Crafty Comeback Party - Day 8 - Neat & Tangled + Guest Designer Giveaway

Happy Wednesday!  It's the middle of the week, and I hope you have had a great one so far!  I STILL haven't put up my fall decorations...it needs to happen this weekend!  Thankfully I keep them up through Thanksgiving, so they will still get a good bit of time on display.  So, that is for sure on my to do list for the weekend!

We are at day 8 of my Crafty Comeback Party, and today I am featuring Neat & Tangled.  The Neat & Tangled stamp designs have a beautiful hand drawn feel to them, and stamp with a perfectly crisp impression.  Not to mention....the dies!!  I think it is well known that I am a lover of dies, and Neat & Tangled dies do not disappoint!  They are amazing!

I decided to keep with a Thanksgiving theme for my cards today.  I chose to use a rainbow color palette, but muted the tones to give it a more autumnal & rich feel.  I really love how they came together, and I hope you do to!  Check them out!

I can't even begin to explain how excited I am that this card turned out!  While I was in the process of making it, I wasn't so sure.  Lol!  It just goes to show that the process isn't always pretty, but the outcome is pretty fantastic.  Isn't that how life can be, too?

 To create the rainbow leaf, I started out by stamping the Oak Leaf stamp to Strathmore Bristol art paper in Antique Linen distress ink.  Then I just started to add watercolor free hand into each section.  I used 5 different distress ink colors, and they are all linked below.  In order to keep it organized, I actually stamped the leaf to scrap paper and labeled which color I wanted each section to be.  This way I had a guide before starting so that I would be less likely to make a mistake!  {By the way - I did make a few.  But, it didn't devastate the project, and it still turned out.}

When the watercolor was dry, I cut it out using the matching Oak Leaf diecuts, cutting the top layer from gold glitter cardstock.  

Then I layered everything to the card front using dimensional adhesive.  I kept the card extremely simple in design so that the watercolor leaf could steal the show!  

 For my second card I created another rainbow colored watercolor leaf, but heat embossed the Maple Leaf stamp set this time.

I kept this one a little bright and airy, and stamped/watercolored the leaf image to Ranger Watercolor paper.  I love the bright white of this paper - I've been using it for awhile now, and it is still my favorite!

It didn't really show up in photographs, but I misted the watercolor background with white Heidi Swapp color shine to give it a nice shimmer.  It is a really nice touch to such a simple card!

As usual, I used some jewels from my stash to embellish!  You can always switch these out for enamel dots or any round type of embellishment if bling isn't your thing!

I just love how these autumn cards turned out!  You will not regret adding any of these amazing Neat & Tangled products to your stash - I foresee myself using them over & over again!

GIVEAWAY

We are doing something a little different for the Neat & Tangled giveaway!  Danielle would like to offer up a Guest Designer spot to one lucky cardmaker who participates in my Crafty Comeback party!!  You will get to play along with Neat & Tangled and their creative team in a future month, and she will send you the new products for that release!!  You guys - how awesome is this?!!

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post. **Required**

2. Link a NEWLY created card to the link list below that best defines your style!   **Required**
**Neat & Tangled product is not required to enter.  If you have some and want to use it - then please do so!  But this challenge is more about sharing your amazing style with us!**

LINK YOUR PROJECTS HERE:

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