Welcome back for day two of the Lil' Inker Designs April release! Today I've got a few colorful projects to share with you!
This card uses the beautiful new One Love stamps and dies. To create the multi-colored look, I inked up my stamp with Distress Oxide inks and a sponge dauber, one color at a time, making sure to overlap each a bit to get a nice blend. I love how vivid it looks! Once I had the heart completely stamped with the Oxides, I stamped again with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I used the coordinating die set to cut out the heart. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed on a strip of black cardstock and adhered it across the heart with foam adhesive. The entire piece was added to a background embossed with the Quilted Stitch Pattern Die.
Next up is a watercolored graduation card perfect for either a guy or gal. Lil' Inker has a graduation set called Grad Class available in the store - this stamp set was released last year, so it has stamps referencing 2017 included in it. It was time for an update, so here we have Grad Class 2018! This mini set is just $5, while the older stamp set is on sale for $10 - this way you can buy both for the price of your typical stamp set! Pretty cool, right!?
I created the watercolor background by dripping a few drops of Avery Elle liquid watercolors along the top of my watercolor paper and panting stripes. I cut the watercolor paper and added it to the top and bottom of a 4.25 x 5.5" card. I added the sentiment from Go Confidently directly to the card base. To personalize the card for a 2018 grad, I stamped the sentiment onto a watercolored star from the Ornamental Christmas Tag die set. I added some glitter, and adhered it with foam adhesive to complete the card!
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Lovely cards! Just can't stop admiring the liquid watercolor background...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL Cards!! I LOVE the Designs and the One Love Stamp Set!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! <3
ReplyDeleteLove your cards!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the rainbow colors on the One Love design! Beautiful sentiment too!
ReplyDeleteThe rainbow heart looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove the rainbow colors! That background die is pretty awesome too. :)
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are great.
ReplyDeleteYou “be the change” card is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful! So colourful! Love the one love set! X
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteThese are both very pretty. Love how you split your w/c panel on the 2nd card and added the black border; very striking. And I'm always a fan of a rainbow of color. If only we could achieve that in the world. :-)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards - haven't tried the liquid watercolors yet but love the effect you got on that second card!
ReplyDeleteWow! Stunning colors for these amazing cards!!!
ReplyDeleteLove both of your cards today! Pretty colors and great design.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards Kimberly. Love the vibrancy of the colours on the heart. Love the design of your grad card as well, such a fitting sentiment too. TFS!
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards! I love those designs!
ReplyDeleteTerrific cards! Great compositions and your coloring techniques on the heart and background have such lovely results.
ReplyDeleteColorful cards.
ReplyDeleteLove the second with the shades
of color. thanks for sharing
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both cards are amazing, so beautiful, full of color!!!
ReplyDeleteKim, these cards are beautiful!!! Your rainbow world!!! WOW!!! It stamped perfectly!! And that background on the grad card is outstanding!! Thank you for all your hard work!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous cards, Kim! Love the grad card especially!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love the graduation card. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove the rainbow of colors on the world card and the beautiful colors on the graduation card.
ReplyDeleteYour graduation card is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these! Gorgeous colors in the first one...and the watercolor of the second...yes! LOVE ♥
ReplyDeleteWhat stunning cards. I really must make more use of watercolors.
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous cards!! I love the rainbow colors in the stunning One Love card, and the background in the second is amazing! <3
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards made with my favorite sets from this release. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous cards! Love how bright your rainbow world came out and the watercolor stripes, what a quick and stunning background. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the bold and vibrant colors of your heart. Awesome projects. TFS
ReplyDeleteSuch great cards...the rainbow world is a gorgeous vibrant touch, and the sentiment works for encouragement and graduation- perfect wherever you are in life! And the 2018 grad card is beautiful with the watercolor background. It really makes the go confidently statement pop!
ReplyDeleteThe cards are gorgeous. This is a great release with so many beautiful products. I especially love the cover die.
ReplyDeleteLove the rainbow globe on the One Love card! The colors on the second card are simply gorgeous! I love that color palette and your card is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are lovely with fab palettes.
ReplyDeleteWow !! These two cards are simply amazing !!
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Stunning cards! I love them all!
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