Tuesday, October 9, 2018

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!

28 comments:

  1. Gorgeous!! LOVE the color combos, specially on the first; so elegant looking!

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  2. Beautiful cards! They are clean and simple but so pretty!

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  3. Beautiful cards! I love the designs of the Lovely Lotus set! The set of Card Front Designs dies look fabulous and very versatile! Congrats!

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  4. Both cards are lovely, as is this stamp set! Love the sentiments included! Great designs!

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  5. So elegant--the first one. The second one is one of my favorite leaves...so pretty

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  6. Your cards are
    just lovely.
    Great colors.
    Carla from Utah

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  7. Fabulous cards, Miriam, what a lovely set

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  8. I call them waterlillies, but at
    any name they are beautiful.
    The green is fabulous.
    thanks for sharing (and designing
    a fantastic flower).
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. This is a beautiful set, Miriam. I think that even I could
    color them decently (and I don't color much). I love the
    flower in white - so pretty! Both cards are lovely.

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  10. This is a beautiful stamp set. Your samples are stunning. I love the simple elegance of the black and white card with the grey flower.

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  11. Love these clean, beautiful cards. Gorgeous coloring.

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  12. I love the CAS! And the way you did the black and white with the green!

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  13. wow...both of your cards are so beautiful! love those green petals.

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  14. Wow!!! These are sooooo Gorgeous!!!

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  15. What gorgeous images and stunning cards!

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  16. Miriam, I love your esthetic. These lotus flowers and leaves are so delicate and beautifully colored. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

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  17. The illustrations in these images are so lovely and your cards showcase them beautifully. Congrats on the design and thanks for the inspiration.

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  18. That’s a wonderful card ! So delicate !! Thanks for sharing your talent ! Love, Marjorie
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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  19. I didn’t realize you design for N&T until this release! You’re talent has no bounds from design to bringing it to life! Beautifully done!

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  20. Simply stunning! I love seeing how the designer of a stamp set interprets the images. Your cards perfectly showcase the lotus flower and the leaves. The variety of sentiments in the set are lovely, as well.

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  21. I mean, you knocked this outta the park too!! These are stunning! And the YGs are my favorite, so you had me there from the get go! So well done!! :)

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  22. Wow! Love your new stamp and die set!!!
    Your flower cards are really elegant! Great colouring too!!!

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  23. Beautiful cards! The stamp set is gorgeous!

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  24. OOOH love the layouts of these cards - thanks for the inspiration:)

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  25. This is such a beautiful set, absolutely love the images and can be used for so many types of cards!!

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