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Lil’ Inker Designs: October Release – Day 2 (+GIVEAWAY!)

18 Oct

Good morning and welcome to the October 2017 release for Lil’ Inker Designs!  We’re introducing a bunch of gorgeous 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 three cards I created for this release!

The first one uses a few leftover watercolored poinsettias from yesterday’s card and the adorable critter from Season’s Greetings!  I colored him with copic markers and die-cut him with the coordinating die.  Then I added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle to his hat and scarf and a few accents with white gel pen.  I die-cut the Merry Christmas Border die from white cardstock and then layered the otter and poinsettias behind the die.  Next I ran the Quilted Stitched So Sunny die from dark blue cardstock and adhered it behind the sentiment.

My second card uses the fun Rowdy Reindeer set!

This set can easily coordinate with the Moody Santa set from last year but I decided to focus on the reindeer as I love his funny faces!  I stamped him onto kraft cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed him with clear embossing powder.  I stamped the snowflakes from Rustic Christmas and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  Then I simply trimmed the panel down and layered it onto some festive holiday patterned papers.  Finally I added nuvo crystal drops to give Rudolph a bright red nose! 😉

My last card uses a great new word die from our release!

I also wanted a fun non-traditional color palette for this card so I decided to use pink, teal, and navy!  I die-cut the Stitched Woodgrain cover-up die from white cardstock, trimmed it down to 4″ by 5.25″, and adhered it to a pink card base.  Next I adhered a strip of pink, teal, and navy cardstock to a piece of white copy paper and ran the Noel word die through my Big Shot.  I swiped the edge of the antlers with versamark and heat-embossed them with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Finally I adhered the sentiment to the card panel and covered it with a layer of nuvo crystal glaze for a little shine and dimension!

And that’s it for day 2!  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!

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Season’s Greetings Stamps
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Festive Florals Dies
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Festive Florals Dies
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Rowdy Reindeer Stamps
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Rowdy Reindeer Die
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Noel Word Die
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Quilted Stitched So Sunny Die for…
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Cover Up Die: Stitched Woodgrain
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Merry Christmas Border Die for…
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Rustic Christmas Stamps for Card…
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Vintage Christmas Wreath Stamps
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Vintage Christmas Wreath Die
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Christmas Words Tree Die
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  1. Anna Starr says

    October 18, 2017 at 12:20 am

    Love your treatment of the Noel die

    Reply
  2. Cheryl Robertson says

    October 18, 2017 at 12:24 am

    Your cards are very cute! Looks like a great release.

    Reply
  3. Denise Bryant says

    October 18, 2017 at 1:06 am

    Awesome cards! Love the way you did the Noel word die in different colors… I have to try that!

    Reply
  4. Colleen F says

    October 18, 2017 at 2:04 am

    What a cool idea for a die!

    Reply
  5. kristi quinn says

    October 18, 2017 at 2:08 am

    I love your cards, especially the reindeer!

    Reply
  6. Patricia M says

    October 18, 2017 at 2:47 am

    The bear santa is adorable

    Reply
    • Jean G. says

      October 18, 2017 at 2:57 am

      What a great collection. I love the Noel with antlers and the flying deer. Such personality.

      Reply
  7. Debbie Christensen says

    October 18, 2017 at 3:12 am

    Fun collection, the reindeer has personality plus. Thanks for Sharing

    Reply
  8. Heidi H says

    October 18, 2017 at 5:47 am

    Love the shine on the new word die! Fun cards!!

    Reply
  9. Tara Prince says

    October 18, 2017 at 7:33 am

    Adorable cards!!

    Reply
  10. margessw says

    October 18, 2017 at 7:35 am

    Wow ! The Noel card is really awesome !!

    Reply
  11. Celeste Goff says

    October 18, 2017 at 7:39 am

    Fabulous cards Jess!

    Reply
  12. Stacey f says

    October 18, 2017 at 8:01 am

    I love the Noel! It’s so different, and your color choice is beautiful!

    Reply
  13. mjmarmo says

    October 18, 2017 at 8:23 am

    More wonderful cards!!

    Reply
  14. Deec Earnshaw says

    October 18, 2017 at 9:29 am

    love your cute cards today:)

    Reply
  15. Michele F says

    October 18, 2017 at 10:45 am

    I’ve done my shopping, Jess… but you know I can always use MORE! LOve that glossy Noel!
    [I’m so sorry that I wasn’t able to do your Christmas Collaboration – next year!]
    =]

    Reply
  16. Kim Faucher says

    October 18, 2017 at 10:58 am

    Threee great cards!!! I’m jealous you all will have a great start to holiday cardmaking with all these fun products!

    Reply
  17. Sue LD says

    October 18, 2017 at 11:50 am

    Wonderful cards you created. Love the backgrounds and colors.

    Reply
  18. Jen W. says

    October 18, 2017 at 12:40 pm

    A fabulous trio of cards, Jessica, but I especially love the last one – CAS perfection, fun colours and gorgeous shine!

    Reply
  19. Lindsey says

    October 18, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    There’s that fabulous NOEL you peeked a few days ago. Love your cute projects today!

    Reply
  20. lisahenke says

    October 18, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    fantastic cards Jessica! I loooove these. I really love the combo of products you used on the first card. So great.

    Reply
  21. Pam Dunbar says

    October 18, 2017 at 2:00 pm

    Wonderful cards! Love the gold tips on the antlers and the non traditional colors. The white on kraft on the reindeer card is one of my favorite looks.

    Reply
  22. Becca Yahrling says

    October 18, 2017 at 2:40 pm

    Your first card is stunning. The reindeer is adorable, but the Noel word die is my favorite!
    I just love that die!

    Reply
  23. Patt H. says

    October 18, 2017 at 5:45 pm

    I afor the Rowdy Reindeer set & your reindeer card is perfect! ALL your cards are wonderful! Love the colors & designs! Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  24. Lori Ritchie says

    October 18, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    Great cards and design, love the reindeer in the different colors!

    Reply
  25. Janet D. says

    October 18, 2017 at 6:52 pm

    Your cards are adorable!

    Reply
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