Catherine Pooler Designs ~ Watercolored Bloom

Happy Monday everyone!  We have a brand new Catherine Pooler Designs holiday collection coming to the shop TODAY!  This collection is called Holiday Magic and goes live in the shop at 9 am EST.

Today I'll be sharing projects featuring products from the "Greenery of the Season Bundle"... again!

We're going to start with the stunning "Holiday Spice" patterned paper pack. I pulled this amazing and festive piece of plaid from the pack of amazing patterns to use.  Each pack of CP patterned papers, listed the corresponding ink colors included in that pack of paper - so brilliant for matching ink colors to your projects!

I started by die cutting a piece of white cardstock with the "Petal Connection Cover Plate Die" and applying it to the card base.

Next I cut a wide strip of the plaid paper and using my sewing machine to sew 2 wonky lines across the top and bottom of the patterned paper.  Next I added a bit of water to the sewn edges of the paper and distressed them a bit.  I adhered this paper over the die cut card base.

Next I took out some watercolor paper and stamped my greenery elements from the "Greenery of the Season" stamp set in Icing on the Cake ink.  I then watercolored each element using more CP inks: Wintergreen, Eucalyptus, Samba, and Buttercream.

For the pine boughs, I stamped them in Wintergreen ink and then brushed their needles with water to soften the image.

I just how these pieces of greenery came out - soft and painterly.

Make sure you join Catherine and Erika for all the live action!

You can check out these lovely ladies over on the Catherine Pooler Designs Facebook page or on their YouTube channel.

In honor of the anniversary of September 11th, this collection will go on sale TODAY - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th instead of the normal Wednesday reveal.  The full Holiday Magic collection will go live in the CP Shop at 9am EST.

You're going to love all this holiday goodness!  More card creations coming tomorrow!

Happy shopping!

~ Ally ~ 

Sizzix & CP ~ Purple Noel

Happy Monday all!  I have another fun and exciting post today!  Catherine Pooler Designs and Sizzix have paired up again for another fun collection and this one's a Christmas or holiday themed!  And it's gorgeous!

Today I get to share my first sneak peek with you as this collection has already gone live in Sizzix carrying stores around the world.  This collection will go LIVE in the Catherine Pooler Designs shop in a few weeks on September 22nd.  Stay tuned for that!

Let's get to it!

My card today features the beautiful "White Christmas" stamp and the coordinating Sizzlets Framelets "White Christamas #2" die set.  All of these products will available in the CP shop on September 22nd.

I started by choosing 3 purple inks; Glam, Flirty Fuschia and Pixie Dust.

I grabbed my CP Blending Brushes too.  I wanted a softer, blended look to my stamping and using a blender brush to apply the ink to your stamp allows you to achieve a more transparent blend of ink colors.

I started by stamping a variety of sizes of snowflakes across a single panel of CP cardstock.  I used my blending brushes to apply each image with ink and then adding another shade to each one; sometimes all 3 shades of purple.

I cut the dotted rectangle shape from the centre of my panel, backed with a thin mat of blended purple inks and matted it with a white scalloped die cut using the "Dots & Scallops Die".

Next I cut the largest tag from the "Scalloped Tag Duo Die" and I stamped a large snowflake in the centre.  I used very little ink as to not distract from the greeting I was going to stamp over top.

Then I stamped the greeting "Noel" from the "Greetings of the Season" stamp.  This stamp set is jam packed full of 12 beautiful holiday sentiments. And a touch of silver tread finishes off the tag!

Sizzix will be sharing the 12 Days of Sizzix beginning today!  Come and check out Instagram for more fun holiday inspired projects.  Just search #12DaysofSizzix .

Happy Holiday project making!

~ Ally ~

Catherine Pooler ~ Vintage Holiday Wishes

Happy Monday everyone!  We have a brand new Catherine Pooler Designs holiday collection coming to the shop!  This collection is called Holiday Magic and has two main bundles plus a whole lot more!

Today I'll be sharing projects featuring products from the "Greenery of the Season Bundle"... again!

We're going to start with the stunning "Greenery of the Season" stamp set.  I wanted to create a soft, rustic feel so I kept my coloring subtle and added some distressed touches.

I first chose my paper.  I found a creamy white cardstock with a natural fibre and speckle in it.  I also found a medium toned kraft cardstock too.

I started by die cutting the kraft cardstock with the "Scallops & Dots Dies" die.  Then I took some Versamark ink and stamped some inner orange slices stamp from the "Greenery of the Season" stamp set.  It's a subtle tone-on-tone effect of the orange slice detail.

Next I took a piece of water color paper and stamped all of my greenery.  I used some Icing on the Cake ink to stamp all of those out.  Next I used the following ink colors and water colored in each element: Seafoam, Eucalyptus, Rouge, Tiki Torch, Tiara, Buttercream and Samba.

I die cut out all of my greenery pieces using their coordinating dies, "Greenery of the Season Dies".

I die out an oval shape using the "Around the Loop Nested Dies" from the natural creamy cardstock, stamped on a greeting using Icing on the Cake ink and added a soft Sand Castle kiss of ink on the oval too.

I used a little dab of Icing on the Cake ink and some water and dyed my cheesecloth for a touch of texture to add.

I just adore this card!  I think it's my favorite of all my makes for this collection.

Mare sure you join Catherine and Erika for all the live action!

You can check out these lovely ladies over on the Catherine Pooler Designs Facebook page or on their YouTube channel.

In honor of the anniversary of September 11th, this collection will go sale on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th instead of the normal Wednesday reveal.

If you are a member of StampNation, you will be able to purchase your Holiday Magic goodies EARLY.  Sign into the CP Shop using the same email you use for StampNation and the products will be in the shop at 12 noon EST TODAY.

You're going to love all this holiday goodness!  More card creations coming tomorrow!

Happy shopping!

~ Ally ~

Catherine Pooler Designs ~ Vintage Plaid Christmas

Happy Sunday everyone!  We have a brand new Catherine Pooler Designs holiday collection coming to the shop!  This collection is called Holiday Magic and has two main bundles plus a whole lot more!

Today and for the next week, I'll be sharing projects featuring products from the "Greenery of the Season Bundle".

Again today, I'm working with the stunning "Greenery of the Season Bundle".  I have to say the "Holiday Spice" 6x6 patterned paper pack is so beautiful but the this light green plaid is my favorite so I cut a piece for my card front!

Next I stamped out all of the greenery and other items from the "Greenery of the Season".  I stamped out all the outlines of everything using Icing The Cake ink.  I used the following inks for each item; Poinsettias and red berries, Rouge ink; boughs, Sage and Eucalyptus; leaves, Wintergreen and Sage, pine cone & cinnamon sticks, Sand Castle; and finally for the orange slice, Tiki Torch and Tiara.  

I also used some Copic Markers to add further detail - like for instance, I used some red on the Poinsettia, browns on the pine cone, soft yellows for flower centres, and orange for the orange slices.

I cut out all of the greenery and pieces using their coordinating dies.

I cut a white panel from cardstock using the "Dots & Scallops Dies".  I also used the "Circles Dies" to cut a hole in the top of it.

I used some Icing on the Cake ink to stamp my greeting from the "Greenery of the Season" stamp set.

Make sure you join Catherine and Erika for all the live action this coming week!

You can check out these lovely ladies over on the Catherine Pooler Designs Facebook page or on their YouTube channel.

In honor of the anniversary of September 11th, this collection will go sale on TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th instead of the normal Wednesday reveal.

If you are a member of StampNation, you will be able to purchase your Holiday Magic goodies EARLY.  Sign into the CP Shop using the same email you use for StampNation and the products will be in the shop at 12 noon EST on Monday.

You're going to love all this holiday goodness!  More card creations coming tomorrow!

Happy shopping!

~ Ally ~