Catherine Pooler Stamp of Approval: The Key

Have you checked out Catherine Pooler Designs January Stamp of Approval Collection: Adoring You yet?!  It's filled with incredible goodies and endless creating possibilities! 

A special THANK YOU to Catherine Pooler for giving me the opportunity to play with several of the sets in this collection and share my creations with you!

Today's cards feature:

The Key Stamp Set

Catherine Pooler Designs Inks

If you haven't tried Catherine Pooler inks yet, all I can say is there is a new fan here!  Check out this resource for all the great features of these inks! 

For my first card, I created a background by smearing the Tutti Fruiti stamp pad onto my craft mat, spritzing the ink on the mat with water, then dabbing white cardstock into the wet ink.  I then blended Tiki Torch over the entire background creating the result you see here.  I split the inked background into three sections; using two on my first card and one section on the next project.  I stamped the images and sentiment from The Key stamp set from the Adoring You Collection in Midnight ink.  The top key was stamped on kraft paper and fussy cut.

For my next card, I white embossed several of the key images onto black cardstock (and one of these days, I'll figure out how to white emboss on black cardstock without getting so many 'roaming' white speckles on my card - lol!)  I then stamped one of the heart images from The Key stamp set, cut them out and then arranged them.  As I said above, I used one of the background sections on this card and stamped one of the sentiments from The Key stamp set.

My projects featured just one of products included in the January Stamp of Approval Collection!  Be sure to check out the total collection HERE.

Catherine Pooler January Stamp of Approval: Happy Together

Catherine Pooler Designs January Stamp of Approval Collection: Adoring You is here!  Hope you've been enjoying all the sneak peeks of the goodies included in this wonderful collection.  I'm really excited to have had the opportunity to play with a few of the new sets!!

For both cards featured today, I used these products:

 Happy Together stamp set (SOA Collection) 

Party Collection Ink colors

For my first card, I stamped the branch image in Icing On The Cake ink then did the leaves in Lime Rickey and leaf detail image in Midnight.  These sweet birds were stamped in different colors from the Party Collection and the detail in Midnight.

Ok, so I had not tried Catherine Pooler inks before working with the new Stamp of Approval sets.  I, obviously, live a very sheltered life.  These inks are fabulous! Check out this resource for all the great features of these inks!  On my second card, I blended the inks for the background and then spritzed water for a water-resist look!  I then stamped the birds and branch in Midnight and drew a line with a black glaze pen.  The 'moon' was cut from silver glitter cardstock and the sentiment was silver embossed.

My projects featured just one of products included in the January Stamp of Approval Collection!  Be sure to check out the total collection HERE.

Catherine Pooler January Stamp of Approval: Congratulations

Have you heard?  Catherine Pooler Designs has a new Stamp of Approval:  Adoring You!!  I'm so excited to have the opportunity to try out several of the sets in this new SOA Collection!

This is the first time I've used Catherine Pooler Designs inks.  I know, you're probably wondering if I've been living under a rock.  I think I have been.  These inks are amazing!!  They are so rich and vibrant. The consistency allows you to apply clear embossing powder (it will stick!) for a raised look. They react to water allowing for cool backgrounds.  Check out this resource for all the great features of these inks!

For both cards featured today, I used these products:

 Congratulations stamp set (SOA Collection) 

Party Collection Ink colors

For my first card, I stamped the 'congratulations' word stamp several times in different ink colors from the Party Collection then used one of the geometric shapes for the bottom and another at the top stamped in Midnight.

For the next card, I used one of the geometric shapes and stamped using several different Party Collection ink colors.  I love how the little geometric shape, when stamped in a row/grid, creates such a fun background pattern!  I then stamped another of the 'congratulations' words onto vellum.

My projects featured just one of products included in the January Stamp of Approval Collection!  Be sure to check out the total collection HERE.