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Holiday Helpers | Neat & Tangled STAMPtember® Exclusive

Hooray!! The latest STAMPtember® collab was just revealed and it's with Neat & Tangled!! Their STAMPtember® set is going to sell out FAST is my prediction - with it being this cute it's a no-brainer IMO.

You can check out the Holiday Helpers set HERE <-----click!

Also there's a category on Simon Says Stamp for ALL the STAMPtember® exclusives HERE <-----click! Like previous STAMPtember® collaboration sets - these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and while supplies last. Once they're sold out and/or STAMPtember® is over they're gone! 

Here's the card I created using this set:

I stamped the images from the Holiday Helpers set onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed them. I then coloured them in with my Arteza Real Brush pens and a water brush before adding some dot details to the critters with a few Copic markers.

I created a scene for all my critters using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Backdrop: Landscape wafer die, then sponging the sky area with Distress inks. I then used Simon's Falling Snow stencil and the Aleene's Glitter Snow paste over it to create a snowy sky.

I also added "snow" in the form of Fresh Snowfall Accents from Tonic.

I finished off the inside of the card with a white heat embossed sentiment from the Holiday Helpers set plus the remaining candy cane and present and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

 

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. 

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!   

Neat & Tangled Floral Frame Cards & Gift Card Boxes

Hello everyone! I'm part of a week-long series of little blog hops to celebrate Neat & Tangled's 6th Birthday!

They had a fabulous new release for August - you can check out all the new products at my links here:

 If you didn't get here from the Neat & Tangled Blog <-----click! I'll have links to the stops near the end of the post as well as the GIVEAWAY info!!

Here's what I created for today:

I made a couple of birthday cards using the new Floral Frame stamp set and coordinating dies, and made a couple of little gift card boxes with the new Gift Card Box Die and Thanks So Much stamp set.

All the images were stamped onto Bristol Smooth card stock with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and clear heat embossed. I then used my Arteza Real Brush Pens and a water brush to color everything in.

I white heat embossed the Floral Frame onto matching envelopes - it is the PERFECT size to use on an envelope to be able to fill in the recipients address in the centre, and still have space for postage and a return address! LOVE!!

The new Gift Card Box is adorable and came together so quick and easy. I used stamps from the new Thanks So Much stamp set and then embellished it with the flowers and leaves from the Floral Frame set and that was it!

To see how everything came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

Next stop on the hop is Tiffany's Blog! <------click!

If you missed any of the stops today you can check them out here:

Neat and Tangled Blog

Amy Rysavy

Tiffany Solorio

Carissa Wiley

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. 

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!  

Now for the GIVEAWAY info!!

Neat & Tangled is giving away one $100 gift certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop and two $50 gift certificates to the Neat and Tangled shop. Winners will be chosen from comments all along the hop posts all week long - so make sure to keep checking back on the Neat & Tangled blog all week!. Winners announced Friday, August 10th on the Neat & Tangled Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and good luck!

Neat & Tangled Beavers Eh | Copic Markers

Hey everyone!! I'm a little behind with getting these cards posted - tho really I started making them ON Canada Day lol.

I've had the Neat & Tangled Beavers Eh stamp set for a while now (b/c as a Canadian stamper I think it's a requirement to own it - LOL) and it seemed rather fitting to ink it up and make some cards with it during the long weekend here.

I stamped all the images from the set onto Neenah Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Ink on 3's Blackout ink then coloured them all in with Copic markers.

I added highlights and whatnot to all the images with my large white Gelly Roll pen then die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

All the card bases and die cut leaves (Maple leaves of course) were sponged with Distress Inks, and I die cut N7T's Big Hugs wafer die from dark brown card stock and stacked 3 each of them together for each card before adhering my beavers.

I finished off the insides of the cards by stamping the maple leaf image from Neat & Tangled's Maple Thanks stamp set using the same Distress Inks I'd used to sponge the die cut ones. I then stamped sentiments from the Beavers Eh stamp set with the Blackout Ink and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

 

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

 

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. 

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!   

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I posted 17 videos for my AmyR 2018 Valentine's Series!!

If you missed any of them you can check out my playlist on YouTube HERE <------click! It has all the videos on there and all the info and links below each video! 

Neat & Tangled Koalifications | AmyR Valentine 2018 Series #14

Hello everyone! This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is up:

You can check out the challenge and what the rest of the Design Team created HERE <-----click! Play along too if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I just HAD to ink up Neat & Tangled's Koalifications stamp set for this challenge. It showed up at just the right time LOL!

I stamped the images onto Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock with MFT's Extreme Black ink and coloured them in with Copics. I added highlights with a white gel pen and filled in his nose and the hearts with Glossy Accents. 

For the background I sponged Distress Oxide inks over the Neat & Tangled Radiating Star stencil then splattered some of the ink over it. I added several of the Studio Katia Cupid's Kiss Crystals to finish it off.

I finished off the inside of the card using the Neat & Tangled Love Notes stamp set and added a couple of the stamped and die cut hears and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below: 

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the products  have little icons below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. You can hover over the icons and it will tell you what store that link will take you to. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!   

Neat & Tangled Fa La Llama | Copic Markers | AmyR 2017 Christmas Card Series #14

Llamas!!!

I saw THE cutest ugly Christmas sweater at a department store the other day, and I wasn't about to pay the insane amount of $$ they wanted for it (even on sale it was more than I spend on clothes lol). I took a pic of it though b/c I immediately thought of this Neat & Tangled Fa La Llama set that I got not too long ago. I HAD to make a card inspired by it and ended up making 3 ;).

I stamped the images onto Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb card stock with Hero Arts Intense Black ink then coloured them all in with Copic markers. I added some highlights with my white gel pen then used the coordinating wafer dies to cut them out.

The sentiments were stamped on black card stock and embossed with white embossing powder. I adhered the sentiments and the llamas with foam tape.

All the card fronts were embossed with the Sizzix 3D Winter Snowflakes embossing folder. It's SO gorgeous I didn't want to cover up too much of it!

I added some Darice Crystal sequins and some Studio Katia Onyx crystals to jazz them up a bit and that was it.

I finished off the insides of the cards with a sentiment from the Neat & Tangled Wishing You Love stamp set, stamping it in colors that matched the outside of each card.

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the products  have little icons below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. You can hover over the icons and it will tell you what store that link will take you to. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!   

Neat & Tangled Merry Kisses | Prismacolor Pencils | CTD463

Despite my best intentions I'm way late with my card for this week's Color Throwdown challenge. I'm fighting a cold (ugh) and the kids have been sick off and on as well. Gotta love this time of year....

Anywho - here's this week's inspiration:

SO cute amiright? Check out the CTD blog post HERE <-------click! to see what the rest of the design team made and to play along if you'd like!

Here's what I came up with:

The second I saw the inspiration picture I knew I had to use the Neat & Tangled Merry Kisses set. I paired it with their Together stamp and die set, as well as Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies.

I stamped the fox image onto Kraft card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink then coloured them in with my Prismacolor Color Pencils. 

The Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity dies I embossed into the white card stock, then adhered the foxes on top.

I finished off the inside of the card with sentiments from the Together stamp set and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below: 

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!  

Neat & Tangled Leaves | Distress Inks 4 Ways | CTD462

It's Friday already?!? This week felt like the LONGEST week ever by Tuesday, then just flew by it seems.

Anywho - I finally have my cards and video ready for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

Make sure you check out the CTD blog post HERE <-----click! for all the info and to see what the rest of the team created with these colors!

I pulled out the Neat & Tangled Maple Thanks and Oak Leaf stamp sets and coordinating die sets and made a bunch of cards. I started with Distress Inks in the colors that went with the color challenge - and in the end made 8 cards using 4 different ways to use Distress Inks!

For my first 2 cards I heat embossed the leaf images and watercolored them in with the Distress Inks and a water brush.

For my second 2 cards I did the Distress Ink smushing technique, then die cut the dry watercolor paper with the detail leaf dies.

The third set of cards feature Distress Inks applied directly to the embossed images on watercolor paper then sprayed with water.

Finally I die cut and embossed the leaf images then sponged the Distress Inks onto them!

With all the cards I added help twine and Tonic Nuvo drops to finish them off.

And of course all the insides had to be finished as well. I stamped them all with Simon Says Stamp's clear ink then stamped a sentiment with black ink and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

 

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!  

Neat & Tangled Wild Ones Tall Card | Copic Markers | Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY!

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be hopping along with so many amazing designers as part of a week long celebration for Neat & Tangled's 5th Birthday!

You can check out Neat & Tangled's blog HERE <-----click! for all the info on the hop and links to all the posts throughout the week! 

You can also start HERE for today's blog hop. I'm SUPER excited to be participating with Shari Carroll, Cathy Zielski and Kristina Werner today! I'll have links to all of them below!

Neat & Tangled released some adorable products for this release - you can check them all out here!

I used the new Wild Ones stamp set and coordinating dies to make this card:

I made a tall card for once! I generally stick to standard A2 size cards 99% of the time, but for this card I wanted to stack all the characters on top of each other - so this card is 3.5" by 8.5" and will fit in a standard business envelope.

I used a whole lot of Copics to color in all the images. I included a list of them all in the picture here, and also listed them beside the image as I'm colouring them in the video.

After I'd stamped and colored and die cut all the images from the Wild Ones stamp set I stacked them using foam adhesive, and added a bit of Diamond Stickles for shimmer.

I stamped the little confetti images from the set using several Distress Oxide inks (so totally obsessed with those inks!) all over the card front.

The sentiments were a mix of one from the Wild Ones set and a birthday sentiment from the Neat & Tangled Puppy's Favorite Things stamp set. I mentioned in the video that I ordered the new Neat & Tangled Hooray die and stamp set but of course it didn't get here in time for this card - so I improvised ;). I linked to the stamp and die tho because they're great and I'll show them in a haul of course once it gets here ;) ;).

Finally, I finished the inside of the card by stamping several of the images with the same Distress Oxide inks, then stamped the Party Animal sentiment with black ink and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

Next stop on this hop is Kristina Werner's blog <-----click!

And if you missed the other stops here they are:

Neat & Tangled

Simon Says Stamp (Shari Carroll)

Amy Rysavy (you're here!)

Kristina Werner

Cathy Zielske

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!  

Now for the GIVEAWAY info!! Neat & Tangled is giving away one $100 gift certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop and two $50 gift certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop. Winners will be chosen from comments all along the hop all week long - so if you missed any of the stops you can find them on the Neat & Tangled blog HERE <----click! (you totally need to check them out regardless - everyone's been making FABULOUS cards and the inspiration is worth checking out!!)

Thank you all so much for joining me today! Good luck! Winners will be announced Sunday, August 13th!

ETA: Winners were announced HERE <----click! on the Neat & Tangled bog. Thank you all SO much for taking the time out of your day to visit me here and leave such sweet comments! <3

 

Neat & Tangled Kitty's Favorite Things | CTD 454 | CCRB Markers

I'm back with another card and video - this time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

To see what the rest of the team created with these colors click HERE <-----click! plus play along if you'd like!

Here's what I came up with:

I pulled out my Neat & Tangled Kitty's Favorite Things stamp set that I've had for way too long and hadn't inked up yet. I stamped the cat onto some Bristol Smooth card stock with Hero Arts Intense Black ink then watercolored it in with my Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush.

I stamped the little mouse and heart images from the set onto the kraft card stock with VersaMark ink to create a fun little patterned background. For the cat I HAD to add these fun eyes from the SSS All Eyes On You Shape Sprinkles pack (that I bought like 5 of so that I can hoard them LOL).

I made the card base from Bristol Smooth card stock as well so that I could stamp the cat and ball of yarn with the Intense Black ink and watercolour them with the same markers.

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Neat & Tangled Cottontail Cuties | Copics | AmyR 2017 Easter Card Series #7

Hellloooo everyone! This week has just been getting crazier and crazier for me - however I FINALLY got my cards made for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

Make sure to check out the Color Throwdown Challenge post HERE <-----click! to see what the rest of the team created and to play along if you're interested!

I decided to squeeze in a couple more Easter cards before the weekend is upon us:

These are 4-Bar (3 1/2 x 4 7/8") Sized Note Cards

I absolutely LOVE the Neat & Tangled Cottontail Cuties stamp set. I finally got my hands on it (b/c I hesitated the first time and it sold out - story of my crafting life LOL) not too long ago and wanted to make a point of using it!

I stamped the images onto Neenah Solar White 80 card stock with SSS Intense Black Ink and coloured them in with Copic markers. It's hard to tell in the pictures but I went over some of the areas with my Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay brush pen and added some white dots and highlights with a white gel pen.

To get the soft backgrounds I made my card bases from Bristol Smooth card stock and sponged Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink onto it (it went on like a dream - so smooth and perfect LOL - if you've ever struggled with sponging inks I HIGHLY recommend trying it on Bristol Smooth). I splattered on a little water after sponging the ink to get a little texture.

I sponged the ink onto the bottom insides of both cards, stamped sentiments from the same Cottontail Cutie stamp set and added the remaining stamped and coloured images and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube. If the product images have sets of letters below the image it means there's more than one place it can be purchased. SSS = Simon Says Stamp, AZ = Amazon, MFT = My Favourite Things, EH = Ellen Hutson LLC, SnS = Scrap N Stamp (Canada) etc. Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home with my kids! I appreciate your support more than words can say!

I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturers with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself!

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