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September 16, 2020

Christmas is on my brain…. Have a Jolly Holiday.

Who has Christmas on the brain? Anyone…. With all the things going on world wide, I need some festive inspiration to really get my brain in a positive place. The Jolly Holiday release from Catherine Pooler came at the perfect time. I sat and played for hours…. No design in mind. Just played…. Wanna see what I came up with? Oh, and before I forget! Catherine has TWO NEW INK COLORS! I didn’t get them in time to use them on my cards, but do check out the first two items in the supply list at the end of this post. The red and green are GORGEOUS, deep shades….

A chalkboard snowman! Simple to achieve and oh so eye catching! The background is something I already had made previously so it took no time at all to pull this card together.  The snowman is from the Caroling Sentiments stamp set and coordinating die.

 

I adore the Jolly Trees stamp set… So many adorable shaped patterned tree. The Brand Ambassador made some killer projects with these trees so I wanted to try and show them off in a different way. So, I made a circle wreath! The trees outline the wreath and the sentiment is from the same stamp set as the snowman above!

Here are some more of those adorable trees. I summoned my inner mixed media gurus to create this card. It all started with a white piece of paper. Because Catherine’s inks react to water well, I was able to create a beautiful watercolored scene here.  See the grey? Just some swinking with Twilight Ink.

And lastly, some simple DIY patterned paper with some of the smaller images of the set! And loving the new Merry Christmas word die! 

 

These handmade cards only showcase a small part of the new release. I link to ALL the new release below for you! It’s really amazing and I hope you’ll check it out!!!!!!

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Filed Under: Catherine Pooler, Christmas Tagged: Caroling Sentiments, Catherine Pooler, Catherine Pooler Inks, Christmas, Handmade Christmas Cards, Jolly Holiday Release, Jolly Trees

September 9, 2020

Slimline Pets

 

My first ever slimline card! I had never even heard the term “slimline” until a few months ago. This slimline die is PERFECT for the Peeking Pets don’t you think?????? And I love the specs and top hot accessory, lol! Have you made slimline cards before? Show me!!!

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Filed Under: Catherine Pooler, Die Cutting Tagged: Cats, die cutting, Dogs, Peeking Pets, Slimline, Slimline Essentials

September 8, 2020

You are Pawsome

Cats and dogs…. Peeking at you. How adorable is these critters?!? There are so many ways to use these guys, but for today I created my own patterned paper! Using all Catherine Pooler stamps, dies and inks….Easy to mass produce! And available at Scrapbook.com!!!!

 

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August 31, 2020

Video: How to make DIY Tea Towels

A few weeks ago, I blogged about DIY tea Towels and I had SO MANY requests for a video! So your wish is my command! I bought some inexpensive tea towels from Target (linked in the description) and used the Altenew Media Inks, which are permanent when set (I show you how to do that in the video as well)……

The ink you use is imperative. It needs to be an ink that works on fabric and that is permanent. I am using the Altenew Media inks…



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August 29, 2020

Bushel of thanks

 

This card I just adore. It’s different! It started with a plain piece of vellum and alcohol ink… I just dropped some onto the vellum, dropped some regular isopropyl alcohol on top and let the alcohol ink do its magic…. Once it was dry, I flipped it over and began working on the front side. I did a little stamping direct to the vellum and also did some stamping and die cutting so I could layer the pumpkins and leaves and apples! So much cuteness here.

The leaves were such a pleasant surprise. I didn’t know until I stamped them, but they have designs on them! So stinkin’ cute! To get the look of texture on the oak tree, I inked the tree with Icing on the Cake Ink and then sprinkled on some clear embossing powder. Before heat setting, I brushed a little of it away and thus the texture was born!

Do let me know if you have any questions about this card or how I made it….. Or if you would like to see me re-create it on my youtube channel!!!!!

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Filed Under: Alcohol Inks, Catherine Pooler Tagged: alcohol inks, Bushel of Love, Fall, Jacquard Alcohol Inks, Oak Tree

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