Adoring You.... Available NOW!

Hey everyone!  Today’s the day that the newest collection of the Stamp of Approval goes live for sale... Adoring You!!

Not sure of what a Stamp of Approval collection is all about?  Click here for more info.

PLUS…. don’t forget to check out our SOA Instagram Hop today too.  So many amazing projects by a variety of designers.  Click HERE.






Today I’m sharing a super fun card that I created using the fun Adore Die. I knew the moment I saw it, I’d have to do some weaving!

First I made a panel of rainbow cardstock.  Then I cut it into strips as I went along threading them through the die cut.

I hope you’ve had a blast the last few days taking a look at all the amazing projects by the Catherine Pooler Designers and guests!

Hope you get crafty soon!
 
~ Ally ~
 
 
Stamps: The Key, Love Notes Background
Ink: Twilight, Sweet Sixteen, Stone Blue, Garden Party, Bellini, Tiara 
Paper: Premium White, Smoke & Mirrors, Midnight Cardstock 
Accessories: Adore Die

"Adoring You" Video Hop Today!

Howdy all!  Today Catherine has a fun video hop featuring the brand new “Adoring You” Stamp of Approval collection.

I thought I’d share another one of my cards before I send you off to Catherine’s YouTube channel…

I just adore the sweet little birdies in the “Happy Together” stamp set included in the collection.  I just had to create a fun bird cage for him using the truly ah-mazing “Adore Die”! 

That fabulous sentiment also comes in this collection too!

I hope you have a blast checking out the fun video the talented designers have to share with you today.  Now off you go to check out Catherine’s video…

Catherine’s YouTube Channel

Thanks for stopping by!  Don’t forget to check out my post from yesterday, right HERE, to WIN yourself a $25 gift certificate to the Catherine Pooler Shop.  Good luck!

Happy hopping!

~ Ally ~


Stamps: Congratulations, Happy Together, Sweet Home Wreath, Love Note Background
Ink: Twilight, Bellini, Tiara, Garden Party 
Paper: Premium White, Midnight Cardstock 
Accessories: Happy Together Dies, Adore Die

Adoring You ~ Stamp of Approval Blog Hop

Hello everyone!  Welcome to the blog hop day for the newest Stamp of Approval collection, “Adoring You”!

If you are new to Stamp of Approval... here's what it’s all about!

Stamp of Approval is a box filled with a special collection of stamps and dies just for you!

All of the items in the box can be mixed and matched together and are designed to do so. Accompanied by your favorite ink, this box makes a great gift too! I would suggest Catherine's own ink line, found here.

This lovely box of creative goodies comes straight to your mailbox but you have to order it quickly as it tends to sell out within the first 12 - 18 hours! All the products are brand new and never been seen before. The individual items won’t be available in the shop until much, much later in the year.

To get on the Wait List to receive your "ready for purchase" email, click here!

You are not obligated to purchase; it’s just simply a reminder that it’s available for purchase in the store. If you are a member of StampNation, you will be able to shop the day before the public release date. Just one of the perks of being a member! :)

 
This collection by Catherine Pooler is completely jam packed with amazing stamping goodies to use all year long!  This particular box contains:

• 1 back ground stamp
• 4 amazing stamp sets
• and 1 brand new die! 

Plus you can also purchase from 4 additional add-on dies too!

Here a few cards that I made using the collection and some of their add-ons too!

This card here features the glorious "Adore Die", "So Happy Together" stamps and coordinating dies! 

This beauty here features the add-on die "Backsplash Dies", the "Love Note Background" and "The Key" stamp set.



It even has a pull-out sentiment!

Now, you also have a chance to WIN one of two $25 gift certificates to the Catherine Pooler Shop.  All you have to do is leave a comment.  The more comments you leave, the better your chances of winning are.  The winners will be announced on Catherine's blog later this week.   Good luck!

Catherine Pooler

Ilina Crouse

Kristie Goulet  

Tracie Pond  

Karen Baker  

Susan Powell  

Nanette Tracy   

Allison Cope  -- that’s me! 

Laurel Beard  – go here next!!

Jen Carter

Daniel West

Lea Lawson  

Miriam Prantner  

Ingrid Blackburn

Thanks for joining me today!  Have fun on the blog hop and good luck!

~ Ally ~


So Happy Together Window
Stamps: Happy Together
Ink: Limoncello, Tiara, Tiki Torch, Sand Castle, Icing on the Cake, Black Jack, Fiesta Blue, Something Borrowed, Lime Rickey, Eucalyptus
Paper: Premium White, Sand Dunes
Accessories: Adore Dies, Happy Together Dies 

Pull-Out Key Note
Stamps: The Key, Love Note Background
Ink: Party Dress, Pixie Dust, Flirty Fuchsia, Black Jack, Midnight 
Paper: Premium White, Smoke & Mirrors, Midnight Cardstock 
Accessories: Back Splash Dies

Stamp of Approval is Here!

Howdy all!  Happy Wednesday! Today is the release day for the newest Stamp of Approval collection.  This festive collection is called “Home for the Holidays”.

If you are a member of StampNation, there is already a link posted over at the top of the forums for you to go and purchase your box.  The Waitlist people will get their purchase link at 9am EST and then the collection goes live to the public at 6pm EST tonight.

For my card today I thought I’d share something super simple and easy to make duplicates of.  I chose traditional colors of ink of course, Green Tea, Eucalyptus, Rockin’ Red and Peppermint Scrub.

My card features the birdie from the Tiny Wishes stamp set, the heart border from the Cozy Borders stamp set, the branch from the Festive Trimmings stamps and finally the sentiment from my favorite sentiment stamp set, Holiday Mix.

Can you see how easy this card would be to create?  So super simple!

Don’t forget to check out all the fun SOA hops going on…

• SOA Instagram Hop
• SOA Blog Hop
• SOA Video Hop

There are lots of chances to WIN some great Catherine Pooler prizes!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I appreciate the time you take to stop and take a look at my card creations!  Happy creating!

~ Ally ~


Stamps: Holiday Mix, Tiny Wishes, Cozy Borders
Ink: Rockin’ Red, Peppermint Scrub, Green Tea, Eucalyptus
Paper: Premium White Cardstock

Stamp of Approval ~ Home for the Holidays Blog Hop

This seasonal release of the Stamp of Approval is out of this world gorgeous! It’s called “Home for the Holidays” and it’s a must have for making all those gorgeous holiday cards that you send out each year.

If you are new to Stamp of Approval... here's what's its all about!

Stamp of Approval is a box filled with a special collection of stamps and dies just for you!  

All of the items in the box can be mixed and matched together and are designed to do so. Accompanied by your favorite ink, this box makes a great gift too!  

I would suggest Catherine's own ink line, found here.

This lovely box of creative goodies comes straight to your mailbox but you have to order 

it quickly as it tends to sell out within the first 12 - 18 hours!  All the products 

are brand new and never been seen before.  The individual items won’t 

be available in the shop until much, much later next year.   

To get on the Wait List to receive your "ready for purchase" email, click here!  

You are not obligated to purchase; it’s just simply a reminder that it’s 

available for purchase in the store. If you are a member of StampNation, 

you will be able to shop the day before the public release date.  

Just one of the perks of being a member! :)

This holiday box of goodies contains…

• FIVE co-ordinating holiday themed stamp sets
• TWO amazing die sets
• some embossing glitters too!

Plus, you can purchase separately additional dies that accompany a few of the stamp sets in the collection too!

• 2 co-ordinating stamp dies to purchase separately!

Here are two cards that I made only using this festive Home for the Holidays collection.

As soon as I saw the cute little bell in the "Festive Trimmings" stamp set I knew I was going to make some cute patterned paper with it!  So I grabbed my MISTI tool and away I went with rather non-traditional colors but I think it's very fun and festive!

My second card came to me while checking out the images from the "Christmas Cookies" stamp set. I knew I had to make them a holiday plate to sit on!

 

I even put on some gloss to make them look more like glossy icing!  I added color using some Polychromos Pencils first though.

Now, take a moment and leave a comment.   By leaving a comment you could WIN one of 3 $25 gift certificates to the Catherine Pooler Shop!  How amazing is that! Winners will be announced on Catherine’s blog on Sept. 24th.  

Catherine Pooler 

Kelly Martin  

Lisa Harrolle  

Susan Powell  

Karen Baker  

Kristie Goulet  

Maureen Merritt  

Tracie Pond  

Allison Cope

Kelly Griglione – go here!

Lydia Evans  

Thanks for dropping by!  I truly appreciate every comment you leave!

~ Ally ~

PS… Have you checked out the Home for the Holidays Instagram Hop?  Another chance to WIN big!!! Click here to start that hop.


Lots of Bells
Stamps: Festive Trimmings
Inks: Party Dress, Sweet Sixteen, It’s a Boy, Lime Rickey, Tiki Torch
Paper: Premium White Cardstock 
Accessories: Sugar Cookies Dies, Ribbon (Recollections) 
 
Christmas Cookies
Stamps: Christmas Cookies, Tiny Wishes, Festive Trimmings
Ink: Rockin’ Red, Grass Skirt, Twilight, Versamark, Copic Markers, Polychromos Pencils
Paper: Premium White Cardstock, Sand Dunes Cardstock 
Accessories: Stampendous! (White Embossing Powder), Nuvo Crystal Drops (Morning Dew)

Stamp of Approval is Here!

Today is the day that you’ve all been waiting for.  Today is the release of the newest Stamp of Approval collection known as “Tropically Yours”!

Here are a few final projects I used with all the new goodies including the new ink color, Coral Cabana and also the new add-on dies, Stamp of Approval Add-On Bundle.

My first card is a peek-a-boo card style featuring a polka dot flamingo…

Here he is… sorry it’s a little hard to see his polka dots!

And lastly, I wanted to feature those two fabulous flamingos in the fun Cabana Tile Dies from the collection…

I love the blend of the Coral Cabana ink and the Bellini inks in the back ground!

Plus... here's a sneak of the card I share in the SOA Project Guide...

Look at those fun Cabana Tile Dies!!!

You can purchase the “Tropically Yours” SOA collection right here!

For more great pieces of inspiration, check out Catherine Pooler’s blog.  Thanks for joining me over the past few days.  I had a ball sharing my fun creations with you.

~ Ally ~


Polka Dot Flamingo
Stamps: Stand Tall, Tropically Yours
Ink: It’s a Boy, Black Jack, Melon Ice, Garden Party, Coral Cabana, Tiki Torch
Paper: Premium White Cardstock
Accessories: Stand Tall Dies
 
Flamingo Trio
Stamps: Stand Tall, Leave Me in Paradise, Fearless Pursuit, Good Vibes Borders
Ink: Coral Cabana, Bellini, Juniper Mist, Polychromos Pencils
Paper: Premium White Cardstock
Accessories: Cabana Tile Dies, Stand Tall Dies, Rose Gold Fusion Sequins (Studio Katia)

Stamp of Approval ~ Sending Sunshine!

Happy Tuesday!  Today I’m all about sharing some sunshine today using the “Tropically Yours” Stamp of Approval collection.

The "Tropically Yours" Collection Includes:

• Stand Tall Stamp Set
• Tropically Yours Stamp Set
• Fearless Pursuit Stamp Set
• Leave me in Paradise Stamp Set
• Good Vibes Borders Stamp Set
• Cabana Tiles Die
• Canvas Grunge Background Stamp

Available Add-ons:

• Stand Tall Dies
• Leave Me in Paradise Dies
• Tropically Yours Dies
• Fearless Pursuit Dies
• Coral Cabana Ink pad

My first card has lots of fun layers, stamp and die cuts!  I wanted to keep with a summery color scheme so I used lots of sunny colors on it!

Here’s a little close up…

And for my second card, I used one of the fun border dies.  Can I say I love this basket weave stamp???  There’s 4 more cool ones to accompany it on it’s stamp set!

I kept it simple and just inks and stamps only for this one.  A fun one-layer card!

Now, I’m not a part of the official blog hop day today but you can check out all of the Day 3 participants here:

Catherine  

Tracie

Kristie  

Jen

Ilina  

Laurel 

Ingrid

If you’d like to win a SOA collection of your own, make sure you comment on all the blogs listed above.  3 boxes will be given away from all the comments.  Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~


Hello Gorgeous
Stamps: Tropically Yours, Stand Tall, Canvas Grunge Background
Ink: Coral Cabana, Lime Rickey, Tiara, Limoncello
Paper: Premium White Cardstock
Accessories: Cabana Tile Dies, Tropically Yours Dies, Stardust (Stickles)
 
Sunset Soul
Stamps: Fearless Pursuit, Good Vibes Borders, Canvas Grunge Background
Ink: Party Dress, Tiki Torch, Tutti Frutti, Flirty Fuchsia, Midnight 
Paper: Premium White Cardstock

Tropically Yours - More Inspiration!

Happy Monday all!  Here’s another fun peek at some of the goodies you’ll find in the newest Stamp of Approval collection, Tropically Yours.

If you are new to Stamp of Approval, I’ve got a little ditty written up to describe what it’s all about.  Find out more, here.

To get signed up for the wait list, click here.

I thought I’d share a few new cards today.  Now, if you watched Catherine’s blog post yesterday, she was talking about not having a pineapple in the collection… well I’m here to prove her wrong… lol!  Check this out!

I started with a traditional orange colored pineapple card.  I decided to make it little more masculine and grunge styled…

So how did I make the pineapple you ask? 

1. Stamp the large circle stamp from the Fearless Pursuit stamp set.
2. Stamp the circle on some masking paper. Cut the whole inside of the circle from the mask.
3. Apply the mask over the circle and ink the lower right side with a slightly darker ink.  Stamp the triangle V’s stamp to give the circle texture. Remove the mask.
4. Ink up the smaller reed from the Stand Tall stamp set with a light and dark ink.

So to change it up, I decided on some fun pink pineapples for my second card…

Aren’t they cute??

Now, I’m not official part of Day 2 of the Blog Hops today but here are all of today’s links for you to check out today…

Catherine

Chrissie  

Karen  

Susan  

Justine  

Ashlea 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day everyone!!

~ Ally ~


Pineapple Vibe
Stamps: Fearless Pursuit, Stand Tall, Canvas Grunge Background
Ink: Tiara, Lime Rickey, Spruce, Icing on the Cake 
Paper: Premium White Cardstock

Pink Pineapple Aloha
Stamps: Stand Tall, Fearless Pursuit, Good Vibes Borders, Leave Me in Paradise, Canvas Grunge Background
Ink: It’s a Girl, Polished, Party Dress, Mint To Be, Skylight, Bellini 
Paper: Premium White Cardstock  
Accessories: Leave Me in Paradise Dies

Stamp of Approval - Tropically Yours!

Welcome to Day 1 of "Tropically Yours" Stamp of Approval Collection Blog Hop!

If you are new to Stamp of Approval... here's what's its all about!

Stamp of Approval is a box filled with a special collection of stamps and dies just for you!  All of the items in the box can be mixed and matched together and are designed to do so. Accompanied by your favorite ink, this box makes a great gift too!  I would suggest Catherine's own ink line, found here.

This lovely box of creative goodies comes straight to your mailbox but you have to order it quickly as it tends to sell out within the first 12 - 18 hours!  All the products are brand new and never been seen before.  The individual items wouldn’t be available in the shop until much, much later.   

To get on the Wait List to receive your "ready for purchase" email, click here!  You are not obligated to purchase; it’s just a reminder that it’s available for purchase in the store. If you are a member of StampNation, you will be able to shop the day before the public release date.  Just one of the perks of being a member! :) 

 
Now let's get to sharing some fun creations made using the contents of "Tropically Yours" Collection.

One of my personal favorites made entirely using this collection is a fun box type card…

Aren’t those little flamingos adorable!!?!?! It features a few of the stamps, dies and add-on dies from this collection; Stand Tall and coordinating dies, Leave Me in Paradise and their coordinating dies, Good Vibes Borders and Fearless Pursuits.

Here’s another angle to see a little bit more of the back ground of the card.

Next I created a fairly simple card with a great sentiment.

For the sentiment I did a little stamp surgery and cut the top off of the long sentiment and just used the beginning of the quote instead.  Aren't those hexagon die cuts cool.... they're known as the Cabana Tile Dies - also including in the collection!!!

Don't forget to grab the new color of CP ink too... it's gorgeous and it's called Coral Cabana!! Now... it's NOT included in the collection but will be available as an add-on product.  Don't forget to check out all the dies that coordinate with this collection too.

Now, take a gander at all the amazing things that my fellow designers have created with this collection... 

Catherine

Maureen

Melissa  

Allison  

Ardyth  -- go here next!

Jenny  

Josefine  

 

LEAVE A COMMENT ON ALL THE BLOGS... and you could be 1 of 3 random winners chosen to receive $97 Gift Certificate to the shop.  Winners will be announced on Catherine’s blog.

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll be sharing lots of fun Tropically Yours inspiration over the next few days so come back tomorrow to see more!  Have a great day!

~ Ally ~

 
 
Pink Flamingo Sunset 
Stamps: Stand Tall, Fearless Pursuit, Good Vibes Borders, Leave Me in Paradise
Ink: Black Jack, Coral Cabana, Tiara, Sauna, It’s a Boy, Aquatini, Melon Ice, Grass Skirt, Spruce, Over Coffee, Icing on the Cake, R01,R20, R32 (Copic Markers), Black (Polychromos Pencil)
Paper: Premium White Cardstock, Sand Dunes Cardstock 
Accessories: Stand Tall Dies, Fearless Pursuit Dies, Leave Me in Paradise Dies
 
Be Fearless
Stamps: Tropically Yours, Fearless Pursuit
Ink: It’s a Boy, Tiki Torch, Tutti Frutti, Rockin’ Red, Lime Rickey 
Paper: Premium White Cardstock
Accessories: Tropically Yours Dies, Cabana Tile Dies

Last Change for 2017!

StampNation is getting a new platform next week so in order for Catherine and her team to move everything smoothly and have some time to work out any kinks, she is not taking new StampNation members for the month of December.

So if you've ever wanted to be a part of the awesome creative community, TODAY's the day to do it!

New members will be allowed to sign up again in January 2018!

PLUS.... Catherine has a Creative Team Call going on.  For more information and the application form to apply, please visit her blog HERE.

Hope to see you around StampNation!!

~ Ally ~

Counting Blessings Fun

Happy Saturday all!  My “Stamp of Approval” box, “Counting Blessings” arrived filled with all kinds of crafty goodness this past week.

I got to sit down and just create and get inky this week so I thought I’d share the three cards I created with you today.

This first card is my favorite card of all three.  I chose to make an almost monochromatic card using only “It’s a Boy” and “Fiesta Blue” Catherine Pooler Inks.  I did use a little of the “Black Jack” ink to stamp my image and create my striped grey back ground.  I had a blast masking and layering all the fun stamps from this collection.

For my second card I knew I wanted to use some of amazing leaf stamps in the box. I stamped my leaves using “Tiara”, “Tiki Torch”, “Tuti Frutti” and also “Black Jack” inks. I used a variety of ink combos and layered up each leaf and then fussy cut them out.  I attached them using a fun line of white stitching.

For my final card, I knew I wanted to play with the tag die in the kit.  I had a blast using the tiny, elongated triangle stamp and the “Fiesta Blue”, “Sweet Sixteen” and “Melon Ice” (my favorite colour!) inks to create my little pattern on the tag topper. And took images from almost of all of the new stamp sets and created this fun layered beauty.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you’re having a wonderful and creative weekend!

~ Ally ~


All cards contain stamps, stencils and dies from the newest Stamp of Approval collection.
All other supplies:
Cardstock:  Catherine Pooler Designs (Premium White Cardstock), Recollections (Cloud 110#, Black)
Inks:  Catherine Pooler Designs (Black Jack, It’s a Boy, Lime Rickey, Melon Ice, Orange Twist, Pixie Dust, Sweet Sixteen, Tiara, Tiki Torch, Tutti Frutti)
Corner Rounder:  EK Success
Other: Thread.