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Lil’ Inker Designs: September 2016 Release – Day 1

12 Sep

Good morning and welcome to the first day of the September release for Lil’ Inker Designs!  We’re introducing a bunch of adorable Halloween, Autumn, and Thanksgiving 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 a $15 gift certificate to Lil’ Inker Designs!  Today I’m showcasing Reap a Harvest stamps and dies, Pumpkin & Flower Greeting stamps, and Dual Stitched Pumpkin & Grateful Word die set!


And here’s my first card:

If you’re a regular reader of my blog you know that I absolutely LOVE autumn so I fell hard for these stamps and dies!  To create this card I started by die-cutting the Dual Stitched Pumpkin from kraft cardstock and then stamped the Pumpkin & Flower Greeting Stamps onto the pumpkin before heat-embossing it with gold tinsel embossing powder.  I also die-cut the Grateful word and the pumpkin stem and heat-embossed them with the same gold tinsel embossing powder.  Next I colored the flowers with colored pencils and then set it aside to work on the rest of the card.

Then I took a piece of textured white cardstock and stamped some of the greenery and acorns from Reap a Harvest in a circular pattern before heat-embossing them with gold tinsel embossing powder.  I trimmed down the sides of the white cardstock and adhered it to a dark red cardstock panel.  Finally I adhered the pumpkin with foam mounting tape and then glued the word die and pumpkin stem onto the pumpkin.

My second card features Reap a Harvest stamps.  I started by stamping the greenery in a random pattern all across my cardstock with versamark before heat-embossing it with white embossing powder.  Then I applied a wash of distress inks in Seedless Preserves, Spiced Marmalade, and Squeezed Lemonade for an unusual autumn palette.  I left a little bit of a white border which helps keep the painted edges softer.  Next I stamped the sentiment from Reap a Harvest onto black cardstock, heat-embossed it with white embossing powder, and trimmed it down to label size.  I adhered it to the watercolored panel with foam mounting tape and added a sprinkling of sparkling clear sequins.  Finally I adhered the watercolored panel to a white card base!

And that’s it for me for day one!  I’ll be back tomorrow with a trio of Walking Dead-themed cards! 😉

You should have arrived from the Lil’ Inker Designs Blog and Lisa 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 three random commenters will win $15 gift certificates to Lil’ Inker Designs!

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suppliesInterested 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!)

Pumpkin and Flower Greeting Stamps
Dual Stitched Pumpkin and Grateful Word Dies
Reap a Harvest Stamps
Reap a Harvest Dies
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Squeezed Lemonade
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Seedless Preserves
Faber Castell Polychromos Color Pencil Set – Tin of 120
Polychromos 36 Pencil Studio Set
Faber-Castel 24 Piece Polychromous Colored Pencil Set In Metal Tin
Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Sparkling Clear Mix (4mm, 6mm, 8mm &10mm )
Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator
VersaMark Ink Pad
Ranger Embossing Powder, Tinsel – Gold
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, White
WAGNER HT 400 650-Degree Heat Gun
Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials Surfaces ISW39532
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LIPSTICK RED LR10
Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Environment Desert Storm, 25 pk
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5
Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2×11 110lb 250/pkg
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce
Scotch Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider, Pink Applicator with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch Tape (085)
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
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Comments

  1. Joan Howard says

    September 12, 2016 at 12:07 am

    Love the colors!

    Reply
  2. ShirleyD says

    September 12, 2016 at 4:40 am

    Really nice cards…great designs as well as colors.

    Reply
  3. Christy Q says

    September 12, 2016 at 5:59 am

    Gorgeous cards, Jessica!!! Love the pumpkin one especially with the floral touches and the diecut sentiment. Love how you kept it CAS.

    Reply
  4. Lisa Henke says

    September 12, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Gorgeous creations!! Love the pretty fall colors of the first one and the bright background you created in the second.

    Reply
  5. Becca Yahrling says

    September 12, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Beautiful cards. I love the pumpkin and flower greetings. I love the gold embossing, so elegant.

    Reply
  6. heidi h says

    September 12, 2016 at 7:57 am

    love the embossing on both cards!

    Reply
  7. Sue D says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:14 am

    I love Autumn too. Fabulous cards. I really like the gold embossing on the pumpkin.

    Reply
  8. Shelly says

    September 12, 2016 at 9:12 am

    Two beautiful cards!

    Reply
  9. Casey Thrush says

    September 12, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Oooo pretty! Very nicely done.

    Reply
  10. Constance Hildebrand says

    September 12, 2016 at 10:38 am

    Beautiful cards! I love Fall too. Thank you.

    Reply
  11. Amy Cooley says

    September 12, 2016 at 11:44 am

    I love all the glittery embossing on your card and these great new fall stamps!

    Reply
  12. Deb Kerns says

    September 12, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    Really pretty cards, you are a great artist.

    Reply
  13. Carla Hundley says

    September 12, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    Love the embossing
    on this stamped pumpkin!
    Very pretty card,
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  14. Kim L. says

    September 12, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Super samples with these wonderful products!

    Reply
  15. lisa808 says

    September 12, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    Fab fall cards.

    Reply
  16. Sharri Reeves says

    September 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    Beautiful card. The touch of gold really makes me think of Autumn.

    Reply
  17. Michele W says

    September 12, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    Great cards! It’s neat that they’ve come out with a pumpkin set along the same lines as their floral Easter eggs. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  18. joy says

    September 12, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    Absolutely love both of your designs…great use of the images and the gold tinsel EP makes the images pop nicely. And your photography really shows it off, too. The distress inked background with the yummy non-traditional palette is perfect and whimsical. Both are good examples how the same images are versatile and of your creativity. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Michelle Daigle says

    September 12, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    I love what you did with that Reap A Harvest stamp set on both cards. I totally love the Fall feeling I get from the first card but I also must say that your second card is a brilliant use and mix of colors. You’re incredibly talented. I’ve always marvelled at your projects.

    Reply
  20. Lisa Petrella says

    September 12, 2016 at 6:12 pm

    Beautiful Autumn cards!! Love all of the gold and sparkle on the first one and the color combo on the second card is absolutely FABULOUS!!!

    Reply
  21. Patt H. says

    September 12, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    Both cards are beautiful & I absolutely LOVE the Reap & Harvest set!

    Reply
  22. Barbara Baxter says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    Jess, I love both of your cards! I love Fall, too. The colors are just beautiful as they are in your cards. The tan pumpkin with gold tinsel embossing is very pretty. The brightly colored card with white embossing is also very pretty. I just started following you and I’m so glad. I enjoy your artwork and I have not come across Lil Inker Designs before. They are so cute! My poor bank account!

    Reply
  23. Helen Gullett says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    Gorgeous fall theme cards, Jess. Love the pumpkin!

    Reply
  24. Andrea Shell says

    September 12, 2016 at 9:07 pm

    Love the embossing and coloring on ther pumpkin. The watercolored background is gorgeous! Love those colors.

    Reply
  25. Mary-Anne V. says

    September 12, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    Tgese are fabulous fall cards. I especially like the gold tinsel embossing.

    Reply
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