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 perfect for all your holiday crafting and beyond!
Let me help introduce the Stamp of Approval Home for the Holidays Collection! (collection available September 19th!) The Stamp of Approval Home for the Holidays is an exclusive collection. Home for the Holidays products were designed exclusively for this box, are brand new and won't be available separately for a number of months.
This festive box is jam packed full of items that are perfect for the holidays! I really love how all the items and add-ons of the collection work so well together. I've only used a fraction of the products in the box for my cards today, I will have more to show you on Release Day!
My first card features the fun new Christmas Cookies Stamp Set and Christmas Cookies Dies (an add-on item) and a sentiment from Holiday Mix Stamp Set. I stamped and embossed with various embossing powders the cookie designs onto cream paper and then inked the edges with Shea Butter Ink to resemble the high end christmas cookies with royal icing. I finished by stamping the sentiment from a mix of Holiday Mix Stamp Set and Christmas Cookies Stamp Set with Midnight Ink.
For this next card, I recreated a warm fuzzy sweater feel using the Cozy Borders Stamp Set for the background and the Merry Christmas Layered Word Die as a focal point. I stamped the tree borders in Eucalyptus Ink, the blocks in Peppermint Scrub Ink and the reindeers in Icing on the Cake Ink on Sand Dunes Cardstock. I inked the edges with Over Coffee Ink for a nice, cozy feel. I finished the card by using the negative layer of the Merry Christmas Layered Word Die from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, saving the words for another project.
All Collections Include the following:
And the following are coordinating Add-ons:
Sugar Cookies Dies
Festive Trimmings Dies
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There's also prizes up for grabs to celebrate the Stamp of Approval Home for the Holidays Collection. THREE random winners chosen to receive $25 Gift Certificate to the shop. Winners will be announced on September 24th on Catherine's Blog.
Commenters will be chosen at random from all the comments on all the blogs.
Be sure to visit Catherine's Blog for more sneak peeks from this collection! There is a Pre-release Party for StampNation Members on September 19th.
I really like both though I probably wouldn't create the first one because I do so many cards. I do love the simplicity of the second one.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love how everyone is using the border stamps as a background
ReplyDeleteLike both cards but second one is my favorite. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are great but I think the second one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI used to ice sugar cookies with my mom and the my son. This stamp set brings back great memories.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards.
ReplyDeleteThose boarder stamps are going to get a lot of use! Great cards!
ReplyDeleteSo many memories in these stamp sets. I love all of the products. Great use of them.
ReplyDeleteI love your cards. The fuzzy sweater one makes me want to snuggle with a cup of cocoa and plate of cookies!
ReplyDeleteFun cards! I especially like what you did with the Merry Christmas dies and the border stamps as a background.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteI love the fuzzy sweater look... this is a great gentleman’s card.
ReplyDeleteI really like both of these! Everyone is being so creative with those cookie stamps & dies!
ReplyDeleteI card full of Christmas cookies, who could ask for anything more. Your beautiful knit design gives me s homestyle Christmas feel. This release is so much fun.
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas sweater card so so cute.
ReplyDeleteLove all your cookies! But the 2nd card is my fave; I just love the kraft and love the design.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. Love how you did the “merry Christmas” die cut.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards but the second card is a show stopper for me love it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, second card is awesome, really love this Merry Christmas die cut. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous. Last card steals the show! SO much fun!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the negative space on the Merry Christmas die!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweater card and how you used the negative part of the Merry Christmas die on your card!
ReplyDeleteLove them both, first one makes me wish I could ice cookies that well! =)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards.
ReplyDeletePretty cards!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards. Those cookie stamps are so unique.
ReplyDeleteChristmas Cookies and Christmas sweater - too cute!!
ReplyDeleteboth are great. Love the old fashioned look for the second one
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweater background
ReplyDeleteSuch a great set! I can’t wait to get my hands on the Cozy Borders Set!
ReplyDeleteAnyone receiving the sugar cookie card will be salivating until they have a real cookie.
ReplyDeleteLove the cookie cutter dies. So versatile.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute cards, Karen!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed by how edible those cookies look! I adore your second card, with the warm flannel look and the brilliant use of the Merry die "negative" space.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are definitely getting me into the Christmas spirit. Can't wait to start creating.
ReplyDeleteBordered background card is lovely peeking through the Merry Christmas greeting. Love you sentiment take on Christmas Cookie card.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! Love how u arranged the cookies & your color combo. Love how u used the merry die on the second card. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove them. So gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAdorable Christmas cookies. I can wait to play with the Merry Christmas die. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI’m falling in love with those boarders!
ReplyDeleteI love how you use the stamps for background. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are nice.The second one reminds me of a Christmas sweater - and NOT the proverbial ugly Christmas sweater!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love the second one. The colors and the background stamps are So creative
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! Love the sweater card on the neutral background!
ReplyDeleteNice cards. I really love the sweater look on the brown. Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteNice cards. I really love the sweater look on the brown. Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTwo wonderful cards, Karen! I feel I'm redundant because I can't get enough of those cookie stamps! And your 2nd card is very elegantly vintage.
ReplyDeleteWow, had to take a second look at the cookie card it looks like a picture of an actual plate of cookies.
ReplyDeleteThe background is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove Christmas cookies but don't
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them. With this collection I
can decorate fast and have them
to keep. The sweater card
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You made your Christmas cookies look so real. Love how you used the border stamps for your background.
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful Christmas cards!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing...
Can't just pick one
ReplyDeleteChristmas cookies and warm sweaters, it just doesn't get much better than that!
ReplyDeletelove those wonderful christmas cookies!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards.
ReplyDeleteLove the dimension on the Christmas cookies and also your use of the negative space on the Merry Christmas dies.
ReplyDeleteLove love love the second card!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever use of the negative of die cut. In fact love this card so much definitely going CASE it
I love the second card with the Merry Christmas word die!!! I love how that was done!!
ReplyDeleteThat Merry Christmas die is going to get a lot of use! I like the background you used with it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I'm partial to those Christmas Cookies!
ReplyDeletehi Karen! I absolutely love your Merry Christmas card! It’s BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteSo fun!
Your cards are so cute, Karen! I especially love the "warm, fuzzy sweater" card, and the negative die cut of the Merry Christmas! ♡ Thanks for sharing your adorable ideas!
ReplyDeleteSuper nice cards! The cookies are so cute, but I love the sweater card. Those borders are so fun!
ReplyDeleteI like the traditional feel of the second card. Cannot wait to have the SOA
ReplyDeleteI love both cards. The 2nd one looks so cozy. I am ready for it cool down. The 2nd card makes me think of cooler weather.
ReplyDeleteCute cookies and love the sweater look background on the second card.
ReplyDeleteI like both of your cards.
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas Sweater card is so warm and fuzzy. Very nice
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!!
ReplyDeleteLove those Christmas cookies, that card is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI like the use of border stamps to create the background.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you did the die cut Merry Christmas, so cleaver!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!! I really like the sweater one! So cute!
ReplyDeletelovely cards - love them both
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful inspiration using the SOA kit! Absolutely lovely cards.
ReplyDeleteFun cards. Love how you've created a collage-style cards using the cookie stamps.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I love the Christmas cookies!
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