Sunday, July 24, 2016

LID July 2016 Release:: Day 1 (+ Giveaway!)


It really doesn't surprise me that Lil' Inker Designs just released some awesome and unique new products, I adore this company, the owner and their products. Today is the first of three days of the Lil' Inker Designs July 2016 Release Showcase!


Once again, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies! If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from the ever so talented
Amy Kolling's Blog! 

My first project features the seriously pretty and versatile The Little Things Stamps and coordinating The Little Things Dies as well as the Fringed Scalloped Circle Dies



I started with a black stamped sentiment from The Little Things Stamps on a white card base and then die cut a series of leaves and flowers from The Little Things Dies with various shades of green from the leaves and white for the flowers. I also die cut all of the circles from the Fringed Scalloped Circle Dies in a deep teal color. These were arranged onto the white card base, with the middle circle set adhered with dimensional adhesive. I then arranged the vines and flowers around the fringed circle and sentiment, and finished with yellow accents.

My next card also features a couple of products from the new release, and I'm still in awe on how Lil' Inker Designs products work so well together!


For this card, I embossed an distress inked kraft panel with the Quilted Stitched Spirals Die. I further outlined the spirals with a warm gray copic marker. I adhered this to a white card base. For the sentiment, I painted a watercolored panel with shades of blue and purple and then die cut a fun sentiment from the super versatile Everyday Word Tags Dies. I simply trimmed off the tag part before adhering the die cut to my card! I finished the card by rounding the bottom corners and adding a loose double bow of burlap string.

Here's a look at the new release products showcased in my card today:





Also, the Stitched Gift Card Holder Die is back for a limited time! The size is slightly improved (a bit larger for more wiggle room and easier folding...). These are just perfect for your holiday gift-giving!

It is with pleasure that I get to send you to the talented Chrissy Larson's Blog as the next stop along the hop. I hope you get a chance to visit the Lil' Inker Design Store now as all the NEW JULY 2016 RELEASE products are already up at the 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!

29 comments:

  1. Really love your cards. Awesome.

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  2. Two beautiful cards. All of the new dies are fabulous!

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  3. Beautiful cards! I love the kraft Thanks card!

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  4. These are both wonderful Karen...LOVE all the green :)
    I hope you have a great week!

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  5. Great card ideas. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  6. Love the layers of fringe scalloped circles! So cool!

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  7. Lovely cards! Really love the design of the first. And I love word dies and you can never have too many "thanks" in the stash; great card.

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  8. Love these cards! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  9. Oh those fringe dies......Both of your cards are amazing!

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  10. Love the way you've used those frilly circle dies and the thanks card is fantastic.

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  11. WOW! Your cards are amazing and fabulous with those dies! LOVE them all!

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  12. Your cards are both
    so pretty. I love
    the scalloped circle
    die.
    Carla from Utah

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  13. Totally sweet!! Love the color on the first card and REALLY love how you used the thanks die. Awesome.

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  14. Wow! You really made the Thanks card look like quilted fabric. Very cool cards.

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  15. Terrific cards Karen, I really like the design on your second one!

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  16. Great cards! Love those awesome Fringe Scalloped Circles! Great background and Thanks word die on the second card too! Lots of fabulous dies and stamps in this release!

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  17. Awesome cards! Love the colour choice. :-)

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  18. Wonderful cards. I really like how you used the fringe scalloped circle die on the first one.

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  19. Karen, these are great!!! I love how you showed how The Little Things Dies can be used on their own with a sentiment and I really dig the layout. really like the dimension you added to the quilted pattern on your second card! Great work!
    Thank you so much,
    Laura

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  20. for me? you shouldn't have! ;)

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  21. What a fabulous pair of cards you've created!

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  22. That spiral stitched background is so pretty on its own that you don't need much else in the card. Keeps it simple

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  23. These are both beautiful, Karen! I love the design and leaves on the first one -- it's so pretty! And the inking on the embossed kraft background on the second one is so fun!

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  24. Utterly fabulous cards!!! Love the use of the circles on the first one - so cool!!! Loving the sentiment on the second one - as it almost reminds me of a marbleized effect.

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