Lil' Inker Designs New Release: Jingle Joy

Welcome back to the Lil' Inker Designs Holiday Release!  Are you enjoying the new products and all the awesome samples by my teammates on the design team?  I know I've been wow'd by them!  You should have arrived from Ariana's blog today so if you did, you are in the right place! 

Well, today we have another new set for you:  Jingle Joy!  I think this set has sooo many options!  I decided to use the stamps to create my own "sweet" background paper.  I started with cutting (yes I said cutting) my "j" stamp apart so I just had the "j" and no dot.  I used this image then to stamp my own pattern paper!  I love how it came out and I used some of that Smooch Spritz again to give it some shimmer! 

Check out the product graphics for Jingle Joy:

The hop continues now and I hope you will join me over at Teresa's blog.  Don't forget that Laura is giving out some gift certificates to 2 lucky commenters to the Lil' Inker Store so the more you comment, the better your chances are!  Friday is our group post day so stay tuned for more projects then using all of the new products!

"Sweet Season's Greetings"

Stamps:  Jingle Joy (Lil' Inker Designs)

Paper:  Pure Poppy and SS White (PTI)

Ink:  Pure Poppy and True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Jingle Joy (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Baker's Twine (Martha Stewart), Sewing Machine, Foam Tape, Smooch Spritz

Lil' Inker Holiday Release Time: Holly Jolly!

Today marks the first day of the week long release for Lil' Inker Designs.  It's Holiday Time at Lil' Inker and you will see some great ideas using the newest products for the holidays.  If you came by the way of Laura's blog, then you are in the right place.   

Today and tomorrow we are showing the set of stamps and dies called Holly Jolly.  This set contains a bunch of great sentiments that have a traditional flair.  Pair these with the new dies, and you have a match made in heaven especially with Laura's signature perforations she adds to her dies!!  I chose to work with the tree die.  The scene I created just reminds me of when we used to go find our own special Christmas tree every year.  Sadly, we have an artificial one now but these are memories I won't forget!

Now you may be wondering how I "stamped" my tree without having a stamp as there is not a tree included. I die cut a piece of fun foam and placed it on my clear block using double sided tape and simply inked it up.  It works great and look at all the details you get.......all those little perforation marks show up!!!  Here I stamped 3 trees on my ink distressed panel and then hand cut 2 others for added dimension.  The trees in the background were stamped "off" one time and then stamped on my panel.

Now, I wanted to share all the glittery goodness I added to this card and truly in person it just sparkles.  Kinda hard to capture in a photo especially for me.  The snow banks were hand cut and glittered using a glue pen and sprinkling Martha Stewart glitter on top.  The extra shimmer was done when my panel was completely finished.  I used a product called Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer.  I sprayed a couple of times and let it dry.  I also added some falling snow using a product called Enamel Accents.  Love this stuff.....it dries fairly quickly and adds such a fun shiny opaque effect!!!

Here are the product graphics for you to see the details in these sets.

Now, I'd love to hear what you think!  Laura will be giving out some prizes of gift certificates to the Lil' Inker Store at the end of the release.  Your next stop on the blog hop is Ariana and she is going to share more about the creative process and what her role with Lil' Inker Designs is!  Have a wonderful Monday!  I'm also going to sneak this over to the Lily Pad Cards Simon Says Stamp Challenge for texture!

{Happy Holidays}

Stamps:  Holly Jolly Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs)

Paper:  Dark Chocolate and SS White (PTI)

Ink:  Ripe Avocado, True Black, and Dark Chocolate (PTI), Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)

Dies:  Holly Jolly (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Carrara Marble Coarse Glitter (Martha Stewart), Smooch Spritz (Clearsnap), Glue Pen (ZIG), Enamel Accents (Ranger), White Pearls (Kaisercraft), Cappuccino Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Foam Tape

Top 3 at Practical Scrappers!

Yep you heard me right!  I made the Top 3 at Practical Scrappers for their card contest!  Now, there is no more voting........the rest is up to the Practical Scrappers Team to choose the winner!  So I wanted to take this time and say THANK YOU for all the time you all put into voting each week for me.  I wouldn't have made it this far if it weren't for all of my blog friends (and family).  I am forever grateful!

Onto my card for the last challenge they issued:  Use your favorite manufacturer, favorite tool, and favorite technique.  My card is quite different than my other submissions to the contest but I knew exactly what technique I wanted to do.  One I love........Embossing and using Distress Inks.

My favorite manufacturer:  Papertrey Ink
My favorite tool:  Sewing Machine
My favorite technique:  Embossing with Distress Inks

Have a great Sunday..........I have lots of crafty things to work on!  Stay tuned for the Lil' Inker Designs Release that starts tomorrow!  Since this has LOTS of texture, I'm entering this into the Lily Pad Cards Simon Says Stamp TEXTURE Challenge!

{Thank You}

Stamps:  In Bloom (PTI), Find Joy (Hero Arts)

Paper:  Royal Velvet, Lavendar Moon, and SS White (all PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, True Black (PTI)

Distress Inks:  Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss

Misc:  White Filigree Embossing Powder (PTI), Distress Tool (Tim Holtz), Foam Tape, White Pearls (Kaisercraft), Linen IP (PTI), Sewing Machine



Wee Memories #75

Hi all!  It's that time again for the Wee Memories monthly blog hop and guess what??  It's also Wee Memories 75th Challenge!  Jenny has made this challenge what it is today so let's show her what we're made of this week, OK?  This week's theme or challenge is:

Handmade gifts, Tags and Boxes

You should have arrived from the blog of our sweet guest designer this month:  Angie Blom.

Ever since the Front and Center Die came out from PTI, I've wanted to try this on my own before buying this expensive die.  Well folks, I found out I don't need this die to make my own gift bags now!  I started with a plain brown paper bag and trimmed it down to 5 1/2 ".  Then I figured out how tall I wanted my bag "front" and "back", cut cardstock to size, and then used the EDGER DIES from PTI.  Punching an oval for the handle finished it out.  Simply glue, adhere, and embellish as desired!  I LOVE LOVE the results and will be doing more of these for sure!

Here is a closer photo of the tag and top part of my bag:

Thanks so much for joining us today for the monthly Wee Memories Blog Hop!  Our fabulous sponsor this week is Oh My Crafts and the winner gets a Paper Bundle prize pack! 

Your next stop on the blog hop is Anita......and I'm sure she will have something fabulous to show you!  Have a GREAT Saturday!

{for you gift bag and tag}

Stamps:  Mat Stack 2 Collection (PTI), Stella and Rose Doily Stamps (MME)

Paper:  SS White (PTI), Butterfly Garden DP (pink paislee)

Ink:  Versamark, True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Edgers #4 (PTI), Tag Sale #3 (PTI), Open Scallop Border Die (MFT)

Misc:  Oval Punch (Marvy Uchida), White Button (PTI), White Crochet Thread, Paper Bag, White Pearls (Kaisercraft)

Cards that Care Blog Hop

Today many designers are participating in a very special blog hop.........Cards that Care.  This is a card drive to collect holiday cards for the elderly that live in nursing homes.  This has been put together by Vera M. Yates and this year she has teamed up wtih Jennifer McGuire.  If you arrived here from Melania's blog, then you are in the right spot!

All of the card drive details can be found--- HERE.

The holidays are about family, about kindness, and joy. The holidays are the times when many of the elderly who lives in nursing homes would really feel the loneliness or missing their family. Wouldn't it be awesome if we can bring a smile to their face & brighten their holiday season simply by sharing our love of card making? A simple gesture to let them know that they are not forgotten.

We all love making cards and what’s better than knowing our creations can bring a smile to others? We hope that many of you will help and join us in our effort to spread joy & cheer.  We already have some people that have agreed to help us deliver the cards to selected nursing homes.

Here is my card using the new set from Wplus9 called Fair Isle Backgrounds.  Wow!  This set is super fun and I loved using it for a holiday card for this card drive!  I've also used the new Pure Poppy ink from PTI.......it stamped beautifully the FIRST time.   My card was inspired by my blog friend, Jinny Newlin.  She used this set so beautifully during the Wplus9 release.  I also made this for the Simon Says Stamp challenge to use buttons!

Here are the generous sponsors of the blog hop:  Lawn Fawn, Penny Black, Sweet Stamp Shop, Avocado Arts, and I Love it All!  Winners of prizes will be randomly chosen from comments on participants blogs so the more blogs you comment on, the better your chances!  You have the whole weekend to leave your comments (til Sunday, 11/6/11 midnight CST). 

Your next stop on the blog hop is the sweet Cathy Fong.

{warmest wishes}

Stamps:  Fair Isle Backgrounds (Wplus9), Holiday Treats (PTI)

Paper:  Misc. Grey, SS White

Ink:  Pure Poppy (PTI), Charcoal (Palette), True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Mini Tag Die (PTI)

Misc:  Red Grograin Ribbon (Dollar Tree), White Crochet Thread, White Button (PTI)

Paint the Town with Market Street Stamps!

Hi Market Street Stamps fans!  Today I am sharing my card for the latest Paint the Town color challenge hosted by Market Street Stamps!

Look at these gorgeous colors.......my favorite color combo EVER!  I may have mentioned it a time or too!

My card design is fairly CAS and again uses the cake image from Celebrate Cake.  I love this set as it makes awesome Congratulations cards for weddings.  I have had some requests for more Wedding cards at work so this will be in my next batch to sell.

Can you see all the texture on the base card?  It is my most loved PTI impression plate.....the Canvas and Linen IP.  I wish PTI would come out with another one like this but a different pattern.  This pattern can be used for ANY card! 

All of us at Market Street Stamps would LOVE to see you Paint the Town with us.  So, get out those stamps and let's see some color!  Remember there is a prize up for grabs!  Thanks for stopping by today!

{Congratulations}

Stamps:  Celebrate Cake (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White and Royal Velvet (PTI)

Ink:  True Black (PTI)

Misc:  Copics, Silver Pearls (Michaels), Canvas/Linen IP (PTI), Paper Rose (Recollections)

I Promise........

I promise........this is the LAST time I will ask for your votes!  I made it to the next round of the Practical Scrappers Card Contest.  After the votes this week, the Practical Scrapper team decides who wins!  So, one last vote please to get me into the Top 3!!!  Vote HERE.

This week's challenge was:  Rainbows and Dry Embossing.

So I went with a panel of rainbow colors, sewed between each color, and then stamped with Damask Designs by PTI.  My dry embossing comes in with one cloud embossed using Swiss Dots EF and my score lines framing my rainbow panel.  My clouds dies and sentiment are from Lil' Inker Designs.  I LOVE LOVE these clouds!  Laura has made them so unique!  (and a wee hint.....we have some super holiday things coming soon!)  Again, THANK YOU so much for voting for me........it means the world to me!

{hope your day is all sunshine & rainbows}

Stamps:  Rainbows and Clouds Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs), Damask Designs (PTI)

Paper:  SS White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Plum Pudding (all PTI)

Ink:  Versamark Dazzle Champagne, True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Clouds (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Foam Tape, Swiss Dots EF (Cuttlebug)