Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Helllloooooooooo!!!!!

I'm here today to have fun and hop along with the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

I'm Laura and I'm a paper crafter and also the owner of a little company called Lil' Inker Designs.

If today is your first time here, welcome! I've been running Lil' Inker out of my home here just outside of Boston since 2010. We design and manufacture clear photopolymer stamps and metal dies for all your card making needs and in really cute designs!

Lil' Inker Designs is a Super Sponsor of this season's Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Before I get to our prize let's have a look at the card I made to share with you today.

 What's more perfect for today's hop than a unicorn drinking coffee?  Here I started with an aqua card base and I stamped it with the large single dot from our new Unstoppable Stamps to create a snowy background which I then heat embossed. Then, I stamped, colored and my unicorn from our new Magical Winter Stamps including her scarf, coffee cup and green tree and cut them out with our Magical Winter Dies.

Also seen here and used to create my scene are our Border Builders Die Set and the white tree in the background is the smaller tree from our Dual Stitched Christmas Tree Dies. The cheers sentiment is from our Latte Love Stamp Set.

I still love a big ol' bow on my cards. Call me old school but especially on a holiday card - it's just right!

I've posted this project before during the new release for Magical Winter but I retook the photo so I thought I'd share.  I have this new photo board that I love love love - first time using it and I'm obsessed. It's from Photoboards.org and here is a link to the board I love. I have to say, this was the only time I've used it but I love the look it gave!!!!

Here's a closer look at the 2 main products I used on my project today that are
also OUR HOP PRIZE!

For more information on the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, hopping along, participating, winning prizes CLICK HERE.

Have fun hopping along and enjoy your caffeinated beverages today as you browse! I love these meme. It gets me rolling every time! HA!!!

Thank you so much for spending a bit of your day with me today!

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You Made It Monday, Vol. 43

It's time for another You Made It Monday!  We are super excited to share some more amazing creations that you, our customers, have created and shared with us online.  You Made It Monday is now a monthly feature and there are prizes!!!  That's right!  If you're featured in our You Made It Monday post you will receive a $10 gift certificate to Lil' Inker Designs!  Isn't that awesome??

You know how much we love seeing what you create with the products in the Lil' Inker Designs store.  You never cease to amaze us with your talent and creativity. Here is just a sampling of the awesome creations you have shared with us lately.

Thanksgiving is over but I couldn't resist sharing these place cards from Brenda, @cardsbykatiesmom.
 

These are so clever and I love how Brenda got so many different looks out of the Pumpkin & Flower Greetings Stamps.  Each one is a stunner and cut with the Dual Stitched Pumpkin, makes them even more special.  Thanks so much for showing off your project, Brenda.

While I'm sharing some non-Christmas cards, I wanted to show off this cool card by Simon of Inklipse.

Isn't this adorable and the best part is...it lights up!!  You absolutely must visit Simon's blog to check it out.  This card is awesome even without the light up feature.  I love Simon's coloring of the cool critters from our Super Kids Stamp Set.  His little scene is adorable complete with cool shadows and that cute little cloud.  You rock, Simon!

While we are on the subject of unique cards and use of products, I just had to share this card by Amna, @thecreativeelement.

Amna's stitching here on our Cover Up Die: Diamond Lace is so cool.  Here color choice is bright and happy and this card is the perfect way to tell a friend how special they are.  We think you are pretty special too, Amna!

I also couldn't help but notice this awesome card from Veronica, @veronicawz.

This little dino is the perfect birthday card.  I just love how Veronica used such bright and happy colors on this adorable scene.  She really showed off how fun the Hello Dino Stamps and Hello Dino Dies can be.  Raaaa!  ;)

Finally, I had to share a little Christmas since it is December.  Linda uses an oldy but goody for this card on her blog, Stampin' Seasons.

The Jingle Bell Die Set is such a classic set with so many uses. I just love seeing people get years and years of use out of our products and this glittery card is a perfect example of that.  Thanks Linda for getting us all in the holiday spirit!

 
We hope you enjoyed this small glimpse of the amazing creations you guys are sharing using Lil’ Inker Designs products.  I can’t wait to see what else I discover in the weeks to come.  As I mentioned above.  You can expect to see You Made It Mondays on the first Monday of each month, unless it's a new release day, then we'll bump it to the next Monday.

We want to make sure you know how much we appreciate you sharing your creations with us and others so, I will be awarding the 5 featured You Made It Monday participants each month with a $10 Lil' Inker Designs Gift Certificate! I'm so excited about this! You also get to proudly display our special blog badge showing that you were picked as a feature!
 

If you're featured here in a You Made It Monday Post then you are a WINNER!!!!

To claim your prize, email me at lilinkerdesigns@gmail.com with subject line You Made It Monday Winner and add the "Volume" number as listed in the title of our blog post. So these winners will write in the subject line:

You Made It Monday Vol. 43 Prize Winner

To be a part of our You Made It Monday feature be sure to use (hashtag) #lilinkerdesigns so we can find you on social media and the internet.  5 people will be featured each month and if you are featured you win a $10 store credit to Lil' Inker Designs - yahoooooo!!!!!

We loved your work this week and we're so happy to see it!  

See you soon and happy crafting!!!!

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Black Friday Sale Continues Through 11/26/2017!

Hi there, crafty friends! I'm just stopping by with a Black Friday Sale update!

Our sale is still going strong through tomorrow Sunday, 11/26/2017 EST AND our newest release items are now available for purchase and at 25% off their regular price!

Have you seen the projects our Design Team made with these fabulous new goodies? Here are a couple of projects I'm spotlighting today.

First up, this is a BEAUTY from DT Member Heather Hoffman. I wanted to showcase it today because it's a great example of using this set to its fullest Winter and Christmas themed potential. Not only do these images work with Heather's holiday color scheme but the addition of the present in the unicorn's hand make this the perfect Christmas card, don't you think? I love this simple but fun layout!

Here's a card that is an excellent contrast to the holiday themed card done beautifully by Jen Carter. I think this card shows the versatility of not only Magical Winter but how nicely this set and the Unstoppable Stamps work together! THIS ROCKS, right? I love how Jen stamped her unicorn in pink! 

Here's another look at these new items:

This set makes SUCH excellent backgrounds!! 

Look at this excellent example from our newest team member, Kim Rendino!!! HOLY WOWZA!! I love that Kim focused on that one set of slashes and repeated it in different colors to make this fantastic design!

Don't forget, these items are 25% off through tomorrow, 11/26 EST and after that they'll return to their regular retail prices.

We also have an extensive list of items in our sale that are available 50% OFF!!

Here are some fabulous projects made with some of those items.

First up, Vintage Ink Stamps and Dies! This set is super large and covers lots of bases and the images are flipping fantastic!!!

Next up, our Mini Canvas Die. I love how this can be used just like you would make a card but then it has this built in display option. This is seriously cool and so fun to play with!

Last but not least, here are projects made with our All You Need Is Love Stamps in honor of the approaching Valentine's Day holiday.

ACK! I love this stamp set!

Well, that will do it for me today! I'm off to enjoy the evening with my boys and then I'm going to start working my tail off on your orders beginning tomorrow.

Visit Lil' Inker Designs and shop our sale HERE!

Thank you for supporting my small business!

Love,

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