LID:: December 2015 Release:: Day 2

Welcome back to the second day of the Lil' Inker Designs December Release! As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies! You should have arrived from Chrissy Larson's Blog!

Today I'm featuring the super adorable So Prickly Stamp Set. This first card had a cactus stamped onto a white tag die cut from the Dual Dotted Tag Dies, and the sentiment is from the new Keep it Sassy Stamp Set. I then ran a strip of one of the many designer papers from the new super cute So Prickly Paper Pack onto a white card base. The cute tag was adhered to the card base with a staple and a little May Arts Silk Ribbon.

This next card also features a cute catci set from So Prickly Stamp Set as well as a sentiment from the same set. I stamped these onto a die cut made from the Dual Dotted Circles Die Set and finished the card with some strips of the cute So Prickly Paper Pack and a scalloped ribbon trim available at The Ribbon Resource.

One more card for today!

Here I backed a white card base with some papers from So Prickly Paper Pack and then created a focal tag using the previously released Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag Die Set and then a die cut from the new Boxed Up Thank You Greeting Die. I finished the card with a little fussy cutting of a potted cactus from the So Prickly Paper Pack.

Super cute, right? 

Your next stop is Sarah Jay!

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

LID:: December 2015 Release:: Day 1

 

It's the first day of the Lil' Inker Designs December Release and we have so many follow-ups to your favorites to showcase during this release! I love the new products, and I am pretty sure that you will too. As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies! You should have arrived from Maureen Merritt's Blog!

I'm showcasing so many new products with a few cards today. The first is the stamp set called Inky Flowers. So beautiful, so versatile! For the above card, I stamped many flowers in white on kraft cardstock and colored a few in with colored pencils. I then die cut the beautiful corresponding sentiment with the With Gratitude Greeting Die in white cardstock. I finished the card with May Arts Burlap.

This next card also features Inky Flowers. I first stamped some of the flowers and then outlined them with marker. I then added a background for my focal point using a mask made out of the fun Dual Dotted Oval Dies. I outlined the dots and the oval with black marker for a bit of extra pop. I finished the card with a die cut sentiment from the corresponding With Sympathy Greeting Die.

I made this card by embossing (instead of die cutting) the new Diamond Lace Cover Up Die onto blue cardstock. I then added a die cut white sentiment from the With Sympathy Greeting Die and an additional word from Inky Flowers Stamp Set. I finished the card with a stamped and die cut flower from Lil' Inker's Sketched Floral Stamp Set and corresponding Sketched Floral Die Cut.

I have one last card to feature! Here I stamped and colors some flowers from the Inky Flowers Stamp Set onto a white die cut circle from the new Dual Dotted Circles Dies. I then added a stamped sentiment from the Inky Flowers Stamp Set and then adhered this to a card base that has been covered with Lil' Inkers Dip Dyed Ombre Papers. I finished the card with a bow made from May Arts Silk Ribbon.

Your next stop is Lea Lawson!

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

The Ribbon Resource:: DCWV Christmas Craft Ideas Hop

What better combination is there than the ubercool DCWV patterned paper packs and beautiful May Arts Ribbon?! None, I say! So glad you could join me for The Ribbon Resource & DCWV Christmas Craft Ideas Blog Hop. Of course, my "idea" is cards, so I have three to show you today that feature May Arts Ribbon available at The Ribbon Resource, and the DCWV Oh What Fun Stack.

This card pairs a text filled card front with a strip of Gold Glitter Trim and Ivory Burlap String tied in a bow.

This card features some fun and funky skiing polar bears and coordinating tags, with a big bow of 1.5" Red Faux Linen and small bow of Ivory Burlap String.

My last card features an angled mat stack of the funky polar bears and coordinating patterned red paper, along with tag from the same paper stack tied with 3/16"" Green Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and bow tied from Ivory Burlap String.

I hope you enjoy the hop, there are great prizes up for grabs! There are 3 sets of prize packs: each prize pack consists of two Christmas DCWV paper stacks and two 5 yard bundles of Christmas ribbons - winners choice! There are a couple of ways to enter: through Rafflecopter or a comment on the blog, facebook likes for DCWV and/or The Ribbon Resource, or share the post on Facebook!

Please be sure to stop by The Ribbon Resource Blog for full hop details.

Here's the complete hop list:

Monday

• Gini Williams Cagle
• Jen Shears
• Jenifer Cowles

Tuesday

• Jennifer Davey
• Karen Baker

Wednesday

• Karen Hanson
• Latrice Murphy
• Lori Williams

Thursday

• Mallika Kejriwal
• Marielle LeBlanc

Friday

• Michele Kosciolek
• Tracy McLennon
• Terri Burson

The Ribbon Resource:: Halloween Hop

Halloween is such a fun time of year! There are so many cute products out there to decorate and craft with, and The Ribbon Resource has some perfect accessories for you! Welcome to The Ribbon Resource Halloween Hop! You should have arrived from Jennifer Davey's Blog if you are following the Hop, otherwise you can start at The Ribbon Resource!

I made three cards for the Hop, all featuring the cut-out ribbon available at the store, and all perfectly designed for Halloween. The first card started with a white cardstock base that had been stamped with a Halloween Sentiment. I then ran a line of 1/4" Black Adhesive Scalloped Border Ribbon on the bottom third, and adhered a strip of the 3/4" Pumpkin Cut-outs. I finished the card with some "grass", a tied bow from the 1/8" silk ribbon in Moss.

The next card started with a purple cardstock base and I stamped a cute sentiment in black ink. I added a row of the 1/4" Black Adhesive Scalloped Border Ribbon and adhered a line of the super cute 3/4" Ghost Cut-outs. I finished wiht a black 1/8" silk bow.

 

My last card is one to give to your honey on Halloween. I started with a white cardbase that had been stamped with a punny sentiment. I added a single 1.25" red Sequin Adhesive Heart and then adhered a line of the 3/4" black Bat Cut-outs.

That's it for me! Make sure to leave a comment here and at The Ribbon Resource Blog for your chance to win one of two $20 gift cards to The Ribbon Resource! The Ribbon Resource is a perfect place to shop for ribbon for card makers, as they offer your favorite May Arts Ribbon and trims in small bundles!

Here's the complete line-up for today and tomorrow.

Thursday

• Gini Williams Cagle
• Jen Shears
• Jenifer Cowles
• Jennifer Davey
• Karen Baker
• Karen Hanson

Friday

• Latrice Murphy
• Lori Williams
• Michele Kosciolek
• Tracy McLennon
• Terri Burson
• Emily Lanham

LID:: October 2015 Release:: Day 3

 

Welcome back to the third and final day of the Lil' Inker Designs October 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 Amy Kolling's Blog!

I have three more holiday cards today to show you. The first I just love. I started with a white card base matted in a textured bright blue paper. I then die cut the beautiful Merry & Bright Holiday Greeting Die from a white panel and adhered it over the blue paper. I finished the card with a bow from May Arts Sheer Ribbon in Silver.

My next card features the coordinating Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set and Ornamental Christmas Dies. These two new release items will be super handy when it comes to making quick holiday cards! I adhered a patterned paper panel to a white card base and looped some May Arts Burlap String onto the card. I topped this embellishment with a gold sentiment star stamped from Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set with and die cut from the Ornamental Christmas Dies. So easy!

My last card also features some coordinating products (that could be stand-alone as well)! I started by stamping a sentiment from All the Christmas You'll Need Stamp Set in silver onto a die cut ornament from Oh My Ornaments Dies. I then die cut a few snowflakes from the beautiful Snowflake Dies and the ornament topper from the Oh My Ornaments Dies from silver cardstock and adhered these all to a piece of patterned paper. I finished by affixing this to a card base and stamping the ornament string from All the Christmas You'll Need Stamp Set.

Your next stop today is Laura Williams!!

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

LID:: October 2015 Release:: Day 2

Welcome back to the second day of the Lil' Inker Designs October Release! As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies! You should have arrived from Sarah Jay's Blog!

I went clean and simple again with my first card, but honestly, this Oh Deer Stamp Set is so amazing I wanted to let it shine! I die cut a square from Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Squares and stamped and colored the deer with colored pencils. I then added the stamped sentiment. I finished the card with another mat in red cardstock cut from Stitched Mats: Dual Stitched Squares and adhered the finished artwork to a kraft cardstock base.

My second card today features a really neat and innovative holiday die set being released this month: Christmas Word Tag Die Trio, but I chose to feature it in an un-holiday fashion. I love getting multiple uses out of one die set, and this really fits the bill! (Think of using the HOPE word for Cancer cards, or the JOY word on baby cards!) I started by adhering a die cut sunburst from our Wrapper's Delight: Sunburst Die and then die cut the word WISH from the Christmas Word Tag Die Trio. Before adhering it to the built in sentiment panel on the Wrapper's Delight: Sunburst Die, I trimmed off the little loop tag. I die cut a pole from silver with the Sentiment Flag Additions Set and a banner from the Original Sentiment Flag Die which had stamped with a sentiment from the Quick Notes Stamp Set.

My third project today features an unbelievably cute Santa made from the new Make A Santa Die Cut Bundle.

This Make A Santa Die Cut Bundle was designed to coordinate with the Triangle Treat Holder Die (which is so cute in itself!) but I fashioned a Santa face onto the Stitched Gift & Note Card Holder Die for a little something different. It was so easy and simple to assemble! I finished the gift card holder with a cute coordinating sentiment from the Make A Santa Die Cut Bundle.

Your next stop today is the Chrissy Larson's Blog!

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

LID:: October 2015 Release:: Day 1

It's the first day of the Lil' Inker Designs October Release and the new products make me so giddy! I love the new products, and I am pretty sure that you will too. As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you featuring innovative stamps and dies! You should have arrived from Chrissy Larson's Blog!

I have two projects to show you today! My first card features the new Leaf Love Dies and coordinating Leafy Greetings Stamp Set, as well as a release from last month, the Wrappers Delight: Lattice Die. I really wanted to bring out the fall, rustic theme on this card. I went with a kraft card base and die cut a few leaves in fall colors. I adhered the leaves over the top of a die cut the Wrappers Delight: Lattice Die. For the sentiment, I stamped a beautiful greeting from the Leafy Greetings Stamp Set onto the top leaf and curled all of the edges. I finished the card with some Line and Gold Burlap String from May Arts. I adore the texture and the subtle hues on the card, perfect for fall.

 

My next card features the revised Nuts About You Stamp Set and Acorn Dies! I created a clean and simple, punny birthday card by adhering a kraft tag (from the Anytime Tags 2 Die Set) tied with May Arts Silk Ribbon to a white card base. I then stamped a sentiment from Nuts About You Stamp Set and finished with the three different sized acorns you can get from the Acorn Dies. I added a bit of texture to their caps with the Quilted Stitched Pattern Die.

Your next stop is Lisa Henke!

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

CardMaker Magazine Fall Blog Hop

Fall is such a wonderful time of year to be the inspiration for crafty projects! I'm so excited to be participating in the CardMaker Magazine Fall Blog Hop, featuring Lil' Inker Designs!

If you are following the hop, you should have arrived from The CardMaker Magazine Blog.

My clean and simple, fall colors inspired card started with a white cardstock base that has been embossed with the Cover-up Die: Stitched Woodgrain. I really enjoy how the stitching in this die is a classic Lil' Inker Designs signature, but also is something that you can't find anywhere else! I then die cut a sentiment flag from Flags & Tags Dies, and stamped a simple sentiment in dark brown ink from the Sketched Flowers Stamp Set. The highlight of the card is a tree made from Lil' Inker Designs new release Leaf Love Die Set (stay tuned for the this product to be released and featured on the Lil' Inker Designs October New Release Blog Hop starting on October 8th!) I die cut one of the leaves from shimmery, copper colored cardstock and then covered the bottom with chocolate cardstock to form the trunk of the tree. I added some oak leaves die cut from the newly revised Acorn Die Set. I finished the card by adhering the sentiment panel and tree with foam adhesive.

As a sponsor of this hop, Lil' Inkers Designs has up for grabs a great gift certificate! Please check out the CardMaker Magazine Blog for full hop details and hop list.

Your next stop on the hop is: Chitra Nair!

The Ribbon Resource:: Looped Burlap String

I have two of my most favorite (ever!) cards up on The Ribbon Resource Blog. They feature looped May Arts Burlap String (which is on sale at The Ribbon Resource) as well as some birch bark I found in my back yard! I'd really like it if you go and check out the full post if you are interested!