Lil' Inker Designs Black Friday Sale and Mini New Release

Today's a super fun Lil' Inker Designs mini release hop as we gear up for an awesome Black Friday Sale.  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.  All of these new items will be available in the  Lil' Inker Store Friday and you will also be able to save on some of the items that have been on your wishlist!  So, sit back, enjoy the hop and get ready to get your shop on.   

I'll start with the new Magical Winter Stamps and Magical Winter Dies since you may have seen a glimpse of this card in the banner.

I just love all the cute wintery images in this set and some super fun unicorns.  I decided to showcase how this set can be used for so much more than just wintery cards!  So, I started by stamping a unicorn from Magical Winter Stamps and cutting it with the Magical Winter Dies before coloring.  I wanted to keep it soft and magical!  I used a Wink of Stella gold pen for the horn.  I set my unicorn to the side and started building my background.  I started by stamping my sentiment on a piece of white paper and layering that on some black to create a border.  Then I used this to determine where to ink the card base.  Then I created a patterned paper for the bottom portion using the dots from the Peace, Love & Joy Stamps.  I attached this paper to the bottom of my inked card base and then cut out some vellum clouds using the Border Builders Die Set.  I layered the clouds with some foam tape and attached them to my sentiment border and then finally to my card base.  Finally, I attached my unicorn with a little more foam tape.  I added some white accents to my unicorn with a gel pen.  Here's a closer look:

My next card shows off the coolest stamp set EVER!!  This set is everything the name describes, Unstoppable Stamps.

This collection of dots and dashes will have you creating backgrounds for days.  I had a hard time stopping myself.  I embossed them, stamped them, rainbow colored them.  It was too much fun.  Finally, I had to get down to making a card so, I started working with the fun stripes in the Unstoppable Stamp set.  I stamped, flipped, offset, and stamped some more and I just LOVE the pattern it created.  With an awesome patterned cardbase ready, all I had to do was decide on a cool sentiment and image to finish it off.  The sentiment was easy because the Unstoppable Stamps set also has some AWESOME sentiments.  Then I realized that the sketchy look of the Sketched Floral Stamps was exactly what this card needed.  So, I started creating a border by selectively cutting a portion of the flower out with the Sketched Floral Die Set and cutting the rest into a border shape to stamp my sentiment.  I layered this on a black strip and then added it to my card.  A few sequins and the card was done.  Here's a closer peek:

I hope you enjoyed my peek at the mini release items coming to the Lil' Inker Store this Friday.  You also won't want to miss the amazing Black Friday Sale!  All items in the store are 25% with some being 50% off.  You don't even need a code!  Just shop the Lil' Inker Store from 11/24/2017 - 11/26/2017.  Can't beat that!   

 Also, don't forget to comment along the hop for a chance to win the whole release!!

I have another card to share on Black Friday using some of my favorite sale items and the new release.  I hope you can handle the wait!  I know one way to make the wait easier!  Continue on the hop with Heather Hoffman!  You won't want to miss what she comes up with.  She's amazing.  Don't forget to be come back and check out my card Friday!  Have fun hoping and here's what I used today:

CTS # 220

Good morning!  Sorry this post is a little late.  I was distracted by a little ball of fuzz named Loki this morning and forgot to make sure it published on time.  Of course, it's the one morning that I left the post in draft.  Oops!  Seriously though, who wouldn't be distracted by this face?

Loki is settling in well and has become my little shadow.  He even "helps" in the craft room.  Here's what we came up for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.

I loved playing with this week's sketch.  I decided to do a little loose water coloring at the case of the card front but then decided it needed a little something more.  So, I grabbed the Inky Flower Stamp Set and went to work stamping it in greys and black along the base.  For the sentiment, I used a foam happy from my Clique Kit and combined it with part of a sentiment from Sketched Floral Stamps.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my creation today and I hope you'll join us at CAS(E) this Sketch!  You'll have a blast, I promise!

CTS #173

Thursday, Thursday!!!  I always love Thursdays because I get to share my take on the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge with you.  I really loved today's sketch and I hope you'll come play along with us this week. 

Here's what I came up with:

I decided to go with triangles like the sketch so I cut various colors of paper with the Dual Stitched Triangle Dies.  The arrow triangle is cut from paper in the Tribal Chic Paper Pack.  I cut a cute striped kraft bag to make my background and layered my triangles on the bag.  Then I cut this cute friend die and added it to my triangle layers.  I finished the card off with a sentiment from Sketched Floral Stamps.  Super easy and fun.

Hope you like my creation for the week an will join us over at CAS(E) this Sketch!  See you there.  Here's what I used on my card:

CTS #166

Another awesome Thursday and another awesome sketch!  I had to photograph my card with my phone this week so, sorry if the picture quality isn't the greatest.  However, that's a small price to pay for getting to spend quality cousin time with these crazy boys!

What a bunch of silly gooses! 

Here's the card I created for this kinda crazy sketch.

I started with a black card base to make sure my colors popped.  Next, I used Cover Up Die: Center Point Chevron to cut both a white and a red version of my chevrons.  I cut my red Cover Up in half and attached it sideways on the card front.  Then I filled in the spaces with cuts from my white cut.  I thought it needed a little extra pop on the right side so I added a red chevron instead of another white.  I added my sentiment from Sketched Floral Stamps on one of the white chevrons.  I love how graphic this card is and I think it will make a great masculine card. 

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  We are packed up in the van heading back to Iowa!  Next time you hear from me, I'll be home!  I'll see you over at CAS(E) this Sketch!  :)

Here's what I used today:

CTS #155

Have you noticed it's been awfully quiet on my blog?  Ugh!  I've been busy getting everyone back into the swing of the non-holiday schedule.  I can assure you that no one is excited about getting back to school work at the moment, including me.  Oops!  :)  Luckily, I think we are getting back into the groove. 

I've also caught the painting bug and am busy repainting the house room by room.  It REALLY needed it.  With three boys each with two hands and ten fingers, my walls are a grungy mess after only 5 years in this house.  So, I'm giving up my love of flat paint and going with something more scrubable.  I'm also finally painting all the trim to match the new bright white trim we put in with the new windows.  I HATE painting trim.  AH!  Taking it room by room is making it easier and, luckily, I'm in no crazy hurry. 

I'm hoping to get down to the craft rooms this weekend when the cold sets in.  So, hopefully you will be seeing more action here soon.  I really REALLY need to build up my birthday card stash.  I better get to work.  For now, here's my card for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I hope you'll like it!

I used some fun pattern paper cut across the middle and separated to show the pattern paper underneath.  I made a little robot using Robot Builder Stamps and cut him out for my card front.  I used a sentiment from Sketched Floral Stamps to add a little fun the top and bottom cuts.  To finish off the card, I added some stars and enamel dots.

This card will be heading to my nephew for his birthday.  I hope he'll enjoy it!  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and I hope you'll join us this week at CAS(E) this Sketch!

Here's what I used to create this card: