Soda? Pop? Coke?

What do you call it?  Where I grew up in Florida, it was Coke...everything was Coke.  Try working at McDonald's and have someone say, "Oh, just give me a Coke."  Does that really mean Coke or something else?  My parents being from New York called it soda and that's what I have always called it.  Now, I like in the state of pop.  My husband says pop and when I first heard it, I was totally confused and wondered why Iowan's are always talking about their dad.  ;)  I think I have assured that while being raised in Iowa, my kids will say soda.  He he he.  Only time will tell but, of course, when making this fun soda card, I had to ensure that the sentiment I chose referred to it as soda.  Thank goodness the new Frantic Stamper Release has options.  ;)

To create this fun and bubbly card, I started by cutting out my bottles using the Soda or Beer Bottle and Can Dies.  I cut out 6 so that I could do a rainbow of soda.  Next, I added dots to my bottles using a Molotow Grafx masking pen.  I love that these leave a bit of masking fluid on your card and all you have to do is let it dry, ink over it, and simply rub it away to leave fun white space.  It was perfect for my soda bubbles.  I layered my bottles on a piece of striped cardstock and then added my sentiment from Soda Pop/Popcorn Sentiment Stamps on a strip of paper I cut to emulate the striped background with another strip beneath in black.  It needed a little something to anchor the corner of my sentiment so I cut a fun Bottle Caps Dies from silver paper and added a label to it with a design from Soda Pop/Popcorn Sentiment Stamps.  With everything all finished, I decided a little extra bling is never and bad thing.  So, I added an enamel heart to my bottle cap for a little extra something.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking our my soda card using the new release items from the Frantic Stamper Release.  I hope you have an awesome day!

Lil' Inker Designs April Release Day #1

Hi, you guys!  It's day one of the Lil' Inker Designs New Release Blog Hop and I'm super excited to share all the new products with you!  I think you are really going to enjoy this release and all the new inspiration from our team.  It's packed with fun, as always and, lucky for you, all the new products are available right now at the Lil' Inker Store!  We have an amazing blog hop for you today so, hopefully, you are coming from Amy's blog and if not, you won't want to miss her amazing creations or anyone's for that matter!  So make sure you didn't miss anyone and start at the Lil' Inker Blog.  Now for the fun!

You are going to love the little owls in the new Hootie Patootie Stamps and the coordinating Hootie Patootie Dies.  They are totally adorable and paired with the new Silly Stitched Squares Dies, it's pa match made in heaven!   

I started this card by stamping my owls from Hootie Patootie Stamps and coloring them with copics. I wanted my sweet owls to look like they were peeking out of a tree so I went with some layering to get that look.  I started with an olive card base and added some stitching using the Silly Stitched Die Set because I knew I wanted the focal layer to be cut using the new Silly Stitched Squares Dies.  I used kraft cardstock for this layer and added a circle of stitching using Silly Stitched Die Set and I trimmed out the center to allow my owls to peek through.  Next, I layered three navy cuts of Thanks Word Die and a sentiment from Hootie Patootie Stamps.  A little enamel heart added just the right finishing touch.  Here's another peek:

Next up, I just couldn't resist playing with the Hootie Patootie Stamps and the coordinating Hootie Patootie Dies again!  I paired them with the tag from the new Silly Stitched Squares Dies, and made a quick little get well tag for someone who's feeling under weather.

I just love this little guy with his umbrella!  I cut my tag from kraft paper using Silly Stitched Squares Dies and stamped it with raindrops from Hootie Patootie Stamps.  Next, I stamped and cut my owl using Hootie Patootie Dies and then colored him in with some copics.  I stamped a sentiment from Hootie Patootie Stamps on vellum and wrapped it around the tag before adding my owl with a bit of foam tape.  Here's a closer look:

Please note the new and awesome prize for commenting along the hop!  You won't want to miss out on this chance!  :)

I hope you enjoyed my creations and will join the rest of the team on the hop.  You'll want to leave comments along the way because Laura is giving away the ENTIRE NEW RELEASE to a lucky commenter during the new release hop.  You have until April 9th at 11:30PM EST to comment.  The winner could be you.  I hope you are enjoying our new release!  We love sharing these awesome products with you!  Be sure to keep hopping, here's the list:

Laura/Shop

 Amy Kolling

Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!

 Heather Hoffman

Jen Carter

 Jessica Frost Ballas

Karen Baker

Lisa Henke

Sarah Jay

Stephanie Gold

Don't forget you can check out the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store and you can get all the goodies I used today.  Here's what I used:

Lil' Inker Designs April Release Day 3!

Well, it's the last day of our new release hop at Lil' Inker Designs and I'm super excited to show off these last couple products.  Hopefully, you started out at the the Lil' Inker Blog so you don't miss a stop on the hop and have come here from the amazing Joy's blog.  If you are feeling a little lost, make sure you hop back to the Lil' Inker Blog to get back on the trail of fun.  You can also check out the Lil' Inker Store where all of the new release goodies, and a whole lot more, are ready and waiting for you to put in your cart!

My first project is a glimmering birthday card created using Cover Up Die: Tribal Chic, the Tribal Chic Paper Pack, and Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps.

This card started with the amazing Cover Up Die: Tribal Chic and a shiny piece of gold pearl card stock.  I love the impression of these amazing arrows.  Next I took a sheet of paper from the Tribal Chic Paper Pack and cut a portion of the design out to go across the card and add a little extra flair.  Next, I cut a piece of navy card stock with a Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles Die.  I stamped and embossed the birthday sentiment from Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps in gold on the rectangle and popped it up with some foam tape.  Then added a glittery star and some enamel dots to finish it all off.  Here's a closer look:

My next card uses the amazing Dual Stitched Triangle Dies, Tribal Chic Paper Pack, and Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps.
 

I had so much fun picking and choosing papers from the Tribal Chic Paper Pack to cut with the Dual Stitched Triangle Dies.  So many great patterns!  I just love them all.  I took all my triangles and arranged them in this fun design.  I finished it off with the birthday sentiment from Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps.  Can you tell I like that sentiment?

I hope you enjoyed my creations and will join the rest of the team on the hop.  You'll want to leave comments along the way because Laura gives out a $15 Lil' Inker Designs store credit to a lucky commenter each day of the hop.  It could be you.  I hope you enjoyed out new release!  We love sharing these awesome products with you!  Be sure to keep hopping, here's the list:

Laura/Shop 

Stephanie Gold

Lisa Henke

 Heather Hoffman

Joy Taylor 

Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!

Angel Rivera

Karen Baker

Jen Carter 

Amy Kolling
Lea Lawson

Sarah Jay

Don't forget you can check out the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store! Here's what I used for my projects today:

Lil' Inker Designs April Release Day #2!

It's day two of the Lil' Inker Designs New Release Hop and I get to share even more fun goodies with you today!  I'm sure you've already been eyeing all the awesome new items, lucky for you, you can get it all right now in the Lil' Inker Store.  You should have come here from the amazing Stephanie's blog.  Hopefully, you can still see after she blinded you with her awesomeness!  If you didn't, don't miss out on anything and make sure you start at the beginning of the hop by going to the Lil' Inker Blog.  For now, I'm ready to show off some more fun stuff!

First up, I made this simple card for Mother's Day using Vintage Flower Stamps, Vintage Flower Dies, Vintage Label Sentiment Stamps and the Vintage Label Die.

I really wanted to create a simple but elegant Mother's Day card using the amazing florals in the Vintage Flower Stamp Set.  So, I started by layering the flowers and embossing them in a nice strong black embossing powder.  I cut one using the Vintage Flower Dies to have as an extra pop on the card.  I colored my flowers in bold colors using copics.  I didn't mess with shading and stuff because I had such bold black lines.  Next, I stamped and cut my frame/sentiment using the Vintage Label Sentiment Stamp Set and the Vintage Label Die.  I went with a shiny gold embossing for my frame with a black sentiment and I added some gold enamel dots to anchor it.  I added my frame to the front and added my cut flower to the edge of the frame for some added dimension.  Here's a closer look:

Next up, I decided to go masculine with Tribal Chic Stamps, Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps, and Clean Lines: For the Guys Dies.

I started this card with a stone card stock and layered the amazing shapes in the Tribal Chic Stamp Set step by step.  I love how these work all together or even separately to build so many fun designs.  To add a little extra fun, I stamped some wrenches from Clean Lines: For the Guys Stamps and popped some up that I cut with the Clean Lines: For the Guys Dies.  It was so fun to make them part of this tribal design.  To finish it off, I stamped a sentiment from Clean Lines: For the Guys and added some enamel diamonds.

I hope you enjoyed my creations and will join the rest of the team on the hop.  You'll want to leave comments along the way because Laura gives out a $15 Lil' Inker Designs store credit to a lucky commenter each day of the hop.  It could be you.  I'm sure I'll see you on the hop and tomorrow for another fun day of release projects.  See you then!

Laura/Shop

Jen Carter

 Karen Baker

Stephanie Gold

Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!

Joy Taylor

Amy Kolling

Sarah Jay

Angel Rivera

Lisa Henke

Lea Lawson

Heather Hoffman

Don't forget you can check out the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store and you can get all the goodies I used today.  Here's what I used: