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Sunday, April 30, 2017

LID - May Mini Release

Hello! Super excited today to share some of the brand new special Mini Release from Lil' Inker Designs! We are celebrating with a HUGE hop and lots of special guests today! You should have arrived here from Jill Hawkins - feel free to head to the Lil' Inker Designs Blog to start at the beginning if you just happened along on the hop.



I have three cards to share with you using the new items - I'm starting with these two using two big beautiful new sentiment sets - I can't tell you how much I LOVE these! They are gorgeous and so versatile - it has been super fun to see all the things the Design Team have been making with them! I used them both with the same technique and different color combos.


First up I used You Will Never Regret Being Kind and a blue color scheme - I love these tones together! I also can't help but think of Jennifer McGuire with this particular sentiment, and which might be why I unconsciously gravitated toward these colors that I associate with her blog! :)


And then I used Be the Reason That Someone Smiles Today and a yellow and orange color scheme - made me think of sunshine, which always makes me smile! :)


For each of these cards, I masked out a square panel, blended two colors of distress inks, splashed on some water and white paint splatters, then peeled off my masks and let them dry. Once they dried, I stamped my sentiments on, using my MISTI to stamp a couple times for a nice dark impression over the distress ink. I added some accents with a white gel pen on the design (filled in dots, added stripes, etc...) and then a few Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins and a coordinating colored card base.


Next up, I have a card perfect to send to a friend who has lost a treasured pet:


I love the new Cover Up Die - Stitched Clouds! It is so fun and clever - not to mention easy! I used ot for my base, then die cut an Instant Camera Die in black to create my focal point. I used this to heat emboss a sentiment, then stamped the dog from Angel Pets with his little wings on kraft paper and colored with Copics before cutting out with the Coordinating Dies.


I also used a white gel pen to add some accents to this, then mounted everything with foam adhesive, adding another extra sentiment that I snipped apart to separate. The little paw print was perfect to stamp around the background to finish.


Your next stop along the hop is Lisa Petrella - but make sure and leave a comment before you leave! There will be 3 winners along the hop today chosen from comments left along the hop! Full blog hop list is available on the Lil' Inker Designs Blog if you need to refer back there.

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45 comments:

  1. great inspiration Heather . I am always inspired when I see you quick fun tips and happy cards.

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  2. All wonderful cards. That angel pets set is unfortunately a must have. TFS

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  3. LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards!!!!! What great stamps

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  4. All beautiful cards Heather. The Cloud Cover die is so lovely and with the Instant Camera Die it made a lovely card. Well done!

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  5. I LOVE how you made the pretty, colored canvas-like backgrounds. What a great idea and it really draws your eye in! Love your Angel Pets card. The paw prints in the clouds are perfect! LOVE!!! Thanks, Heather!

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  6. Love the inked backgrounds for this wonderful sentiment and your sweet pet sympathy card.

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  7. Love all these wonderful cards - So many great ideas:)

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  8. Nice way to design your cards...like them!

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  9. Beautiful cards love the angel pets they are precious

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  10. Beautiful cards. I like the background color blocks, really makes the sentiment pop.

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  11. Gorgeous pops of color! Love how bright and fun this is!

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  12. Amazing cards Heather!! I really love the vibrant colors you used on your first two cards!! These new sentiment stamps are just stunning.

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  13. I love the bright colors behind the sentiments. So well done!

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  14. Beautiful projects. I love how you masked the squares behind the sentiment. TFS

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  15. I love the way you inked the BGs for the larger sentiments - fabulous cards!

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  16. What a super way to make a striking background for a fabulous stand alone sentiment! I must pin this! Your pet card is sweet.

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  17. Lovely cards; thanks for the inspiration!

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  18. Great cards, and thanks for the background idea.

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  19. Love the ink blended masked areas! Perfect backdrop to these large sentiments!

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  20. These are just great! I really like how you blended a square behind the sentiment and how it's smaller than the sentiment. It adds some tension and I like it.

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  21. I love the color blocks as your background, and the pet sympathy is perfect

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  22. All of your cards are fabulous, but I especially love the ones with the brightly colored sentiments!

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  23. Love those big bold sentiment cards. The Angel Pets card is so sweet. Love the paw print background.

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  24. Love the way you spotlighted the big sentiments! And a sweet card with the Angel Pets set!

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  25. Oh wow, fabulous work and so adorable too!

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  26. Love the clean and simple look with the bold colors. The angel pets card is awesome! Definitely one of my favorites! Thank you so much for showing us different ways to use these stamps!

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  27. I love your clean and simple sentiment cards. Great color combos as well!

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  28. I ADORE the angel pets card that you put together, I love the paw prints!
    I also think that your cards showcasing the positive sayings are STUNNING! I really like that way the sit atop the square of color emphasizing the quote itself! Just awesome cards!

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  29. The backgrounds on your first cards is amazing, it really makes the card stand out!

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  30. Oh the angel dog is SO sweet! And I love the other two big, bold stamps & the cards you made with them!

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  31. Heather, these are AMAZING! I love how your inking makes the sentiment feel like they are popping off the front. Love them!

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  32. Love the blocking.
    Such pretty color combinations.
    The sympathy card is wonderful -
    nice to have someone remember
    that the animals are part of the
    family too.
    thanks for sharing.

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  33. Wow Heather! You are pure genius...so in love with the way you did those backgrounds!

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  34. Very cool cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  35. Great idea, Heather, inking a square and then stamping the big sentiment! I love how those turned out, and Jennifer came to my mind also when I saw your first card. What a great card for someone who lost their pet!

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  36. Wow! Your cards are simply stunning!!! I love so much the third one. The background is absolutely cute!!!

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  37. The masked squares are terrific for showing off those bold stamps! I love the pawprints in the stitched clouds!!

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  38. I love how you created the color squares as backdrops for those gorgeous sentiments! So fabulous!! And your angel pets card is super sweet!

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  39. Love the bold backgrounds behind your sentiments!

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  40. Your colour combos are beautiful and I love those large sentiment stamps

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  41. Wonderful cards ...love the ink blending on the 1st two.

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  42. Your cards are so elegant and easy-peasy!! Thank you for giving such colour inspiration!

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