Lil' Inker

Valentine's Day Goodies

2012-02-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hiya!! Today kicks off an extra little hop we've prepared for you showcasing our Valentine's Day goodies which were previously released January 20th. We LOVE these products so much ...well...we wanted to show them some more love! One day with these guys was just not enough, LOL!

Here is our cute little set of hearts dies and arrow...LOVE! SO MANY of you wrote to me requesting a set of hearts dies with our signature perforation detail. I thought they would be so fun in the collection but aren't they even cuter with their matching arrow?

I thought a neatly written, cute, little font would be perfect to coordinate with out sweet heart dies and thus a stamp set was born. It's the perfect match and makes GREAT tiny valentines!

And of course we have this fabulous little Hamster Cupid! This guy is seriously my favorite from our 2 Cute Line. From his smaller stamp size right down to his chubby goodness and cute sentiments he is the PERFECT little gift for your crafty Valentine.

Go grab your coffee and get ready for some oo-ing and ahh-ing as we hop on over to a few of our designer's blogs today featuring inspiring projects using these new products. Our first stop today is the amazing Debby Hughes of lime doodle!

All of these products are in stock and currently available for purchase at our LID Store! You can head right on over after the hop to check them out!

Enjoy the creativity we have for you today and we'll see you tomorrow for a few more!!

Hop Wrap Up - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

2012-01-21T18:31:00.000-05:00

What an amazing week of new releases! Thank you for all your comments and feedback this week as well. Everything has grown wings and is flying out the doors. We're so excited that you're loving this release!

Here's a little rewind of what we released and some of the inspiring projects made by our designers!

Of the Heart Dies and Sentiments

Hamter Cupid - 2 Cute Ink

Sweet Bee - 2 Cute Ink

Cutie Cat - 2 Cute Ink

Flags & Tags

I hope that's everything!! There were so many amazing projects this week! My jaw is still on the table! I cannot WAIT to get up into my craft room and play some more with these products. But first I have a little packing and shipping to do, ok A LOT!! LOL!

How about some winners? Now, according to what I had planned for the week there were going to be 2 winners; 1 for a $10 store credit and 1 for the 2 Cute sets, BUT I actually thought it would be fun to split the sets and award a third winner!

So here they are.....

The winner of the $10 store credit is "Denisse". Her blog is Cards from the Heart

The winner of the Cutie Cat stamp set from our 2 Cute Ink line is "canadian_liner". Her blog is Caroline's Creations.

The winner of the Sweet Bee set from our 2 Cute Ink line is "Lisa Petrella". Her blog is Bellalistona.

Ladies, email me at lpryor1 at hotmail dot com for further instructions and congratultions!!!!

Thanks again to everyone who hopped along and commented! Head on over to the LID Shop. We still have the entire release in stock, but not for long!!!!

Have a GREAT weekend!

BONUS GOODIES FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

2012-01-20T00:01:00.001-05:00

Wooo hooo!!! It's BONUS GOODIES Friday!!!

It's been a WONDERFUL week of hopping and I'm excited to finally be able to share our bonus goodies with you today!

First up, he has the sweetest face and the cutest, most chubby body and I WUV him.....it's Hamster Cupid from our amazing 2 Cute Ink line......

Our Hamster Cupid set is a **NEW** mini sized stamp set with the main focal image measuring approximately 2 x 2.5 inches. This makes him cuter AND quicker to color! With sentiments like "Big Love" and "GOTCHA" he's sure to put a smile on your Valentine's face!

Here's what I made featuring this chubby lil' guy... I'm not sure I can part with this card! THAT'S how much I love it!

I stamped him right onto the oversized sentiment flag from our Flags and Tags set...love that he fits! Sweet, right? I can hear your "awws", LOL!

NEXT up is a set I love just as much. I'm anticipating this set growing wings and flying off the shelves as I received loads of requests for a die set like this. Introducing Of the Heart dies and coordinating sentiments!

And even though these were highly requested I couldn't just stop at heart dies with our signature perforated detail. I thought it would be super fun to include this cute little arrow die. Of the Heart is a one piece die which will cut all 4 pieces with only one pass through your cutting machine. When I envisioned a coordinating stamp set for these dies I saw cutey, little, clean and simple note cards with almost an "I wrote it myself" sort of feel and this font does just the trick! I'm LOVING this neatly written grouping of sentiments. My Fave is "Love Ya" because it fits on the largest heart and the sentiment "For you, lots of these"...love!

Brace yourselves, I have a whole bunch of pictures to share with you of projects using the Of the Heart set.

First, I have been wanting to make these pop holders for like EVER and I finally had the perfect "petal" to use. I cut out 5 hearts and punched a small hole in the bottom of each, stamped each heart with "Love Ya" added a circle over the center and pushed a Dum Dum lolli right through and tied off the "stem" with green baker's twine.

Wouldn't these make great treats for classmates for Valentine's? I think I'll make a bunch more. This came together super fast!

Here is a note card I made using our heart dies and some of the dies from our new Flags & Tags set and using the stamps U & I from the coordinating Of the Heart stamp set. These letters are individual so that you could say I {heart} U as well!

Last but not least and maybe my favorite of my hearts projects is a card with multi hearts. This also came together super fast after several passes through my cutting machine and simple touches of vellum scallops and a coordinating sentiment on our double ended banner die!

Gosh I just love these hearts!! I hope you do toooooo!!! OH...AND...how could I forget?! As an added fun and versatile option the smallest heart in the die set is the PERFECT match to Sweet Bee's wing!!!!!! Oh, think of the fun options there!

Now, if you're still here, you're awesome! I'll have you head on over to Emily Leiphart's blog as I know she will have something fun for you today! THEN, after you continue on your hop today you can head on over to the LID Store and pick up these goodies and your other favorites from this week!!!!

Thanks for making it a GREAT week! Leaving you with one more shot of my most favorite project from this week using our Flags & Tags set...I couldn't help it! LOL!

Love,

Hop Day 4!

2012-01-19T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello! Welcome to hop day 4! TOMORROW is our bonus goodies Friday! But TODAY is another fun day featuring a release from our 2 Cute Ink line. Yesterday I brought you Sweet Bee. Today I bring you Cutie Cat!

This Little Guy just warms my heart. I am absolutely in love with his sweet smiling face! Aren't you? Both of our 2 Cute Ink sets from this week are currently available at the LID Store AND we still have some sets available from our December release of Arctic Friends, Snow Mouse and Cocoa Bear!

TOMORROW is a very exciting day! We are releasing a bonus set of goodies with a Valentine's Day theme that you are going to love! Some of our designers will be featuring projects with these new goodies so there's more hop for you!

Don't forget to leave comments along the way this week because we are giving away the 2 Cute images Sweet Bee and Cutie Cat as well as a $10 store credit.

Our Flags and Tags set released on Monday and Tuesday is going FAST! We are just thrilled that you're loving it!

NOW, head on over to see Amy Kolling because I KNOW she's cooked up something specia for you today!

Enjoy the rest of the hop today!

Welcome to Hop Day Three with 2 Cute Ink!

2012-01-18T00:01:00.000-05:00

WOW! Thank you so much for all your positive feedback on our brand new Flags and Tags set! It's grown little wings and is flying off the shelves!

Get ready for more excitement! Today and tomorrow we're introducing 2 fabulous new sets from our collaborative line with 2 Cute Ink. Today, I'm bringing you a project using our new Sweet Bee set. Seriously, I am in love with our sentiments with "bee flair". From Bee Mine to Just Bee-cuzzz, these sentiments are absolutely perfect for this adorable image which is also so fun to color. This set contains 6 stamps: bee image, three sentiments, flower stamp and hearts background/accent. It's these little extras that truly make the 2 Cute sets so much fun! You can't beat an adorable 6 piece stamp set at this price!! Have a look at the whole set:

And here is what I made using our new Sweet Bee set. You'll notice our double ended banner die from our Flags & Tags set fits this sentiment perfectly!

SO SO sweet!! I am LOVING having our new 2 Cute Ink line in the store. I love our stamps and dies but it is so nice (and therapeutic) to bust out the markers every once in a while, don't you think?

Now, as you may have read yesterday this is a super busy week....Here are some things to remember...

Friday 1/20 is our Bonus Goodies release day. We have an AMAZING grouping of Valentine's Day items that you will be sure to SWOON over! I can't imagine one crafter not wanting these goodies in their collection and I imagine they are going to go FAST!

Don't forget to leave comments this week as 1 lucky winner is going to receive this month's 2 Cute Ink sets and someone will receive a $10 store credit.

Now, I will send you on your way to see Amy Kolling who will be sure to have something fabulous for you to see today!

Thank you! We'll see you tomorrow for more fabulous projects featuring Sweet Bee and I'll be back tomorrow with a Cutie Cat project.

Welcome To Hop Day Two: Flags & Tags

2012-01-17T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello! Welcome to our hop day two featuring Flags & Tags! This is an amazing amazing set with so many possibilities. I haven't been able to put these supplies away!

If you're just joining us today, Flags & Tags is a three piece die set containing an over sized sentiment flag, curly label tag and double ended banner die. The three can be layered together for a beautiful look or used separately....LOTS of options especially when paired with the Flags & Tags stamp set. The coordinating stamp set has background images and borders for the curly label and BEAUTIFUL sentiments all which are perfectly sized to fit on the double ended banner die! one sentiment was even inspired by something my Grammy says to us all the time, "You're my Lovie". The Curly Label Tag is also the perfect tag for gift packaging with it's border stamp and To: From: stamp included in the set!

I have been wanting to build on my Sentiment Flags concept for some time and I'm just so excited to be able to release this set this week. I finally knew which direction I wanted this set to take after making THIS CARD during our holiday release back in November. It's like a bell went off!!!

Here is a home decor project I made using just the dies. Have a look...

I made 4 tags to spell the word love and hung them inside the frame which has an open back (that's the wall color in the background). I hung this at the bottom of my stairs and it's literally in the perfect spot so I can see it all the time. I was inspired to make this hanging tag decor after some Pinning on Pinterest...LOVE! This actually came together quite fast because of these FAB dies. I am so excited about the way this turned out!!!! It looks amazing in person....somehow my pictures just don't do it justice! I hope you see the versatility in this set as you hop along today! One word: AMAZING!

Now, as you may have read yesterday this is a super busy week....Here are some things to remember...

Friday 1/20 is our Bonus Goodies release day. We have an AMAZING grouping of Valentine's Day items that you will be sure to SWOON over! I can't imagine one crafter not wanting these goodies in their collection and I imagine they are going to go FAST!

Don't forget to leave comments this week as 1 lucky winner is going to receive this month's 2 Cute Ink sets and someone will receive a $10 store credit.

Our 2 Cute Ink sets are currently available for purchase in our store but our designers will be showing you projects featuring them tomorrow and Thursday. So if you wanted a sneaky peek of these 2 new sets, head on over to the LID Store!

Now, I will send you on your way to see Amy Kolling who will be sure to have something fabulous for you to see today!

Enjoy the rest of the hop today and see you tomorrow with projects featuring our new sets from 2 Cute Ink: Sweet Bee and Cutie Cat. We still have a limited quantity of last month's release from 2 Cute Ink (Arctic Friends, Snow Mouse and Cocoa Bear). Please visit the LID Store for more information!

Welcome to Hop Day One: Flags & Tags!!!

2012-01-16T00:01:00.001-05:00

Today is a very special day! Not only is it the kick off of our brand new release with a fabulous hop it's the reveal day of a product that you are going to LOVE - maybe our best set yet!!!

The name of this set is called Flags & Tags. Have a look!

This is a three piece die set containing an oversized sentiment flag, curly label tag and double ended banner die. The three can be layered together for a beautiful look of used separately....LOTS of options especially when paired with the Flags & Tags stamp set. The coordinating stamp set has background images and border for the curly label and BEAUTIFUL sentiments all which are perfectly sized to fit on the double ended banner die!

Here are a couple of things I made in literally minutes. I love fun, fancy and FAST, don't you?

The oversized sentiment flag is a uniquely designed die. The die was designed much like a frame and then overlayed with a clear backer. It closely resembles a nesting die yet it has the addition of the clear backer which is really neat as it allows for perfect placement when cutting and it even embosses! Also, because the die was created with the clear backer it allowed us to keep manufacturing costs lower which means reduced costs for our customers. It's really a win win!

Are you loving this set? Truly, I think it's the most fabulous set we've created. The dies are amazing, versatile (which I love to provide customers with) and the font of the sentiments is truly beautiful. This set also contains the sentiment "You're My Lovie"...it's something my Grammy has always said to me and now says to my son too! Awwwww!

I can't WAIT to see what you create with it and what the design team has in store for you today. Before I head you on your way I want to remind you that we have prizes for you this week.....one lucky person will receive a $10 store credit and one lucky person our fabulous 2 Cute Ink collection being released this week so be sure to leave comments along your way!

******ATTENTION********** Wait...there's MORE!!! LOL

This Friday, is Bonus Goodies Friday! We are releasing an AMAZING, MUST HAVE SET OF GOODIES on Friday 1/20 all with a Valentine's Day theme. A hint? A set of dies and 2 stamp sets! You will flip! I haven't been able to put these goodies down!!!

SOOOOO, a very exciting week this week! Stay tuned for more. For now, head on over to visit Emily Leiphart who is SURE to have some inspiring eye candy for you today featuring our new Flags & Tags set!

Tomorrow, we'll be back with day 2 of Flags & Tags and then Wednesday and Thursday with images from our adorable 2 Cute Ink line and then on Friday with our delish bonus goodies. NEW for this hop....you will be able to purchase our January release items today at the LID Store. Our bonus goodies will be available for purchase on Friday.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you LOVE Flags & Tags!!

Time for The Play Date Cafe Challenge

2012-01-01T16:06:00.000-05:00

For those of you who didn't already hear, Lil' Inker is the sponsor of the current Play Date Cafe Challenge which began on 12/22 and is up for TWO weeks! Play along using the FABULOUS inspiration photo and be entered to win a $25 shopping spree from Lil' Inker Designs!!!!

Here is the inspiration photo for the challenge....so pretty!

And here is what I made using one of our BRAND NEW stamps set from Lil' Inker Designs Featuring 2 Cute Ink called Arctic Friends!!

Head on over to the LID Store to check out our new sets from our new collaborative line, 2 Cute Ink AND play along with the PDCC challenge #112 and be entered to win a $25 store credit to grab some of these fabby new images OR hold onto it and put it towards our amazing new release coming January 16th!

Don't forget, Lil' Inker also has a sale going on right now.....spend at least $10.95 in our store and enter code HAPPY2012 at check out and receive 15% of your entire order NOW through January 2nd at midnight!!

Happy New Year!!

Celebrate with a SALE!!!!

2011-12-30T08:10:00.001-05:00

This has been a fantastic year at Lil' Inker Designs! We're saying thank you by celebrating with a SALE!!!

Spend at least $10.95 and get 15% off your entire order by entering code HAPPY2012 at check out now through January 2nd!

What a great time to do a little "To Me From Me" shopping and stocking up on the stamps and dies you've been eyeing!!

Head on over to the LID Store now to get your shop on!

We're looking forward to BIG things in 2012 and we're kicking off the New Year with a FABULOUS release on January 16th!

Here are a couple of recent DT creations made for our sponsorship at the Play Date Cafe...I love a post with a little eye candy!

Teresa Kline

Amy Kolling

Jen Carter

December Hop Re-Cap & PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

2011-12-21T08:39:00.001-05:00

Good morning! I'm here today with a re-cap of our December Release Hop from last week featuring stamps from 2 Cute Ink! AND I'm here to announce our hop PRIZE WINNERS! But before we get to our winners have a look at each of our designer's creations. I love seeing all of the hop projects all in one place!

Ariana Grant

Teresa Kline

Sarah Jay

Laura Pryor

Emily Leiphart

Jen del Muro

Jen Carter

Amy Kolling

Debby Hughes

Alicia Thelin

AMAZING, Right?! You know it!!!

And now for our winners........

The winners of the $10 Store Credits are..............

1. Trisha of Trisha Creates and More
2. Annette of My Clever Creations

And our Grand Prize winner who will receive all three of our brand new 2 Cute Ink images is..............

"I'm Renee" of It's a Patchwork Life

CONGRATS LADIES!!!!!

Please email me at lpryor1 at hotmail dot com with subject line "December Hop Winner". Trisha and Annette, I will give you a code for our store and Renee I will need your mailing address!

Congrats again ladies and thank you for your wonderful comments all throughout our hop last week!!!!

And thank you to EVERYONE who joined us last week. We're already looking forward to our January release which will feature more images from 2 Cute Ink AND an amazing, stellar, FABULOUS set of dies and a coordinating stamp set that mught just blow your mind!! LOL!

Stay tuned for more info about our upcoming January release!

AND....there is still time for me to get products to you in time for the holidays, but I would say that today would be the last day to order. So hurry on over to our store and pick something up for yourself or crafty friends!!!

Thanks!!!

December Hop Day 4: Introducing Cocoa Bear

2011-12-16T00:01:00.001-05:00

Well, it's the final day of our hop today but it's the one I've been looking forward to the most!

If you've been hopping along with us this week you've seen that we've collaborated with artist Heidi Schwoerer of 2 Cute Ink. Heidi is going to release her designs exclusiely here at Lil' Inker and Ariana and I are designing the sentiments to coordinate with these fabby lil' images!

Today we're releasing Cocoa Bear and I love him, squeeee!!!!!

What I think is so fun about this set is that his mug is actually blank when you stamp the entire image and Ariana and I decided to include this little snowman and little snowflake desiged by Heidi as individual stamps to decorate his mug or even incorporate into the background scene!

Here's what I did with Cocoa Bear...

Love him? I do!

You could be one of our lucky prize winners to receive one of 2 store credits or our grand prize...all three images from the December release! All you have to do is leave comments for all of our designers throughout this week's hop.

Speaking of designers, let's get onto the hop. Today our entire team is posting with their Cocoa Bear designs and Amy Kolling is up next! Head on over to see what crafty goodness she's got for us today!

All three of our images are now available in the LID store. Head on over to check them out. There is still plenty of time to receive these images in time for the holidays. I happen to think that our new images will make fabulous stocking stuffers!

I hope you enjoyed the hop this week and are excited about our new line from 2 Cute Ink!

Thanks for stopping by!

December Hop Day 4

2011-12-15T12:01:00.000-05:00

Good morning! This has been an exciting week and it's flying by!!

In case you're just joining us, this week has been BUSY and FUN! We introduced you to our new collaborative artist line, 2 Cute Ink!

AND we've brought you two new sets so far; Arctic Friends and Snow Mouse and I have to say I am so excited to finally be able to share these with our customers and fans. I think they're adorable and I think they make easy, fast and fun cards! Today we're bringing you more projects featuring our Snow Mouse set!

I can hardly wait to see what the designers have for us today. BUT before we get to their projects just a reminder....we're giving away 2 $10 store credits AND a grand prize.....the entire December release to one lucky winner! Leave comments all along the hop this week to be eligible to win!

Arctic Friends (released Monday and Tuesday) and Snow Mouse are both available now at the LID store! Take them home today or pick them up as stocking stuffers as there's still plenty of time to arrive in time for the holidays!

Stay tuned for tomorrow. We have one more set we're releasing tomorrow and it happens to be my FAVE from the group! I can't wait.

For now, let's get to today's projects using this cutey lil' Snow Mouse! Head on over to Jen del Muro's blog to see what goodness she's whipped up to share with you today!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Release Hop Day 3: Introducing Snow Mouse

2011-12-14T00:01:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Are you enjoying the hop so far? I love our new collaborative line with 2 Cute Ink! In case you are just joining us today, Lil' Inker Designs has collaborated with artist Heidi Schwoerer of 2 Cute Ink to bring you her images exclusively here at LID and now with sentiments which have been designed by myself and Ariana!

I'm super excited to be able to show you a brand new, never before seen image that you are going to LOOOVE!

Introducing Snow Mouse!

I am ecstatic over the way this little guy turned out! I love his little mousie nose in the air catching snowflakes and I love his sentiments which can be used for almost any purpose making this cutey set a must have for your collection!

Here's what I did with our brand new Snow Mouse set....

Now, don't forget...we're giving away our entire release to one lucky winner as well as 2 $10 store credits so leave our designers some love (in the form of comments) along your way. Also, we invite you to stop by the 2 Cute Ink facebook page. We'd love it if you "liked" it!

Hop on over to see what Emily Leiphart has for you today to inspire you to use your Snow Mouse set!

Snow Mouse and Arctic Friends (released Monday) are available now on our shop site HERE. You're crafty friends will be so happy to see these sets in their stockings, don't you think?

Join us tomorrow for more inspiring projects featuring Snow Mouse and again on Friday for another BRAND NEW set release AND this one happens to be my fave so there is more fun in store!

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

December New Release Hop Day 2!

2011-12-13T00:01:00.001-05:00

Good morning! Did you enjoy yesterday's projects featuring our brand new set Arctic Friends? I'm so excited to finally be able to reveal the new sets from our first collaborative line, 2 Cute Ink.

Heidi Schwoerer is the artist of the 2 Cute Ink images. Her style is incredibly adorable and her existing images are already very popular among the paper crafting community under her former line 2 Cute Rubber Stamps. Wanting to really focus on her art and creativty, Heidi decided that Lil' Inker would be the perfect outlet to bring more and more new images to her existing fans and make new fans! We AGREE!

In case you missed it, the Arctic Friends set (seen above) is the first set we're releasing here at Lil' Inker and with these adorable sentiments designed by myself and Ariana. I just love this image of these cutey friends sharing a treat and I love the versatility this image has when used with our fun sentiments.

One of my favorite things about new release week is PRIZES! This month we have a Grand Prize up for grabs.... our entire Winter collection of all three 2 Cute Ink sets being released this week. In order to be eligible to win our grand prize, we ask that you leave comments all throughout the week for our designers. We're also giving away 2 $10 store credits to lucky commenters as well!

We'd also love for you to head on over to the 2 Cute Ink Facebook page and we'd love it if you'd *like* it!

To see what fabulosity our designers have created for you today, head on over to Debby Hughes's blog!

Don't forget Arctic Friends is available today and you can pick up your copy by visiting the Lil' Inker Designs Store.

Thanks for stopping by!

December Release Hop: Introducing Our New Line!!!

2011-12-12T00:01:00.000-05:00

Today is seriously SUCH an exciting day for us! It's FINALLY time to introduce our new collaborative line with 2 Cute Ink!!!!

For those of you who missed our announcement last week, Lil' Inker Designs has collaborated with artist Heidi Schwoerer of 2 Cute Ink in order to bring you an adorable line of stamps that you can really get inky and color or paper piece! 2 Cute Ink will now exclusively release all new images here at Lil' Inker Designs! We'll be releasing some existing favorites as well as new, never before seen images. Ariana and I are designing the sentiments to complement and complete these great sets and thus is born Lil' Inker Designs with ag designs featuring 2 Cute Ink!

Today we're releasing Arctic Friends; an adorable illustration of two snowy friends enjoying a special treat...Have a look....

I made this tag to share with you today featuring this new set.

Are you ready to enjoy the rest of the hop today? Head on over to Emily Leiphart's blog to see what crafty goodness she's whipped up for us today!

Don't forget to leave comments throughout the week for our designers. One commenter will be eligible to receive our Grand Prize....our entire Winter release from 2 Cute Ink! We will also be giving away two $10 store credits. Winners will be announced on Monday December 19th!

Enjoy the rest of the hop today and we'll see you tomorrow for more projects from our talented designers featuring Arctic Friends!

December Sneak #3 & Fringe Flowers Are Back in Stock!

2011-12-09T08:58:00.002-05:00

Gooooood morning! I'd like to share one more sneak peak from our 2 Cute Ink line with you before our hop begins on Monday!

We'll see you on Monday December 12th for our New Release Hop. Don't forget that one lucky commenter will receive our entire release collection as a grand prize! You won't want to miss the FUN!!!

Edited to add: Fringe Flower Dies are back in stock as of this morning! If you've been waiting please feel free to order away! These make GREAT stocking stuffers for crafty friends at only $13.95 plus shipping! Those of you with orders pending....they will go out between today and tomorrow!

December Sneak #2

2011-12-07T21:49:00.002-05:00

Hiya! I'm here to share another sneak from our December release!

A few days ago I announced that Lil' Inker Designs is getting ready to introduce our first collaborative artist line from 2 Cute Ink! Artist Heidi Schowoerer will be exclusively releasing her adorable designs here at Lil' Inker and we're so excited.

Here's another peek! Enjoy!

All of our new images will be available beginning December 12th! Our designers will provide loads of inspiration and we'll be giving away PRIZES including a grand prize to one lucky winner....the entire release!

See you next week starting December 12th at 12:01 AM!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

December Release Sneak Peak!

2011-12-07T14:24:00.001-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday! I wanted to stop by and share with you a snippet from one of our upcoming sets from our new 2 Cute Ink line!

You love our dies and you love our sentiments and now we're bringing you something you will love to color and paper piece! Check out this snippet of the first set in the December release.

Lil' Inker Designs with ag designs will now exclusively feature these fantastic and incredibly adorable images from artist Heidi Schwoerer of 2 Cute Ink and we are SO looking forward to our December Release Hop which begins Monday December 12th right here on the Shop Blog at 12:01 AM!

We'll have loads of inspiring projects to share from our designers and of course prizes to give away. One lucky winner will receive our grand prize.....the entire December collection!

Don't miss the fin beginning here December 12th and stay tuned for more sneak peaks!

Lil' Inker Designs Proudly Presents 2 Cute Ink!

2011-12-05T00:01:00.000-05:00

INTRODUCING our brand new collaborative line....

2 Cute Ink is the first artist created line to be featured at Lil’ Inker Designs and we are so excited! Artist Heidi Schwoerer, of 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, will now exclusively release her designs here at Lil’ Inker!

We’ll be releasing some of Heidi’s existing images as well as brand new, never released, irresistibly adorable images! All stamps sets will be available in our customary, but fabulous, clear stamp format and will feature sentiments designed by Laura and Ariana of Lil’ Inker Designs with ag designs done in a perfectly fun coordinating font!

We are thrilled to bring you this new collaborative line with 2 Cute Ink and we’re excited to introduce our three new Winter themed stamps sets for our December release!

Stay tuned as we bring you some sneaks throughout this week as we approach our New Release Hop beginning on 12/12. One lucky winner will receive our Grand Prize: each of our three new stamp sets!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps for Sale!

2011-11-26T13:34:00.002-05:00

Hello! I just put up a listing on eBay for a huge lot of 49 Stampin' Up! stamp sets that are all in good condition with free Priority Shipping!

If you're interested in the listing please click HERE. If you have questions about the listing, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at lpryor1 at hotmail dot com.

THANKS!

Update on Acorns!

2011-11-20T13:45:00.000-05:00

Happy Sunday! Just a quick note to let you know that our Acorn stamp sets are currently sold out. However, if you've been wishing to get the die only, you're in LUCK! We still have Acorn dies in stock and they are now available for purchase individually. Head on over to the LID Store to see the new listing.

Have a great day!

Holiday Product Spotlight With Debby Hughes

2011-11-18T00:01:00.000-05:00

Good morning!!! We had an amazing Holiday Blog Hop last week! BUT, unfortunately DT Member Debby Hughes' package of DT goodies was delayed and she was unable to share her creativity with all of us last week. So we thought we would take a special day to spotlight our holiday sets, Holly Jolly and Jingle Joy, featuring Debby's creations today!!!!!

Debby has three amazing and inspiring projects to share with you today. Here are a couple of sneak peak photos of what you'll find on Debby's blog, lime doodle, today!

And since we're spotlighting Debby today let me just take a quick minute to congratulate Debby...she was announced as one of the newest members of the Dirty Dozen at Splitcoast Stampers!!! YAHOOOOOO!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!! And SO WELL DESERVED!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today and please make sure you head on over to Debby's blog so you can see her full project photos and read all about how she made them. Some gorgeous stuff, I tell ya!!

And one quick little update....Jingle Joy is going fast and we currently have a very limited quantity on hand. View both holiday sets Jingle Joy and Holly Jolly at our LID Store HERE.

Tag You're It & Holiday Hop Winners!!

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Good morning! I am here to announce the winners of the two Holiday Hop $10 store credits! BUT before I do I thought I would share a couple of tags I made using our Holly Jolly Set which I made for this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge, CFC28!

Last week, Lil' Inker was the challenge sponsor at CAS-ual Fridays and I just wanted to say a quick thank you again to Michele Gross and Julie Ranae for that great opportunity! THANKS!!

This week's challenge is "Tag You're It" and the theme is to make a clean and simple tag. I actually had time to sit down yesterday and create! Ariana came over for the day and we crafted and chatted and had lunch AND we brainstormed loads of ideas for upcoming products that are so exciting and you will LOVE them!!! We had a great day!

Here are the tags I made....

I hope you like them. I am really in love with both of our new releases, Holly Jolly and Jingle Joy and we're are just beyond thrilled at the response they've received from you our fans and from our amazing designers too!

Thanks again for all the love you've left us over the last week. Two winners have been picked from all of the comments and they are.................

Karen Day

and

Heather of House Built of Cards

Congratulations, Ladies!! E-mail me at lpryor1 at hotmail dot com and I will send you more information.

YAYYYYYYYY!!!!

Have a great day, Everyone!!

OH...AND.......we have some very exciting news to share with you from Lil' Inker Designs.....we're adding a new line to our store from a VERY special and talented artist. There will be more information coming soon!! You won't want to miss it!!!!

Holiday Hop Wrap Up!

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Thank you for hopping along with Lil' Inker this week! We're so thrilled to read all of the wonderful things you've had to say about our new products!

I was truly so impressed and inspired to create when I saw our designer's creations this week. I thought I would gather all of the project photo and do a little re-cap of creativity using our new Jingle Joy and Holly Jolly sets! ENJOY!
Creations from Emily Leiphart:

Creations from Sarah Jay:

Creations from Jen del Muro:

Creations from Jen Carter:

Creations from Julie Ranae:

Creations from Teresa Kline:

Creations from Amy Kolling:

Creations from Alicia Thelin:

Isn't amazing to see everything together here in one spot?

I hop you enjoyed this lil' hop wrap up! We'll see you on Monday to announce the hop prize winners!!

AND we'll be here on Friday for a little Product Spotlight with designer Debby Hughes!

Love what you see here and want to create these projects too? Head on over to the LID Store to take home your own Holly Jolly and Jingle Joy sets today!

Holiday Hop Day 5!

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Happy 11/11/11!!! Well, this week just flew by! Today is the last day of our Holiday Release Hop and it's group post day! Each designer from our team is posting today featuring a project using Jingle Joy or Holly Jolly or a fabby combo of BOTH...it's sort of an anything goes day to see what else we can do with these wonderful new sets!

Here is a card I made using our new Holly Jolly die and stamp set....

I can't believe I ever went a Christmas without these Holly Leaf dies in my collection! LOL! I cannot put them down! Here is a a close up of these fabby dies....Don't you just love that center detail?

My wreath was VERY easy to make using a circle die and a scallop circle die. The result was then embossed with a woodgrain texture plate and red rhinestones added as berries for a little bling! Of course my Holly Leafs was the perfect accent tied off with some gold twine.

I honestly don't think that cards have ever come together as quickly for me before! I love working with our new sets!

So, I am going to send you on your way to Sarah's blog so you can hop along and see what the designers have in store for you today! But before you go a couple of things....a big thank you to all of our fans and customers for your support! Stay with us because we've got SO MANY GREAT THINGS in store for the next few months!

And a very big thank you to Julie Ranae. Today's post will be Julie's last as our Design Team Coordinator. Julie did for Lil' Inker what she does best.....She got our team up and running and helped me focus on the goals for our team. She gave me the tools I need to keep everything going and working like clock work and for that I am truly truly grateful! Thank you, Julie! You will be missed!

Thanks again everyone! Enjoy the remainder of our posts for today and then head on over to the LID Store to get your copies of Holly Jolly and Jingle Joy today!!