Let the Drooling Begin!

If you aren’t a member of StampNation or follow Catherine Pooler than you should!  Did you hear the news???  She’s opening up her very own shop and she’s going to sell the past stamp and die collections that are a part of the previous Stamp of Approval collections.

Not only is she opening the shop for a soft opening this week but she’s also introducing some new, never before seen items… including the brand new Eva’s Favorite Flowers DIES!  Yes…. you can purchase dies to match your Winnie & Walter stamp set, “Eva’s Favorite Flowers” from the Friendship SOA collection.

Check out what I did last night with those super fun dies…

I just love being able to quickly die cut paper and stamp away!

Not only are the new dies going to be in the store but Catherine has designed 2 more stamp sets and another fabulous die exclusive to her brand new line, Catherine Pooler Designs. 

You’re gunna love all the new goodies!

Tomorrow is Wednesday and the StampNation Dream Team has a brand new challenge up and I’m going to share a peek of my card a little early for you all!  It contains the final new stamp set of Catherine’s…

Cool right?!?!

So the new store officially opens on Friday June 25th ~ it’s a soft opening.  StampNation members get first crack at the store (perks of being a member!) and then a public link will go live on Saturday via Catherine’s newsletter for you all to shop too! (Sign up here!) Then the store will CLOSE at midnight EST on Friday July 1st to get ready for the GRAND OPENING in August!

For further information, check out THIS post on Catherine’s blog.  She’s got all the details!

Don't forget to VOTE for your favorite creation in the "Win the Next Stamp Approval Box" contest! You vote up to 10 times.  Click here for all the details!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~

WIN the Next Stamp of Approval Collection!

The next Stamp of Approval Collection goes on sale July 13!  Isn’t it so fun that we get to have a party every quarter for SOA?

With the last two Collections, we did a link up and you all added the most incredible creations with the stamps and dies from those boxes.

Now that you’ve had the Beautiful World Stamp of Approval Collection for a couple months, it’s time to link up the fabulous cards you’ve made with it, too!  You might just WIN the next collection!

HOW TO:

• Photograph your card.
• Upload your card online… to your blog, the StampNation Gallery, Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest, etc….
• Grab the URL of your card and enter it in the linky on Catherine's blog HERE.
• Tell your friends to come over here and vote for you once voting opens!

 VOTING AND WINNING:

• Link up your creations through June 20 at 6 pm Eastern.
• Voting will start on June 20 at 6:01 pm Eastern.
• You will have until June 22 11:55 pm Eastern to have your friends and family vote for your card!  Each person can vote for up to five cards.
• Winners will be announced on June 23.

We will have THREE (different) winners!!!  One random winner as well as the top two vote-getting cards.

FINE PRINT:  ***To be eligible to win, your card must be made with the stamps and dies from the Beautiful World SOA Collection (almost) exclusively.  We won’t disqualify you for including an extra goody or two (we know you have other products that are fabulous, too!), just make sure most of the card uses the Beautiful World SOA products.***

As this linky fills up with YOUR amazing creations, we will have a Parade of Beautiful World SOA cards to keep you inspired and using your products long after you purchased them!
 (If you don’t have the BW SOA, no worries!  There will be a chance for you to win the next box with the release blog hop!)

The next Stamp of Approval collection goes on sale on July 13 – be sure you are on the wait list so you get all of our updates and the link to purchase when it goes live!

**Click here to join the list**

~ Ally ~

Last Chance to Purchase Cool Classes!

The school year is ending, summer is heating up, and Catherine is making some changes!  One of those big changes is that we are permanently closing registration for all of our online classes on Creativity Grows Here.

This means these classes will no longer be available for purchase.  If you have had your eye on any of these classes, be sure to purchase them before June 14 (TOMORROW!) before registration is closed forever.

(Registration is closing, but access to members is not.)

Some of these classes include Cards for Him (Masculine cards), A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0, Basics & Beyond (everything you need to know when you’re a card maker!), In The Mood (it uses all kinds of cool mood boards!) and last but not least, Technique Toolbox which is jam packed with cool card making techniques!

Come and check it out!  You won’t be disappointed!! 

~ Ally ~

Happy Mail!

TGIF!  Thank goodness it’s almost the weekend!  I could use a nice relaxing one!  Last weekend I took 14 kids and 6 other Scout Leaders to camp and we had a blast.  Camp is always fun but exhausting!!

So a few weeks back I received a lovely card from my friend Susan in Aussie land.  It was simply a card to say “Hey Friend…” and it totally made my day.  I have been meaning to send a very similar card right back to her and so that task fits in perfectly with our newest Power Poppy “Power & Spark Challenge” for June…

For further challenge details, please click here.  You do not need Power Poppy images to play along to win!!!

So here’s my card going to my friend Susan featuring the “Sunny Harvest” stamp set…

Derwent Inktense Pencils: 0240, 0300, 0400, 0610, 1200,1530, 1600, 1700 

I just love the subtle shimmer on all the Chinese Lanterns…

I hope you’ll join me in sending out some happy mail today!  You know... just because!

Before I go, make sure you check out all of my fellow Bloom Brigaders and their blogs today…
Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber

Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy the creative journey today!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Sunny Harvest)
cardstock:  Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Recollections #110 White Cardstock
patterned paper: Echo Park (That’s My Boy 6x6), BasicGrey (Aspen Frost)
ink: Versamark (Black Onyx), Simon Says Stamp! (Cloudy Sky)
die:  Simon Says Stamp! (Stitched Rectangles)
gems: Queen & Co. (Twinkle Goosebumps)
border punch:  Fiskars
twine:  Darice.