So, if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might have seen me post this photo back in late June…
I told people at the time that I had to keep my secret a little longer (I did tell my dogs and cat because I just couldn’t help myself…) and it was SO hard but it’s finally time to share that I am the newest design team member of Lil’ Inker Designs!!
Aaaahhhh!! You should have heard the shrieking in my house when I read the email invitation from Laura! I am so excited to join the Lil’ Inker Designs family and work with the fabulously talented design team! So, without further ado, here we are with the July release!!
We are releasing coordinating dies for a previous stamp set, two stamp sets with coordinating dies, one cover up die, and four stand-alone die sets! And the best news, everything is available right now! So I won’t be at all offended if you head over to Lil’ Inker Designs and shop! But then you should most definitely come back and hop along with the whole team for a chance to win one of three $15 gift certificates! I’ll have the giveaway details and hop info at the bottom of my post!
Today I’m featuring cards using the Alphabet Gem dies (that coordinate with the previously released Alphabet Gem stamp set), the Happy Birthday Border die, and the Quilted Stitched Spirals Cover Up die.
I put together a quick video to show you these three products (unfortunately I didn’t have time for a tutorial for my cards) but I hope you enjoy this short introduction!
For my first card I used the previously released Alphabet Gem stamp set with the Alphabet Gem dies, the Center Point Chevron Cover Up die, and the Girl’s Best Friend Diamond die.
I wanted the texture of the cover up die without a lot of visual distractions so I die-cut it with white cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. Next I die-cut the diamond with silver glitter paper and matted it on silver metallic cardstock. I die-cut the letters from white cardstock with the coordinating dies and then stamped the letters onto the die-cut shapes and heat-embossed them with silver embossing powder.
I also die-cut the same letters from a dark grey cardstock to create a shadow effect for each letter. Then I adhered the diamond over a tangle of silver metallic thread, adhered the letters with foam mounting tape, and added a sprinkling of clear and metallic silver sequins to finish the card!
My next two cards are kind of variations of each other using the Happy Birthday Border die and the Quilted Stitched Spirals Cover Up die! 🙂
I love the combination of peachy coral and grey so I die-cut a light shade of peachy cardstock with the cover up die. Next I die-cut the sentiment border die with a darker shade of peach cardstock. Then I ran the bottom half of the darker cardstock through my Big Shot with the cover up die which left the sentiment un-embossed. I trimmed them down and layered them on a dark grey cardstock panel. I adhered that panel to a white card base and added a few sparkling clear sequins.
I followed the same steps for my second card but used shades of teal and decided to make the teal more dominant in the design. Here’s a closer look at the Happy Birthday Border die:
I really love the look of that cover up die, too! So that’s all I have to share today! Make sure to come back tomorrow to see more of the new release!
You should have arrived from the Lil’ Inker Designs Blog and Stephanie is your next stop. If you get lost you can find the full hop list below! Leave a comment on each stop along the hop and three random commenters will win $15 gift certificates to Lil’ Inker Designs!
- Lil’ Inker Designs Blog
- Jessica Frost Ballas —> YOU ARE HERE! 🙂
- Stephanie Gold
- Lisa Henke
- Heather Hoffman
- Jennifer Carter
- Angel Rivera
- Joy Taylor
- Amy Kolling
- Karen Baker
- Chrissy Larson
- Sarah Jay
- Link to shop the July release!!!
Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)
Congratulations, Jess. I love your art and know you will be a wonderful addition to the DT. Love your cards today. Especially the teal, my color:)
Congratulations Jessica, that is awesome news and I imagine it would be very hard to keep it a secret. Love all 3 of your cards and I love that quilted stitched spiral die, it really is a gorgeous design. Now I am off to do the hop!
Congrats Jessica! That is wonderful news! And your cards are really pretty! (as usual)!
Hi Jessica ~ YIPPEE! YAY!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Lil’ Inker Designs is incredibly lucky to have you as the newest member of their DT. Love all of your cards, of course, but I especially love the Quilted Stitched Spiral Coverup (I’m a circle addict!). Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful news with all of us and I look forward to seeing more very soon. ~HUGS~
Love the birthday card!
Hooray!!! So happy for you:))) Such beautiful cards for your debut. Congrats!!!
Yay, congrats Jess! All three cards are beautiful. I love the color combos are fantastic. Can’t wait to see what else you come with the new release. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Congratulations, Jess!!! Love Lil Inker! And youvr card is awesome!
Jessica, you little sneak! You sure know how to keep a secret. 😉 I’m so excited for you. Lil’ Inker is one of my favorite places to shop and I’m going to have fun watching you create your magic with all their stuff!!! Congratulations!!
Congrats Jessica! I can imagine how hard it must have been to keep this secret for so long! Love the look of the stitched spirals and the fun font of the HB die. These new products make for wonderful and quick BD cards, as you have clearly demonstrated. Love the simple elegance and with all those colours of cardstock out there, the possible combinations are endless.
Kali evdomada! Have a good week!
Yay Jessica, CONGRATULATIONS!! Great new products and awesome cards.
Congrats!
Congratulations! The stitched spirals are on my must have list. Love how they make a quick birthday card.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!
Fabulous projects + love your bloggie makeover.
Congrats ! Very nice cards ! ??
Congratulations!! I like your wonderful cards with these new products.
Amazing creations, Jessica! So glad to have you on the team.
Awesome for the design team to have another great designer. Beautiful cards!
Congratulations, Jess! Very happy for you. Love this release and your cute cards.
My fave is the teal card with the birthday border- it would be great for a guy. It’s always so hard for me to come up with masculine cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the new dies!
Congratulations, Jess! So happy for you!
Love your cards and your new blog look! 🙂
Big Congrats! Sounds like a great team to be on….kinda like a family. Looking forward to your projects. Your new blog template looks great!!!
Great cards! I’ve been checking in all the time to see what the announcement was. 🙂 Congratulations!!
Congratulations! Can’t think of a better crafter they could have chosen. A well-deserved assignment which you proved with this awesome array of cards. Each one is gorgeous.