Little Flames

There is a little, inconspicuous flame die that I used in my card today is part of Catherine Pooler Designs' Camping Lantern Die. I love when dies have multiple uses. I found a sentiment from an older set, Bright Days Stamp Set and new it would be perfect to pair with the flame die. I die cut the flame multiple times and ink blended them with Glitz and Mandarin Spice Inks. I added some water splatters and then colored the interior flame with a Copic Marker. They were adhered in a grid pattern onto an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock card base.

I then arranged them around a die cut heart from Hearts N Tags Die Set that was covered with Rouge Ink and shimmer ink and adhered with dimensional adhesive.

The end result is a cute, clean and simple card! I encourage you to look at the little dies in the your stash and create a grid form card too. 

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One Layer Blooms

The greenhouses are finally open in Wisconsin! I just love walking down the aisles looking at all the beauty, dreaming of combinations and hoping that the keepers I can keep alive (and the deer don't eat them!)

I have a card today featuring Catherine Pooler Designs products. As usual, I started with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock,. I masked a panel off and then stamped the floral image from Let it Soar. Some of the flowers were full images and some were cut off by the mask. I then colored the images with Tombow Markers and the background from the non-masked portion was colored in black.

I did outline the flowers in the un-masked portion with a gray marker. I think it would have been prettier without this detail, but live and learn! This is a a one layer card with the exception of the sentiment, that is die cut from black cardstock with the Happy Thanks Word Dies. I accentuated the sentiment with a stamped sentiment from One Liners Sentiment Stamp Set.

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Spellbinders Color Block Backgrounds Collection

 I had the great pleasure to play with some products from the Color Block Backgrounds Collection from Spellbinders! Oh the possibilities are endless with these dies that create amazing backgrounds.

My card today features the Color Block Southwest Etched Die. This die easily cuts pieces to that create a unique, southwest design. I die cut a white cardstock panel with the Color Block Southwest Etched Dies and then ink blended each piece with ink for a soft look. I went a step further and distressed the edges of each piece with light gray ink and then added water splatters as well.

Since the pattern is bold, it was easy to assemble the die cut pieces onto a card front. I finished the card with a layered greeting die cut from the Die D-Lites Bold Hello Etched Dies, also from Spellbinders. 

I really enjoy the end result of this card, it reminds me of a worn, well-loved blanket!

(Stamps and inks from Catherine Pooler Designs.)

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A Mom Like You

Never a more accurate sentiment...What a blessing it is to have a mom like you! Thanks for all you do and have done, mom. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

I have a card today featuring Catherine Pooler Designs products. As usual, I started with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I stamped a few images from the Fresh Picked Floral Stamp Set on the left side. I finished the card with a direct ink to paper colored sentiment cut from the Just Mom Word Die and a sentiment stamped from Mothers & Daughters Sentiment Stamp Set. 

Did you know that Catherine Pooler Designs has an awesome essentials collection?... new items and restocks are usually added every Wednesday...check out the whole collection of new items here!!

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A Berry Dragonfly

Catherine Pooler Designs newest collection, Summer Nights Collection is now available! The Summer Nights Collection is all about the beauty of spending time with the ones you love relaxing or celebrating under the stars. From adorable critters to celestial images, this Collection will pull your happy memories of camping or kicking back in your backyard as a kid and catching fireflies. Perfect for summer holidays, birthdays and more!

The Night in Flight Bundle features beautiful moths and flying bugs in created in a whimsical style. Under the Stars Bundle has it all for celestial lovers. S'mores Please Bundle features woodland creatures and fun patterned paper. And there is one more bundle too...The Cosmic Extras Bundle will mix and match with pretty much any stamps in your crafty space! It's outta this world!

I was able to work with the absolutely whimsical Night in Flight Bundle which includes the Night in Flight Stamp Set, corresponding Night in Flight Dies, Camping Lantern Die, and the Capture the Flag Cover Plate Die.

I started this card with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock base that had been ink swiped with Sparkling Berry and Be Mine Inks on the front. I splattered some water and then added pieces of the  Capture the Flag Cover Plate Die. Next came a stamped dragonfly from Night in Flight Stamp Set die cut with Night in Flight Dies and colored with Copics. The sentiment is from One Liner Sentiment Set. I think this would make a great card set done up with different color card fronts with that same color accentuated in the "bug"!

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