diy stencils with die cuts

One of my favorite ways to get more from my die cuts is to create easy DIY stencils. I'm sharing a little bit more about it on the Neat & Tangled blog today.

Come on over and say hi!

Carly

national tea day shaker card

Happy National Tea Day friends! I'm joining some talented ladies from Honey Bee Stamps & the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog to have a little tea-themed hop! (If you're hopping with us, you should be arriving from Galina's awesome blog.)

I created a punny word shaker card to celebrate today, a best tea card for my bestie! And I have a little video of the process too...

Some tips for creating word shakers...

• Use a light pencil line to help line up individual letter dies.
• Secure perfectly lined up dies with low-tack tape before die cutting.
• Add a little glue around letter openings before adhering acetate.

Grab a cup of tea and head to the next stop on our hop to see what the fabulous Keiko has created!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!

Carly

supplies:

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Honey Bee Tea Time stamps

Honey Bee Bee Bold Alphabet dies

Catherine Pooler Flirty Fuchsia

Nuvo Glimmer Paste Moonstone

Honey Bee Young Love Glitter

Honey Bee Aurora Confetti sequins

drippy watercolor + happy beeday blog hop

Honey Bee is celebrating their 4th birthday with a tremendous new release and a blog hop so fantastic that it's taking two days! LOL! (And if you're hopping with us, you should be arriving from Cathy Zielske's blog.)

There are so many sets in this release that I love, I seriously can't pick a favorite to share with you so I decided to pick one of my favorite watercolor techniques...drippy watercolor with Distress Inks. (And you check out the whole release HERE.)

This is a glazing/overlaying watercolor technique with a little intentional messiness thrown in. It's perfect with Distress Inks and so fun with the Honey Bee Flutter By set.

See my drippy watercolor in action in this short video...

Honey Bee is also doing a fun giveaway, a Spring Fling Prize Pack that includes the Spring Peony stamp and dies, Spring Fling paper, Spring Fling enamel dots, and the Radiant Background Stencil!

To enter to win, just comment at each blog hop stop!

Thanks for stopping by! To keep hopping, head over to Laura Bassen's blog and have fun!

Hugs!

Carly

supplies:

affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. thank you! 

Honey Bee Fluttering By Stamps
Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers & Wilted Violent
VersaFine Onyx Black
Clear Embossing Powder

star shaped card front + new neat & tangled

Cards with shaped fronts are easy to create and fun to surprise a friend with!

I've been loving the bright blue & fuchsia galaxies paired with the adorable fairies from the new Neat & Tangled Dream Big and To The Stars stamp sets.

This is my 5th card with the same sets and colors! I just can't quit! Here's a quick video of how this one came together...

Thanks for stopping by and happy Friday!

Carly

supplies:

affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. thank you! 

Neat & Tangled To The Stars stamps & dies
Neat & Tangled Floral Frame stamps
Neat & Tangled Enchanted Sequins
Honey Bee die cuts, Stacking Stars
Catherine Pooler Flirty Fuchsia
Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch
Copic Markers YR14, YR16, E01, E000, RV0000, RV00, RV52 and RV55
Sparkle Shimmer Spray
White UniBall 
Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock

neat & tangled to the star shaker card

There's only one more day until you can get your hands on the new Neat & Tangled release, YAY! 

I've been having fun with it and I couldn't resist creating a shaker card to add to the trio of ginger fairy cards I have already created this week...

I inked another bright galaxy to be the background of my shaker (I might be addicted) and then filled it with the pretty new Neat & Tangled Enchanted sequin mix.

Head over to the Neat & Tangled blog where you can see more before the release tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!
Carly

neat & tangled receding background

Do you follow my crafty friend Miriam Prantner? If not you definitely should (here's her blog) because she comes up with the coolest designs for cards and stamps too! 

This new Neat & Tangled background stamp is Miriam's design and it is so fun!

I love how versatile this background can be...it can be soft & subtle like my card (just embossed in clear over an inked background). Or it can really bold like something one of my teammates is sharing today! Make sure you head over to the Neat & Tangled blog to see what I mean!

Have a great day!
Carly

neat & tangled dream big

Want to see a another Neat & Tangled sneak peek? I know you do! Here is a little bit of the new Dream Big set...

I had so much fun making a bright galaxy background for the first card (on my blog here if you missed it), that I made more! I love how the Distress Oxide looks layered over the CP Flirty Fuchsia!

And I love coloring Elena's designs! I feel like the images are so cute that it doesn't matter if my coloring is basic, LOL! But I am practicing!

Please make sure you head over to the Neat & Tangled blog to see what my talented teammates have created. And learn about prizes!

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Carly