Neat & Tangled September Release Week: Recap

Hello everyone. I’m sad that it’s over but it was a great week. The NEW Neat & Tangled September release is available in the online store. (CLICK HERE!) to shop. There is also a ton of inspiration using the new release on the blog with cards from the design team. Here are direct links to each of the September Release products. As well as some photos of my projects from this past week.

The winners of each day have been announced this morning over on the Neat & Tangled Blog.

I hope that you’ve had a good time this week, I know I have.

Thank you for visiting my blog today,

Koren

Neat & Tangled September Release Week: Day Four

Hello everyone. Today is Day Four of Neat & Tangled’s September release week. Today I’m using the NEW Moon Magic stamp set and coordinating dies to create this simple encouragement card. I also used the NEW Starry Sky red rubber background stamp to add a little interest to my card base.

It’s Day Four which means there is another chance to win a giveaway today by commenting here and on the Neat & Tangled blog. (CLICK HERE!) to visit the blog and while you are there stop over in the online store to shop the new release.

For my project today I started with a piece of Neenah 110 lb. Solar White Classic Crest cardstock. I cut this panel down to 2 3/4 by 4 inches.  I wanted to make sure to leave plenty of card base showing.

I loaded this panel into my original MISTI with the sentiment “let yourself shine”. I stamped it with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Clear embossing powder. I tried to center it toward the bottom in order to leave space above for my focal image.

For my focal image, I used the coordinating crescent moon die that comes in the Moon Magic Dies set and I cut it from Tonic Studios Craft Perfect Greyboard. This is a chipboard-like material cut you can use thin dies to cut it. It’s thicker than any cardstock I’ve ever come across.

I used an ink dauber to coat the crescent moon with Distress Oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire. I gave it several coats, waiting between each coat for the previous to dry. This left me with a nice navy blue moon. To take this a step further you could add Black Soot to the edges of one side to give it dimension but I did not do that on the project featured in this post.

Instead of giving the moon dimension I decided to dress it up with various colors of paint splattered onto it. I placed my moon into my splat box and used Windsor and Newton Gouche in white mixed with a small amount of water onto an acrylic block and then picked up with a Nuvo paint brush and splattered onto the moon. I did this by picking up plenty of paint on the end of the brush and gently tapping the side of the acrylic block directly above the project. I did this exact technique using Gansai Tambi Starry Nights #904 and Distress Paint in Pumice stone as well.

I made two versions of this card one the has a matte moon with distinct splatter and one glossy moon with blurred indistinct splatter. The only difference between these two cards is the use of Nuvo Crystal Glaze. The matte moon was left to dry and the glossy moon received a healthy coat of the glaze. The glaze did blur the paint spatter. This may be because I didn’t wait for the paint to dry before I added the glaze. I’m not sure if that extra step will change the result, but I kinda like the blurred effect that the instant application gave.

Each of the card bases used on these cards where loaded into my MISTI along with the NEW Starry Sky background stamp. I stamped this onto a Simon Says Stamp Fog card base using it’s Fog coordinating ink. I wanted a subtle tone on tone effect.

I added the moon the the center-ish of the sentiment panel using Tonic Studios Craft Perfect foam squares. I then added that panels to the prepared card bases.

I hope that I’ve inspired you to create something today. Make sure you (CLICK HERE!) to visit the Neat & Tangled Blog and online store to both shop the new September release or to see some additional inspiration from the rest of the design team. Make sure you comment for your chance to win today’s Giveaway. Winners will be announced on Friday 9/27 at 7:30 AM on the N&T Blog.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today,

Koren

Neat & Tangled September Release: Day Two

Hello everyone. It’s day two of Neat & Tangled’s September release and my card features the NEW Moon Magic stamp set. This super simple card packs a lot of punch.

To check out the entire NEW release from Neat & Tangled (CLICK HERE!)  and visit the online shop and blog. The blog is filled with inspiration from the rest of the design team. Don’t forget to comment for your chance to win todays Giveaway. The winners will be announced this Friday 9/27 at 7:30 AM EST.

For today’s project I started with a piece of Navy Blue cardstock cut to 3 1/2 by 4 3/4.  I loaded this panel into my Original MISTI along with the moon phase stamp from the NEW Moon Magic stamp set as well as the sentiment “this is just a phase”. I stamped them with Nuvo Clear Mark Embossing powder and heat embossed them with Nuvo Gold Enchantment embossing powder with glitter.

To make it a little more dramatic. I used my Nuvo Blender brush to lightly add a little bit of ink blending to the edges of the cardstock. I used Distress Oxide ink in Black Soot. I gently wiped of the panel with my microfiber towel to both blend the ink a little and to clean off any black soot ink that may have gotten on my gold glitter images.

To finish off the card I adhered the panel to a piece of black craft foam using Tonic Studios Craft Perfect tear tape adhesive. Then I attached it to a Simon Says Stamp Fog card base cut to size A2 and scored in a top folding portrait orientation.

I hope that I inspired you to create something today. To check out the entire NEW Neat & Tangled September release (CLICK HERE!) and don’t forget to comment for your chance to win today’s Giveaway.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today.

Koren

Neat & Tangled September Release: Day One

Hello everyone and welcome to day one of the Neat & Tangled September Release. I absolutely love this release and I’m excited to share my projects throughout this week. The NEW release is now LIVE in the Neat & Tangled online store. (CLICK HERE!) to shop or visit the blog for more inspiration using the NEW products.

Don’t forget to comment and secure your opportunity to win today’s giveaway. Winners will be announced Friday 9/27 at 7:30 AM EST on the Neat & Tangled Blog.

For today’s project I am using the NEW Moon Magic Stamp Set and coordinating dies as well as the NEW Starry Sky red rubber background stamp. This month, Neat & Tangled is also re-releasing the Like Magic Sequin pack. These sequins are awesome because they seem to take on whatever color you are using on your project, like magic.

I started with a piece of Purple Posey cardstock by Stampin’ Up! The piece started as a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch panel but later I will cut it down. I prepped this panel for heat embossing with my magic powder bag making sure to remove as much of the static as possible. I loaded this piece into my Original MISTI as well as the NEW Starry Sky red rubber background stamp. I inked it up with Nuvo Clear Mark embossing ink and heat embossed the entire panel with Hero Arts Clear embossing powder. This will preserve the pale purple color of the cardstock under the image.

I then used my trimmer to cut the panel down to 3 1/2 by 4 3/4. I used my Nuvo Blender Brush to ink blend Distress Oxide Ink in Dusty Concord over the pale purple cardstock. I started on the outer edges and worked a lighter hand in the center of the cardstock. Making sure to darken the edges to reveal the embossed images beneath it. The darker the edge the more you will see the images.

After the I felt like I had added enough ink to the background. I took my microfiber cloth and moistened it with a quick spray of water. Not too much, just enough to give the cloth a little moisture. I then wiped my background with the cloth. This helps to clean the excess ink off of the embossed images and also helps blend you ink even further. Be careful- oxide inks are reactive to water, so don’t use too much.

This panel was popped up onto a Simon Says Stamp Fog card base cut to size A2 and scored in a top folding portrait orientation. I attached it first to a piece of Tonic Studios Craft Perfect Grey Board. This is a thick chipboard like material that will give my background dimension and rigidity.  I used Tonic Studios Craft Perfect tear tape adhesive to adhere it all together.

This beautiful image of a Luna Moth is also from the Moon Magic stamp set. I stamped this image in a MFT’s Cement Gray Hybrid ink onto Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor paper. I used my Derwent Inktense Pencils to add color to my image. Adding a small amount of the pencil to the shadow areas and then drawing the color out with a Tombow Mono Dual Brush Marker Blender Pen. I have a list of all of the pencils I used to color this images listed below.

I used the coordinating Moon Magic dies also available in this release to cut out my images. I popped up the moth using Tonic Studios Craft Perfect foam squares.

As for the sentiment, I stamped the “a friend like you is rare” phrase onto another piece of the Purple Posey cardstock, a scrap piece, with Nuvo Clear Mark embossing ink. This time I used Nuvo Crushed Mullberry to heat emboss the sentiment. I added a little more of the Dusty Concord ink to the strip in order to blend it into the background a little more. I cut it down with my Fiskars Wire Guide paper trimmer and popped it up with the same foam Squares.

To finish off the project I added the beautiful Like Magic Sequins around the moth using Glue Dots. I love the sparkle that they give off.

I hope that I’ve inspired you to create something today. Remember to (CLICK HERE!) to visit the Neat & Tangled Blog and see all the inspiring projects from the rest of the design team. Also shop the new release over in the online store.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I can’t wait to show you day two.

Koren