Looking Good Sunshine: Neat & Tangled Release

 Hello Crafters! 

Full Disclosure the entire time I made this card I sang "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. No Joke. If you would also like to make a summer card you can find the video here.

You're welcome.

How cute is this hippo? Those teeth just slay me. So adorable! 

Today is the day this cutie and all the other amazing stamps from Neat & Tangled's June Release are available in the store! Whoop whoop! 

Here is the entire release and it's fantastic. 

Neat & Tangled JUNE 2017 RELEASE BUNDLE Shop at: Neat & Tangled	FLAMINGO FLOATIE - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat & Tangled FLAMINGO FLOATIE Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
Neat & Tangled EXPLODING BLOCKS - SIMPLY STENCIL Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	EXPLODING BLOCKS COVER PLATE - NICE AND NEAT DIE Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	WELCOME HOME - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
Neat & Tangled WELCOME HOME Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat & Tangled RICE PADDIES - SIMPLY STENCIL Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	BEACH DAY - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
Neat & Tangled BEACH DAY Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	BLOOM - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat & Tangled BLOOM Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
Neat & Tangled SHERBET SEQUIN MIX Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled

If you're absolutely in love with everything in this release and you want all the things make sure you check out the Release Bundle. It offers you a bit of a discount for purchasing all the products. 

Let's talk about this card shall we? 

Dropbox is basically ruining my life right now. While I waited for my video to upload, the entire 4 attempts which each took hours, I decided to craft just for fun. Bam. Summer card. 

I started by using my distress inks on a die cut circle I had laying on my desk. Next I stamped and colored that sweet Hippo with my copic markers. I cut her out using the matching dies and laid her on my circle. 

Meh. Too Plain. 

 I busted out the new rice paddies stencil because quite frankly I think it's fantastic. I'm going to use the . . .well, I'll be using it a lot, let's put it that way shall we? :)

Instead of adding more color over the stencil I decided to try removing some color. I took a damp stamp shammy and laid it over the stencil on top of my background. It wasn't extremely wet because I wasn't working on water color paper but enough that I could gently press it into the paper and remove some color. 

The result was so cool! It created a super subtle texture and that really added something to the card without over powering the whole design. 

I decided to trim off a small portion of my circle and pop it up on a white card base. I added a small strip of black and white washi tape to ground it. The sentiment is heat embossed in white on black. The last thing I did was use these gorgeous iridescent sequins to bring everything together. 

I'm off to try and figure out why Dropbox hates me.  I'm really a nice person. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Supplies: 

Neat & Tangled RICE PADDIES - SIMPLY STENCIL Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	BEACH DAY - NICE AND NEAT DIES Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neat & Tangled BEACH DAY Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled
Neat & Tangled SHERBET SEQUIN MIX Shop at: SSS | Neat & Tangled	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 40 Sheets Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS

Sakura WHITE GELLY ROLL Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS	EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS	Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White Shop at: SSS
Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS	Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS	Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Shop at: SSS
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Shop at: SSS
9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Shop at: SSS
Elmer's SPRAY ADHESIVE Glue Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS

Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch MARKER YR09 CHINESE ORANGE Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch MARKER G17 FOREST GREEN Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R32 PEACH Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker R35 CORAL Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R59 CARDINAL Shop at: SSS