Sunday, April 22, 2018

Catherine Pooler:: Celebrate Friends Stamp of Approval Collection


Have you heard of the limited edition collections offered by Catherine Pooler Designs called Stamp of Approval?! Past releases have been spectacular and this one is just as spectacular and truly tons of fun!

Let me help introduce the Stamp of Approval Celebrate Friends Collection! The Stamp of Approval Celebrate Friends is an exclusive collection. The products were designed exclusively for this box, are brand new and won't be available separately for a number of months.



This happy box is jam packed full of items that are perfect for the coffee or tea lover, as well as to celebrate birthdays, accomplishments, etc.! I really love how all the items and add-ons of the collection work so well together. New for this Stamp of Approval, you can choose the Coffee Lovers Collection, Tea Lovers Collection, or both!


For my first project, I started with a panel of Catherine Pooler's Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, inked the Scattered Circles Stencil with embossing ink and heat embossed in white. This was mounted to a blue card stock base. (affiliate links used) Then I die cut coffee mugs and inked them up with It's A Boy Ink. One was inked on the right side of the cut, the other on the wrong side, forming mirror image mugs! I added some detail to the mugs with the Perfect Blend Stamp Set and Nuvo Drops. I die cut a sentiment from the Sweet Die in Black Cardstock and a stamped sentiment from the WooHoo Stamp Set. I finished by adding a tiny heart stamped in Party Dress and a few pink details by the sentiment.


I have another fun card featuring the new items from the new collection-this time focusing on the celebration aspect of the collection! I started with a square card base and panel using Catherine Pooler Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I matted the white panel with Black Cardstock. Onto the panel, I stamped a series of confetti from the Woo-Hoo Stamp Set in Flirty Fuschia, Bellini, Midnight, Tiki Torch and Tiara Ink. I added a die cut sentiment cut from Black Cardstock and the new Hooray Die and a stamped sentiment from the Woo-Hoo Stamp Set.


I finished the card by stamping the cute party hats in the Woo-Hoo Stamp Set, and die cutting them in the coordinating Woo-Hoo Dies. So, there is also a new ink color debuting in this collection, and I'll have a card on Tuesday featuring it, I can't wait for you to see it!


If you don't already know and are interested in this collection, you'll need to subscribe to the waitlist to get the first notice of the sales list, as the collections sell out quickly! Click HERE to subscribe to the waitlist!


There's also prizes up for grabs to celebrate the Stamp of Approval Celebrate Friends! Collection. One winner will be chosen at random from each day's comments and announced April 26th on Catherine's Blog. Three random winners will be chosen to receive a $97 gift certificate to the shop, so you are able to choose which collection you'd like! Winners will be announced April 23rd (Monday) at 6pm EST on Catherine's blog. 

Here's a list of hop participant's today:
Catherine Pooler
Karen Baker (that's me!)
Ashlea Cornell
Susan Powell

Be sure to visit Catherine's Blog for more sneak peeks from this collection! And come back on Tuesday, April 24th, for one more project from me as we celebrate the Stamp of Approval Celebrate Friends! Collection!

152 comments:

  1. SUCH cute cards Karen!!! Love them. :)

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  2. Your hip hip hooray card makes me want to party!

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  3. These are so cute! I'm loving the coffee mugs and that confetti!

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  4. Both cards are adorable. Confetti stamp makes such a cute accent.

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  5. Cute cards! I love the pretty color combo going on in the 2nd card.

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  6. Gorgeous cards Karen, love the confetti stamp!

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  7. I LOVE your cards! I LOVE how you put the flower on the mug, so cute and I lov ethe colors on the second card. I LOVE the confetti.

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  8. I love your cards and I am drooling over the confetti card!

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  9. Loving the confetti stamp! So many possibilities!

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  10. Very cute. I love the 'sweet' die cut for sure. And I like how you reversed the mugs and inked them up so there is no white border. But I love that second card and how you built up the confetti to the top. Awesome!

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  11. Cute cards! Love how you used the confetti stamp in all of those colors. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Sweet cards from this terrific collection! The colorful confetti is to die for!

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  13. Great cards! I love the simplicity of the first one and the happy colors on the second one. These stamps are just perfect with Catherine's ink colors!

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  14. Your cards are so cute. I am loving the hip hip hooray stamp set..and those dies :)

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  15. I'm loving that confetti stamp and the colors you used to stamp with it are great together. Very cute cards and once again a great SOA collection.

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  16. Terrific cards! So very cute and fun!

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  17. Karen, love them both but the coffee design is my favorite!

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  18. Awesome cards! Love your mirror cup idea! Great color choice on both cards!

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  19. These cards are adorable! I love the details on the mugs and the confetti background.

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  20. Love the subtle background of the first card AND the brightness of the second! Lovely

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  21. Fabulous cards,
    I really like the
    Hip hip hooray one.
    Carla from Utah

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  22. These are great cards! Love the colors and the stamps/dies you used.

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  23. Love the confetti with the party hats.
    Let's celebrate! The two cups
    make a pretty couple. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. Your confetti on the hooray card is so pretty!

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  25. Both cards are so cute but the confetti background is over the top! What fun!

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  26. Love the large sentiment die, and how you pulled these cards together. Great job.

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  27. Lovely card designs. Love the images being released. The sentiments are so much fun!

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  28. I love these cards. Great colors and layouts!

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  29. I just love your "Hooray" card. That confetti stamp looks like a lot of fun.

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  30. Fun, fun, fun. Colorful. Great cards.

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  31. What fun cards. Love the colors on the hooray card.

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  32. Love the design on the cups and the party hats the hooray is also cool. Love this set.

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  33. I love your cards. I can't wait to get that confetti stamp!

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  34. I love how you used the confetti to build up the background like that. So fun!!

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  35. That Flirty Fuschia is an amazing colored ink and I like how you used it on your card!

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  36. That confetti stamp is genius! I am loving that stamp set!

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  37. These are adorable! Can not wait to get my hands on this box of joy 🤪

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  38. Really cute cards. Love the party card. So bright and fun.

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  39. Cute cards - love how you did the cups and used the confetti stamp

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  40. Your wonderful cards just put a big grin on my face. Both are fabulous!

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  41. Fun fun cards. This collection is awesome. I am soooo loving tbe use if the confetti stamp and tbe scattered circles die. I can get enough of the sweet and hooray dies. Awesome layouts!

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    1. I should have checked my spelling before i hit send. Typing on my phone doesn't akways work well. 😉

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  42. Such cute cards! Those dots are drawing me in...

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  43. Such cute and colorful cards - love these new stamp sets.

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  44. Great cards! I am loving that confetti stamp!

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  45. Wonderful cards! I love the Hip, Hip Hooray with the Confetti stamp card.

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  46. Awesome cards! Love the decorated mugs, and the fun party card!

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  47. Love the whoo hoo stamp set!

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  48. Nice cards - I love the colors on the hooray card. Thanks for sharing your talents.

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  49. Great cards. Love how all these background elements make for such a fun card

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  50. I love both cards! I love the colors you chose.

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  51. Great cards Karen. I'm loving this set.

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  52. Cute cards. Love all that confetti!

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  53. Love the cards! Can’t wait to get my set. Thank you!

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  54. Wow! such cute cards and really love the confetti really wants to party. Coffee cups are awesome thank you for sharing your ideas. Got to love this collection from SOA.

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  55. Love how cute and simple the coffee cup card is. I'll love to case it when I get the collection

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  56. The aqua is just perfect for this 1960s look.

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  57. Such wonderful cards. Love the coffee cup card. Thanks so much for sharing...

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  58. Fun cards, Karen. Your first card is so sweet ... love the addition of the tiny heart ... and your second cards is so festive.

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  59. really like the 'dot' effects.

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  60. These are amazing! I especially adore the party card!

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  61. Great cards. Love the confetti stamp.

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  62. Such cute cards and the bright colors on your hooray card!

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  63. Your so SWEET card is so sweet....love it!

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  64. Love all that confetti! Makes me think it's time to get this party started! Great cards.

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  65. Cool cards. Love the confetti and party hats.

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  66. Love the birthday card. Perfect for any age. I love the tea set.

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  67. I love your colorful cards! So cute!

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  68. There are sooo many cute images in this box that it is hard to pick just one but if I had to it would be the tea set especially since I don't drink coffee...love all the dies too...winning a box would make my year!

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  69. great cards. so simple and cute

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  70. Your 2nd card looks like a party to me! And your first card reminds me of a cup of hot chocolate on a cold day! Great cards!

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  71. Really cute cards. Love the colors

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  72. CONFETTI party card...love the colorful celebration going on here!

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  73. Love the confetti card! Great technique! Thanks for sharing!

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  74. Adorable cards, Karen! I really love the bright colors on the Hip Hip Hooray card.

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  75. These cards are fun. I am especially liking that confetti and the colors you chose.

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  76. Such great colors. Love the conveti. Cute mirror coffee mugs.

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  77. These are wonderful cards. I really like the tea cups with the cute pattern on them.

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  78. Great job on the cards. Love the colors you used.

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  79. Love your cute, colorful cards!

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  80. Cute cards. Love the coffee cups. I am a tea lover.

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  81. Love the hip hip horray card! It’s so happy! Thanks for sharing! I can see the confetti stencil coming in very handy!

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  82. These are adorable. Love your color choices too!!

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  83. Karen, both cards are fantastic!!! Love those cups.

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  84. Very fun card I like the card that looks like confetti!

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  85. I’m ready to jump into the pool and get some stampin’ done already! New to this and having a blast with my crafty self! Woot woot!

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  86. Lovely cards Karen! That confetti border is amazing!!

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  87. Love how you used the confetti border

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  88. Fun ideas! Can't wait to get this collection. Thanks for sharing!!

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  89. Your cards are cute....those tea cups, adorable!

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  90. Fabulous creations with this new release!

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  91. Cute cards!! :) My fave is the 2nd one! Love all the fun polka dots in the various colors!! Thanks for sharing!! ☺

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  92. Hi Karen, I am so in love with the "Hip Hip Hooray" card! The punctuated party stamp set is just amazing! Thanks for sharing your projects with me. I feel so inspired.

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  93. Two amazing cards. Both are so lovely

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  94. Love both cards! Thanks for sharing!

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  95. Love your cards. I can't decide if it will be coffee, tea or both for me!

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  96. Karen, amazing bright colours on this party card, I love the cute hats I'd have to have them at a party, I also like the retro pattern and colour on the mug you printed, very 70's's, of drink my tea from them x

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  97. Love your cards! The confetti screams party time! :-)

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  98. Love the mirror image of the coffee mugs, very versatile stamp set. Looking forward to party time tomorrow!

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  99. Fun cards, and nice use of the stencil. Smiles, Darby

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  100. These are awesome! Love the detail on the coffee cuos and the colors on your hooray card!

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  101. Great cards. I like that your cards are so different from everyone else's cards. I love the confetti.

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  102. Great cards. Cute and simple.

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  103. Cute cards! Love those polka dots!

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  104. These are so much fun. I love the reversed mugs and the fun confetti. I would have been afraid that the purple and orange would get in each other's way, but I love how festive that card looks, and there are no muddy colors at all. Thanks for sharing!

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  105. Hip hooray. I luv the confetti stamp.

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  106. Fun cards. Love the coffee cups and the confetti stamp.

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  107. Cute cards! I really like the confetti stamp.

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  108. I love the hip hip hooray card!! I can’t wait to use the confetti stamp!!

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  109. Love your cards!!! The coffee mugs are awesome and oh. that. confetti border!!! Love them!!! TFS

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  110. Love the retro vibe the turquoise gives the cute coffee cups!

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  111. I like your coffee mugs. Both cards are terrific. The big word dies make me happy.

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  112. I love the word dies in this collection. They add so much to your cards which are both great!

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  113. Love your cards!!
    Love the mirrored cups. I never think to use white on white for a nice background that doesn’t distract from the focal image. I will be applying this from now on.
    Love the confetti and your color selection. The hats are a fun addition

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  114. Cute cards! The colors, the dies, what's not to love!

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  115. Love these bright fun color palettes.

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  116. It's amazing that by adding those 2 adorable hats really makes the hooray card come to life. Both cards are wonderful !!

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  117. Great cards, love the handlettered sentiments. The confetti background stamp is a favorite.

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  118. Very cute cards. Especially love both the colors and the stamps on the second card.

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