Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Lil' Inker Designs


So I've been holding some big news for a while and now I can shout it from the rooftops! I've been invited by Laura to join the Lil' Inker Designs Team as a graphic designer! As my profile mentions that I'm a graphic designer by trade (meaning I have a four degree in it), however my full time job is far from anything design. It is so wonderful to be able to showcase these skills that I've learned in another avenue! Lil' Inker Designs has introduced a new series in their color line-up of stamps, called Sugar Kissed Cottage-in fact, they are available in the store now. The images are so delightfully sweet, and they are designed by Lindsey Amschler. The coolest part is that I got to help out early and put together the sentiments for the three sets, with the assistance of Laura! I hope you enjoy! If you are following the release hop, you should have arrived from Laura and the Lil' Inker's Blog!

This first card was designed using Rain Boy, and colored with prisma colored pencils. He's the sweetest little boy that you ever did see (in stamp form anyway!). I used bright colors 1. because my boys are drawn to bright colors and 2. bright colors cheer people up!


This next card features the School Girl Stamp Set. I colored her with watercolor crayons and a touch of copic markers. She's been fussy cut and adhered onto a patterned paper card base. Isn't that sentiment tons of fun, a great alternative to the general back-to-school sentiments. Of course, with kids going back to school now or in a few weeks, this set is perfect too!



And finally, the third set in this release is called Surprise! and features these two adorable friends or sisters. I colored them with pastel and vintage shades of copic markers and dressed up the card with a simple embellishment of May Arts Burlap string.

There are so many opportunities for cute cards with these Sugar Kissed Cottage sets by Lil' Inker Designs, they are the perfect size for coloring and in my personal opinion have some really great sentiments! I hope you have a chance to hop along today, or through Thursday, because there are hidden prizes along the way that might just involve sets from this new release!

Thank you for letting me share this excitement, and for viewing my cards today. I'd like to know, do you have a favorite set from this release?

Your next stop on the hop is Judith from Jay Gee's Nook!

52 comments:

  1. I love them all... those stamps sets are beautiful!!!... you card are amazingly gorgeous Karen... I'm still waiting for dies from lil inker designs... hugs..xoxo

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  2. Great images and beautiful work with them. Congrats on the new role and the ability to use what it is you have the skills to do! YAY!

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  3. Love the colors against the kraft.

    Congrats on your new gig - how very exciting for you!!!! :)

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  4. Super cute, congrats!!! I think I like the sisters (are you sure they're not twins?).

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  5. Hi Karen! I am loving your ideas for these sets! I am really loving this new line....and you are right, they are the perfect size! I'm glad Laura designed them this size! Congrats on the new role here at LID!

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  6. CONGRATULATIONS!! These are all so sweet- love the school girl, but those two girls do look like they could be my sister's twins.... :)

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  7. Yay... so happy and excited for you Karen and I just love the sentiments you designed. All 3 of your cards are just adorable :)

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  8. YAY! So glad you are on the team, Karen! And wow, all of these cards are gorgeous!

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  9. Wow! That's awesome Karen. I'm so happy that you get to use your graphic skills in your other job! :)

    These are amazing. Beautifully coloured. I love the school girl set....soooo cute....

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  10. Congrats! Those images are just so cute. Love the coloring.

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  11. Well done- so good you can use your skills! Love the little boy the best - your colouring is superb!

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  12. wahooooooo!!!!!! Super ginormous congrats! they are all wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. This is big news! Huge news! I just love these new images Karen! GREAT job, so so cute, and your cards are great!

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  14. Congrats, Karen! So happy you get to use your talent this way. Your cards are amazing, and those sentiments are perfect with the images!

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  15. That's some huge news indeed and HUUUUUUUUUUGE congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  16. Your cards are all so pretty!! :) And Congrats!! That is some pretty big news...Enjoy! :)

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  17. wow love the new release and your cards are amazing...big congrats for making the team...

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  18. Congratulations Karen - so excited to see your designs!!

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  19. WOOTHOOT!!!!!! congrats girl :)

    these are all fantastic and of course the sentiments are the best!!! i love the little guy with the umbrella :)
    did you color on kraft and have it turn out so perfect?? you rock :)

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  20. YAY!! So glad to see you joining the LID team! I love what you've done with the sentiments in these sets, and can't wait to see what else you have in store for us!! Your one layer cards are gorgeous too!

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  21. Oh my!! That little one under the umbrella is the cutest! Love your coloring!!!

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  22. Congrats, Karen! So thrilled for you that you've joined the LID family!! I can't choose a favourite 'cause all of your cards are awesome. First I love your colouring on kraft, second I love that ledger paper on the base and just wow, your sentiments are totally awesome and that last card shows it off so well. Beautiful work!

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  23. So cute and your coloring is wonderful! A huge congrats on your awesome news!

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  24. Oh Karen! Thank you for your work on the sentiments! They are so perfect! Love your cards! I can't wait to participate tomorrow!

    Lindsey

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  25. Huge Congratulations Karen. Glad to be working with you. Looove all your cards...the coloring on kraft and all the other tiny details.

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  26. The images are the sweetest and how you put your cards together with them is wonderful!

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  27. omg Karen, these sets...your cards...sigh...gorgeous designs! congrats!

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  28. Great new sets. Love the vintage feel. Thanks.

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  29. Congratulations!!! I absolutely LOVE these designs and can not wait to see what the rest of the team has created with them! Beautiful work!
    Lisa

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  30. What a trio! Such wonderful news for you :>) Rain Boy is darling - the sentiments are soooo good.
    Congratulations!!!

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  31. OOooo congrats Karen, such fun news! Your cards are fantastic as always,my fav is the first. I know it's a little boy, but he reminds my of the Morton's Salt girl!

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  32. congrats, Karen. the coloring are gorgeous. really love the boy on kraft card.

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  33. Very sweet images and great coloring.

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  34. Beautiful samples here Karen!
    You make me want to get the three sets ;-)

    TFS~

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  35. Such sweet cards! These so remind me of my old childhood books..... and your colouring is perfect!! LOVE them all Karen! A BIG Congrats to you, it's so well deserved!

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  36. these stamps are wonderful! I love love love the vintage look and they would be so fun to color! Congrats on becoming part of the design team!

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  37. Congratulations! Live the sentiments you created. Great fonts!!! The boy in the rain is adorable!

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  38. Congrats Karen for joining the team...they will be greatly blessed by your talent. I esp. love the little boy with the umbrella but the sentiments are great on every set...so hard to choose.

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  39. Congrats!!!!!!!!! Well deserved!!!

    Awesome cards using the sets!!

    I adore the first one colored on kraft! Maybe I'll do some of that today!!

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  40. Oh Karen! I need to pull out the Thesaurus on this post! Those images are adorable! And your coloring? All those different mediums? Wow, just wow! Each one is so life like, beautiful! I adore each set as the little kiddos are so vintage but I think my fav is Surprise because those 2 girls are so sweet!

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  41. Oh my goodness! These are so sweet! I absolutely adore your coloring of the little guy on kraft though - WOW! Huge congrats on your new gig too!!!!

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  42. Congrats Karen! :> That is great news! Especially since you can use your schooling! Great sets and cards today!

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  43. Adorable cards...your talent shows on these beautiful stamps!

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  44. Adorable CAS designs, Karen! Love the little umbrella boy on Kraft.

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  45. Yay! Congrats, Karen! You've done an awesome job with those sentiments!
    Can't wait to see what else you whip up for Lil' Inker Designs!
    Hugs!
    x
    P.S The colouring of your images ROCK!

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  46. These are all so fabulous, I love them! Great card designs and I just love the little images.

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  47. Congrats Karen, you are super talented and your designs of the stamp sets and sentiments really showcase that. Your cards with these images are gorgeous, love them all!

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  48. wow, you really know how to make those stamps POP! gorgeous coloring.

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  49. YAY!!! Big Congrats - and LOVE all the adorable sentiments! Beautiful cards too!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  50. Whoop whoop!!! Karen, you are everywhere! You are taking over the crafty world and I'm so excited for you and to see everything you do! :) Love all the gorgeous cards especially the bright little boy. :)

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  51. wow! congrats, Karen!! so excited for you! absolutely adore your coloring on kraft on the first card, too. you are so amazingly talented! i adore them all and am looking forward to your work with Lil' Inker Designs! =)

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