Just sharing a card that I made a few weeks ago and had to wait to post until the Lil’ Inker stitched circles were released. I combined those dies with some Fancy Pants papers and this stamp set from Simon Says to make this simple card - I think the yellow is so fun!

I’m heading back to work today after 3 weeks off. Wish me luck, pretty please!

Suzanne

Today’s the final day of the Lil’ Inker Designs release hop, and that means anything goes! If you’re hopping along with us you may have arrived here from Sarah Jay’s blog, and you can always head back to the Lil’ Inker Designs Blog to start the hop from the beginning.

I had BIG plans for today involving Project Life, but I am going to save that for another day until I can figure out how to take some decent photos of the Project Life pages - the shiny plastic is not a friend of my light box, so I made this card instead. Turns out it was a good distraction from the pre-overtime 5-5 Bruins/Blackhawks game - this hockey business is so intense! Now I am typing this during OT, just in time for the best part of the game, right?

I started off using the Scallops Folding Tag die to cut the cream cardstock, but then I used the Original Folding Tag die to cut the chevron paper to ft inside the front of the tag. I only had to trim a little bit off the sides to center it on the front panel of the cream tag. The Fanfare Scalloped Border Die was used to make the pink border peeking out from under the navy polka dotted strip, and the Pieced Chevrons Cover Up die was used to make the coral arrow pointing toward the butterfly. Then I used the smallest circle from Stitched Mats: Circles to make a circle embellishment to tuck behind the chipboard sentiment circle:

I hope that you’ve enjoyed everything our team has created for this release and that you’re having a great week! The next stop on this hop is Taheerah’s blog…have fun!

Suzanne

What is better than a tag on a card? A FOLDED tag on a card!

Today is Day 2 of the Lil’ Inker Designs release hop, and today we’re featuring projects using the Folding Tags Dies, which come with a straight edge (Original) and a scalloped edge (Scallops). If you’re hopping along with us you may have arrived here from Sarah Jay’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can always head back to the Lil’ Inker Designs Blog to start the hop from the beginning.

I used the Original Folding Tag Die on this card so that I’d have a place to tuck in the smaller tag from a fun Fancy Pants collection that Renee hooked me on:

Classy & Fabulous! Love it! Your next stop on this hop is Taheerah’s blog! Thanks very much for visiting, and good luck winning one of the prizes on our hop!

Suzanne

Hello, hello!!! I’ve been excited for this Lil’ Inker Designs release for quite some time! This is Day 1 of a 4-day release, and if you’re hopping along with us you may have arrived here from Sarah Jay’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can always head back to the Lil’ Inker Designs Blog to start the hop from the beginning.

All of the new release products are currently available in the store, but today we are featuring two of the new items: the Pieced Chevron Die and Stitched Mats: Circles, both of which are featured on my first card.

I decided to make a very monochromatic white card using the Stitched Mats: Circles and the previously released Stitched Mats: Rectangles, along with a Prima flower, the gold glitter Thickers from the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes collection, some gold Mr. Huey’s and several diecuts from the Pieced Chevron Die:

For my second card, I wanted to use patterned paper - these are a combination of designs from SEI and Little Yellow Bicycle, but the rub-ons and flair are from Fancy Pants. I used the Stitched Mats: Circles to diecut the center panel:

Here’s a closeup of the stitching. I made my own flag by adding the rub-on to a strip of white paper and then adhering it to the pearl stick pin:

One of the BEST parts of these circles dies, which make them unique from any other die that’s available, is that these dies also leave stitching on the negative portion of the diecut. Here’s an extra card that I made to show you what I am talking about:

Can you see the stitching that was left along the edge of the area where the circle was cut from? Yeah, I think you NEED these!

Your next stop on this hop is Taheerah’s blog! Thanks for stopping by, and good luck winning one of this month’s Lil’ Inker prizes!

Suzanne

Hello! I am back from my trip to visit Laurie, Amy and Jen, with lots of Kansas Kreations! I will share them here throughout the next week or so. I had so much fun and am so thankful for the chance to hang out with these beautiful ladies - extra special thanks to Laurie for opening her home to me! xoxo

I packed light for my trip; I brought a few Simon Says Stamp card kits and Nina Yang’s new sets from Avery Elle - these are what I am featuring this week. Today’s card uses Simply Tags: Everyday along with the coordinating dies:

Didn’t Nina do such a fantastic job designing these sets and dies? I am so proud of her! I think this makes for such a sweet wedding card.

Have an awesome day…my vacation continues for a few weeks here, so I am off to do some cleaning, shopping and more packing!

Suzanne

Hey everyone - I am finally back with a happy little card to share. It felt good to be back in my craft room after a very sad and tense week here in Boston. Thanks to everyone who wrote or called - very much appreciated!

I picked up where I left off last week when I made several bad attempts at a card using these very stamps. The cure? This awesome Trendsetter patterned paper from Fancy Pants that Renee sent to me.

I love how the glitter kicks the happiness factor up a notch on this, and how the Sketched Shapes banners make for such a cute embellishment.

I am heading out soon to run errands and go for a roller blade - have a great afternoon. In the meantime, I am gonna enter this into this week’s CAS-ual Fridays B-day Bash Challenge…it’s CAS for me…and the girls know they can gimme the boot from the gallery if the PP is too much.

xo,
Suzanne