Crackled Evergreens

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One of my favorite ways to use Catherine Pooler Designs ink is to use it to color medium, such as the Nuvo Crackle Mousse. What a fun way to color and add amazing texture to replicate evergreen trees! For my card today I started by die cutting a few trees from the Jolly Trees Dies and then applied colored mousse to the trees, using Mint to Be, Mardi Gras and Deck the Halls inks. I colored the bases with Twilight Ink.

Once the trees were dried, I sprinkled white Izink over the top and then applied them to a Ultra Smooth White Cardstock card base that was inked with All that Jazz and Fiesta Blue. I finished the card with a die cut sentiment from the Wishes Word Die and a stamped sentiment from All Around Wishes Stamp Set. I think this would make for a fantastic masculine birthday card, or a holiday card when the sentiment is changed up!

I have an Instagram Reel showing how this card was put together too. As you might know, I'm quite a fan of Catherine Pooler Designs ink, and I can't wait to showcase five more years of cards featuring this ink! 

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Spooky Eyes

I don't often make cards for Halloween, but I just HAD to make this card! I got the idea while watching a commercial on TV during some relaxation time, and had to create it right away.

For this reveal card, I started by die cutting some eyes from Catherine Pooler Design's Who's There Coverplate Die and then clear heat embossed a spider web from the Spiderweb Background Stamp. Before adhering it to a white card base, I brushed on some Halloween colors where the eyes were and created a "well" with paper to fit the reveal panel.

The reveal panel was die cut on top with the Picture Frame Dies to create a pull mechanism, and was stamped in Midnight with the Going Batty Background Stamp. When you pull the mechanism up, the black reveals colors for the eyes. The panel was white heat embossed stamped with a "Boo"greeting from the Everything but the Broom Stamp Set.

This was a pretty simple, and I think effective, interactive Halloween card! My boys are too old for trick-or-treating, but I look forward to handing out candy. I have a reel up on my Instragram page showing the reveal of the eyes for this card.

An Urban Challenge

 

I'm the first host for the Christmas Challenge series over at StampNation! I thought it would be super fun to recreate one of your past card designs with an urban twist. Below is my original inspiration.

I  recreated the card with an urban twist using items from Catherine Pooler Design's This Christmas Collection, specifically items from the Urban Holiday Bundle. First, I updated the background with a fun and bright pattern from the Decked Out Patterned Paper, die cut from the Scallops & Dots Dies, and mounted the panel onto another pattern from the same pack. I wrapped the panel with Midnight Twine, instead of the homey jute twine. I then added some color and whimsy by stamping, coloring and die cutting the tree from Wrapped and Ready and the corresponding Wrapped and Ready Dies. The card was finished with a die cut sentiment from the Merry Christmas Word Die.

I also did a little modern/urban size update, creating a smaller notecard version. I created a corresponding envelope for the card too, using the Notecard Envelope Die.

If you are a StampNation I hope you have the opportunity to play along!

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Folksy Birthday

I am back again today with another card featuring the from the Global Adventure release from Catherine Pooler Designs. Today I am featuring the smaller, folksy, floral images from the We Fit Stamp Set.

I started the card with an  Ultra Smooth White Cardstock and a panel cut from the Dotted Zig Zag Cover Plate Die. This provided for a fun background to the large sentiment cut from the Oh Happy Days Word Dies, that was covered with the gorgeous Glam ink.

I then stamped and die cut the smaller images from the We Fit Stamp Set and coordinating dies, coloring them in with Luxe colored Copic Markers. These were adhered to the card base, arranged over the sentiment to finish off the card.

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