Hello. This week just flew by. I hope you had fun celebrating Neat & Tangled with me. In case you missed any of the days, here are the links… DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR For day five, I wanted to share a few of my favorite Neat and Tangled cards I created over the years. Just click on the photo if you want more information on any project… ...
Hello and welcome. I’m back today with the card I created for the latest Little Tangles Challenge… I have to admit when I was creating these challenges, this one scared me the most. LOL For some reason, I have a really hard time keeping a card clean and simple. I like to keep adding details and never know when to stop. For my card… I die-cut THESE alphabet dies from a piece of watercolor...
Hi there. I wanted to share the cards I created for the latest Little Tangles Challenge… It’s all about coloring and you can color any way you want with any medium you like. I decided to color some embossing paste to create these tone on tone backgrounds… I applied some of THIS white embossing paste on to THIS craft sheet. I added some of THIS and THIS Distress Ink on to the craft sheet...
Hi there. The new challenge over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog is a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch and the card I created for it… I stamped the adorable mermaid image and sentiment from THIS stamp set on to THIS cardstock using THIS ink. I clear heat embossed it and painted it using THESE watercolors. I cut strips of THIS patterned paper for the background and adhered them together. I cut them...
Hello there. Little Tangles (The Neat and Tangled Challenge Blog) just announced their latest challenge and it’s all about Shakers/Sequins… I’ve been eager to use THIS sweet (pun intended) donut set for awhile. The images are adorable and it got me thinking about…well…donuts. LOL What goes with donuts? Sprinkles! I decided to use this unexpected shaker element to put a smile on the recipient’s face… Make sure to check out the card in action HERE....
Hi. I don’t know about you but I could pin on Pinterest for hours! (You can find me HERE on Pinterest.) I’m so inspired. I recently came across this picture… …and thought it would be a great source of inspiration for a Little Tangles Challenge. Isn’t it gorgeous!? I love summer and this picture makes me want to relax by the pool. Here’s the card I created for the Challenge inspired by the picture...
Hello. Thanks for joining me today. I apologize for the lack of posting this past week. My computer was acting up and I had to take it in to get fixed. Boy, I didn’t realize how much I needed it until it was gone! Anyway, today I wanted to share a technique I like to call, “Second Generation Embossing”. I found this by accident when I went to emboss with my die-cutting machine and...
Hello. How are you? I hope you’re finding some crafty time to play. If so, you might want to check out the latest Little Tangles Challenge HERE. Here’s the card I created for the challenge… I’ve been eager to use THIS stamp set from Neat and Tangled. I love the adorable images and I thought that the little boy looked like my son. I colored him having him in mind and I plan on...
Hi there. A new challenge was announced today over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog HERE and it’s all about die-cutting… I was so inspired by Jennifer McGuire’s post HERE. She shares a video explaining how to do on-the-edge die cutting. I thought this challenge was the perfect time to try it out. Here’s my take on it… I used THIS adorable new set from Neat and Tangled as well as THESE coordinating...
Hi there. Today I’m sharing a card set I created for the latest challenge on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog HERE… When I think of Ombre, I think of Ombre ink pads from Hero Arts. I just love them. In fact, I’ve done other posts about these ink pads using different techniques that you can find HERE and HERE. For today’s card set, I used them to create Ombre die-cut sentiments… I die-cut...
