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

20 Feb

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

For my first card I focused on the Cat Treats stamp set!  I stamped the cat with copic-friendly ink and colored him with copic markers before die-cutting him with the coordinating dies.  I stamped part of my sentiment onto a white cardstock base and adhered the cat to the base.  Next I ran the Birthday Border die through my big shot at a diagonal on a piece of red cardstock.  Then I ran the red cardstock through my big shot again using the Quilted Stitched So Sunny die but lined up the die so it wouldn’t cover the words.  I trimmed it down and adhered it to the card base with foam mounting tape.  Finally I added a few touches of clear spectrum noir sparkle to the cat’s balloon and party hat!

Then it was time to play with the Bunny Buddies set!  I stamped my bunny with versafine and heat-embossed him with clear embossing powder.  Then I watercolored him with my Mijello mission gold watercolors and a waterbrush before die-cutting him with the coordinating dies.  I die-cut patterned paper with the pinking edge sentiment flag die and stamped the sentiment on it with versamark before heat-embossing it with white embossing powder.  Next I die-cut another piece of patterned paper with the Silly Stitched rectangle die and layered them onto a third piece of patterned paper!  I adhered the bunny with foam mounting tape and finished the card with a few crystal droplets.

Finally my last card uses the adorable bunny from Rustic Spring!

I stamped him on kraft cardstock and added a row of carrots and the sentiment from Rustic Spring.  Then I colored the scene with polychromos colored pencils.  Finally I added a natural twine bow and attached the kraft cardstock to a cardbase with foam mounting tape!  I didn’t originally intend to use three different coloring mediums for these three cards but it was kinda fun to see how different they all turned out!

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 February release!

Happy hopping!!

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

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

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Cat Treat Stamps
Cat Treat Dies
Brush Script Spring Word Dies
Bunny Buddies Die & Stamp Bundle
Rustic Spring Stamps
Rustic Spring Dies
Quilted Stitched So Sunny Die
Sweet Celebration Stamps
Sweet Celebration Dies
Color Blocking Die
Celebrate Word Die
Silly Stitched Die Set
Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag Die Set
Copic Markers
Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR SET OF 34 MWC1534
Faber-Castel 110060 Polychromos Colored Pencil Set In Metal Tin, 60 Pieces
Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR PALETTE SET 36 Colors MWCP1536
Neenah Environment 100 LB SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SCHOOLHOUSE RED SR1
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER WHITE Fine Detail WhiteEP2
Hero Arts EMBOSS ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW111
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
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Comments

  1. Celeste Goff says

    February 21, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    Such adorably sweet cards!!!

    Reply
  2. Von Marie says

    February 21, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    Adorable cards, love them and new release!!

    Reply
  3. Becky Green says

    February 21, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    HOW SWEET! ALL of your cards are FABULOUS, Jessica! I ESPECIALLY LOVE the Rustic Bunny in his carrot patch! 😉 SUPER JOB!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

    Reply
  4. Janelle says

    February 21, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    Your cards are so sweet. Love them! It’s such a great release

    Reply
  5. Sue LD says

    February 21, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    Adorable cards with these cute critters. Love the row of carrots.

    Reply
  6. Gilda (McStamper) says

    February 21, 2017 at 9:28 pm

    Love your cards. Those critters are adorable.

    Reply
  7. Patt H. says

    February 21, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    Your critters are adorable! My favorite is the darling bunny!!

    Reply
  8. Bethany A. says

    February 22, 2017 at 12:52 am

    The striking red themed kitty card is perfect! And the coloring detail on the bunny is great!

    Reply
  9. tsurutadesigns1 says

    February 22, 2017 at 9:42 am

    Jess, this is definitely cuteness overload!

    Reply
  10. raggiodiluce82 says

    February 22, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Adorable cards, Jessica!!!

    Reply
  11. kjudy1 says

    February 22, 2017 at 11:42 am

    Super cute cards!

    Reply
  12. Tammy B says

    February 22, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    I love that saying Celebrate your inner coolness! Adorable cards!

    Reply
  13. Attard Judie says

    February 22, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    Gorgeous cards! I adore the Easter bunny one!

    Reply
  14. Janelle says

    February 22, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    Just adorable! I’m always inspired by your work.

    Reply
  15. FamilyDreamLab says

    February 23, 2017 at 8:12 am

    Your cards are super beautiful. Thanks for inspiration.

    Reply
  16. mjmarmo says

    February 23, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    Such fun!

    Reply
  17. Jeanna says

    February 26, 2017 at 6:34 am

    Your cards are so sweet and creative. I love the color combinations and composition so much! Those critters are very sweet and adorable, especially the bunny with all the carrots :-)) Beautiful sets!

    Reply
  18. Larissa Heskett says

    February 26, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    SQUEAL!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the Release!! SUPER SWEET Card Design as usual!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABLOUS WEEK!! =)

    Reply
  19. Patt H. says

    April 6, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    All of these cards are so adorable! The Cat Treats really caught my eye. Love the design!

    Reply
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