Neat & Tangled July Release - Day 4 and Giveaways

Happy Thursday!  Today is the final day of release reveals AND all products are now available in the Neat & Tangled store.

Today is a very special reveal because today's set, Celebrate You, is a fundraising set.  Here's a little bit about it in Danielle's words: As many of you know, my dad become very ill unexpectedly last year. You can read much much more about his story HERE. The gist is that after a routine knee replacement he developed and was diagnosed with a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), which is an unimaginable disease. Sadly, it has earned the nickname "The Suicide Disease", as the physical, mental, and emotional pain that it brings often becomes too much to bear. Here is a video sharing the story of 2 CRPS sufferers that paints a clear picture of life with this disease: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_5dTBIrhw&feature=youtu.be

It has been on my heart to pay this forward. I have designed a stamp and die set, Celebrate You, that we will use the sales of (both wholesale and retail) to help families of CRPS in financial need. Customers will also have the option to just make a straight donation without purchase on our website.  Donations we collect will be made to the Burning Limb Foundation, a non-profit created by a former patient of Dr. Katinka's.  Dr. Katinka and the Burning Limb Foundation will work together to distribute the funds to families at the Neurologic Relief Center that are most in need, some will be patients already at her center, others will be those that have not had the funds to begin treatment. I am calling this campaign "Crafting with Compassion", as the definition of compassion is the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it, which sums up my mission with this.  

I'm really excited about this set and the challenge that we're unveiling tomorrow that coordinates with it.  OK, here is my card for today:

I thought the Balloon Duo stencils would work perfectly with this set.  I used two colors of Distress Oxide - Twisted Citron and Salty Ocean.  The colors aren't totally clean since I didn't clean the stencil off as I was working.  I don't mind the cross contamination although I know some folks do.

Once that was done, the sentiments were stamped with Versafine.

I wanted to add a bit of texture and shine, so I added some clear Nuvo drops to the card.  I might have gone a bit overboard with those....once you start it's hard to stop!

And with that, the July release is a wrap!  We're also doing things a little differently this month since we are starting our challenge tomorrow.  All the products are now available in the Neat & Tangled store!  You have through today to enter the giveaways here and over at the Neat & Tangled blog though.

Here's a recap of the rest of my projects from this release:

 

 

 

Thanks for all your kind comments this week!  I'll be announcing winners for my giveaways tomorrow, but if there's something you HAVE to have, head on over to the store (if you win, and you ordered already, you'll receive a refund).