New Release Hop Day 3 - Group Post Day!

Hello again! Welcome to our third and final hop day this week - Group Post Day! Today our entire team is posting with projects using this week's new release goodies. I'm so excited to see what every one's made.

If by chance you are just joining us today we released some pretty stellar items this week :) I invite you to check out Monday's post HERE, but here is a very brief recap....

This set is a MUST HAVE. The FONT makes this set ROCK! I love it love it love it! And you will too. It's a 3x4 set but packed with fantastic Winter and holiday sentiments!

 

Oh stitched snowflakes I bow to thee!! I'm not kidding...I love these guys! This is a wired set of 4 dies and the 2 largest snowflakes in the set feature our signature stitching detail. They are just so striking!

 

Our new Stitched Mats: Squares will rock your world! You will wonder where they've been all your life! They are a follow up release to our equally amazing Stitched Mats: Rectangles. Our signature stitching on these dies has breathed new life into ordinary, plain nesting dies!

 

Just like our Rectangles, the largest square in this set ONLY cuts a stitched border on a pre-made card base. This is so your card bases will have this fantastic detail and you don't have to waste paper with unnecessary layering! It's the BOMB. Trust me.

We had so much fun last release featuring a paper pad from Echo Park to coordinate with our new goodies that we decided to do it again! This is a gorgeous paper pad coordinated beautifully with our snowflakes and squares and it's a steal at only $5.75. We have a limited supply so snap them up while you can!

 

Ok, so I have a couple of projects to share with you today as well! Have a looksie...

 

Here is a really simple tag I made. I found the tag on my mess of a desk already made so I couldn't resist! I added my snowflake in silver glitter paper and embellished its center with an adhesive rhinestone and stamped my sentiment from our new Winter Greetings beneath it. I then finished off the top with some cherry seam binding and some twine and a button.

 

 

Then I made this little treat holder! I pre cut my 5.25 x5.25 card base and stitched a border using the largest die in the Stitched Mats: Squares set. Then I cut a piece of decorative paper from the Winter Wishes pad and layered it over the base and then punched a slot through the top of my card. I thought I would make a gift card holder so I cut a small stitched rectangle stamped some snowflakes in white ink from our Winter Greetings set and then the sentiment in black adding in another glitter snowflake with an embellished center. I adhered it to the card making it a pocket for my gift card by only putting adhesive on three sides and just slipped it right in. I thought it was sort of boring as a card, so...........

I attached a piece to the bottom making it a treat holder and inside I added chocolate covered espresso beans!

 

 Here is a close up of the gift card pocket. See how pretty the small snowflake stamps are in this set?

 

Ok, so I' going to remind you that we are picking a winner from a secret prize blog to receive a $10 store credit so please leave some love along your hop today!

Everything released this week is still available in the store with the Snowflakes and Winter Greetings stamps now in limited quantity. We restocked our Coffee Cozy Set and our Flags & Tags Set this week so if you've been waiting on those they're back and ALSO back are our Stitched Mats: Rectangles! Yay!!

Thank you so much for joining us today. I hope you've enjoyed this week's release and will enjoy the rest of our hop today. Head on over now to the amazing Sarah Jay at Criminal Grace who should just don her super hero cape and make it official because while she's in the middle of a major move from New Hampshire to California has STILL found time to schedule a post for today! Amazing!

I will be back SOON for a hop recap post and to annouce our hop prize winner!

New Release Hop Day 2 - Stitched Squares

Hello and welcome to day two of our three day new release blog hop!

This week we're releasing some fantastic goodies. Have a look....

This 3x4 set makes me swoon. I just love how nicely the font pairs with our beautiful snowflake dies!Our beautiful Winter Greetings stamp set is a set of 8 stamps; 6 sentiments and 2 teeny snowflake stamps.

 

These snowflake dies are amazing! It's a wired set of 4 dies and the 2 largest in the set feature our fabulous, signature stitching detail. These dies are gorgeous (Ariana did a fantastic job with them) and they coordinate amazingly with so many of our existing goodies!

 

 

Loving these new Stitched Mats: Squares! Actually, that's what were going to showcase with projects today! Stitched Mats: Squares is set of 7! The largest square in the set is 5.25 x 5.25 in. and is made only to cut the stitched border on a pre-made card. Then each of its SIX descending layers cut a square and stitched border detail. If you LOVE our rectangles you will also love our Squares! I can't stop reaching for them!

 

 

This release we're featuring Winter Wishes 6x6 pad from Echo Park. The blues, silvers and purples are the perfect compliment to our pretty new Snowflake Dies and Winter Greetings stamp set! You can't beat our price at $5.75!

 

Today, we are going to showcase some projects with our Stitched Mats: Squares!

 

Here are a couple of things I made....

 

 

On this card, I die cut a stitched square and then I die cut one snowflake from the set (I broke mine apart) centered on the white square panel. Instead of removing the flake from the paper and using the negative I sort of liked how it sort of just cut the snowflake pattern. So I left it in its place and decided to heat emboss a sentiment from our Winter Greetings set beneath it. It's hard to tell but the Zing embossing powder is seriously the best and shiniest!

 

 Here's a little tag I made using one of the stitched squares. These guys make fantastic tags! Here I added our Small Bow Die and used our Dear Santa stamp set as well as the to from stamps from our No Peeking stamp set.

 

I actually have a couple more projects but I am going to save them for tomorrow :) Before I send you on your way please remember to leave some love along the hop today. One lucky winner will receive a $10 store credit to Lil' Inker Designs and being that it's the holiday I will probably change my mind and pull two winners, LOL!

 

Some housekeeping notes....last night we restocked our Coffee Cozy Set and our Flags and Tags Set so if you've been waiting for those you're in luck! I also just received our release goodies for January and let me just tell you I can hardly hardly wait to show you! All of this week's goodies are available for purchase in our store today. Please stop on by and check out these and all your faves!

 

Ok, so I am going to send you on your way to visit designer Alicia Thelin who I am sure has some wintery goodness to share with you today! Have a lovely day. Enjoy the hop and we'll see you for group post day tomorrow!

 

New Release Hop Day 1 - Snowflake Dies & Winter Greetings Sentiments

Hello and welcome!!! This week we're having a mini-sized hop but one that's packed with goodness!

 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week we'll be hopping and showcasing our new goodies. Want to see what they are????  Wait no longer.......

 

Our beautiful Winter Greetings stamp set is a set of 8 stamps; 6 sentiments and 2 teeny snowflake stamps...check out that font! LOVE!!

 

 

SWOON!!!! This is a fantastic set of Snowflake Dies! It's a wired set of 4 dies and the 2 largest in the set feature our fabulous, signature stitching detail. These dies are gorgeous (Ariana did a fantastic job with them) and they coordinate amazingly with so many of our existing goodies! These are a MUST HAVE for Winter Cards and the sentiments above pair so nicely together as you'll see today.

Oh yes, we did!!! Everyone loved our Stitched Mats: Rectangles SO MUCH that we did SQUARES! Introducing our Stitched Mats: Squares - set of 7! The largest square in the set is 5.25 x 5.25 in. and is made only to cut the stitched border on a pre-made card. Then each of its SIX descending layers cut a square and stitched border detail. If you LOVE our rectangles you will also love our Squares! I can't stop reaching for them!

 

With our previous release we brought you one paper pad from Echo Park which we thought coordinated perfectly with our release goodies. It was a happy accident actually because they were purchased for participants of a class I was going to teach that didn't take place. All of us on the team liked working with a special paper pad so we've decided to do it again. This release we're featuring Winter Wishes 6x6 pad from Echo Park. The blues, silvers and purples are the perfect compliment to our pretty new Snowflake Dies and Winter Greetings stamp set! You can't beat our price ot $5.75!

 

So, while ALL of the above new goodies are available for purchase in our store nowww.lilinkerdesigns.comw, today our team will be featuring projects and cards made using our new Snowflake Dies and Winter Greetings stamp set.

 

Here are a few things I made to share with you today....

 

First up is a tag...I love tags especially this time of year. They come in so handy. Here I used our Stitched Mats: Rectangles as my tag base and I then punched the top with a slot punch so I cold easily add my ribbon and twine.

 

 

I added one large stitched snowflake die cut from a silver dotted paper from the EP Winter Wishes pad and my sentiment is from our new Winter Greetings stamp set which I've embossed here in silver.

 

I actually designed this tag for the Tag Swap I attended back in November. These lucky ladies each made this tag so they got a sneak peek at the new goodies releasing today! I was happy to see them oo-ing and aah-ing over our new dies and stamps! Here's everyone with their tags!

 

(from left to right: Jennifer Ingle, Christina MacLaren, Sarah Jay, Tricia Dee, Suzanne Dahlberg, Jessica Davis and

Jennifer Rzasa - that's a whole lotta super talent in one room!)

 

Next up is a card I made featuring each die in the set. Oh gosh - I just love love love the shape of these flakes and the stitching on the large ones - just wait till you see them in person!!

This card features a sentiment from our Instant Camera: Christmas sentiments. I love this stamp set. If you didn't pick one up last release I highly recommend taking this one home. It's loaded with fantastic holiday greetings in the bestest fonts ever!!! You won't be disappointed!

 

Here is a closeup view so you can see the lovely, dainty stitching.

 

Ok, I have one more because I just couldn't stop once I started!! I used th "Snow Cool of You" sentiment here for a thank you card which stamped so nicely right on my Stitched Sentiment Flag die.

 

Gosh, I am loving this glitter paper from American Crafts! The patterned paper is from theWinter Wishes pad. Here I layered the snowflakes on top of one and other using a dimensional adhesive - love this look.

 

Love? I KNOW! I'm excited to send you on your way to visit our designers projects. But before I do, remember, everything we're releasing this week is available today in the store now and I have to say if there is something that catches your eye don't wait. Our new release items have been selling out quickly! Over these next three days there will be a secret prize blog so be sure and leave some love along your way to be eligible to win a $10 store credit to Lil' Inker Designs. Now, head on over to Emily Leiphart's blog for some wintery fabulousness!!

 

See you tomorrow for more new release goodness! Thanks for stopping by today!

COMING SOON! New Release Hop!

Lookie lookie!

 

Join us next week! We'll be unveiling some awesome products; 2 new MUST HAVE die sets and a gorgeous stamp set and we might just feature a fabulous Echo Park Paper Pad which we think coordinates FABULOUSLY with our new goodies and at a GREAT PRICE!

We'll be kicking off this mini, three day hop on Monday December 10th starting right here at 12:01 EST. We'll be showcasing lots of projects from our amazing designers and OF COURSE we'll have some prizes to give away too!

See you Monday December 10th for all the fun!

November's Release Hop Prize Winners & Re-Cap - sort of :)

So, admittedly I'm behind on our New Release Hop Re-Cap, BUT.... you'll be happy to know it's because I've been packing and shipping all of your orders :)

I have been able to pick(at random) the FOUR $10 store credit winners from Emily Leiphart's blog, which was our secret prize blog during release week!

The winners are.... Drum rolll.....

Annette (Allen) said... fun card..love how you used all the dies.. November 16, 2012 10:47 AM

Holly AKA KopyKat said... This is so super cute, what a great idea. November 15, 2012 8:40 AM

Glenda J said... These are fantastic! Love the colours, patterns and textures. Great work! November 12, 2012 12:09 AM

Sue McRae said... Love all the layers on your card, and your gift tag is so fun with the wood paper and plaid. November 16, 2012 2:35 PM

Congrats, Ladies! Please email me at lilinkerdesigns at gmail dot com, subject line November Hop Prize Winner and I will email you your store credit code!

Be sure to come and visit us the week of December 10th! We are having a Mini Release Hop! That's right! We're releasing 2 new die sets and a brand new, gorgeous stamp set! Yipppeee!!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Here are just some of the AMAZING projects featured during release week!

Enjoy!!

 

 

 

New Release Hop Day 4 - Group Post Day

Welcome to Group Post Day! Our  team will be sharing projects with you today using their favorite new products or combination of new products from this week's new release items! It's my favorite day in our hop...I just can't believe it's already here!

So this week we released some really fun goodies and I'm here to give you a little recap and then I'm going to send you on your way to enjoy everything the team has to share with you today.

We started off the week with our brand new Instant Camera: Christmas Dies & Stamp Set Bundle which contains Our Instant Camera Die, Gift Bow Topper and Instant Camera: Christmas Stamp Set.
 

 

 

 

This set will allow you to make really adorable Photo Ornaments that you can even hang from your tree when you add our great Gift Bow Topper! I think it's a brilliant idea if I do say so myself :) AND what's extra nice is that there are so many more uses for each of the components in the set when used on their own!

 

This set and the individual components are now on back order. BUT I received word today from our incredibly awesome manufacturer that we will be receiving MORE by Monday evening. So please don't be disappointed if you didn't get one earlier in the week. They'll be back in super fast! I encourage you to subscribe to our notification list so that you will receive an email from me the minute they are restocked!

 

Here are the projects I made this week using the items from our Instant Camera: Christmas Set...

 

 

Up next this week was the third installment in our collection of Bow Dies, the Mini Bow Die!

 

 

If you have our Large and Small Bow Dies (originally released in May of this year) then you will love adding the Mini to your collection. It makes the sweetest, daintiest bow and is the perfect size for small tags, cute hair accessories BUT actually was designed with our Instant Camera Die in mind. You can see how it was made the perfect sized embellishment for the bottom of the camera die (used on projects above). Below are some projects I made this week using our new Mini Bow Die.

Here is the size comparison between all three Bow Dies in our collection...they are pictured just about true to size here which is great. Gosh, I just love that shape!

 

This week we also released three great stamp sets from our Sugar Kissed Cottage line of illustrated stamps. Squuuuuueeee!!!! I love them so much! And the sentiments in the set have been used in lots of my other projects this week. They're great for tags! They are a fabulous value for only $10 each.

 

Here's another peek at the projects I made using these sets....

 

And last but not least, we have something new in the store. We have a limited supply of Echo Park's This & That Christmas 6x6 paper pads for only $5.75 while supplies last.

 

 

If you remember from yesterday's post, I have DOUBLED our prizes for this hop and have decided that we will be giving away FOUR $10 store credits to four lucky winners so make sure to leave some love along the way for our designers. We'll be choosing the winners from a secret prize blog (or 2) so the more comments you leave along your way the better your chances of winning!

 

We'll be back on December 10th with a mini release hop. We'll be featuring a beautiful new die set containing 4 dies, a follow up die release to a very popular predecessor and a fabulously designed stamp that Karen Baker and I worked on together.

 

Don't forget that sometime on Monday (typically evening) we will be restocking our Instant Camera Die, Gift Bow Topper and coordinating stamps as well as a handful of items many of you are waiting on!

 

You can continue on your way now to the fabulous Jen Carter who is sure to have something wonderful for you today. Enjoy the hop. Have a pleasant weekend and I'll be back ASAP to announce our hop prize winners!

 

Thank you again for your continued business and support!