Challenge #25- Winner

Hello. It's time to announce the winner of the Giving Thanks Challenge. Thanks to all who participated. It was so much fun to see your creations.

The top tangle goes to...


by Lynnda

We love the design and the bright, happy colors. Great Job!

Please email neatandtangledstamps(at)gmail.com and let us know which stamp set you would like. And feel free to display the "top tangle" badge on your blog!

There were a few other projects that caught our eye that we thought deserved some recognition, so here are the honorable mentions, or as we like to call them, the "lovely little tangles"!



by Toni

by Shirley

 

by Suze

 

Well done, ladies! Please feel free to display the 'lovely little tangle' badge on your blogs!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the challenge! We hope you'll all play along with our next challenge that will debut on Thursday...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello Little Tangles friends, Danielle popping in quickly today! As our US friends get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, what a wonderful time it is to just reflect on what we are so grateful for. Included among all the things I am so thankful for this year, I must include all of you, my Neat and Tangled family.   You're continual excitement and support warm my heart, and I wish I could find some way to let you know how much I appreciate all the joy you bring to Neat and Tangled.  Looking through your challenge entries always brings a smile to my face and leaves me inspired! 

It doesn't even begin to express my gratitude, but please enjoy this sale beginning Thursday, November 28 at 8am EST. It will run through Sunday, December 1st. No need to enter a coupon code. Usual free shipping rates also still apply! 

Wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

And here is a little card from Neat and Tangled design team member Mary Dawn :)

xo,

Danielle

How-to Steps to A Little Note of Thanks

So excited to be able to present this card to you as Guest Designer at Little Tangles Challenge blog! This fortnights challenge is Giving Thanks. Although we don't celebrate Thanksgiving in this part of the world, I do have a lot to give thanks for!

I thought I'd give you a few hints and tips to create a card similar to this, using inks, sprays, embossing powder, and of course, Neat & Tangled Stamps! 

• Cut your 6x4 inch card base to size and round the corners.
• Stamp several Neat & Tangled Fresh Blooms flowers (12) and My Heart Sings bird (1) onto watercolour paper in Versamrk Embossing ink (or similar).  Try stamping two rows of six flowers, with the bird stamped underneath the flowers on the right-hand end.
• Sprinkle with clear embossing powder before blasting with your heat gun.
• Using Distressed Inks, vertically swipe the ink pad over the clear embossed images. Swipe the colours so each is just overlapping the next colour. Try using Wild Honey on the left (4 flowers), Spiced Marmalade in the centre (4 flowers & bird) and Picked Raspberry on the right(4 flowers & bird).
• Overspray with Glimmermist, or water & perfect pearls, then dry thoroughly with your heat gun. Try using Glimmermist Twinkle Yellow, or Gold, or just plain water!
• Fussy cut the Neat & Tangled flowers and bird. Try using a really small pair of sharp scissors, to help get around all the curly edges more easily.
• Adhere the layered flowers in position on the card with double-sided tape.
• Cut a strip of cardstock 6.5 inch x 1.5 inch, round the corners and die-cut "thanks" letters. Try aligning and taping the letter dies with masking tape to them hold in place before die-cutting.
• Don't be afraid to cut your stamps to customise your sentiments. This sentiment was created using Just Hello "a note of thanks" and "o" from "hello: and Fresh Blooms "f" from "beautiful". Before you ink your sentiment, place the sentiment stamps in position on your cardstock, then press down your stamp press or stamping block to pick up the stamps from the cardstock - this will vertically align your sentiment with your negative die-cut letters. Alternatively use a ruler to measure the spaces before placing your stamps on the block. If you have a stamping block with grid-lines, you can use the lines to help align your sentiment horizontally.
• Stamp the sentiment using a coloured ink such as Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe.
• Pop dot the sentiment banner across the card.
• Pop-dot the top section and double-sided tape the bottom section of the bird and attach to the card.

I hope you are inspired to give it a go with your inks and sprays, and Neat & Tangled stamps!

Many thanks!!!

Lyndal

Challenge #25 - Give Thanks

Hi everyone! We are ready for a new challenge this week. In the US we're celebrating Thanksgiving. It's just around the corner. And every culture has one or the other way of giving thanks. And if you're anything like me, you always need a battery of "Thank You" notes at hand...

So we would like to ask you along to make a Thank You themed project.

For our guest designer we have someone special today. You may recognized her as someone who use to bring regular inspiration to the Little Tangles blog. It's no other than our first DT Lead Stephanie Britt. Isn't it amazing?

by Stephanie Britt

Wanna see what the rest of the fabby DT has whipped up?

by Barb Murphy

by Charlene Bopp

by June Houck

by Ren-Yi Lo

by Amy Tsuruta

Don't forget to visit the gal's blog and leave them some love. It would make them feel extra special. That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. Here is the reader's digest version.

Challenge Guidelines:

• Create a NEW project based on the challenge theme. Your project must fit within the challenge theme in order to be eligible to win.
• Submit your entry through the Inlinkz tool below. (If you have a blog, please link to the blog post with your challenge entry, not your entire blog!)
• Link back to our challenge and display our challenge graphic in your blog post.
• The use of Neat & Tangled stamps is not required, but it is strongly encouraged! If you don't own any Neat & Tangled stamps, check out the FREE digi stamps HERE. 
• You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• We'd love for you to be a follower of Little Tangles!
•  You have until Sunday, Dec 1st at 11:59 EST to enter.

Can't wait to see your creations! And Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US.

Challenge #24 - Winner

Hello there! Wow so many great entries this time. This was so hard to pick. Let's get started, shall we?

goes to challenge is Maureen!

Congratulations, Maureen! You absolutely owned the Shaped Card challenge with this little wee cup!

Please email neatandtangledstamps(at)gmail.com and let us know which stamp set you would like. And feel free to display the "top tangle" badge on your blog!

There were a few other projects that caught our eye that we thought deserved some recognition, so here are the honorable mentions, or as we like to call them, the "lovely little tangles"!

by Jessica Pascarella

by shirley-bee

by Hazel

Well done, ladies! Please feel free to display the 'lovely little tangle' badge on your blogs!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the challenge! We hope you'll all play along with our next challenge that will debut on Thursday...

Caring Hearts Card Drive!

Hi everyone! Vera’s here today from Ling’s Design Studio. 

I am thrilled to be here today as I am teaming up with Little Tangles to promote Caring Hearts Card Drive. 

I started Caring Hearts Card Drive 4 years ago after my mom who is always so thoughtful of others suggested that I should send out Christmas cards to nursing homes. I am a good kid, so I listen to my mom. 

The holidays are about family, about kindness, and joy. During this time many of the elderly who live in nursing homes would really feel the loneliness or missing their family.  And, wouldn't it be awesome if through our little hobby we could bring a smile to their face & brighten their holiday season? A simple gesture to let them know that they are not forgotten!

For our 4^th year, I am doing this card drive together with Jennifer McGuire, Tina Schrof & Anita Recksiedler and we really hope that we can reach out to even more nursing homes than last year.

This card drive has grown so much and it all thanks to the support of the people in this paper crafting community, including the many fabulous and generous companies who help support our card drive by sponsoring prizes. One of the generous companies is Neat & Tangled and I am very grateful for their support.

I hope many of you will join in and send us one or two or fifty (there’s no limit) of your handmade holiday cards. 

Here’s one of the cards I made inspired by the Little Tangles shaped card challenge:

Isn't Vera's shaped card absolutely adorable?

We hope that you join in the fun!

Challenge #24 - Shaped Cards

Hi everyone! We are ready for a new challenge this week, and this is a special one.

If you know Vera Yates, then you know what a sweetheart she is. I have had a chance to work with her every year since she started this fabulous card drive. And I am always one of the lucky recipients to bring a box of cards to our local Assisted Living and it's so amazing to see the smiles spread on those folk's face. So please consider making your cards for this great cause in mind...

So we would like to combine our Shaped Card theme with this wonderful card drive. Please go head over there and see how many lovely prizes there are for every entry of card that you submit. Also note that Neat & Tangled will be sponsoring a prize! Also as a hint there will be giant blog post on Nov 8, where more prizes are to be had. So please consider making your card this time around for this wonderful cause.

Let's see what our guest designer this week whipped up. You may recognized Betty from her awesome super shaker card during the birthday bash. She is also a devoted player on our blog realm and her designs are just stunning!

by Betty J

Wanna see what the rest of the fabby DT has whipped up?

by Amy Tsuruta

by Barb Murphy

by Charlene Bopp

by June Houck

by Ren-Yi Lo

You will wanna check out the different cards at the respective Design Team's Blog. Some cards are actually interactive and we aren't showing a fraction of how truly genius they are. Plus, the girls always love hidden comments.

That's all I have for you. Go see the other girls' creations. Here is the reader's digest version.

Challenge Guidelines:

• Create a NEW project based on the challenge theme. Your project must fit within the challenge theme in order to be eligible to win.
• Submit your entry through the Inlinkz tool below. (If you have a blog, please link to the blog post with your challenge entry, not your entire blog!)
• Link back to our challenge and display our challenge graphic in your blog post.
• The use of Neat & Tangled stamps is not required, but it is strongly encouraged! If you don't own any Neat & Tangled stamps, check out the FREE digi stamps HERE. 
• You may enter as many times as you'd like.
• We'd love for you to be a follower of Little Tangles!
•  You have until Sunday, Nov 17th at 11:59 EST to enter.

Can't wait to see your creations. Please consider making your card for this wonderful cause. We will also have a fun guest post up in the near future with Vera and a few lovely ladies. Check back on Nov 8 on Vera's blog for an awesome blog hop. Have a fun day!