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May the Fourth be with You!

a long time ago, Card, miriam prantner 5.04.2016

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!

Miriam here with a fun Star Wars themed card to share to day. I feel like I'm a little bit of a one-hit wonder when it comes to this A Long Time Ago set. I tried VERY hard to make something besides a watercolored galaxy scene, but nothing I was working on really stuck, and the fact of the matter is, I kind of love making watercolored galaxy scenes, so I acquiesed to my inner longing to watercolor and this is what I came up with.

I created my panel using Kuretake Gansai watercolors. I usually make the panel a bit bigger and then trim it down. Then I stamped/embossed the sentiment.

I thought the star patterned paper was a great way to extend the star field and I used some American Crafts Adhesive Foam circles to pop the watercolored panel up. They are a little bit thicker than my normal Scotch foam adhesive, but I think it gives it a little more drama.

To celebrate May the Fourth, Danielle is giving away an A Long Time Ago stamp set on the Neat & Tangled Facebook Page today too. It's a quick giveaway, so be sure to stop by over there as the winner will be announced tonight.

And, some of my crafty friends are celebrating May the Fourth with me too. If you're looking for a little extra inspiration, stop by and see what Neat & Tangled friends Marcie and Jessica created using this set.

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Neat & Tangled / My Sweet Petunia Collaboration Week - Day 5

a long time ago, be my valentine, miriam prantner, my sweet petunia, Ornate Frames, Perfect Blend, scored shapes dies, sveta fotinia, taheerah atchia, time warp 2.05.2016

I can't believe that today is our last day with My Sweet Petunia!

My Sweet Petunia manufactures the MISTI (Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented), which was one of the Hot Product winners at this year's CHA. Our team has been loving using their new MISTIs and all this week we've been showcasing how the MISTI simplifies (and makes foolproof) the stamping process as well as techniques that it enables.

There are some amazing prizes up for grabs. Comment all week on our collaboration posts to be in the drawing to receive your own MISTI, and be sure to stop by the My Sweet Petunia blog. We've divided the team up this week, some will be posting here and some will be posting there. Comments left on the My Sweet Petunia blog will put you in the running for a $100 Neat & Tangled credit!

To wrap up the week, we've got both Taheerah and Sveta are sharing today.

Hey everyone! Taheerah here, ready to see out this collaboration in style! What an amazing week of projects we've had - and we've had a great chance to see just how awesome the MISTI is! I wouldn't be without mine!!

For my card today I went with a Star Wars theme, featuring A Long Time Ago and Time Warp:

So fun! See the white lines on the panel? I was able to overstamp the same stamp three times for a really saturated white - impossible to do by eye without the placement being off! Never a problem with MISTI!

I also use my MISTI to help plan the layout of a card. Here you can see how I positioned some stamps to get them straight and in the right place.

I changed my mind on which sentiments to use and was able to use the gridded lid to get my placement and layout perfect before stamping down!

The final card could easily be replicated again and again, with perfect results every time! All hail the MISTI - truly one of the best inventions our industry has ever seen!

And here is Sveta:

I'm so thrilled to take a part in this collaboration and share my impressions of using MISTI tool! I never thought stamping can be so easy! It's perfect! You can make geometric backgrounds with non-background stamps, get bold and clear images from large solid stamps, use layered stamps with ease, achieve even coverage with dye inks, easily stamp after die cutting, try unique techniques, and you can even use the it as a grid mat!

For my card I used stamps from our latest release: the Perfect blend and the Ornate Frames and the Ornate Frames dies. I made a video tutorial that will show you a several ways of how MISTI makes creating a card much easier! I'm sorry that you will not hear my voice with comments, because I have a sore throat, but if you are interested in details - please head to my blog!

OK, now head over to the My Sweet Petunia blog to check out what Miriam created. Here's a little sneak peek for you:

We want to send out a HUGE thanks to Iliana at My Sweet Petunia. This collaboration has been such a treat for the team, we LOVE our MISTIs!

Masculine Birthday Card featuring A Long Time Ago with Taheerah

a long time ago, Card, lucy's little things, taheerah atchia 6.23.2015

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday! It's Taheerah here with you today to share a card!

I recently had to pull together a masculine birthday card, and I couldn't think of anything more perfect than to use A Long Time Ago - one of my most favourite sets! Creating a galaxy themed background is fun and can give spectacular results, allowing the design to really shine with only a simple sentiment!

Here's what I came up with:

I love how this turned out!

I used some white cardstock and a variety of Distress Paints and some Black Soot Distress Ink to create that background - isn't is stellar?! I heat embossed my sentiments with black embossing powder for a little bit of pop but in an understated (and Dark Side) way! *wink*

You may not be able to spot it, but I added a few stars from some of the embellishment mixes too!

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

Wishing you happy birthday card

a long time ago, anna Kossakovskaya, scandinavian flowers 4.27.2015

Hello everyone! Anna is here today and I want to share my new card. It’s one layered, but doesn’t look too simple and I love all the small details! Used few techniques here.
I like shadows of blue and green, they perfectly combine with gold and black colors. I colored a part of the background with Distress Inks (colors from the left to the right: Stormy Sky, Broken China, Peacock Feather, Evergreen Bough). Than sprickled it with water to get this spots effect that I like so much!

Next step – I made a white embossing on vellum with the stem stamp from the Scandinavian Flowers set. And than I cut a branch of it. It has very interesting look.

Than the last part of job - to add the finishing touches. I cut a word ‘wishing’ from the yellow foam with the glitter as main detail, made white embossing on the black cardstock for the second sentiment (it’s words 'happy birthday' from A Long Time Ago set). Than sticked all together and add some enamel dots.

Pop it up!

a long time ago, christine drogt, time warp 8.10.2014

Hey there,

it's Christine :)

In my last post I talked about arranging sentiments in different directions. I did it again ;) But on top, I played with dimension.

I really like to stamp backgrounds twice - straight onto the background and once onto a die that is placed right on top of the background. This time I used a few die-cut to give some interest and dimension to a quite simple card. I knew this card would be a bit busy, so I made sure to have a very simple solor scheme with kraft, brown and white.

I started by stamping the Time Warp background with versamark ink and embossed it with briown embossing powder. Then I adhered the die cuts into some scrap paper in a pattern that I liked and stamped with versamark again. This time I used white embossing powder to make the white pop on the kraft cardstock. The rest was like a puzzle: I adhered every die cut onto the right place and popped them all up with dimensional adhesives. To make the sentiment from A Long Time Ago stand out even more I decided to go for the dark brown again. I cut a strip of brown cardstock, white embossed the first part if the sentiment and adhered it directly to the front of the card. The larger part of the sentiment was brown embossed. To add a little detail and break up this very simple color scheme I added a tiny heart with lots of glossy accents on it :)

You can see the dimension here: it really adds interest, don't you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Christine

July Release Day 3: Introducing Time Warp + A Long Time Ago!

a long time ago, july 2014 release, miriam prantner, time warp 7.16.2014

Hello friends! Welcome to our July Release! We will be revealing 5 new stamp sets, a sequin mix, and a fun new product! Be sure to stop by everyday for fun, inspiration, and giveaways! All sets will be available in the shop TOMORROW, July17 at 8am EST!

Today we have 2 sets! Both were designed by Miriam Prantner and I can guarantee you will love these!

First we have A Long Time Ago. This 4x6 set is a little sarcastic, a little nerdy, and very funny. Just right for the folks you have known the longest, and with sentiments that cover a whole range of occasions, this set will have the recipient (and the sender) laughing. Coordinates perfectly with our Time Warp background.

And then Time Warp! This versatile 3x4 stamp will add emphasis and excitement to whatever you are creating, whether you are creating a space themed project or looking to highlight a word or focal point. It's just right for creating your own journaling cards and coordinates perfectly with our Long Time Ago stamp set.