back today for my last week as guest designer. A big thank you to Neat & Tangled for having me!



For my first project today, I've paired the sweet cats from Purrfect with the Big Hugs Nice and Neat die. One of my favorite parts in the card-amaking process is adding in all the extra details that make a card extra special. This card is pretty basic and simple, but I've still included a lot of my favorite details.

First, I did some ink blending on the sentiment for an ombre look, leaving the top white. Along the bottom of the letters, I added irregular, random white dots of paint for a whimsical look.

Next, the hearts have been painted with a clear Wink of Stella for some sparkle. One of my favorite ways to add subtle texture is with vellum. Here, I've added a strip of torn striped vellum to the lower border. I also love to add stitching. It's so subtle, but can really make a difference. I had fun coloring these two kitties -- especially the Siamese!



My next card is a quilted take on the Star Cover Plate. I cut five of these -- one in white card stock and the other four from coordinating patterned papers. 

Then I inlaid the various patterns in the star centers and the star points in a quilt fashion. To make the process go a little quicker, I used spray adhesive on a base panel, rather than trying to glue each individual piece. I can't wait to try this in different colors for different seasons and occasions! 

Once I was done with the background, I added a two-layer sentiment using the Merry & Bright dies. To help the sentiment stand out a little more, I added a narrow strip of vellum behind the sentiment. 

And last, I stamped a kraft envelope using the Please Deliver stamp set. I love how easy it is to transform your envelopes into something special with just a few impressions!

Once again, thank you Neat & Tangled for having me as your guest!

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October 2016 Release Day 4: Big Hugs + Stencils + Sequins!

Hello dear friends! It's that time again! Welcome to our October 2016 release week!

This month we have some truly amazing products for you - sequins, stamps, stencils and dies! All new products will be available TOMORROW Friday, October 14th at 8am EST. Be sure to stop by here everyday this week for lots of fun, inspiration, and GIVEAWAYS!

In case you missed:

Day 1: Into the Woods + Maple Thanks + Scalloped Dies

Day 2: Beary Merry + Little Baby Jesus

Day 3: Please Deliver + Cowbell

First up is a lettered stand alone die. Big Hugs is a great oversized sentiment die, perfect for sending lots of love! Use it in combination with any other products, or on it's own! 

We also have 2 new stencils! Scoops and Polka are 6x6 stencils that work great on their own for adding backgrounds and texture, but they also coordinate with our Scandinavian Prints stamp set!

We are rolling out more of our solid sequin colors in the mix packs. Each pack contains a single color in a variety of sizes (4mm, 6mm, and 8mm). Perfect for all projects! 

LIME MIX
(only contains 6mm and 8mm)

EMERALD MIX

PUMPKIN MIX

MERLOT MIX

DARK CHOCOLATE MIX

 Wait until you see what the design team has for you! Be sure to head to each design team members blogs for details by clicking on the photos, and for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate! One person will be chosen from among comments on the design team members blogs

Amazing! And don't forget - all these goodies will be available to purchase tomorrow at 8am EST!

Would you like to win the new Big Hugs die, stencils and sequins? To enter:

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)

4. Follow Neat and Tangled on Instagram and repost about our release! Use #neatandtangledrelease (leave another comment)

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