Lil' Inker Designs October 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 as well as a new prize for commenters!  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 Karen's amazing creations before hopping here.  If not of it 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!

First up, I decided to try my hand at lighting a card up and this Baubled Christmas Wreath Die seemed like a perfect shape to light.  I paired it with the new Merry Christmas Word Die and some previously released items to make this enlightening card.  ;)

I started by card by cutting my wood paper with the Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Rectangles.  This gave me the layers I needed to create my circuit.  I embossed the top rectangle using the Quilted Stitched Spirals Die.  Next, I cut my Baubled Christmas Wreath Die from green and added a layer of vellum to the back, trimming around the edges.  The vellum hides my circuitry and bulbs while also softening and dispersing the light.  I added my shiny red Merry Christmas to the wreath and added some holly using the Holly Jolly Dies.  I arranged the holly over the spot where you could press to light the wreath.  You can find a ton of YouTube videos on how exactly to create a lighted card so, I won't go into the exactly layout of my circuit.  After I had my battery and lights in place, I added my wreath with some foam tape to finish the card.  Here's a closer look at the card both lit and unlit:

Next up, I created this simple and fun shaped card using the new Merry Christmas Border Die.

I started with a cute holly paper cut using the Wonky Rectangles Dies.  I cut another Wonky Rectangle from a vellum and a green patterned paper.  I layered the vellum cut over the holly paper to add a soft touch.  Then, I used the Merry Christmas Border Die to divide my green rectangle before adding it to the front.  I loved the look of it but felt it needed a touch of holly to finish it off.  So, I used the Holly Jolly Dies and an enamel dot to complete everything.  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 has decided to shake things up and give away the ENTIRE RELEASE to one lucky commenter.  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

Jessica Frost Ballas

Joy Taylor

Heather Hoffman 

Karen Baker

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

Angel Rivera

Lisa Henke

Amy Kolling

Jen Carter

Sarah Jay

Stephanie Gold

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 September 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 Jessica's amazing creations before hopping here.  If not of it 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!

First up, I made this elegant thank you card using Reap A Harvest Stamps and Reap A Harvest Dies.

I started by stamping and die cutting all of the amazing fall foliage in the Reap A Harvest Stamp Set.  These are some AMAZING stamps.  Just look at those acorns!!!  The Reap A Harvest Dies cut like a dream and are so easy to position.  Love it!  Next, it was time to color.  I started to go with your typical fall colors but then, I watched an episode of Peg + Cat with my littlest and the whole thing had a Japanese ink painting style background.  It was awesome looking with the monotone coloring and varying dark and light splotches.  I knew I wanted to do something similar but black seemed too harsh for such lovely images.  So, I went with blue and I LOVE how it turned out.  I added some gold touches here and there on the tips of some leaves and then got to figuring out the rest of the card.  I decided to keep with the monotone and picked a blue base and some blue striped paper to be my background for the focal images.  Next, I added a strip of vellum stamped with a sentiment from Reap A Harvest Stamp Set.  To be perfectly honest, my way of getting to this sentiment look was a bit of a mess.  I stamped first with a navy ink pad and heat set it.  When I layered that with the striped paper, it got lost.  So, I decided to see if I could steady my hands and offset some gold embossing.  Thank goodness it worked out!  I still thought it needed something to really ground the sentiment so I added a strip of gold tape that you use on your fingernails.  It was just the right thickness and gave me just the look I was going for.  With my sentiment in place, I arranged my flora all about.  Here's a closer look (you can see the blue in the sentiment well here):

Next up, I created a fun little birthday card using Super Kids Stamp Set, Super Kids Die Set, the Super Kids Paper Pack, the Wonky Rectangles Die Set, and the previously released Silly Stitched Die Set.

I went a little crazy with the pattern on this card but I just couldn't choose one paper from the Super Kids Paper Pack.  They are all so cute it was too hard to choose so I picked a few that I liked together.  Them I added some stitching using the Silly Stitched Die around the edges of my chevron card base.  Next I cut some cute layers with the Wonky Rectangles Die Set.  I layered these shapes up, hung them off the card front, and then cut off the overage.  Next, I stamped out images from the Super Kids Stamp Set and cut them with the Super Kids Die Set.  I colored my images to coordinate with the papers and layered them with some banners stamped with sentiment from Super Kids.  A little enamel heart finished it all off.  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 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

 Jessica Frost Ballas

 Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!

Jen Carter

 Heather Hoffman

 Stephanie Gold

 Amy Kolling

 Angel Rivera

Sarah Jay

Lisa Henke

Joy Taylor

Karen Baker

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 September 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 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 coolest undead characters ever!  I used the Zombie Kids Stamp Set, Zombie Kids Die Set, Wonky Rectangles Die Set, and the previously released Cover Up Die:  Stitched Woodgrain, Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles, and Dip Dyed Ombre Paper Pad.

When I saw these cool zombies, I knew I needed to have them busting through a barricade like in The Walking Dead.  I think Rick and the crew would think twice about taking out these cute zombies though.  I stamped my Zombie Kids and cut the out using the Zombie Kids Die Set.  I colored them using copics and I made sure they had a bit of a green tint to their skin.  We can't have fresh looking zombies!  Next, I used Cover Up Die:  Stitched Woodgrain and Stitched Mats: Long & Skinny Rectangles to create my wooden barricade on some green striped paper.  Once I had them all layered, along with my zombies, to the green, I ran the whole thing through my die cutter using the Wonky Rectangles Die Set.  Layering everything before cutting the final shape ensured that the stitching on the Wonky Rectangle was on all my wood planks also making everything more cohesive.  Layered on a purple ombre paper from the Dip Dyed Ombre Paper Pad was just perfect.  A bit of bling and enamel finished it all off just right.

Next up, I had more fun with the Zombie Kids Stamp Set and Zombie Kids Die Set.  This time I couldn't wait to build a scene with the new Tombstone Peek-A-Boo Die, Dual Dotted Border Builder Dies, and Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles.

I just couldn't stop with one zombie card when this set is SO awesome!  My next walker is wandering through a spooky cemetery.  I have had this cute Halloween paper for far too long.  I admit that I've been hoarding it.  It had to be used for this release though.  It was too perfect.  Now, the Tombstone Peek-A-Boo Die is totally cool and can be used SO many ways!  It has one side that does not cut so you can totally use it to make little peek-a-boo windows in your cards!  I wanted a simple tombstone for this card so I cut that side out myself on my trimmer but you can bet there will be some window cards coming from me soon!  I layered my Tombstone Peek-A-Boo Die with some patterned hills made using the Dual Dotted Border Builder Dies.  I love that I can cut RIP or BEWARE or both on my tombstone all with one run through of the die cutter!  I layered my Zombie Kid between the layers and then finished my card front by rounding the corners using Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles.  I totally love the sentiments found in the Zombie Kids Stamp Set and this one just makes me happy!  Here's another 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 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

Jessica Frost Ballas

Lisa Henke

Angel Rivera

 Amy Kolling

 Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!

 Sarah Jay

Heather Hoffman

Jen Carter

Joy Taylor

 Karen Baker

 Stephanie Gold

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: