Neat & Tangled July Release - Day 1 and Giveaways

Hi friends!  It's time for the July Neat & Tangled release!  Can you believe that it is already July?  Today we're showing off my newest stamp set Life's A Game. 

The set has a board game theme with a bunch of different sentiment/icons you can use in the game spaces as well as for inside the card.  I tried to make this an all occasion set, and it's one that you can easily use for those folks you might not know as well or are colleagues.

I created three really simple and mostly one layer cards to give you an idea of how this set can be used.

This first card is purely one layer.  I used Altenew inks for the colored tiles and Versamark for the black stamping.  Really easy, and I love that this is kind of a forgiving stamp set - the blocks/spaces were all stamped without the use of the MISTI, if your placement isn't perfect it's fine, I think it goes with kind of the retro vibe of older board games. 

My next card creates a longer, more windy path which goes along with the sentiment I chose.

There are coordinating dies that go with the set which cut out the LIFE letters in case you want a bit of a bolder look with the inside letters filled in like on this card.  (There are also coordinating cuts for all the game spaces and a few of the icons.)

Next up a quirky baby congrats card.  I had so many ideas for things to put in the game spaces, but I wanted to keep the set at 4x6, so I really had to narrow things down, but this Bun in the Oven sentiment was definitely staying in.

I sometimes get tired of very cute baby cards and this is a fun way to celebrate an impending arrival in a non pink/blue cutesy sort of way.

OK, here's the deal with giveaways.  I'm giving away my new products (there are two more) to some commenters this week.  To be entered, be a follower and leave a comment.  For extra chances, head over to my Instagram (@mprantner) and follow the directions there.  Full disclosure, I am currently on vacation and there is a 6 hour time difference, so it's entirely possible that the IG post might not be up yet...just check back.

Also, Danielle is giving away this set/dies on the Neat & Tangled blog today, so be sure to head over there and leave a comment to be entered.  See you back here tomorrow!