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Lil’ Inker Designs: October Release – Day 1 (+GIVEAWAY!)

17 Oct

Good morning and welcome to the October 2017 release for Lil’ Inker Designs!  We’re introducing a bunch of incredible holiday stamps and dies and they’re all available right now!  I love that Laura doesn’t make you wait to shop the new release so I totally understand if you want to go shop now, but make sure you come back and comment for a chance to win the entire October release!  That’s correct…one lucky commenter will win everything!  There’s more details on how to win at the end of my post!  Today I’m sharing two cards I created for this release!

I love the modern sketchy look of the Festive Florals stamp set so I did a little loose watercoloring!  I stamped all the images with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  Then I watercolored them with my Daniel Smith watercolors and die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  Next I die-cut the Geometric Snow Cover-Up die from white cardstock and trimmed it down to create a lacy pattern.  I adhered that to an A2 panel of white cardstock and then arranged my festive florals around the cover-up die.  I used a mixture of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape to create a little extra dimension!

Then I stamped the sentiment from Festive Florals onto red cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I die-cut it with the Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag dies and adhered it to the card.  Finally I added sequins in varying shades of green to finish the card!

My second card also uses Festive Florals but relegates them to more of a background effect! 😉 I stamped them onto a white card base with a variety of blue inks.  Then I simply stamped the Joy to the World sentiment set with versamark and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder.  I wanted to let the sentiment shine so I left it at that! 🙂  This would be a great design to mass produce in a variety of colors for quick Christmas cards!

And that’s it for day 1!  I’ll be back tomorrow with more! 😉

You should have arrived from Jennifer and Karen is your next stop.  If you get lost you can find the full hop list below!  Leave a comment on each stop along the hop and one lucky commenter will win the entire October release!  Good luck!

Happy hopping!!

  • Lil’ Inker Designs Blog
  • Chrissy Larson
  • Heather Hoffman
  • Jennifer Carter
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • Karen Baker
  • Lisa Henke
  • Sarah Jay
  • Lil’ Inker Designs Shop

Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!

Festive Florals Stamps
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Festive Florals Dies
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Geometric Snow Cover Up Die
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Joy to the World Stamps
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Sentiment Tag Die Set Pinking Edge…
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Peace Love and Joy Stamps
[ LLN ]
Season’s Greetings Stamps
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Christmas Words Tree Die
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Noel Word Die
[ LLN ]
Rowdy Reindeer Die
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Rowdy Reindeer Stamps
[ LLN ]
Vintage Christmas Wreath Stamps
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Vintage Christmas Wreath Die
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Comments

  1. Cherryl Sabado says

    October 17, 2017 at 12:50 am

    I loved the cards! Especially the second one… its so simple yet elegant looking!!!❤️

    Reply
  2. Denise Bryant says

    October 17, 2017 at 1:09 am

    Beautiful poinsettias on your lovely cards! Looking forward to this release!

    Reply
  3. Kari Allen VanNoy says

    October 17, 2017 at 2:27 am

    Beautiful! And oh my…how I love your red poinsettia card with the cover up die in the background! Brilliant! This is a great release and you showcased these products beautifully!

    Reply
  4. Dennice Watts says

    October 17, 2017 at 5:48 am

    I love that “Joy to the World” sentiment and you’ve made such a classy card with it. Love your CAS style and silver embossing Jess. TFS!

    Reply
  5. Heidi Rees says

    October 17, 2017 at 6:07 am

    Beautiful cards! The details are amazing!

    Reply
  6. Tara Prince says

    October 17, 2017 at 6:43 am

    Beautiful cards!!

    Reply
  7. Celeste Goff says

    October 17, 2017 at 7:48 am

    Such gorgeous cards!

    Reply
  8. Marianne Boulejiouch says

    October 17, 2017 at 8:39 am

    Beautiful! I love the poinsettia!!!!!

    Reply
  9. Anahi says

    October 17, 2017 at 9:13 am

    All of the samples from this release have been so pretty. I like your take on the geometric A2 die cut. New spin on what would typically be a large die. Nice!

    Reply
  10. Stacey fortin says

    October 17, 2017 at 10:07 am

    They both are really beautiful! All the elements together had a beautiful outcome. Whom ever gets these cards will be sure to enjoy them! Well done!

    Reply
  11. sabbycat2013 says

    October 17, 2017 at 10:30 am

    Both cards are beautiful. Your water coloring on the first card is outstanding!

    Reply
  12. mjmarmo says

    October 17, 2017 at 11:04 am

    So pretty!

    Reply
  13. Debbie says

    October 17, 2017 at 11:14 am

    Lovely Poinsetta card. Excited about the new release.

    Reply
  14. Kim Faucher says

    October 17, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Both cards are just amazing!!!!

    Reply
  15. JuliaP says

    October 17, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Truly beautiful and elegant cards!

    Reply
  16. Ruth Marino says

    October 17, 2017 at 12:49 pm

    Have always loved Poinsettas — card ideas are great!

    Reply
  17. Sue LD says

    October 17, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    Beautiful poinsettia cards.

    Reply
  18. Janet Zeppa says

    October 17, 2017 at 2:31 pm

    Lovely card and release!s

    Reply
  19. Dee Earnshaw says

    October 17, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Super pretty Poinsettia cards – very creative:)

    Reply
  20. Patt H. says

    October 17, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love that Poinsettia!

    Reply
  21. Michele F says

    October 17, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    Poinsettias in blue? Now why didn’t I think of that!!?? Gorgeous is every color, Jess! xx
    =]

    Reply
  22. dloates2005 says

    October 17, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    Stunning cards with two different distinct styles. That’s a great idea for mass production. TFS!

    Reply
  23. Becca Yahrling says

    October 17, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    Both cards are so pretty! At Christmas, I always try to get a red, a pink & a white poinsettia if I can. But I’d sure love to find a blue one, too! lol So very beautiful.

    Reply
  24. FD91354 says

    October 17, 2017 at 5:04 pm

    Beautiful layering on the red pointsettia. Lovely card designs. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  25. Pennie Artz-Glasser says

    October 17, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    Beautiful cards!

    Reply
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