Monday, September 17, 2018

Catherine Pooler Designs:: Home for the Holidays 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 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:
    Holiday Mix Stamp SetTiny Tags DiesTiny Wishes Stamp SetChristmas Cookies Stamp SetFestive Trimmings Stamp SetCozy Borders Stamp SetMerry Christmas Layered Word DiesRockin' Red Embossing GlitterLime Rickey Embossing GlitterSomething Borrowed Embossing Glitter
      And the following are coordinating Add-ons: Sugar Cookies Dies
      Festive Trimmings Dies
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    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 Home for the Holidays CollectionTHREE 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.

    Here's a list of hop participant's today:Catherine Pooler
    Kelly Martin 
    Lisa Harrolle Susan Powell Karen Baker <-- are="" here="" span="" you="">

    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. 

83 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. Great cards. Love how everyone is using the border stamps as a background

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  3. Like both cards but second one is my favorite. Thanks

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  4. Both cards are great but I think the second one is my favorite.

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  5. I used to ice sugar cookies with my mom and the my son. This stamp set brings back great memories.

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  6. Those boarder stamps are going to get a lot of use! Great cards!

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  7. So many memories in these stamp sets. I love all of the products. Great use of them.

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  8. I love your cards. The fuzzy sweater one makes me want to snuggle with a cup of cocoa and plate of cookies!

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  9. Fun cards! I especially like what you did with the Merry Christmas dies and the border stamps as a background.

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  10. I love the fuzzy sweater look... this is a great gentleman’s card.

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  11. I really like both of these! Everyone is being so creative with those cookie stamps & dies!

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  12. I 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.

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  13. Your Christmas sweater card so so cute.

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  14. Love all your cookies! But the 2nd card is my fave; I just love the kraft and love the design.

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  15. Wonderful cards. Love how you did the “merry Christmas” die cut.

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  16. Great cards but the second card is a show stopper for me love it.

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  17. Beautiful cards, second card is awesome, really love this Merry Christmas die cut. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. So gorgeous. Last card steals the show! SO much fun!

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  19. Great idea to use the negative space on the Merry Christmas die!

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  20. Love your sweater card and how you used the negative part of the Merry Christmas die on your card!

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  21. Love them both, first one makes me wish I could ice cookies that well! =)

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  22. Lovely cards. Those cookie stamps are so unique.

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  23. Christmas Cookies and Christmas sweater - too cute!!

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  24. both are great. Love the old fashioned look for the second one

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  25. Such a great set! I can’t wait to get my hands on the Cozy Borders Set!

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  26. Anyone receiving the sugar cookie card will be salivating until they have a real cookie.

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  27. Love the cookie cutter dies. So versatile.

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  28. Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!

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  29. I'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.

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  30. Your cards are definitely getting me into the Christmas spirit. Can't wait to start creating.

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  31. Bordered background card is lovely peeking through the Merry Christmas greeting. Love you sentiment take on Christmas Cookie card.

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  32. Great cards! Love how u arranged the cookies & your color combo. Love how u used the merry die on the second card. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. Adorable Christmas cookies. I can wait to play with the Merry Christmas die. Great job.

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  34. I’m falling in love with those boarders!

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  35. I love how you use the stamps for background. Thanks for sharing

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  36. Both cards are nice.The second one reminds me of a Christmas sweater - and NOT the proverbial ugly Christmas sweater!

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  37. Great cards. Love the second one. The colors and the background stamps are So creative

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  38. Great cards! Love the sweater card on the neutral background!

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  39. Nice cards. I really love the sweater look on the brown. Fabulous.

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  40. Nice cards. I really love the sweater look on the brown. Fabulous.

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  41. Two 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.

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  42. Wow, had to take a second look at the cookie card it looks like a picture of an actual plate of cookies.

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  43. Love Christmas cookies but don't
    want to take the time to decorate
    them. With this collection I
    can decorate fast and have them
    to keep. The sweater card
    is great. thanks for sharing
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  44. You made your Christmas cookies look so real. Love how you used the border stamps for your background.

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  45. Such wonderful Christmas cards!
    Thanks so much for sharing...

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  46. Christmas cookies and warm sweaters, it just doesn't get much better than that!

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  47. love those wonderful christmas cookies!

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  48. Love the dimension on the Christmas cookies and also your use of the negative space on the Merry Christmas dies.

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  49. Love love love the second card!
    Such a clever use of the negative of die cut. In fact love this card so much definitely going CASE it

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  50. I love the second card with the Merry Christmas word die!!! I love how that was done!!

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  51. That Merry Christmas die is going to get a lot of use! I like the background you used with it.

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  52. Beautiful cards! I'm partial to those Christmas Cookies!

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  53. hi Karen! I absolutely love your Merry Christmas card! It’s BEAUTIFUL!
    So fun!

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  54. 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!

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  55. Super nice cards! The cookies are so cute, but I love the sweater card. Those borders are so fun!

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  56. I like the traditional feel of the second card. Cannot wait to have the SOA

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  57. I 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.

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  58. Cute cookies and love the sweater look background on the second card.

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  59. Your Christmas Sweater card is so warm and fuzzy. Very nice

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  60. Love those Christmas cookies, that card is adorable!

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  61. I like the use of border stamps to create the background.

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  62. I love the way you did the die cut Merry Christmas, so cleaver!

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  63. Great cards!! I really like the sweater one! So cute!

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  64. Such wonderful inspiration using the SOA kit! Absolutely lovely cards.

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  65. Fun cards. Love how you've created a collage-style cards using the cookie stamps.

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  66. Beautiful cards! I love the Christmas cookies!

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