[Little Tangles] Challenge #26 - Color Challenge: White & Gold

Hi everyone! I can't believe it is already December. I have nothing checked off my to-do list for the holidays. How are you faring?

While I go run around like a mad woman, we have a color challenge for you this week Gold & White? Isn't it one of the loveliest color combinations for the holidays? Gold is so very in right now...


Stamps: (Merry & Bright, Santa's Tag) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Perfect Match Card Stock - White) Papetrey Ink
Ink: (Brilliance - Galaxy Gold) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Candi - Gold Wedding) Craftworkcards; (Ribbon Scrap) Michael's; (Sequins - Snow White) Neat & Tangled

This is just a super quick tag. With this time of year, I have to make super quick things. So This is my version of a white & gold tag, grabbing whatever was laying around on my desk. I think this tag is so stunning because of the ribbon scrap I used. It was a piece of leftover after we made out advents wreath this weekend, and I couldn't bear seeing any part of this ribbon trashed.



Since these sequins were laying around, I thought I'd pop a few white ones on along with those Candis. This took less than ten minutes! Whoop.

That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. They will surely have many inspirations for you...

Here is the reader's digest version.

• Challenge ends Dec 15, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

Can't wait to see your creations! :)

[Little Tangles] Challenge #23 - Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone! So after falling very un-ladylike off the bed (I was standing on it to fix something on the ceiling fan) and getting a concussion (ugh...), I am slowly recovering. They say most of the accidents occur at home...yep, I can check that one off. 

Just a quick note that we're putting together some cards for Dear Grayson. Also a dear Little Tangles and Neat & Tangled supporter Heather Ruwe is putting a little fun card together for this champ. In addition, she is doing a GIVEAWAY for anyone who will provide card to Grayson. So hop on over there and put this week's sketch challenge to good use!


Good thing visual memory has nothing to do with crafting... my sense of style isn't completely broken. I hope. You be the judge with the quick card I made making my own Sketch. I'm throwing this into the mail for Grayson, and if you don't know what I mean, check out this link.

Here is my card for the sketch...


Stamps: (On The Strip 2, Thankful Turkey, Little Tangles) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Perfect Basics Card Stock - Orange Zest) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 10 Malted Milk, No. 11 Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Sequins - Festive Fall Mix) Neat & Tangled; () MT Masking Tape


Isn't this Turkey just too cute? Absolutely cute...


That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. They will stun you too.

Here is the reader's digest version.

• Challenge ends Oct 27, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

Can't wait to see your creations. We will also have a fun guest post up in the near future. Have a fun day!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #22 - Make Your own Pattern Paper

Hi everyone! So after falling very un-ladylike off the bed (I was standing on it to fix something on the ceiling fan) and getting a concussion (ugh...), I am slowly recovering. They say most of the accidents occur at home...yep, I can check that one off. 

Let me just do my public service announcement and tell everyone "Use a step ladder. Don't try to stand on a bed!" Learn from my mistakes, save yourself a concussion and several headaches...

A concussed head is super annoying... still trying to rid my headaches, experiencing these "what was I going to do?" lapses a lot (granted, before I was also forgetting things...), and my visual memory isn't as powerful. Florian and I call my impeccable visual memory my "super power" at home. 

So this special power comes is quite handy and we have been relying on it. He usually goes "Have you seen <insert missing object>?" Ever since we have moved, it's been a nightmare living out of partial boxes and renovating. And things tend to have feet in the house more often. But my super power comes in super handy. Except now, it's broken. Good bye, visual memory.

Good thing visual memory has nothing to do with crafting... my sense of style isn't completely broken. I hope. You be the judge with the quick card I made making my own Pattern Paper. I'm throwing this into the mail for Grayson, and if you don't know what I mean, check out this link.

Please consider making your cards for this little guy, when you partake in our challenge. Also dearest Amy is putting together a inlinkz and is giving away sequins from her personal stash. Go Amy for putting your stash out there.


Stamps: (Sparkle and Shine) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Perfect Basics Card Stock - Fresh Linen, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers) Ranger; (Memento - London Fog, Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Find Your Wings + Fly: Up + Away Decorative Tape) My Mind's Eye

I chose to bring out this fun light bulbs and decided to stamp them alternating. Don't you just love how one bulb just fits so nicely with an inverted on? A little bit of washi to break up the card and a simple sentiment! Yep - that's it!



That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. They will stun you too.

Here is the reader's digest version.

• Challenge ends Oct 13, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

Can't wait to see your creations. We will also have a fun guest post up in the near future. Have a fun day!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #19 - Let's Eat Cake: A Big Birthday Blog Bash

Hi everyone! Are you having a blast so far with our Birthday Bash event? I'm so excited that people are really chatting it up over there, and linking to our many challenges and spreading the word.

Today is extra special day for our Birthday Bash Midway mark...

We are challenging you with a Eat Cake challenge. Fear not if you don't have the right stamps. Don't forget you might have pretty chipboard die cuts or stickers lying around. Or you can grab a free cake digi or sentiment over there.

So I'm your last blog stop. If you made it all the way from my lovely, dear, kind friend June Houck, then you haven't missed anything. If you have tho, check the list below and make sure to start from the beginning. It will be worth your while.

Here is my "Eat Cake" contribution for today


Stamps: (Sketchy Cupcakes, Ink Splash, Everyday Circles) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Roundabout Card Kit: (Solar White) Athens Paper) Studio Calico; (My Girl) American Craft
Ink: (Brilliance - Galaxy Gold; Memento - Tuxedo Black, London Fog) Tsukineko; (Jenni Bowlin - No. 4 Chewing Gum) Ranger
Embellishments: (Sequins - Raspberry Red Satin, Lemon Satin) Neat & Tangled; (Roundabout Card Kit: (Star Stick Pins) Maya Road; Navie Pier Add-on Kit: (The Pier Slide Frames) Crate Paper) Studio Calico

There you have it. Just threw together some gold Happy circles along with pink ink splashes down. Made a cute little cuppie cake with sprinkles (or sequins in this case), and added a Star Stick pin with a "Enjoy" banner.



The frame and the "birthday" sentiment is just a nice way to offset and ground everything.



Hope it tickles and that you will consider playing along. Also make sure to visit the Little Tangles blog again to make sure you read through the amazing prizes for this blog hop. 

Here is the reader's digest version.

• Enter the challenge for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice (the usual deal)
• You have until Sept 1, 11:55p Eastern Time to link up. More helpful rules at the end of the blog post.
• Comment along the blog hop for a chance to win one of two $5 gift certificates
• Lastly, comment along the blog hop for a chance to win the Entire Neat & Tangled Stamp collection designed to date. If you have one, some, or all stamps in the collection, pay it forward and spread the Neat & Tangled love!

• You have until August 24, 11:59p Eastern Time to comment.

So what are you waiting for? Go through the list and make sure you didn't miss a blog to comment on! :)

Blog Hop List

Danielle Walls

Suzanne Dahlberg

Katie Gehring

Heather Hoffman

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Linda Trace

Laurie Willison

LT GDT Tracy Ercole

Amy Tsurata

Barb Murphy

Charlene Bopp

June Houck

Ren-Yi Lo
Little Tangles

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Sept 1, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Birthday Bash: The 4-1-1 on Danielle Walls

Hi everyone! Are you having a blast so far with our Birthday Bash event? I am over at Little Tangles today with a unique little post. It's the 4-1-1 on Danielle Walls, owner, brain-child, designer, and operations of Neat & Tangled Stamps.

I even got to meet her in person in July. Here is proof...

Still trying to figure out how to shoot a selfie with a DSLR and short arms ;)

What a pretty awesome day in the city. Great weather, great food, and most important great company! Must repeat...

Please hop on over to the Little Tangles blog to see the whole interview. And leave a comment, since there is a prize up for grabs.

[Little Tangles] Birthday Bash - Get the Party Started

Hi everyone! Check out the Little Tangles blog. I'm kicking off the party with our favorite music picks to throw a good party. To see what my vices are, hop on over ;) No judging...just sayin'

And there are prizes up for grabs!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #17 - Into the Woods

Note: If you're looking for the Uniko Studio Challenge - please keep scrolling ;)

Hi everyone! We're back for a new challenge and this week we have a few changes. We are bringing Guest Designers to Little Tangles, so please welcome our first one Tenia. I'm so happy to have her long because she and I were teamies before. And she's just superb!

Aside from that you probably wanna know the theme. This week we're tipping our hats off to all things Wood & Nature. So whip out your wood grain embossing plates, stamps, kraft colored items, burlap, cork, hemp, wood buttons or any other natural materials. Not too hard, right?

Here is my creation for this week:


Stamps: (Across the Card) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft) Papertrey Ink; (DYI Shop) Crate Paper
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Sequins - Raspberry Red Satin) Neat & Tangled; (Cumberland Gap Add-on Kit: (Blue Grid Washi) Freckled Fawn; Savannah Shore Add-on Kit: (Diecut Embellishments - Hope Chest) Josephine Kimberling; Wood Veneer - Tiny Hearts) Studio Calico; (Natural Burlap Stickers - Birds & Butterflies) Little Yellow Bicycle

I found some great wood grain pattern paper out of the DYI Shop collection, chose brown ink, and a burlap embellishment as my wood & natural elements. A little bit of bling and color can't hurt to tie it all together. Here is a close up of this adorable bird. 



Just a fun shopping tip: I found a bunch of burlap, mistable fabric, and cork die cuts in Michaels on sale. I'm actually starting to like Michael's a little more for paper crafting. Recently they have been stocking Heidi Swapp, MME, Becky Higgins Project Life, Little Yellow Bicycle and a few other great finds.

And if that's not enough wood elements, I'm still surviving on wood glue ;) My crafty things are still haven't made its way to be unpacked. We are experiencing greater delays than what we had planned. But I am making due with what orders I have made, and the one pair of scissors, the wood glue, and a foam strip I found in F's tape bin ;) They kinda work like foam adhesives but aren't as tall.

Anyways, hope this card inspires you to play along. Check out the rest of the Design Team if you haven't. Absolutely fab creations this week.

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Jul 28, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #15 - Washi It Up

Hi everyone! I can't believe it's already two weeks since the last challenge. On the home-front my crafty supplies are still not unpacked. Even though the craft room is finished, it's now acting as the storage room for everything else, because we're tackling the master bedroom next. So all the half-opened boxes and other items have moved to the craft room. Ahhhh...life is so different when you're a house owner and renovating ;)

I managed to scrape a few supplies together to create something for our next Littles Tangles challenge: Washi It Up. Yep, the washi tape trend is still going strong and I can see that this will stay for a bit. It's all about cute, fun tape...

Here's my CAS card for ya...


Stamps: (Just Thinking of You, Sketchy Cupcake) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Rustic Cream, Fine Linen) Papertrey Ink;
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 11 Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Washi Tape Blüten) Rayher Hobby; (Candi - Metallique Copper) Craftwork Cards; (Sequins - Lemon Satin) Neat & Tangled

So I was looking desperately for adhesive. I had Scotch tape at hand and the following adhesive. Ahem - don't tell Florian I used his wood glue. Then again it was just a few dabs, so he won't know I took some ;)



I decided to go with the rule of three on this one: three washi strips of beautiful yellow flowers on green background; three yellow bits of sequins to match the flowers, and three Candi embellishments in Metallique Copper to balance the brown stamping.



It is quite an interesting experiment to see how to create something with no supplies at hand. I can't wait to unpack my crafty things. The only thing standing in my way is painting the ceiling of the master, painting the side walls, ripping out the carpet, laying down the hardwood floor, painting the trims and attached the trim boards, and moving all the stuff into it. Ha! Wish me luck.

Hope my quick card inspires you to play along. Don't forget that one lucky winner will get a free Neat & Tangles Stamp set of their choice. 

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Jun 30, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge 14: Just Say Hello

Hi everyone! It is so exciting to be back for Term 2 at Little Tangles. I can't wait to see what the new girls will whip up for you, but they are a talented bunch.

Since this is a new challenge for the DT at Littles Tangles challenge, we thought we'd kick it off with a few introductions and Just Say Hello.

The saga of our house renovations continue and let me just say that none of my crafting things made it out of the box yet. But the craft room's floor has been laid, the walls are painted and the base boards are back into the place. All that of course before I flew off on my business trip.

Here a quick progress picture of what it looked liked last Saturday and it's not the latest. But it gives you a glimpse into the room's wall color and the floor that we had picked up.



Needless to say my card today has no single stamp on it. Instead it whipped up with a bunch of supplies I ordered up and managed to set aside. Can you guess what they are?

Sequins of course!


Stamps: N/A
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink;
Ink: N/A
Embellishments: (Sequins - Crystal Clear, Cotton Candy Satin, Lovely Lilac Satin, Ocean Breeze Satin, Mint Satin) Neat & Tangled; (Tim Holtz AlterationsTexture Fades - Retro Circles) Ranger; (Decorative Washi Tape - Woodgrain) Hambly Studio

Yep - I cut out a piece of card stock and went nuts laying down the little sequins with lots of patience and love. I had this "brilliant" idea that if I can't stamp "hello" I can at least spell it out. Funny thing is, after I layed out the "H" I had to switched gears, because the number of letters I realized for "Hello" would not fit across the card. To make matters worst, I thought I could italize the whole lettering because I thought that would look better, which resulted in cutting half sequins.



I think the idea was okay, but the implement could use a few improvements. For one, use the metallic sequins so that it would stand out more. Next, don't try to make them line up diagonally. And lastly, lay out the card stock and find a size that fits well to the sequins. And more importantly, don't try starting a card late at night...

Anyways, I hope you had a chance to check out all girl's creations and give them a huge welcome. They are a talented bunch of group that you will find as inspiring as I do.

Don't forget that one lucky winner will get a free Neat & Tangles Stamp set of their choice. 

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends May 16, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge 12: Yellow, Aqua, Coral - Pick 2

Hi everyone! I've been out with one of the worst stomach flus and yesterday was my first day out and about like a real person. Feel like it's the first time that I can look at food pictures or even think about food without getting nauseous. So here I am trying to get back on my feet. We don't have too many days left in the old apartment and my wonderful friends are coming to help us move on Saturday. So after that you'll be hearing how cumbersome the unpacking is ;)

To tie you guys over, here is another Littles Tangles challenge. This is very much like going into a Panera's or Qdoba and ordering a Pick 2. We have a  Color Challenge for you and asking you to pick two of the following: yellow, aqua, or coral. If you're an overachiever, you can go with three ;)

So here is my card for you


Stamps: (Kindness Matters, A Lot to Say) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink;
Ink: (Brilliance - Galaxy Gold) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Stamper's Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink; (Stamp 'n Stuff Embossing Powder - Clear) Stampendous!; (Soft-core Color Pencil) Prismacolor; (Point 88) Stabilo; (Mister Huey - White; Mister Huey's Masks - Bubbles) Studio Calico

The card base is created by misting some Mister Huey White onto a Mister Huey bubble mask. There are plenty of fun motives out there, and they easy enough to apply.

I then stamped off the A Lot to Say speech bubble with some decadent gold ink and created a mask to fill the inside area with a fun heart pattern from Kindness Matters. Then I picked one of the random hearts to outline and color in. Everything is matted onto a sweet blush card stock.

I also embossed the sentiment "You are too Kind" onto a piece of vellum that I wrapped around the speech bubble.



Hope it inspires. There is tons of other good stuff by the Design Team to stop by the other girl's creations. Also - keep an extra eye out on the Little Tangles blog. You don't want to miss an important announcement that is coming up.

Don't forget that one lucky winner will get a free Neat & Tangles Stamp set of their choice. 

A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends May 12, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #10 - Kraft

Hi everyone! I can't believe it's April already. The only thing keeping me active on my wee blog right now is are these Littles Tangles challenges. It's been crazy behind the scenes here, but more on it later (in a separate post). It's a week where we get to revisit an oldie but goodie theme: Kraft - one of my all time basic colors that pairs well with white. Kraft & white makes me heart skip a beat...

I'm throwing together a few fun things show casing some of my favorite Neat & Tangled items.


Stamps: (A Lot to Say, Just Hello, On The Strip) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Dark Chocolate, Kraft) Papertrey Ink;
Ink: (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink; (Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen)
Embellishments: (Sequins - Flat Gold) Neat & Tangled; (Kraft Funday - Happy Days Die Cut Borders) My Mind's Eye

I masked the speech bubble and added a bunch of hey's and hello's from "Just Hello." Then a sporadic placement of sequins here and there. For good measure of course ;) 



I even dug up some old (hoarded) pattern paper from My Mind's Eye... ha!

Hope it inspires. There is tons of other good stuff by the Design Team to stop by the other girl's creations. And in case you need more incentive to bust our your creative supplies...A free stamp set is at stake...

One lucky challenge winner is going to get two sets of goodies. So jealous...
A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends April 14, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back on Apr 16 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #9 - Shaped Cards

Hiya. Just a quick post to let you all know that there is another Littles Tangles card. It's a week where Shaped Cards - so start pulling your dies, silhouette, cameo or good pair of scissors.

Mine is a super duper fast one, since I have guests currently visiting from Germany. So my craft room has turned into an actual guest room (the original purpose of the spare bedroom), and I am spending of course quality time with them.


Stamps: (Party Dots) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen; Stamper's Select Vellum) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Versamark) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Detailed Embossing Powder - Gold, Perfect Pearls - Gold) Ranger; (Sequins - Flat Matte Gold, Mermaid Tail Satin, Dark Chocolate) Neat & Tangled

I was quite in a shiny, gold drops kinda mood. And since my friend Inés' favorite color is aqua, I was inspired to pull out these sequins to play.



The sentiment is stamped with Versamark on vellum and dusted with Perfect Pearls. I like how the rest of the shimmer adds a nice touch.

Hope it inspires. There is tons of other good stuff by the Design Team to stop by the other girl's creations. And in case you need more incentive to bust our your creative supplies...A free stamp set is at stake...

One lucky challenge winner is going to get two sets of goodies. So jealous...
A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Mar 31, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back on Apr 2 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

Hello there - so how did you make out on our last challenge? I saw some lovely creations and I can't wait to see what you'll do with this challenge. It's a week where Anything Goes - the sky's the limit so pull anything together that you feel inspired by.

While you figure out what you're going to pull from your stash, let me try to inspire you :) I finally got a few new Neat & Tangled stamps and couldn't wait to ink up my Party Dots and use my nifty little sequins.


Stamps: (Party Dots) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin - No. 8 Soap Powder, No. 9 Spice Tin, No. 14 Speckled Egg) Ranger; (Ingrid Bolme Chalk Fluid Edger - Farmer Jeans) Prima
Embellishments: (Mister Huey - Mint Julep, Water Cooler, Shine) Studio Calico; (Impression Plate - Polka Dot Basics II) Papertrey Ink; (Sequins - Flat Matte Gold, Mermaid Tail Satin) Neat & Tangled; (Jolee's Boutique - Fish Bowls) Stickopotamus

I really love how Danielle has been stocking sequins in her shoppe. Hmmm delicious colors of all sorts. Of course I had to get my own set and now I have lots of fun sequins to play with.

The background panel is impressed with a circles plate and then I sprayed three sets of Mister Hueys: first in Mint Julep, then a little bit of Water Cooler for depth, and then a nice mist of Shine. Unfortunately the pictures don't pick up the Shine, but there is a lovely mist of of shininess - a little like magical mermaid mist or dreamy rain.



Then I rocked & rolled the stamp in three shades of blue / aqua, starting with the lightest color. I don't really have smooth transitions and I should probably be practicing more, but I kinda like the sketchy look on the main focal point. It fits the background with the misting.

Anyways, the rest was just adding glue to the right spots: fish & sequins onto the card and then voila! Don't the sequins add so much? Oh just lovely little dots of perfect embellishments. I love that the flat sequins are flat - perfect for the mail, don't you think?

Hope it inspires. There is tons of other good stuff by the Design Team to stop by the other girl's creations. And in case you need more incentive to bust our your creative supplies...A free stamp set is at stake...

One lucky challenge winner is going to get two sets of goodies. So jealous...
A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Mar 17, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back on Mar 19 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #7 - Hey

Hi everyone - where does the time fly? Last I checked we were celebrating Love and now we're two weeks into our next challenge at Little Tangles. We're putting a nice twist into our themes this week and challenging you with a Sketch. Anyone who knows me knows that I can't follow one to a tee. I kind of use them as a good starting point for inspiration. How do you use sketches?

While you ponder that question, I'm currently in the warm, but rainy, city of Houston. I'm so excited to have escaped the cold, brutal New Jersey weather, which is where my inspiration for the colors of my card came from. The idea of escaping to warm weather and warm colors. Anyone else ready for spring? ;)

So here goes nothing...put your sun glasses on, it came out quite bright (can't say I didn't warn you ;)


Stamps: (Kindness Matters, Little Tangles) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Smokey Shadow, Hibiscus Burst) Papertrey Ink; (Dots & Stripes) Echo Park
Ink: (Versamark) Tsukineko; (Perfect Match Pigment Ink - Freshh Snow) Papertrey Ink
Embellishments: (Stamp 'n Stuff Embossing Powder - White Opaque) Stampendous!; (Stickles - Diamond) Ranger; (Artists' Color Acrylic Series 1 - Titanium White) Utrecht; (1 1/2" Circle Punch) Marvy Uchida

I wanted to shabby up my pink card stock and break up the stark, saturated color. So I just brushed on some white here and there. I was so sure that I was going to use washi tape on this sketch. I even had picked out perfectly matching ones for this color scheme, but as you can see, it didn't make it on the card. Sometimes the creative process just has to run it's course, doesn't it?

The rest of the card was created by putting together this cute telephone on circle that I punched out. I wanted to give the phone a little something extra and decided to glitter it up. Although Diamond Stickles is suppose to be clear/transparent, it has a nice golden tint. Hence I needed a yellow dots & stripes strip to balance everything out. 

The grey Little Tangles stamp is suppose to repeat the Smokey Shadow grey from the telephone, but I always have problems photographing that card stock. It always comes out near black. If any photo experts out there have some advice, I'd love to hear from you!



Hope it inspires. There is tons of other good stuff by the Design Team to stop by the other girl's creations. And in case you need more incentive to bust our your creative supplies...A free stamp set is at stake...

One lucky challenge winner is going to get two sets of goodies. So jealous...
A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Mar 3, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back on Mar 5 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!

[Little Tangles] Challenge #6: Valentine's & Love Challeng

Hi everyone - just sneaking in a little post while I'm on a business trip. I'm kicking it around in Austin, TX, this week, and I'm hoping I get to fly back on Friday. There is suppose to be a snow storm coming through the northeast and I hope we'll be able to get in.

Today at Little Tangles we are celebrating the month of: Valentines & Love.

So I hope you'll be able to make something inspiring that is heart-themed, heart-felt, or heart-warming. Like how I snuck those words in there? ;)

I made a window card and backed the inside with a washi & glitter tape heart. And I was enamoured by the aqua, red & black color combo. 


Stamps: (Kindness Matters) Neat & Tangled
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Jenni Bowlin - No. 3 Chili Powder) Ranger; (Perfec Match Pigment Ink - Hawaiian Shore) Papertrey Ink
Embellishments: (Impression Plate - Woodgrain; Baker's Twine - Red) Papertrey Ink; (Stickers - Black) Basic Grey; (Glitter Tape) American Crafts; (Washi Heart Cloud) Freckled Fawn; (Nestabilities - Classic Hearts) Spellbinders

I felt inspired by a bunch of garlands that I have been seeing in my embellishment stash. So I decided to create my own. I love the little circles from "Kindness Matters," which I stamped off, glued to some Baker's Twine and embellished my card with.

To give the card base a little more texture I ran a woodgrain impression plate through my Big Shot. I know the picture doesn't really show it well, but if you squint hard, you can see the lines (at least that's what I tell myself).

Lastly the sentiment is just a dive into my alpha stash. These are some Basic Grey micro letters. Perfect size for this card.



I hope you'll stop by the other girl's creations. And in case you need more incentive to bust our your creative supplies...A free stamp set is at stake...

One lucky challenge winner is going to get two sets of goodies. So jealous...
A few helpful things to remember:

• Challenge ends Feb 17, 2013, 11:59p EST; Check back on Feb 19 for the winners
• Prize is ONE Neat & Tangled Stamp set of your choice to a random player
• Neat & Tangled stamps are not required on your entry, but we would love to see you use them. If you would like to use some Neat & Tangled products but haven't had a chance to buy any, we have a couple of freebies on the Little Tangles site. Enjoy!