Neat & Tangled Farewell to Kristen

Happy Friday, hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  We're wrapping up this week with our final farewell, to Kristen Foreman.

Kristen's got a wonderfully sweet CAS style.  Here are a few of her cards from this past year (click on the link to head to the original post):

Beautiful cards, right?  We are so thankful to have had her working with us this past year.  If you want to continue to follow Kristen, you'll find her here:

Blog:  http://kristenforemandesigns.blogspot.com
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/kristen.murdock
Instagram:  http://instagram.com/murdkd
Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/murdkd/

This concludes our week of goodbyes.  Next week we'll be welcoming some new Design Team members, but for now we want to say thank you once again to Christine, Jocelyn, Joni and Kristen.

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Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Week Day 2!

Hello friends! We are so excited to be teaming up with our friends at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to bring you LOTS of inspiration (and some great prizes) this week! They have amazing products that include 3D foam squares and shapes, Dodz, E-Z Runner tape dispenser, Adhesive Sheets, and tons of other amazing options! After you view the projects here be sure to head over to their blog for even more! In case you missed:

Day 1

Today we have Kristen with a card so bright you might want to put on your shades :)  She used our Tiny Triangles set along with On the Corner and our new On the Corner die to create this stunner! To pop up the street sign she used the Foam Mounting Squares.

Any Mayuri put together this layered look with our new A Lot to Say die and sentiment from Photo Booth. She used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's Adhesive Sheet to create the foiled pattern on the speech bubble die cut!

Alright, now head on over to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog to see more projects!

Be sure to comment on both blogs throughout the week to win a prize pack including a selection of Neat and Tangled's most popular stamps and sequins valued at over $25 as well as a selection of popular products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L valued at over $25! That's over $50 worth of awesome product! Two winners will be chosen! 

Don't forget to stop by everyday this week for more fun! :)

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Introducing the New Neat and Tangled Design Team!

Hello friends!

First of all I have to say a huge thank you to everyone that applied for the design team.  The applications poured in, and I truly enjoyed reading over each one, visiting blogs, and seeing all of your amazing projects!  Unfortunately, all of that made it incredibly difficult for me to make a decision. I managed to select 5 girls to join our team beginning in February.  And you will still be seeing the 5 familiar faces of Pamela Ho, Amy Kolling, Chari Moss, Linda Trace, and Yana Smakula.

And now I am excited and honored to introduce our new girls! Be sure to head to their blogs to check them out and say hello!

Joni Andaya

Hi Joni here, I am a stay at home Mom for a moment who loves to create cards for family and friends. I have been creating cards for a long time but did not create my blog until the end of the year 2012. I love to use colors and dimensions on my projects. I love to use different elements that are available that can be incorporated on my projects as well. Most of all I love creating my own backgrounds and I am so very honored & ecstatic to be given an opportunity to create projects for Neat & Tangled using their fabulous stamps designs. 

Visit Joni's blog!

Taheerah Atchia

Hi everyone! I'm Taheerah and I can't tell you how happy and excited I am to be joining the Neat & Tangled family! :-)

I'm a 30-plus-a-few Londoner now living in the North West of England with my beautiful cats. I work in IT by day and craft by night! I love all things geeky - having a background in science and working in my profession I guess that can't be avoided! I've always been creative but stamping and cardmaking have truly captured my heart and my imagination. I love experimenting with most styles and am definitely a huge lover of trends. I really thrive on pushing my skills and creative eye to the limit, so my work is frequently packed with techniques, outside-the-box uses of product, and clever details! I can't wait to put that to use with the fabulous Neat & Tangled goodies!! 

Visit Taheerah's blog!

Christine Drogt 

Hi, it's Christine from Germany. I have been crafting all my life (I'm 31 now) and started card making in 2010. I have no idea how that happened - but I got totally addicted to stamping. (I bet you know that feeling that you NEED that stamp!). Cardmaking-videos are something I also love a lot, so last year I got a camcorder and started.

I live with my hero Michael and our three cats who all respect my crafty mess.  Lucky me :) I am also lucky to work in a youth centre with a focus on creativity (theatre, photography, arts,..) and enjoy motivating the kids a lot.

On my cards I love to use clean lines, different elements and little details. Maybe I'll start a Project Life soon. I feel totally honored and excited to be joining this team of talented girls - thanks Danielle for having me!

Visit Christine's blog!

Kristen Foreman

Hi! My name is Kristen Foreman and I love everything crafty.  Originally a Florida native, I currently reside in San Diego, CA with my husband and two fur babies.  In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my husband and friends, shopping (of course), reading, going to the movies, and tons of outdoor activities. I started paper crafting in November 2012. I went to my first card making class that a friend of mine was hosting. It was love at first site! I've been making cards ever since and I am so excited to join the Neat and Tangled team!! :)

Visit Kristen's blog!

Mayuri (Flubidoo)

Hello, I'm Mayuri (or Flubidoo) and I'm so excited to be part of the Neat and Tangled Design Team for 2014! I'm a Graphic Designer turned Project Manager working in a design agency by day, but becoming an avid crafter by night. My style of card-making ranges from clean and simple through to arty, textural and experimental. I have had a huge passion for all things art and craft from a young age, when my Mum taught me to knit and I made my first scarf! The crafting / blogging community has had a huge influence on my card-making over the last year and there is so much inspiration out there already – I hope I too can be equally inspiring and encourage you all to play along!

Visit Mayuri's blog!

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I hope you are as excited as I am to have these girls join the Neat and Tangled family!  You will begin to see their work on the blog starting in February!

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October Guest Designer: Kristen Foreman!

Hi! Kristen here. Well I was super excited when I received the Thankful Turkey set! So unbelievably adorable. I knew I just had to use it especially with Thanksgiving right around the corner! First, I adhered a scrap piece of card stock to my base. I used my Copics to color the turkey and I fussy cut around the edge. I then popped it up on foam dots. For the sentiment, I broke it up by using masking. Finally, I came in with some sequins and my corner chomper, of course! :) So easy to mass produce! Thanks for stopping by the Neat and Tangled Blog today!

p.s. This will be my last post. Man October went by in a flash! I'm so extremely happy Danielle offered me a Guest Designer spot this month! Thank you so much :) And thank you so all the wonderful Neat and Tangled followers as well! Hopefully I will see you soon :)

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Thank you so much for joining us this month Kristen! It's been an absolute pleasure having you!

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October Guest Designer: Kristen Foreman!

Hey y'all! Kristen here from So Posh Creations! I'm back today with another card using Neat and Tangled's awesome products. I'm seriously in love with their stamps. They are so versatile! I used Simple Christmas again today for my card. 

This card, although it may look easy took me a few times to get it the way I wanted it to look. To make it easy, I took a banner and outlined it with pencil. From there, I stamped around the pencil marks with different greenery pieces. I popped up my pinecones with foam dots as well as my finished banner. Another card that can be easily recreated to send to family and friends. :) Super fun!  Also, if you missed last week's card post and looking for a fun Halloween card, clickHERE. I'll see you next week! :)

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October Guest Designer: Kristen Foreman!

Hi friends! I'm here today with a project by our October guest designer, Kristen Foreman.  I seriously love how she used Simple Christmas to create a Halloween card! So clever! Check it out below

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Hi! It's Kristen today! I'm so excited to guest design in October! So what's your favorite holiday? Mine is a close tie between Christmas and Halloween. With Halloween rolling around later this month, I figured I would make a card geared towards that. I wanted to think outside the box with the awesome stamps Danielle sent me (which were mainly Christmas!). I took one of my favorite sets, Simple Christmas and with the half circle wreath, stamped it in black ink twice to make a complete circle. To add a little depth to the project, I used the evergreen pieces with grey ink. This adorable little bow die was the perfect size for this wreath.  The sentiment Happy Haunting is from Graveyard Shift. Simple and easy to recreate for many people! Can't wait to see you again for another guest post!! :)

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Isn't that a simply sweet Halloween card?? Be sure to stop back next Thursday for another post from Kristen! 

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