CTS #127

Good morning!  You know summer is interesting for me.  I always think that it's going to be SO relaxing and laid back but it never is.  We are still finishing up a few subjects in school but now I'm running boys to baseball and camp and running and running...  Ahhhh!  I just want to put up a hammock and kick back.  Maybe in the fall.  Ha ha!  Well, I do have some time to squeeze in my card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I hope you'll enjoy it.  I really had a good time with this sketch!

How cool is this heart?  Funny story...I cut this heart out of the Cover Up Die:  Faceted to use as a template for my card for the May Monthly Meetup.  I used it to get the green vellum cut just right to layer behind and show off the hidden heart in the Cover Up Die:  Faceted.  I just set it on my desk when I was done and didn't give it another thought.  When I saw this sketch, however, I knew I had saved it for a reason.  I wanted to make it the star so I didn't want to layer it on something that might take away from it.  The open space in Instant Camera Die the was just perfect.  A frame without filling up the pretty faceted spaces and it had the perfect spot for a sentiment!  So, I used one from the Balloon Builders stamp set.  I set it on my patterned paper but the paper was too much coming through my opening so I decided to add a layer of vellum to soften things and really make the heart pop.  I decided the cute detail on the Dual Dotted Rectangles Dies would be perfect.  I just love those dots.

I hope you liked my card and will join us over at CAS(E) this Sketch for another fun week.  If you loved all my Lil' Inker goodies, you might want to check out my June Monthly Meetup post and join us in that challenge as well.  It would work really well with the sketch this week!  Here are the fun products I used today:

CTS #119

Morning, everyone!!  It's time for another awesome sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch.  I had a great time with this sketch and I think you are going to love what all the other ladies came up with so, don't forget to go check it out at CAS(E) this Sketch!  Here's my take:

I used the Lil' Inker Designs Balloon Dies and Balloon Builders stamp set to create this super cute birthday card.  I found this chevron paper in my stash and used the dies to cut out my balloons on the side of the card.  I layered that over a navy cardstock base and added a strip of light blue vellum along the bottom of the card.  Next, I stamped my sentiment on normal vellum which I trimmed into a little banner and layered on my card front.  I finished the card off with some bling and the stamped strings.

I hope you like my card and will come join us at CAS(E) this Sketch for this week's challenge.  Here are the products I used today.  Have a great one!

It's a Lil' Inker Designs Sneaky Mini Release!

Can you believe that Laura was sneaky enough to release some amazing products without having a full blown release?  She must have known that you guys would NOT want to wait for this stuff.  You can find it all over at the Lil' Inker Store.  Goodness!  I haven't even showed you what you'll find over there!  Ha ha!  Check it out:

First up the Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles.  There are 4 sizes of dies in this set:

Largest die cuts an exact A2 stitched rectangle at 4.25" x 5.50" (this die does not feature dual stitching and cuts a stitched rectangle only)

Three additional, Dual Stitched Rectangles die sizes are:
 3 7/16" x 4 5/8", 2 1/2" x 3 5/8", 1 1/2" x 2 13/16"

You can read even more about it over at the Lil' Inker Blog.

Next, Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Squares!  Here's a little info on sizes that come in this set.  More info can be found on the Lil' Inker Blog.

Largest die cuts a stitched square exactly 4.25" x 4.25" (this die does not feature dual stitching and cuts a stitched square only) 

Three additional, Dual Stitched Squares die sizes are: 3 7/16", 2 1/2", 1 9/16"

Finally, wire cutting pliers.  These things are awesome and make separating dies SO much easier!

Now I can share with you what I made using these new goodies!

 
For this card, I used the largest Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles to create my card front and then cut the second largest Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles out of my card front at an angle.  I then pieced back in another rectangle that I cut from a different paper.  I cut my cute coffee cup using the Coffee Cozy Die Set.  I stamped "Let's Chat" from the Coffee Cozy Stamps on the coffee cozy and added "hey" from Hey, Foxy Word Dies to finish off my sentiment.  A few hearts and I was finished.  LOVE! 

I decided to go with a 6" x 6" card when using the Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Squares because this pattern paper just screamed square to me.  I used two different square dies to make my layered center by creating a window with one die and a diamond with the other.  I stamped a sentiment from Balloon Builders Stamps on a strip of vellum which I wrapped around the card and added "Sending you" using the Mini Envelopes Dies & Accessories to add a little more to the sentiment and make it all pop.

I hope you enjoyed this mini release and my cards!  Here's a rundown of the products I used today.  Have a great day!