Hey everyone!  I'm sharing a card today I created using a panel I colored way back during one of Kathy Rac's challenges using my Faceted background stamp.  This was not the latest challenge, but either the one before that, or the one before that...you get the idea, I've had the panel for a while.  Unfortunately I kept finding and unfinding it.  Some might think this has to do with the state of my craft room, but I prefer to call it 'magic'. 

Anyway, the panel magically reappeared, and I decided it was time to put it to use.

Since the background is the star, I didn't want to overwork the card, so I kept things pretty simple.

The panel was trimmed down, and then I added a simple sentiment (also from the Faceted set).  I added a few clear and gold sequins and a bit of gold thread to finish it off.

Short and sweet today.  Thanks for stopping by!

25 Tags of Christmas

Hi everyone!  Today I'm participating with Neat & Tangled in Tracey McNeely's 25 Tags of Christmas event.  You can read all about the event over on Tracy's blog, there are lots of ways to earn participate and be eligible for prizes from the sponsors, including Neat & Tangled.

I created a set of tags featuring my new Joyful Sentiments set and older Faceted background set.

I used the Classic Tag 1 die as my tag base.  They were cut from watercolor paper and then masked off at the top and bottom with Post It tape.  

The Faceted background was then stamped using WPlus9 Fairy Dust Ink, and each was painted with watercolors, using a different color scheme for each.  

The sentiments were then embossed with different metallic powders, I used Princess Gold for the gold tag, silver for the blue, and then regular gold embossing for the green and pink/purple tag.

I finished things off with some Whisker Graphics twine, natural with gold for the gold embossed tag and plain natural for the silver.



That's all for me  Be sure to head over to Tracey's to check out all the other tags for today and to get the details on how to win!

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Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors, 6 Color Set

Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 36 Color Set

Ranger Embossing Powder, Princess Gold

Ranger Embossing Powder, Gold

VersaMark Ink Pad

N&T November Release Week Day 2 - Giveaways

Hi all!  Today we're showing off a new set from Elena called Christmas Pageant.  It's got four of her cute kids dressed up for a Christmas pageant.  My favorite is this little boy with the star, and I thought it would be fun to make a non-Christmas card with him.

I started by cutting a star from a panel of Navy cardstock.  Then I used Versamark to stamp some stars using the cluster from the Very Merry set. 

The little boy was stamped, colored with Copics, and then die cut. 



The sentiment was created using sentiments from the Faceted set stamped on one of the banners from the Scalloped die set, and the Journaling Alpha dies that were cut using adhesive foam. 

OK, you definitely want to head over to the Neat & Tangled blog now to check out what the rest of the team made and to enter to win this set.

Don't forget to leave a comment here as well,  I'll be picking some winners for my new release products.  See you back here tomorrow!

Neat & Tangled September Release Day 4 - Last Day for Giveaways

It's the last day of our September Release Reveal!

Today we're showcasing another of my new products, the Scored Shapes Dies.

You get three sizes of hearts, circles, diamonds, and stars in this set of dies, all scored down the center.  They are perfect for adding dimension to your projects.

The score line makes it much easier to fold thick cardstock and creates a natural line along which to stitch.

For my card I used the diamond shapes to create a dimensional medallion.  I layered two of the diamond sizes together and then stitched through with gold thread.  Really simple and easy to do.  

The sentiment is from the Faceted set.

I added a mat created by embossing Egyptian gold along the edges of the cardstock, and then a second mat that is a print from the SC Brighton Pier pad. 

OK, please stop by the Neat & Tangled blog to see some other great projects and enter to win the WHOLE RELEASE.  I am also doing some giveaways here of my new products.  Just leave a comment and I'll draw some winners and post them tomorrow.  For an extra chance, share about the giveaway/release and leave me a second comment telling me how you shared.

Release goes live tomorrow at 8 AM EST!

A Blog Named Hero Week at Neat & Tangled

Hey everyone!  This week at Neat & Tangled we're collaborating with A Blog Named Hero.

They'll be featuring projects using Neat & Tangled products all week, and we're playing along with their current challenge, which is Metallics.



I thought I would pull out some of my July new releases for this card.

It's slightly larger than A2 size (4 1/2" x 5 3/4") because I wanted to show the full A2 background.

The Faceted background was stamped with Versamark to get a very light tone on tone background, and then I stitched over the lines with silver thread.  Then I adhered the entire panel onto my card base.

The You Can Do Anything die was cut three times from Steel Gray cardstock and once in silver.  The Steel Gray pieces were adhered together and then the silver piece was adhered just slightly offset.  The entire piece was then attached to the card.



I went back and forth on how much to embellish and ended up just going with a small smattering of sequins.

OK, that's all for me today.  Hope your week is off to a great start!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  MFT - Grout Gray and Steel Grey Cardstock; Recollections - Silver Cardstock
Stamps:  Neat & Tangled - Faceted
Ink:  Versamark
Othter:  Neat & Tangled - You Can Do Anything Die, Gold and Silver Sequin; Tombow - Mono and Aqua adhesive; CTMH - Liquid Glass

Neat & Tangled July Release Week - Day 1 - Giveaways

Hey everyone!  It's release week at Neat & Tangled!  I've got a couple things in this month's release, including the stamp set we're featuring today, Faceted.



This is a full A2 sized background, and as a result we're bringing you a new stamp set size, 6x8.



For my card today I stamped the background with Iced Spruce Distress Ink on watercolor paper and then colored the background using just one color from my Kuretake Gansai watercolors, black.  I just varied the amount of saturation in the facets to create the look.  I also sprayed a light mist of water mixed with Perfect Pearls to add a little shimmer to the background.

The sentiment was embossed in silver on black.  I added a small mat of silver glitter paper beneath the sentiment piece and some silver thread finished it off.



My second card today features a new embellishment in the Neat & Tangled shop, vellum circles.  There are three mixes of colors.  I'm using the neutrals here, but the colors are gorgeous and vivid and bright and you'll definitely be seeing those soon.



For this card I laid out the circles in the rough outline of a garland.  I stitched over them several times with gold thread, and added a few sequins (from the autumn mix and crystal clear) for accents.  The sentiment, from Faceted, was embossed with Egyptian Gold embossing powder and I added a thin strip of gold cardstock at the bottom of the panel to ground the card.

OK, I mentioned giveaways right?  I'm picking two lucky commenters from my release week posts this week, one will win this stamp set, the other my second new product that will get revealed later this week.

Now you definitely want to head over to the Neat & Tangled blog.  The girls have some AMAZING things to share on the blog and Danielle is giving away a Faceted stamp set too.