Black Friday Sale At Lil' Inker Designs

Happy Black Friday everyone!!  I hope you get all the amazing deals you are after today or if you are just relaxing at home, like I am, I hope it's the most relaxing day ever.  I wanted to make sure to hop on here today to share some info about the Black Friday sale on the Lil' Inker Store.  I have a couple of cards to share with you today in honor of this awesome sale and I hope you enjoy them!

My first card uses the new Unstoppable Stamps.  I created a fun rainbow background and when it was done, it reminded me of an animal print so I decided to use one of my favorite party animals, an elephant from Party Pachyderms.  I used the Party Pachyderms Die Set to cut him out and fussy cut a balloon to go in his trunk.  I created a border with the Happy Birthday Border Die and added some patterned paper to break up the black.  Here's a closer look:

I also created a card using some more of my favorite older products that will be on sale!  I just love how elegant this card turned out.

I started with this awesome cardstock color and the amazing Stitched Quatrefoil Die.  I love LOVE the pattern this leaves behind!  Next, I colored an adorable birthday banner from Blossoms Banners Stamps and cut it with the Blossoms Banners Dies.  I was going to simply layer it on the card but them I decided to go with some gray stripes first and I love the finished look.  Here's a closer one:

Thanks so much for checking out my cards today and I hope you'll stop over at the Lil' Inker Store and take advantage of the awesome Black Friday Sale going on now.  There are tons of products for 50% off and 25% off the rest!  Can't beat that!  While you are there, sign up for the newsletter!  You won't want to miss out on the extra special deals you'll find in there.  Just to show you how awesome the newsletter deals are, I'm going to share with you the one from the most recent.  Aren't you lucky??

Aren't you glad you won't be missing out on this one?  So, get over to the Lil' Inker Store and check out the sale.  I'd really appreciate it if you used a link to the store of products from my blog as I get a little bonus for sending you all that way.  Don't worry, it won't do anything more than help me out!  I appreciate it!  Here's what I used for my cards today:

   

   

   

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!

CTS #189

Good morning and happy Thursday!  I must admit that I'm a bit scatterbrained today.  Ha ha!  I have finally settled into this school and cross country schedule so I decided to throw some more wrenches in the works.  We officially started school at home this week for Abram and Micah and to top it off, they started gymnastics this week and Isaac's bowling league also started.  Oh my!  You should seriously see my planner!  Ha ha ha!  Good thing my good ole van is still kicking because I'm throwing on mile after mile.  It seems like I took a picture or two to share with you but darned if I know where they are.  ;)  I do have a picture of my card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch to share, however.  I didn't lose that.

When I saw this sketch, I got this crazy idea of die cutting a die cut image.  If that makes sense.  Let's see if I can explain it better.  I started out by cutting the happy die.  I love that it leaves all the paper in tact around it because then I could cut the happy image with a Lil' Inker Designs Dual Dotted Circle.  I then put all the parts of my cuts back together on a fun patterned piece of card stock and stamped and embossed "birthday" from Party Pachyderms under the happy. 

Simple cut fun.  I hope you will join us at CAS(E) this Sketch this week.  We'd love to see you!  Have a great Thursday!

Happy Birthday From the Pachyderms

Good morning!  I have been busy busy busy but I think the planting season is finally wrapping up.  I'm hoping that means more time for creating!  I had a little fun this week creating some birthday cards and I'm excited to share this cute one with you today.

I started this card with a fun chevron paper in a mint color.  Next I cut my center rectangle with a Stitched Mats: Side-Stitched Rectangle from stone colored cardstock.  I stamped some images from Party Pachyderms Stamps with Versamark along the bottom of my rectangle.  Next, I cut some Speech Bubbles from a mint cardstock and popped them up in between the sentiments I stamped with the I'm All You're All Stamp Set.  I finished the card off with a Party Pachyderm and bird cut with the Party Pachyderms Die Set.

I hope you enjoyed my cute little birthday card today!  I love sharing my creations with you guys.  Here are the items I used:

A Card & A Sale!

Good morning!!  I hope you guys are having a great week.  I'm enjoying a nice lazy morning with nothing to run and go do today.  Wow, that doesn't happen often so I plan to take full advantage of having an easy day.  I'm sure I'll fill it up with Thanksgiving prep but at least it will be because I want to!  Ha ha!  ;)  I have a quick card to share and I wanted to make sure you go check out the winners and Black Friday Sale post over at the Lil' Inkers Designs blog.  Here's my card:

I started with a paper that already had the initial sentiment on it but I thought it needed some dressing up.  Since I'm ALWAYS making birthday cards, I figured I'd turn this into one as well.  So I grabbed my We Connect Stamps and stamped them on either side of the sentiment.  I chose them because they reminded me of a modern take on balloons.  I colored them in with some copics in primary colors.  The card needed a little something to make it a true birthday card so I added a sentiment from Party Pachyderms.  Perfect!

I hope you liked my card and don't forget to check out the Lil' Inker Designs blog for information on the awesome Black Friday Sale!

Here are the products I used for today's card:

CTS #138

Happy last Thursday of August!  Is that possible?  Wow, were did the summer go?  The boys and I have been busy getting back into the swing of school again.  We've been at it for almost two weeks and I think we may have found our groove.  Don't quote me on that though.  ;)  I am still trying to carve out my crafty time in all this schooling/activity madness but we are getting there.  Having all three boys busy with school work is a little different but my littlest is loving being an official big boy.  Ha ha!

I did get enough time in to craft up a card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I hope you like it!

I went a little crazy with this card.  I started with a striped background paper and then created a blue and white birthday square with my Boxed Up Birthday Greeting Die.  I cut my square at an angle and attached it to my card base.  Then I stamped and embossed the sentiment from Party Pachyderms on a blue strip which I attached down the cut line.  I have a hard time with cards for guys but I think this will work!  Woo hoo!

I hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch and will join us at CAS(E) this Sketch.  Here's what I used today:

 

Lil' Inker Designs June Release Day 2

It's day two of the Lil' Inker Designs New Release Hop and I'm having the hardest time deciding what to share with you on what days because I think it's all SO amazing!  How's a girl to choose?  Lucky for you, you can get it all right now in the Lil' Inker Store.  How awesome is that?  Fabulous, gorgeous, awesome, they all pretty much sum up Lea's designs and hopefully you are coming here from her blog.  If not, don't miss out and make sure you start at the beginning of the hop, right here on the Lil' Inker Blog.  Now I get to show off some more goodies including the new Ombre Pattern Paper Packs.

First up, I'm going to show off Wrappers Delight: Sunburst Die and Go Confidently Stamps.

So, I had this cute little cupcake box in one of my favorite colors and I had no idea what I was going to do with it.  That is, until I saw the Wrappers Delight: Sunburst Die.  I decided this didn't have to be a cupcake box.  I could totally use it as a gift box for a special graduate that I knew would love it.  So, I grabbed my Go Confidently Stamps and set to work.  I cut the Wrappers Delight: Sunburst Die out of a fun yellow heart paper, stamped my sentiment, and attached it to the window on my box.  I used the wrapping idea of this die and wrapped it around the edges.  I love how it makes the whole box look special.  I liked it but felt like it needed a little something more.  So, I grabbed my Stitched Stars Die Set and cut some stars in coordinating colors.  I layered these on my box front and added a little bling to finish it off.  How cute will this be with a little gift wrapped in some tissue paper inside?  Just perfect!

Next up, I had some fun with the Go Confidently Stamps, Ombré Stripes Paper Pad, Party Pachyderms Stamps and Party Pachyderms Die Set.

Don't you just love the new pattern papers?  I sure do!  I used a piece from the Ombré Stripes Paper Pad for the background of this card and it is just amazing!  I paired it with a pocket scrapbooking 3x4 card that I had lying around that I knew would be perfect with some sentiments from the Go Confidently Stamps.  I positioned the sentiments on the card but it felt like it needed something even more to make it truly awesome.  I knew just the party animal to call upon, the Party Pachyderms Stamps and new Party Pachyderms Die Set.  I stamped my little guy in ombre ink to add a little more of that amazing look to this card.  Then, I finished the whole thing off with some gold stars and sequins.  So fun!

Here's a quick look at the products I used today:
 

 

I had such a good time with these new pattern papers!!  I don't want you to miss out so I thought I'd share them all again.  ;) 

   

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

Jen Carter 

Lisa Henke

Karen Baker 

Sarah Jay

Lea Lawson

Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!! 

Laura Williams 

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta (Guest) 

Heather Hoffman

Maureen Merritt

Don't forget you can get the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store!

Lil' Inker Designs April 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 few products but before we get into all that I have to make sure you are coming here after visiting Laura.  If not, head on over to the the Lil' Inker Blog so you don't miss a a stop on the hop.  You won't want to miss a thing!  While you are visiting the Lil' Inker Blog, make sure you go check out the Lil' Inker Store where all of the January 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!  I've packed in tons of products into this last day and I hope you like them.

These elephants are FABULOUS!  They have such personality and are so playful.  That's why they are the perfect elephant set.  What can't they do?  Congrats, sure!  Birthday, of course.  Baby, yup.  You'll want to invite these guys to every celebration possible.  I stamped the adorable Party Pachyderms Stamps with ombre ink pads and added the sweet little birds to the party in two different shades of turquoise.  Then I added my sentiment to the bottom of the card along with some shiny music note stickers and enamel dots.  My card looked a little heavy in the bottom right hand corner so I broke out my Heart Banners Die Set and cut them out of different color vellum to layer in the upper corner and balance out the card.

My final project of the day uses several products and includes a bunch of photos.  Bear with me and I hope you like it!

I started my project on the outside with a Glassine Mini Envelope tied with twine and adorned with a little label I made using Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Squares,  Wonky Squares Dies, Send Pretty Greetings Stamps, and a sentiment from Party Pachyderms Stamps.  I stamped my images onto my Wonky Square and added some color and glossy accents.  I used a little foam tape to pop that up and hold my twine in place on the Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Square.  I then tied my twine around my Glassine Mini Envelope.  Are you ready to see what's inside the envelope?

This is the adorable Petal Card Die.  How cute is this?  It's like a little flower just waiting to pop with fun!  The stitching makes it even cuter and I can't wait to add it to a card front to add a little surprise inside.  So much fun.  I had a little more fun with my message inside.

For the inside, I cut a Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Square from pattern paper and decorated it with one of my favorite stamps sets Really Rosemaling.  The soft colors were perfect for a baby card and I found just the right sentiment in the Send Pretty Greetings Stamps.  These sentiments are SO cute.  I love the little touches of whimsy and different font styles.  It's really a great sentiment set for prettying up a card, envelope, tag, etc.  LOVE!   I added a little glossy accents to the hearts to tie it in with the outer envelope.  I can see myself playing with this often.

Here's a list of the products I used today:

 
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

Lisa Henke 

Laura Williams 

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

Maureen Merritt

Sarah Jay

Lea Lawson

Jen Carter    

Heather Hoffman 

Karen Baker

Amy Kolling
 

Don't forget you can get the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store!