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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Designed To Color & Lil' Inker Designs Birthday Bash Blog Hop


Hi there, Everyone!!! 

I'm so excited to be joining you today as part of a fun hop! We are celebrating for a couple of reasons: Lil' Inker Designs was featured in the current, first ever quarterly issue of Designed To Color in their Hue's Who column and......



and it's the very first birthday of Designed To Color! To celebrate both we have a great line up of designers for you to hop with today!

Hopefully, you've arrived here from the fabulous and talented Isha's blog. If not, head on back to the beginning of the hop at the Designed To Color blog so you don't miss out on any greatness!!!

For any Designed to Color Fans that might be visiting the Lil' Inker Designs blog for the first time....WELCOME!!! We are a growing company who designs and manufactures clear stamps and dies in the freshest designs! We feature two illustrated lines in our store: 2 Cute Ink, which is a fun and cute line of animals with awesome sentiments and our Sugar Kissed Cottage which is also fun and cute but depicts vintage inspired people to color with fantastically designed sentiments. Lil' Inker Designs was "born" when I (Laura Pryor) had an idea for a die and stamp set that I couldn't find on the market. I grouped with a talented and professional graphics artist friend of mine from high school - the amazing Ariana Grant - and the rest is, as they say, history! Today we have a full line of fun and innovative clear stamps and dies that we're so proud of!

Today, each designer has made a birthday themed card to celebrate Designed To Color's First Birthday!!!! Here's mine!!! 



I am absolutely obsessed with our Snarky Lady I set from our Sugar Kissed Cottage line and I just couldn't resist getting crafty with her when I saw the theme of today's hop. 

I started by coloring our Snarky Lady with Copic markers and trimming her out. On a teal base I mounted patterned papers in sort of a paper-blocking fashion from My Mind's Eye and tied the base with my favorite twill ribbon. I then stamped my sentiment in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with black embossing power. Of course I had to embellish so I added a trio of buttons and some ab crystal rhinestones.

Here is a peek at our Snarky Lady I set in its entirety... What's your favorite sentiment??


Before I let you go...what's a hop without PRIZES?? Lil' Inker Designs is giving away a prize pack of stamps to one lucky winner! Designed To Color has a copy of their current issue to give away but also the June/July, August/September, AND the October/November issue (isn't that amazing?) and Carisa has a prize on her blog for you as well!! All you have to do is leave us some love along your way today to be eligible to win!  The hop ends on March 7th 11:59 CST.  The winners of the prizes will be posted no later than March 9th!

Isn't this FUN???

Here is a list of all the designers who are posting today! 

Designed to Color http://www.designedtocolor.com
Alyssa Scritchfield http://critterlyss.blogspot.com/
Lil Inker Designs www.shoplilinker.blogspot.com <------------ YOU ARE HERE!!

I hope you enjoyed our hop today! If you missed anything don't forget to go back to the beginning!
Thanks for stopping by!



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Ingredients for Remind Me Card

Medium: Copic Markers

Skin: E00, E21, R20

Hair: E55, E57, E59

Clothing: BG11, BG13, RV04, RV17, RV19

Other Papers: My Mind's Eye (Lost and Found II), Stampin' Up! (Taken With Teal)
Image: Lil' Inker Designs (Snarky Lady I)
Paper Colored On: Papertrey Ink (White)
Elements: Mary Arts (twill ribbon), Papertrey Ink (buttons), Stampin' Up! (natural twine, Embossing Buddy, Black Embossing Powder), American Crafts (colored jute twine), Queen & Co. (AB Crystals), Nicole Crafts (Heat Tool)

47 comments:

  1. Fun hop. Thanks for hosting. The designers have some wonderful and inspiring project. Now my want list has gotten longer.

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  2. Laura, I have been eyeing your stamps for a while now. After looking at all the creative ways the designers have used them on the blog hop, I am going to have to hop over to your store and get me some! :)

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  3. Laura I love your stamps and dies. I need to order some more real soon! Hopping along now. :)

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  4. Fabulous embellishments, papers and coloring. My favorite sentiment is the one about being productive at the last minute!

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  5. Beautiful card with fab colouring...pretty papers and a stunning bow! Love all the sentiments so much, and Hey there, good looking is my less favorite.
    xxx Margreet

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  6. What a fun hop this has been. YOur card is beautiful. Thanks so much for hosting the hop. HUGs

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  7. Fabulous hop...your card is fantastic!!

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  8. Great hop with so much inspiration! I love your card. Great layout. My fav sentiment is my dreams of being thin are often interrupted by the sound of my own chewing.

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  9. I have so enjoyed this hop! Your images are fabulous...especially that adorable little ktiten a few of the girls used. You have a new fan in me! =D Speaking of adorable, I love your card. Very fun vintage feel and your papers are fab. TFS! As for the sentiment... the dreams of being thin one is perfect. (Which is why I'm doing Weight Watchers. LOL)

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  10. Ooohhh!! That snarky lady set is great!! I loke all of the sentiments but I think I like the one you used best - remind me... (totally something my friemds and I would say to each other lol) Love your card. THe colors and papers are perfect!
    Lyn

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  11. Wonderful hop! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Thanks ladies!

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  13. Congrats on being published in "Designed to Color"! What a F-U-N, FUN hop!

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  14. Love this card and the stamp set is so fun, love all the sentiments in this set and my fav is "Well behaved women....."

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  15. Just gorgeous, Laura - lovin' those colours together!

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  16. Love these new stamps and the my dreams of being think sentiment is my favorite. Congrats on being featured in Designed to Color. I just got my first issue.

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  17. Thanks for sharing!
    My fave sentiment is "you had me at merlot"

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  18. Thanks for a great blog hop. I always need birthday card ideas. My favorite sentiment "Nothing makes you more productive then the last minute". It is so me!

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  19. Ha ha what great sentiments! My fave totally fits me - the belated birthday sentiment for the procrastinator :) LOVELY card and congrats on being featured! Your stamps and dies are all over my wish list!!!!!!!

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  20. Great card! That bow is awesome.

    My fave sentiment would have to be "My dreams of being thin..." Too funny!

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  21. Love your card and this stamp set is too funny!!! Favorite Sentiment on a stamp right now... "you and I are more than just friends we are like a really small gang" hehehe it is on one of the Mama Elephant stamp sets!

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  22. What a classy image...love the sentiments in this set-so fun. I also like how you did some colour blocking with pp... very nice. I have too many sentiments that I like but you definitely have some cute ones in your stamp collection (eg. The Birthday OWl set's "You're Owl Old?"...how can not smile when you see the adorable owl it comes with?!?!?!).

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  23. Love this image and how you showcased it! Thanks for a great blog hop!

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  24. great cards - thanks for sharing. Sending some bloggy love from the hop. Glad I was able to visit.
    Leslie
    www.thememorynest.blogspot.com

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  25. super fun stamp set and card...my favorite sentiment is the Dreams of being thin! I can SO relate to that!

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  26. Beautiful card! Very fun hop! Lots of great birthday celebrating going on!
    You had me at Merlot is my favorite sentiment!

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  27. I love your card and the papers, the little lady is awesome. Great birthday card.

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  28. Haaaa ...I love this stamp set. Of all the stamp sets I've seen along the hop I like this one the best. My favourite sentiment is "You had me at Merlot". Heeeheheheee. Love them all actually. And your card is just beautiful.

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  29. Such a fun card! I love that sentiment!
    <3 Emily L.

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  30. Cute card. Love the background papers and the snarky girl. Iris

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  31. I love all the detail in the papers, dimensions, and stamp! The buttons and big bow add so much to the card. The chevron ribbon is awesome! Your card is incredible.

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  32. Gorgeous stamp set....love how you used it on your card...beautiful coloring...hopping along

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  33. What a wonderful Blog Hop~ enjoyed it... Happy Birthday

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  34. Awesome card! I love the "you had me at merlot" sentiment!

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  35. Hi Laura! We are so excited to have joined up in this hop with you and love your feature in our winter issue! The new stamps you've just released are darling!!! Your designers are amazing and blew me away as I hopped today. Thank you again! <3

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  36. thanks for a great hop! the images are so very sweet! ;D

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  37. Gorgeous card Laura. Love the feel this lady gives ;)

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  38. Gorgeous card! Love the look of the paper blocking! :o)

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  39. Love how you colored the snarky lady. Great backgound papers, too. April

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  40. Love the vintage look. Great card. Enjoyed the hop. the stamps are so cute. I have to have some of them.

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  41. what an awesome hop!!! you all have some very talented ladies on your teams!

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  42. Hi Laura,
    I love Snarky Lady and her pointed thoughts. Your card is fabulous and fun!

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  43. Need to add that my favorite sentiment (and way of living) is: My dreams of being thin are often interrupted by the sounds of my own chewing.

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  44. hi Laura! thanks so much for joining DTC for this hop - it's been SO much fun! you have some wonderful designers, some fabulous stamps (i love the quality!), and a big fan here! i'm loving the little bunny i've seen along the hop, and this Sassy girl kicks butt! your card is eclectic and super cute!

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  45. I so love that card and stamp set. I've not heard of DTC before, so thank you for introducing them to me. :)

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