Lil' Inker Designs May Release - Day 1

Hello!   It's finally starting to feel like summer is just around the corner (aside from all of the rain we've been getting...ugh!) - and Lil' Inker Design has the most perfect release to celebrate all things summer!

Today I've got two cards to share using both the positive and negative cuts from the gorgeous new Butterfly Cover Up Die!  To create these cards, I used a rainbow of alcohol inks to create a background piece.   I used the Butterfly Cover Up die to die cut first the alcohol inked piece and then a piece from black cardstock.   

I adhered the black piece to my card base and added the multi-colored pieces with a bit of liquid glue.   The sentiment in the lower right corner is from the brand new Spread Your Wings stamp set.

For this next card, I used the positive butterfly piece of my alcohol inked background, and adhered it to a white card base.   I added the negative pieces from the black cut with some liquid glue.   The sentiment is again from the new Spread Your Wings stamp set.

I love this die because there are several ways to use it....not to mention it's just gorgeous!!!   Be sure to hop along for much more inspiration from the LID team (and our newest team member, Laura!).   Also - make sure to leave comments on each of the blogs for a chance to win the ENTIRE May release!   I'll be back again over the next few days with more projects featuring supplies from the latest release - see you soon!

FULL HOP LIST

Laura Pryor/LID Store Blog 

Amy Kolling

Chrissy Larson

Heather Hoffman

Karen Baker

Kimberly Rendino

Laura Williams

Lisa Henke

LID SUPPLIES USED

Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit

Hi again, crafty friends!   I'm sharing a card made with the October Simon Says Stamp card kit.   This kit is loaded with awesome goodies - I absolutely fell in love with that heart stamp.   I couldn't wait to ink it up!   I started by adding alcohol inks in shades of red, pink and just a hint of gold to a sheet of glossy paper.   I stamped the heart with Archival ink and fussy cut it out. 

The awesome 'hello' die also came in the kit, as did the patterned paper, which I trimmed down to form an arrow pointing to the heart and the tiny words (also from PP in the kit).   I added a few gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and stamped a few of the tiny hearts included in the stamp set with Delicata Gold ink to finish off the card!

I'm entering this card in Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes! 

Guest Designer at Top Dog Dies

Hello friends!!  I’m super excited to be the Guest Designer on the Top Dog Dies blog today!  I was able to work with the amazing Leaf Mosaic Die as well as the Borders #2 and the Make A Banner dies.   

For my first card, I die cut the Leaf Mosaic out of glossy white paper and broke out my alcohol inks!   I used a variety of green, gold and burgundy shades and pounced the ink over the entire die cut.   I cut the inside two squares out with a craft knife and set aside the two leaves for another card.   The sentiment stamped and embossed in gold is from the Winnie & Walter stamp set “The Party”.  (I performed a little bit of stamp surgery so that the sentiment would fit in the narrow space, lol!).   

I stamped ‘birthday' on a burgundy strip of paper, scored it and notched the ends to make a banner that gave the card an extra pop of color.

My second card uses the two leftover leaves I had from the Leaf Mosaic die.  A simple sentiment stamped in gold (from the Cas-ual Fridays stamp set “Lovely Greetings”), some stacked and staggered scallops from the Borders #2 die set and a ribbon tied across the top finish this simple card.  

I absolutely love the pierced detail on the scalloped borders!

My third project isn’t a card at all!  I thought I’d use the Make A Banner dies to create a bookmark.   

I love that all of the pieces you need to create an awesome banner are here in this set.  To begin, I die cut two of the banners (one for the front, one for the back) as well as an extra border piece.  The border pieces were layered  offset to get a different look.    My initials were cut with the Vintage Alphabet die from gold glitter cardstock.   To put it all together, I scored the banner piece for the back just below the attachment holes so that it will act as a hinge.   I laminated my bookmark to make it extra sturdy, but you could definitely skip this step!   I attached the front and back with brads I found in my stash.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my projects today as much as I enjoyed creating them!   A big thank-you to Amanda for inviting me to guest design for Top Dog Dies!