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

4 Apr

Hello and welcome to the second day of the April 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 April 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!

 

My first card uses Grad Class, Silly Stitched Squares, and the Stitched Quatrefoil Cover-Up die along with the adorable bird from The Little Things.  I inked up the bird using different dye inks and then die cut him with the coordinating dies.  Next I die-cut the square and blended a little faded jeans distress oxides ink onto one corner.  I die-cut the cover-up die using navy cardstock and then adhered the square with foam mounting tape and a pretty twine bow to finish it up!

My second card uses the adorable Hootie Patootie!

To start I stamped the owl from Hootie Patootie and colored him with copic markers.  I die-cut him with the coordinating die and then added an action wobbler behind him.  I die-cut the Chevron Border die from three different cardstocks and then layered them together.  I stamped the sentiment from Hootie Patootie onto the dark navy cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I adhered the chevron border to the card and then added my little owl on the wobbler to the center.

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 April release!

Happy hopping!!

  • Lil’ Inker Designs Blog
  • Amy Kolling
  • 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 fabulous day!

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Comments

  1. Christine J says

    April 6, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    Beautiful cards – love the designs, layers, colors and patterns!

    Reply
  2. Patt H. says

    April 7, 2017 at 8:19 am

    Looks like a fabulous release! Love the grad sentiments!

    Reply
  3. Ann says

    April 7, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Super cute cards. That little owl is adorable. Love the new releases.

    Reply
  4. Jessica Pascarella says

    April 7, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    Beautiful work! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  5. lisascreativeniche says

    April 8, 2017 at 12:17 am

    Love the colors on your bird!

    Reply
  6. Patricia M says

    April 8, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Very sweet owl card!

    Reply
  7. Attard Judie says

    April 8, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Stunning cards!! The first one is beautiful!!

    Reply
  8. Peggysue says

    April 8, 2017 at 7:35 pm

    Oh that owl…he has to come live at my house and fly onto some cardstock!

    Reply
  9. Kate Dykstra says

    April 8, 2017 at 9:51 pm

    Awesome cards!! I love the sentiment on the first – and the designs for both are fabulous!

    Kate
    Small Bits of Paper

    Reply
  10. Elia Rogers says

    April 8, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    As always beautiful cards.

    Reply
  11. SusanME says

    April 9, 2017 at 6:57 am

    Absolutely wonderful!

    Reply
  12. Larissa Heskett says

    April 9, 2017 at 6:51 pm

    SUPER SWEET Cards!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

    Reply
  13. Alexandra Madison says

    April 9, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    Nice cards! I like your use of the bird from a previous set, with the new graduate set. All the white space on your owl card makes the image and sentiment jump out 🙂

    Reply
  14. Cheryl says

    April 9, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Beautiful cards! Love the sentiment in the first card!

    Reply
  15. Rosali says

    April 11, 2017 at 6:25 am

    Such awesome cards as always, Jess! I especially love the clean second design!

    Reply
  16. Patt H. says

    April 21, 2017 at 9:39 pm

    Awesome cards! Love the angled design & wonderful saying on the first card & the little owl is darling!!

    Reply
  17. BunnyD says

    May 1, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    What gorgeous cards Jess! That owl is adorable!

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