LID Release: Release Week Wrap-Up

Hello!! I hope you have enjoyed all the Lil' Inker Designs new release products and posts this week!  Today the entire design team will be showcasing projects made using the new products that are already available in the Lil' Inker Designs store!  If you are following along in the hop, you should have come from my friend Amy's blog!  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, visit the Lil' Inker Designs blog.

I saved my favorite project from this release to share with you today!  It features the Coffee Cozy dies and stamps that are phenomenal!

I created a matching gift set with a homemade coffee cozy!

For the card I cut the coffee cup and lid with the new Lil' Inker Designs (LID) dies out of cardstock.  The cozy was cut from fabric that matches the cozy I sewed.  I added a little heart button and stitched charcoal twine through the holes.  The background was made with the letterpress technique by smearing the pink ink on an embossing folder and embossing white cardstock. 

Here is a closeup of the LID goodies!  I used two of the banner/flag dies from the Flags & Tags set for the sentiment and image panel.

This is how I decorated the inside of the card.  I just stamped the coffee cup, the cozie, the steam (isn't the steam so cute!!) and the sentiment from the Coffee Cozy set.  Very simple but yet it dresses up the inside.

To complete the gift set, I sewed a coffee cozy from the same material featured on my card as I mentioned earlier.  I also made some chocolate covered spoons for the recipient to dip into her coffee for an added treat!  This would be a great Father's Day gift too...just don't use pink spoons, lol!  For the toppings I added chocolate chips, Andes mint pieces & jelly beans.  You could also add white chocolate, peppermint pieces broken up, heath candies, etc... there are so many fun possibilities!  After the chocolate was dry, I put them in bags and tied them with twine from The Twinery.

And for one more added treat I put together these little yummies!  I took caramels, pushed a craft stick into them and then coated them with melted chocolate.  I can tell you that these are so yummy in a hot drink...or straight off the stick! :)

I'm giving this gift away tonight so I hope my friend likes it!! She is an avid coffee drinker!

I hope you enjoyed this post!  I have several other cards to share with you using this set soon, so be on the look out! 

Don't forget to comment on the blogs along the way to be in the drawing to win one of the 2 prizes being given away this release!  Your next stop on the hop is to Sarah Jay's blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Stamps: Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozy
Dies:  Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozy & Lil' Inker Designs Flags & Tags
Paper: PTI Black, White, Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist
Ink: PTI True Black, Raspberry Fizz
Other: Twinery Charcoal & Pink Sorbet Twine, Sizzix Layered Circles Embossing Folder, PTI Button, Hobby Lobby Fabric, PTI Linen Impression Plate

Rings! Rings!

**This is my 2nd post today.  To see the Twinery/PTI Color Comparison post, please scroll down**

Hey everyone!! Just wanted to pop in with a quick post to show the rings I've added to my Etsy store, Jen's Ink Spot today!

Aqua Paradise Button Ring

Love the color of this ring!  I purchased these buttons at a local store owned and operated by the sweetest Holderman lady!  Her daughter designs many of the buttons that they carry so they are very unique!  This one has white/silver flowers printed onto the button. 

Purple Paradise Button Ring

Pink Disco Dance Button Ring

Very similar to the popular black & silver Disco Dance ring that I also carry in my shop, this one packs a little bit more of a punch with a hot pink blingy button!

Basketball Button Ring

If you want to show some team spirit, this ring is a great way to do that! 

Faux Vintage Pink Sparkle

This ring is one of my all time favorites but the button pictured in the center of the ring is now discontinued.  :(  But, no need to fear, the button pictured on the left, which is very similar, will be used as its replacement.

I've also renewed a lot of rings that have sold back into my shop!  So have some fun and take a look around! :)

Jen's Ink Spot on Etsy

The Twinery & PTI Color Matches

Hello everyone!  I have had quite a few people asking me over the last year what Twinery colors of baker's twine matches Papertrey Ink's colors. I decided to put together a list that can be referenced when putting together your projects or to help with ordering!

There are a few colors that aren't necessarily an exact color match but they coordinate or compliment each other nicely and I listed it that way in my chart for your reference.

Twinery Color: Blossom

PTI Color Match: Sweet Blush

Twinery Color:  Pink Sorbet

PTI Color Match:  Raspberry Fizz

Complements:  Hibiscus Burst

Twinery Color: Maraschino

PTI Color Match: Pure Poppy

Twinery Color: Lilac

PTI Color Complements: Plum Pudding 

 

Twinery Color: Orchid

PTI Color Complements: Plum Pudding

*Note:  I also think you could use this one with Lavender Moon but it is a different shade

 Twinery Color: Cantaloupe

PTI Color Match: Melon Berry

Twinery Color:  Mandarin

PTI Closest Match: Terra Cotta Tile

Twinery Color: Lemondrop

PTI Color Match: Summer Sunrise

Coordinates with: Harvest Gold

Twinery Color: Buttercream

PTI Color Match:  Lemon Tart

PTI Coordinates With: Harvest Gold

Twinery Color: Peapod

PTI Coordinates With: New Leaf

Twinery Color: Honeydew

PTI Color Match: Simply Chartreuse & Spring Moss

Twinery Color: Denim

PTI Color Match: Enchanted Evening

PTI Coordinates With: Blueberry Sky

Twinery Color: Shore

PTI Color Match: Spring Rain

PTI Coordinates With: Blueberry Sky

Twinery Color: Caribbean

PTI Color Match: Hawaiian Shores

PTI Coordinates/Complements: Aqua Mist

Twinery Color: Cappuccino

PTI Color Match: Dark Chocolate

Twinery Color: Flax

PTI Color Match: Kraft

PTI Coordinates With: Dark Chocolate

Twinery Color: Charcoal

PTI Color Match: True Black

Twinery Color: Stone

PTI Coordinates With: Soft Stone, Smokey Shadow & True Black



I hope that that helps some! This is, of course, just my opinion on what matches and/or coordinates well.  There are other colors that would look very pretty with the twine too, but as far as paper color matches this should at least help.

So, what do you think?  Do you have other PTI colors that you'd recommend for matches or papers that coordinate?  I'd love to hear your opinions!

I hope to be back soon with some new rings I'm adding to my Jen's Ink Spot Etsy shop today!  If you would like to know when I add new rings or when I have specials, "Like" my Jen's Ink Spot Facebook page to stay up to date!

And tomorrow, I have will another Lil' Inker Designs post to wrap up this amazingly fun new release so be sure to stop back by!

Have a great day!

LID Release: The Cutest Funny Bunnies

Hello!! Ready for another fantastic set from Lil' Inker Designs that released this week!!  You can see it in the store now! If you are following the blog hop you should have come from Alicia Thelin's blog!  If you would like to start at the beginning of the blog hop you can visit the Lil' Inker Designs blog!  There is a giveaway, so be sure to comment on the blogs in the blog hop to be elibigle to win the stamp set we are previewing today or a $10 gift certificate to the LID store.

Today's new release is super, super cute!  It is called Funny Bunnies and when you see them they will make you smile!

Are you smiling?  Told ya! :)

Now for my cards.

First up is a super soft pastel card with the little girl bunny as the focal point.  She has the sweetest smile on her face.  I colored her with my colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits.

Did you notice the chevron background strip?  That was made from the Coffee Cozy set that was highlighted Monday & Tuesday.  The sentiment is included in the Funny Bunnies set and it is something that I can just hear Lil' Inker's Owner, Laura, saying!  It is also a great sentiment to use year round with other Lil' Inker sets!

Second up is another Easter card made from images in the set that I colored with my copic markers.  

The grass is made from 2 different stamps in a set that was released previously called Cutie Cat.  Once I had my images stamped and colored I added the grass to finish it off. 

And, last but not least, a closeup of another adorable sentiment stamped on a die cut from the Lil' Inker Designs banner die.

I hope you enjoyed these projects!! I will have more to share with you on Friday for a wrap-up post and I am very excited about the project I made so be sure to stop back by! And tomorrow more of the LID design team will be sharing projects made with the Funny Bunnies set.

To continue on with the blog hop, your next stop is to Emily Leiphart's blog!

Supplies

Hiya Sweetie! Card
Stamps: Funny Bunnies & Coffee Cozy Lil' Inker Designs
Paper:  PTI Rustic White
Ink: PTI Spring Moss, Aqua Mist; Palette Charcoal & Toile Pink
Other: Colored Pencils, OMS, Ribbon, Doily Details Die PTI, Pop Dots

Eggs-traordinary Friend Card
Stamps: Funny Bunnies & Cutie Cat Lil' Inker Designs
Dies:  Flags & Tags by Lil' Inker Designs
Paper:  Bright Side by Lawn Fawn, White by PTI
Ink:  Memento Black
Other:  Lilac Twine by The Twinery, Copics