Sweet Sunday Sketch no. 248 {shine like a diamond}

It's still Lil' Inker Designs Release time and this is my second post for today. Be sure to scroll down to see my other card using MORE LID new release goodies. 

It's Sunday so this card is showing off the new sketch from Karen and the Sweet Sunday Sketch for the week. It was a great layout to show off the new Long & Skinny Rectangles dies LID just released. 

I used a soft and pretty neutral color combo (grout grey and insulation pink) to really make my glittery Girls Best Friend Diamond die to POP! I stamped the sentiment onto a Stitched Mats-square....all the stitching makes me smile. 

Here is the sketch. 

 You'll notice I stamped 2 of the diamonds and used the die to make the middle square stand out. The stamps are new, too. It's a beautiful set called Girl's Best Friend. 

I hope you will join in on all the fun this week.  Please hop on over to see what the Sweet Sunday Stampers have created this weekend:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White 
• Jackie Pedro
• Jenny Peterson
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente 
• Vicki Burdick

Lil' Inker Design Decemeber Release

Super excited to be here today with the first day of the Lil' Inker Design December Release. We have 3 fun filled days planned for you, showing off all the fabulous new products you can order NOW!!! It's a gorgeous assortment of stamps and dies.....totally swoon worthy! 
I hope you came from  Lea Lawson's blog. If not, you'll want to pop on over to the LID Blog to start the hop and leave comments along the way. You'll have a chance to win one of 3 LID gift certificates! yay!

So if you saw Laura's video sneak peek last week then you already have an idea of how awesome this new product is. It's a set of Long & Skinny Rectangles. So easy and so well designed and it makes creating stripes so much fun! I used the current Color Throwdown challenge for the inspiration on my card.  

I paired those stripes up with the gorgeous new Girl's Best Friend stamp set and the awesome coordinating Girl's Best Friend Diamond die. I cut it from silver cardstock. I decided to spell out the word "gem" with another new alphabet die, Alphabet Gems. I just love how these products work together. 

I made another card with the uber cool cover up die called Faceted! It's soooo cool! There is a hidden heart in all those die cuts. 

I highlighted it with some insulation pink and wild cherry cardstock. I added a sentiment stamped on vellum cut with the Long & Skinny Rectangles. 

Here is a closer look at the new products I used on today's cards. 

You can shop for all of these NOW! 

I'll send you on your way now......Please continue to hop with Mary Dawn . 
Thanks so much for visiting. I'll see you back here tomorrow with more LID release goodies!