Let Our Lives Be Full

Hi everyone!

I'm up on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a card and step-by-step photos.

I wanted to use a Thanksgiving set in a (hopefully) non-Thanksgiving way. Here's what I ended up with:

This card has everything but the kitchen sink--layering, die-cutting, stamping, heat embossing, splattering, watercoloring, sewing....I guess I didn't use patterned paper. Ha!

I started with watercoloring and then die-cut part of the Album Cover Lace on my Cameo. On top of that layer, I heat embossed the sentiment from Neat & Tangled's Be Full set. The embossing powder is glittery, which looks a little lumpy in photos (it's not).

I stitched the panel onto the background to add some lift to the vellum. Here's a final picture of what the card looks like under the sentiment:



To see the steps for making this card, I have the pictures and steps on the Neat & Tangled blog. :)

Also, Danielle is having a Black Friday sale starting at 8am ET on Thursday (11/27) and running until Sunday (11/30)!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies
Cardstock: (white) PTI; (Distress Watercolor Paper) Ranger; (vellum) My Favorite Things
Stamps: (Be Full) Neat & Tangled
Die-cutting file: (Album Cover Lace) iHeartStudio.com
Ink: Versamark; (California Poppy) Lindy's Stamp Gang; (Sweet Cherry) Heidi Swapp; (Dandelion Fireworks) Tsukineko; (Rudolph Mister Huey's) Studio Calico
Embossing powder: (Red Glitter Zing!) American Crafts

Gobble Gobble Gobble

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great week!

It's the last day of Neat & Tangled's release week! All of the stamps and dies are in the store now. :)

Today we're sharing projects using the Turkey Talk stamp set and dies. Here's what I made:

This card started with the background. I had a strange inspiration source--THIS video for Meow Mix. After I watched this video, I had that "Meow, meow, meow, meow" stuck in my head... The "gobble gobble" stamp in Turkey Talk reminded me of the Meow Mix tune. LOL! So I stamped the sentiment about 50 times in gold. 

I stamped and Copic colored the turkey. As an FYI, he's larger than the Thankful Turkey stamp. When you see the card at an angle, you can see the gold background:

There's a giveaway! Comment on the Neat & Tangled blog to win the Turkey Talk stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Stamps: (sentiment and turkey from Turkey Talk) Neat & Tangled
Cardstock: 110lb. Neenah
Patterned paper: (woodgrain) Studio Calico
Ink: (Gold Delicata; Tuxedo Black Memento) Tsukineko
Copics

I Love a Different Sentiment

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great week!

It's day 3 of Neat & Tangled's release week! Today we're sharing projects using the My Plate is Full stamp set and coordinating dies. Danielle is sharing pictures of the set and dies on the Neat & Tangled blog.

Here's what I made:

I felt like I haven't been hybriding as much (and yes, I made up that word), so I decided to use my new One Little Bird digital papers for this card. After resizing and printing the papers, I stamped the sentiment, swag, and rings from the new My Plate is Full set on one of the patterned papers. I thought the sentiment would work for an invitation or a hostess thank you. I love that it's a different sentiment!

I die-cut the leaves on my Cameo and strung them together like I did in THIS card and knotted the ends.

I finished the card with some mist and Neat & Tangled sequins the Orchid Satin sequins matched perfectly.

There's a giveaway! Comment on the Neat & Tangled blog to win the My Plate is Full stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Stamps: (sentiment from My Plate is Full) Neat & Tangled
Cardstock: (Nightshift) My Favorite Things; (Premium Matte Photo Paper) OfficeMax
Digital papers: (Who I Am) One Little Bird; (grey stripe from Where I Stand) Paislee Press
Ink: (Nautical Blue, Lilac Posies, Dandelion Luxe) Tsukineko; (Dandelion Fireworks mist) Tsukineko; (Opaque White) Studio Calico
Embellishments: (Orchid Satin, Crystal Clear sequins) Neat & Tangled; (White cord) Hemptique

Full of Thanks and Giving

Hi everyone! Uh oh. It's only day two, and I don't have anything to say. Ha! Let's get to it.

It's day 2 of Neat & Tangled's release week! Today we're sharing projects using the Be Full stamp set. Danielle is sharing pictures of the set on the Neat & Tangled blog.

Here's what I made:

Over a month ago, I watercolored a background using spray mists for another project. It ended up not working, but I kept it in my pile of "maybe I'll use it someday" elements. When I saw the Be Full stamp set, I knew it would work! Yeah!

I stamped the sentiment with Brilliance Black ink, which added some extra shimmer to the already-shimmery misted background:

 

I had to stitch down that panel, so I added some wonky stitching. The layered elements in the corner are from Simple Stories. I know poinsettias don't grow acorns, but it looked good.

There's a giveaway! Comment on the Neat & Tangled blog to win the Be Full stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Stamps: (sentiment from Be Full) Neat & Tangled
Cardstock: (Distress Watercolor Cardstock) Ranger
Patterned paper: (hexagon from Hipster) BasicGrey; (ivory paper from Life Emporium) Teresa Collins
Ink: (Brilliance Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Spooktacular sequins) Neat & Tangled; (chipboard and ephemera from Sweater Weather) Simple Stories

Fall Gratitude Journal

Hi everyone!

I'm up on the Glitz blog today sharing the beginning of a Gratitude Journal. I've seen some really cool journals, and I thought I would try it for a month. Hopefully I can keep up. ;)

Here's the journal:

The mini is hybrid, and many of the papers are digital, including some older collections. I mostly used the Glitz Black and White and Hello December collections. The sentiment on the cover is from the Carpe Diem Element Pack 3.

Here's a close-up of the cover:

The yarn and pom pom trim are from my deep, dark stash (at least 5 years old). I'm so glad I was finally able to use them!

For each prompt, I started with the phrase, "I'm grateful for..." and finished the sentence as my journaling. I cringed a little at some of the fragments, but I wanted to keep the journaling short.

Here are some close-ups of the tags:

The awesome giant rhinestone from the Glitz Black and White collection. I used the same Paper Smooches Leaves 1 Die and tag Toppers Die throughout the Gratitude Journal.

Here's the third day:

The fourth page has a lot of subtle layering--stickers, papers, tulle, tissue, vellum (pretty much anything white I could find). When the 77 foil sticker along the side hits the light, it is so pretty! I used a leftover leaf die-cut from the Rose cut-files. 

Here's the fifth tag:

Isn't that Studio Calico acrylic camera cute? I stapled the yarn in an Emily Branch style. 

I'd love it if you would stop by the Glitz blog and see the rest of the pictures. Thanks!! :) 

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Cardstock: (white Linen Essentials) Ellen Hutson; (vellum) Hobby Lobby; (gold glitter cardstock) Best Creations
Patterned paper: (Stripe paper from Black and White; Polka paper from Carpe Diem) Glitz Design
Dies: (Leaves 1, Toppers dies) Paper Smooches; (Inline Alphabet) Mama Elephant
Stickers: (Black and White Alphas and Accents; 77 Alphas and Accents) Glitz Design
Fibers: (yarn, pom pom trim, tulle) craft supply
Ink: (Letterman's Jacket, Opaque White Mister Huey's) Studio Calico; (Marigold) Lindy's Stamp Gang
Embellishments: ("4" from Number Badge Set) Studio Calico; (heart Giant Rhinestone Black and White collection) Glitz Design; (roller stamp) American Crafts; (sequins) Scraptastic Club; (leaf wood veneer) Crate Paper; (acrylic camera from the Jubilee kit) Studio Calico
Digital: ("Raven" Element Pack 2; "Carpe Diem" Element Pack 3; "Black and White" Paper Pack 2; "Hello December" Collection) Glitz Design