Lil' Inker Designs Blog Hop!

WELCOME!!! TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! I've been looking forward to this day for some time now. Today is the first group post with our newly established Lil' Inker Design Team. Each designer has prepared a fabulous project featuring our most recent release, Rainbows & Clouds dies and coordinating stamp set and I couldn't be happier!

The hop starts here on my personal design blog, hops you through each designer's blog and then to the shop blog where I will announce the fun prizes you can win for hopping along!

Here is a list of our designer's blogs where you will find beautious projects featuring our Rainbows & Clouds dies and coordinating stamp set. Please take your time and visit them and leave them some love! You will have a whole week to leave comments on all twelve blogs in order to be eligible to win a prize.

Laura Pryor
Julie Ranae
Teresa Kline
Debby Hughes
Sarah Jay
Emily Leiphart
Ariana Grant
Alicia Thelin
Amy Kolling
Jen Carter
Chan Vuong
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I have a couple of projects to share with you today. First up is a project featuring the larger, arc rainbow from the die set as well as our large cloud die.

I started with a kraft base and stamped the *thank you* sentiment from the Rainbows & Clouds stamp set in multi-colors and added in my rainbow and popped up the cloud on a foam square. I added in the ribbon and embellishment, rounded the corners and called it done!

I just love how easy it is to create a cute card having a great focal point like the rainbow!
This next card shows the versatility of this die set! I LOVE using die cuts in creative ways! You can make these fun little flowers by bending the bows of the rainbow into a petal shape and gluing them together with glue dots. Here I used buttons as the flower's centers.
I started again with a kraft base and stitched a border on it using my sewing machine. I stamped some fun leaves from a PTI set that I have which I thought coordinated nicely with my whimsical flowers. I added in the purple ribbon and embellishment as well as an eyelet border in this fun, rope textured paper and I used the *My Friend* sentiment from the set.

I hope these cards inspire you to create with this fun set!

If this is your first time stopping by or reading about Rainbows & Clouds here are the die and stamp images...



The die set contains 2 dies which each cut 2 unique shapes: 2 rainbows and 2 clouds. The stamp set contains 20 sentiments in a fun handwriting font which can be mixed and matched to make all different saying. I can't tell you how much I love having this set in my collection. These clouds with the perforated detail are just so super cute!

Now, for more hopping delight...head on over to Julie Ranae's blog to see what she's designed for today's blog hop. Don't forget, in order to be eligible to win a prize you must leave a comment on each blog. You have until 11:30 p.m. Monday 8/14 to comment so take your time and enjoy! See you at the shop blog where I will tell you a bit about the prizes we have for the lucky commenters!

ENJOY!!! And thanks for stopping by today!!!!


Ingredients
Thank You Card
Stamps: Rainbows & Clouds sentiments (Lil' Inker Designs)
Paper: kraft(PTI), rainbow is made from various PTI & MME papers
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Plum Pudding(PTI), So Saffron(SU!)
Accessories: Rainbows & Clouds dies(Lil' Inker Designs)