Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Today's the day we all get to rejoice in the wonderment that is coffee!!  How much do I love thee, let me count the ways.  Well, that would take far too long!  I am blessed to be in the company of tons of other amazing coffee lovers and card makers.  What a great mix so make sure you check out all the amazing creations all along the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  Here's the card I created for this super fun hop.  Here's my card for this fun hop:

I knew I wanted to create something cheerful and rainbow when I got ready to create this card!  Luckily, I had the perfect paper that I had been hoarding with rainbows and clouds.  I grabbed this fun paper and cut my mug out using the Coffee Talk 2 Die Set.  Next, I started building my cardbase adding a touch of stitching with the Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles to a cool black and white striped paper.  I added a pink border to ground my cup and use as a place for my sentiment using the Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles.  I added my coffee cup but thought it needed a little more rainbow pop.  So, I cut a rainbow out of the paper and popped it in place with some foam tape.  Next, I got to work on the sentiments.  The "Happy Birthday" comes form the Coffee Cozy Stamps.  I felt I had too much blank space with only the small sentiment so I grabbed some alphabet sticker packs that had sentiment strips along the bottom.  I added sentiments that went with the birthday idea and the colors of my card.  I finished it all off with a puffy heart sticker.  Here's a closer look:

 Thanks so much for checking out my cards today!  I hope you like my winter coffee cards and I hope you'll take part in the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  There are a ton of awesome sponsors including Lil' Inker Designs.  Don't miss out on all the fun!  Plus, you have a chance to win a $25 Lil' Inker Designs gift certificate along with tons of other sponsored prizes.  You won't want to miss out on the fun!

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Lil' Inker Designs and Spring Coffee Lovers Blogshop

 

Today's the day we all get to rejoice in the wonderment that is coffee!!  How much do I love thee, let me count the ways.  Well, that would take far too long!  I am blessed to be in the company of tons of other amazing coffee lovers and card makers.  What a great mix so make sure you check out all the amazing creations all along the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  Here's the card I created for this super fun hop.

I knew I wanted to go with some crazy florals for this card...it is Spring after all!  Luckily, my latest Clique Kit was packed with flowers and fun papers from the Shimelle Little by Little collection.  I knew the flowers from the cardstock diecuts were just the colors and fun I was looking for to go with the amazing Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozy Die Set.  I started with a black cardbase but added a touch of stitching using Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles.  I cut a piece of patterned paper from my kit at an angle to show a little of the cardbase.  Next, I got crazy layering my flowers.  I just love these bright colors.  With all my flowers in place, I got to work creating my coffee cup.  With all the busy parts on this card, I decided a simple cup would be best.  So I went with black, cream, and kraft cut with Coffee Cozy Die Set.  Next, I added a purple heart to my cozy and a vellum strip stamped with my sentiment from Coffee Cozy Stamps.  Finally, I scattered some sequins about and glued them down.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my cards today!  I hope you like my winter coffee cards and I hope you'll take part in the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  There are a ton of awesome sponsors including Lil' Inker Designs.  Don't miss out on all the fun!  Plus, you have a chance to win the Latte Love Stamps and Latte Love Dies in a Flash Prize Giveaway and a $35 Lil' Inker Designs gift certificate along with tons of other sponsored prizes.  You won't want to miss out on the fun!  Here's what I used today:

Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Today's the day we all get to rejoice in the wonderment that is coffee!!  How much do I love thee, let me count the ways.  Well, that would take far too long!  I am blessed to be in the company of tons of other amazing coffee lovers and card makers.  What a great mix so make sure you check out all the amazing creations all along the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  Here's the card I created for this super fun hop.

I started with this adorable floral paper that I cut with the largest Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles.  Then I created two more panels of color using Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles.  The best part, the most adorable coffee cups that I cut with various patterns in the same color scheme as the floral.  I cut these all out with Coffee Cozy Die Set.  I added a bloom that I cut from the floral scrap paper to added to my center coffee cup.  I used glossy accents on the darker petals to make them shine and finally added some enamel hearts to the other two cups.  My sentiment is from Coffee Cozy Stamps.

I hope you like my springy coffee card and I hope you'll take part in the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  There are a ton of awesome sponsors including Lil' Inker Designs.  Don't miss out on all the fun! 

Lil' Inker Designs January Release Blog Hop 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 Heather'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 little something sweet using the Valentine Word Tags Dies and the Love You Paper Pack.

I found this cute packaged cookie at a store and I thought it would be adorable all decked out with the new release items.  So I started by making a topper using this adorable paper from the new Love You Paper Pack which I cut using the Lollipop & Pencil Treat Holder Die.  I scored and folded a portion of my cut over the edge of the cookie packaging but that left me wanting a little extra paper on the backside of the packaging.  I solved this by cutting a piece of patterned vellum with a Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles.  That gave me the perfect base.  I attached all of these to my cookie packaging and added some of the fancy hole protectors from Lollipop & Pencil Treat Holder Die and tying a bow with some cute rope(?) I found at Target.  I knew this was the perfect spot for the Valentine Word Tags Dies.  So I cut one from patterned vellum and one from metallic red and layered them before adding them to my bow.  I finished it off with a little puffy heart.  Here's a closer look:

My next project uses the new Silly Stitched Die Set, Coffee Cozy Die Set, Coffee Cozy Stamps, and the Love You Paper Pack. 

I started this card with a piece of watercolor paper which I cut with the smaller rectangle from Silly Stitched Die Set.  I added two different sized circles to the rectangle also using Silly Stitched Die Set to create a spot for my water colored coffee stains.  I used my water brush and a mix of colors to paint my coffee rings over the silly stitching.  Next I cut my cup parts from various patterned papers including the new Love You Paper Pack using the Coffee Cozy Die Set.  I added my coffee cup to my arrangement of coffee rings and then stamped a sentiment from Coffee Cozy Stamps to finish off the focal point of my card.  I added some fun puffy hearts and then attached it to my card front which was another awesome paper from the Love You Paper Pack.

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

Lea Lawson

Lisa Henke

Maureen Merritt

Jen Carter

Amy Kolling

Karen Baker

Sarah Jay

Heather Hoffman 

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

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 December 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 a stop on the hop.  If you get lost along the way, make sure you stop back there to get back on the trail of fun.  While you are visiting the Lil' Inker Blog, make sure you go 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.  Now it's time to show off these fantastic products and to top it all off, I'm joining in the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Bloghop!

 My first project is a little tag I made using Dual Dotted Ovals Dies and So Prickly Stamps.

As soon as I saw the So Prickly Stamp Set, I knew I wanted to dress up some cute succulents for gifts this Christmas.  I'm kind of addicted to succulents lately and have been having fun with my kids building small terrariums for around the house.  I'm a fan of any plant that thrives on my forgetting to water them.  Ha ha!  So, to make this tag I started with some fun graphic gray word patterned paper which is die cut with Dual Dotted Ovals Dies to create a tag.  It's amazing how sharp the dots make this tag.  LOVE!  Next I stamped my cute cactus using So Prickly Stamps with a terracotta color for the pot and a light minty color for the cactus.  I just loved how these colors paired with the gray and with the succulent in the pot also.  The best thing about the So Prickly Stamps is the options.  There are SO many combos to be made and such fun pot choices.  I finished my tag off with some of the adorable sentiments in the stamp set stamped on little flags and accented with some fun stickers and enamel dots.

My next project uses the Dual Dotted Oval Dies paired with some other fun Lil' Inker products that were just made to be shared on the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Bloghop.      

For my final card, I used the Dual Dotted Oval Dies to create a frame in this kraft and gold striped paper which I backed with some black vellum.  To fill my frame, I cut this awesome coffee cup using the Coffee Cozy Die Set and the Coffee Cozy Stamp Set from black, white, and GOLD.  I love gold!  Ha ha.  Next I masked the deer out of the Oh Deer Christmas stamp set so I could just use the banner and leaves.  I stamped this on vellum along with a sentiment from Oh Deer and colored the leaves with copics.     

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

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

Jen Carter

Karen Baker

Lisa Henke

Sarah Jay

Amy Kolling

  Heather Hoffman
Maureen Merritt

Laura Williams

Don't forget you can check out the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store and play along with the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  You can read all the details about the hop and join us for all the fun!  Here's what I used for my projects today:

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!