Welcome back to the third and final day of the Lil' Inker Designs September Release! As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies, I hope you enjoyed this amazing release! You should have arrived from Lisa Henke's Blog!
I really wanted to showcase a rustic, fall theme with this first card. I started with a sand card base with inked edges and embossed a woodgrain pattern from Lil' Inker Designs Cover-Up Die: Stitched Woodgrain. I then die cut a simple, elegant pumpkin and stem from the new Seen On Halloween Dies and inked the edges. I added the extra detail of the stitched ribs from this set as well, what a cool feature! Before adhering the pumpkin to the card base, I used an elegant, perfectly sized sentiment from Seen On Halloween Stamps. Finally, I adhered the pumpkin to the card base and finished with a bow from made from May Arts Natural Burlap String.
I decided to make the most use out of the negative die left behind when die cutting the pumpkin from the first card, using the Seen On Halloween Dies. I simply cleaned it up by running the piece through my die cutting machine again, framing it with Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Squares. I then created a card base using the Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Squares again and stamped a bold sentiment from Here for the Boos Stamp Set. I adhered the pumpkin frame to the card base and finished with a cute jack-o-lantern face die cut from the Pumpkin Faces Die Set.
Your next stop today is Amy Kolling!!
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Love the Halloween creation and the texture on the first one, beautiful designing!
ReplyDeleteI love the stitched pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! Love the textures on the first card and great use of the negative die cut on the second card! So cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the embossed background on the first one Karen. Two fabulous cards in your gorgeous style.
ReplyDeleteI am POSITIVELY INSPIRED by your cards today Karen!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE all of your stitched layers and CLEVER use of the pumpkin die, the stitched pumpkin is SO PRETTY and the stitched "negative" makes for such a FUN face :)
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!
Great cards - that stitching juste adds the final touch on CAS cards!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with this new release and your cards are absolutely gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. Love the rustic look on the first one.
ReplyDeleteSo cute Karen! Love your CAS designs.
ReplyDeleteYou are causing some serious 'want that' in this household right now... can we start with that stitched wood-grain cover plate? Yep, top of the list! Fabulous cards!
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The first card is understatedly elegant! And how efficient of you to use the negative for another card...
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! I love the pretty details!
ReplyDeleteTake Care!
Michele
Love how you got two cards out of one die cut.
ReplyDeleteThat background die is wonderful. Putting it on my list.
thanks for sharing.
I love, love, love the Halloween card.
ReplyDeleteLove the rustic look!
ReplyDeleteLove them both Karen, cute pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards.
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards made!
ReplyDeleteI love your first card so CAS, so beautiful and awesome! love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous showcase of the new release! Pumpkins two ways: toooo cute!
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Beautiful thanks you card, love the look of it.
ReplyDeleteLove the rustic look you achieved.
ReplyDeleteSimply delightful cards.
ReplyDeleteLovely Cards!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! :)
ReplyDeleteLove these gorgeous cards! Autumn colors just make me so happy!
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