Monday, January 21, 2013

The Cookie Bowl


Do you have "the cookie bowl"? You know, the one that you mix your cookie dough in and the cookies always come out right? The one that you would be lost without having? The one with the flat bottom, large circumference, easy to wash? We had a lovely cookie bowl...until the day I set it on the stove while the cookies were baking and a hole melted in the bottom...


Lil' Inker Designs has a lot in store for me and you this month with their January Release. If you are following along with today's hop-the second day of releases, you should have arrived from Judith's Blog. I have two projects today, the first one being a card featuring Stirring in Lots of Love, a set featuring the Sugar Kissed Cottage Vintage images.


I inked up the cutie pie image, stamped it onto a white cardstock panel cut with the Stitched Mats Rectangle Dies (also available at the Lil' Inker Store) and colored it with markers. I stapled some loops of May Arts Silk ribbon to the panel and adhered the panel to a covered patterned paper card base.


Switching gears, I made a clean and graphic card that features one of the dies from the Mini Party Die Set (the stitched string!). I die cut patterned paper multiple times and adhered them to the card base. The sentiment is from the Balloon Builders Stamp Set.



The colors were derived from the lovely color palette at The Play Date Cafe.

As a reminder: there's a lot of product debuting this month, please be sure to stop by the Lil' Inker Blog for details. There is a prize up for grabs too-one winner will be selected from comments lefts on one of the participant's blogs, so please be sure to let us know what you think! Up next is the delightful Laura.

42 comments:

  1. Gorgeous cards my Friend!
    You can change style and still shine in YOUR unique way!
    Yeah for you!

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  2. This is so adorable, love how you colored her up!!!

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  3. Perfectly coloured first card, but it's the second one that caught my eye - such a clever use of the die and I love the colours too!!

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  4. Wonderful cards Karen, love the design of both - so different but equally fabulous :)

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  5. great cards! love the ribbon detail on the first one - may have to copy that!

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  6. So gorgeous. I love the design and the colours are fabulous

    Sue xx

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  7. Doh! That's totally something I would do!

    Gorgeous colouring on that sweet image and I love the fantastic lines on the second card. You have some serious patience...

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  8. Way to show us how to stretch our stamps...love the clean and graphic feel on the second one.

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  9. I love the vintage image on the first card. You always color those up so well!

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  10. FABulous cards Karen! Love your sweet little girl and the fun way you have used the ribbon above the image!

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  11. Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Love the stitched-mat as a setting for the little vintage girl--and your ribbon treatment is sweet as well. Lots of fussy glueing on that second card! Lovely!

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  13. Delightful cards! I love how you take any stamp set and use it to create such stunning masterpieces!

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  14. LOVE that pretty green background with the pop of yellow ribbon the first card! SOOOO pretty!!!

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  15. These are wonderful projets, Karen! I love your coloring and ribbon treatment on the first but I really love how you used the stitched balloon stick to make a graphic element on your second card! Smart!! Love these!!

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  16. Karen both of your cards are fantastic. Love the Lil' Inkers stamp!

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  17. Beautiful! I love your creative use of the stitched string - absolutely fantastic!

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  18. Oh wow! What a great way to use that stitching string, so clever, and I am kind of in love with that image on the first card, my favorite of this release!

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  19. Love both of the cards! Your stitched string die cut card really caught my eye. It's not your standard fare and has great colors!

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  20. Beautiful coloring and I love your ribbon detail - sweet!

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  21. Love them both, especially the first card.. Love the vintage girl :) Hope you have replaced your cookie bowl! I totally would be lost without mine!

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  22. Great colors on the first card and creative use of the die on the second card.

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  23. Super cards! Sweet and graphic - love!

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  24. The first card is so sweet! I love the second card and how you used the colors! Thanks for playing at The Play Date Cafe.

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  25. Oh, I have to get this stamp! So cute and loving the vintage style!

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  26. Very sweet card! I love the coloring!
    DeniseB

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  27. Love the ruffed ribbon on the first and the novel use of the die on the second.

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  28. Great cards! I love your coloring on the first. Sweet image too.

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  29. Love your cards! That little girl image is so sweet. And what a creative idea with the stitching on the second card. :D

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  30. Oh boy does that green really reach out and grab your attention. Great way to draw attention to that cutie. The birthday card is a classy CAS. TFS!

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  31. OK, I'll say it again. That second card is what makes blog hopping so worth it. What an out-of-the-box idea with a fantastic impact. What a great way to make those colors work CAS.

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  32. Great projects! Your first card is so cute! Great image!

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  33. Fantastic cards!! Love how you used the die on your second card! So simple, yet so stunning!

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  34. Karen, your cards are fabulous! I am so glad you decided to play with us at the PDCC!

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  35. I LOVE the CAS card! Wow - those were some slender cuts you made and aligned perfectly!!!

    The little baker is adorable!!!

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  36. you colored the darling image so beautifully, Karen! and what a cool way to use that stitched string die!! love love them both. you are amazing, girl!

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  37. Wow you are so talented that you can rock such different styles of cards! Really amazing!

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  38. love that first card's saturated colors...it remind's me of my old jack & jill story books. a nice thing :) the graphic quality of the second is perfect. reminds me of subway tile!

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