Stamp-n-Paradise

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs December Release: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Lil' Inker Designs December Release! This release is FULL of amazing dies and stamps that are so perfect for lots of occasions.......are you ready? You should have arrived from Jen Carter's blog. But guess what?? The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

First up today, is a fabulous new stamp set called Inky Flowers and Dual Dotted Ovals Dies. These flowers are PERFECT for watercoloring. Here I've done some watercolor (with Distress Inks) on a panel, diecut with an oval die, and mounted with several layers for dimension. I also used the new With Sympathy word die diecut several times, adhered together, and added offset into my floral panel.

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My next card is something that is easily reproducable and quick! All this card has is diecuts! I've used the new Boxed Up Thank You along with the Dual Stitched Rectangles and Quilted Stitched Pattern Die. This will make a perfect set of cards for mailing as they are mostly flat! The Boxed Up die is cut from the Dip Dyed Ombre papers.

Now for the fun part! There is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky person who comments along the way! One winner is chosen for each day!!

LID Blog

Lea Lawson

Heather Hoffman

Lisa Henke

Chrissy Larson

Karen Baker

Sarah Jay

Laura Williams

Maureen Merritt

Jennifer Carter

Heather Hoffman

Chrissy Larson

Amy Kolling-----me!

Lil' Inker Designs Store

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Bonjour!

**If you are here for the Lil' Inker Designs Release post, please scroll down!**

Bonjour! I have this sweet little number up over on the Avery Elle blog today using Mon Cheri stamps and coordinating Elle-ments.

I white heat embossed the adorable cherry images onto a black cardstock panel and diecut using the Sweet Scallops Elle-ments. To soften the look, I've added a piece of trimmed vellum over the top adhering only the middle where my heart was placed. The cherry iamges were Copic colored, diecut, and adhered to the Pierced Hearts dies from the Scalloped and Pierced Hearts Elle-ments.

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs December Release: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Lil' Inker Designs December Release! This release is FULL of amazing dies and stamps that are so perfect for lots of occasions.......are you ready? You should have arrived from Chrissy Larson's blog. But guess what?? The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

For my first card, I've used an amazing new script die called With Gratitude. I've been seeing a lot of bold script backgrounds with pattern paper so I thought I'd create my own. I did diecut quite a few of these to make my background but it was so worth it! I could have used a new sentiment to do this but I wanted texture! To soften the look, I added a piece of vellum over the top and adhered at the corners with just a dot of glue. Next, I added some Perky Posies colored with watercolors to a Dual Dotted Circle Die that was trimmed at the edge.

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My next card uses the AMAZING new Cover Up Die: Diamond Lace. I've diecut it out of white cardstock and layered it over a white panel. To create my focal point, I've stamped the word Totally! (from the new set called Keep it Sassy Stamps) in rainbow color onto a new tag die called Dotted Tag Dies. Do you see a theme going on here? :) And you can't say.....Totally, without using the word Awesome! (Awesome word die was previously released)

Now for the fun part! There is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky person who comments along the way! One winner is chosen for each day!!

LID Blog

Sarah Jay

Laura Williams

Heather Hoffman

Chrissy Larson

Amy Kolling-----me!

Lisa Henke

Maureen Merritt

Karen Baker

Lea Lawson

Jennifer Carter

Lil' Inker Designs Store

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Reverse Confetti December Blog Hop!

Welcome to the December Reverse Confetti Blog Hop! This month we are sharing a new project and revisiting THREE of our favorite older projects of 2015! You should have arrived from the Reverse Confetti blog to get this blog hop started!

My new project is a cute treat box for a friend of mine. I've used the Tagged Tote Confetti Cuts and made a "window" box. This way my holiday Hershey's Kisses can be seen through! I've simply diecut and assembled my box with white and silver glitter cardstock. I cut my window using the circle die from Donut You Know Confetti Cuts.

I've added a tag using the Square Tag Confetti Cuts and added a red foil reinforcer. Love that it completes the look! My sentiment, from With Love stamp set, was stamped in red pigment ink. My tag was tied to my treat box with white tulle.

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Now for my three favorite projects of 2015!

The first one comes from my Confetti Camera card on February 19th. You can find the post HERE.

My second card comes from the July Blog Hop! You can find the post HERE

And my third project is from Day 1 of the September release. You can find the post HERE.

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What's a blog hop without a prize? Make sure to check out the Reverse Confetti Blog for all the details but there is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs!!

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Jinny Newlin’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti Blog.

A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

December’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along. Check it out for a chance to win and become our newest ‘Fetti Fave!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Winter Wishes with Taylored Expressions

Hello! I wanted to share this wintery card that was featured on the Taylored Expressions blog last week. I have been having so much fun creating winter scenes with these critters! How adorable are these two skating along?

You can see the full blog post HERE for details!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Friday, December 4, 2015

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop! I am so honored to be amongst these fabulous guests and Newton's Nook DT! You should have arrived from the fabulous Sandy Allnock's blog but if not you can start back on the Newton's Nook blog!

I just love the Fox Hollow stamp set and dies. They are so fun to color. I've used some Gansai Tambi Watercolors for my background and for coloring my fox. Even added a little white shimmer to the fox. I white heat embossed some snowflakes to the watercolored background and added some Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Bonus Stamp Release!

Newton's Nook Designs is also having a Bonus Stamp Release Today! Make sure you check out their NEW Whispering Pines stamp set. This set is up for sale in their online shop starting today!

ENTER to WIN!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $10 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday, December 6th at 9 pm CST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 7th.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop

Newton's Nook Designs

Sandy Allnock

Amy Kolling--you are here!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Thursday, December 3, 2015

A favorite stamp set

Hello! I wanted to share one of my favorite stamp sets of this holiday season. I've used it alot. More than I've shown here on my blog. It didn't start out being my favorite but has fast become one this holiday!

Let's talk about the stamp set. It's the Merry & Bright stamps from Reverse Confetti. If you want to make a CAS card, this is the set. If you want to make a more elaborate card with layers, this is the set. If you want to make some home decor, this is the set. With only 6 stamps, it has lots of possibilities! What makes it even better is that it has a coordinating Confetti Cuts die!

I've used the Tis the Season bulb in a bright red pigment ink. Great stamping happens with the Misti Tool! I've layered my bulb onto a white glitter Gift Card Holder Tag Die cut frame and layered some vellum behind. I love how it softens the busy background paper! Some Holly Confetti Cuts were layered and glittered up to finish this off!