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

LID Release: Coffee Cozy

Welcome to the first day of the Lil' Inker Designs Release week!  Boy do we have some CUTE products in store for you!! This first set that we are showcasing today and tomorrow I was over the moon excited about!  The first time I saw it more than a month ago, I started dreaming about all the possibilities!

But first, a little business!! You should have arrived from Amy's blog if you are following the blog hop!  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, you can visit the Lil' Inker Designs blog.  And, of course there is a giveaway!  Comment on all the blogs on the hop and you are eligible to win a $10 store credit or the Funny Bunny set that will be showcased on Wednesday and Thursday!

Ready to see today's set?  It is called Coffee Cozy and is super cute!! There are even dies to match! 

Cute!!!

Now for my projects! 

The idea for this first card was based on a picture I found on Pinterest pictured below. 

When I saw this I thought it needed to be a card!  So I made it one! :)

I used several of the sentiments from the set (and there are some really GREAT ones...did you see the one that said "Vitamin C"...yeah, a coffee vitamin sounds great to me!!) and placed them on a block.  Then I stamped them with white ink on the black paper to replicate the chalkboard menu from the picture.

I made a small coffee cup with the set by placing the lid down farther on the cup and then trimming off the tips of the cup that pointed up above it.  For both cups, I used a button with twine as the cozy closure to match the fabric cozies in the inspiration photo.  I made a woodgrain impression for the table.

And...who says you can only use this set for coffee!? Why not have a cup of tea or hot chocolate? 

 Thinking along those lines I wanted to use the set in an unexpected way (you know me!!). 

One of the sentiments in the set is "Spill the Beans".  How cute!  Have you ever had a friend that you just KNEW needed someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on?  What a fun sentiment to let them know you care and it doesn't have to involve coffee at all...how about jelly beans?   

I found these clear Chinese take-out boxes cheap at our local party store.  They are perfect for dressing up and adding a fun, colorful filling!  I used the coffee cozy stamp (YES!! in chevron pattern!) as a tag and stamped the sentiment on it. It is the perfect size and even has a similar shape to the box.

Thank you for stopping by today!! Your next stop on the hop is to Sarah Jay's blog!

Be sure to visit the Lil' Inker Blog each day this week for more sneak peeks!  If you'd like to see more samples using the Coffee Cozie set, several of the design team members will have projects to share tomorrow.  Be sure to come back on Wednesday to see my next post with another fun release from Lil' Inker!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozies
Dies:  Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozies
Paper: Echo Park This & That Graceful, PTI Kraft, White, Black

Ink: PTI Snow White, Palette Haystack

Other: Twinery Twine, Buttons, PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate

Spring Twine Butterflies

Welcome!  I have a fun project that I have been so excited to share with you today!  You may have already seen it last week on The Twinery's blog but I wanted to share it here with my readers as well! 

You know how much I love using my Twinery Twine on my projects and I am always trying to think of out-of-the-box ideas on how to use it.

This idea came together a few months ago when I was thinking about a pom-pom tutorial that Caroline had put together last year.  I discovered that when you pulled the bundle of twine off of the fork what you have looks like a butterfly (at least to me).  And, if you enjoy looking at paper craft ideas, you have probably seen the very popular cards and frames that include butterflies or apples or other die cuts lined up to form a grid. 

So I took that idea and ran with it!

I had so much fun putting this together! Don't you just love those twine butterflies!?  You can create so many fun color combinations and even have multi-colored butterflies like you see on the card!  You can make the butterflies very large and full or very small and delicate.  I've included a tutorial at the bottom of this post to show you how to create your own.

I found this frame at Hobby Lobby.  It has a cushiony canvas back to it and I thought that the ivory contrast against the white in The Twinery's baker's twine was perfect.  I attached the butterflies to the canvas with glue dots.

In the bottom corner, I attached a tiny twine butterfly on a tag using a pin.  This tiny butterfly is so sweet!  Can't you image using these in your party decor or on your cards?  So cute!

I also created a coordinating card to go with the frame.  The butterflies work perfectly on a card and make a fun and unexpected embellishment. 

As you can see from this card, I made a multi-colored butterfly by following the steps I've shown below but also adding a 2nd color to the fork before tying the twine and taking it off the fork. 

Here is how I made the butterflies:

First, wrap as much twine around a fork as you'd like.  The more twine you use the fuller your butterfly will be.  For the size of butterflies I made on the frame, I wrapped the twine around all the tines in the fork.  In order to tie the butterflies evenly at the end, it is best to wrap around an even number of tines.

After you've finished wrapping, you will want to take a contrasting color of twine and wrap around the center tine twice and tie.  You will want the knot centered at the top of the butterfly.  Be sure to pull tight.  Once you tie your knot this piece will also become your butterfly's antennas.

This is what the butterfly looks like after you've taken it off the fork.

The last step is to trim the antennas to the size you would like them to be.

If you want to make the smallest butterflies, I wrapped the twine around only 2 tines and then completed the steps above.

Here is one more look at the finished product!  I hope you enjoyed it!

What colors of butterflies are you imagining?

Spring Butterflies Sneak Peek

Hey everyone! I will have a post up on The Twinery's blog tomorrow (Saturday the 10th!) with a fun project I have been so excited to share with you!

Here is a sneak peek to wet your appetite!

Be sure to visit The Twinery's blog to see the post in detail!  I have a tutorial as well on how to make these cute little twine butterflies!

Thanks for stopping by!