Saturday, May 30, 2020

Mod Welcome


For a reason not known to me, both my teenage sons have requested a house plant for their rooms. One chose a cactus and the other an ivy. Crossing my fingers that they can take care of these easy plants and keep them alive! 

I appreciate the versatility of the stamp collection offered at Catherine Pooler Designs. There are bold, graphic stamps, and delicate stamps like the plants in Warm Welcome that are perfect for coloring! For this card that I created for the office to welcome my new supervisor (before the pandemic!), I started with a cool stenciled background using the Mod Square Stencil (currently sold out- but there are many, many other stencils that would have the same effect!) I think it mimics wallpaper. I used the beautiful, soft Hot Tub Ink. Right over the background, I stamped two images from Warm Welcome and colored the plants with Copics. I then used the Welcome Word Die for a sentiment.


I think it would be fun to get creative with stencils to create any style of "wallpaper" I want! I also did the ink direct to paper technique to create my own colored cardstock card base.

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Catherine Pooler Designs Warm Welcome Stamp Set
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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Hope Today


I hope today is beautiful for you, for your family, for your friends. 



I love these colors from the Color Throwdown Challenge #595. I used the One in a Million Mom Floral Stamp Set from Catherine Pooler Designs to create a floral arrangement on the base of my card. I then colored the large blooms with a mix of a shimmer pen and Aquatini Ink. I then added some Ebony Nuvo Drops to accentuate the berries on the card. I finished with a strip of Black Tie Gala Patterned Paper, some black floss and a sentiment from the Smile, Beautiful Sentiment Stamp Set.


Once again, I hope today is beautiful!

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Sunday, May 24, 2020

Perfect Blend


Hello! I hope you are enjoying the weekend, I know I am. I got in some crafting time and some time outside working on my flower beds and vegetable garden...two of my favorite things! Today will be spent inside cleaning, but, that's ok because it is raining here in Central Wisconsin.


I created a card for the 2020 Spring|Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This team always puts on a fabulous hop. I wanted to create something light and fresh for the hop. I started with some old light green cardstock, that was stamped with Catherine Pooler Designs BFF Background Stamp in Melon Ice Ink. I then die cut a mug from the Perfect Blend Dies and inked it lightly with Sugared Lavender Ink, decorating it with some stamps from Hello Friend Floral (retired). I also stamped some foliage from Hello Friend Floral as well, making an arrangement on the front of the card. I finished with a sentiment strip stamped with a sentiment from the Mountain of Thanks Stamp Set.


After cleaning today, I'm ready to enjoy the holiday tomorrow!


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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Flowing Blooms


I've been catching Catherine's You Tube Videos and Facebook Live Replays after work lately, and have been inspired by her use of the Big Thanks Stamp Set and the blooms in both Wings of Joy Dies and the cute standalone die set, Layer Blooms Die Set. These were products were part of the Flutters and Blooms Release from Catherine Pooler Designs, along with the patterned paper I used in my card as well, Flutters & Blooms Patterned Paper.


As usual, I started my card with a base made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, then I die cut some of the blooms and foliage from Wings of Joy Dies  and  Layer Blooms Die Set -perfect companions! I covered the die cuts with the following ink combinations: Sangria, Pink Champagne, Sage, Royal Treatment and Shea Butter. These were arranged and adhered to the top of the card, along with a few patterned paper strips from Flutters & Blooms Patterned Paper.



 I finished the card with a large sentiment from the Big Thanks Stamp Set stamped in Spruce Ink. I love the simplicity of this card, and the flowing arrangement of the blooms across the card front. Another card to provide to teachers during this tough time!


There are also some new essential tools available now...check out the whole collection of new items here!! Catherine Pooler Designs restocks and adds new items most Wednesdays!

Catherine Pooler Designs still has the free download available as well, curated and created for this trying time. Check out the beautiful font!

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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Totally, Totally Grateful


Thank you cards have been in short supply lately, so I needed to replenish my stash! I was inspired by both the MFT Sketch Challenge 488 and MFT Color Challenge 140 and the fun seagulls from My Favorite Things, Seaside Seagulls (now retired.)



I started with a card base made with SnoCone cardstock, then added some ocean waves with Blu-Raspberry and the Ocean Waves Die-Namics. For one of the main circles in the sketch, I used the Thank You Circle Frame Die-Namics and added the seagull and some clouds from Seaside Seagulls. To finish the card, I stamped a sentiment from More Essential Sentiments.

Looking forward to the days when my boys and I can travel again, one of our first destinations will be to see the Atlantic Ocean again!

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Many Thanks in a Row



Teacher Appreciation Week still going strong in my household! The teachers in our small district have really gone above and beyond to make distance learning not only feasible, but rewarding for my children. I have many thanks for them! 

Many thanks indeed, as I've used in the above card featuring some items from the Flutters and Blooms Release that is available from Catherine Pooler Designs. This card features the Happy Thanks Dies. I started with multiple die cuts of the Thanks from the Happy Thanks Dies cut out of Ultra Smooth White Cardstock and made my own colored paper by covering each die cut in the following inks, starting from the first Thanks: Pink ChampagneRose Petals, Royal Treatment and Midnight.



I added the lovely sentiment from the Big Thanks Stamp Set and a die cut heart covered in Pink Champagne as well. To finish the card, I added a strip of Pink Champagne and the versatile Black Tie Gala Patterned Paper.


Catherine Pooler Designs has become my go-to place for craft room essentials as well-new items were released yesterday, you can find the collection of new items here!! Also, Catherine Pooler Designs still has the free download available as well, curated and created for this trying time. 


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