Welcome to the Lil' Inker Designs January Release Blog Hop! We've got THREE days of eye candy planned for you, featuring all the new goodies available at the Lil' Inker Store. If you've arrived from Karen's Blog, then you are in the right place. If not, you can start over at the Lil' Inker Designs Blog to follow the entire Blog Hop. If you've joined us before, you know there will be PRIZES hidden along the way, so be sure to comment on each blog as you pass through!

      

Today, I am featuring the newest set in the 2 Cute Ink line, Bunny Star. Here is a look at this adorable set...

     

     

...and here is my little project - I made a simple tag that could also double as a bookmark. All patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Blink of an Eye 6x6 pad. I used a bit of the yellow dotted sheet to paper piece the star. The little bunny is colored with copics, then fussy cut and popped up on foam adhesive.

     

      

Bunny - E43, E42, E41, E40

Nose, Ears - R00, R000, R0000

     

Time to send you on your way to Lindsey's Blog... she is the talented illustrator of our Sugar Kissed Cottage stamps, and is joining us as Guest Designer this week!

Enjoy the rest of the hop, and I'll see you again tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!

     

    

    

I'm back with some Tasty Tuesday inspiration for you! Tasty Tuesday is the *NEW* monthly challenge over at Your Next Stamp. If you haven't checked it out yet, you can see all the details here. You have all month to join in, YNS stamps are not required to play, but you just might be lucky enough to win some! And, you can enter as many times as you'd like! There's no reason NOT to play! :)

         

Here is our YUMMY inspiration piece this month...

      

          

I was inspired by the colors, and here is what I came up with using Flying High Fhiona... she is colored with Copics, her dress and balloon are paper-pieced. I sponged some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for the sky behind her, and did the out-of-the-box technique for the balloon.

      

     

Hair - E55, E31, E30

Skin - E01, E00, E000, E0000

Shoes, Headband - RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13

         

That's it from me! You can see more Tasty Tuesday ideas at the Your Next Stamp Blog. I hope you'll join in!

Thanks for stopping by again!

        

Entering the following challenges:

   

      

I can't believe it's Tuesday again already! Time for another sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches...

   

     

Stamp Fairy is back as our sponsor this week, and has generously provided the Design Team with some cute images to work with! (Thanks Stamp Fairy!) This week is also our judged challenge, meaning we have a little *TWIST* for you to include with the sketch. Don't worry, it's an easy one... you must use 2 ribbons on your creation.

    

As soon as I saw the hexagons on the sketch, I had to go with a bee theme for my card! I used Lenny Bee 2 from Stamp Fairy, and colored him with my Copics. The honeycomb stamp is from a set by Paper Smooches called Geo-Graphic. I stamped it onto the Kraft cardstock, and then randomly paper-pieced a few of the hexagons. Lenny Bee is fussy cut and popped up in front of it. For my 2 ribbons, I kept it simple, and just tied a quick knot in each of them.

     

   

Black Stripes - T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2

Yellow Stripes - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00

Lenny - E43, E42, E41, E40

Nose - E47, E44, E43, E42

Wings - BG01, BG000, BG0000

Flower Petals - C3, C1, C0, C00

Flower Stem - YG17, YG03, YG01

    

And, I'm so proud of myself for actually finishing the inside of the card to match! What do you think?

(The sentiment is from the Lil' Inker Designs set called Sweet Bee.)

        

   

You can see the entire Design Team line up at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog. And be sure to include the twist when you play this week... you might be the lucky winner of some Stamp Fairy cuteness!

    

Thanks for stopping by!

    

     

There is a new sketch ready for you to take on over at Tuesday Morning Sketches! Are you ready? Take a look...

     

   

We also have another new sponsor joining us this week - Freckled Fawn. They carry lots of neat embellishments, and if you are a fan of Washi Tape, you will LOVE what they have to offer!

    

So, I visited Angela's blog a few days ago, and she posted the cutest card with these ADORABLE penguins from Clear Dollar Stamps... and I HAD to have them! (Thank you Angela!) I colored this cutie with my Copics, and then did the out-of-the-box technique with the balloon. It still needed a little something, so I decided to make it a girl penguin by adding a tiny twine bow to her head!

    

    

Penguin - T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2

Beak, Feet - Y38, Y35, Y32

Balloon - R59, R29, R24, R22, R20

Ground - T2, T1, T0

     

Be sure to join us this week for a chance to win the prize from Freckled Fawn! And don't forget to check out all the Design Team samples over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

      

    

This is my first month playing along with the Crafty Gals, and I'm so excited to have joined this great group of ladies! Each month on the 5th, we will post our take on the monthy challenge... this month is an easy one - Anything Goes!

     

I've been playing with some of my new goodies from Your Next Stamp, and have been coloring a bunch of these little guys from the Smiley Happy Critter Crew. I thought they would make for a cute set of Clean and Simple note cards. So far, I've only managed to get these two made into cards, but you get the idea of what the set will be like when I finish coloring the other two critters...

      

    

     

I want to say thanks to the Crafty Gals for welcoming me into the group! You can visit all the Crafty Gals yourself, and leave them some love... you'll find their blog links on my sidebar!

That's all for now! Thanks for stopping by!

   

Entering the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Something New (used my *NEW* YNS stamps!)