CP's Zen Garden Release and Blog Hop Day 1


Catherine Pooler's new release is avalable today. She keeps blowing me away with her products and this release is amazing! We're celebrating with a blog hop and prizes too. Leave a comment at each stop along the way to increase your chances to win.


All the cards I'm sharing today use both the Chevron Cheer and the Zen Feather stamp sets and the coordinating dies.


My first card uses the emboss resist technique. I stamped the circle images with versamark and heat set them with white embossing powder. Next I used ALL 8 of the new inks you see in the photo above and sponged them on starting from the bottom. Be sure to wipe off the panel with paper towel or a cloth when you're done sponging so as to remove any ink off the embossed areas. For the sentiment I masked off the 'you' that is just below 'being' on the stamp and then using the ink pads I lightly touched them to stamp in the same order as I sponged the panel and added it to the card using craft foam. I die cut the you out of white card stock and craft foam. I sponged the you with Polished, Rose Petals and Sugared Lavender and added that to the card. For some more dimension I stamped a few of the circles on some scrap paper, heat embossed them with white powder and then mimicked the colors on the panel. I die cut them with a coordinating die and placed them on the panel with some craft foam.




My second card uses Shea Butter, Seafoam and then Skylight inks stamped to give a varigated look to the feathers. Next I partially inked the feathers with versamark ink, heat set them with some gold embossing powder and used the coordinating die to cut them out. I added two of them directly to the card base and one with craft foam for dimension. The sentiment is stamped with versamark and heat set with gold embossing powder.




The background piece for my next card is done on Smoke cardstock. I used black Jack ink to stamp the flowers and to partially sponge the Split Chevron Stencil. I die cut the oval out of white, stamped the thank in Black Jack and did inlaid die-cutting with smoke card stock for the you. Last I stamped on a few flowers and leaves using Shea Butter, Sugared Lavender, Rose Petals, Polished, Seafoam and Spruce inks and then added that to the card panel with craft foam.



I used the flowers again for this next card but went with a more watercolored look. The card base and first panel are the Smoke and Mirrors cardstock - two great greys. I stamped the large flowers and the sentiment with Midnight ink onto watercolor paper. The 'happy' is stamped with Rose Petals ink. I masked the flowers off and stamped the smaller flowers and leaves using Shea Butter, Rose Petals, Skylight and Seafoam. I pressed some ink onto a block and used a water brush to color in the larger flowers. A few splatters of watered down ink and then adding it to the card base with craft foam finishes this card.





My last card uses the feathers again - love them! I stamped them with versamark ink onto vellum and then heat set them with gold embossing powder. I cut them out with the coordinating die and adhered them to the card only at the top and a little in the middle. I tied a bow with the linen thread and added it to the feather. I used Icing on the Cake for the sentiment but stamped it in sections so I could have it in a line across the bottom. The happy is stamped with versamark and heat set with more gold powder. I distressed the edges of the panel with some scissors for some more texture.



Can you tell I had a blast with these products? I couldn't stop making cards! 
Next on the hop is Ingrid  but if you've missed any along the way, I've linked them all below for you.

Don't forget, you need to COMMENT for your chance to WIN your own set of the Zen Garden inks or if you already own one then you can win a $45 gift certificate to Catherine's store. 


Susan Powell - you are here
Ingrid Blackburn - go here next



Happy Stampin'
and thanks so much for visiting!



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Comments

Unknown said…
All of these are beautiful, but those gold feathers...stunning!!!!
Hope said…
Beautiful cards! Can't wait to get my hands on those inks!!!!
Anonymous said…
Beautiful cards from this awesome release!
Amy Martin said…
Wow!! So mamy amzing cards. Beautiful!!!
Ellen C said…
OMG Susan your cards are amazing and inspiring. What an incredible release.
Diane Loughrey said…
Be still my heart...the gold flowers.
Anonymous said…
These stamps and dies are so versatile! And the colors rock!
Karen Hasheck said…
Love the cards and the new inks! I especially love the feathers!
Unknown said…
Each of your cards are so beautiful! I got heart palpitations looking at them!
Jean Arizona said…
Beautiful. The feather card is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Ray and Char said…
Oooh the gold feathers are beautiful and the way you used the colors of the ink on the other cards is beautiful. I love them all.
Stella said…
Nice assortment of beauty!
Unknown said…
I love the second to last one. The splatters look great. I also love the last one with gold feathers. Stunning..
Thanks for so many great cards Susan!
RhonieS said…
Love the feathers. Y
digeomea said…
love the gold feathers
Marcia Rollins said…
Great cards but I am especially glad to see you used Vellum your design! It is my favorite paper to use.
Penelope said…
I just love that feather stamp. So pretty with the embossing.
Unknown said…
Elegant Gold feather card! Looks like it could go up on a wall!
Anonymous said…
Such pretty gold feathers!
Dee Earnshaw said…
your cards are just gorgeous - really love your last card - the feathers are magical:)
Donna Hawkins said…
Love the cards! I really love the new colors you chose!
JanetB said…
All your cards are beautiful, the second one, the thank you, with the feathers and the variegated colors and gold, is gorgeous!
Mary Holshouser said…
The feathers are fantastic. The gold are
gorgeous. Love how the colors blend
together on the first card. Great projects.
thanks for sharing
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Joanne G said…
Beautiful cards! Love the feathers on vellum with the gold embossing powder. Thank you for sharing.
canadian_liner said…
Such variety and creativity, Susan! Hard to pick a favorite, but the flowery "never too much happy" makes me smile.
Susan White said…
Beautiful cards!! I love the feathers in color with a bit of gold embossing!
Enigma Artist said…
Oohhh.. that gold embossed feather on vellum just spoke to me. All of your cards are gorgeous.
Donna said…
Wow - you made 5 cards to show us today! :) I can definitely see why it was hard to stop - loved seeing your creativity! :)
Denise Terry said…
The "thank you" card with the black background...I'm in love with it. So if you are looking to send it someone, I volunteer :)
Holly said…
I LOVE your cards! The first ones shows how the inks blend so well. My favorite is the second to the last ones. I love the colors of the flowers and how you did the background.
Beautiful cards. Love those zen feather flowers. Those gold feathers were so elegant.
Sharon said…
All your cards a gorgeous but the gold feathers are stunning. Thank you for sharing your creativity,Wow! Hope to see more creation.
Unknown said…
Beautiful cards. The gold feathers are stunning. Thank you for sharing
Susan PJ said…
Susan - these are FABULOUS! The gold ones are just so YUMMY! I think you can never have too much happy either... or gold! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us :)
Tracie Pond said…
Hi Susan! Wow! All so gorgeous, but those gold feathers really stand out =)
Patricia Frey said…
OMG I am in love with the velum feathers !! So beautiful !!
Shirley Attanaro said…
Love those gold feathers.
Unknown said…
I think I'm going to echo what most people are saying, but while all your cards are lovely, you really made the feather shine. I love the variegated inks with just bits of gold detailing. And then the gold feathers on vellum? What a perfect combination. Thanks so much for sharing all your creativity with us!
Anonymous said…
Gold and vellum flowers? Yes please!!! Beautiful work and very exciting release!!
Unknown said…
I really like your thank you card
Patty Butler said…
I really adore all of your cards. The rainbow background is very pretty and the feather card is gorgeous .
Becca Yahrling said…
Your cards are all so pretty! I think I
love the feathers the best (both cards!).
I think they're so elegant.
Wow! great cards! The last card with the incredible gold feathers, is definitely my favorite! Loved the watercolor look of the flowered card as well! They're all just fabulous cards! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Wanda R. said…
Wow - these cards are amazing - I really love the feathers on vellum in gold - so sophisticated!! I can't wait to start playing myself.
Lynne said…
Fabulous cards, beautiful colors. You can never miss with gold embossing.
Sher@SistersInk said…
Great cards showing off the colors and stamps so well. It truly shows the diversity of the products. Thanks for showing so many different ways to use the stamps, dies, and inks.
D.Ann C said…
These are fabulous! your feather cards just make my heart soar!
Amy Seigler said…
Wowza! Awesome display of cards you've made. Not sure which is my favorite because I love them all!
Sue McRae said…
Fabulous group of card designs! I love the elegance of the inked and gold embossed thank you feathers!
Wonderful cards, Susan! The gold embossed vellum feathers are quite striking!
Unknown said…
I really like the resist emboss method and the Zen feather with gold emboss - WOW!!! on the Smoke cardstock background, this is really different. This really shows what different things you can do.
Sue Smith said…
WOW !! Great cards. Hard to decide which I like the best. The colorful background is awesome.
Unknown said…
Love the tone-on-tone flowers on the thank you card. Great look.
Unknown said…
Wow love them all,now I think I need the dies as well as the feather stamp.
camilla_cortney said…
Love Catherine Pooler products!
Jill D. said…
Love all of your cards, but the smoke card is smoken hot!
Unknown said…
Gorgeous cards Susan! Love the inked background, so pretty!
sharon g said…
The top card is incredible. LOVE THE TECHNIQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jandbspiegel said…
WOW - what an amazing collection of cards - each one is nicer than the one before Thanks so much for sharing all the different colors and techniques.
Unknown said…
Wow what different uses of the new injs. Thr gold featers are fabulous....thanks you for sharing your fabulous ideas.
Angie said…
Your cards are BEAUTIFUL , I love them all and can’t pick just one. Thank you for showing so many different ways to use all the new products.
Beautiful cards, I simply love these new colors
Patti Bailey said…
My favorite card that you created is.......ALL of them!!! Each one of them is spectacular!!! The colors are beautiful!
Susan Powell said…
Thank you Karen -they are a definite favorite of mine :)
Susan Powell said…
Thank you Hope! You're going to love the inks - they're a stampers dream :)
Susan Powell said…
Thank you - it is an awesome release :)
Susan Powell said…
Thank you Amy :) Wow until you see the rest of the release!
Susan Powell said…
Thank you Elle - that's very sweet of you to say :) It definitely is an incredible release!
Such fabulous cards and the new inks are to die for!
Connie Hinkle said…
These cards make me want it all 😊
Unknown said…
Beautiful cards! I especially loved the one with the water color splotches with the three bigger flowers but really all of your cards are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Nan0807 said…
Gorgeous cards! These new colors are awesome! My fave is the gold feathers they are so beautiful!
Unknown said…
Beautiful Zen Feather card done in gold! very elegant!
Cindy said…
The Zen Feather set is my favorite out this wonderful release. You truly did an outstanding job of show casing this set. Fabulous cards. Thank you for sharing your talent and this wonderful release.
Sue D said…
Fabulous cards. I really like the ones with the feathers.
blbrennan said…
Thank you for your generous gift of FIVE card designs! You got lost in your crafty creation head space with all of these lovely new releases! Beautiful card designs.
Alli Shrewsbury said…
Wow! 5 Cards...and each one a different style from the next. Thanks for sharing!
Laurie said…
Wow! I'm so inspired right now. Thanks for sharing these beautiful creations.
Kirsty Vittetoe said…
All the cards are wonderful and so inventive.
Unknown said…
Your last card WOW it could be used for many occasions.
Unknown said…
All of your cards are wonderful but your last card with the fold feathers is a huge WOW. AMAZING
Unknown said…
I love your thought process in creating the cards, the different layers and colours that work so well together. I absolutely adore the zen feathers stamp set, such stunning effect of the embossing powders. I love the sentiments in the stamp set, such beautiful sayings.
Unknown said…
Wow 5 cards to share! My favorite is the 4th card with the flowers! Love how you water colored the flowers. Great colors!

Carol Owen said…
Wow. Th3se Cards are all fabulous.
Mary Nelson said…
Fabulous cards, really loving those gold feathers.
Denise Bryant said…
Gorgeous new colors! Love your pretty cards!
Like all the cards, but just can’tget Enough of the feathers the gold ones are spectacular,
Brandi R said…
Love all your cards. I am swooning over the feathers. Gorgeous ♥
Althea Domani said…
Love the gold embossing on the feathers!
Dana Driscoll said…
Susan, I love the gold feathers card! The ,just be on vellum. The look like they are floating! Great card! Great stamps!
SandiL said…
Gorgeous cards the gold feathers are really eye catching!😊
Teri S. said…
Oh my goodness I'm glad you didn't ask us to pick a favourite because there is no way I could. Each of your cards are so different & so downright beautiful! This is a fab release & I love the detail on the feathers. I don't own any CP inks yet, but they are on my wishlist.
Arianna Barbara said…
Wow! Love these new colors!!! Gorgeous cards!!!
Lindar C said…
Your cards are beautiful, but those gold feathers take my breath away!
Kelly Martin said…
Your colorful cards are so cheery! I especially like the gold feather one, as it's a beautiful and elegant contrast to other more fun and whimsical cards you shared today. :)
Nana Griffin said…
Lovely cards. The feathers are really neat.
nancy y said…
They are all gorgeous, the feathers??? Awesome
Cathy Lillie said…
Love all your cards, but the feather cards are stunning! They are gorgeous with the gold embossing powder!
Sue Wareham said…
Very pretty cards, the feather in gold is gorgeous, Love these inks
Rhonda Price said…
Wow! Amazing cards. Love your color combinations.
Riecy said…
Wow! Beautiful cards! Love the thank you one and your gold embossed feathers are fabulous!
Lagene said…
AWESOME cards! The embossing on the feathers is beautiful!
Denise Kasbohm said…
Love the zen feather set. Gorgeous cards and those golden feathers!!
Mary-Anne V said…
Gorgeous cards...love the variety and use of various techniques .
blawndee82 said…
So pretty. Love the blending on that first card.
Trina said…
Pretty cards. Love the gold touch to the feathers.
sammi said…
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sammi said…
Wonderful cards. I love that you used such a variety of techniques. Such an inspiration to those of us who are new to all these fun ideas! I love this new release - So awesome!

Sammibug aka Sammi
Unknown said…
Interesting card designs, love the colors you used. Great work.
Iris said…
Stunning cards - love the new ink colors.
Sabrina said…
I love how you got those deep rich colors on your cards!!! Absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous!!!!
Donna K. said…
Wow, you were busy! Very bright inks in the background on the first one. The others are all lovely but me favorite is the first flower be happy card.
Beth B. said…
The flowers on the last card make me smile.
Jenny Colacicco said…
Susan they’re all absolutely amazing but the partial green gold and the gold bunch of feathers are just my very fave. Gorgeous! Jenny x
Kari V. said…
Amazing projects! I love the gold embossed feathers so much!
Unknown said…
I thought the first cards were fantastic and then I got to the last one. It's off the charts beautiful. Thanks for sharing your amazing talents with us.
Jeanne Beam said…
Beautiful cards. The gold feathers are awesome. Thanks for sharing..
Michelle H said…
Wow, these are incredible. You did a wonderful job with the designs of these cards.
Tracy Campbell said…
Gorgeous card with velunm feathers
Laura said…
You did have a really fun time with all these cards. The ones I like best are the last two cards. How cool to emboss on vellum and then die cut them out. SO PRETTY!
Carol Hardie said…
That Zen Feathers set will be seeing a lot of ink. Like your tip on just partially embossing them with the gold embossing powder. Going to give that a try.
Pretty cards. Just love the feather stamp and die. Thanks for sharing.
Christy Borfitz said…
Susan, your cards are fantastic! I really love the gold embossed feathers. It is such a beautiful card and the distressed edges are the finishing touch!
Jennifer said…
Your cards are wonderful cannot wait to use these products thanks for sharing!
Dana M said…
Fantastic cards! You have a bold element in each card that just captures your eye - wonderful!
Marianne said…
Such pretty cards, Susan. I particularly love your gold feathers of your last card. And the colours of your first card are so soothing, while the popped up elements add interest and dimension. I need these new colours...
Your cards are so beautiful ! The gold feathers are awesome but I also really love the muted colors on the others cards !
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Jodie Ramdas said…
Gorgeous cards Susan!
Helen Gullett said…
Susan, your cards are ansolutely awesome!
Love each of the style and design.
Thank you for the inspirations!
Melody said…
Your cards are all amazing but I love your feather ones the best! Can I case them? :)
beth said…
And the inspiration keeps going on and on and on. Such great cards. Thanks
Danielle G said…
Ok, I can't pick just one! Your cards are so different and all gorgeous. Great job of showing off the versatility of the new products! Thanks so much for sharing.
Kris in Alaska said…
Those feathers are stunning!
Brand6 Duncan said…
You have been busy. Love all of your designs. So much inspiration. TFS
Wow! Great stamps, inks, and the gold is amazing. Just love your colors and designs. Just lovely cards.
Denise Mlady said…
I really love those embossed feathers on vellum. All your cards are so pretty. TFS.
Nitae1952 said…
I love the colorscolors, they are gorgeous.