Little Tangles Watercolor Challenge

Hi friends. I’m back today sharing the card I created for the Little Tangles latest challenge… I like that you can use so many mediums to achieve a watercolor look. I chose to use Distress Inks… I pressed down each ink color on to my kraft mat. Starting with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, I sprayed some water on top, picked some color up with my brush and painted a small amount on to a...

2016 Little Tangles Challenge Blog

Hello friends. I’m thrilled to announce I will be returning as Design Team Lead over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog for 2016! Click HERE to check out the first challenge and meet the new design team. Our first challenge is “hello” and here is the card I created. (You might want to put on some sunglasses.)… I embossed THIS die with THIS embossing mat in my die-cut machine and embossed it on to a piece...

LT Challenge- Thankful

Hi there. Today I’m sharing a card I created for the current challenge over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog… I thought the thankful theme was a perfect fit this month to tie in with the Share Handmade Kindness Challenge. Here’s my card… I used THIS fun die to create the border around the card. I applied  a few bright color of Distress ink to the background and added droplets of water to “bleach” certain...

Paper Piecing Challenge

Hi friends. I’m back today with a card I created for the latest Little Tangles Challenge… I die-cut THIS awesome die using THIS paper. I stamped a bunch of hearts from THIS stamp set on to THIS paper using THIS ink and clear heat embossed on top. I stamped a sentiment from THIS stamp set on the box and adhered the hearts inside, leaving one coming out to coordinate with the sentiment I stamped....

Mint and Gold Color Combo Challenge

We announced a new challenge over on the Little Tangles Blog today and it is all about mint and gold. Such a fun color combo! Here’s the card I created for the challenge using the Origami Map and matching Die set…  A closer look… Want to win a Neat and Tangled stamp set of your choice? Make sure to go enter your card HERE for a chance to win. I can’t wait to see what...

Let’s Celebrate…

Did you know that Neat and Tangled is turning three this month! In honor of that, the Little Tangles Challenge theme is Birthday. Here’s the card I created for the celebration… I started by stamping the hearts from THIS adorable set using three different colors of Distress Ink. I sprayed the images with water to get the ink to bleed….it creates such a nice, soft watercolor look. I added a vellum circle cut with THIS...

Stretching your dies

Hi there! I’ve shared a lot of examples in the past on how to stretch your stamps to achieve completely new looks, but today I want to share how to stretch your dies. I started with THESE adorable birthday tags from Neat and Tangled… The shape of the dies reminded me of a birthday cake… I die-cut the top tag out of THIS paper pad. I also die-cut the die included in the set...

Sketch Challenge

Hi. I’m back today to share my card for the current Little Tangles Challenge… We’ve teamed up with Leslie Hanna’s sketch challenge. Here’s the awesome sketch she provided… Here’s my take on it… I used the tea cup image from THIS stamp set and did some masking to create the tower of cups. I decided to watercolor the image with THESE watercolors, painting the bottom tea cup a different color to go with the...

Clean and Simple Challenge

Hi there. There’s a new challenge over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog today.,, I will admit that I’m not the best at clean and simple. It’s hard for me to know when it’s time to walk away from a card. LOL However, I think adding foil to your cards can be so simple and classy. I used THIS fun digi to create a bunch of different cards… DId you see Jennifer McGuire‘s video...

Sequins Challenge

Hello! There’s a new challenge over on the Little Tangles Blog and it’s all about sequins! I decided to string some sequins and create a fun party banner… Neat and Tangled is known for their fabulous sequins. I used the Pink Lemonade mix that you can find HERE. I also used THIS sentiment for the greeting.  Here’s a closer look… I couldn’t stop at one card, so I have a bonus card for you…...