On the Strip with Laura

Hi there! Laura here and today I have a clean, simple & stripey project to share featuring the On the Strip stamp set. I just love anything with stripes and this particular stripe is so fun with the "hello" sentiment inside of it.
I stamped the stripes with Mama Elephant pigment inks. Using a MISTI along with the Creative Corners helps you to get the perfectly consistent spacing and even angles. The precision of it all just rocks my world:)

The sentiment is from the Out of the Box stamp set. I also added a few Crystal Clear Sequins to finish it off.

Here's a video to show you how I made this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Caution: Halloween!

Hey everybody! Happy Friday! It's Taheerah here with a card to kick off your weekend!

With it being Halloween today I thought I'd share a fun Halloween card that combines a few Neat & Tangled stamps!

I wanted to create something that was a little bit different, so I came up with this:

I love how this card turned out!!

I wanted to create a card that had a little more of a gore look, so I decided to use the Ink Splash stamps as blood splatter!

I then decided to create a bit of a crime scene, and every crime scene needs caution tape! I created mine by repeatedly stamping the sentiment from Creepy Cute, then masking it and overstamping the airmail strip from On The Strip. I added a few strips across my card and that resulted in my finished design!


I hope this card brought some Halloween fun to your day! Thanks for stopping by!

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Birthday Bash Party Crasher: Heather Campbell!

Hello friends! 

Back again this week to party even more for Neat and Tangled's 1st Birthday!  And today we have another party crasher! The amazing Heather Campbell!



For this sweet card she combined Party Dots, Swirly Twirly Tags, and On the Strip. Love the free style collage style of this card! And those colored stars are just perfect!

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't stopped by Little Tangles yet for the celebration you must! They have had posts going every day with so many awesome guest designers!

See you back tomorrow!

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July Guest Designer: Heather Campbell!

Hello friends! I'm here today to share another project created by our July guest designer, Heather Campbell! She has already created some fabulous projects earlier in the month for our July release, and I'm so happy to be able to share more!

She created this fun and fresh card by combining On the Strip, Kindness Matters, Everyday Circles and Just Thinking of You. It really shows how all the Neat and Tangled sets work so well together!



Thank you so much Heather for joining us this month! It was awesome to have you!

xo-
Danielle

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Faux Washi Look - Shine Bright Card

Hello everyone! Nina here with another one layer card and a fun technique.

Stamps: (speech bubble from A Lot to Say, diamond and sentiment from Sparkle and Shine, strips from On the Strip 2) Neat and Tangled.

Quick and easy masking with a Post-It note torn in half.

I'm very excited to share another card I made using the same technique and was published in Paper Crafts July/August 2013 Issue! I used the hello strip from On the Strip.

I hope that you are inspired. Don't forget to join us for the July release starting tomorrow!! Thank you for stopping by! Happy Stamping! 

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ABNH Collaboration Cards

Hi Jean here to share two cards for this week's collaboration between A Blog Named Hero and Neat + Tangled.

There were absolutely dozens of card ideas floating around in my head, as the stamps from these two companies work so well together.

For my first card, I stamped and heat embossed the birds from My Heart Sings and colored them with distress inks - Salty Ocean and Squeezed Lemonade. I stamped the sentiment from Fancy Basics and added a few gemstones.

I took a decidedly more casual approach for my second card. That's the great thing about these companies - they're stylistically versatile!

I repeatedly stamped one of the On the Border stamps with Archival Ink in Aquamarine. I created a panel onto which I stamped the stars from Sparkle and Shine along with a sentiment from Year Round Sentiments.

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A Lot to Say...or just a little?

Hello!
Chari here today with a clean and graphic card that uses A Lot to Say for a little Hello. :) A Lot to say is perfect for journaling and it can hold a lot of sentiment but sometimes it is nice to embrace the space don't you think?

First I used the Hello Strip from On the Strip in some of my favorite shadow ink colors, cornflower, pale tomato and soft cantaloupe, to create a faux wash tape background.  Who needs washi in ever color under the sun when you can use your inks! Don't get me wrong, I have quite the washi collection too, but you don't always have exactly what you are looking for am I right?  I stamped the A Lot to Say speech bubble on white cardstock and cut it out with the "hello" from Swirly Twirly Tags in the bottom corner...embracing the space!  I popped it up off the background to make it stand out and added a few clear sequins for embellishment.  Super simple!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

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Red String of Fate

How about a non-traditional Valentine's day card? If you have heard of the Red String of Fate, you'll know that it can easily be tied in with Valentine's day.

I made a clean and simple card using Swirly Twirly Tags and On the Strip. On the Strip is definitely a must have! It's perfect not only for faux washi, but also for backgrounds!

The coverage of the stamps are gorgeous!  Never a failed impression!  I stamped hello from Swirly Twirly Tags on the outside and my love from My Heart Sings on the inside.  A very non-traditional Valentine's day card!

I tied a Red String of Fate on little bird and kept the ends longer.

-- pamela

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A Flair for Buttons Valentine's Day Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Danielle here today with a very fun and LOVE-ly post :) 

Welcome to the {a flair for buttons} Valentine's Day blog hop! Join our designers as we showcase some of Shelley's awesome new flair. We hope to inspire you along the way! You should have arrived from Shelley's blog. 

I did lots of layering with fun textures, patterns, and colors while still trying to keep it relatively CAS. These cards are a little more 'floofy' than my usual style, but I had lots of fun making them! I used the "love" flair from the new Home 2 Flair set for both.

For this one I used a few of my obsessions, Crate Paper On Trend patterned paper and Studio Calico wood veneer hearts. Oh, and some Picket Fence Distress Stickles! (All products can be seen at the end of this post!). Any questions about the cards or products used just leave it in the comments below!

For this card I used the On the Strip stamp (now back in stock HERE) for to get that washi look on the card base, and then layered my elements on top.

As a thank you, please use the coupon code IHEARTFLAIR to receive 10% off your purchase in the a flair for buttons Etsy shop. 

Next up hop on over to Erica's blog!  The full list of designers is below if you get lost :)

Shelley Haganman 

Danielle Walls
Erica Weinstock 

Dayna Howard 

Diane Payne 

Michelle Hernandez 

Megan Klauer 

Jennifer Chapin 
A Flair for Buttons

Supplies

InLinkz.com

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"On the Strip" Valentine's Day Cards

Hi, Jean here, showing some Valentine's Day cards using the fabulous "On the Strip" stamp set paired with a sentiment from the "My Heart Sings" set.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I approached this project from the perspective of wanting to create something  fail-safe even though it may look complicated! To begin with, I stamped the stamp set patterns onto cardstock using a variety of inks from my supplies. Since I was working with a Valentine's Day theme, I stuck with reds and pinks, as well as gray and silver.

The next step was to cut the stamped strips into 1/2" paper strips with an X-Acto knife on a cutting mat. I  eventually settled on strips stamped with the Hero Arts mid-tone shadow inks in the colors of Red Royal, Bubble Gum, Raspberry Jam, and Pale Tomato. I clustered the strips into groups, varying the patterns and colors used.

Using double-sided tape I adhered the strips onto white cardstock ensuring that there weren't gaps between the strips.

For my first card, I used one of the larger heart dies from the Wplus9 set, along with a slightly smaller heart die from a Savvy set. Before cutting, I placed the heart at a 45-degree angle to the strips. I stamped the card with the sentiment, adhered the hearts, and added a die-cut arrow from the Savvy set. The large heart is adhered with dimensional adhesive.

With some extra strips, I created a second card by die-cutting the heart from the cardstock center and adhering the strips (already adhered to cardstock) onto the die cut opening.

Hope you have a fabulous and crafty Valentine's Day!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

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