It's almost time for Catherine Pooler's All The Trimmings to hit the store and today we're celebrating with a blog hop.
I've had so much fun creating with this release. The stamps, the dies, the inks, the papers, the sequins... they are ALL incredibly beautiful and fun.
They'll be hitting the store on Wednesday, October 17th BUT if you're a StampNation member then you'll get early access to purchase today at 3pm EST.
Now for some cards!
I've got 4 to share with you today.
My first card features:
- Seasonal Sentiments & Borders Stamp set
- Love, Doves and Poinsettias Patterned Paper
- Mardi Gras ink
- Suede Shoes ink
I started by stacking the word sentiments to form a tree and stamped them in Midnight ink onto watercolor paper. Next I added some ink to a block and with an aqua pen I did some 'watercoloring'. I distressed the edges with some scissors, poked a couple holes in the trunk of the tree to put some twine through and tied a bow. I added the panel to the designer paper with craft foam for dimension but before adding the designer paper to the card base I die cut a piece from the center for the next card.
My next card features:
- Holiday Charm Stamp Set
- Holiday Charm Dies
- Peace, Love & Doves Background Stamp
- Woodgrain Background Stamp
- Nested Label Dies
- Suede Shoes Ink
- Mardi Gras Ink
- Samba Ink
The card base is stamped with the Peace, Love & Dies Background stamp in versamark ink and then heat set with clear embossing powder. I stamped the Woodgrain Background Stamp with Over Coffee ink onto Sand Dunes cardstock. Using the Nested Label Dies I cut three labels - one from the stamped Sand Dunes piece, the designer paper and one from a piece of Smoke cardstock. The images are stamped onto white cardstock with Midnight ink and then colored in with a blender pen.
My next card features:
- Fluorishes Background Stamp
- Peace, Love & Dies Background Stamp
- Santa Approved Stamp Set
- Nested Labels Dies
- Mardi Gras Ink
- Samba Ink
This one was really quick to make. I stamped the Flourishes Background stamp with versamark ink onto Smoke cardstock and heat set with silver embossing powder. I stamped the Peace, Love & Dies Background stamp with versamark ink onto white paper, heat set it with silver embossing powder and then die cut it with one of the Nested Labels Dies. I colored in one of the holly and berries and then added a sentiment.
My last card features:
- Flourishes Background Stamp
- Santa Approved Stamp Set
- Holly & Berries Cover Plate Die
- Snow Globe Dies
- Suede Shoes Ink
I used the Holly & Berries Cover Plate Die on white cardstock and using the circle die from the Snow Globe Dies I cut out a circle and filled it with a piece that was stamped with the Flourishes Background Stamp with versamark ink and heat set with gold embossing powder. I die cut the base of the globe and sponged it and the circle with Suede Shoes Ink. I used a cloth to wipe off the excess ink from the embossed piece. A simple sentiement and this one's finished.
Be sure to leave a comment at all the stops on the hop because Catherine is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to use in her store. The winner will be announced on Oct. 22nd on Catherine's blog.
Time to hop!
Susan Powell - that's me
Kristie Goulet - go here next
Happy Stampin'
and thanks so much for visiting!
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Comments
(being a birdie addict & all, I may be biased lol). Love how you
formed a tree from the 3 sentiments, too. ;-)
Thanks so much for sharing...
Love the smoochy tree.
Great idea. thanks
for sharing.
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