Neat & Tangled October Release and Giveaways - Day 2

Hi everyone!  Today we're showing off my newest stamp set from Neat & Tangled, Lovely Lotus, along with a new set of versatile dies called Card Front Dies.  

Lotuses are such beautiful delicate flowers that can have a very translucent look.  For this first card I was trying to recreate that translucency.  

The flower was stamped with WPlus9 Fairy Dust ink and then colored with Copics - C1, C3, and C5.  The coloring is a little less 'smooth' than I was hoping for because my C1 marker needs a new tip, but I think it turned out OK.  

The color I chose for the stem ended up being a little too saturated, so I went over it a couple times with my colorless blender and then with the C1 marker to soften and mute it.  

I kept things very clean and simple with some simple patterned papers that read almost as solids, and a sentiment from the set that was embossed on a black  die cut from the Card Front Dies set.

For this next card I focused on the lotus leaves.  I love how big and showy these are, such a contrast to the kind of compact beauty of the flowers.  I've included two leaves in the set, and used both of them here.

The leaves were colored with Copics - YG01, YG13. and YG17.  

Using the card front dies I cut a panel with an oval in the center from some Ellen Hutson patterned paper, and popped that up over my black card base.

The leaves were also popped up and positioned.  I did cut and colored an extra stem to extend that large leaf stem down.

The sentiment is also from the Lovely Lotus set.

OK, I'm going to send you over to the Neat & Tangled blog to check out what the rest of the team created.  Danielle is giving away a set of stamps and dies on the blog, so be sure to leave a comment.

Leave a comment here as well - I'll be drawing some winners for my new release products at the end of the week.  You can earn extra chances on my IG page too (@mprantner).  See you back here tomorrow for something fun and geometric!