Wednesday, October 29, 2014

LID:: October Release:: Day 2



I love this time of year when new stamps are released for the holidays! It's Day Two of the Lil' Inker Designs October Release. As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies with a holiday theme! You should have arrived from Jen's Blog!


My first project today features two new products, the innovative Baubled Christmas Tree Die and Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles! I die cut the bauble tree from a piece of patterned paper that first had been die cut into a Rounded Rectangle with the LID Exclusive Double Stitching. Then I had a bit of fun finding some coordinating patterned paper to stick behind the die cut tree for the leaves and trunk. I finished the card without a greeting and tied it with some May Arts Natural Burlap String.



My next card features three products from this release! I started by die cutting the background from white cardstock with the very beautiful Cover Up Die: Snowflakes. Such intricate designs but so easy to use! Then I adhered that to a blue base and added some snow hills created from the Border Builders Die Set. Finally, before attaching the last snow hill, I added the sentiment via a die cut from the Stitched Script: Holiday Word Dies! Talk about innovative, clever and oh so cool!

Your next stop is Kristen! Lil' Inker Designs has added two new members to their design team. Stop by the blogs Christine and Laura during the Blog Hop to welcome them.

Don't forget to comment along the hops, as there are three $15 gift certificates up for grabs to the Lil' Inker Designs Store!

38 comments:

  1. These are such pretty cards!
    The tree die looks so fun!

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  2. Beautiful cards! Love that gorgeous background on the second one!

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  3. What amazing cards! I love your style!

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  4. You're an enabler :) I did a little shopping yesterday. So happy to see your name as a designer. Love your gorgeous cards Karen.

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  5. Simply love your blue and white snowflake card.

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  6. Very cute cards. Love those border dies, they look awesome.

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  7. Love both of your cards today! The top tree looks a bit old world mixed with modern. And the snowflake cover up along with the stitched hill, so perfect!

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  8. So pretty! I love how you used the snowflakes cover up die with the border builders. SO pretty!

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

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  10. Love the way you cut the tree and lined it. Tying the twine around the frame of the card was a fun idea.
    Love the snowflakes.
    thanks for sharing.

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  11. Hi Karen,
    These dies are beautiful!! All of your cards are delightful, nice work!!

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  12. Beautiful! That border builder die looks like a staple / must have!

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  13. Wonderful cards. I really like the baubled christmas tree die.

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  14. awesome cards, I really love both of them. The tree really stands out, and so does the snowflakes with that background :)

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  15. Love the snowflakes and tree dies! Such fun cards!

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  16. Love these Karen! Especially the tree card, love those colors.TFS

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  17. Gorgeous cards! Especially love the snowflake one with that gorgeous blue background!

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  18. These are so pretty Karen, that little tree is fabulous!

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  19. I'm loving these new releases. Your cards are beautiful!

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  20. I love and the cover up die and now the tree die is climbing to my must have list too. Love how it looks on your card.

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  21. Fantastic creations, Karen! Love the comfy cozy feel of the first card and the stunning blues in the second one---so crisp and wintery!!!

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  22. Awesome cards! LOVE the inspiration.

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  23. The patterned paper background behind the scrolly tree really looks terrific! Pretty snowdrift card too!

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  24. BEAUTIFUL cards Karen!!!
    LOVE your stitched curve & sentiment on your snowflake card and WOW - your Baubled Christmas Tree card is AWESOME!!! LOVE how you have inlaid the tree into the patterned panel and layered the green behind it - I've added this one to my list to make for Christmas this year, THANK YOU for the inspiration :)

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  25. great partial die-cutting! Love the swoopy snowbank with falling flakes...

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  26. As usual your cards are jaw droppingly amazing, thanks so much yet again for the inspiration Karen!

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  27. Gordeous card!)the colours are great!

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  28. fabulous dies and your cards are wonderful!

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  29. I am seriously drooling over both of these cards. I love what you did with the Baubled Tree Die and I love that use partially used the snowflake cover up with the Border Builder Dies. Gorgeous and great idea!!!

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  30. Gorgeous cards! Love the snowflakes with that loved colored background, and the Bauble Christmas Tree die is so beautiful!

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