Lil' Inker Designs April Release: Day 3

Welcome back to the last day of the Lil' Inker Designs  April release!  If you are following along in the blog hop you should have come from  Heather Hoffman's Blog!  All of the products are currently available in the Lil' Inker Designs store, so you can start shopping now! :)    

Be sure to comment on all of the Design Team blogs so you are eligible to win a BIG prize from Lil' Inker Designs this month!

I have two more cards to share today.

This first card is an acetate card.  I used striped acetate (from We R Memory Keepers) to create the card base.  I then die cut some flowers & leaves from the gorgeous new Best Blooms die set and then stamped the multi-layered flowers & leaves with the new Best Blooms stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment on the inside layer so that it would peek between the stripes.  It is also from the Best Blooms stamp set.

Here's a side view.

For this last card I used the new Wreath of Roses Stamp set and the coordinating Wreath of Roses die set.  I colored the wreath with copics and then used Gansai Tambi Starry Colors over the top of each of them to make them shimmer.  I die cut the banner from the Warm Welcome Die Set in vellum and then stamped the sentiment from the Wreath of Roses die set. I used the Mom Word Die across the wreath.  All of this was adhered to the fun Ombre Chevron Patterned Paper by Lil' Inker Designs.

 Best Blooms stamp set
Best Blooms die set

Wreath of Roses Stamp set

Wreath of Roses die set

 Mom Word Die
Warm Welcome Die Set

Ombre Chevron Patterned Paper

Other New Items not used today include:

Hootie Patootie stamps & dies 

Pretty Painted Alphabet stamps & dies

 Apple Shaker Dies & Apple of My Eye Stamps

Grad Class Stamps & Cover Up Die: Stitched Quatrefoil

Silly Stitched Squares Dies & Stitched Chevron Border Die

 I hope you have enjoyed this release!  Don't forget to comment for your chance to win!  All of the Lil' Inker products that I've used are linked above & are available at the Lil' Inker Designs store now!  Your next stop on the hop is over to  Jessica Frost-Ballas' blog.

Have a wonderful day!

Lil' Inker Designs April Release: Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of the Lil' Inker Designs Release!  All of the products being shown today are currently available in the Lil' Inker Designs store!  If you are following along in the blog hop you should have come from Heather Hoffman's blog.  

Be sure to leave a comment on each designer's blog to be eligible to win the big prize from Lil' Inker Designs this month!

I have two graduates in my family this May; one from 8th grade and one with his Masters!  So needless to say this graduation stamp set came at the perfect time for me!  I started by diecutting the background with the Quilted Stitched So Sunny Die.  I then die cut my watercolor paper with the new Silly Stitched Square Dies.  I stamped the sentiment & a few extra stars from the Grad Class stamp set in VersaMark and then embossed it in white.  I used my Zig Real Brush pens to make the orange background.  I added stars that I had die cut with both the Starry Sky die & the Stitched Stars die set.



For my last card I started by die cutting that awesome background with the new Cover Up Die: Stitched Quatrefoil die.  Isn't that a cool background?  Next I used the Color Blocking die to create the diagonal pieces at the bottom and then stamped the sentiment from the Apple of My Eye stamp set.  For the apple shaker I used the new Apple Shaker Die.  I used my Zig Real Brush markers again to make the apple background and then put the larger apple on top.  For the stem of the apple I die cut another leaf to give it a little more texture.  Also, if you're looking for a good teacher set, this is a stamp & die set you should consider!

Grad Class stamp set

 Cover Up Die: Stitched Quatrefoil die

Apple of My Eye stamp set
 Apple Shaker Die

Silly Stitched Square Dies
Quilted Stitched So Sunny Die

 Starry Sky die
Stitched Stars die set

Color Blocking die

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  All of the Lil' Inker products that I've used (and more!) are available to purchase right now in the Lil' Inker Designs store!  Your next stop on the blog hop is over to Jessica Frost-Ballas' Blog. 

Lil' Inker Designs April Release: Day 1

Hello!  It's time for the next Lil' Inker Designs release! The new products are already available in the  Lil' Inker Designs store!  

If you are following along in the blog hop you should have come from Heather Hoffman's Blog!  

I have two cards to share today.

First up is this gator card. This was inspired by the new Stitched Chevron Border die. As I was playing around with it I thought it would make good teeth.  I had so much fun figuring out how to put this together.  

To make the gator, I used the "cloud" border from the Border Builder die set to cut the top of his head and the rounded stitched border from the same set to cut the bottom of his head.  I used the Stitched Chevron Border die to create the teeth.  The eye was die cut with the smallest die in the Stitched Mats: Circles die set.  The little black dot was die cut with the circle in the Anytime Tags 2 die set.

The blue sea was made using a few layers of the Fanfare Scalloped Border die.  The letters for the sentiment "Later Gator" are die cut from the new & GOTTA HAVE 😉 Pretty Painted Alphabet die set & then stamped with the coordinating Pretty Painted Alphabet stamps.  I 💗 these new alphabet stamps & dies!

I am so excited about the new Hootie Patootie stamps!  My daughter & I both love owls!  I colored in the owl with copics.  To make the background, I used the Cover Up Die: Swirls with a dark teal paper and left all of the pieces in, die cut it again in a lighter green and popped up a few pieces to emphasize the rain drops.  I then used the Color Blocking die that you know I am a huge fan of (you can see a video on how to use this die here) to create the diagonal pieces at the bottom.  The sentiment also comes from the Hootie Patootie stamp set.

Pretty Painted Alphabet stamps

Pretty Painted Alphabet die set 

 Hootie Patootie stamps

Hootie Patootie dies

Stitched Chevron Border die

Anytime Tags 2 die set

Cover Up Die: Swirls

Border Builder die set

Fanfare Scalloped Border die

Stitched Mats: Circles die set

Color Blocking die

You can win the entire release just by commenting on the Lil' Inker Design Team's blogs!  To be eligible, you must leave a comment on each Design Team blog each day of the 3 day release.  

All of the Lil' Inker products that I've used (and more!) are available to purchase right now in the Lil' Inker Designs store!  Your next stop on the blog hop is over to Jessica Ballas' blog!

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401

Welcome to the next Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401!  This week the challenge is to use the provided color scheme (shown at the end of this post) on your card or project.  Our sponsor this week and the prize is from Birch Press Designs.  All of the details, including prize information, can be found on the Cupcakes Inspiration blog.  I hope you'll play along!  

I LOVE Birch Press Designs' layered dies!  They are so much fun to play with!  Since I don't own any, I've only been fortunate enough to play with them before, my sweet friend Tracey McNeely sent me some die cuts to play with for this challenge!  Thank you so much Tracey!  I can't wait to see her in a week and play some more with these fabulous dies!

I started by layering the three die cuts from the Sevilla Layer Set dies to create the card base.  I then cut a tag from Reverse Confetti's Tag Me die.  I stamped the sentiment from Neat & Tangled's Kindness Matters stamp set.  I then layered the gorgeous butterfly from Birch Press Designs Paradiso Butterfly Layer die set, using two of the layers rather than three.  Last, I added a few sequins.



This is such a gorgeous die set!!  And SO MUCH fun to play around with!  Some day I'll share the other cards I have made using these dies.

Here is the gorgeous challenge color scheme.  You can use the photo for inspiration but you don't have to, as long as you use the provided color scheme. I hope you'll join us this week for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #401!  Thanks for stopping by!