SSS guest post

Hi there!

I'm up on the SSS blog this morning with a fun card featuring a lot of florals and a few sweet critters:



You can hop on over there for a complete supply list, but I used all Neat and Tangled stamps and dies.

In case you missed my tutorial from a few weeks ago, I show how to remove the swing + girl from the elephant stamp so that you could use her all by herself like I did for this card - click HERE for that tutorial!

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Stretch your stamps! (Neat and Tangled)

Hi there!



I'm here and on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning, with a little tutorial on how to stretch your stamps. The newest release features this sweet elephant, but I want to show you how to remove the swinging girl so that the elephant can be used on his own.

First of all, you need to ink up your stamp, but wipe away the part of the trunk where the string is:



Next, you will want to die cut the image:



For the last step, you'll need to use a black pen (I used a copic multi-liner pen so that I could safely use copic markers to color the elephant afterwards) to draw in the missing lines.



Then, with just a few scissor snips, you can break the elephant free from his swinging duties:



It's a simple way to be able to use your elephant in a new way! I have him blowing hearts for Valentine's Day, and the XOXO sentiment from Just Because sends extra hugs and kisses to the recipient.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Swinging by (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

Welcome back to the last day of new product reveals for Neat and Tangled's January release week! Everything will be available for sale as of 8am EST tomorrow morning.

Today, we're showing off a 3x4 stamp set I designed, called Swinging By:

It features a single image, the elephant and the little girl swinging from his trunk, and a few mix and match sentiment options.

I used some washi tape for an easy night-time backdrop - I can't stop using that stuff! Before adhering the elephant, I cut into the night sky layer with the Stitched Sunburst die. It's subtle, but I love how it draws further attention to the sweet elephant.



I used the Stitched Slopes dies to create rolling hills beneath his feet, and heat-embossed the sentiment onto a black flag for a graphic touch.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the Neat and Tangled blog this morning - CLICK!  And don't forget to leave me a comment before you go - Danielle will pick a winning comment from among the design team's blog posts this week. You could win a $25 gift card to the NT store.

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Just because (Neat and Tangled release week)

Happy New Year! To kick things off here on the blog, it's time for Neat and Tangled's first release week of 2019. I am so excited to show off everything!

First up, a set featuring Danielle's gorgeous hand-lettering, called Just Because.

Isn't it so pretty? It's perfect for Valentine's Day, of course, but also, it looks pretty cute paired with images you'll see more of on Thursday:



I stamped and colored the cutie elephant and his swinging friend, nestling her into the Hugs & Kisses sentiment. I love how that ties the image and the sentiment together, so that the entire card-front looks cohesive and purposeful.

I used the Stitched Slopes dies to create some grounding beneath them, and framed out the focal images using the ovals from the Card Front Designs die set.

Thanks for swinging by for Day 1! Leave me a message before you go - you could win a 25$ gift card to the Neat and Tangled store. Danielle will choose a winning comment from among all of the design team blog posts this week. And be sure to see what the rest of the design team created for you today - I will say that my cutesy design kind of sticks out like a sore thumb, haha. You'll see what I mean - click!

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