Fall Weather

It's feeling a lot like fall here in Wisconsin, so it inspired me to create a card featuring the lovely colors and images of the season. I am featuring Lil' Inker Designs products on my card today, as they are celebrating their birthday and have a fantastic sale!

I die cut the twig wreath (similar set here) and then Thankful from the Thankful Word Die. The foliage on the wreath is from Reap a Harvest stamps the coordinating Reap a Harvest Dies, and stamped with Catherine Pooler inks with two step stamping. I finished the sentiment from and then after everything was adhered to the card, I splattered some gold paint on the card! A super easy card to make, and makes me think of all things fall!

The supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out! Lil' Inker Designs has a whole section of Fall/Halloween items, and take advantage of the sale through tomorrow!

Celebrate with a Garden Gate

 

Catherine Pooler Designs has just released the coolest mix of products with the Bursts & Backgrounds Bundles Release and I have another card made with products from this release. I have to say, these Color Burst Powders were really fun to play with and really stretched me creatively!  

I started my card by applying some Color Burst Powders in Mardi Gras and Suede Shoes onto Canson Watercolor Paper. After the background dried, I applied an overlay made from the beautiful Garden Gate Die. I finished the card with a strip of paper inked with Suede Shoes and a sentiment made from the Celebrate Die.

I finished the card by trimming the background panel and adding it to a card base from made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, the sentiment from the Three of a Kind Die and a bird from Happy Together, and a side strip from the Black Tie Gala Patterned Paper Pack. I really like how you can create so many backgrounds for cards and accentuate them with other items from your stash!

The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

A Just Because Card

The new Color Burst Powders from Catherine Pooler Designs are a perfect way to the let background stamps like the Sandy Background Stamp shine! (Her partner in crime is the Rizzo Background Stamp...how fun is that??!) This card literally came together in under 10 minutes!

I started my card by applying some Color Burst Powders in Samba, Limoncello, and Limoncello Ice and Samba Ice Liquids onto Canson Watercolor Paper. After the background dried slightly, I stamped in Wow Embossing Ink the Sandy Background Stamp and used White Embossing Powder to heat emboss it. Then I added a bit of dimension within the design with a brush and some additional Color Burst Powders and water. The panel was trimmed down and adhered to a card base made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I finished with a sentiment strip that has a sentiment from Cottage Corsage stamped in Samba Ink.

These are part of Catherine Pooler Designs Bursts & Backgrounds Bundles Release which inlcudes a mix of background stamps and dies, stencils and Color Burst Powders, that match perfectly with some colors from the Carnivale Ink collection. (The Color Burst Powders are currently sold out, but they will be back in stock soon, and are available yet in the bundle pack!)

The entire release was so much fun to just sit and play with, to be able to enjoy the cards you can create with results that are unique each and every time. The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Catherine Pooler Designs :: Bursts & Backgrounds

Catherine Pooler Designs has just released the coolest mix of products with the Bursts & Backgrounds Bundles Release! There is a mix of background stamps and dies, stencils and Color Burst Powders, that match perfectly with some colors from the Carnivale Ink collection. Even if you aren't a mixed media artist-possibly a more clean and simple artist like me?, these products are still sure to please. I absolutely love them!

I started my card by applying some Color Burst Powders in Limencello and Mardi Gras onto Canson Watercolor Paper. After the background dried slightly, I laid down the new Bear Grass Stencil and applied a water mix made from a drop of the Mardi Gras ColorBurst Powder and water. So cool that you can also watercolor with these powders!

I finished the card by trimming the background panel and adding it to a card base from made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, the sentiment from the Three of a Kind Die and a bird from Happy Together, and a side strip from the Black Tie Gala Patterned Paper Pack. I really like how you can create so many backgrounds for cards and accentuate them with other items from your stash!

My second card features the amazing Samba Color Burst Powder and the matching Samba Ice Liquid, which adds a lovely shimmer and sparkle to the mix! I have also used a stencil that is special to me, the Polka Heart Stencil. The Polka Heart Stencil is perfect for Valantine's Day, but can be used for so many other occasions as well. You can even mask off the stencil to create halftone stripes or squares!

I created a background first with the Samba Color Burst Powder and the matching Samba Ice Liquid onto Canson Watercolor Paper and then after it dried, I applied Samba ink over it with the Polka Heart Stencil. I then did a bit of inlaid die cutting using the Love Word Die. I mounted the panel onto a cardbase of Ultra Smooth White Cardstock and then finished with some stamping and die cutting with the Bon Voyage Stamp Set and Bon Voyage Dies.

This whole release is so much fun to just sit and play with, to enjoy the cards you can create with results that are unique each and every time. The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Be sure to check back later this week, I will have more cards to share with this release!

Soft and Subtle

One of the most versatile stamp sets I have used in a long time is Catherine Pooler Designs Whimsical Blooms Stamp Set. (affiliate links used) I've made so many cards with the set, and it is perfect for many occasions.

Once again I started with a card base made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I then added some detail to the base using the Flourish & Whimsey Stencil with Sauna Ink, Limencello and Polished Ink. I added a detail on the bottom with a cut-out from the Fitted Frames Dies and Whimsical Blooms Patterned Paper.

The spotlight comes from stamped images Whimsical Blooms Stamp Set and the corresponding dies. I finished this card with a sentiment from the Whimsical Blooms Stamp Set and few sequins from the new Phoenix Sequins Mix.

The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Hope Anchors the Soul

Sometimes life makes twists and turns and takes it own sweet time to right itself again.  Every so often, I find myself needing to send a Thinking of You card to someone who might be in the middle of a twist or turn. (Or, I should send one to myself!)


My card today features items from Catherine Pooler's Unsinkable Collection, from the Refuse to Sink Stamp Set and Hook, Line and Sinker Stamp Set. I created it by all stamping on Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, no dies were used! I stamped images in a mixture of Eucalyptus, Juniper Mist, It's a Boy, Midnight and Daydream Inks-arranging them in a wreath format. The panel was mounted on an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock base.

The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Ship's Wheel

I'm back with another card featuring the Unsinkable Collection from Catherine Pooler that was released earlier this week. There were so many great products released that I didn't get to showcase them all in my Blog Hop Release Post.

The Ship's Wheel Die is a stunner on a card. Do you see the detail that the die embosses? It's amazing! I die cut the Ship's Wheel from Midnight Cardstock and then mounted that onto a card made from Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I added a panel from one of my favorite panels from the Salt and Seeweed Patterned Paper Pack. I then added a sentiment with the Hello Die and finished with some jute twine.

The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Catherine Pooler Designs:: July Unsinkable Release

 

Are you ready for Catherine Pooler Designs newest release, the Unsinkable Collection? It's available today! I don't live any where close to an ocean , but I seriously loved working with this collection and it has become one of my favorites for it's versatility! 

As usual, there is a fabulous blog hop with the design team and guests for the release.

I'm starting off with my favorite card made from some of the many products in this release. My card base is the made from the awesome Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, which is the perfect cardstock for bases as well as die cuts, coloring, well, pretty much anything! I added a panel from Midnight Cardstock that has been embossed with the wave stamp from the Hook, Line and Sinker Stamp Set using the quality Wow Embossing Pad and Clear Embossing Powder. I then die cut an anchor, rope and from Refuse to Sink Die Set, stamping the rope with the Refuse to Sink Stamp Set and coloring the anchor with alcohol inks. This anchor is seriously theeee perfect size!

My second card starts with a card base made from Sand Dunes Cardstock. I inked a mixture of Suede Shoes, All that Jazz, and Fiesta Blue Inks over the absolutely beautiful new, Shell Parade Stencil. I then stamped and die cut the cute crabs (I think it is my most favorite single stamp of the entire release! Look how cute they are!!) from the Hook, Line and Sinker Stamp Set and Dies.

I finished the card with a stamped sentiment from Hook, Line and Sinker and then added a die cut word from the Hello Die. So awesome that the stamps from this release work so well with so many word dies previously released!

Please be sure to hop and comment, as there are prizes! One winner will be chosen to receive a $25 gift certificate to the Catherine Pooler Store! Winners will be announced on Catherine's blog on Announced Monday evening, August, 12th.

The Catherine Pooler supplies I've used are linked (affiliate links used at no cost to you, I sure appreciate your support!) in the body of my post, I hope you have a chance to check them out!

Here is the complete list of the Creative Team and guests that are hopping today:

Catherine
Jenny C
Nanette
Kristie
Ashlee
Karen (that's me!)
Susan
Tracie
Jen
Lisa
Ilina
Daniel

Be sure to check back later this week, I will have more cards to share with this release!

LID:: New House & Home or Build a Home Bundles Promotion

Have you seen the promotion up now from Lil' Inker Designs? These sets have never been seen before and are FREE with a qualifying purchase in-store! There are two bundles released, New House & Home, and Build a Home! (affiliate links used) Hurry fast, the promotion ends July 31st. Here are the details:July 27th, 2019 - July 31st, 2019 (EST), place a $50 order at Lil' Inker Designs and receive our House & Home Stamp and Word Die Bundle  FREE with your order, a $15.95 value.

Place a $75 order and receive our Build A Home Stamps and Die Set FREE with your order, a $24.95 value.

Place an order of $100 or more and receive BOTH SETS FREE with your order - a value of over $40!

(There is no code that needs to be entered. Just shop at Lil' Inker Designs during the promo and your items free items will be added to your order!)

My first card features the Build a Home Bundle. Laura has the best explanation of this set: It contains adorable images that can be stamped and colored to make the cutest little houses. We've given you accessories to create your house in lots of different ways including different doors and windows and even some outside accessories like trees, clouds and a mailbox. Of course, we've also designed a set of coordinating dies so that you can cut out your images with ease and precision. The "door dies" included will allow you to cut around your door partially so that they swing open!I love creating a little scene with this set, using a soft blend of inks to color each image and then detailing with Copic Markers. I added a sentiment from the New House & Home bundle, I love how these two bundles work so well together!

Next, I am featuring the New House & Home bundle. Laura again has an awesome explanation: it contains a 4x4 set of 10 clear, photopolymer stamps with lovely sentiments all related to the importance and significance of home. There is also a large home word stamp and one small home image to color. This set also comes with a home word die which can be used together with the stamps to complete the phrases. This is a wonderful set for someone who has just purchased a new home or has moved into a new place and more!

I created a cute little background with some images in the set and finished with a sentiment. This card was so easy to create!

Please visit Lil' Inker Designs to take advantage of this offer while supplies last! Items purchased in our Clearance section, which is quite large right now, do count towards your order value for this offer!

Here's a quick look at these sets:

BRI: It's Your Day

I'm guesting over at the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog today, featuring some prehistoric cuties!

Please stop by there for the full cards and more details!