LID:: June 2016 Release:: Day 3

It's the last day of the Lil' Inker Designs June 2016 Release. Have you picked up the fabulous products showcased yet? Which is your favorite? We have one final day of blog hopping for you for some last minute inspiration.If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from
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My first project speaks to my coffee loving heart. It features the previously released Coffee Talk Stamps, as well as the NEW coordinating Coffee Talk Dies and Coffee Word Die. So happy that dies were produced to match this set. I started by inking a cardstock panel with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, shading heavily on the bottom of the piece and fading to the white. I then added a few splatters of water and lifted the ink. From this I was able to cut a strip of paper for a border, I used the Coffee Talk Dies to die cut the to-go cup as well as the Coffee Word Die for part of my sentiment. I then die cut a strip of red paper from the Dual Dotted Border Builder Dies. I assembled the card by adhering my distressed ink strip of paper, the red strip and then an aqua card panel. I stamped the sentiment from Coffee Talk Stamps and then added the die cut coffee word.
For a final touch I die cut a red straw, affixed that to the coffee cup and adhered this to the card panel, tucking it under the coffee word.

My last card for this release features the absolutely beautiful stamp set, Hello, Beautiful. I started by stamping and die cutting the bird in some funky colors using the coordinating Hello, Beautiful Dies. I then die cut two square frames (one with white cardstock and the other with the wine cardstock) with the innovative Fringe Scalloped Square Dies. I adhered these two frames together, but only at the very most interior edge, leaving the scallops on the wine panel to be able to be bent up. This allows a bit of white to peak from underneath, and I think it is the coolest effect! I also die cut a white strip of paper with the Dual Dotted Border Builder Dies, and ran some embroidery floss through the dots in a pattern. To assemble my card, I stamped a sentiment from Hello, Beautiful with wine ink onto a white cardstock base. I affixed a blue panel to the white card base, and then the embroidered strip, the square frame and then the bird was affixed with dimensional adhesive. I hope all that makes sense, but if you have any questions, please ask in the comments section! (Please be sure to include your email address with your question if you are a no-reply blogger, so that I can answer you!)

Here's a look at the new release products I've used in both my cards today, and they are available at the Lil' Inker Design Store now!

The next talented designer on the hop is Joy Taylor!

I invite you check out all the amazing new release items available now at the Lil' Inker Design Store .

Don't forget to leave a comment along the each of the stops on the hop, as there are three $15 gift certificates up for grabs to the Lil' Inker Designs Store!