Lil' Inker Designs May 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!

The last day of the release always makes me a little sad but today, I'm bringing the party!! My first card uses the new Pineapple Shaker Die, Be Sweet Stamps, Hawaiian Word Dies, and the previously released Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles.

I had SO much fun making this card I love bright colors with black and white so I grabbed this fun paper for my background and then got to work on creating the coolest pineapple EVER with the Pineapple Shaker Die. This die is SO cool and can be used in so many ways shaker, cute pineapple with fun texture, a tag, a frame, tons of things. I decided to go with just a fun pineapple. I added a bright green Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangle to ground everything and give me a spot to build my sentiment using Be Sweet Stamps and Hawaiian Word Dies. I added a little extra to my sentiment with some letter stickers to make this card extra special for an awesome graduate. Here's a closer look:

My next card uses the Think Happy Thoughts Tropical Stamps and Think Happy Thoughts Tropical Dies.

These tropical leaves, flowers, and fun sentiments are absolutely amazing and SO fun to play with. You won't run out of fun things to use them for. I decided to turn things on their side with this card and stamped the foliage from Think Happy Thoughts Tropical Stamps on a tilt and add some color with water colors. Then I covered half of the card with black card stock and added some leaves cut with the Think Happy Thoughts Tropical Dies to either side of the sentiment strip I created with the sentiment from Think Happy Thoughts Tropical Stamps. 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:

  

  

  

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 February 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'm a sucker for cute animals and I just love the new Dog Hugs Stamps and Dog Hugs Dies.  I paired these adorable dogs with a sentiment from Sassy Pants Stamps for this card.

I started by stamping the cute pups from Dog Hugs Stamps on some white card stock and cutting them out with the Dog Hugs Dies.  I colored bits and pieces of to dogs and added them to this fun heart paper.  Next, I added foam to some of the cut paws to make them pop up to hold the little gifts that the stamp and die set also include.  These are SO fun and make this set a blast to work with.  I struggled a little with where I wanted my sentiment and then I got the idea to use a Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangle at the bottom of the image.  I cut a black rectangle and embossed a sentiment from Sassy Pants Stamps on the strip.  It is just the right sentiment for my silly card.  I added the black strip to my card base first and then added the dogs that were already attached to the heart paper.  I had to cut the excess heart paper from the top of the card because I had originally intended to have the dogs at the bottom of the card.  Next, I stamped the "yappy" sentiment from Dog Hugs Stamps on a piece of turquoise paper which I cut out and added to a piece of black before adding it to my heart "sky".  I felt it needed just a touch more turquoise so I added a strip of glitter tape.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks for checking out card for today 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:

         

Lil' Inker Designs February 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!  Make sure you didn't miss anyone and start at the Lil' Inker Blog.  Now for the fun!

First off, here's one of my favorite cards that I made using one of my favorite new Cover Up Dies, Mod Circles as well as the Snarky Shadow Hello Die & Stamp Bundle with the previously release Perky Posies dies!
 

I decided to go tone on tone with my Mod Circles die cut so I went with a pretty green/teal color card stock.  I just love the detail of this die and I love how it really stands out with a tone on tone look.  Next, I cut a Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles that was just perfect for my sentiment from the Snarky Shadow Hello Die & Stamp Bundle.  I love the Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles as they have SO many uses and I happen to grab for them all the time!  I added my sentiment strip to the card front and go to work cutting and layering various Perky Posies dies, adding enamel dots as their centers for a little extra dimension.  Yet another of my go to must have products from Lil' Inker.  Next, I stamped my "hello" from the Snarky Shadow Hello Die & Stamp Bundle in mint with a darker shadow and cut it out popping it up with some foam tape in amongst the posies.  I added a little Glossy Accents to the "hello" for a little shine.  Here's a closer look:

The next project I have to share uses the Snarky Shadow Hello Die & Stamp Bundle and the Sassy Pants Stamps.

This card was super simple but I love the look of it.  I started by stamping the "hello" from Snarky Shadow Hello Die & Stamp Bundle in yellow where I wanted to highlight the sentiment.  I used the shadow stamp on this image alone in black.  Next, I stamped the "hello" repeatedly on the card base in grey to make a background.  Next, I stamped a sentiment from Sassy Pants Stamps on a piece of grey card stock and then cut into a thing strip.  I added this strip to the card with foam tape.  I debated adding a thin strip of yellow to the bottom of the sentiment strip but in the end, I went with just the simple grey.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for looking at my projects today!  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: