Retiring???April 12th, 2012 Posted on April 12th, 2012, 8 responses.New products just added to the CLEARANCE RACK! Check them out in my Online Store! Hello Friends! Did you know that the Stampin’ Up Retiring Stamp Set list comes out on April 15th? Stay tuned to my blog for the list, and while you’re here I have something for you to do! Look through your catalog and guess TEN stamp sets that you think are going to retire. Leave me a comment here listing them. The person with the most right will get a little lovey from me in the mail…an assortment of hand stamped cards by yours truly! In the event of a tie, I will draw a winner. You must enter by midnight on the 14th. FIND ME ON FACEBOOK for a sneak peek at tomorrow’s project!
How to Get a Good Crisp Stamped Image When Using Bold Rubber Stamps! Sweet Shop #2April 11th, 2012 Posted on April 11th, 2012, 12 responses.Boy that title is a mouthful! But that is exactly what this video is going to show you. Sometimes it’s a bit tough to get a nice bold, crisp, clear stamped image when you have a large bold stamp. Especially when using markers. View the video to see how to find success! (if viewing this in a feed, click the title to be directed to my blog)
Before I go, I have a tiny piece of news to share with you…I’ve been watching it closely and today the last order I needed came through (thanks, Shea!) and I earned the Stampin’ Up trip to FIJI! Can you believe it…Fiji? Are you kidding me? I highly doubt Fiji is a place that Randall and I would ever travel to (not that we wouldn’t WANT to!), so we are so greatful for the customers and downline that participate with me in my business so that we now have this amazing opportunity. I truly appreciate all of YOU that choose ME as your demonstrator. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Hope you have a marvy day (thanks again to Shea for the fun term, "marvy"!).
Who Says Scrapbooking is Overwhelming?April 10th, 2012 Posted on April 10th, 2012, no responses.Do you get stressed when you hear or think about scrapbooking? Do you have tons of photos piling up around you, or a hard drive full of them and you just don’t know where to start? Do you feel like you have to scrapbook everything? Every photo, every event, trip, holiday AND scrapbook them in chronological order? If you have said yes to any or all of the questions I just asked, you are not alone. Come April 18th, all your scrapbooking problems are going to be solved! Stay tuned!
Sweet Shop Product Suite…another series for you!April 9th, 2012 Posted on April 9th, 2012, 3 responses.
It’s time for another series of videos and tutorials! Yay! This time we are going to use the deliciously wonderful Sweet Shoppe Product Suite from the Occasions Mini Catalog by Stampin’ Up! This Mini Catalog expires on April 30, so if you like these goodies be sure to order them before they are gone. Click here to view the Occasions Mini Catalog Click here to view this Product Suite in my Online Store!
View the video to see how this card came together: Thanks to the Mojo Monday sketch for the inspiration! Stampin’ Up Supplies:
Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks while I bring you more cards made with this product suite. Thank you for popping in today, I hope you have a lovely day!
Happy Easter from DC!!!April 8th, 2012 Posted on April 8th, 2012, one response.
Happy Easter friends! We’ve made a quick trip up to Washington, DC with the kids to visit Randall’s sister. We took 8 kids into DC yesterday to visit the Capitol Bldg, Washington Monument, the Botanic Garden and the Air and Space Museum. We had a great time! Hope you are having a marvelous holiday weekend!
Color My WorldApril 7th, 2012 Posted on April 7th, 2012, no responses.
Hello Friends! Hope you are gearing up for a wonderful holiday weekend! For the month of April, we will be celebrating Easter and spring with a rainbow of colors. All videos this month will focus on coloring of some sort…watercoloring, dying, inking, etc…. I hope you’ll join us! CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER! Here is what Shea has to say about being a member: "I am delighted to have found you and your site. Of all the tutorials I have watched, yours are the best, and I can honestly say I’ve learned more from them than all the rest put together. You give an excellent presentation and our tastes in cards are very similar. I will definitely be a regular visitor to the SN family. There was something about your site that tugged at me, and I am so glad I joined. These are the nicest ladies, and I felt that they and you are more down to earth than the usual sites I’ve visited. I find myself relating to you and the others very easily – y’all are a great bunch of gals!” Thank you so much, Shea! We are thrilled to have you as a part of our community.
Have a wonderful weekend and Easter Holiday!
Heat Embossing with Fabulous Florets Stamp SetApril 4th, 2012 Posted on April 4th, 2012, one response.
A customer called me last night with an embossing question. She said she has a really detailed, intricate stamp and when she inks it and stamps, it’s perfect! But when she embosses it, it becomes hard to tell what the image is and it doesn’t look good and she wasn’t sure why. My guess was that it had to do with her embossing powder. Stampin’ Up used to sell 2 different types of embossing powder. Regular EP (the "grains" of this EP were large) and Detail EP (this was a very fine powder). Stampin’ Up doesn’t sell 2 kinds now, it’s all the same. I was guessing that it is the detail, but wasn’t sure, so I set out to experiment. View the video to see what I found!
I think the conclusion here is that Stampin’ Up Embossing Powder ROCKS! The greeting stamp that I used here is small and the potential for it to get all gunked up and blurred when embossing is high. But with SU EP, the image remained crisp and fabulous!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE EMBOSSING PRODUCTS IN MY STORE!
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I can’t help myself….April 3rd, 2012 Posted on April 3rd, 2012, one response.
Sometimes I get playin’ around in my stamp room and I’m having so much fun and before I know it, I’ve made a card using one of the super fun, totally rad techniques that I’ve shared with my Simply WOW! subscribers! Today, I did it again….I just added not one, but TWO new samples to Issue #15 of Simply WOW! If you are a subscriber and have already received #15, you can go back and click the link in the issue you received to view it. If you have not gotten to Issue #15 yet, hold on to your hat! It’s coming! And if you are not a subscriber yet, click here for all the details: http://www.catherinepooler.com/simply-wow/ Be sure to check back tomorrow, I’ve got a little embossing experiment complete with video! Summer Smooches Promotion by Stampin’ Up!April 2nd, 2012 Posted on April 2nd, 2012, no responses.
The Stampin’ Up Summer Smooches Promotion gives you a chance to get on some new catalog goodies early! The new catalog premiers on June 1, but during the month of April, you can purchase these fabulous stamp sets, Designer Series Paper and a brand new, SU exclusive die. Here are the items included:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE THEM IN MY ONLINE STORE! Here is a peek at the Petite Purse Die (video made by SU employee): Any questions? Shoot me a quick email and let me know what’s on your mind. If you e-mailed me over the weekend, I’m just getting back into the swing of things. We had an amazing weekend at Busch Gardens and wore ourselves slam OUT! I’ll get to you very soon…Have a super day!
Out of Office and Sneak PeekMarch 30th, 2012 Posted on March 30th, 2012, 3 responses.
Hello Friends! Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know I’ll be out of the office almost the entire weekend with extremely limited access to e-mail. I also wanted to give you a sneak peek at a tutorial that is coming out next week. This will be a video on StampNation, but I am also going to release it in my newsletter as well. In order to view this tutorial, make sure you are on my newsletter list! Simply put your deets in the box at the top of the sidebar, then check your inbox for a link to click to confirm your subscription. See you on the other side! Have a wonderful weekend!
Just TWO days left!March 30th, 2012 Posted on March 30th, 2012, no responses.I don’t want you all to miss out on FREE goodies, so I am reminding you… JUST TWO DAYS LEFT TO PLACE YOUR SALE-A-BRATION ORDER!!!!!!!! Ahem! Didn’t mean to yell! Sale-a-bration ends TOMORROW, March 31. FAQ: The 4 Exclusive Stamp Sets, the Designer Series Paper and the Ribbon and Brad Bundle will never be available again. Be sure to get yours while you can. A quick re-cap in case you missed it! For every $50 purchase you make (clearance rack items included!), you will get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! Place a $150 or more order and get 3 items PLUS the hostess benefits! **Always be sure my name is in the upper right hand corner of the screen when ordering. If it’s not, you may have defaulted to stampinup.com and are no longer ordering from me and you won’t get those hostess goodies. If this happens, just come back to www.catherinepooler.com and click on one of the Online Ordering Buttons. Your 2012 Sale-a-bration item choices include:
DOWNLOAD THE SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG NOW! VISIT MY ONLINE STORE TO PLACE YOUR SAB ORDER Have a super day!
Stampin’ Up’s Oval Punch for Banner Making?March 29th, 2012 Posted on March 29th, 2012, one response.
I love this card made by my dear friend, Maureen, so much that I asked her if I could share it with you and she said yes! Thank you Maureen, this is a fabulous card with a fabulous way of using those teensy little stamps from the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set. love it! This is what Mo has to say about her card: I’m loving the banner trend, what about you? I’ve seen them in all shapes & sizes and love them any way they come. Cute, right?! I wanted to try something new with my banner. I decided to use the oval punch, then cut it in half. I stamped each piece with the adorable little images from Elementary Elegance, then popped them on dimensionals. I ran a thin line of liquid glue along the top of the banner and then laid my bakers twine over it. I trimmed the edges and added a bow to each end. Sticking with the oval theme, I stamped my sentiment and punched it with an oval punch, then layered it over the Modern Label Punch. To add just a little more interest, I finished the card off with faux stitching on the card base. What other fun punches have you used to make a banner? Stamps: Elementary Elegance. Teeny Tiny Wishes You can stop by her blog and leave some love at: http://stampandscrapwithmaureen.blogspot.com
Party This Way Stamp Set Birthday Card MakingMarch 28th, 2012 Posted on March 28th, 2012, 3 responses.
Rainbows are popping up everywhere in the paper crafting world. What a lovely way to brighten someone’s day! This card was a snap to stamp up, the key is to cleaning your stamps well between each color. If you have the Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist (cleaner and conditioner for your stamps), you are all set! This will be a breeze. If you don’t have it yet, I really recommend you get one. Most stampers don’t purchase one on their first or second order, but they quickly see a need for one. Once they purchase one, they tell me how happy they are and wished they had gotten one sooner! View the video to see how quick and easy this card was to make!
The Party This Way Stamp Set is one of the FREE Sale-a-bration items that you can get with your $50 purchase. Hurry! Only 3 days left for this promotion! DOWNLOAD THE SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG NOW! VISIT MY ONLINE STORE TO PLACE YOUR SAB ORDER
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Sale-a-bration ends in 4 days! and SAB My Favorites #8 in the SeriesMarch 27th, 2012 Posted on March 27th, 2012, 3 responses.
What do we have here!!??? I sat down today to make a card for you in celebration of Sale-a-bration ending in just FOUR SHORT DAYS! And do you see what I see? I do believe it’s another card in the "Sale-a-bration My Favorites Series"! I just cannot help it. I love these products and this Designer Series Paper so much I can’t help but be creative.
Don’t forget: For every $50 purchase you make (clearance rack items included!), you will get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! Place a $150 or more order and get 3 items PLUS the hostess benefits! DOWNLOAD THE SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG NOW! VISIT MY ONLINE STORE TO PLACE YOUR SAB ORDER
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A few friends have asked me how Alana is doing. She has a ruptured ear drum, infection in the other ear, hearing loss, swollen and irritated throat and nose…but doesn’t act sick! She was prescribed an antibiotic and should be all healed up in no time! Thank you for thinking of her.
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