Lil' Inker Designs January 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.  Hopefully, you checked out all of Amy's blog amazing creations before hopping here.  If not, make sure you check it out and if you get lost along the hop you can always find your spot by going to the Lil' Inker Blog.  For now, I'm ready to show off some more fun stuff!

I couldn't wait to share this card with you guys because I love the Perfect Palette Heart Die.  It is so cute and pairs so well with the Heartthrob Stamps.

I cut the Perfect Palette Heart Die from so many different colors and was just having fun playing with it but when I cut it from kraft card stock, I was hooked.  I layered this cut on some white card stock and started stamping some hearts from through the openings with the Heartthrob Stamps.  I just love the options with this stamp set!  So many fun combos.  I added a few of the stitched hearts back to the card front with some foam tape.  My sentiment was simple and stamped using the lovely sentiments in the Heartthrob Stamps on white strips.  A couple enamel heats finish off the card.  Here's a closer look:

My next card uses the adorable Bear Hugger Die & Stamp Bundle, a heart from the Perfect Palette Heart Die, and the previously release Fringe Scalloped Border Builder Die Set and Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies.

In case you didn't know it, I'm a sucker for all of the Hugger Dies.  They are SO cute and SO versatile.  I started this card by cutting out my Bear Hugger Die & Stamp Bundle from kraft and stamping his cute little face on.  I wanted this guy to be the center of attention so I cut a white Fringed Scalloped Rectangles to frame him.  It looked a little plain so I used the stomach sentiment from the Bear Hugger Die & Stamp Bundle to stamp circles as a background.  The next sized rectangle wasn't quite the right size for what I wanted so I grabbed the Fringe Scalloped Border Builder Die Set to create the exact size pink heart layer with the same border as my rectangle.  Love how it ended up looking side by side.  I layered all of this on a kraft card base and gave my bear a sweet stitched heart from the Perfect Palette Heart Die to hold (told you I cut it in a ton of colors!).  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for looking at my project today!  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 #187!

Good morning and happy Thursday!  I hope you are ready for a fun sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch this week.  I think you'll really enjoy it and the design team created some amazing cards with the inspiration!

We've had a busy week getting ready for my oldest to go to school.  He had a great first day and first cross country practice.  Me?  I had some tears but I know it's going to be exciting and fun seeing him find his passions and friends in his new situation.  We haven't officially started school at home with the other two.  I figured I'd give us all a little time to adjust to the new schedule before jumping in.

I do hope you'll jump in and join us for the challenge this week.  Here's what I did with the sketch:

I started my card with the Lil' Inker Designs Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies.  Then, I stamped a bunch of fun pandas from Mama Elephant.  The sentiment is from another Mama Elephant set and the hearts are die cut using a  Simon Says Stamp die.

Pretty simple and easy but totally cute!  I hope you enjoyed my card today and will join us for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge this week.  Time to get ready to drive a kid to school for day 2!  :)

Lil' Inker Designs Spring Sale!

It's a great day to be a cardmaker, scrapbooker, or just crafter in general.  Why?  Lil' Inker Designs Spring Sale, of course!!  You can read all about it on the Lil' Inker Designs Blog but you will not want to miss out on 16% off everything (excluding the April 2016 release items) by using the code SPRING16.  It's a great deal!  To get you even more excited, Laura is releasing the new Perfect Pairs Die Set to coordinate with the Perfect Pairs Stamp Set.  You remember that adorable set, right???  Let me refresh your memory...

      

You can read more about these two cards by clicking on them.  For now, I'm going to show you the new card I made incorporating the new dies!  

I started this card by stamping and cutting my "sandwich in the making" with the  Perfect Pairs Die Set and the Perfect Pairs Stamp Set on water color paper.  I used distress makers to water color my PB&J and then added glossy accents to the little heart shapes at the top.  Next I made a card front using the Tribal Chic Paper Pack (April 2016 Release) and also used another paper from the pack to cut my frame using the new Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies.  I added a Doodled Love Word Die cut from cork card stock to my frame and then stamped a sentiment from the Perfect Pairs Stamp Set right above it before adding my sweet little sandwich.  A few enameled hearts finished off the whole card just right.  

I hope you will go check out the awesome sale (CODE: SPRING16) and that you enjoyed my new take on these awesome stamps and new dies!  I swear, you'll love them.  Here's what I used today:

 

 

 

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 and welcome the new members of our design team!  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 project for today features the Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Kite Flying Stamps, and Kite Flying Dies.

I started this card by cutting a white piece of cardstock with our Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles and then cutting a frame inside using the new Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies.  Next, I created a scene using a cute paper from the Tribal Chic Paper Pack and a green hill made using Border Builders die set.  Some clouds from the Rainbows & Clouds Die Set were perfect to hold my sentiment from the adorable Kite Flying Stamps.  I just love these images!  The kite, the bunny, even that little bow!!  Perfection.  One thing to note, the design team was working with a sample version of these dies that left more space around the cute little stamped images.  The real thing will cut closer and not leave as much white space.  So, after stamping and cutting my images with the Kite Flying Dies, I popped them up in my frame with some foam tape and added a little glossy accents to really show off the kite and dress.  Here's a different angle so you can see just how awesome those scallops on the Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies look!

Next up, I thought what should I do with the other rectangle that I cut out when making my frame?  Well, how about a cute tag using Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies,  Clean Lines For The Guys Stamp Set and a peak at a sentiment from Tribal Chic Stamps?

For this tag, I didn't pop the scallops of the Fringed Scalloped Rectangles Dies up just for a little more of a masculine look.  I love having the option!  Next I stamped the fuel gauge and most of the sentiment from the Clean Lines For The Guys Stamp Set except for the "Love Ya" which is from Tribal Chic Stamps.  I decided to stamp the Happy Birthday and the gauge indicator in red to make them pop.  I added a little black enamel dot to add a little extra fun to my fuel gauge and finished it all of with some twine.

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

 Karen Baker

Angel Rivera

Amy Kolling

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

Stephanie Gold

Sarah Jay

Jen Carter

Lisa Henke

Lea Lawson

Heather Hoffman

Joy Taylor

 

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: