Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Lil' Inker Designs October Release Day 2


It's day two of our amazing Lil' Inker Designs October release bloghop.  Hopefully, you are coming from Amy's blog.  If not, you might want to go to the Lil' Inker blog to make sure you start at the beginning.

You are going to love the products I'm showing today just as much as yesterday's amazing designs.  Lucky for you, all the items from the October release are already available in the Lil' Inker Store.  You can have it all on its way to you while you sit back and enjoy the inspiration all along the bloghop.  Oh!  Don't forget to comment as you go, Laura is giving away a $15 credit to 3 lucky hoppers.  Awesome!

This first card uses the new Cover Up Die:  Snowflakes and, boy, is this an amazing die.  You may think I'm crazy but my favorite thing about this is the fact that there is white space.  So many cover dies that I find are crammed full of whatever shape they are using and they leave no space for your eye to rest and really enjoy what you are looking at.  I guess, to me, they can be busy.  The Cover Up Die:  Snowflakes is simple perfection.  Just look:

http://www.lilinkerdesigns.com/cover-up-die-snowflakes/

For my card, I cut two of these gorgeous die cuts, one in navy and one in vellum.  Let's see what you think.


I layered these die cuts (a bit offset) on some mirrored cardstock.  I love the little peek of the vellum around the edges of each snowflake.  Finishing the card was easy, a sentiment from the Cozy Winter Wishes Stamp Set embossed in white on vellum and some coordinating enamel dots and the card was done.  See how not every snowflake touches another?  That is why I love this so much.  Each snowflake gets its own shining moment.  Gorgeous!

Next up, I'm going to play with some more snowflakes using the Cozy Winter Wishes Stamp Set.  I wanted to make a small wintery scene with these wonderful snowflakes so I decided to use the Border Builders Die Set on this card as well.

http://www.lilinkerdesigns.com/cozy-winter-wishes-stamp-set/

http://www.lilinkerdesigns.com/border-builders-die-set/

Here's how I used them:


First up, I inked a cut from Stitched Mats:  Rounded Rectangle Dies to look like a winter sky.  Then I used Border Builders Die Set to make a hill with glitter paper and another with pearlized paper.  I stamped my snowflakes from the Cozy Winter Wishes Stamp Set in black and embossed one in silver on a bit of vellum which I thought looked awesome (I'll be doing that again!).  I finished the card off with a strip of vellum stamped with a sentiment from Cozy Winter Wishes Stamp Set and a little bling. 

My last card uses another fun stamp set, Big Christmas Stamp Set.  These sentiments can carry a card all on their own.  Just look...

http://www.lilinkerdesigns.com/big-christmas-stamp-set/


I was wondering in a store one day with my coffee in hand and I saw the most adorable packaging.  It was wood and gold but SUPER simple.  When I saw the Big Christmas Stamp Set I knew I wanted to do a play on that packaging.  I found some wood panel patterned paper in my stash and cut the Small Bow Die from gold glitter paper to hold this awesome kraft and gold glitter tag that I had in my stash.  To make the sentiment pop with all that glitter, I cut a piece of acetate to wrap around the tag.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment in black and it really pops...no additional bling needed.  ;)

I hope you liked my cards today and I'm so happy you stopped by to see what I created with all these amazing Lil' Inker Designs products.  You better get going though, if you want to get to all the amazing blogs in today's hop.  See you again tomorrow!

Chrissy Larson <---Yup, that's me!!!
Don't forget you can get the new release right now in the Lil' Inker Store!

32 comments:

  1. You've used all my favorite new releases on these 3 projects. I just love them all!

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  2. These are all fantastic!! That mirrored cardstock on the first card is so cool!! And I'm loving the gold stripes on that third one!

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  3. You've been a busy lady! I love all three of these cards but have to say that the metallic background on the first one is simply amazing!

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  4. A trio of gorgeousness Chrissy!

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  5. Such a clever use of the cover up. It really looks like snow.

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  6. Beautiful cards! Love the cover up die. :)

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  7. Beautiful cards! Love your use of the cover up die.

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  8. Beautiful card. Love how you layered the snowflake. Cover up.

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  9. Gorgeous cards. Love the play on wood and gold that is absolutely lovely.

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  10. WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! Simply BEAUTIFUL!! I just LOVE these!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)

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  11. The cards are so pretty. Love the deep blue snowflakes.
    thanks for sharing.

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  12. Absolutely breathtaking! Love how you used the cover-up die with the mirror paper.

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  13. Gorgeous cards! The more I see that Christmas sentiments stamps, the more I want it!

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  14. Very pretty. I like the offset layering on the first one.

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  15. I can just say one thing, and that is WOW! Three very beautiful cards :)

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  16. Wow, love the navy and vellum. The silver snowflakes with the stitched border and the Kraft and gold tag rock!

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  17. The navy card is gorgeous--so striking!

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  18. Love your cards. Love that snowflake cover plate! Beautiful!!!

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  19. Beautiful cards Chrissy! I especially love the first one, TFS

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  20. Day 2 and another round of gorgeous inspiration from you! The snowflake card...stunning!! Looking forward to what you'll dazzle and delight us with tomorrow!
    ~c

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  21. Wow. GORGEOUS cards! LOVE that you offset the two different snowflake cover-up dies against mirror cardstock! Such a lovely effect.

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  22. I love all your pretty snowflake projects.

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  23. FUN! I really like the gold and wood combo on the last one!! Fabulous!

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  24. LOVE them all, especially the vellum over the blue! Awesome inspiration.

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  25. Mirrored & wood cardstock backgrounds?!! Love 'em! I think your snowflakes card is particularly magnificent.

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  26. BEAUTIFUL cards Chrissy!!!
    LOVE the offset snowflakes, LOVE your wintery scene and WOW - I ADORE your MAGICAL 3rd card, the big sentiment, bow and gold against the wood grain is GORGEOUS - LOVE IT ALL!!!

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  27. Your snowy cards are totally amazing!)

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  28. Oooo! Love these! All are gorgeous! Love the bit of silver poking out behind the snowflake cover up!

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  29. Gorgeous cards! I love that beautiful cover up snowflakes die! Awesome!

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