Lil' Inker Designs June 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 Amy'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!

I kept my final card for this release nice and simple using the Hand Drawn Thankfulness Stamps, Quilted Stitched Stepping Stones Die, and the previously released Deco Edge Border Dies and Dual Stitched Rectangles Dies.

I wanted to keep this card simple and make the sentiment from Hand Drawn Thankfulness Stamps the star. So I stamped it on a Dual Stitched Rectangle that was going to be front and center on this card. I layered that on a piece of vellum that I tore just on the bottom side. Next, I created the background using the same color card base as I had stamped my sentiment on and layering a navy piece of paper and an orange piece that had been given some texture with the Quilted Stitched Stepping Stones Die and a fun edge with Deco Edge Border Dies. It gave just the right amount of color and interest without stealing the show from the Hand Drawn Thankfulness Stamps. A couple of hearts to finish things off and I had a nice simple thank you card. Here's a closer look:

I'm so glad you've been hopping with me for this whole release. I love having you here! Thanks for checking me out and don't forget about our giveaway!

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. 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

Karen Baker

Kimberly Rendino

Laura Williams 

Lisa Henke

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:

  

  

CTS #319

Good morning you guys. Spring is really actually truly here! Can you even believe it. I'm always a little hesitant to trust the weather here in Iowa but my farm boys have planted two fields so I'm going with spring is here. Ha ha! I've been doing the typical running for the men and I have to admit that I enjoy the busy of planting season. Luckily, I had time to squeeze in a little card making time for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I hope you will like my card:

I went with a simple black card base for this card and layered on some patterned papers and gold papers cut with the Lil' Inker Designs Deco Edge Border Dies. I love the layered look and I think it captures the sketch perfectly. I finished is off with a sentiment from the Hello Word Die Set but in gold for some extra shine. Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my card and I hope to see you over at CAS(E) this Sketch! Have a great day!

Lil' Inker Designs February 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 Amy'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 final card for this release takes it's inspiration from a bunny card I made a while ago using the Peek-A-Boo Bunny Die.  I used the new Sassy Girl Stamps and Sassy Girl Dies, the Fabulous Word Die, and the previously released Deco Edge Border Dies.

Instead of water coloring the stripes on the background of this card, I decided for a bolder look and used the Deco Edge Border Dies to create stripes with fun edges.  I attached these to a white card base because you know I'm a sucker for black and white.  Next, I created my fabulous lady by inking up some card stock for a flesh tone and cutting the pieces using the Sassy Girl Dies.  I stamped and embossing the bow onto the hair pieces using the Sassy Girl Stamps.  I also used the stamps to add eyes and lashes to my face piece.  I layered two cuts of the glasses for a thicker piece and then coated those and the lips in glossy accents.  While the glossy accents was still wet, I added pearls to the corners of the glasses.  With everything dry, I finished off my gal's face with some blush to the cheeks before adding her to the corner of my card front.  I added a portion of a sentiment from Sassy Girl Stamps in the white space of my stripes and added the Fabulous Word Die cut from pink to finish things off.   Here's a closer look:

I'm so glad you've been hopping with me for this whole release.  I love having you here!  Thanks for checking me out and don't forget about our giveaway!

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.  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

Kimberly Rendino

Lisa Henke

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:

        

CTS #240

Good morning!  I hope you are having a wonderful day and are ready to play along with us over at CAS(E) this Sketch.  I think you'll love the sketch and all the different ways the design team thought to use it.  I hope you'll enjoy my take and then come join us with a creation of your own.  We'd love to see it!

Here's what I created:

The inspiration for the card was agates!  This is a great way to use scraps you may have laying around your craft desk.  We have spent a few summers in Michigan and my father, the rock hound that he, spent his time walking along the beaches searching for agates.  Here's a peek at the inside that inspired me:

Once I had my inspiration, I had to find just the right way to get these wavy patterns onto my card.  I decided that the Lil' Inker Designs Deco Edge Border Dies was just right for giving me the look I wanted.  I started cutting various papers, some solid and some with a watercolor pattern.  I layered these on my first corner and trimmed off the overhang before starting on the second.  When I got my layers on, I was super excited because the Deco Edge Border Dies gave me just the look I was going for!  I finished it off with a sentiment from Modern Mandala Stamps.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed how my crazy mind works today.  Have a great day and I'll see you over at CAS(E) this Sketch!

Dino-Mite!

It's the first day of school around here and I'm excited for it to begin!  I know my oldest is excited to get back to school and the younger too are ready to try whatever craziness their mom has in store for them.  I think we are going to have a blast.  I hope you are all having a great day as well and I'm happy to be sharing this cute little dino birthday card with you!

I created this card using the Hello Dino Stamps that I had left over after playing with colors to create this card.  I loved them all!  So, I cut them all out using the Hello Dino Dies and they are scattered around my craft desk.  I wanted to pair these two with the Hello Beautiful Cover Up Die so I layered a portion of the die on my black cardbase and then added a strip of orange paper to bring out the orange in my dinos.  Next, I wanted a layer or two to separate my dinos from the main card so I cut piece of black using a Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles and cut a piece of patterned black and white paper to fit just inside the stitches.  I like how it looked but it needed a little something else.  I knew edging them with the new Deco Edge Border Dies would be perfect!  I also used the Deco Edge Border Dies to create the "ground" in my scene for my sentiment.  Once all of this was finished, I started building my scene and added some balloons from Party Pachyderms Stamps to finish it off.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my card today!  I hope you are having a great week!

Lil' Inker Designs August Release Hop 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!

My first card uses the new Encouraging Words Stamps, Encouraging Words Dies, and the Hello Beautiful Cover Up Dies.  

I was playing with the new Encouraging Words Stamps and got a little crazy stamping and masking flowers on my background and then adding some color with my zig markers.  Once I came up with an arrangement I liked, I started layering a slice of the Hello Beautiful Cover Up Dies backed with black to show through those awesome dots.  This made for a great border through the center.  Next I created a sentiment block with a sentiment from Encouraging Words Stamps and a piece of orange paper cut with a Dual Stitched Rectangle.  A added a heart and colored it in to match the flowers.  Next, I cute some more flowers using the Encouraging Words Dies and arranged them around my sentiment.  Here's another peek:

Next up, I just couldn't resist playing with the Encouraging Words Stamps and Encouraging Words Dies again.  I paired it with the gorgeous new Fringe Scalloped Tag Dies with a little topper I created using the Deco Edge Border Dies.

I started this card by creating a tag.  I just love the look of the Fringe Scalloped Tag Dies and  I love it in kraft.  I added a little extra fun by adding a yellow piece of paper to the top of my tag that was trimmed with one of the dies in our new Deco Edge Border Dies.  To finish it off, I wound some twine around the top.  I created a thicker banner by trimming the end of a Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangle and then embossed a sentiment from Encouraging Words Stamps.  Next, I layered another colored flower cut using the Encouraging Words Dies.  I tried a ton of different card bases but settled on this black and white striped paper cut with a Dual Stitched Rectangle.  A few sequins and I was done!  Here's a closer look:

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.  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

Angelica Suarez

 Amy Kolling

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

 Heather Hoffman

Jen Carter

 Jessica Frost Ballas

Karen Baker

Lisa Henke

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: