Monday, January 2, 2017

Neat & Tangled January Release Week Day 1 - Giveaway



Happy New Year!  We are not wasting any time at Neat & Tangled this year, we're ready to get down to business with our January release!  In case you didn't hear, this year we're going to monthly releases, so they'll be a little smaller, but more frequent.  This month I have a stamp set and coordinating die being released, you'll see that later in the week.  Today we're showing off an ADORABLE Nuts for You squirrel set from Elena Roussakis.

I love this image with the two hugging squirrels in the big acorn.  It was stamped with Memento and colored with Copics.  There are coordinating dies, but I opted for fussy cutting.  When an image doesn't have a lot of nooks and crannies and I'm coloring with Copics I'll sometimes fussy cut because it means I don't have to be careful with the coloring in terms of staying in the lines.  I feel like when I'm not worried about bleeding I end up with better blending.

One other little coloring trick.  When I colored the leaves they were really bright and vivid, to dull the color a bit, I just colored over all the green with a light tan color.



Anyway, kept this one very clean and simple.  I used a simple grid pattern from a Studio Calico pad, added some splatter and a few sequins, and popped up the acorn and the banner, which is from my Scalloped die set.

I mentioned a giveaway right?  I'll pick one lucky commenter from my release week posts this week to win my new stamp set.  For an extra chance, follow me on instagram (@mprantner) and leave another comment.  You definitely want to stop by the Neat & Tangled blog too.  Danielle is giving away one of these stamps sets and you have to see what the rest of the team created!

See you back here tomorrow for another reveal!

82 comments:

  1. I love this cute design using the grid paper as a BG. Love the earthy tones. This new set is simply adorable!

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  2. Cute I love them because they are hugging too, but also because the acorn is hinged very unique stamp

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  3. Such a simple and sweet card! Love the way you have layered the image on the patterned paper!

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  4. Love this set! Your card is too cute!

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  5. This is a super cute card and i love the stamp set. Thanks for sharing :)
    Cheers
    preety

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  6. Adorable card Miriam!!! I love that you kept it simple to let these sweet little critters stand out!! The sentiment is prefect too 😊

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  7. I LOVE THIS SET, and what you did with it. I LOVE IT!!!!! I need it! sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot com

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  8. Simply amazing, charming and adorable! Love this set; they'd be perfect for the 60+ Valentine Day mini cards I'm planning to make for my niece's Gr. 1 class and my nephew's daycare group, as well as their teachers. Nuts about this set!
    ~carol

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  9. Awesome card, such a cute scene and that grid paper...love it!

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  10. Darling card! Love the dimension and coloring! The squirrels are adorable!

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  11. Cute card! I love those little squirrels!

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  12. Thank you for the fun card...proof that we don't have to get crazy and go overboard on the design...well done!

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  13. I love the grid paper background. This is a really cute card!

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  14. Very cute. I like the grid background and thanks for the coloring tip.

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  15. I follow you on Instagram as waterlily57

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  16. This is so super ADORABLE Miriam! Hope you've had a great start to 2017! Hugs!

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  17. Cute card and stamp set. Thanks.

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  18. Oh my goodness this set is adorable! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  19. Cute card and stamp set. Thanks.

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  20. Super sweet stamp set and love your card!

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  21. Cute card, love these adorable squirrels.

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  22. Adorable card, love your coloring and layout! Such cute squirrels!

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  23. Cute card. Love the simple patterned paper.

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  24. What a sweet card. Love these little squirrels!

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  25. Oh how adorable!! I LOVE the little squirrels!!

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  26. This is just too adorable. I love those sweet squirrels!

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  27. Love this card, that background paper is so cute and love the banner label, so fun!

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  28. I love the card! I love the hugging squirrels with the "i choose you" sentiment!

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  29. A seriously adorable card (and stamp set) Miriam.

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  30. Awww soo cute!! Love this new set!!

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  31. What a sweet card! I have to have this set!

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  32. So cute Miriam. Love the grid background and banner too.

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  33. Can't wait to see what you designed!! This couldn't be cuter and love the background too!!

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  34. 1. Wow! Such a sweet and cute card! Love it! This stamp set is really adorable!!!

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  35. 2. I'm already following you on IG as raggiodiluc3
    Thanks for this amazing chance to win!!!

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  36. Adore this stamp set. Love the simplicity of the card.

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  37. Love this one too! You've done such a fab job coloring these images!!

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  38. Love this one too! You've done such a fab job coloring these images!!

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  39. I follow you on IG @handmadebyteresa

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  40. Adore your card and this set for sure 😊

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  41. Beautiful! I love the simplicity of the background against the gorgeous coloring.

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  42. What adorable cuties...love this set by Elena! Very nice design.

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  43. This is so adorable, I need this set for sure

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  44. I love this card, Miriam!! The use of the grid background is just fabulous and makes the squirrels and acorn just pop, as does that sentiment!

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  45. Such an adorable card! Thanks for sharing!

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  46. I follow you on Instagram as well (qoe_joyful)

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  47. Your nutty squirrels
    are so adorable!

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  48. Adorable image and awesome fussy cutting too!

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  49. These two little love-bug squirrels in the giant acorn make me squeal with delight! Love your coloring and design.

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  50. I follow you on Instagram as karenladd510. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  51. These sweet little squirrels look great on the grid paper background. This set will be so versatile for Valentine's as well as again in the fall. Beautiful job coloring this image and your sentiment looks great on the banner across the nut!

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  52. So cute - love your card showing this set off!

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  53. I follow you on instagram (not_magda)

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  54. I can"t get over how sweet these little squirrels look! You did a really beautiful job with these!
    Michele

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  55. Super cute stamp set and I like the simplicity of the grid paper as the background. It really allows the squirrels to be the whole focus.

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  56. Awww! How can you NOT be nuts about hugging squirrels??

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  57. What an adorable pair on your sweet card!

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  58. i wish my "simple" turned out this well. i love this card!

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  59. Ooh this is so cute, love the style of this card!

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  60. I've followed you on instagram since I began last year. Great inspiration.

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  61. Adorable!! I agree, sometimes it's easier to cut things out by hand, rather than concentrate on staying in the lines. Good point!

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  62. Love how your squirrels really stand out against the background. I like fussy cutting too. Not a big fan of the white ring around my images.

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  63. I follow you on Instagram as bunnydobbie

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  64. Love the adorable squirrels!! Such a cute cards!

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  65. I love your work so much! Awesome card with the new my fav nut stamp set!

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