Showing posts with label Catherine Pooler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catherine Pooler. Show all posts

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Fresh For You


Just finished another week of grands, before they start school. 3 under the age of 10 and
 3 in their teens. It's been nonstop, from morning 'till night. 
But today was goodby in the morning, and time to play in the craft cave! Yay!
It's my first time to play with Betsy's mason jar, and sunflower dies. I wasn't able to
get the jar on release night, and Betsy let me know when it was restocked, so I 
couldn't wait to order it! I've just drooled over each and every card 
all of you have done!


The sunflowers all began cut from white cardstock and Copic colored. I LOVE how full of
dimension they become when layered together!
Next came the much waited for jar... what color to make my mason jar?


The jar is a 3 step process of stamping, and I decided to try to give my new treasure an
 inking from 3 different companies, PTI, Catherine Pooler and Altenew.
 I also left off the firststep on a few to create a clearer jar in each color way.
 It's a great way to spend an afternoon,
 just a favorite stamp set, a misti, and colorful inks! (you can't see it, but each color is
 listed on the back of each stamped jar). I also drew in a few stems with colored pencils.
The jar is actually the brighter pink in the first picture.


The sunflowers closeup, and you can see all the layers, and color possibilities. 
Blue sunflowers? Why not!


Have to say, the new Crimped Frame die is a favorite. I made my background paper 
from Poppystamps: Picnic Plaid, an all over stamp. 
It helps to have a juicy ink pad for all over 
coverage. The pink is CP It's A Girl, and the greens are CP Melon Ice and 
Altenew Limeaid.

With the exception of laundry, I have no other plans for the rest of the day~ Bliss!






Monday, August 27, 2018

Give Thanks


Good Monday Morning, hope your week is off to a crafty start.


Playing along with Color Throwdown, and these colors.
Decided to give them a leafy look like the photo, and chose PTI's 
Bold Borders: Foliage as a starting point.


I sponge inked a few Catherine Pooler inks onto watercolor paper, spritzed it with water and ran my brush through the colors to blend a bit before cutting out my image.
Also cut my image 4 times with aqua mist to build it up more like a frame.



Sentiment: New Every Morning (PTI)




Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Sending You Hugs


Hello friends! The Card Concept's new challenge is this gorgeous
inspiration photo:


Are you as 'wowed' as I am? So many directions and styles you could choose.

Contrast of the red bloom against shimmering white satin drape was my starting point.
I selected Altenew's Build a Flower: Aster and Aster die, and stamped
the red Bold Bloom.

Lots of drama and and a sentiment banner to mimic the photo.
Here's the link to get you started, and to see the rest of the DT's inspiration:


PTI's Banner and sentiment
Background is a stencil from PTI's Make It Market: Garden Gate
Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste (Gold and Silver)
A few sequins from my stash.

I'd say it falls under the category of Classy and Elegant.
Our challenge is for 2 weeks, and you can choose from the styles listed
on the Card Concepts's blog, or combine a few of them.

Happy Crafting! Hope to see your creation in the challenge lineup!

Catherine Pooler Inks


Tuesday, April 3, 2018

My Cup Runneth Over


Like visiting an old friend, running across an old and much loved stamp set
that hasn't seen ink in a long time, brings joy to this stamper. 

MIM this week had me going through my PTI sets and finding an oldie,
Tea For Two Additions.


Our hostess this Monday is Stephanie, and she challenged us to Add color to our Outline Images.


The Tea for Two set has solid, or nearly solid images, and the outline and sentiment I 
wanted to use. 


I added the little flower from Stitching garden, and a leafy image from the 2018
Anniversary Set.

The following are the sets I used. If you click them, it will take you to the sets
in the PTI shop.


Thanks for visiting, and have great week!

Sunday, March 25, 2018

PTI March '17 Blog Hop


It's Blog Hop time at PTI, and we have a floral photo for inspiration.


Definitely inspired by all the spring blooms, and the rustic feel of 
the nest and farm house desk.

I tried to keep the more pastel look of the photo, but ended up
going bolder and brighter.


Thankfully my latest PTI order arrived, with Stitching Garden and Stitch In Time Borders.
The flowers stamp with 3 steps, and going bolder definitely emphasizes those gorgeous
petals.


Arranging my bouquet within and upon the triple cut frame was so much
fun, I can't wait to use this set again.
No sentiment yet, I can add one when the occasion arises.

The Blog Hop is all day, and you're sure to find endless inspiration.

The following is a list the PTI supplies I used. Just click on what you like
and it will take you to the item in the shop.


Some of the inks I combined with PTI were Catherine Pooler
Ranger Distress Oxide inks sponged on the linen cardstock
Mr. Huey's Opaque White Color Mist

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Card Concept: Spring has Sprung


The Card Concept begins a new challenge today, very timely,
called: Spring Has Sprung.


Crisp white, bright sunny yellow, with a few color accents, guided my choice to
center a card around Easter, in a favorite style: Clean & Layered.


I was recently introduced to Lindy's Magicals, during a craft weekend (thank you Marcia Hill),
and created a bg for my birds with them, and a scrap left over from a die cut.
Marcia demonstrated  her Magicals, and I was hooked! You never know what will 
turn out after the powder dries, and these little jars are filled with iridescent magic!


With the exception of the Magicals, and some sequins, my Clean and Layered card uses all PapertreyInk stamps & dies.
Inks are another new find from the Craft Weekend, Catherine Pooler Inks.
(Thank you, Colleen, Linda & Marcia!)

You will find links to each PTI product at the end of the post.
Hope you'll be inspired to play along.
A list of styles, and much more inspiration by the designers can be found on
The Card Concept Challenge Blog.
Happy Crafting!


Lindy's Stamp Gang: Magicals (Amazon)
Inks: Catherine Pooler, Tiki Torch, Tiara, Mint to Be, Aquatini, Skylight