Lil' Inker Designs July Blog Hop {Day 3}

Welcome to Day #3 of the Lil' Inker Designs release!

We continue to celebrate summer with suns, rainbows, and clouds.........but today we are showing off the new Flip Flop Dies!    You should have arrived here from the

Lil' Inker Designs Blog to start today's hop!

The card I have to share today was totally inspired by a Pinterest photo I found and just couldn't get it out of my mind!  But I had to think outside the box to get it to work.  I started by diecutting the flip flops out of thin fun foam and adhering them to my stamp block.  I then stamped the flip flops onto Kraft cardstock with Kraft ink  Stamping the "Just Married" sentiment inside the flip flops with Dark Chocolate finished it off.  I hope it looks like footprints in the sand!  :)

I kept it pretty simple by adding in a die cut border (THANK YOU RENEE), some twine, and a tiny heart from the accessory die that comes with the flip flops!  The sentiment is one of MANY that come with this new die!  You will be seeing lots more of these flip flops!

Here is the inspiration photo from Pinterest for my card today......The Oceanside Bride.

Here are the product graphics and sentiments that are included in this set!

Now it's time to go pay a visit to my friend, Jen Carter, who I know will blow you away with what she's made with these!  I've seen them and they are fabulous!

Remember there are prizes up for grabs so make sure and leave your comment!

2--$10 store credits will be given away to some lucky people!

{Just Married}

Stamps:  Flip Flop Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs)

Paper:  Kraft, SS White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Ink:  Kraft, Dark Chocolate (PTI)

Dies:  Flip Flop Dies (Lil' Inker Designs),  Meridian Border (Memory Box)

Misc:  Twine (The Twinery), Foam Adhesive

MSS Paint the Town Challenge

I'm here today with July's Paint the Town challenge hosted by

Market Street Stamps!

I decided to make more of a graphic card for this challenge as these colors had me a bit stumped!

I used the zig zag stamp from Riding By and the sentiment from Hippie Chic.
My silver part of the challenge comes by the way of those fabulous silver pearls that sadly you can not buy anymore from Michael's and I've been on a hoarding kick.....but no more!  :)

Now it's your turn to use these colors and be inspired.......Let's see your version!

Link up your card over at Market Street Stamps for a chance to win some goodies!

{Sending good vibes your way}

Stamps:  Riding By, Hippie Chic (MSS)

Paper:  SS White, Royal Velvet (PTI)

Ink:  Only Orange, Eggplant Envy (SU), Blueberry Sky (PTI)

Misc:  Silver Pearls

Cloud9 Blog Hop--July

Hi everyone!  I know it's been very busy on my blog this week but I've been having lots of fun creating summery fun things!   Could this be that summer is half over?  No way!  :)

My post is all about Wplus9 and their gorgeous stamps!  I have been a fan for a LONG time and have too many of their stamps to even mention here but lucky for me, my good friend, Suzanne, started this blog called Cloud9 Blog Hop.  This is a place for those of us Wplus9'ers to get our time to use these stamps! 

Here is my card using Folk Art Florals and Heartfelt Mix.

Folk Art Florals is such a gorgeous set and they have matching dies!  Now I went for a more CAS card here but you could certainly spruce it up and use the dies too!

I'm also going to mention that all the inks here are Amuse.  I know some of you will say, "I told you so!"  And yes you should be saying this right now!  They stamp beautifully!  :)

So thank you for that push I needed to buy these!

Here is the inspiration photo for this month's Cloud9 Blog hop! 

Enjoy!

{Congratulations)

Stamps:  Folk Art Florals, Heartfelt Mix (Wplus9)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, SS White (PTI)

Ink:  Cranberry, Fern, Ocean, Papaya, Orange (Amuse)

Dies:  Double Ended Banner Die (PTI)

Misc:  Scor-Pal, Foam Adhesive

MSS Market Mini Release Blog Hop

****Please scroll down for my last Paper Doll Challenge****


I am super excited for you all today!  

Market Street Stamps

is featuring the stamps previously only available from the Market Fresh Kits (no longer available)!  You all asked and you all will receive!

I love love these mini stamp sets and now that you can order them, I know you will too!
Did you see the price??  :)

You should have arrived from the Market Street Stamps Blog.  Please join us for the blog hop for inspiration using these sets and for the chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the MSS store! 

I chose to work with the Berry Sweet stamp set and I paired it with some fab paper from Crate Paper.

I was lucky enough to snag one of the kits that this stamp originally came with and this kit was oozing sweetness!

I've used the current sketch over at Retro Sketches for this one.  I stamped my berry image with Ripe Avocado ink and then over stamped the image with Loopy Polkas background stamp.  Then I paper pieced the strawberries popping up the larger one for dimension.  I thought it was time to pull out my sewing machine again.......I've missed it!  I think the simple stitched border was all it

needed to jazz it up!  Oh and did you notice the border?  Its a border punch!  I finally pulled out one of my MANY and used it!  Thanks to my friend Christina for the inspiration!

I'd love to hear what you think of these stamps! 

Thank you sweet friends for always being a listening ear here on my blog!  Have a wonderful day!

Your next stop on the blog hop is Stephanie.

Here is the list of blog hop participants for you to visit!

Market Street Stamps Blog

Amy Kolling--->you are here

Stepanie Muzzulin

Julie Day

Brenda Weaver

DoBea Alberts

Stephanie Washburn

Jinny Newlin

Tifany DeGough

Angelica Suarez

Jen del Muro

{Berry Sweet}

Stamps:  Berry Sweet, Loopy Polkas (Market Street Stamps)

Paper:  SS White, Ripe Avocado (PTI)

Pattern Paper:  Pretty Party:  CakeStand (Crate Paper)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Cranberry (Amuse), Spring Moss (PTI)

Dies:  Notebook Die (PTI)

Misc:  Pure Poppy Buttons (PTI), Crochet Thread, Deco Scallop Border Punch (EK Success), Janome Sew Mini, Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Copics

Paper Dolls Challenge #50

Did any of you see Maile Belles blog post the other day? 

I was blown away at how simple her technique was.......so I thought why not give it a shot.

I proposed this challenge to my fellow Dolls as my last challenge with
The Paper Dolls group.

Focal Point Impressions

So here is my card using Maile's technique.  I had a very hard time photographing my cards to show exactly how much the impression makes a difference.  So trust me.....it's there and is amazing.

Here are both cards together............

I pulled out an older PTI set called Beautiful Blooms II and stamped the images onto a Top Note Die.

The card on the left is NOT impressed with the IP and the one on the right is.

I challenged the Dolls group to make their own version.  So let's see what you can make.....make sure and link it up over on The Paper Dolls Blog.
Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for sharing your day with me!

{From me to you....}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Flower Fusion #6, Beautiful Blooms II

Paper:  Pure Poppy, SS White

Ink:  Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold

Dies:  Top Note Die (SU), Double Ended Banners, Polka Dot IP

Misc:  Pure Poppy Buttons, White Crochet Thread

Lil' Inker Designs July Blog Hop {Day 1}

Today is such a sunshiny day!  That's because it's time for an awesome release from

Lil' Inker Designs! 

This month Laura is featuring some great new designs for all those summery and sunshiny days!
You should have arrived here from the Lil' Inker Designs Blog to start the hop.

I wanted to share my card to show you that now the little picture is complete......we now have SUNS!!!  Oh yes, and they have the SIGNATURE perforations Laura is so well known for!  I think you will agree that these are a must have because they give just that extra little touch!

I've paired the Sun die up with the previously released Rainbows and Clouds dies.  I've diecut 2 suns, layered them, and flipped up some of the rays for dimension.  A crochet threaded button tops it off.  My clouds are diecut from the Shimmer paper from PTI.  You may remember a certain card from a few weeks ago that got some attention and I used that same paper here.  :)  My sentiment is one of a bunch of new ones releasing to go with the Sun dies! 

Here is a close-up photo to show just the amount of dimension and texture there are to these new dies!

We are releasing the Sun dies as a set (2 dies and sentiments), the dies together, or the dies separate.  This way you can decide to get what you would use but let me tell you that I KNOW you will use them all!  hehe

Now it's time to go visit my very dear friend, Jen Carter to see what creative things she's made!

Remember, there are prizes up for grabs so comment away! 

2--$10 store credits will be given away to some lucky people!

{Wishing you sunshine & smiles}

Stamps:  Sun Sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs)

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores, Shimmer, SS White (PTI)

Ink:  True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Sunshine Dies, Clouds and Rainbow Dies (Lil' Inker Designs), Linen IP (PTI)

Misc:  Crochet Thread, Harvest Gold Button, Foam Tape

MSS July Block Party!

It's time for the July Market Street Stamps Block Party!

I've used an awesome digi stamp that is available only during the Block Party and can be found HERE......over in our Neighborhood!

We would love for you to play along because you may just WIN!  Check out all the details over at the Market Street Stamps blog.  You have until Sunday, July 8--11:59 pm CDT to link up your card!

{Enjoy this Life}
Stamps:  Enjoy this Life (digi stamp from MSS)
Paper:  SS White and Pure Poppy (PTI)
Dies:  Button Dies (PTI), Linen IP (PTI)
Misc:  Copics, White Crochet Thread, Yellow swirl button (PTI), Silver Pearls