Lil' Inker Designs May Release Blog Hop {Day 4}

Welcome to {Day 4} of the Lil' Inker Designs May Release! If you came from Alicia's blog, you are on the right track. If not, start at Laura's blog so you don't miss a thing! If you hopped with the first half of the design team on {Day 3}, then you're probably swooning over the uniqueness of this new product. When I first saw the Texture Plate Collection: Frame 1, I knew it would be popular and from the reactions to what was showcased yesterday, I know this product is going to sell out as quickly as the Bow Dies. There's so much you can do with this two-in-one frame!

I decided to go all out with this frame and do something I don't normally do. I embellished it like crazy and I love the look of it. Simply put, this frame allowed me to create a clean and simple shabby chic card. Even though I put a lot of 'stuff' on this card, the frame still stands on its own. It's amazing! Before misting the centre of the frame, I masked off the woodgrain edges. (I'm going to add this to Moxie Fab World's Spatter Technique Challenge.) The houndstooth label from Flags & Tags is stamped on sticky-back canvas which I treated with a matte multi-medium to stiffen it and also to saturate the ink. The banner and sentiment are also from Flags & Tags. I used the criss-cross label background on the chipboard bird, then lightly pressed a second blue ink on top.

Lil' Inker Designs is giving away one $10 store credit and one Sentiment Flags Additions set so be sure to comment on all blogs every day this week for your best chance to win one of these two fabulous prizes! See you again tomorrow for the finale as the entire design team showcases the last release of this month, Sentiment Flag Additions. Now it's time to head on over to Teresa's blog for more inspiration.

Sources: SU Crumb Cake, More Mustard & Old Olive cardstock; Lil' Inker Designs Texture Plate Collection: Frame 1, Flags & Tags Stamps & Dies; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; SU Melon Mambo & Island Indigo ink; Tim Holtz for Ranger Broken China distress ink; Studio Calico Bonny Blue & Heirloom Blue Mister Huey's Color Mists; Claudine Helmuth Studio Natural Sticky-Back Canvas, Multi-Medium Matte; Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage; Maya Road Love Notes Chipboard Set; SU Basic Pearls; foam tape

Welcome Home, Hero

Kim shared this card on the Paper Smooches Blog yesterday. It features stamps from one of this month's newest sets, Circle of Honor. Kim is donating a portion of all proceeds from the sale of this stamp set to Operation Write Home. This set is wonderful for the troops and also for teachers, parents, kids and even the Independence Day and Canada Day holidays! To make this card, I used one of the stars (or snowflakes) to stamp a background on the base. Once I fiddled around with the positioning of the images, I started in the centre with the solid bar in black. I stamped the flags and sentiments around the bar to ensure everything was centred. I restamped the flags on a separate piece of cardstock and adhered them to the white mat, lifting up the bottoms for visual interest. To finish, I added some pewter metallic décor from Hero Arts.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm sorry I haven't been blog hopping lately. I've been suffering from a lack of both energy and mojo and will go for a week at a time without creating. Most of these projects were made weeks ago so I hope you enjoy what you see. I appreciate all of you taking the time to stop by and leave comments. I love reading them. :)

Sources: SU Real Red & Basic Gray cardstock; Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; Paper Smooches Circle of Honor; SU Riding Hood Red, Brilliant Blue & Basic Black inks; Hero Arts Pewter Metallic Décor

Lil' Inker Designs May Release Blog Hop {Day 2}

Welcome to {Day 2} of the Lil' Inker Designs May Release! If you came from Alicia's blog, you are on the right track. If not, start at Laura's blog so you don't miss a thing! If you hopped with the first half of the design team on {Day 1}, then you've probably already fallen in love with, and maybe even purchased one or both of the Bow Dies? ;) These are going to be so popular, I just know it! There are so many possibilities with these dies and I made an elegant masculine card that combines the trendiness of bow ties with mustaches. I think this would be a fun card to give to a male friend. When my husband saw the card, he said this would make a great Movember card. LOL

The sentiment on my card is from the 2 Cute Ink set Arctic Friends. I've only used the Small Bow Die on my project but there's also a Large Bow Die. Amy Kolling and Jen Carter showcased the two sizes perfectly in their posts yesterday. The product graphics with dimensions are included below and if you would like to purchase them now, just click on the photos!

Lil' Inker Designs is giving away one $10 store credit and one Sentiment Flags Additions set so be sure to comment on all blogs every day this week for your best chance to win one of these two fabulous prizes! Now it's time to head on over to Teresa's blog for more inspiration.

Sources: SU Natural Ivory cardstock; Gina K Designs pure luxury black & kraft cardstock; Echo Park Times & Seasons Collection & paper pad; Lil' Inker Designs Small Bow Die; Lil' Inker Designs Arctic Friends; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Tim Holtz for Ranger Frayed Burlap distress ink