Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Neat & Tangled May Release and Giveaways - Day 3


Hey everyone!  It's Day 3 of Neat & Tangled May release reveals and I get to show off my latest set today, Layered Landscape.  Take a look:


There are a ton of possibilities with this set and lots of great techniques that you can use.  I ended up creating three different cards using three very different techniques.  

The card above is what I've been wanting to do since I designed the set.  The mountains where inked with dye ink, the stamp was spritzed with water, and then stamped onto watercolor paper.  This was done with each of the four different mountain shades in four different shades of blue (I used Altenew's Cool Summer Nights set).  

Once that was done, I repeated the process only this time I flipped the stamps over and repeated the process using the back side of the stamps to get the reflection.  

Note for this card (and all the others), because of the side and solidity of the stamps, I used a stamping platform.  In this case I found the Tim Holtz platform the easiest since it's a bit larger and and so were the stamps.


After the panel was dry, I used a slightly wet brush to paint over the reflection portion at the bottom to soften it and give it a more water-like look.

The sentiment was then stamped with Versafine and the entire panel was popped up over the card base.


For this next card I used just one of the mountain pieces - the more horizontal one.  I again used a series of four Altenew inks, this time the Rock Collection set.  Starting with the lightest ink at the top of the card, I partially inked the mountain image and stamped it on my panel.

By partial inking I mean when inking the image I was focused on the top of the stamp pressing the pad at more of an angle so the entire stamp didn't necessarily get inked.  You can repeat this step as necessary to get the amount of coverage you want, I wasn't going for perfect inking here - I think the partial inking adds depth and texture.


I then went back and using the next darker shade of ink essentially did rock and roll inking on the edge of the mountain to add a bit more definition to the edge.

This process was repeated as I worked my way down the panel.  I used both the front and back of the stamp and moved it from right to left in order to vary how the mountains looked.  I did three layers for each of the shades of gray except for the darkest which was stamped as a totally solid layer at the bottom of the panel.

The sentiment is also from the layered Landscape Set.


For the final card I went extremely clean and simple and I love the look.  It reminds me of an advertisement/poster.  

I again used Altenew inks, these greens are from the Green Fields set and simple stamped over to pof one another in layers. 

After stamping each layer, I used a heat gun to dry it before stamping the next layer.  This cuts down on bleeding between the layers and makes the lines much more crisp.


The sentiment is from my Topography set which I think works perfectly with the mountains.

So what do you think?  Which version/technique did you like best?

I'll be giving away one of these sets to a lucky someone.  To be entered, be a blog follower and leave a comment.  For extra entries head over to my Instagram page (@mprantner) and follow the directions there.

You'll also want to head over to the Neat & Tangled blog to check out what the rest of the ladies created and to enter to win a set there as well.

See you back here tomorrow for more goodness!

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33 comments:

  1. absolutely stunning cards! I especially like the first one with the mirror image

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  2. Your coloring is stunning-I am loving the sentiments here!

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  3. This is a wonderful new stamp set and your cards are beautiful!

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  4. Oh, my gosh, I LOVE these cards - the last one is my favorite, what an awesome graphic look you created! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  5. As soon as I saw the set itself, it looked like I was looking out of a cavern! And we plan to go to Hawaii next year and so this would be perfect to scrapbook a page for (or 2 or 3!). Beautiful set, beautiful cards.

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  6. I especially like the blue one. It reminds me of Norway for some reason. You are going to really enjoy your trip...

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    1. But my favorite sentiment is the Blessed are the curious....it fits my nature and life!!!

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  7. Congrats on the new set! So many possibilities with these designs! Love these beautiful cards!

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  8. Beautiful job on reflecting the mountain range
    in the water. the grey range is spectacular.
    Wonderful job of designing.
    thanks for sharing
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  9. What a beautiful set. Though it has a theme, it seems that it is very flexible. I love that you can use the back for the reflection or shadow.

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  10. Fantastic cards and great inspiration from this fun set. Love the techniques and results on the first card in particular.

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  11. Amazing stamps - something really different - thanks for sharing

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  12. Awesome release! Your cards are beautiful

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  13. All of your cards are beautiful! The first one is my favorite :)

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  14. Great set and I like the cards you made.

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  15. All of your cards are soooo Beautiful!!! I love this set!!!

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  16. What an amazing stamp set! Loved your cards too. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  17. Fabulous creations!! Love the sentiments!

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  18. Beautiful cards. I love the sentiments so uplifting and awesome colors for your scenes. very inspiring.

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  19. What an amazing trio of inspiring cards...love each one!

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  20. Wow, what a fabulous set!! Your cards are all awesome, too, but I have to say the first one is my favorite! It looks like it was water colored; Great job!

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  21. What a great stamp, ur cards are gorgeous

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  22. my goodness your cards are stunning and so beautiful, I love them!!!

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  23. What an a cleaver stamp to design. Love the design dea and all the encouraging words that you accompanied in his stamp. I really dream to make my card with it. One of my best stamps ideas.

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  24. Wow!! Fabulous work!! Love all the shades and gradients! Your work is amazing!

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  25. Congrats on this beautiful new set, Miriam!
    It's so versatile and perfect to make great backgrounds and landscape cards! Love so much your creations!
    I'm already your follower.

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  26. This set may be my favorite that you've designed! I absolutely love the sentiments, and those mountains are so cool! The blue one has to be my favorite: Love how you used the back of the stamp to create the reflection!
    I already follow you.

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  27. This stamp set is ah-mazing! Fabulous sentiments and simple shapes that combine to make such stunning cards. The first is definitely my fave.

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  28. What a wonderful set. I love ones that look like watercolor so I don't have to stress over my poor watercoloring skills.

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  29. Wow !! You’ve made such an incredible job designing this very creative set !!! So clever !! And your cards are just awesome !!
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  30. Congratulations on the new stamp set! It's beautiful! Your cards are lovely and I like the different techniques you used on them.

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  31. cool stamp. I really like the first with the reflection!

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  32. LOVE this stamp set & your card designs!!! I can’t choose a favorite.

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